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  • Edward Lhuyd
    Edward Lhuyd
    Edward Lhuyd was a Welsh naturalist, botanist, linguist, geographer and antiquary. He is also known by the Latinized form of his name, Eduardus Luidius....

    , a Welsh naturalist, speculates that fossils form when the minute spawn
    Gamete
    A gamete is a cell that fuses with another cell during fertilization in organisms that reproduce sexually...

    of oceanic life is carried inland by air currents and is forced to germinate inside of rocks.
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