Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

Gould, Stephen Jay

ISBN 10: 039330700X / ISBN 13: 9780393307009

Edité par W. W. Norton & Company, 1990

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Synopsis :

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.

À propos de l'auteur: 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.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the ...
Éditeur : W. W. Norton & Company
Date d'édition : 1990
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : good