The Sacred Ibis debate: The first test of evolution.

In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte's army invaded Egypt, returning with many treasures including large numbers of Sacred Ibis mummies. The ancient Egyptians revered the ibis and mummified literally millions of them. The French naturalist Georges Cuvier used these mummies to challenge an emerging idea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Caitlin Curtis, Craig D Millar, David M Lambert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-09-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6159855?pdf=render