Excerpt from The Mastodon Giganteus of North AmericaTo Cuvier we are indebted for the first elaborate account of the bones of the Mastodon Giganteus. He had not, however, the advantage of a Skeleton, nor, in truth, did any exist until the persevering labor of Mr. Peale, of Philadelphia, produced one tolerably complete from the morasses of Orange County, New York, in 1801. Another, less perfect, obtained at nearly the same period by the labors of the Peales, existed in the Museum at Baltimore, and, the collection being removed, it was taken apart, and now belongs to me. About 'the year 1840, Mr. Koch obtained a skeleton and a rich collection of bones from the banks of the Missouri, which were mounted under the direction of Professor Owen, and have been deposited in the British Museum.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.