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Extinct Collection (page 5)

"Unveiling the Mysteries of Extinct Wonders: From Tasmanian Tigers to Archaeopteryx" Step into a world lost in time as you explore the captivating realm creatures

Background imageExtinct Collection: Triceratop dinosaur skeleton C016 / 5928

Triceratop dinosaur skeleton C016 / 5928
Triceratops skeleton. Model skeleton of a Triceratops prorsus dinosaur. Photographed at the Natural History Museum, London, UK, in 1907

Background imageExtinct Collection: Dodo - profile and rear studies

Dodo - profile and rear studies
Two studies of the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) - a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century

Background imageExtinct Collection: Pterodactyl / Dragonfly

Pterodactyl / Dragonfly
A Pterodactyl of the Lassic Period, chasing a giant dragonfly

Background imageExtinct Collection: Neanderthal Or Neandertal Man. After A Work C. 1920

Neanderthal Or Neandertal Man. After A Work C. 1920
Neanderthal Or Neandertal Man. After A Work C.1920

Background imageExtinct Collection: Skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, in the American Museum of Natural History

Skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, in the American Museum of Natural History
KW270816 Skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, in the American Museum of Natural History, from The Outline of History by H.G

Background imageExtinct Collection: Neanderthal Man (pencil on paper)

Neanderthal Man (pencil on paper)
XZL151553 Neanderthal Man (pencil on paper) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageExtinct Collection: Skeleton of Aepyornis - an extinct bird Extinct Bird

Skeleton of Aepyornis - an extinct bird Extinct Bird
MI-1044 SKELETON OF AEPYORNIS - an extinct bird Masahiro Iijima contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageExtinct Collection: Fossil skull of Australopithecus afarensis

Fossil skull of Australopithecus afarensis
JH-52 Fossil skull of Australopithecus afarensis - extinct hominid Australopithecus afarensis John Holmes contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageExtinct Collection: Dinosaurs - paleontologist Lynett Gillette examines bones of the dinosaur Coelophysis Coelophysis

Dinosaurs - paleontologist Lynett Gillette examines bones of the dinosaur Coelophysis Coelophysis was a small
FG-DH-289 Dinosaurs - paleontologist Lynett Gillette examines bones of the dinosaur Coelophysis Coelophysis bauri Coelophysis was a small carnivorous dinosaur of the Late Triassic (Chinle Formation)

Background imageExtinct Collection: Shonisaurus marine reptile, artwork

Shonisaurus marine reptile, artwork
Shonisaurus marine reptile. Artwork of a Shonisaurus hunting a shoal of belemnites. This extinct reptile lived 215 million years ago

Background imageExtinct Collection: Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis), engraving

Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis), engraving
Great Auk. Engraved plate of a Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis), a bird that became extinct in the mid-19th century. This was the last species of a genus of giant flightless birds

Background imageExtinct Collection: Prehistoric Animals Cp

Prehistoric Animals Cp
Figures of extinct animals in the grounds of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham - a splendid example of Art in the service of Science

Background imageExtinct Collection: Animals / Extinct / Megaloce

Animals / Extinct / Megaloce
CERVUS MEGALOCEROS skeleton in the Museum of Natural History, Paris

Background imageExtinct Collection: Fossil - Fish. Jurassic Eichstatt, Germany E50T3772

Fossil - Fish. Jurassic Eichstatt, Germany E50T3772
CAN-2198 Fossil - Fish. Jurassic Eichstatt, Germany Pachythrissops macrolepidotus John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageExtinct Collection: Archeopteryx Fossil - The earliest most primitive bird. Transitional fossl

Archeopteryx Fossil - The earliest most primitive bird. Transitional fossl
CAN-2360 Archaeopteryx Fossil - The earliest most primitive bird Transitional fossil John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageExtinct Collection: Illustration: Seychelles parakeet- from Rothschild 1907, original artwork by J G Keulemans

