Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes

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Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes is a foundational multi-volume work in paleontology by Georges Cuvier that systematically analyzes fossil bones of quadrupeds and helped establish the concept of extinction and comparative anatomy.

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instanceOf multi‑volume work
paleontology treatise
scientific book
author Georges Cuvier
authorFullName Georges Cuvier
surface form: Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier
authorOccupation anatomist
naturalist
contains comparisons with living species
descriptions of extinct species
contributedTo acceptance of extinction as a natural phenomenon
establishment of vertebrate paleontology as a science
countryOfOrigin France
field comparative anatomy
paleontology
firstPublicationDecade 1810s
genre scientific monograph
hasForm illustrated work
hasImpactOn classification of fossil mammals
scientific views on species permanence
hasSubject extinct mammals
fossil bones
fossil quadrupeds
stratigraphic context of fossils
historicalSignificance early systematic treatment of fossil vertebrates
foundational work in paleontology
influenced 19th‑century natural history
later theories of earth history
language French
methodUsed comparative anatomical analysis
reconstruction of animals from partial remains
notableFor development of comparative anatomy
helping establish the concept of extinction
systematic analysis of fossil quadruped bones
originalTitle Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes self-link
publicationCentury 19th century
scientificDisciplineInfluenced geology
vertebrate paleontology
zoology
timePeriodDescribed Cenozoic fossils
Quaternary fossils
workStructure multiple volumes

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Georges Cuvier notableWork Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes
Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes originalTitle Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes self-link
Jean workAuthored Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes
subject surface form: Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier
this entity surface form: Recherches sur les ossements fossiles de quadrupèdes