2. Our Bedroom

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. 1. About This Book 1
4. 2. Our Bedroom 9
5. 3. Microbes 13
6. 4. Protists 25
7. 5. Fungi 36
8. 6. Animals 43
9. 7. Dry Land 54
10. 8. Lichens 58
11. 9. Plants 61
12. 10. Arthropods on Land 79
13. 11. Vertebrates 83
14. 12. Amphibians 88
15. 13. Proto-Mammals 95
16. 14. Dinosaurs 100
17. 15. Pterosaurs 118
18. 16. Crocodiles 126
19. 17. Birds 130
20. 18. Mammals 137
21. 19. From Monkeys to the Missing Link 145
22. 20. The Line to Homo Sapiens 150
23. 21. Neandertals 159
24. 22. Why Do We Look the Way We Look 164
25. 23. The San, Formerly Known as Bushmen 167
26. 24. Gaia’s Rule One: 178
27. 25. Gaia’s Rule Two: 184
28. 26. Gaia’s Rule Three: 190
29. 27. The Present 194
30. 28. The Future 199
31. CODA 201
32. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 203