Ameghino and the embryological approach of phylogeny
Regarding the main cognitive target of evolutionary biology, Ameghino coincided with Haeckel. For both, the main task of this science was establishing phylogenies. But, while Haeckel believed that the leading discipline of that cognitive endeavor should be Comparative Embryology, Ameghino thought th...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Sociedade Brasileira de História da Ciência (SBHC) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Brasileira de História da Ciência (Online) |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.rbhciencia.emnuvens.com.br:article/104 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://rbhciencia.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/104 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Florentino Ameghino Ernst Haeckel phylogeny ontogeny recapitulation. filogenia ontogenia recapitulación |
| Sumario: | Regarding the main cognitive target of evolutionary biology, Ameghino coincided with Haeckel. For both, the main task of this science was establishing phylogenies. But, while Haeckel believed that the leading discipline of that cognitive endeavor should be Comparative Embryology, Ameghino thought that this leading role should be performed by Paleontology. His objections regarding the idea that ontogeny always recapitulates phylogeny, justified that idea. For him, the phylogenetic knowledge permitted by Paleontology could be more accurate and reliable than that produced by the Comparative Embryology. |
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