This progressive picture of the history of life was accepted even by conservative English geologists like Adam Sedgwick and William Buckland; however, like Cuvier, they attributed the progression to repeated catastrophic episodes of extinction followed by new episodes of creation.
Esta imaxe progresiva da historia da vida era aceptada mesmo polos conservadores xeólogos ingleses como Adam Sedgwick e William Buckland; porén, igual que Cuvier, eles atribuían a progresión a episodios catastróficos repetidos de extinción seguidos de novos episodios de creación.