The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China: The Flowering of Early Animal Life, Edition 2
About this ebook
Much 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.
About the author
Hou Xian-guang is former Director, Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming
David J. Siveter is Professor Emeritus of Paleontology, University of Leicester
Derek J. Siveter is Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
Richard J. Aldridge was Professor Emeritus and F.W. Bennett Professor of Geology, University of Leicester
Cong Pei-yun is Professor of Paleobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming
Sarah E. Gabbott is Professor of Paleobiology, University of Leicester
Ma Xiao-ya is Professor of Paleobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, and the Natural History Museum, London
Mark A. Purnell is Professor of Paleobiology, University of Leicester
Mark Williams is Professor of Paleobiology, University of Leicester
