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 the greatest stories--and one of the hottest controversies--in science.
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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 the greatest stories--and one of the hottest controversies--in science.
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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 tenuousness of life on earth.
orfan
Apr 5, 2007
wonderful
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 that) but for a very engaging and compelling history of life on earth.
