James Hutton
A) extensively studied fossils.
B) revealed that fossils would provide the history of past life.
C) created the first scientific classification of plants and animals.
D) provided geologic evidence necessary for calculating the time span of evolution.

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James Hutton is known for his work in geology, particularly for his theory of uniformitarianism, which provided the geologic evidence necessary for understanding the Earth's age and the time span required for evolutionary processes.