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Darwin's lost world : the hidden history of animal life / Martin Brasier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brasier, M. D., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brasier, M. D--Travel.
- Brasier, M. D.
- Geology, Stratigraphic--Precambrian.
- Geology, Stratigraphic.
- Paleontology--Precambrian.
- Paleontology.
- Evolution (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (327 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; List of Figures; List of Colour Plates; 1. In Search of Lost Worlds; 2. The Devil's Toenail; 3. A Fossilized Jelly Baby; 4. The First Terror with Teeth; 5. A Worm that Changed the World; 6. A Mistaken Point; 7. Reign of the Snow Queen; 8. Through a Lens, Darkly; 9. Torridon; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 1-383-04542-9
- 1-281-98551-1
- 9786611985516
- 0-19-156773-6
- OCLC:
- 437093176
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