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It greatly puzzled Darwin that the most ancient rocks, those dating before the Cambrian period, seemed to be barren of fossils when he would expect them to be teeming with life. Decades of work by modern paleontologists have indeed brought us amazing fossils from far beyond the Cambrian, from the depths of the Precambrian. Yet hidden in these depths is a great mysterysomething happened around the Cambrian to dramatically speed up evolution and produce many of the early forms of animals we know todayand scientists don't really know what provided that spark.In this vibrantly written book, Martin Brasier, a leading paleontologist working on early life, takes us into the deep, dark ages of the Precambrian to explore Darwin's Lost World. Brasier is a master storyteller. As he explains what we now know of the strange creatures of these truly ancient times540 million years agohe takes readers to many far flung places around the globe, interweaving an engaging account of cuttingedge science with colorful and amusing anecdotes from his expeditions to Siberia, Outer Mongolia, and other remote places. As he shows, decoding the evidence in these ancient rockspiecing together the puzzle of the Cambrian Explosionis very challenging work. What they have discovered is that, just at the beginning of the Cambrian period, animals (mostly worms) began burrowing into the mud. Why they suddenly began burrowing, and how this might have changed the atmosphere, may be important clues to the mystery. Brasier gives his own take on the emerging answers, as one of the leading players in the field.A richly readable account of exciting expeditions and leadingedge science, Darwin's Lost World is a musthave book for all natural history buffs.'A rollicking account of Brasier's adventures seeking an answer to a question that vexed Charles Darwin.'Library Journal'Engaging.' New Scientist'If there is one book in this crop that Darwin himself would surely have appreciated, it is Darwin's Lost World.'Financial Times
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