Illustration: Seychelles parakeet- from Rothschild 1907, original artwork by J G Keulemans
PM-9742 Illustration: Seychelles parakeet- from Rothschild 1907, original artwork by J G Keulemans Extinct Palaeornis wardi Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageExtinct Collection: Dinosaurs: footprint of a Theropod dinosaur (meat eater dinosaur). Lower Jurassic, Kayenta Formation

Dinosaurs: footprint of a Theropod dinosaur (meat eater dinosaur). Lower Jurassic, Kayenta Formation
FG-6026 Dinosaurs: footprint of a Theropod dinosaur (meat eater dinosaur). Near Tuba City, Arizona, USA Lower Jurassic, Kayenta Formation

Background imageExtinct Collection: Illustration: Labrador duck- from Rothschild 1907, original artwork by J G Keulemans

Illustration: Labrador duck- from Rothschild 1907, original artwork by J G Keulemans
PM-9680 Illustration: Labrador duck- from Rothschild 1907, original artwork by J G Keulemans NE America Camptorhynchus labradorius Extinct Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageExtinct Collection: Crystal Palace Animals

Crystal Palace Animals
Visitors to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, S.E.London, are both edified and entertained by the sculptures of prehistoric animals, created by Waterhouse Hawkins

Background imageExtinct Collection: Mastodon / Prehistoric US

Mastodon / Prehistoric US
A family of Mastodon, roaming the area of modern-day Manhattan Island. Bones of this large forerunner of the modern-day elephant have been found in this region

Background imageExtinct Collection: Extinct dinornis or moa, aepyornis ingens

Extinct dinornis or moa, aepyornis ingens
An artists impression of how the extinct dinornis or moa (aepyornis ingens), a genus of flightless birds native to Madagascar, might have looked

Background imageExtinct Collection: An imaginary landscape during the Tertiary period

An imaginary landscape during the Tertiary period
5311905 An imaginary landscape during the Tertiary period; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an imaginary landscape during the Tertiary period, showing groups of Palaeotheria and Anoplotheria)

Background imageExtinct Collection: The skeleton of a Megatherium

The skeleton of a Megatherium
5307225 The skeleton of a Megatherium.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the skeleton of a Megatherium (Grand ground sloth)

Background imageExtinct Collection: An engraving depicting a reconstruction of the Miocene period showing Dinotherium

An engraving depicting a reconstruction of the Miocene period showing Dinotherium, Mastodon and Rhinoceros
5311260 An engraving depicting a reconstruction of the Miocene period showing Dinotherium, Mastodon and Rhinoceros, 19th Century; (add.info.: Date: 1888); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageExtinct Collection: An engraving depicting a reconstruction of an Ichthyosaurus. 19th Century

An engraving depicting a reconstruction of an Ichthyosaurus. 19th Century
5311259 An engraving depicting a reconstruction of an Ichthyosaurus. 19th Century; (add.info.: Date: 1880); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageExtinct Collection: Extinct great auk, Pinguinus impennis e, emperor penguin g, Aptenodytes forsteri g

Extinct great auk, Pinguinus impennis e, emperor penguin g, Aptenodytes forsteri g, great crested grebe b
FLO5000188 Extinct great auk, Pinguinus impennis e, emperor penguin g, Aptenodytes forsteri g, great crested grebe b, Podiceps cristatus, Atlantic puffin f, Fratercula arctica, black guillemot d

Background imageExtinct Collection: White urus, or Hamilton breed of wild cattle, Taurus urus or Bos scoticus. Extinct

White urus, or Hamilton breed of wild cattle, Taurus urus or Bos scoticus. Extinct
FLO4989028 White urus, or Hamilton breed of wild cattle, Taurus urus or Bos scoticus. Extinct. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William Jardine's

Background imageExtinct Collection: Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus 1, Phascolarctos koala, endangered Tasmanian devil

Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus 1, Phascolarctos koala, endangered Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii 2
FLO4568973 Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus 1, Phascolarctos koala, endangered Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii 2, Didelphis ursina, extinct Tasmanian tiger or thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus 3

Background imageExtinct Collection: Passenger pigeon or wild pigeon. Extinct. Handcoloured woodblock engraving by Benjamin Fawcett

Passenger pigeon or wild pigeon. Extinct. Handcoloured woodblock engraving by Benjamin Fawcett from Francis Orpen
FLO4679282 Passenger pigeon or wild pigeon. Extinct. Handcoloured woodblock engraving by Benjamin Fawcett from Francis Orpen Morris Natural History of British Birds, London

Background imageExtinct Collection: Skeleton of an extinct pterodactyl. Lithograph by St. Schillinger from Lorenz Oken's Universal

Skeleton of an extinct pterodactyl. Lithograph by St. Schillinger from Lorenz Oken's Universal Natural History
FLO4684698 Skeleton of an extinct pterodactyl. Lithograph by St. Schillinger from Lorenz Oken's Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart

Background imageExtinct Collection: Tibia and metatarsus of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria

Tibia and metatarsus of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria
FLO4612197 Tibia and metatarsus of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, in the Parisian Collection and Andersonian Collection

Background imageExtinct Collection: Tarpan: small European wild horse, dun-coloured with dark mane and tail. 1830

Tarpan: small European wild horse, dun-coloured with dark mane and tail. 1830
539894 Tarpan: small European wild horse, dun-coloured with dark mane and tail. 1830 (engraving from William Jardine Naturalist's Library series)

Background imageExtinct Collection: Cranium 1-4 and part of sternum 5, 6 of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire

Cranium 1-4 and part of sternum 5, 6 of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire. Lithograph by Joseph Dinkel after Werner
FLO4612182 Cranium 1-4 and part of sternum 5, 6 of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire. Lithograph by Joseph Dinkel after Werner from Hugh Edwin Strickland

Background imageExtinct Collection: Tooth billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 1, 2 (critically endangered), Bruce's green pigeon

Tooth billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 1, 2 (critically endangered), Bruce's green pigeon
FLO4612139 Tooth billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 1, 2 (critically endangered), Bruce's green pigeon, Treron waalia (Treron abyssinica 3, 5) and Levaillant's dove

Background imageExtinct Collection: Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria and domed Rodrigues giant tortoise

Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria and domed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis peltastes, both extinct
FLO4612106 Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria and domed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis peltastes, both extinct

Background imageExtinct Collection: Endangered banded hare wallabies or munning, Lagostrophus fasciatus

Endangered banded hare wallabies or munning, Lagostrophus fasciatus, and extinct Kangaroo Island emu or dwarf emu
FLO4624305 Endangered banded hare wallabies or munning, Lagostrophus fasciatus, and extinct Kangaroo Island emu or dwarf emu, Dromaius baudinianus

Background imageExtinct Collection: A Megatherium

A Megatherium
5312058 A Megatherium; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Megatherium, a genus of elephant-sized ground sloths endemic to South America that lived from the Early Pliocene through the end of)

Background imageExtinct Collection: An Irish Elk

An Irish Elk
5311769 An Irish Elk; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Irish Elk, an extinct species of deer in the genus Megaloceros and is one of the largest deer that ever lived)

Background imageExtinct Collection: Greater Martinique skink, Mabuya mabouya (mabouya skink, Lacerta mabouya) and extinct galliwasp

Greater Martinique skink, Mabuya mabouya (mabouya skink, Lacerta mabouya) and extinct galliwasp
FLO4695209 Greater Martinique skink, Mabuya mabouya (mabouya skink, Lacerta mabouya) and extinct galliwasp, Celestus occiduus (Australasian galliwasp, Lacerta occidua)

Background imageExtinct Collection: Skeleton and jawbone of the Anoplotherium commune, extinct ungulate from the late Eocene to

