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Georges Cuvier

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Geologist. Born 1769; died 1832. Did extensive research on the structure and classification of mollusca, fossilized mammals, and fishes. Wrote a noted treatise on extinct Cenozoic mammals of the Eocene beds of Montmartre, and is considered the founder of the branch of Paleontology treating of mammals.

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Entry for 'Georges Cuvier'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​g/georges-cuvier.html. 1910.
 
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