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 Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier ⓘ
linked to: Georges 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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier → workAuthored → Recherches sur les ossements fossiles de quadrupèdes ⓘ
subject linked to: Jean
linked to: Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles de quadrupèdes