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Copyright © 2015 by Michael Tennesen

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Tennesen, Michael.

The next species: the future of evolution in the aftermath of man / Michael Tennesen. — First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Evolution (Biology) 2. Mass extinctions. 3. Nature—Effect of human beings on. I. Title.

QH366.2.T465 2015

576.8—dc23

2014037267

ISBN 978-1-4516-7751-5

ISBN 978-1-4516-7753-9 (ebook)