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Martin, Anthony J., 1960-
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Animal burrowing.
Burrowing animals -- Evolution.
Soil animals -- Evolution.
Underground ecology.
Underground areas.
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Martin, Anthony J., 1960-
Animal burrowing.
Burrowing animals -- Evolution.
Soil animals -- Evolution.
Underground ecology.
Underground areas.
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The
evolution
underground
:
burrows
,
bunkers
, and the
marvelous
subterranean
world
beneath
our
feet
/ Anthony J. Martin.
by
Martin, Anthony J., 1960-
Pegasus Books, 2017.
Call #:
591.5648 M379e
Subjects
Animal burrowing.
Burrowing animals --
Evolution
.
Soil animals --
Evolution
.
Underground
ecology.
Underground
areas.
ISBN:
9781681773124 (hc.)
Edition:
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Description:
405 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-391) and index.
Contents:
The wondrous
world
of
burrows
-- Beyond "cavemen": a brief history of humans
underground
-- Kaleidoscopes of dug-out diversity -- Hadean dinosaurs and birds underfoot -- Bomb shelters of the phanerozoic -- Terraforming a planet, one hole at a time -- Playing hide and seek for keeps -- Rulers of the underworld -- Viva la evolución: change comes from within -- Appendix: Genera and species mentioned in The
Evolution
Underground
.
Summary:
Humans have gone
underground
for survival for thousands of years, from
underground
cities in Turkey to Cold War era
bunkers
. But
our
burrowing roots go back to the very beginnings of animal life on earth. Without burrowing, the planet would be very different today. Many animal lineages alive now including
our
own only survived a cataclysmic meteorite strike 65 million years ago because they went
underground
. On a grander scale, the chemistry of the planet itself had already been transformed many millions of years earlier by the first animal
burrows
, which altered whole ecosystems. Every day we walk on an earth filled with an
underground
wilderness teeming with life. Most of this life stays hidden, yet these animals and their
subterranean
homes are ubiquitous, ranging from the deep sea to mountains, from the equator to the poles.
Burrows
are a refuge from predators, a safe home for raising young, or a tool to ambush prey.
Burrows
also protect animals against all types of natural disasters: fires, droughts, storms, meteorites, global warmings and coolings. Paleontologist and ichnologist Anthony Martin reveals this hidden
world
that will continue to influence and transform life on this planet.
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