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“The laws of Coexistence;-the adaptation of structure to function; and to a certain extent the elucidation of natural affinities may be legitimately founded upon the examination of fully developed species;-But to obtain an insight into the laws of development,-the signification or bedeutung, of the parts of an animal body demands a patient examination of the successive stages of their development, in every group of Animals.”

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Richard Owen, a renowned British naturalist and paleontologist, was born on July 20, 1804, and died on December 18, 1892. He is best known for his groundbreaking research on dinosaur fossils and his contributions to the Natural History Museum. more

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