Basic Questions in Paleontology: Geologic Time, Organic Evolution, and Biological Systematics - Rilegato

Schindewolf, Otto H.; Schaefer, Judith; Reif, Wolf-Ernst

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ISBN 10: 0226738345 ISBN 13: 9780226738345

Casa editrice: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1993

Riassunto

Now available in English for the first time, Basic Questions in Paleontology is a landmark work in twentieth-century evolution and paleontology. Originally published in German in 1950, Schindewolf's book was highly controversial for its thoroughgoing anti-Darwinism, but today his ideas are remarkably relevant to current research in evolutionary biology.

"[This book] would rank number one on my list of items awaiting translation from the history of twentieth-century evolutionary theory."--Stephen Jay Gould

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Originally published in Germany in 1950, and now translated into English for the first time, "Basic Questions in Paleontology" has both historical importance and contemporary relevance because Otto Schindewolf's ideas, considered revolutionary in his day, directly address many current debates within evolutionary biology. When originally published, Schindewolf s argument was highly controversial because it emphasized the importance of catastrophic events and mass extinctions in evolution at a time when American scientists were celebrating the neo-Darwinian evolutionary view that stressed gradual change over time. However, within the last 20 years, many challenges to the neo-Darwinian view have come to support Schindewolf's argument. What appeared radical a few decades ago now seems strikingly modern.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0226738345
• ISBN 13: 9780226738345
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 494
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