Cuvier, Lamarck, and Erasmus Darwin all shared an idea of evolution; however, their ideas all lacked
A) the longevity necessary for evolution to take place.
B) a basic understanding of inheritance.
C) an understanding of variation.
D) a description of natural selection, a key mechanism for evolutionary change.

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Cuvier, Lamarck, and Erasmus Darwin had ideas about evolution but did not describe natural selection, which is the mechanism that explains how evolutionary change occurs. This concept was later introduced by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.

Cuvier, Lamarck, and Erasmus Darwin All Shared an Idea of Evolution;