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Wonderful life : the Burgess Shale and nature of history /

Explains why the diversity of the Burgess Shale is important in understanding our past and evolution.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gould, Stephen Jay
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, [1989]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Invertebrates, Fossil.
Paleontology > Cambrian.
Paleontology > British Columbia > Yoho National Park.
Burgess Shale (B.C.)
Paleontology > Philosophy.
Contingency (Philosophy)
Yoho National Park (B.C.)
Table of Contents:
  • The iconography of an expectation
  • A background for the Burgess shale
  • Reconstruction of the Burgess shale toward a new view of life
  • The burgess drama
  • Walcott's vision and the nature of history
  • Possible worlds: the power of "just history".