Tertiary Collection (page 5)

The woolly rhinoceros is an extinct species from the Pleistocene epoch
The woolly rhinoceros is an extinct species of rhinoceros that was common throughout Europe and northern Asia during the Pleistocene epoch and survived the last glacial period

Platybelodon portrait on white background. Platybelodon is an extinct herbivorous mammal related to the elephant that lived during the Miocene Period of Africa, Europe, Asia and North America

A Brontotherium walking atop a grassy hill

A school of fish encounter a monstrous Megalodon shark
A school of ocean fish encounter a monstrous Megalodon shark in prehistoric times

Homotherium latidens, a big sabertooth cat of the Pliocene Epoch

Platybelodon mammal, side view. Platybelodon was a herbivorous extinct mammal related to the elephant that lived in Miocene Era in Africa, Europe, Asia and North America

A Sabre-Tooth Tiger attacking a young Deinotherium
A carnivorous Sabre-Tooth Tiger attacking a young Deinotherium during Earths Pleistocene epoch

A pair of Platybelodon grazing in a shallow stream
A pair of 3-ton herbivorous proboscidean mammals, a male and female of the genus Platybelodon, follow a shallow stream 9 million years ago in what is today North America

Phiomia is a proboscidian from the Oligocene epoch of Egypt

Barylambda is a pantodont mammal from the Paleocene epoch
Barylambda faberi is a pantodont mammal from the Paleocene epoch of Colorado

Hispanopithecus laietanus from the Spanish Miocene epoch
Dryopithecus=Hispanopithecus laietanus, a basal hominidae from the Spanish Miocene epoch

A rabbit witnesses a herd of mammoths in a snowy forest

Deinotherium with offspring. Deinotherium was an enormous land mammal that lived in Asia, Africa and Europe during the Miocene to Pleistocene Periods

Andrewsarchus, an ungulate mammal from the Eocene epoch

Platybelodon grangeri is a large mammal from the Late Miocene of Mongolia

British landscape with various prehistoric animals
British landscape, 350, 000 pb. Includes from left; Woolly rhino, Megaloceros (Irish Elk), Saiga antelope, Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), Homo neanderthalensis, Cave lion, Arctic lemming

A Paraceratherium mother with two twin calves walks along a desert
A rhinoceros-like Paraceratherium mother with two twin calves walks along a stoney desert in the Oilgocene Era

Peltephilus is a xenarthran mammal from the Miocene epoch of Argentina

Dinopithecus ingens, Pliocene of South Africa

Thylacoleo, a marsupial lion from the Pleistocene Age

Ambulocetus natans, an early cetacean that lived in the Early Eocene epoch during the Cenozoic Era. Ambulocetus is an ancestor of modern day whales. Acrylics and colored pencil

A pair of Sabre-Toothed Tigers chasing a young Deinotherium
A pair of Sabre-Toothed Tigers hunting down a young Deinotherium

Pezosiren is a sirenian mammal from the Eocene epoch of Jamaica

A pair of Sabre-Toothed Tigers stalking a family of Deinotherium in hopes they can catch the two adults off guard, and possibly attack their young calf

Dinofelis, a prehistoric cat, gets ready to attack a group of pheasants
Dinofelis, a prehistoric cat with very long teeth, is waiting atop a rock in the forest. Off in the distance, three small pheasants are pecking the forest floor for food

A Megacerops grazing a prehistoric landscape. Only one flower left, then breakfast is done for this double horned relative of the modern rhinoceros

A colony of nesting female Phorusrhacos during the Miocene Era
A male Phorusrhacos bird of prey watches over a colony of nesting females during the Miocene Era

Clock Tower, Historical Registry Building and Spring Blossom, University of Otago, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

Reconstruction of Asian hunters migration across the Bering Strait during the first ice age, fresco
Prehistory, Mexico - Reconstruction of Asian hunters migration across the Bering Strait during the first ice age - Fresco

Extinction of the dinosaurs, artwork C017 / 0690
Extinction of the dinosaurs, artwork. Asteroids impacting around a T rex dinosaur. It is thought that an asteroid that impacted Earth around 65 million years ago caused the extinction of

Extinction of the dinosaurs, artwork C018 / 7902
Extinction of the dinosaurs, artwork. Asteroids impacting around dinosaurs. It is thought that an asteroid that impacted Earth around 65 million years ago caused the extinction of the dinosaurs

