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Burgess Shale Fossils
Offers photographs of Walcott Quarry and the Burgess Shale fossils.
www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/Burgess_Shale
Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation
Providing information online about the Burgess Shale discoveries and educational talks and walks in Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
www.burgess-shale.bc.ca
Burgess Shale: A Hidden Treasure In The Canadian Rockies
Describes the formation of the Burgess Shale and the flora and fauns preserved within it.
park.org/Canada/Museum/burgessshale/titlen.html
Digital Burgess: A Conference on the Origins and Future of Life on Earth
Details from the 1997 conference addressing evolution and the convergence of paleontology and the digital world. Also offers photographs of the Walcott Quarries.
www.biota.org/conf97
Fossils of the Burgess Shale - Middle Cambrian
Offers photos of Burgess Shale fossils from the Middle Cambrian.
facstaff.gpc.edu/~pgore/geology/geo102/burgess/burgess.htm
Localities of the Cambrian: The Burgess Shale
Introduction to the Burgess Shale fossil beds, discussing their discovery and significance.
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cambrian/burgess.html
Strange Creatures: A Burgess Shale Fossil Sampler
See illustrations and diagrams of early life trapped, and fossilized within the Burgess Shale. From the National Museum of Natural History.
paleobiology.si.edu/burgess/index.html
Trip to Burgess Shale: An Unique Experience
Personal account of visiting the Burgess Shale in south-western Canada.
www.icom-nathist.de/bs/bs_e.htm
Walcott 2009 - An International Conference on the Cambrian Explosion
Conference on the Cambrian explosion to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Burgess Shale by Charles Doolittle Walcott. ; Banff, Alberta, August 3 - 8, 2009.
www.burgess-shale.info
Walcott, Charles D. (1850-1927)
Found the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale and its incredible biota.
geoclio.st.usm.edu/walcott.html
Yoho-Burgess Shale Foundation
Established to increase the exposure of the general public to the earth sciences. Offers guided hikes, in partnership with Yoho National Park, out to the formation.
www.burgess-shale.bc.ca

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