The Crucible Of Creation: The Burgess Shale And The Rise Of Animals (Record no. 586816)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9780192862020
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 562.09711
Item number MOR
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Morris,simon Conway
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Crucible Of Creation: The Burgess Shale And The Rise Of Animals
Statement of responsibility, etc Simon Conway Morris
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement revised ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Oxford
Name of publisher Oup Oxford
Year of publication 1999
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages 272 pages
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Located in the west of Canada, the Burgess Shale contains a unique collection of fossil remains, and has become an icon for those studying the history of life. This remarkable book takes us on a fresh journey back in time through the Burgess Shale and its astonishing collection of pre-Cambrian creatures. In an entertaining and readable style, Simon Conway Morris paints a vivid picture of the critical period which saw the diversification of all the major animal groups, and takes a controversial stance on current evolutionary theories that is sure to provoke much interest and debate.
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Topical Term Biology
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Koha item type English Books
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        Anna Centenary Library Anna Centenary Library 5TH FLOOR, A WING 15.09.2025 562.09711 MOR 198526 15.09.2025 English Books

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