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

Skull of Piltdown Man (Eanothropus daswoni), 1912. This supposed fossil was discovered near Lewes, Sussex, in 1912 by Charles Dawson, a local solicitor and amateur archaeologist

Model of the skull of Piltdown Man (Eanothropus dawsoni), 1914. Artist: Dr Smith Woodward
Model of the skull of Piltdown Man (Eanothropus dawsoni), 1914. Model as reconstructed by Dr Smith Woodward. Dark areas are from the original fossil, the light are the restored areas

Taungs Ape-Man. Artists drawing of Australian anatomist and ethnologist Grafton Elliot Smiths (1871-1937) idea of the appearance of a young Australopithecus Africanus

Giraffes browsing, c1885. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) French naturalist, considered that the giraffe illustrated Transformism (also known as Lamarckism)

Charles Darwin, English naturalist, 1874
Charles Darwin (1809-82) English naturalist. Cartoon, depicting Darwins head superimposed on an apes body, showing another ape its reflection in a mirror

Giraffe browsing on a tree, 1836. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) French naturalist, considered that the giraffe illustrated Transformism (also known as Lamarckism)

Jean Lamarck, French naturalist. Lamarck (1744-1829) formulated the doctrine of Transformism (also known as Lamarckism), a theory of evolution which stated that acquired characteristics could be

George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist, 18th century. Artist: Holl
George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist, 18th century. Author of the encyclopedic 44-volume Histoire Naturelle, Buffon (1707-1778) proposed that the Earth existed before 4004 BC

Vision of an intellectual family in the 1950s, 1883
Vision of an intellectual family in the 1950s. Anticipated result of selective breeding in Man. From A. Robida Le Vingtieme Siecle, Paris, 1883

Geology and Palaeontology, c1880. Diagram showing geological eras and periods with the rock strata associated with each (right) as well as the types of flora and fauna alive at the time

Charles Darwin, English naturalist. Darwin (1809-1882) as a young man. Darwin was employed as naturalist on HMS Beagle from 1831-1836

Pigeons used by Charles Darwin at Down House, near Beckenham, Kent, England, 1887
Pigeons used by Charles Darwin during his work on theory of descent, at Down House, near Beckenham, Kent, England, 1887 Wood engraving

Fish of Early Devonian Era, Gemuendina Stuertzi, Prussia

Asa Gray, American botanist, 1888. Specialist on Japanese flora and friend of Darwin. who accepted Natural Selection as force in evolution but, as devout Protestant

Haeckels comparision of embryos of Pig, Cow, Rabbit and Man. Artist: Ernst Haeckel
Haeckels comparision of embryos of Pig, Cow, Rabbit and Man. Top row, all embryos show gill slit at O, demonstrating his Recapitulation theory

Mammal embryos, 1910. Artist: Ernst Haeckel
Mammal embryos, 1910. From Ernst Haeckel The Evolution of Man, fifth edition, London, 1910

Sauropsid embryos, 1910. Artist: Ernst Haeckel
Sauropsid embryos, 1910. From Ernst Haeckel The Evolution of Man, fifth edition, London, 1910

Paleontological tree of vertebrates, 1910. Artist: Ernst Haeckel
Paleontological tree of vertebrates, 1910. From Ernst Haeckel The Evolution of Man, fifth edition, London, 1910

Haeckels scheme of evolution displayed in the form of a tree, 1910. Artist: Ernst Haeckel
Haeckels scheme of evolution displayed in the form of a tree, 1910. From Ernst Haeckel The Evolution of Man fifth edition, London, 1910

Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919), German zoologist and evolutionist
Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) German zoologist and evolutionist. Recapitulation theory Ontology recapitulates phylogeny. Wood engraving

Ernst Haeckel, German zoologist and evolutionist, 1899
Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) German zoologist and evolutionist. Recapitulation theory Ontology recapitulates phylogeny, 1899

A cat in affectionate frame of mind, from The Expression and Emotions in Man and Animals, 1872
A cat in affectionate frame of mind, From Charles Darwins The Expression and Emotions in Man and Animals, London, 1872

A cat terrified by a dog, 1872
Cat terrified by a dog, from Charles Darwins The Expression and Emotions in Man and Animals, London, 1872

Mummified Edmontosaurus Dinosaur Fossil on sand

Georges Meunier Imprimerie Chaix Automobiles Ader
Georges Meunier, Imprimerie Chaix, Automobiles Ader, paper, lithography, total: height: 110 cm; width: 157, 3 cm, signed: u. r

This swirling landscape of stars is known as the North America nebula. Spitzer

NASAs WISE captured this image of a hidden star-forming cloud of dust and gas located in the constellation of Cepheus

animals one animal, answering, bizarre, bored, boredom, calm, captivity, cell phone
Gorilla sitting against stone wall using cell phone

Charles Darwin - English Naturalist
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) - English Naturalist and Geologist - pioneer of Evolutionary Theory. Date: circa 1870

Java Man or Pithecanthropus erectus (Homo Erectus erectus). Early human fossills discovered on island Java (Indonesia). Paleolithic

Illustration of Homo sapiens and Homo habilis

An Allosaurus dinosaur stalking a herd of Diplodocus dinosaurs
An Allosaurus dinosaur stalking a herd of Diplodocus sauropod dinosaurs during Earths Cretaceous period of time

A pair of Carnotaurus dinosaurs fighting over territory
A pair of carnivorous Carnotaurus dinosaurs sizing each other up over a territorial dispute

Female human body scheme of different age stages, showing five different ages with relative body shapes

Baryonyx walkeri, a prehistoric era dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period

Mosasaurus hoffmanni swimming in prehistoric waters

An Inostrancevia attacks a Scutosaurus
An Inostrancevia alexandri attacks a Scutosaurus karpinski in prehistoric times

Amargasaurus is a sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period
Amargasaurus cazaui is a sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period of Argentina

Spinosaurus is a theropod from the Late Cretaceous period of Egypt

Head reconstruction of Andalgalornis steulleti, a flightless predatory bird from the late Miocene, early Pliocene of Argentina

Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur skeleton. T-Rex was an intimidating predator that lived in North America during the Cretaceous Period

The umbrella thorn acacia tree on white background. This tree is found in the Sahel of Africa, the Sudan and the Middle East

Diplodocus longus, a prehistoric era dinosaur from the Jurassic period

A Elasmosaurus platyurus swims freely in prehistoric waters
Elasmosaurus platyurus, a prehistoric dinosaur from the Cretaceous period

A humorous view of the reverse evolution of man

A Baryonyx dinosaur catches a fish out of water in the Cretaceous Period

Titanosaurus standing grazing in swamp grassland

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