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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History is a 1989 book on the evolution of Cambrian fauna by Harvard paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould.
- Stephen Jay Gould
- 1989
Sep 17, 1990 · In Wonderful Life, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould relates the impact of the scientific revision of the fossil specimens collected by Charles Walcott from the famous locality known as the Burgess Shale.
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- Stephen Jay Gould
- $15.59
- W. W. Norton & Company
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Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer. . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence.'—James Gleick, <em>New York Times Book Review</em>, Wonderful Life, The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History, Stephen Jay Gould, 9780393307009
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...
Oct 1, 1989 · Wonderful Life is a book by Harvard paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould that explores the evolution of Cambrian fauna based on the fossils of the Burgess Shale.
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