Georges Cuvier

Georges Cuvier strongly disputed such ideas , holding that unrelated , fixed species showed similarities that reflected a design for functional needs .

乔治·居维叶强烈反对这种意见，强调不相关的、固定的物种表现出类似之处，反映了适合于各种功能需求的一种设计。

Georges Cuvier had looked at fossils in rock strata and observed how the ones that lay deeper looked less like familiar animals .

乔治·居维叶通过观察岩石层中的化石发现：岩层越深，化石与相类动物的共性就越少；

In1795 a selection of bones made their way to Paris , where they were examined by the rising star of paleontology , the youthful and aristocratic Georges Cuvier .

1795年，一批精心挑选的骨头运到了巴黎，接受古生物学界的新秀、年少气盛的贵族乔治•居维叶的审查。