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Controversy Catastrophism and Evolution: The Ongoing Debate

By Trevor Palmer (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
1999
ISBN
978-1-4613-7222-6, 978-1-4615-4901-7
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4615-4901-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
31 MB (33026732 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
452\462
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Evolutionary Biology;AstronomyObservations and Techniques;Classical and QuantumRelativity Theory

Description

In Controversy, Trevor Palmer fully documents how traditional gradualistic views of biological and geographic evolution are giving way to a catastrophism that credits cataclysmic events, such as meteorite impacts, for the rapid bursts and abrupt transitions observed in the fossil record. According to the catastrophists, new species do not evolve gradually; they proliferate following sudden mass extinctions. Placing this major change of perspective within the context of a range of ancient debates, Palmer discusses such topics as the history of the solar system, present-day extraterrestrial threats to earth, hominid evolution, and the fossil record.

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