Which naturalist, while working in Malay Archipelago came to similar…

The correct answer is Option (2)- Alfred Wallace

Alfred Wallace, while working in the Malay Archipelago, independently arrived at conclusions regarding natural selection that were similar to those of Charles Darwin. Alfred Wallace and Darwin both proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection, and their work was jointly presented in a scientific paper. While Darwin is often more prominently associated with the theory of evolution, Wallace's independent insights played a crucial role in the development and acceptance of the theory. Alfred Wallace, a naturalist who worked in Malay Archipelago had also come to similar conclusions around the same time. In due course of time, apparently new types of organisms are recognisable. All the existing life forms share similarities and share common ancestors. However, these ancestors were present at different periods in the history of earth (epochs, periods and eras). The geological history of earth closely correlates with the biological history of earth. A common permissible conclusion is that earth is very old, not thousand of years as was thought earlier but billions of years old