Between 1767 and 1792, James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, included in his writings not only the concept that man had descended from primates, but also that, in response to the environment, creatures had found methods of transforming their characteristics over long time intervals.
Između 1767. i 1792. godine James Burnett, Lord Monboddo nije u svojim zapisima samo uključio koncept da je čovjek potekao od primata, već također da, u odgovoru na okoliš, stvorovi pronalaze metode transformacije svojih karakteristika tijekom dugih vremenskih intervala.