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ES: Ch. 5

ES: Chapter 5

Question or TermAnswer or Definition
who popularized uniformitarianism Charles Lyell
What started the cosmic evolution Big Bang
Sudden appearance of life in the fossil record cambrian explosion
who came up with the idea that the earth's geological features are caused by many catastrophes Georges Cuvier
where can we find the whole geological column in the earth nowhere
How long ago did the flood occur 5000-6000 years
states that the same scientific laws that exist today have existed throughout earth's history at the same rate Principle of Uniformity
idea that attempts to reconcile the Bible with evolution theistic evolution
hypothetical time scale for evolutionist that chart a sequence in the rock layers of the earth's crust geologic column
idea that only the strongest and quickest have a better chance to survive and reproduce natural selection
fossils that extend through many strata polystrate fossils
Can science make authoritative statements about the origin of the earth no
belief that life and universe began by natural processes billions of years ago evolution
belief that God called life and universe into existence out of nothing special creation
Homo habilis skull that was badly crushed and found in Kenya Skull 1470
an organism that shows no change between appearance in the fossil record and present day stasis
one or more catastrophes are responsible for the geological features found in the earth catastrophism
study of fossils paleontology
new kinds of organisms arise quickly due to rapid genetic changes punctuated equilibrium
size of the part of the skull that holds the brain cranial capacity
transitional forms intermediate
radiometric dating method that is used on organic material C-14 dating
when a gap is formed because strata are missing unconformity
preserved remains of living creatures (plants, animals, insects, etc) in sedimentary rock fossils
deep sea fish thought to be ancestor of amphibians coelecanth
transitional form between amphibian and reptiles Seymouria
transitional form between reptiles and birds Archaeopteryx
transitional form between fish and tetrapods Tiktaalik
most famous australopithecine Lucy
True/False: the geological record supports and confirms the Genesis flood true
longest to shortest, what are the time periods found in the geologic column eons, eras, periods, and epochs
who popularized evolution with his book "On the Origin of Species" Charles Darwin
fossil that has characteristics of a specific period index fossil
new kinds of organisms came about short periods and remained unchanged for long periods punctuated equilibrium
Animals and plants that disappear abruptly in fossils and still alive today living fossil
handy man homo habilis
ape that is the earliest genealogy of man Ramapithecus
upright man homo erectus
100% human fossil lost in WWII Peking man
early human who had rickets Neanderthal man
missing human link found in France Cro-magnon man
southern ape australopithecine
most famous australopithecus africanus taung child
man's classification homo sapiens
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