The celebrated lower Cambrian Chengjiang biota of Yunnan Province, China, represents one of the most significant ever paleontological discoveries. Deposits of ancient mudstone, about 520 million years old, have yielded a spectacular variety of exquisitely preserved fossils that record the early diversification of animal life.

The Cambrian Fossils Of Chengjiang, China

The Flowering Of Early Animal Life

by Mark Williams, Cong Pei-Yun, Sarah E. Gabbott, Ma Xiao-Ya, Richard J. (University Of Leicester) Aldridge, Hou (Yunnan University) Xian-Guang, David J. (University Of Leicester) Siveter, Derek J. (University Of Oxford) Siveter e Mark A. (The Palaeontological Association) Purnell

Property Description
ISBN: 9781118896389
Publisher: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD
Release Date: April of 2017
Language: English
Dimensions: 216 x 279 x 20 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Science > Biology
Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Anthropology
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9781118896389