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Evolutionary Theory (Kassandra Tapia)

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    Timeline

  • Taxonomy

    Carolus Linnaeus created taxonomy.

  • Gradualism

    James Hutton came up with Gradualism and uniformitarianism

  • Catastrophism

    Georges Cuvier came up with this term in his essay and paleontology

  • Essay on the Principles of Population

    Malthus published this essay.

  • Philosophie zoologique

    Jean B. Lamarck published his idea of evolution. Acquired traits and idea of use and disuse.

  • Principles of Geology

    Charles Lyllel published his first book of three in which he talked about uniformitarianism and catastrophism.

  • HMS Beagle

    Darwin travels around the world

  • Origin Of Speies

    Darwin begins to write his book

  • Natural selection

    Wallace sends his theory about natural selection to Darwin

  • The Origin of Species is published

    Darwin published his book

  • Inheritance

    Gregor Mendel publishes his papers on inheritance

  • Continental Drift

    Alfred Wegener thought about the idea of continental drift, plate tectonics and Pangea