Excerpt from Organic Remains of a Former World, Vol. 3 of 3: An Examination of the Mineralized Remains of the Vegetables and Animals of the Antediluvian World, Generally Termed Extraneous Fossils; The Fossil Starfish, Echini, Shells, Insects, Amphibia, Mammalia, &C Very few successful anatomical examinations of the fossil remains of amphibia, and of land animals, had been attempted, before the justly celebrated Cuvier made them the subjects of his investigation 1 but in consequence of the ardour with which he has availed himself of the. Extra ordinary opportunities - Which he possessed, the historyof these fossils must now'be chiefly formed with the materials which he has furnished. The full range of the plaster quarries, so rich in fossil bones, and the unlimited power of examining the'rich cabinets of fossils which have been dragged to the National Museum, from different parts of France and of the Continent; and, above all, .the oppor 'tunity of comparing these with the recent bones in the predigious collections of skeletons, &c.'in the Museum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.