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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Conway Morris, S. (Simon) Crucible of creation. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998 (OCoLC)647616733 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
S Conway Morris |
| ISBN: | 0198502567 9780198502562 |
| OCLC Number: | 37341317 |
| Description: | xxiii, 242 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. The imprint of evolution. Introduction. Evolution: why no consensus? -- 2. Setting the scene. Overview: the structure of life. First animals: the Ediacaran conundrum -- 3. The discovery of the Burgess Shale. Tantalizing hints. Walcott's triumph. The Cambridge campaign. Two mistakes -- 4. Journey to the Burgess Shale. Departure. The submersible descends. Mud-dwellers. Mud-stickers. Strollers, walkers, and crawlers. Swimmers and floaters. Catastrophe. Ascent to the surface -- 5. The search for new Burgess Shales. Greenland. Laurentia. Chengjiang -- 6. The significance of the Burgess Shale. Wonderful life? The Cambrian 'explosion'. The molecular background. Animal architecture. A dangerous world. The unfolding ecological theatre -- 7. Animal architecture and the origin of body plans. Introduction. The Burgess Shale arthropods: early views. Cladistics to the rescue? Cambrian arthropods: the emergence of a synthesis. The story of Wiwaxia. News from Greenland -- 8. Other worlds. Rerunning the tape. How weird is the Burgess Shale? The concept of disparity -- 9. Last word -- App. 3. Localities. |
| Responsibility: | Simon Conway Morris. |
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