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Archaeology 131 Human Origins - Coggle Diagram
Archaeology 131 Human Origins
George Buffon
Animals slightly adapt to living in different environments (biological change).
Johann Fuhlrott
Best known for discovering a neanderthal skull in 1886.
Charles Lyell
Earth's geological feature scould be explained by the same gradual processes going on today (not catastrophes).
James Ussher
Claimed that the Earth first exited in 4004 BC, based on his interpretation of the Bible.
Eugene Dubois
Early human fossils in Java.
Early human fossils could show the history of humans.
Raymond Dart
Discovered the "Taung Child", establishing Africa as the birthplace of all humans.
Davidson Black
Discovered Peking Man fossils.
Rudolf Virchow
One of the founders of cellular pathology (diseases = caused by cellular changes).
Georges Cuvier
Pioneered Comparative Anatomy (the biology of animals compared to their functions).
Invented Vertebrate Paleontology (studying vertebrate fossil records).
Charles Darwin
Pioneered Evolution and Natural Selection
Voyage of the HMS Beagle.
James Hutton
The "father of modern geology".
Theory of Uniformitarianism
Binomial Nomenclature
Two - term naming system for animals & plants.
Carolus Linneas
Formalized Binomial Nomenclature.
Hugh Falconer
Jean Lamarck
Theory of Acquired Characteristics
Osteology
The study of the skeleton.
Boucher de Perthes
Catastrophism
Geological features were from catastrophic events.
Adaptation
Increases reproductive success.
Taxon & Taxonomy
Taxon: Group of organisms assigned to a particular category.
Taxonomy: science of biological classification.
Anthropology