The evolution underground : burrows, bunkers, and the marvelous subterranean world beneath our feet...
The evolution underground : burrows, bunkers, and the marvelous subterranean world beneath our feet...
The evolution underground : burrows, bunkers, and the marvelous subterranean world beneath our feet / Anthony J. Martin.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York ; London : Pegasus Books, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2018/0086
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MMS ID
Language
English
Physical Description
Physical content
405 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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...
Publication information
Publisher
New York ; London : Pegasus Books, 2017.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Date Published
2017.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"What is the best way to survive when the going gets tough? From dinosaurs to penguins, from trilobites to humans, discover the marvelous subterranean secret to survival. Humans have "gone underground" for survival for thousands of years, whether in ancient underground cities or Cold War-era bunkers. But our burrowing roots go back to the very begi...
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Full title
The evolution underground : burrows, bunkers, and the marvelous subterranean world beneath our feet / Anthony J. Martin.
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Notes
General note
"February 2017"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2017
Identifiers
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Call Numbers
G 2018/0086
Record Identifier
74VKVGR5AKLd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGR5AKLd
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781681773124
DDC
001.9
MMS ID
991024152418502626
