Account of the Skeleton of the Mammoth / A non-descript carnivorous animal of immense size, found in America

The narrative traces early discoveries of enormous fossil bones in North America and Siberia, summarizing reports, measurements, and local accounts while scrutinizing mistaken attributions to human giants or to modern elephants. It compares anatomical features—flattened femora, curved tusks, and hippopotamus-like grinders—notes confusion caused by scattered and hastily collected specimens, and reviews contemporary naturalists' opinions. The author evaluates the evidence, describes the collection and dispersal of remains across Europe, and argues for careful anatomical comparison and accurate documentation to reconstruct the animal's size and affinities from fragmentary fossils.