Evolutionary Collection

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

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

Devils Marbles, Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia, June 2010

Ardipithecus ramidus landscape. Artwork of Ardipithecus ramidus male and female hominids (right) climbing a fallen branch and standing in an African forest during the Pliocene. A

Sinanthropus, perhaps the lowest man known to science: excavating Choukoutien Cave where Peking Man dwelt 100, 000 years ago, and moulding his image. Date: 1939

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)

A Venerable Orang Outang, from The Hornet (pencil and charcoal on paper)
XJF137089 A Venerable Orang Outang, from The Hornet (pencil and charcoal on paper) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Signature of Charles Darwin
3078393 Signature of Charles Darwin; (add.info.: Signature of Charles Darwin (1809-1882) an English naturalist and geologist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Devils Marbles, Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia, June 2010

Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) fallen ancient tree, White Mountains, California, USA, March

Sir Baldwin Spencer
A portrait oil painting of British-Australian evolutionary biologist, anthropologist and ethnologist, Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer

Charles Darwin: English naturalist (b / w photo)
5668993 Charles Darwin: English naturalist (b/w photo) by Elliott & Fry Studio (fl.1860-90); (add.info.: Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

Piotr Kropotkin, 1920-21 (chalk on paper)
1163143 Piotr Kropotkin, 1920-21 (chalk on paper) by Andreyev (Andreev), Nikolay (1873-1932); 32.9x21 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Charles Darwin: English naturalist (b / w photo)
5669003 Charles Darwin: English naturalist (b/w photo) by Elliott & Fry Studio (fl.1860-90); (add.info.: Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

Louis Mascre with sculptures of evolutionary man
Louis Mascre, sculptor to the court of Belgium, pictured with three of a series of prehistoric studies in which he showed mans development from the Neanderthal type to the present day. 1928

Frontispiece to William Harveys De Generatione Animalium
XJF294005 Frontispiece to William Harveys De Generatione Animalium published in 1651 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

The beginnings of war machines, military bicycles, forerunners of the modern military bicycle
973555 The beginnings of war machines, military bicycles, forerunners of the modern military bicycle, continuous evolutionary stages (litho) by English School

The old evolutionary argument over Nature or Nurture. It would be a brave person who came
539831 The old evolutionary argument over Nature or Nurture. It would be a brave person who came to a conclusion on this evidence

First edition of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
3736719 First edition of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin, London: John Murray, 1859 (cloth & paper) by English School

Autograph letter signed ( C. Darwin ), to an unnamed recipient (W. B
3736718 Autograph letter signed ( C. Darwin ), to an unnamed recipient (W.B. Tegetmeier), Down, Bromley, Kent, 7 March 1858 (pen & ink on paper) by Darwin

Old tree branches on the floor of Cenote pool, beneath the forest canopy with Snells Window effect. Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Wood patterns in Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, January

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

Homo heidelbergensis skull (Cranium 5) C015 / 6921
Homo heidelbergensis skull (Cranium 5). Excavated in 1992 from the Sima de los Huesos pit in the Atapuerca foothills in Spain, this fossil skull dates from around 400, 000 years ago

Prince Peter (Pyotr) Alexeyevich Kropotkin, 1842 - 1921. Zoologist, Evolutionary Theorist, Geographer, Anarcho-Communist. From The Year 1917 Illustrated, Published London 1918

Masai Giraffe, Serengeti, Africa

Snowball Earth, artwork C018 / 8568
Snowball Earth, artwork

Pangea prehistoric landscape, artwork
Pangea prehistoric landscape. Artwork showing a landscape at the time of the Pangea supercontinent (300 to 200 million years ago) during the Paleozoic Era and Mesozoic Era

Australopithecus africanus pelvis, STS-14 C015 / 6919
Australopithecus africanus pelvis (STS-14). This fossil specimen was discovered in 1947, in Sterkfontein, South Africa. The entire specimen consists of the pelvis, part of the vertebral column

Australopithecus africanus skull (STS-5) C015 / 6916
Australopithecus africanus skull. This is specimen STS-5, also known as Mrs Ples. It dates from around 2 million years ago and was discovered in Sterkfontein, South Africa, in 1947

Homo ergaster landscape. Artwork of Homo ergaster male and female hominins (right) walking across African savannah during the Pleistocene. H

