Transitional Forms Quotes

6 quotes by 3 authors

• Why, if species have descended from other species by insensibly fine gradations, do we not everywhere see innumerable transitional forms. — Charles Darwin
• Transitional forms are generally lacking at the species level, but they are abundant between larger groups. — Stephen Jay Gould
• There are transitional forms between the metals and non-metals; between chemical combinations and simple mixtures, between animals and plants, between phanerogams and cryptogams, and between… — Otto Weininger
• The extreme rarity of transitional forms in the fossil record persists as a trade secret of Paleontology. Evolutionary trees that adorn our textbooks have data… — Stephen Jay Gould
• Still, our creationist incubi, who would never let facts spoil a favorite argument, refuse to yield, and continue to assert the absence of all transitional… — Stephen Jay Gould
• Since we proposed punctuated equilibria to explain trends, it is infuriating to be quoted again and again by creationists-whether through design or stupidity, I do… — Stephen Jay Gould

Who Wrote These Transitional Forms Quotes

3 authors contributed a total of 6 Transitional Forms Quotes as follows:

• 4 Transitional Forms Quotes by Stephen Jay Gould
• 1 Transitional Forms Quote by Charles Darwin
• 1 Transitional Forms Quote by Otto Weininger