Buckland initially believed he found evidence of what biblical event?
The Exodus
Adam and Eve's expulsion
The Flood
The Creation
Answer
Buckland initially believed he found evidence of the Flood, the biblical event in which the waters of the Earth were swept away and only Noah and his family survived in the Ark. Buckland's evidence consisted of fossils of marine creatures found in high locations, which he believed were deposited there by the floodwaters. However, later scientists would come to different conclusions about the origins of these fossils.
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