The Burgess Shale and the Rise of Animals karya Simon Conway Morris tidak menyediakan sebuah penjelasan bagi fosil Burgess Shale, atau bagi rekaman fosil dari jaman Kambrium secara umum.
The Burgess Shale and the Rise of Animals by Simon Conway Morris has provided an explanation for the Burgess Shale fossils, or for the fossil record of the Cambrian Age in general.