why did darwin argue that evidence of extinction supports the theory of evolution?
Darwin's evidence for evolution. In his Origin, Darwin presents his evidence supporting descent with modification (branching evolution) in several chapters: A. In Chapters 1 and 2, he considers how patterns of variation in domesticated and wild fauna and flora support descent with modification. B. In Chapters 10-12, he shows how the patterns of species distributions in time and space support branching evolution from common ancestral lineages.