# Pictet — The Origin of Species character guide

> Pictet in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pictet, Professor Pictet

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

## Who they are

A paleontologist who discussed the fossil record and transitions.

## In the story

### [On the Imperfection of the Geological Record](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/x-on-the-imperfection-of-the-geological-record)

Cited as a palaeontologist who objected to the theory and whose review of Darwin's work is discussed.

### [On the Absence of Numerous Intermediate Varieties in Any Single Formation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/on-the-absence-of-numerous-intermediate-varieties-in-any-single-formation)

Mentioned alongside Agassiz for holding that tertiary species are distinct from recent species.

### [On the Sudden Appearance of Whole Groups of Allied Species](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/on-the-sudden-appearance-of-whole-groups-of-allied-species)

Cited for his review of Darwin's work and his comments on transitional forms, particularly regarding birds.

### [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)

Mentioned among eminent palaeontologists who maintained the immutability of 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)

Noted that the amount of organic change is not the same in each successive formation.

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