RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Decandolle has protested against the confusion of ideas, (how strong in Wollaston) of arguing former connexion from related species. CUL-DAR50.D18. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. RN1
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[D18]
A. Decandolle has protested against the confusion of ideas, (how strong in Wollaston) of arguing former connexion from related species. Undoubtedly as Hooker remarks we commonly find groups of related species on distant parts of continents, when wd produce the phenomena in question, if separated into isld. But we find same phenomena on all islds & continents, & it seems to me begging the question, that these must have been connected to account for the similarity.
(Atlantis)
Madeira proof of elevation since Miocene of some 1200 ft & then of subsidence from sub-aerial beds dropping in sea.
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