Difference between revisions of "Catastrophism"
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| − | the belief that the fossil forms represented in each layer of the earth were destroyed by a catastrophic event and that the next set of plants and animals represented a new creation event and were organisms that survived the catastrophe. | + | * anthropology |
| + | # the belief that the fossil forms represented in each layer of the earth were destroyed by a catastrophic event and that the next set of plants and animals represented a new creation event and were organisms that survived the catastrophe. <br/>Source: Anthromorphemics | ||
| + | * geology | ||
| + | # The hypothesis that a series of immense, brief, worldwide upheavals changed the Earth's crust greatly and can account for the development of mountains, valleys, and other features of the Earth. See also [[uniformitarianism]]. | ||
| − | + | [[Category: Anthropology]] | |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: geology]] |
Latest revision as of 09:34, 11 February 2022
- anthropology
- the belief that the fossil forms represented in each layer of the earth were destroyed by a catastrophic event and that the next set of plants and animals represented a new creation event and were organisms that survived the catastrophe.
Source: Anthromorphemics
- geology
- The hypothesis that a series of immense, brief, worldwide upheavals changed the Earth's crust greatly and can account for the development of mountains, valleys, and other features of the Earth. See also uniformitarianism.
