Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

By: Gould, Stephen Jay

" An] extraordinary book . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."--James Gleick, New York Times Book Review High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It holds 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.

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CKSZRQ74
• ISBN13: 9798212522328
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Tantor Audio