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Wonderful life : the Burgess Shale and the nature of history

by Stephen Jay Gould

This work explores the significance of the Burgess Shale fossils in British Columbia, focusing on the role of contingency in the history of life. It analyses the discovery of these specimens and explains how they have been re-interpreted over time.

Accession 30603 ISBN 0393027058 Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
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