Karl Beurlen
German paleontologist
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| Intro | German paleontologist | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Scientist Paleontologist | |
| Work field | Biology Science | |
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| Birth | 17 April 1901, Aalen, Ostalb, Stuttgart Government Region, Baden-Württemberg | |
| Death | 1 January 1985Tübingen, Tübingen, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg (aged 83 years) | |
| Star sign | Aries | |
| Politics: | Nazi Party |
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Karl Beurlen (17 April 1901 – 27 December 1985) was a German paleontologist.
Beurlen was born in Aalen. He attended University of Tubingen. He completed a PhD in 1923.
Beurlen was a proponent of orthogenesis and saltational evolution. He used the term metakinesis (coined by Otto Jaekel) to describe sudden changes of development in organisms. He also invented the term palingenesis as a mechanism for his orthogenetic theory of evolution.
He was an assistant of Edwin Hennig.
He was a proponent of National Socialist ideology and wrote about the Aryan race.