The motivation for this paper seemed to start with wanting to explain the finding of certain fossils in specific locations, along with the differences that seemed to be found in various sedimentary layers.
The first question that seemed to be asked in the article was, “Fossils were part of the natural world, but what were they?” This drew a lot of controversy, which included everything from creationism to Darwinism over the years. There is still much speculation about fossils and how they relate to the history of the earth. There is also still a large controversy as to how they got to certain