Agglestone Rock, UK
Agglestone Rock. This large sandstone block is an eroded relic of iron-cemented, Tertiary sandstone, the Agglestone Grit. It weighs about 400 tonnes

Notch transcription, molecular model
Notch transcription. Molecular model showing a strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) being acted upon by various proteins and other molecules

Fossil horse teeth C016 / 5648
Fossil horse teeth. Fossilised lower cheek teeth of the extinct horse Mesohippus. Mesohippus was a low-crowned browsing species which lived about 33 million years ago

Fossil scallop shell C016 / 5615
Fossil scallop (Chespecten jeffersonius) shell. This shell originated from the Miocene era, 23-7 million years ago and was found in Maryland, USA

Hominoid and human mandible C016 / 5609
Hominoid and human mandible (lower jaw). Human mandible (left) compared with a Sivapithecus hominoid mandible. Sivapithecus, an extinct ape from the Miocene, lived 9 million years ago

Hominoid cranial fragment C016 / 5608
Hominoid (Sivapithecus meteai) cranial fragment. A lower fragment of the cranium showing the maxilla (upper jaw), incisors, canine, premolars and molars

Fossil sand tiger shark teeth C016 / 5551
Fossil sand tiger shark teeth (Odontaspis robusta). Anterior teeth (tall, slender) and lateral teeth (triangular) are shown. Found in Early Eocene rocks, Abbey Wood, Kent

Acacia-like pod, plant fossil C016 / 5531
Acacia-like pod, plant fossil. This 14-centimetre-long specimen is from the Paris Basin, and dates from the Eocene. It is part of the collections held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Rose plant fossils, leaves and thorn C016 / 5418
Rose plant fossils. At left are fossilised leaves of the rose plant Rosa hilliiae (Lesquereux), from the Oligocene period (23 to 35 million years ago), and found in Colorado, USA

Priscacara clivosa, fish fossil C016 / 5255
Priscacara clivosa, fish fossil. This fossil dates from the Eocene epoch, around 58 to 37 milion years ago. It was found in Wyoming, USA

Pseudoscorpion, Baltic amber fossil C016 / 5161
Pseudoscorpion, Baltic amber fossil. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period, about 35 million years ago. It was found in Kaliningrad, Russia

Petrified oak, tree trunk fossil C016 / 4913
Petrified oak. Polished section of a fossil of the trunk of an oak tree (Quercus sp.). This specimen is approximately 33 centimetres across

Fossilised conifer wood C016 / 4858
Fossilised conifer wood. Composite photomicrograph showing transverse (left), tangential (centre) and radial (right) sections through a sample of fossilised wood

Mexican amber
Piece of amber from Mexico from the Upper Oligocene about 25 million years old. Donated by Christine Bayliss

Toxodon Platensis, found at Sadillo
Illustration (p.134) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890

Six million year old fossiliferous rocks located in Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Australopithecus africanus model
Model of an adult female Australopithecus africanus reconstructed from remains found at Sterkfontein, South Africa. Probably lived about 2.5 million years ago during the Plio-Pleistocene

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"The Tertiary Era: Unveiling the Vibrant Palette of Earth's Past" Step into a world where colors dance on the wheel, as vivid as the geological map of the European Alps lithograph from 1897. In this captivating era, captured in Reynolds' "The Antidiluvian World" from 1849, creatures like Anoplotherium commune and gracile Palaeotherium roamed freely. Amongst them stood majestic beasts like Uintatherium, its skull a testament to their ancient might. The K-T boundary claystone sample reveals a fragile layer containing grains of sand, whispering secrets about our planet's history. Travel back further still and witness prehistoric landscapes that adorned Europe during the Tertiary Era. A rare British broadsheet illustration with contemporary hand coloring brings these scenes to life before your eyes. In this enchanting time period, miracles were said to occur. Saint Elizabeth of Portugal was believed to possess healing powers as she tended to a sick woman circa 1799. Yet not all tales were filled with wonder; tertiary period syphilis symptoms left their mark on bodies, reminding us of both beauty and suffering intertwined within history's tapestry. Marvel at Andrewsarchus mongoliencis through its skull cast—a glimpse into an extinct predator's reign over land long gone. And let us not forget the intricate geological map spanning southern Germany, Bohemia, Switzerland, and Austria—each contour revealing nature's artistry etched across vast territories. The Tertiary Era beckons us with its kaleidoscope of hues—a mesmerizing chapter in Earth’s story waiting for curious minds to explore.