Understanding the Distribution of Fossil Taxa in Time and Space
by
Mark E. Patzkowsky, Steven M. Holland
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
Whether the fossil record should be read at face value or whether it presents a distorted view of the history of life is an argument seemingly as old as many fossils themselves. In the late 1700s, Georges Cuvier argued for a literal interpretation, but in the early 1800s, Charles Lyell’s gradualist...