The Crucible of Creation
The Burgess Shale and the Explosion of Life
Book
Hardback
335 pages
978-0-19-850197-8 (ISBN)
Description
In this text, palaeontologist Simon Conway Morris looks at the implications of the Burgess Shale - the fossil collection of pre-Cambrian creatures so different from anything now living - for theories of evolution, challenging the views of Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Dawkins.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
90 line drawings, glossary, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-850197-8 (9780198501978)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Setting the scene; the discovery of the Burgess Shale; journey to the Burgess Shale; the search for new Burgess Shale; the significance of the Burgess Shale; the origin of phyla; other worlds; the last word; appendix 1 - further reading; appendix 2 - exhibitions; appendix 3 - localities.