The older the layers, the more each of them is uniform over a great extent; the newer the layers — Georges Cuvier
The lowest and most level land areas show us, especially when we dig there to very great depths — Georges Cuvier
The appearance of the bones of quadrupeds, especially those of complete bodies in the strata — Georges Cuvier
Moreover, it thus follows that not a great deal of time was needed for the large animals — Georges Cuvier
But the revolutions and changes which are responsible for the present state of the earth — Georges Cuvier
It is evident that one cannot say anything demonstrable about the problem before having — Georges Cuvier
My object will be, first, to show by what connections the history of the fossil bones — Georges Cuvier