{"product_id":"the-cambrian-fossils-of-chengjiang-hou-xian-guang-9781118896389","title":"The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China: The Flowering of Early Animal Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. Since the discovery of the first specimens in 1984, many thousands of fossils have been collected, exceptionally preserving not just the shells and carapaces of the animals, but also their soft tissues in fine detail. This special preservation has produced fossils of rare beauty; they are also of outstanding scientific importance as sources of evidence about the origins of animal groups that have sustained global biodiversity to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMuch of the scientific documentation of the Chengjiang biota is in Chinese, and the first edition of this book was the first in English to provide fossil enthusiasts with a comprehensive overview of the fauna. The second edition has been fully updated and includes a new chapter on other exceptionally preserved fossils of Cambrian age, exciting new fossil finds from Chengjiang, and a phylogenetic framework for the biota. Displaying some 250 figures of marvelous specimens, this book presents to professional and amateur paleontologists, and all those fascinated by evolutionary biology, the aesthetic and scientific quality of the Chengjiang fossils.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hou Xian-Guang, David J. Siveter, Derek J. Siveter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1118896386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118896389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Hou Xian-Guang","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43924137869567,"sku":"9781118896389","price":121.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_55aa5c75-2099-4f86-a7bc-e6311bd9f241.jpg?v=1681068701","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cambrian-fossils-of-chengjiang-hou-xian-guang-9781118896389","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}