TY  - BOOK
AU  - Morris,simon Conway 
TI  - The Crucible Of Creation: The Burgess Shale And The Rise Of Animals
SN  - 9780192862020
U1  - 562.09711 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oup Oxford
KW  - Biology
N1  - 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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