Among the first scientists to conceive of evolutionary change was
A)Charles Darwin.
B)Georges Cuvier.
C)Erasmus Darwin.
D)Alfred Wallace.

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Erasmus Darwin, a physician and biologist, was one of the first scientists to propose the idea of evolutionary change in the late 18th century. He was Charles Darwin's grandfather and had written about the concept of common ancestry and how all living things descended from a common ancestor. While Erasmus Darwin's work was not as comprehensive or influential as Charles Darwin's later work, he did contribute to the development of evolutionary theory.

Among the First Scientists to Conceive of Evolutionary Change Was