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Rudwick Martin J. S. Rudwick
Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes
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French zoologist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) helped form and bring credibility to geology and paleontology. Here Martin J. S. Rudwick provides the first modern translation of Cuvier’s essential writings on fossils and catastrophes and links these translated texts together with his own insightful narrative and interpretive commentary.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 318 ● ISBN 9780226731087 ● Publisher University of Chicago Press ● Published 2008 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4053255 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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