Cro-Magnon 1 fossil skull C016 / 5882
Cro-Magnon 1 fossil skull. Cast of a fossil of the skull of a male aged around 45 years of age. It dates from around 28, 000 years ago

Microraptor dinosaur flying, artwork
Microraptor, artwork. Microraptor is a genus of feathered dinosaurs discovered in Early Cretaceous (128-124 million-year-old) deposits in Liaoning Province, China

Human and chimpanzee skull. Coloured x-rays of the skulls of a human (homo sapien) and chimpanzee (Pans troglodytes). The cranium of the chimpanzee is considerably smaller than that of the human

Mammoth evolutionary migration, artwork
Mammoth evolutionary migration. Artwork showing the evolution and migration of mammoth species over millions of years. Starting in Africa from 4.8 to 3 million years ago

Human evolution, artwork
Human evolution. Artwork showing a snapshot of the evolution of humans from earlier forms of life. At far left is the shrew-like mammal, Purgatorius (65 million years ago, mya)

Man Monk Monkey (litho)
XJF444339 Man Monk Monkey (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A satire of Darwins theory of evolution; Printed by Schenck & McFarlane; ); English

James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, 1825 (engraving)
KW441322 James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, 1825 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustration from Crabbs Historical Dictionary depicting James Burnett)

The old evolutionary argument over Nature or Nurture. It would be a brave person who came to a conclusion on this evidence. George du Maurier cartoon from Punch, London, 16 July 1887

Comte de Buffon, French naturalist C017 / 7107
Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), French naturalist. Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, was keeper of the French botanical gardens

Rodinia prehistoric landscape, artwork
Rodinia prehistoric landscape. Artwork showing a landscape at the time of the Rodinia supercontinent (1.1 billion to 750 million years ago) during the Neoproterozoic Era

Kenorland prehistoric landscape, artwork
Kenorland prehistoric landscape. Artwork showing a landscape at the time of the Kenorland supercontinent (2.7 to 2.1 billion years ago) during the Archean Era and Proterozoic Era

Human evolution, conceptual artwork
Human evolution. Conceptual artwork showing how behaviour observed in modern chimpanzees, such as digging roots out of the ground, may be similar to that used by early humans

Oxygen from volcanoes, conceptual image. Computer artwork representing the production of oxygen (bubbles) caused by an erupting volcano

Stomach ulcer bacteria origins, artwork
Stomach ulcer bacteria origins. Artwork of a human stomach and a magnified view of the Helicobacter pylori bacterium (green) that causes stomach ulcers

Neanderthal fossil skull La Ferrassie 1 C016 / 0566
Neanderthal fossil skull La Ferrassie 1. This specimen, from an elderly male, dates from around 70, 000 years ago. It was discovered in the Dordogne region in southern France in 1909

Plant evolutionary history, artwork
Plant evolutionary history. Artwork showing the stages in the evolution of plants during the history of the Earth. Around 1200 million years ago the Earths land areas were barren

Paranthropus robustus and leopard jaw C015 / 6933
Paranthropus robustus skull (SK-54) and leopard jaw (SK-349). These fossils date from around 1.5 million years ago. SK-54 is the skull-cap from a child australopithecine, found in 1949 in Swartkrans

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"Unveiling the Story of Evolution: Tracing our Ancestral Journey through Time" Primate skulls: A glimpse into the ancient faces that shaped our evolutionary path. Peking Man: Discovering a new link in human evolution, connecting us to our distant past. Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Australia: Exploring the rugged landscapes where early humans once roamed. Ardipithecus ramidus landscape: Stepping back in time to witness the environment that shaped our earliest ancestors. Sinanthropus - The Lowest Man Known to Science: Unraveling the mysteries of this primitive human species and its place in history. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Symbolizing nature's forces that have influenced evolution throughout millennia. Shared DNA between humans and chimps - Artistry of Life's Blueprint: Marveling at the intricate genetic similarities that bind us with our primate relatives. Sir Baldwin Spencer - Illuminating Humanity's Origins: Celebrating his contributions as an influential figure in understanding Australian Aboriginal culture and its connection to human evolution. Charles Darwin - English Naturalist Extraordinaire: Honoring his groundbreaking work on evolutionary theory, forever shaping scientific thought worldwide. Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Australia (again): Standing amidst these geological wonders, we are reminded of Earth's ancient stories etched into stone over millions of years. Great Basin Bristlecone Pine fallen ancient tree, White Mountains .