The development of evolutionary theory is credited to Charles Darwin and ______.(Outome #I4a)

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While there were other scientists who contributed to the development of evolutionary theory, such as Hutton and Lamarck, the credit for the theory of natural selection specifically is generally given to Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. Both independently developed the concept and presented it jointly in a paper in 1858.

The Development of Evolutionary Theory Is Credited to Charles Darwin