The foundation of paleontology as a science dates back to the work of Georges Cuvier in 1796.
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- Paleontology (en.wikipedia.org)
- http://www.macroevolution.net/cuvier.html (macroevolution.net)
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309321774_Georges_Cuvier_and_establishment_of_the_paleontology_as_a_science (researchgate.net)
- https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2015/10/proving-extinction-cuvier-and-the-elephantimorpha (blog.biodiversitylibrary.org)
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