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Georges Cuvier, fossil bones, and geological catastrophes : new translations & interpretations of the primary texts / Martin J.S. Rudwick

Author
Rudwick, M. J. S.
Published
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997.
Physical Description
xvi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Creators
Cuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832. Selections

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Contents
The theory of earth -- Living and fossil elephants -- The megatherium from South America -- A research program on fossil bones -- An appeal for international collaboration -- The animals from the gypsum beds around Paris -- A pouched marsupial from Paris -- Popular lectures on geology -- A review of fossil pachyderms -- A report on André's theory of the earth -- The progress of geological science -- The geology of the region around Paris -- Fossil deer and cattle -- Collected researches on fossil bones -- The revolutions of the globe -- Conclusions.
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ISBN
0226731065 (acid-free paper)
Bibliography Note
"Bibliography of Cuvier's sources": pages [273]-282.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-271) and index.
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