He did so by applying to fossils the principles of comparativeanatomy, asking what light the body shapes of living animals could cast on the shapes of creatures from the past.
他将比较解剖学原则应用于化石上，探寻现存动物的体型是否有助于推断过去生物的体型。
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French anatomist, celebrated as the founder of comparativeanatomy and paleontology.
法国解剖学家，对比解剖学、古生物学的著名创始者。
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Comparative observations were made on the morphology and anatomy of secretory cavities in stems of14genera 23species and one varieties by paraffin and thin section method.