Definition of Burgess Shale in English:

Burgess Shale

proper noun

A stratum of sedimentary rock exposed in the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The bed, dated to the Cambrian period (about 540 million years ago), is rich in well-preserved fossils of early marine invertebrates, many of which represent evolutionary lineages unknown in later times.
伯吉斯页岩（加拿大英属哥伦比亚洛矶山脉的水成岩地层，形成于寒武纪时期约5.4亿年前，富含保存良好的早期海底无脊椎动物化石，其中许多为后来没有的进化链）
Example sentencesExamples
- The best-known of these sites is the legendary Burgess Shale in the British Columbian Rocky Mountains.
- Pictured above is Canadia, from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia.
- Patrick Orr, now at the National University of Ireland in Galway, and I decided to analyse some Burgess Shale fossils by mapping the distribution of elements using an electron microprobe.

Origin

Named after the Burgess Pass, British Columbia, where the shale outcrops.

Definition of Burgess Shale in US English:

Burgess Shale

proper nounˈbərjis ˌSHāl

A bed of shale exposed in the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The bed, dated to the Cambrian period (about 530 million years ago), is rich in well-preserved fossils of early marine invertebrates, many of which represent evolutionary lineages unknown in later times.
伯吉斯页岩（加拿大英属哥伦比亚洛矶山脉的水成岩地层，形成于寒武纪时期约5.4亿年前，富含保存良好的早期海底无脊椎动物化石，其中许多为后来没有的进化链）
Example sentencesExamples
- The best-known of these sites is the legendary Burgess Shale in the British Columbian Rocky Mountains.
- Pictured above is Canadia, from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia.
- Patrick Orr, now at the National University of Ireland in Galway, and I decided to analyse some Burgess Shale fossils by mapping the distribution of elements using an electron microprobe.

Origin

Named after the Burgess Pass, British Columbia, where the shale outcrops.

词汇	Burgess Shale
释义	Definition of Burgess Shale in English: Burgess Shale proper noun A stratum of sedimentary rock exposed in the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The bed, dated to the Cambrian period (about 540 million years ago), is rich in well-preserved fossils of early marine invertebrates, many of which represent evolutionary lineages unknown in later times. 伯吉斯页岩（加拿大英属哥伦比亚洛矶山脉的水成岩地层，形成于寒武纪时期约5.4亿年前，富含保存良好的早期海底无脊椎动物化石，其中许多为后来没有的进化链） Example sentencesExamples The best-known of these sites is the legendary Burgess Shale in the British Columbian Rocky Mountains. Pictured above is Canadia, from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia. Patrick Orr, now at the National University of Ireland in Galway, and I decided to analyse some Burgess Shale fossils by mapping the distribution of elements using an electron microprobe. Origin Named after the Burgess Pass, British Columbia, where the shale outcrops. Definition of Burgess Shale in US English: Burgess Shale proper nounˈbərjis ˌSHāl A bed of shale exposed in the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The bed, dated to the Cambrian period (about 530 million years ago), is rich in well-preserved fossils of early marine invertebrates, many of which represent evolutionary lineages unknown in later times. 伯吉斯页岩（加拿大英属哥伦比亚洛矶山脉的水成岩地层，形成于寒武纪时期约5.4亿年前，富含保存良好的早期海底无脊椎动物化石，其中许多为后来没有的进化链） Example sentencesExamples The best-known of these sites is the legendary Burgess Shale in the British Columbian Rocky Mountains. Pictured above is Canadia, from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia. Patrick Orr, now at the National University of Ireland in Galway, and I decided to analyse some Burgess Shale fossils by mapping the distribution of elements using an electron microprobe. Origin Named after the Burgess Pass, British Columbia, where the shale outcrops.
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