Tumblr Artist, PaleoArt, Creates Beautiful Animal Evolution Series (22 Species)

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Apr 20, 2019 3:00 PM EDT

Nature is wild! Crazy to think how times a species has evolved, and it's even more insane to think how we're STILL evolving! The artist, @paleoart, behind these intricate and amazing illustrations of animal evolution can be found on Tumblr! 

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  • 01
    Poster - A CLUB OF CROCODILIANS Modern crocodilians are all low-energy, semi-aquatic ambush predators. But their family is one of the oldest among reptiles, and contained everything from terrestrial herbivores to cursorial hunters and filter-feeders. The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened. Hesperosuchus agilis 200 mya US Sphenosuchus acutus 195 mya South Africa Protosuchus ha
    via @paleoart
  • 02
    Terrestrial animal - THE CAT UPRISING Today, cats all but rule the world from our living chairs. But their ancestors have been rising to power for millions of years, and some presented serious danger to our own precursors. The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened. Proailurus lemanensis 28-20 mya Germany, Spain, Mongolia Pseudaelurus turnauensis 16 11 mya France, Slovakia, Saudi
    via @paleoart
  • 03
    Animal figure - THE SEA DRAGONS Mosasaurs were a group of lizards that returned to the sea to become apex predators. They replaced many iconic sea monsters in their conquest of the Cretaceous oceans. The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened. Aigialisaurus dalmaticus 100-93 mya Croatia Dallasaurus turneri 92 mya USA Yaguarasaurus columbianus 90 mya Colombia Halisaurus platyspond
    via @paleoart
  • 04
    Cartoon - PRANCING PRIMATES Plesiadapis tricuspidens Darwinius masillae Aegyptopithecus zeuxis Proconsul africanus Sivapithecus indicus Gigantopithecus blacki
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  • 05
    Animal figure - BEAR WITH THE BEARS Bears are some of the most adaptable animals alive, Iving in a range of habitats from arld forests in the Middle-East to the cold Andean mountains and the North Pole Their secret has always been their versatility The animals represented here are not to scale and dont represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happenedI Parictis parvus 37-34 mya USA Canada Cephalogale geoffroyi 25-20 mys USA Ursavus elmensis
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  • 06
    Dinosaur - A DROVE OF DRAGONS Dragons are some of the most fantastical creatures to never have evolved. With their burning breath and aerial proficiency, they have inspired legends all over the world for thousands of years. The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition eeuld've happened. Alse-this-is-an-April feel's jeke Charizopteryx nipponicus 150 148 mya Japan Shen long 124 122 mya China
    via @paleoart
  • 07
    Illustration - Auroradraco maleficentis 54-42 mya Germany Smugandraco aureus 12 5 mya England JULIO LACERDA
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  • 08
    Dinosaur - A GANG OF HORNED FACES Ceratopsians are one of the most famous dinosaur groups, with some speciles being known since the early days of paleontology These living tanks evolved in Asia and soon conquered the entire northesrn hemisphere The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened. Yinlong downsi 158 mya Chine Archaeoceratops oshimai 125mya China Protoceratops andrewsi 75-71
    via @paleoart
  • 09
    Animal figure - HONKIN' HONKERS Duckbills, or hadrosaurs, are some of the most well-known dinosaurs. Originally thought to have behaved like glant ducks, they actually displayed a wide array of lifestyles, shapes and sizes through their successful dinasty. The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened Camptosaurus dispar 151-145.5 mya USA Hippodraco scutodens 130 122.5 mys USA Proto
    via @paleoart
  • 10
    Wildlife - REACHING EVER HIGHER Giraffes have always been in the center of discussions about evolution. Now we know that their history is not as straightforward as once belleved, and spanned much more than just Africa. The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened. Canthumeryx sirtensis 20-11 mya Kenya, Saudi Arabia Giraffokeryx punjabiensis 11 mya India, Nepal, Pakistan Palaeotragu
    via @paleoart
  • 11
    Turtle - A TORRENT OF TURTLES Turtles are some of the oldest vertebrate groups on Earth. No one knows for sure where exactly they fit in the reptilian family tree, but their incredible evolution is well known thanks to amazing fossil finds The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened. Eunotosaurus africanus 265-251 mya South Africa Pappochelys rosinae 240 mya Germamy Odontochelys s
    via @paleoart
  • 12
