Buffon's works, Histoire naturelle (1749–1789) and Époques de la nature (1778), containing well-developed theories about a completely materialistic origin for the Earth and his ideas questioning the fixity of species, were extremely influential.
Os traballos de Buffon, Histoire naturelle (1749–1789) e Époques de la nature (1778), contiñan teorías ben desenvolvidas sobre unha orixe completamente materialista da Terra e as súas ideas que cuestionaban o carácter fixo das especies, foron extremadamente influentes.