Table of Contents


Introduction : Yoho National Park

The Cambrian World

Formation of the Burgess Shale

Discovery of the Burgess Shale

Preservation of the Fossils

Fossils of the Burgess Shale

Fauna and Flora of the Burgess Shale

Significance of the Burgess Shale

The Chengjiang Deposits of China

Burgess Shale Collections at Carleton University


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