Bones Quote by Georges Cuvier
“My object will be, first, to show by what connections the history of the fossil bones of land animals is linked to the theory of the earth and why they have a particular importance in this respect.”
“My object will be, first, to show by what connections the history of the fossil bones of land animals is linked to the theory of the earth and why they have a particular importance in this respect.”
![“It is to them [fossils] alone that we owe the commencement of even a Theory of the Earth ... By them we are enabled to ascertain, with the utmost certainty, that our earth has not always been covered over by the same external crust, because we are thoroughly assured that the organized bodies to…” quote by Georges Cuvier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ec4/georges-cuvier-21747_assured_it-is-to-them-fossils-alone-that-we-owe_967083.jpg)
![“The works which this man [Joseph Banks] leaves behind him occupy a few pages only; their importance is not greatly superior to their extent; and yet his name will shine out with lustre in the history of the sciences.” quote by Georges Cuvier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6de/georges-cuvier-21747_accounts_the-works-which-this-man-joseph-banks-le_1010690.jpg)
