Convergent Evolution on Earth: Lessons for the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

by George R McGhee and George R. McGhee

An analysis of patterns of convergent evolution on Earth that suggests where we might look for similar convergent forms on other planets.

Why does a sea lily look like a palm tree? And why is a sea lily called a "lily" when it is a marine animal and not a plant? Many marine animals bear a noticeable similarity in form to land-dwelling plants. And yet these marine animal forms evolved in the oceans first; land plants independently and convergently...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262042738
• ISBN13: 9780262042734
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"