Many new creatures resemble modern ones but are descended from entirely different ancestors. For example, "Rabbucks" are descendants of rabbits that have evolved to fill the niches of deer and antelope.
Dixon imagines a world where the Mediterranean has closed up, Australia has collided with Asia, and South America has split from North America. After Man: A Zoology of the Future
The book's premise is fascinating: it travels to a "Posthomic" era where humanity has long been extinct. Dixon meticulously applies real principles of evolutionary biology and plate tectonics to imagine how current animal lineages might evolve to fill empty ecological niches. Key Features of this Future Earth Many new creatures resemble modern ones but are