ANP 201 Lecture Notes - Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte De Buffon, Stratum, Binomial Nomenclature
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Constructing a scientific theory of evolution: early evolutionary. The world was created in a perfect form and it has remained unchanged since. The earth is relatively young (~6000 years old) The development of a scientific theory of evolution. *among others carolus linnaeus (1758), comte de buffon (1750s), jean lamarck (late. *aristotle proposed that humans and other forms of life were eternal and unchanging. *explorers and scientists began to question these longstanding views as early as the 15th century. *eventually resulted in charles darwin and the theory of evolution by natural selection. *uniformitarianism: processes that were at work in the geologic past are still at work today. Fossils found in geologic strata provide the history of past life-forms. *system of classification of life-forms system natura (1735) If unchecked the human population would increase geometrically and indefinitely. Human population sizes are limited by food supplies. Those who can successfully compete for food survive.