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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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... , 183 trial : in Arkansas , 9 ; in California , 8 ; of Scopes , 4 , 6 uniformitarianism , 27 , 29 , 69 , 182 vestigial organs , 48 , 198 , 207 1 UN THE LIBRARY VERSITY NIVERSIT AN DIEGO LIBRARY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY INDEX 251.
... , 183 trial : in Arkansas , 9 ; in California , 8 ; of Scopes , 4 , 6 uniformitarianism , 27 , 29 , 69 , 182 vestigial organs , 48 , 198 , 207 1 UN THE LIBRARY VERSITY NIVERSIT AN DIEGO LIBRARY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY INDEX 251.
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THE GROWTH OF EVOLUTIONARY SCIENCE | 23 |
THE LEGACY OF THE TAXONOMISTS | 44 |
THE FOSSIL RECORD | 68 |
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