George Cuvier
George Cuvier
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier, known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in natural sciences research in the early 19th century and was instrumental in establishing the fields of comparative anatomy and paleontology through his work in comparing living animals with fossils...
earth entirely life living origin owe parts solid therefore
All solid parts of the earth therefore owe their origin to living things, and without that life the earth would be still entirely liquid.
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In my work on Fossil Bones, I set myself the task of identifying the animals whose fossilized remains fill the surface strata of the earth.
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Thus, life on this earth has often been disturbed by dreadful events. Innumerable living creatures have been victims of these catastrophes.