Skip to content
Scan a barcode
Scan
Added to your cart
Audio CD The Great Fossil Enigma: The Search for the Conodont Animal Book

ISBN: B0C8QH97ZX

ISBN13: 9798212399814

The Great Fossil Enigma: The Search for the Conodont Animal

A fascinating, comprehensive, accessible account of conodont fossils--one of paleontology's greatest mysteries: "Deserves to be widely read and enjoyed" (Priscum). Stephen Jay Gould borrowed from Winston Churchill when he described the eel-like conodont animal as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. The search for its identity confounded scientists for more than a century. Some thought it a slug, others a fish, a worm, a plant, even a primitive ancestor of ourselves. As the list of possibilities grew, an answer to the riddle never seemed any nearer. Would the animal that left behind the miniscule fossils known as conodonts ever be identified? Three times the creature was found, but each was quite different from the others. Were any of them really the one? Simon J. Knell takes the listener on a journey through 150 years of scientific thinking, imagining, and arguing. Slowly the animal begins to reveal traces of itself: its lifestyle, its remarkable evolution, its witnessing of great catastrophes, its movements over the surface of the planet, and finally its anatomy. Today the conodont animal remains perhaps the most disputed creature in the zoological world.

Recommended

Format: Paperback

Condition: Good

$7.39
Save $7.56!
List Price $14.95
Almost Gone, Only 1 Left!

You Might Also Enjoy

The Psilocybin Mushroom Bible: The Definitive Guide to Growing and Using Magic Mushrooms
The Psilocybin Mushroom Bible: The Definitive Guide to Growing and Using Magic Mushrooms
K. Mandrake, K. Mandrake, K. Mandrake

from: $36.59

The Way of Men
The Way of Men
Jack Donovan

from: $11.09

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Robert M. Sapolsky

from: $17.12

Der totale Widerstand: Kleinkriegsanleitung für jedermann
Der totale Widerstand: Kleinkriegsanleitung für jedermann
Hans von Dach, Major H. von Dach Bern, Hans von Dach

from: $11.79

The Berenstain Bears' Big Book of Science and Nature
The Berenstain Bears' Big Book of Science and Nature
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

from: $6.39

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
Sy Montgomery

from: $6.09

Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
Dan Flores

from: $16.37

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari

from: $8.89

Birds of the Air
Birds of the Air
Arabella Burton Buckley

from: $5.69

All That the Rain Promises, and More ...: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms
All That the Rain Promises, and More ...: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms
David Arora

from: $9.79

The Way Things Work
The Way Things Work
Neil Ardley, David Macaulay

from: $6.19

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Elizabeth Kolbert

from: $4.59

A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America, 4th Edition (Peterson Field Guide Series)
A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America, 4th Edition (Peterson Field Guide Series)
Roger Tory Peterson

from: $4.29

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: The Untold Story of a Lost World
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: The Untold Story of a Lost World
Stephen Brusatte, Steve Brusatte

from: $12.39

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
David Allen Sibley

from: $6.29

Joseph Ellicott & the Holland Land Company: The Opening of Western New York
Joseph Ellicott & the Holland Land Company: The Opening of Western New York
William Chazanof

from: $16.35

Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide
Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide
Paul Stamets

from: $23.72

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region (Eastern)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region (Eastern)
Elbert L. Little

from: $6.99

DK Eyewitness Books: Dinosaur
DK Eyewitness Books: Dinosaur
Angela. Milner, David Norman, David Lambert, D.K. Publishing, David Lambert

from: $9.63

Look at the Sky and Tell the Weather
Look at the Sky and Tell the Weather
Eric Sloane

from: $11.91

Customer Reviews

1 customer rating | 1 review
There are currently no reviews. Be the first to review this work.
Copyright © 2025 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
GoDaddy Verified and Secured