The Crucible of Creation: The Burgess Shale and the Rise of Animals
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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotte…
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The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
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