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Evolutionary Biology Collection

Evolutionary biology, the fascinating study of how species have evolved and adapted over time, encompasses a wide range of captivating topics

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Stages in human evolution

Stages in human evolution
Human evolution. Illustration showing stages in the evolution of humans

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Charles Darwin in his evolutionary tree

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Portrait of Charles Darwin, British naturalist

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Charles Darwin, British naturalist

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Mammoth

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin
Portrait of Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) English naturalist and author of the Origin of Species aged about 65 years

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Portrait of Charles Darwin, British naturalist

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Portrait of English naturalist Charles Darwin

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Female Australopithecus africanus

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Woolly rhinoceros

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo heidelbergensis

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Primate skulls

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Leptictidium

Leptictidium. Artists impression of the extinct mammal Leptictidium

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Scimitar cat attacking a hominid

Scimitar cat attacking a hominid, artists impression

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Artwork of the stages in human evolution

Artwork of the stages in human evolution
Human evolution. Illustration showing stages in the evolution of humans

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Richard Dawkins, British science writer

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Australopithecus afarensis, artwork

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Gregor Mendel, Austrian botanist

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)

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo heidelbergensis skull and face

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Steven Pinker, Canadian psychologist

Steven Pinker, Canadian psychologist
Steven Pinker. Caricature of the Canadian-American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist and author Steven Arthur Pinker (born 1954)

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Friedrich Nietzsche, caricature

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Female Homo habilis

Female Homo habilis. Artists impression of a female Homo habilis holding her young and plucking fruit from a tree. H

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Model of Lucy

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Australopithecus boisei

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Mendels peas

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Erasmus Darwin House

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Artwork of four apes, 1874

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo erectus skull

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: John Maynard Smith, caricature

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo floresiensis skull

Homo floresiensis skull

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Portrait of Charles Darwin, British naturalist

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Shared DNA in humans and chimps, art

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)

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Primate brain evolution

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Charles Darwin Plaque, c. 1870 (ceramic)

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)

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Male and female Homo habilis

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Charles Darwin, 1870s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Charles Darwin, 1870s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Charles Darwin, 1870s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo ergaster, artwork C013 / 9576

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Lithograph of Charles Darwin aged 40

Lithograph of Charles Darwin aged 40
Lithograph of Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), the English naturalist and author of the Origin of Species, aged forty

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo ergaster

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Australopithecus afarensis

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo ergaster females and young

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Modern human and Homo floresiensis

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Andrewsarchus

Andrewsarchus. Artists impression of the extinct prehistoric mammal Andrewsarchus mongoliensis. This carnivorous ungulate (hoofed animal) lived during the Eocene epoch, 60-32 million years ago

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Stages in female human evolution

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Carl Vogt, German naturalist

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Gregor Mendel, caricature

Gregor Mendel, caricature
Gregor Mendel (1822-1884). Caricature of the Austrian botanist and founder of genetics Gregor Johann Mendel

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Paranthropus boisei anatomy, artwork C013 / 9582

Paranthropus boisei anatomy, artwork C013 / 9582
Paranthropus boisei anatomy

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Prehistoric humans hunting, artwork C013 / 9580

Prehistoric humans hunting, artwork C013 / 9580
Prehistoric humans hunting. Artwork of two early modern humans (Homo sapiens) killing a bison

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Australopithecus africanus, artwork C013 / 9570

Australopithecus africanus, artwork C013 / 9570
Australopithecus africanus. Artwork of a family of Australopithecus africanus hominins in a forest. A

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo habilis hunting, artwork C013 / 6549

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Cro-Magnon man reconstructed head C013 / 6464

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Engraving of biologist Thomas Huxley, in 1881

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Photograph of biologist Thomas Huxley, in 1857

Photograph of biologist Thomas Huxley, in 1857
Thomas Huxley. Photograph of English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), in 1857. He studied medicine and surgery, and joined the Royal Navy where he did important work on plankton

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Thomas Huxley, English biologist

Thomas Huxley, English biologist
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), English biologist. Huxley was a strong advocate of Darwins theory of evolution by natural selection

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo floresiensis

Homo floresiensis. Artists impression of the skull, head and face of Homo floresiensis. The remains of this hominid were found in 2003 at the Liang Bua Cave on the island of Flores, Indonesia

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Australopithecus africanus skeleton

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Extinct giant gorilla

Extinct giant gorilla (Gigantopithecus sp.). Artists impression of the extinct giant gorilla Gigantopithecus facing two prehistoric humans

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Modern human

Modern human. Model of an early human (Homo sapiens) or Cro-Magnon man. Cro-Magnon is the earliest European example of Homo sapiens

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Human and chimpanzee skull

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

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo ergaster behaviour

Homo ergaster behaviour, artists impression. H. ergaster is traditionally considered an early type of H. erectus by scientists. However, there are differences between the early populations of H

