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Gould, Stephen Jay.
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Invertebrates, Fossil -- British Columbia -- Yoho National Park.
Paleontology -- Cambrian.
Paleontology -- British Columbia -- Yoho National Park.
Paleontology -- Philosophy.
Evolutionary paleobiology.
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Burgess Shale (B.C.)
Yoho National Park (B.C.)
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Gould, Stephen Jay.
Invertebrates, Fossil -- British Columbia -- Yoho National Park.
Paleontology -- Cambrian.
Paleontology -- British Columbia -- Yoho National Park.
Paleontology -- Philosophy.
Evolutionary paleobiology.
Contingency (Philosophy)
Burgess Shale (B.C.)
Yoho National Park (B.C.)
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Wonderful life : the Burgess Shale and the nature of history / Stephen Jay Gould.
by
Gould, Stephen Jay.
W.W. Norton, c1989.
Call #:
560.9711 G698w
Subjects
Invertebrates, Fossil -- British Columbia --
Yoho
National
Park
.
Paleontology -- Cambrian.
Paleontology -- British Columbia --
Yoho
National
Park
.
Paleontology -- Philosophy.
Evolutionary paleobiology.
Contingency (Philosophy)
Burgess Shale (
B
.C.)
Yoho
National
Park
(
B
.C.)
ISBN:
9780393307009 (2007 printing; pbk.)
039330700X (2007 printing; pbk.)
0393027058
Alternate title:
Burgess Shale and the nature of history
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
347 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"First published as a Norton pbk. 1990; reissued 2007"--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
Bibliography:
Bibliography: p. 325-335.
Summary:
High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived -- a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. The author explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history. Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) was a prrofessor of both zoology and geology at Harvard University.
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