Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life (Registro nro. 45010)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| Classification number | QE |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Huxley, Thomas Henry, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1825-1895 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2001 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2001-11-01 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Amy E. Zelmer, and David Widger |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life" by Thomas Henry Huxley is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century, during the Victorian era. The book explores significant concepts in paleontology, particularly concerning the relationships between geological formations and the types of life that have existed over time. Huxley critiques the assumptions around geological contemporaneity and the persistence of life forms, questioning prevalent notions in the understanding of evolutionary processes based on fossil records. In his discourse, Huxley argues that although paleontology has enriched biological sciences with a vast array of factual data, it is premised on fundamental assumptions that may not hold under scrutiny. He posits that the two main assumptions—first, that the geological record began concurrently with the advent of life, and second, that geological contemporaneity equates to chronological synchrony—require careful examination. Through various examples and case studies, Huxley illustrates how paleontological evidence sometimes points to minimal change in life forms over extensive geological periods, thereby challenging the view that evolution is a linear process of progress from primitive to advanced organisms. He concludes that the existing geological and paleontological records may not be sufficient to substantiate sweeping evolutionary claims, underscoring the need for more rigorous approaches to understanding life's history on Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Life (Biology) |
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| Uncontrolled term | Fossils |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2936">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2936</a> |
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