. Biology and its makers. Biology -- History. SCIENCE OF FOSSIL REMAINS slow, continuous changes that have occurred in the past and have molded the earth's crust into its present condition. He showed, further, that organic fossils arc no exception to this law of uniform change. He pointed to the evident es that ages of time had been required for the formation of the rocks bearing fossils; and that the regular succession of animal. Fig. 97.—Charles Lyell, 1797-1N75. forms indicates a continual process of development of animal life; and that the disappearance of some forms, that is, their becomi
. Biology and its makers. Biology -- History. SCIENCE OF FOSSIL REMAINS slow, continuous changes that have occurred in the past and have molded the earth's crust into its present condition. He showed, further, that organic fossils arc no exception to this law of uniform change. He pointed to the evident es that ages of time had been required for the formation of the rocks bearing fossils; and that the regular succession of animal. Fig. 97.—Charles Lyell, 1797-1N75. forms indicates a continual process of development of animal life; and that the disappearance of some forms, that is, their becoming extinct, was not owing to sudden changes, but to gradual changes. When this view was accepted, it overthrew the theory of catastrophism and replaced it by one designated uniformatism, based on the prevalence of uniform natural laws. This new conception, with all of its logical infereo. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Locy, William A. (William Albert), 1857-1924. New York, H. Holt
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