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University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Uniformitarianism

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the pioneers in Earth's geologic history and their discovery of how the process of uniformitarianism shaped the study of evolution.
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

University of California: George Cuvier

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of California discusses the contributions and ideas of George Cuvier related to classification, evolution, and catastrophism.
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Catastrophism and Mass Extinctions

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of Walter and Luis Alverez's theory that a large meteorite crashed into earth causing huge tidal waves, showers of ash, and an enormous dust cloud.