“The appearance of the bones of quadrupeds, especially those of complete skeletons, testifies to the existence of a world previous to ours, and destroyed by some kind of catastrophe.”

About Georges Cuvier

Scientist • French

Georges Cuvier was a highly influential French naturalist and zoologist, often regarded as the father of paleontology. He was a major figure in the natural sciences in Paris during the early 19th century, establishing...