Baron Georges Cuvier _____. (Select all that apply.)A) founded the science of paleontologyB) used comparative anatomy to devise a system for classifying animalsC) proposed the idea of uniformitarianismD) was an advocate for the ideas of the fixity of species and special creationE) was particularly interested in vestigial structures
What will be an ideal response?
A, B, D
Cuvier founded the scientific discipline of paleontology and also used comparative anatomy to devise a system for classifying animals. Although he studied fossils, he was an advocate for the ideas of the fixity of species and special creation. He reconciled the fossils he discovered and his belief in fixity by proposing the idea of catastrophism. Erasmus Darwin was the scientist most interested in vestigial structures and Charles Lyell formulated the theory of uniformitarianism.
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