TY - BOOK AU - Gould,Stephen Jay TI - Wonderful life : the Burgess Shale and the nature of history SN - 9780099273455(pbk.): AV - QE770 .G67 1989 U1 - 562.0971168 23rd PY - 2000/// CY - London PB - Vintage books KW - Invertebrates, Fossil KW - British Columbia KW - Yoho National Park KW - Paleontology KW - Cambrian KW - Philosophy KW - Contingency (Philosophy) KW - Biology KW - Burgess Shale (B.C.) KW - Yoho National Park (B.C.) N1 - Includes Bibliography and Index N2 - Centering on the discovery in the Burgess Shale of 530 million year old fossils unique in age, preservation and diversity, this book challenges perceptions about man's place in the history of life ER -