Burgess Shale Definition

bûrjĭs
pronoun

A rock formation in the Canadian Rockies that contains very many fossils from the Cambrian period.

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Origin of Burgess Shale

  • After nearby Mount Burgess

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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