After Man: A Zoology Of - The Future

It certainly is! Written by Scottish paleontologist and geologist Dougal Dixon and published in 1981, is considered the foundational work of the "speculative zoology" genre.

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. 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 It certainly is