Georges Cuvier, Fossil Bones, and Geological Catastrophes
New Translations and Interpretations of the Primary Texts
- Contents

Notes on the Texts
1: The Theory of the Earth
2: Living and Fossil Elephants
3: The Megatherium from South America
4: A Research Program on Fossil Bones
5: An Appeal for International Collaboration
6: The Animals from the Gypsum Beds around Paris
7: A Pouched Marsupial from Paris
8: Popular Lectures on Geology
9: A Review of Fossil Pachyderms
10: A Report on Andre’s Theory of the Earth
11: The Progress of Geological Science
12: The Geology of the Region around Paris
13: Fossil Deer and Cattle
14: Collected Researches on Fossil Bones
15: The Revolutions of the Globe
16: Conclusions
Further Reading
Bibliography of Cuvier’s Sources
Bibliography of Works by Historians of Science
App: French Texts of Previously Unpublished Manuscripts
Sources for Figures
Index
Biological Sciences: Evolutionary Biology | Natural History | Paleobiology, Geology, and Paleontology
Earth Sciences: Geology | Paleontology
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