Though Cuvier was able to make accurate predictions about fossil finds, in practice the accuracy of his predictions came not from application of his principle, but rather from his vast knowledge of comparative anatomy.
尽管居维叶能够对化石发现做出准确的预测，但实际上，他的预测的准确性不是来自他的原理的应用，而是来自他对比较解剖学的广泛知识。