Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells (Bloomsbury Sigma)

Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells (Bloomsbury Sigma)

Seashells, stretching from the deep past into the present day, are touchstones leading into fascinating realms of the natural world and cutting-edge science. Members of the phylum Mollusca are among t…

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