While opposing evolution, Cuvier demonstrated the fact of extinction through his studies of fossil mammals, fundamentally altering the understanding of a static, immutable creation.
Scientists like R.A. Fisher, J.B.S. Haldane, and Sewall Wright combined Darwinian selection with Mendelian genetics. They proved that: While opposing evolution, Cuvier demonstrated the fact of
Our lineage diverged from chimpanzees ~6–7 million years ago. Fossils like Sahelanthropus , Ardipithecus , and Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis) provide a step-by-step record. Evolution does not say “we came from monkeys” but that we share a common ancestor with modern apes. Haldane, and Sewall Wright combined Darwinian selection with
Darwin’s observations of finches, tortoises, and mockingbirds in the Galapagos Islands provided crucial evidence that species adapted to their local environments. Evolution does not say “we came from monkeys”
Covers pre-Darwinian theories (like Lamarckism) up to the modern DNA breakthroughs .
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