. Biology and its makers. Biology. SCIENCE OF FOSSIL REMAINS 339 Leidy, Cope, and Marsh.—Among the early explorers of the fossils of the West must be named Joseph Leidy, E. D. Cope (Fig. 100), and O. C. Marsh. These gentlemen all had access to rich material, and all of them made notable contributions to the science of palaeontology. The work of. Fig. ioi.—O. C. Marsh, 1831-1899. Cope (1840-1897) is very noteworthy. He was a compar- ative anatomist equal to Cuvier in the extent of his knowl- edge, and of larger philosophical views. His extended publi- cations under the direction of the United S
. Biology and its makers. Biology. SCIENCE OF FOSSIL REMAINS 339 Leidy, Cope, and Marsh.—Among the early explorers of the fossils of the West must be named Joseph Leidy, E. D. Cope (Fig. 100), and O. C. Marsh. These gentlemen all had access to rich material, and all of them made notable contributions to the science of palaeontology. The work of. Fig. ioi.—O. C. Marsh, 1831-1899. Cope (1840-1897) is very noteworthy. He was a compar- ative anatomist equal to Cuvier in the extent of his knowl- edge, and of larger philosophical views. His extended publi- cations under the direction of the United States Government have very greatly extended the knowledge of fossil vertebrate life in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Locy, William A. (William Albert), 1857-1924. New York, H. Holt and company
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