# M. Barrande — The Origin of Species character guide

> M. Barrande in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** M. Barrande, Barrande

**First appearance:** 0073-x-on-the-imperfection-of-the-geological-record

## Who they are

A paleontologist who studied Silurian fossils and their distribution.

## In the story

### [On the Sudden Appearance of Groups of Allied Species in the Lowest Known Fossiliferous Strata](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/on-the-sudden-appearance-of-groups-of-allied-species-in-the-lowest-known-fossiliferous-strata)

Added a lower stage beneath the Silurian system, abounding with new species.

### [On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/xi-on-the-geological-succession-of-organic-beings)

Mentioned for his concept of 'colonies' in the geological record, which Lyell explained as temporary migrations.

### [On Extinction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/on-extinction)

Listed among geologists who previously held catastrophic views.

### [On the Forms of Life Changing Almost Simultaneously Throughout the World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/on-the-forms-of-life-changing-almost-simultaneously-throughout-the-world)

Cited for his remarks on the parallel succession of palaeozoic forms and the need for a special law.

### [On the Affinities of Extinct Species to Each Other, and to Living Forms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/on-the-affinities-of-extinct-species-to-each-other-and-to-living-forms)

Cited as a high authority asserting that paleozoic groups were less distinctly separated than modern ones.

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