    Wildlife - A CARAVAN OF CAMELS When thinking of camels, images of hot deserts from the east come to mind. But these pecullar animals had almost all of their history happen in North America, and were first adapted to cold winters. The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened. Protylopus petersoni 10.5-37 mya US Poebrotherium wilsoni 38 -30.8 mya Canada, US, Mexico Procamelus occiden
    via @paleoart
  • 13
    Bird - THE PERFECT BIRD As n s known, penguins repeesent the pinnacle of dnosauran evoluton Ther history s one of success spaneing ons of years and the entre wod om humble beginnings to a masterful deslgn The animals repesented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct ine of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amacing transiton happened Sinosauropteryx prima t2 122my Ca Velociraptor mongoliensis 7s 1myMngoa Archaeopteryx lithographica 50-148 ys Ganany Ichthyornis dispar 9
    via @paleoart
  • 14
    Animal figure - A BUNCH OF DOGGOS Doggos are great. They love to blep and to bork. Sometimes they also woof and boof, which can do a frighten in smol puppers but at the end of the day, they're all heckin' good bois. And they have been good for a while. The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened Hesperocyon gregarius 42.5-31 mya .us, Canada' Mesocyon coryphaeus 30.8 20.4 mya US Le
    via @paleoart
  • 15
    Marine mammal - A SERIES OF SIRENIANS Sirenians, or sea cows, are very unique animals. Related to elephants and hyraxes but originating in the Americas, they are the only fully herbivore aquatic mammals and live in both freshwater and salwater habitats The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent,, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened. Prorastomus sirenoides 55.8 48.6 mya Jamaica Pezosiren portelli 48.6 40.4 mya Jamaic
    via @paleoart
  • 16
    Dinosaur - THE ROYAL TYRANTS Tyrannosaurids were some of the largest land predators in Earth's history. These theropods originated in Asia and dominated the northern hemisphere by investing in massive bone-crushing mouths. The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened. Guanlong wucaii 160-155 mya.China Eotyrannus lengi 136-125 mya England Xiongguanlong baimoensis 125-100 mya China L
    via @paleoart
  • 17
    Animal figure - THE CONQUEST OF HORSES Horses represent one of the most adaptable and resillent lineage of mammals, evolving from tiny forest- -dwelers to fast-running grazers along with the expansion of grasslands in North America. The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened. Eohippus angustidens 52 mya USA Orohippus pumillus 50 mya USA Mesohippus bairdi 40-30 mya USA Merychippus
    via @paleoart
  • 18
    Organism - A SELECTION OF SEALS Seals, sea lions and walruses, also known as pinnipeds, are incredible animals living in the border between land and sea. They are relatives of weasels and bears, and in some ancestors the resemblance is uncanny. The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened. Puijila darwini 23-20.4 mya Canada Enaliarctos mealsi 23-20.4 mya USA Pelagiarctos thomasi 16
    via @paleoart
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    Vertebrate - AN ARMY OF RHINOS Lving thinos are generaly associated with big horns, thick hairless skin and tropical habitats. But their ancestors didn't always fit that description, with some living far up north and sporting luscious coats. The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct Ine of descent but rather plausible models for how thes amazing transition happened. Hyrachyus eximius 462-40.4 mya-US Diceratherium armatum 33-20.5 myaus, Canada Hispanotherium matri
    via @paleoart
  • 20
    Animal figure - THE WALKING WHALES Whales are perhaps the most remarkable group of animals to go back to sea, and their evolutionary journey is now quite well understood due to a variety of fossils found mostly in Pakistan. The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened. Indohyus major 48-40 mya Pakistan Pakicetus inachus 52-48 mya Pakistan Ambulocetus natans 47-41 mya Pakistan Rodho
    via @paleoart
  • 21
    Deer - DEAR DEER Deer are mostly well-known for their antlers, and for good reason But even though this lineage gave rise : to some incredible beasts, they arose from small, antler-less and surprisingly enough, tusked ancestors The animals represented here are not to scale and don't represent a direct Ine of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened Diacodexis primus ss850 mys-USA Blastomeryx gemmifer 30-0 mya USA Dicrocerus elegans 61mya Europe, Chiña Cervavi
    via @paleoart
  • 22
    Vertebrate - A PARADE OF ELEPHANTS Eritherium arouroram Barytheriam greve Paloromastodon beadsell Gomphotherium angustidens rimeephas gmphatheroides
    via @paleoart

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