Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 1990-09-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 039330700X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780393307009
Binding: Paperback
Product Description: "Gould has brought to light one of the least known but most spectacular paleontological discoveries of all time….a brilliant tapestry."—Martin Gardner
The Burgess Shale is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago. In it are the remains of an ancient sea that nurtured more varieties of life than can be found in all of our modern oceans. Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale reveals about evolution and the nature of history. 116 illustrations
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