Believed in Judeo-Christian version of creationism
Believed that the world was created 6000 years ago
Believed that God created all living organisms in their current state and that they remained unchanged from their creation.
He formalized binomial nomenclature
Published Systema Naturae, which by its tenth edition, had identified 4400 species of animals and 7700 species of plants.
He thought animals were immutable, but also believed that new species could be created.
He believed he was just revealing the unchanged life created by God
He was troubled late in his life when he realized that plants could cross pollinate and create hybrids
Suggested that species aren’t fixed and that they change over time due their environment or chance
Believed that the world was created 6000 years ago
Believed that God created all living organisms in their current state and that they remained unchanged from their creation.
He formalized binomial nomenclature
Published Systema Naturae, which by its tenth edition, had identified 4400 species of animals and 7700 species of plants.
He thought animals were immutable, but also believed that new species could be created.
He believed he was just revealing the unchanged life created by God
He was troubled late in his life when he realized that plants could cross pollinate and create hybrids
Suggested that species aren’t fixed and that they change over time due their environment or chance