Darwin's Lost World

The Cambrian Explosion of 540 million years ago is one of science's great puzzles. Recently, however, the great mystery of why it speeded up evolution drastically has been solved. Martin Brasier gives both a thrilling account of what we now know of the strange creatures of these ancient times and engaging and amusing anecdotes of his expeditions to such places as Siberia, Outer Mongolia, Barbuda in their pursuit.