TY - BOOK AU - Gould,Stephen Jay TI - Wonderful life: the Burgess Shale and the nature of history SN - 039330700X : AV - QE770 .G67 1990 U1 - 560 PY - 1990/// CY - New York PB - Norton KW - Evolution KW - History KW - Invertebrates, Fossil KW - British Columbia KW - Yoho National Park KW - Paleontology KW - Cambrian KW - Philosophy KW - Contingency (Philosophy) KW - Burgess Shale (B.C.) KW - Yoho National Park (B.C.) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-335) and index; The Iconography of an expectation -- A background for the Burgess Shale -- Reconstruction of the Burgess Shale: Toward a New View of Life -- Walcott's Vision and the Nature of History -- Possible Worlds: The Power of "Just History." N2 - Explains why the diversity of the Burgess Shale is important in understanding our past and evolution ER -