Manifest ambiguity: Intermediate forms, variation, and mammal paleontology in Argentina, 1830-1880.
Stud Hist Philos Biol Biomed Sci
; 66: 27-36, 2017 Dec.
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This paper presents the impact of diverse aspects of Darwin's works on the practices of mammal paleontology in different moments of nineteenth-century Argentina. Starting with Darwin through the publications of Florentino Ameghino, it shows the extraordinary complexity of systematic paleontology that characterized the second half of the nineteenth century. Neither "natural selection" nor "struggle for life" seemed to have shaped the practices of vertebrate paleontology in Argentina. Darwin's earlier work as a voyageur and geologist together with later concerns about intermediate forms and variation allow for an assessment of the impact of Darwin's work on the practice of paleontology in Argentina.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Paleontologia
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Evolução Biológica
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Fósseis
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Mamíferos
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Stud Hist Philos Biol Biomed Sci
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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ETICA
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HISTORIA DA MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Reino Unido