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Species, Monsters, & Things In Between

By KD0034
  • 350 BCE

    "Behold! Plato's Man!"

    Greek philosopher Plato had declared man to be a featherless biped. In an act of rebellion, Diogenes brought a plucked chicken into Plato's classroom and announced "Behold! Plato's Man!" This act showed the flaws in Plato's identification system.
  • 300 BCE

    Aristotle Develops "Ladder of Nature"

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  • Linnaeus Develops 6- Level Classification System

    Linnaeus developed a six level hierarchical system to classify organisms. The levels were: Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species.

  • Buffon Suggests Reproduction as Main Identification

    Buffon suggests identification of species should be based on their ability to reproduce with one another, rather than their outer appearance.

  • Darwin Publishes "Origin of Species"

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  • Kingdom Protista Discovered

    With the new developments in microscope technology, Haeckel was able to discover a new kingdom: Protista.

  • Kingdom Fungi and Prokaryotae Discovered

    Whittaker suggests that fungi and prokaryotae should have their own kingdoms, rather than being included in Kingdom Plantae. He decided this because neither fungi nor bacteria undergo photosynthesis, which he considered fundamental to Kindgom Plantae.