“Moreover, it thus follows that not a great deal of time was needed for the large animals of the three major parts of the world to become known to the people who spent time on the coasts of those regions.”
Quote by Georges Cuvier
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Georges Cuvier
Georges Cuvier, a French naturalist born on August 23, 1769, and died on May 13, 1832, is one of the most outstanding naturalists in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is known as one of the founders of comparative anatomy and has made significant contributions to paleontology and the theory of evolution. more