Evolution Collection (page 2)

1909 Cartoon Darwin, apes, Haeckel
1909 " On Darwins hundredth Birthday" Illustration of Charles Darwin in heavenly tree with young chimpanzee (left) and orangutan (right)

Lagoon nebula M8
Lagoon nebula. Optical image of the Lagoon nebula (M8), a large starbirth region around 30 light years across. North is at top

Woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis). Artists impression of a woolly rhinoceros. This extinct mammal existed during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs, 1.8 million years to 10, 000 years ago

Large Magellanic cloud
Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), infrared image. The LMC is a dwarf galaxy, and a satellite of our own Milky Way galaxy. It contains regions of emission nebula (green, yellow and red)

Rosette Nebula. Coloured optical image of the Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237-39). This is a large starbirth region which glows due to ionisation of its gases by radiation from a cluster of hot young stars

Bishop Samuel Wilberforce of Oxford
Fine lithographic engraving of Samuel Wilberforce (1846) Lord Bishop of Oxford by George Richmond, engraved by Henry Robinson and published by J. Hogarth, London

Carcharodontosaurus dinosaur, side view
Side profile of a Pinacosaurus dinosaur. Pinacosaurus was a herbivorous ankylosaur that lived in the Cretaceous Period of Mongolia and China

The Mammoth (colour litho)
5995593 The Mammoth (colour litho) by Stokoe, W. J.(fl.1910-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mammoth. The lord of the Ice Age, it ranged over the whole of the northern hemisphere)

Darwinism (colour litho)
3630356 Darwinism (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Darwinism. Illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexicon, c1895.); © Look and Learn

Palaeontology, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Palaeontology, c1910. Palaeontology, the scientific study of life forms existing in the past though examination of fossils, plants, animals, and organisms

Silverback Mountain Gorilla, side view

A fierce Prestosuchus dinosaur. Prestosuchus was a carnivorous archosaur dinosaur that lived in the Triassic Period of Brazil

Doryaspis swim amongst a bed of Anthozoa
8-inch-long jawless fish of the genus Doryaspis swim amongst a bed of Anthozoa of the order Actiniaria (AKA sea anemones) 410 million years ago in what is today the Svalbard archipelago in Norway

An Alvarezsaurid bird cleans the mouth of a Giganotosaurus carolinii dinosaur

Ankylosaurus dinosaurs defend themselves against a T-Rex
A pair of Ankylosaurus herbivore dinosaurs defending themselves against a deadly carnivorous T.Rex during Earths Cretaceous Era

Giganotosaurus hunting. Giganotosaurus was a large carcharodontosaurid dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina during the early Cenomanian age of the Late Cretaceous Period approximately 100 to

Tyrannosaurus Rex eats the carrion of a dead Triceratops
A Tyrannosaurus Rex eats the carrion of a dead Triceratops in prehistoric wetlands

Arthropleura invertebrate on white background. Arthropleura was a giant insect invertebrate that lived in North America and Scotland during the Carboniferous Period

Hominid reconstructions in chronological order
From left to right: Australopithecus, Early Homo erectus (Java Man), Late Homo erectus (Peking Man), Homo heidelbergensis (Rhodesian Man), Neanderthal man and Homo sapiens (Cro-Magnon)

Model of Lucy, a young female Australopithecus afarensis hominid. The model was created from a cast of Lucys bones, and exhibited at the Kenya National Museum, Nairobi, Kenya

Steven Pinker, Canadian psychologist
Steven Pinker. Caricature of the Canadian-American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist and author Steven Arthur Pinker (born 1954)

Friedrich Nietzsche, caricature
Friedrich Nietzsche. Caricature of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). Nietzsche devised a new system of values to account for the advances in biology and psychology

Peking Man A new link in human evolution. Chimpanzee, Pithecanthropus, Peking Man and Piltdown Man (later shown to be a hoax). Date: 1929

The predicted collision between the Andromeda galaxy and the Milky Way
This illustration shows the predicted collision between the Andromeda galaxy and the Milky Way in about 3-5 billion years

3D rendering of an Ankylosaurus dinosaur skeleton, side view. This armored dinosaur lived in the early Mesozoic era

