The Evolution Underground: Burrows, Bunkers, and the Marvelous Subterranean World Beneath Our Feet

by Anthony J. Martin

Book Overview

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. 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681776561
• ISBN13: 9781681776569
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.7"