Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2001-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 148 Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825 1895 Huxley, T. H. (Thomas Henry) Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life Produced by Amy E. Zelmer, and David Widger "Geological Contemporaneity and Persistent Types of Life" by Thomas Henry Huxley is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century, during the Victorian era. The book explores significant concepts in paleontology, particularly concerning the relationships between geological formations and the types of life that have existed over time. Huxley critiques the assumptions around geological contemporaneity and the persistence of life forms, questioning prevalent notions in the understanding of evolutionary processes based on fossil records. In his discourse, Huxley argues that although paleontology has enriched biological sciences with a vast array of factual data, it is premised on fundamental assumptions that may not hold under scrutiny. He posits that the two main assumptions—first, that the geological record began concurrently with the advent of life, and second, that geological contemporaneity equates to chronological synchrony—require careful examination. Through various examples and case studies, Huxley illustrates how paleontological evidence sometimes points to minimal change in life forms over extensive geological periods, thereby challenging the view that evolution is a linear process of progress from primitive to advanced organisms. He concludes that the existing geological and paleontological records may not be sufficient to substantiate sweeping evolutionary claims, underscoring the need for more rigorous approaches to understanding life's history on Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 33.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Life (Biology) Fossils QE Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 78781 2025-08-02T04:51:41.504444 text/html 73877 2013-01-22T15:04:22 text/html 118520 2025-08-02T04:51:47.085497 application/epub+zip 117235 2025-08-02T04:51:44.705411 application/epub+zip 81104 2025-08-02T04:51:43.557427 application/epub+zip 308358 2025-08-02T04:51:48.872437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300946 2025-08-02T04:51:46.387418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238354 2022-09-02T06:39:50.957495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66004 2025-08-02T04:51:41.230465 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65856 2009-01-06T11:53:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18981 2025-08-02T04:51:49.022420 application/rdf+xml 23452 2025-08-02T04:51:44.072424 image/jpeg 4856 2025-08-02T04:51:43.823420 image/jpeg 25502 2013-01-22T15:04:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 24265 2009-01-06T11:54:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 117430 2025-08-02T04:51:41.512425 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia