The celebrated lower Cambrian Chengjiang biota of Yunnan Province, China, represents one of the most significant ever paleontological discoveries. Deposits of ancient mudstone, about 520 million years old, have yielded a spectacular variety of exquisitely preserved fossils that record the early diversification of animal life. Since the discovery of the first specimens in 1984, many thousands of fossils have been collected, exceptionally preserving not just the shells and carapaces of the animals, but also their soft tissues in fine detail. This special preservation has produced fossils of rare beauty; they are also of outstanding scientific importance as sources of evidence about the origins of animal groups that have sustained global biodiversity to the present day. Much of the scientific documentation of the Chengjiang biota is in Chinese, and the first edition of this book was the first in English to provide fossil enthusiasts with a comprehensive overview of the fauna. The second edition has been fully updated and includes a new chapter on other exceptionally preserved fossils of Cambrian age, exciting new fossil finds from Chengjiang, and a phylogenetic framework for the biota. Displaying some 250 figures of marvelous specimens, this book presents to professional and amateur paleontologists, and all those fascinated by evolutionary biology, the aesthetic and scientific quality of the Chengjiang fossils.

The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China: The Flowering of Early Animal Life

Science & Math

Williams, Mark

Xian-Guang, Hou

Siveter, David J.

Siveter, Derek J.

Aldridge, Richard J.

Pei-Yun, Cong

Gabbott, Sarah E.

Xiao-Ya, Ma

Purnell, Mark A.

Biological Sciences

Wiley/Blackwell

The Chengjiang biota is one of the most remarkable fossil discoveries ever made. The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang is the first book in English to provide fossil enthusiasts with an overview of the fauna. 100 superb full color plates. First English language illustrated guide to this important fauna. A must-have for all palaeontologists worldwide.To see a collection of images from the book, click on the following link: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/chengjiang

Aldridge, Richard

Bergstrom, Jan

Feng, Xiang-Hong

Hou, Xian-guag

Siveter, Derek

The Chengjiang biota is one of the most remarkable fossil discoveries ever made. The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang is the first book in English to provide fossil enthusiasts with an overview of the fauna. 
<ul> <li>100 superb full color plates. 
</li> <li>First English language illustrated guide to this important fauna. 
</li> <li>A must-have for all palaeontologists worldwide.</li> </ul>
 To see a collection of images from the book, click on the following link: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/chengjiang

Xianguag, Hou

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