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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
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ISBN: 0735100314 / ISBN-13: 9780735100312

Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

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The story of how the Burgess Shale came to be, of its creatures, attempts to classify them, and where they fit into the scheme of evolution is one of ... Show synopsis

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  • Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

    Hardcover, 1990

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    Trade paperback, 1990

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    Hardcover, 1998

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misterpickle93

Engrossing account

by misterpickle93 on Mar 6, 2008

The investigation of the Burgess Shale fossils is presented as an unfolding mystery (and a riveting one it is), ultimately upending the way science has understood evolution. Professor Gould writes clearly, with enthusiasm and humor, and the subject will give you a renewed sense of the wonder and ... More

orfan

wonderful

by orfan on Apr 5, 2007

A great and well-delivered interpretation of the Cambrian Explosion - the sudden appearance of hard body parts and vastly different body plans - by one of the people who could best put it all together. Don't read this for the most up-to-date information (see Conway Morris's much more recent book for ... More

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