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:
web-enhanced version of S. J. Gould (1986): Play it again, Life (Natural History, February 1986)
ID # |
Q'ty |
Name |
Author |
Formation |
Location |
Acquired |
B-182 |
1 |
Vauxia gracilenta |
Walcott |
Burgess Shale |
Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia |
US Nat. Museum |
B-319 |
2 |
Wimanella simplex |
Walcott |
Ptarmigan |
Popes Peak, above Ross Lake, British Columbia |
US Nat. Museum |
B-348 |
2 |
Diraphora bellicostata |
Walcott |
Burgess Shale |
Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia |
US Nat. Museum |
B-400 |
1 |
Marpolia spissa |
Walcott |
Burgess Shale |
Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia |
US Nat. Museum |
B-401 |
1 |
Eldonia ludwigi |
Walcott |
Burgess Shale |
Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia |
US Nat. Museum |
B-404 |
1 |
Ottoia prolifica |
Walcott |
Burgess Shale |
Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia |
US Nat. Museum |
B-407 |
1 |
Morania confluens |
Walcott |
Burgess Shale |
Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia |
US Nat. Museum |
B-428 |
1 |
Scenella amii |
Matthew |
Burgess Shale |
Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia |
US Nat. Museum |
B-453 |
1 |
Hyoliths carinatus |
Walcott |
Burgess Shale |
Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia |
US Nat. Museum |
B-499 |
1 |
Marella splendens |
Walcott |
Burgess Shale |
Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia |
US Nat. Museum |
B-502 |
1 |
Albertella bosworthi |
|
Ptarmigan |
Popes Peak, above Ross Lake, British Columbia |
US Nat. Museum |
B-508 |
2 |
Agnostus montis |
Matthew |
Burgess Shale |
Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia |
US Nat. Museum |
B-514 |
1 |
Hymenocaris (=Canadaspis) perfecta |
Walcott |
Burgess Shale |
Burgess Pass, near Field, British Columbia |
US Nat. Museum |