"Burgess Shale" meaning in All languages combined

See Burgess Shale on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Burgess shale [canonical]
Rhymes: -eɪl Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Burgess shale}} Burgess shale
  1. A rock formation in the Canadian Rockies that contains very many fossils from the Cambrian period. Wikipedia link: Burgess Shale Categories (topical): Rocks
    Sense id: en-Burgess_Shale-en-name-DXYVbLxX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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