Georges Cuvier showed that the life of the past was not necessarily the same as that of the present.
Notes on verification
Well-documented historical fact confirmed by multiple independent, high-quality sources including Britannica, Linda Hall Library, UC Berkeley, and the National Park Service. [cascade flags: aggregator_dropped_primary_exists | tier=silver indep_score=0.95 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Paleontology (wikipedia)
- https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/georges-cuvier/ (corroboration)
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/geologic-principles-organic-extinction.htm (corroboration)
- https://evolution.berkeley.edu/the-history-of-evolutionary-thought/1800s/extinctions-georges-cuvier (corroboration)