The Fossils of the Burgess Shale
ISBN-10:
156098659X
ISBN-13:
9781560986591
Author(s): Derek E. G. Briggs; Douglas H. Erwin
Edition: 3rd Printing
Released: Jun 17, 1995
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
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pp. 238, b/w photographs, "You might think a listing of the fossils found in a single site would not be all that interesting, but the Burgess Shale collection is extraordinary. For whereas most fossilization preserves hard tissues like bones, teeth, and shells, the geologic forces that formed the Burgess Shale also preserved soft tissues. The…
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