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... uniformitarianism : the idea that the processes we observe today have always operated . Mountains and hills are eroded into sediments ; sediments are compacted into rocks ; rocks are uplifted as volcanoes arise and mountains are formed ...
... uniformitarianism : the idea that the processes we observe today have always operated . Mountains and hills are eroded into sediments ; sediments are compacted into rocks ; rocks are uplifted as volcanoes arise and mountains are formed ...
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... uniformitarianism , the belief that past processes were the same as pre- sent ones , so that the present is the key to the past . Uniformitarianism does not mean absolutely constant rates : the delta at the mouth of a river , for ...
... uniformitarianism , the belief that past processes were the same as pre- sent ones , so that the present is the key to the past . Uniformitarianism does not mean absolutely constant rates : the delta at the mouth of a river , for ...
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... uniformitarianism ; as a result , explanation of geological features , such as the fossil record , by catastrophes such as a universal flood , is equally plausible . Uniformitarianism holds that only presently observable natu- ral ...
... uniformitarianism ; as a result , explanation of geological features , such as the fossil record , by catastrophes such as a universal flood , is equally plausible . Uniformitarianism holds that only presently observable natu- ral ...
Contents
THE GROWTH OF EVOLUTIONARY SCIENCE | 23 |
THE LEGACY OF THE TAXONOMISTS | 44 |
THE FOSSIL RECORD | 68 |
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