George Gaylord Simpson

Darwin recognized the fact that paleontology then seemed to provide evidence against rather for evolution in general or the gradual origin of taxonomic categories in particular.

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These are some quotes by American author George Gaylord Simpson Scientist, who lived between June 16, 1902 and October 6, 1984.

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Almost all paleontologists recognize that the discovery of a complete transition is in any case unlikely.

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I have a debt, a loyalty to the museum; the best place for me to do what I wanted to do.

George Gaylord Simpson

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Every paleontologist knows that most new species, genera, and families, and that nearly all categories above the level of family appear in the record suddenly and are not led up to by known, gradual, completely continuous transitional sequences.

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