I am still here primarily for HMS Beagle content but I'm distracted by shitto from my science history so here are some Things about Edward Drinker Cope (best known for his participation in a chapter of early American palaeontology now known as the Bone Wars)
he said, "lamarckism is technically intelligent design because the giraffe used its brain to stretch its neck out"
he said, "this paleocene ungulate is for my haters"
he said, "all men are into dudes at first but then we grow out of it"
he said, "I think rocks used to have feelings, my sources are limestone and God"
he said, "I'm pretty sick so I'm gonna drink formaldehyde and do heroin about it"
^ that didn't work, and his funeral was attended by a tortoise and a gila monster (and six humans)
he was so racist and i'm glad he's not alive right now but he sure was one of the most palaeontologists and also a legendary hot takes machine god damn
