| Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History Contributor(s): Gould, Stephen Jay (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393027058 ISBN-13: 9780393027051 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Paleontology - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution |
| Dewey: 560.9 |
| LCCN: 88-37469 |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.45" W x 9.55" (1.60 lbs) 350 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gould, Stephen Jay: - Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University. He published over twenty books, received the National Book and National Book Critics Circle Awards, and a MacArthur Fellowship. |