…The second quarter of the 19th century was in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, and the connection between biological research since Cuvier and stratigraphic research stimulated by Smith was strengthened, and the practical value of fossils in stratigraphy was recognized in terms of the development of underground resources such as coal. The name “paleontology” as the science of studying fossils was proposed almost simultaneously by Ducrotay de Blainville and Fischer von Waldheim in 1834. Although research at that time showed that the history of life was generally progressive, there was little evidence from fossil studies to support evolution by gradual change. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Waldheim, F. von" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…19世紀の第2四半期は産業革命のさなかであって,キュビエ以来の生物学的研究とスミスにより刺激された層位学的研究の結びつきが強化され,化石の層位学上の実用的価値が石炭のような地下資源開発の面で認められていった。化石を研究する科学としての〈古生物学〉という名称は,1834年にド・ブレンビルDucrotay de Blainvilleとフォン・ワルトハイムFischer von Waldheimによりほぼ同時に提唱されている。当時の研究では生物の歴史が大局的には前進的であることが示されていたが,漸進的変化による進化を証拠づける材料が化石の研究からはほとんど出てこなかった。… ※「Waldheim,F.von」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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