A raptor stalks a pair of grazing Europasaurus holgeri dinosaurs

A group of Dodo birds crossing a natural bridge over a stream

Hylobates sp. Pongo pygmaeus, Pan troglodytes, Gorilla gori
Gibbon, orangutan, chimpanzee, gorilla and human. Evidence as to Mans Place in Nature. Illustration published in Mans Place in Nature, Vol. 7 from a collection of essays by Thomas Henry Huxley, 1863

Australopithecus afarensis
Illustration by Maurice Wilson of extinct African hominids (Australopithecus afarensis) living 3-4 million years ago. They walked upright, although they retained the ability to climb trees

Pedigree of Man
Tab XV from Ernst Haeckel (1879) The Evolution of man: a popular exposition of the principal points of human ontogeny and phylogeny, London: Kegan Paul, 2 v: ill

Reflection nebula

Cambrian animals, artwork
Cambrian animals. Artwork of an Opabinia regalis invertebrate (upper right) attempting to catch its prey, a primitive chordate called Pikaia (lower left)

1849 The antidiluvian world by reynolds
A rare British broadsheet with contemporary hand colouring, drawn and engraved by John Emslie and published by James Reynolds in 1849

Stephen Gould, US palaeontologist
Stephen Gould. Caricature of the US palaeontologist, evolutionary biologist, science historian and author Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) holding a collection of his essays called The Pandas Thumb

Animals and plants of the Carboniferous era
European landscape, with animals, during the Carboniferous Era

Evolution in Fossils
The progress of evolution, from amoebas to you and me, as displayed by the fossil record

Primordial Soup
Christophe Kiciak

Mammals, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Mammals, c1910. Vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding. The basic body type is quadruped

Fishes, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Fishes, c1910. Species of vertebrate animals found in fresh and salt waters and almost all aquatic environments

African Elephant, back, extreme left, Moenitherium, Woolly Mammoth, Platybelodon and Trilophodon

Illustration of a Phiomia, a type of Gomphothere from the Oligocene period, and a present-day African elephant (Loxodonta africana)

Chiron passing near Saturn. Chiron is a weird cross between an asteroid and comet, which are known as centaurs

A herd of dinosaurs walk past a flying saucer lodged into the ground
A herd of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period, walk past a giant flying saucer lodged into the ground after a bad landing

A baby Tyrannosaurus Rex roars while safely standing between its mothers legs
A baby Tyrannosaurus Rex roars defiantely while safely standing between its mothers legs

Smilodon on a mountainside

Reconstruction of Java Man (Pithecanthropus erectus) based on skull cap, thigh bone and 2 back teeth discovered in Pliocene fossil beds in Trinil, Central Java, by Dr Eugene Dubois in 1894

Erasmus Darwin House. This is the house where Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), British physician and grandfather of Charles Darwin, lived from 1756 to 1781

The Beautiful Dragonflys Life Story, 1935
The Beautiful Dragonflys Life Story, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

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"Evolution: A Journey Through Time and Space" Embark on a captivating voyage through the realms of evolution, where the wonders of our universe intertwine with the intricate tapestry of life. From distant galaxies to ancient fossils, witness the ever-unfolding story that has shaped our world. Gaze upon the mesmerizing Hubble Space Telescope view of nebula NGC 604, a celestial masterpiece born from stellar explosions. Marvel at the ethereal beauty of Orion Nebula, where stars are born amidst swirling cosmic clouds. Behold the iconic Pillars of Creation, towering structures sculpted by celestial forces in an ongoing dance between creation and destruction. Venture deeper into Earth's history as you encounter geological strata dating back to the 19th century. These layers reveal secrets locked within rocks, whispering tales of ancient landscapes and changing climates. Explore hominid crania that offer glimpses into our own evolutionary journey – a testament to how we have evolved over millions of years. Discover Archaeopteryx, known as "the first bird, " bridging two worlds with its dinosaurian and avian features. This fossilized marvel stands as a potential missing link between dinosaurs and birds—a pivotal piece in understanding our shared ancestry. Delve even further back in time as you uncover fossils from the Paleozoic era—ancient remnants that provide insight into prehistoric marine life forms which once roamed primordial oceans. Witness stages in human evolution unfold before your eyes—an extraordinary transformation spanning countless generations. From primitive ancestors to modern Homo sapiens, trace humanity's remarkable journey towards complexity and consciousness. In this grand symphony orchestrated by nature itself, observe Charles Darwin—the visionary British naturalist who unraveled many mysteries surrounding evolution through his groundbreaking work. His tireless pursuit for knowledge forever changed our understanding of life's interconnectedness.