Logan Evans
Theory of Evolution Throughout the years many scientists have contributed to the theory of evolution. Scientists like Linnaeus, Buffon, Erasmus Darwin, and Lamarck have all put their research together to each form their version of evolution. Not all of the scientists were considered to be correct, but all of their ideas led to the theory of evolution, which we still follow today.
In the mid 18th century a biologist named Carolus Linnaeus formed his theory about evolution. Linnaeus wrote about 180 books about nature, the books were considered accurate and very descriptive. At first, Linnaeus thought that he was just “revealing the unchanging order of life created by god”. Later on he became troubled by the fact that hybrid plants could cross-pollinate, because of …show more content…
He said that a giraffe's food began to grow farther from the ground, and in order to reach the food he would stretch its neck out. Over time the giraffe’s neck would get longer and be able to reach the food. When the giraffe would reproduce, the acquired trait of its long neck would be passed off to its young, and they too would have long necks. Anyhow, he did believe that evolution occurred at a predetermined plan, and that all the results have been decided. Even though his theory would late be determined as being false, he is credited with “putting evolution on the map”. All of these scientists believed in similar ideas, but also had different views too. For example, Lamarck’s belief that animals never became extinct, but instead became a new specie differed from Buffon. Buffon believed that species could not change from one specie to another. Both Erasmus Darwin and Buffon believed that all organisms shared a common ancestor. Linnaeus once thought that organisms did not change, which was similar to Buffon’s belief that organisms did not change over time. Lamarck said that evolution happened to a predetermined plan, that can be considered