The Fossils of the Burgess Shale por Derek, E.G. Briggs; Douglas, H. Erwin; Frederick, J. Collier - 1996

Brand: Smithsonian Institution Pres, 1995-06-17. 3rd Printing. paperback. Used: Good.

Smithsonian Books, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good. Book is clean with a square, tight binding and bright, white pages. Book has minor wear on the edges that is difficult to see in the scans. Since its discovery in 1909 by Charles Doolittle Walcott, then Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rocky Mountains has fascinated both scientists and the public with its plethora of weird wonders - life forms of the past so unfamiliar they cannot easily be assigned to known taxonomic groups. This century's most significant invertebrate fossil discovery, the Burgess Shale provides an unprecedented window into the explosive evolution during the Cambrian period that began about 540 million years ago, one of the most enigmatic episodes in the history of life. This book provides the first comprehensive set of illustrations of the extraordinary life forms revealed in the Burgess Shale. In addition to the more common fossilized hard skeletons, the Burgess Shale preserved the soft… Ler mais

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Washington: Smithsonian, 1994. Paperback. Book: Very Good. 4to.. 238 pp. 6 3/4 x 10. Gray glossy wraps. No damage or markings.

Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995-06-17. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!