# Professor Rütimeyer — The Origin of Species character guide

> Professor Rütimeyer in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Professor Rutimeyer, Rutimeyer

**First appearance:** 0079-xi-on-the-geological-succession-of-organic-beings

## Who they are

A paleontologist who studied fossil mammals and their evolution.

## In the story

### [Character of Domestic Varieties; Difficulty of Distinguishing Between Varieties and Species; Origin of Domestic Varieties from One or More Species](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/character-of-domestic-varieties-difficulty-of-distinguishing-between-varieties-and-species-origin-of-domestic-varieties-from-one-or-more-species)

His admirable researches are cited as establishing the specific distinction between humped and common cattle.

### [Degrees of Sterility](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/degrees-of-sterility)

His osteological studies on Indian humped and common cattle are cited as evidence for their specific distinctness.

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