Stephen Jay Gould borrowed from Winston Churchill when he described the conodont animal as a "riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." This animal confounded science for more than a century. Some thought it a slug, others a fish, a worm, a plant, even a primitive ancestor...
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 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...