RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. perfection of the Geological records. CUL-DAR205.9.109. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2021. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.9 contains notes on palaeontology and geology [regarding theory of evolution].
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degree of perfection of the Geological records, cannot be more clear if a collection was sent for one day to Australia Africa, America & Europe - & if they were to give us a notion of the existing Fauna – Or rather not to visit say two of the continuing to represent gaps in the sequence - & told not to collect, contain classes. – Gaps must be chief cause.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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