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hummingbird

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on: Jul 7, 2013
Catastrophism, meaning the regular occurrence of geological or meteorological disturbances (catastrophes), was Cuvier's attempt to explain the existence of
A) evolution.
B) the fossil record.
C) uniformitarianism.
D) the origin of new species.
E) natural selection.


Celeste

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Reply #1 on: May 24, 2019
B


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