Evolution scientists Flashcards
who was Robert Hooke
Robbert Hooke was a scientist in the mid 17th century. he stated that fossils were the remnants of once living animals that had turned to rock
Who was Nicholas Steno
He crated the law of super position that the deepest layers or rock were the oldest and that the most superficial were the youngest
Who was Corolus Linnaeus
He was the father of modern taxonomy and created the binomial nomenclature system
Who was Georges Buffons
he created the principles of Biogeography which stated that similar but isolated regions had distinct plants and animals (buffon’s law)
who was James Hutton
he was the father of modern geology (earth is really old)
believed change is normal
wondered about another interpretation to the bible
Gorge Cuvier
Father of modern paleontology opposed Darwin’s theory of evolution and believed in catastrophism
Jean Baptist Lamarck
one of the first to suggest that todays species were modified versions of older ones
he had the giraffe Idea and it was important b/c atleast it was a theory
Charles lyell
belived in/created catastrophism
Thomas malthus
Wrote the pare about how populations are will die out and run out of recourses if left unchecked
