Darwin's lost world : the hidden history of animal life
Brasier, Martin2009
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Darwin puzzled over why ancient Precambrian rocks seemed barren of life. Brasier describes the quest to shed light on Darwin's lost world, the discovery of its strange creatures, and what drove the sudden flurry of evolution called the Cambrian Explosion, amid tales told with relish of expeditions to the remotest corners of the world.
Main title:
Darwin's lost world : the hidden history of animal life / Martin Brasier.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Collation:
xiv, 304 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map, ports. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199548972 (hbk)0199548978 (hbk)
Dewey class:
551.7'1576.8551.71
Local class:
551.71
Language:
English
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BRN:
951063
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