Skeleton and jawbone of the Anoplotherium commune, extinct ungulate from the late Eocene to the early Oligocene
FLO4685409 Skeleton and jawbone of the Anoplotherium commune, extinct ungulate from the late Eocene to the early Oligocene

Background imageExtinct Collection: Photograph of the prehistoric Mammoth

Photograph of the prehistoric Mammoth
3522057 Photograph of the prehistoric Mammoth; (add.info.: Photograph of the prehistoric Mammoth. Dated 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageExtinct Collection: Scene during Lias period

Scene during Lias period
863934 Scene during Lias period; (add.info.: Scene during the Lias period, showing Pterodactyls, a dragonfly, Equisetums, and Tree Ferns. From "The Popular Encyclopaedia" (London, 1888)

Background imageExtinct Collection: Forest during Carboniferous period

Forest during Carboniferous period
863939 Forest during Carboniferous period; (add.info.: Artist's reconstruction of a forest during the Carboniferous period. From "Science for All" by Robert Brown (London, c1880)

Background imageExtinct Collection: Ideal flora and fauna of Liassic period

Ideal flora and fauna of Liassic period
863935 Ideal flora and fauna of Liassic period; (add.info.: Ideal flora and fauna of the Liassic period including Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus)

Background imageExtinct Collection: The gnomes of German legend excavating a Ichthyosaurus skeleton

The gnomes of German legend excavating a Ichthyosaurus skeleton
5311904 The gnomes of German legend excavating a Ichthyosaurus skeleton; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the gnomes of German legend excavating a Ichthyosaurus skeleton)

Background imageExtinct Collection: Trukanini, the last female Tasmanian aborigine

Trukanini, the last female Tasmanian aborigine
3522739 Trukanini, the last female Tasmanian aborigine; (add.info.: Trukanini, the last native female Tasmanian aborigine who died in 1876.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageExtinct Collection: Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an

Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by George
FLO4694425 Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by George Shaw from his Zoological Lectures, Delivered at the Royal Institution

Background imageExtinct Collection: Extinct Reunion giant tortoise, Cylindraspis indica (Indian tortoise, Testudo indica)

Extinct Reunion giant tortoise, Cylindraspis indica (Indian tortoise, Testudo indica)
FLO4694784 Extinct Reunion giant tortoise, Cylindraspis indica (Indian tortoise, Testudo indica) and shells of the extinct saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis vosmaeri




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"Unveiling the Mysteries of Extinct Wonders: From Tasmanian Tigers to Archaeopteryx" Step into a world lost in time as you explore the captivating realm creatures. Marvel at the enigmatic beauty of an antique map of Tasmania, where once roamed the elusive Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine. Immerse yourself in its history and discover why this unique marsupial is forever etched in our memories. Behold the Thylacinus cynocephalus, known by many names - Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf, or simply Thylacine. Gaze upon its image and ponder over its fascinating blend of both dinosaurian and avian features. Some consider it a "missing link, " bridging the gap between dinosaurs and birds. Journey further back in time with fossils from the palaeozoic era, revealing ancient secrets locked within their delicate imprints. Admire an original cast of Archaeopteryx, hailed as "the first bird, " showcasing astonishing characteristics shared by both dinosaurs and modern avians. Witness firsthand nature's evolutionary wonders unfold before your eyes. Delight in a vibrant colored engraving capturing the essence of a dodo - that ill-fated flightless bird whose existence was tragically cut short by human intervention. Reflect on our responsibility towards preserving Earth's fragile biodiversity while cherishing these reminders from our past. Trace footsteps frozen in time with Laetoli fossil footprints – remnants left behind by early hominids who once walked this very earth millions of years ago. Contemplate their significance as windows into humanity's ancestral heritage. Gaze upon Triceratops, one of history's most iconic dinosaurs; marvel at Ichthyosaurus displayed like museum treasures; envision Mauritian Dodo with its curved bill and brown feet – all now mere echoes from distant epochs but forever etched within our collective consciousness.