[Dimensio]

But it does undermine the uniformitarianism and naturalism philosophy underlying common descent.

This is your problem. You think that evolution is based on some kind of "philosophy". It isn't. It's based upon the fact that it's the best explanation for the current evidence.

[DannyTN]

"It's based upon the fact that it's the best explanation for the current evidence."

No, it's not. The Cambrian Explosion and sudden appearance of the major body types in the fossil record would be much better explained by God or Intelligent Design, than it would be by natural selection.

Evolution is only the best choice when all the other choices are deemed "supernatural" and excluded from consideration.