catastrophism
| Theory that the geological features of the Earth were formed by a series of sudden, violent ‘catastrophes’ beyond the ordinary workings of nature. The theory was largely the work of Georges Cuvier. It was later replaced by the concepts of uniformitarianism and evolution. |
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