Simon Conway Morris, Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology, University of Cambridge
"'tells a great story and manages to be informative at all levels." - New Scientist
"spiritually uplifting" - THES
"The centerpiece of The Crucible of Creation is a descripion, authoritative and readable, of the animals themselves" - New York Times Book Review
Introduction; 1. Setting the Scene; 2. The discovery of the Burgess Shale; 3. Journey to the Burgess Shale; 4. The search for new Burgess Shales; 5. The significance of the Burgess Shale; 6. The origin of phyla; 7. Other worlds; 8. The last word; Acknowledgements; Appendix 1: Further Reading; Appendix 2: Exhibitions; Appendix 3: Localities; Glossary; Index.
