Evolutionary Biology Collection

Stages in human evolution
Human evolution. Illustration showing stages in the evolution of humans. At left, proconsul (23-15 million years ago) is depicted hypothetically as an African ape with both primitive

Charles Darwin in his evolutionary tree. Caricature of the British naturalist Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) sitting in his evolutionary tree

Portrait of Charles Darwin, British naturalist
Charles Darwin. Engraving of Charles RobertDarwin (1809-1882), British naturalist, in oldage. Darwin studied medicine and theology but hisinterest was in natural history

Charles Darwin, British naturalist
Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British naturalist. Animals are shown bursting through the side of Darwins head. This could represent Darwins theories of evolution and natural selection

Mammoth. Artists impression of a herd of mammoths (Mammuthus sp.). The mammoth was a large mammal adapted to the cold conditions of the Pleistocene Ice Age of some 2 million years ago

Charles Darwin
Portrait of Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) English naturalist and author of the Origin of Species aged about 65 years. He suggested that natural variation in a species creates a wide range of

Portrait of Charles Darwin, British naturalist
Charles Darwin. Engraving of Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), British naturalist, in old age. Darwin studied medicine and theology, but his real interest was in natural history

Female Australopithecus africanus, artists impression. A. Africanus was a bipedal hominid that lived between 3.5 and 2 million years ago

Primate skulls. Coloured x-rays of the skulls of a gorilla (Gorilla gorilla, left), chimpanzee (Pan trogoldytes, centre) and human (Homo sapien, left)

Leptictidium. Artists impression of the extinct mammal Leptictidium. Fossil evidence of their skeleton revealed that Leptictids had small front legs

Scimitar cat attacking a hominid, artists impression. The scimitar cat (Homotherium sp.) was a member of the sabre-toothed cat family (Machairodontinae) which lived throughout Africa

Artwork of the stages in human evolution
Human evolution. Illustration showing stages in the evolution of humans. At left, proconsul (23-15 million years ago) is depicted hypothetically as an African ape with both primitive

Richard Dawkins, British science writer
Richard Dawkins. Caricature of the British ethnologist, evolutionary biologist and controversial author Richard Dawkins (born 1941) holding one of his books

Australopithecus afarensis, artwork
Australopithecus afarensis. Artwork of a female Australopithecus afarensis hominid with her child. This hominid lived between 3.9 and 2.9 million years ago

Portrait of English naturalist Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) English Naturalist. Darwin was the author of the Origin of Species published in 1859 on the theory of evolution by natural selection

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

Homo heidelbergensis. Artists impression of two male H. heidelbergensis hominids which lived between 600, 000 and 250, 000 years ago in the Pleistocene era

Gregor Mendel, Austrian botanist
Gregor Johann Mendel (1822-1884), Austrian botanist and founder of genetics. Mendel, the abbot of an abbey in Brno, carried out breeding experiments with pea plants (held in hand)

Homo heidelbergensis skull and face of a male, artists impression. H. heidelbergensis lived between 600, 000 and 250, 000 years ago in the Pleistocene era

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

Female Homo habilis. Artists impression of a female Homo habilis holding her young and plucking fruit from a tree. H. habilis was an ancestor of modern humans that lived between around 2.1

Australopithecus boisei. Artists impression of the skull and head of an Australopithecus boisei, a hominid that lived in Africa between about 2.3 to 1.3 million years ago

Mendels peas. Historical artwork of the peas (Pisum sp.) used by Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) in his experiments into heredity. He cross-bred peas that produced yellow (A) and green (B) peas

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

Artwork of four apes, 1874
Historical artwork of four great apes. These four apes are catarrhines, an infraorder which includes the apes and Old World monkeys

Homo erectus skull. Artwork, from 1931, showing a reconstruction of the skull of Java Man, based on the fossil skull fragments (dark grey) discovered by Dubois in Java in 1891

John Maynard Smith, caricature
John Maynard Smith (1920-2004). Caricature of the British biologist John Maynard Smith. Maynard Smith studied engineering at Cambridge

Shared DNA in humans and chimps, art
Shared DNA between humans and chimps, conceptual artwork. The humans look surprised to see the chimp so close to them in the double helix of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Primate brain evolution. Conceptual computer artwork of a brain (centre) with a monkey head (left) and a human head (right), representing the evolution of primate brains

Portrait of Charles Darwin, British naturalist
Charles Darwin. Portrait of Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), British naturalist. Darwin studied medicine and theology, but was most interested in natural history

