Paleontology and philosophy : a critique / Ronald Rainger.
Abstract:
Argues that late-19th-century vertebrate paleontologists neglected variations (particularly intraspecific variations) in their work not for merely philosophic reasons but also because of their scientific training, the limitations of the scientific data, and the impact that those variables had on their objectives and methods
Journal of the history of biology Vol. 18 (1985), p. 267-287