Thanks for a great link. Cuvier was an impressive scientist. I suspect he was a particular formidable opponent of evolution because his objections were based o

Thanks for a great link. Cuvier was an impressive scientist. I suspect he was a particular formidable opponent of evolution because his objections were based on factual evidence such as observations of the fossil record as well as the cited studies of mummified animals. It's equally impressive how many things he got right, such as the idea of extinction events at periodic intervals among many others. Given the uncertainty of scientific knowledge at the time you have to wonder how well today's scientists would have performed in his shoes.