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Charles Darwin, 1870s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Charles Darwin, 1870s, (2023). Darwin (1809-1882), English naturalist, geologist and biologist, is best known for his contributions to the science of evolution

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Charles Darwin, 1870s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Charles Darwin, 1870s, (2023). English naturalist, geologist and biologist, is best known for his contributions to the science of evolution

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Charles Darwin, 1870s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Charles Darwin, 1870s, (2023). English naturalist, geologist and biologist, is best known for his contributions to the science of evolution

Charles Darwin Plaque, c. 1870 (ceramic)
2959923 Charles Darwin Plaque, c.1870 (ceramic) by English School, (19th century); Timothy Millett Collection; (add.info.: Charles Darwin (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882)

Homo ergaster. Model of a male Homo ergaster. H. ergaster was a hominid that emerged about 1.9 million years ago in Africa. It is considered to be an ancestor of later Homo populations. H

Australopithecus afarensis. Model of a male Australopithecus afarensis hominid. This hominid lived between 3.9 and 2.9 million years ago. Fossil specimens have only be found in eastern Africa

Homo ergaster females and young, artists impression. The hominid H. ergaster is traditionally considered an early type of H. erectus by scientists

Modern human and Homo floresiensis
Modern human and Homo floriensis. Illustration comparing a modern human female (Homo sapiens sapiens) with a female Homo floriensis

Male and female Homo habilis, artists impression. H. habilis was an ancestor of modern humans that lived between around 2.1 and 1.6 million years ago

Stages in female human evolution
Human evolution. Artwork of female apes and humans showing some of the stages in human evolution. At left, Proconsul sp. (23-17 million years ago)

Carl Vogt, German naturalist
Carl Christoph Vogt (1817-1895), German naturalist. Vogt published a number of notable works on physiology, geology and zoology

Paranthropus boisei anatomy, artwork C013 / 9582
Paranthropus boisei anatomy. Artwork showing a reconstruction of the head of Paranthropus boisei (previously Australopithecus bosei), based on skull OH5 (top left) found at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

Homo ergaster, artwork C013 / 9576
Homo ergaster. Artwork of Homo ergaster early humans using tools. H. ergaster was a hominid that emerged about 1.9 million years ago in Africa

Homo habilis hunting, artwork C013 / 6549
Homo habilis group using tools to share a kill, artwork. H. habilis is thought to have lived approximately 2 to 1.6 million years ago in East Africa

Cro-Magnon man reconstructed head C013 / 6464
Reconstruction of the head of Cro-Magnon man. Cro-Magnon is the earliest European example of Homo sapiens. Cro-Magnons lived between about 40, 000 and 10, 000 years ago, in the Upper Paleolithic

Engraving of biologist Thomas Huxley, in 1881
Thomas Huxley. Engraving of English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), in 1881. He studied medicine and surgery, and joined the Royal Navy where he did important work on plankton

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Evolutionary biology, the fascinating study of how species have evolved and adapted over time, encompasses a wide range of captivating topics. From the stages in human evolution to Charles Darwin's groundbreaking work, this field offers profound insights into our origins and the intricate web of life on Earth. At the heart lies Charles Darwin, a British naturalist whose revolutionary ideas forever changed our understanding of life's diversity. His iconic evolutionary tree beautifully illustrates how all living organisms are interconnected through common ancestry. A portrait capturing his intellectual prowess reminds us of his immense contributions to science. Delving deeper into human evolution, we encounter Australopithecus afarensis - an ancient hominid species that walked upright millions of years ago. Through stunning artwork, we can visualize their appearance and understand their place in our ancestral lineage. The female Australopithecus africanus further exemplifies the gradual changes that occurred during our journey from primates to humans. Primate skulls offer tangible evidence showcasing the remarkable variations within different species as they adapted to diverse environments throughout history. These remnants provide crucial clues about our shared heritage with other primates and shed light on key evolutionary processes. As we explore further back in time, we encounter extinct creatures like the mammoth - colossal beasts that roamed prehistoric landscapes thousands of years ago. Their existence serves as a testament to both adaptation and extinction within Earth's ever-changing ecosystems. The image of a scimitar cat attacking a hominid vividly portrays the harsh realities faced by early humans during their struggle for survival against formidable predators. This scene reminds us that every step in human evolution was accompanied by challenges and risks. Artwork depicting various stages in human evolution allows us to envision how physical traits gradually transformed over millennia - from primitive forms resembling apes to modern-day Homo sapiens with distinct cognitive abilities. Intriguingly, Leptictidium represents another branch on nature's evolutionary tree.