Burgess Shale Collection
Wesleyan University obtained a small set of samples (listed below) from the U.S. National Museum (Smithsonian). We are very lucky to have this material from the locality made famous by Stephen J. Gould (1989; Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History; W.W.Norton & Co), by Simon Conway-Morris (1996; The Crucible of Creation, The Burgess Shale and the Rise of Animals; Oxford University Press). For a recent description of the fossil assemblages see D. E. G. Briggs, D. H. Erwin, F. J. Collier (1994): The Fossils of the Burgess Shale, Smithsonian Institution Press.
For web resources on the Burgess Shale:
Berkeley Museum site
University of Calgary site
Canadian National Parks sites
web-enhanced version of S. J. Gould (1986): Play it again, Life (Natural History, February 1986)
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ID #
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Q'ty
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Name
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Author
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Formation
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Location
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Acquired
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B-182
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1
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Vauxia gracilenta
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Walcott
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Burgess Shale
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Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia
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US Nat. Museum
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B-319
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2
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Wimanella simplex
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Walcott
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Ptarmigan
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Popes Peak, above Ross Lake, British Columbia
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US Nat. Museum
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B-348
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2
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Diraphora bellicostata
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Walcott
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Burgess Shale
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Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia
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US Nat. Museum
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B-400
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1
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Marpolia spissa
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Walcott
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Burgess Shale
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Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia
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US Nat. Museum
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B-401
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1
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Eldonia ludwigi
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Walcott
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Burgess Shale
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Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia
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US Nat. Museum
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B-404
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1
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Ottoia prolifica
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Walcott
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Burgess Shale
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Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia
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US Nat. Museum
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B-407
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1
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Morania confluens
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Walcott
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Burgess Shale
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Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia
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US Nat. Museum
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B-428
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1
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Scenella amii
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Matthew
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Burgess Shale
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Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia
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US Nat. Museum
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B-453
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1
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Hyoliths carinatus
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Walcott
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Burgess Shale
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Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia
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US Nat. Museum
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B-499
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1
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Marella splendens
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Walcott
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Burgess Shale
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Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia
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US Nat. Museum
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B-502
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1
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Albertella bosworthi
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Ptarmigan
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Popes Peak, above Ross Lake, British Columbia
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US Nat. Museum
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B-508
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2
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Agnostus montis
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Matthew
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Burgess Shale
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Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia
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US Nat. Museum
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B-514
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1
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Hymenocaris (=Canadaspis) perfecta
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Walcott
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Burgess Shale
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Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia
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US Nat. Museum
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