It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Convergent Evolution on Earth by George R. McGhee, Jr.
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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 evolved similar forms much later in geologic time. In this book, George McGhee analyzes patterns of convergent evolution on Earth and argues that...
Convergent Evolution on Earth by George R. McGhee, Jr. is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.
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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read Convergent Evolution on Earth aloud.
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