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo ergaster hunting group

Homo ergaster hunting group, artists impression. These hominids are shown attacking a species of saber-toothed cat (Machairdontinae) using wooden branches and a spear. H

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Stone tool, Sima de los Huesos

Stone tool, Sima de los Huesos. This hand axe, called Excalibur, is the only stone tool to be found at Sima de los Huesos (Pit of Bones)

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Daniel Dennett, US cognitive scientist

Daniel Dennett, US cognitive scientist
Daniel Dennett. Caricature of the US philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Clement Dennett (born 1942)

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist

Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist
Carl Linnaeus. Caricature of the Swedish botanist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). Linnaeus was a great classifier of living organisms

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Thomas Huxley, caricature

Thomas Huxley, caricature
Thomas Huxley (1825-1895). Caricature of the English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley, showing him with a wide jaw, large nose and bushy sideburns

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Charles Darwin, caricature

Charles Darwin, caricature
Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Caricature of the British naturalist Charles Darwin, pictured with an over-sized forehead and his eyes closed, as if deep in thought

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Cueva Mayor cave exploration, Atapuerca C018 / 9949

Cueva Mayor cave exploration, Atapuerca C018 / 9949
Cueva Mayor cave exploration. Cavers exploring the Galeria de las Estatuas section of the Cueva Mayor cave system in the Sierra de Atapuerca foothills in northern Spain

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Evolution of the eye, artwork

Evolution of the eye, artwork
Evolution of the eye, computer artwork. It is thought that the eye originated as a patch of light-sensitive cells (left) on the organisms surface

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Prehistoric humans, artwork

Prehistoric humans, artwork
Prehistoric humans. Computer artwork showing prehistoric humans travelling across a frozen land

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Evolution, conceptual image

Evolution, conceptual image. Computer artwork representing the development of life on earth from single-celled organisms (upper left) through to complex lifeforms such as dinosaurs (centre)

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Reconstruction of Neanderthal Man C016 / 2718

Reconstruction of Neanderthal Man C016 / 2718
Neanderthal man. Bust of a Neanderthal man (Homo neanderthalensis), created by anthropologist Mikhail Gerasimov

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Prehistoric bear eating human bones C013 / 9584

Prehistoric bear eating human bones C013 / 9584
Prehistoric bear eating human bones

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Prehistoric death ritual, artwork C013 / 9573

Prehistoric death ritual, artwork C013 / 9573
Prehistoric death ritual. Artwork showing Homo heidelbergensis hominids throwing one of their dead into the Sima de los Huesos (pit of bones), in the caves of the Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Early hominid killed by a leopard C013 / 9583

Early hominid killed by a leopard C013 / 9583
Early hominid killed by a leopard. Artwork of leopard in a tree with a Paranthropus robustus hominid it has killed

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Prehistoric death ritual, artwork C013 / 9578

Prehistoric death ritual, artwork C013 / 9578
Prehistoric death ritual. Artwork showing Homo heidelbergensis hominids throwing one of their dead into the Sima de los Huesos (pit of bones), in the caves of the Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Paranthropus aethiopicus, artwork C013 / 9581

Paranthropus aethiopicus, artwork C013 / 9581
Paranthropus aethiopicus. Artwork of Paranthropus aethiopicus hominids collecting fruit

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Neanderthals hunting mammoth, artwork C013 / 9579

Neanderthals hunting mammoth, artwork C013 / 9579
Neanderthals hunting mammoth. Artwork of neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) humans hunting woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius). Like modern humans, Neanderthals are members of the Homo genus

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo habilis hunting, artwork C013 / 9577

Homo habilis hunting, artwork C013 / 9577
Homo habilis hunting. Artwork of Homo habilis early humans using tools to butcher their prey. H. habilis is thought to have lived approximately 2 to 1.6 million years ago in East Africa

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo heidelbergensis hunting, artwork C013 / 9572

Homo heidelbergensis hunting, artwork C013 / 9572
Homo heidelbergensis hunting. Artwork of two Homo heidelbergensis early humans hunting bison by a river in what is now the Atapuerca Mountains, Spain. H

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Homo antecessor, artwork C013 / 9575

Homo antecessor, artwork C013 / 9575
Homo antecessor. Artwork of a Homo antecessor early human using tools in the mouth of a cave

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Human evolution, conceptual image C013 / 9574

Human evolution, conceptual image C013 / 9574
Human Evolution, conceptual image. Computer artwork representing the evolution of hominids from our distant ancestors (right) to present day humans (Homo sapiens sapiens, left)

Background imageEvolutionary Biology Collection: Ardipithecus ramidus, artwork C013 / 9571

Ardipithecus ramidus, artwork C013 / 9571
Ardipithecus ramidus. Artwork of an Ardipithecus ramidus hominid in a tree. This species is considered a basal hominid, one that is closely related to the common ancestor of apes and humans



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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.

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