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   What was Georges Cuvier theory?

   • Based on the fossils of extinct animal species, he had postulated as early as 1794 that all life had originated from small, microscopic mollusks. In the first half of the 19th century, the French naturalist Georges Cuvier developed his theory of catastrophes.

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   How did Georges Cuvier develop his theory of catastrophes?

   • In the first half of the 19th century, the French naturalist Georges Cuvier developed his theory of catastrophes. Accordingly, fossils show that animal and plant species are destroyed time and again by deluges and other natural cataclysms, and that new species evolve only after that.

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   Why did Cuvier establish extinctions?

   • Cuvier established extinctions as a fact that any future scientific theory of life had to explain. In Darwin ‘ s theory, species that did not adapt to changing environments or withstand the competition of other species faced annihilation. Darwin did not, however, accept all of Cuvier’s ideas on extinctions.

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   Did Cuvier believe in evolution?

   • Cuvier believed there was no evidence for evolution, but rather evidence for cyclical creations and destructions of life forms by global extinction events such as deluges.

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   The fossil evidence led him to propose that periodically the Earth went through sudden changes, each of which could wipe out a number of species. Cuvier established extinctions as a fact that any future scientific theory of life had to explain.

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   In his Éloge de M. de Lamarck (Praise for M. de Lamarck), Cuvier wrote that Lamarck's theory of evolution rested on two arbitrary suppositions; the one, that it is the seminal vapour which organizes the embryo; the other, that efforts and desires may engender organs.

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   May 9, 2024 · In denying evolution, Cuvier disagreed with the views of his colleague Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, who published his theory of evolution in 1809, and eventually also with Geoffroy, who in 1825 published evidence concerning the evolution of crocodiles.

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   Jul 10, 2013 · Cuvier's opinions influenced the development of biology in France, and his arguments against transmutation of types influenced the reception of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection among many French naturalists.

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   Feb 12, 2009 · In the first half of the 19th century, the French naturalist Georges Cuvier developed his theory of catastrophes. Accordingly, fossils show that animal and plant species are destroyed time and...

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   Jun 17, 2019 · The two rival leaders of natural history in effect became for the French naturalists what George Cuvier (1769–1832) later described as “two founts” from which they jointly drew their inspiration.