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1914 1987 Collection

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Proconsul africanus

Proconsul africanus
An illustration of the extinct primate, Proconsul africanus. Like Dendropithecus, they mostly lived in tropical forests in East Africa during the Miocene about 50 million years ago

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Hominid reconstructions in chronological order

Hominid reconstructions in chronological order
From left to right: Australopithecus, Early Homo erectus (Java Man), Late Homo erectus (Peking Man), Homo heidelbergensis (Rhodesian Man), Neanderthal man and Homo sapiens (Cro-Magnon)

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Australopithecus afarensis

Australopithecus afarensis
Illustration by Maurice Wilson of extinct African hominids (Australopithecus afarensis) living 3-4 million years ago. They walked upright, although they retained the ability to climb trees

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Aegyptopithecus zeuxis

Aegyptopithecus zeuxis
Illustration of an Egyptian Ape by Maurice Wilson. The forerunners of both monkeys and apes. These small arboreal primates lived 35-32 million years ago in the tropical rain forests of northern Egypt

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Homo sapiens, Cro-Magnon man

Homo sapiens, Cro-Magnon man
A model head of Homo sapiens, Cro-Magnon man. Cro-Magnon man, an anatomically modern human lived around 30, 000 years ago in the Dordogne region of France. This model was created by Maurice Wilson

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Homo neanderthalensis

Homo neanderthalensis
A model head of Neanderthal man (Homo neanderthalensis) created by Maurice Wilson. Neanderthal man is believed to have lived between around 130, 000 and 35, 000 years ago

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Homo sapiens, Cro-Magnon man head

Homo sapiens, Cro-Magnon man head
A reconstruction of the head of Cro-Magnon man by Maurice Wilson, c. 1950. Cro-Magnon man is possibly Western Europes most famous anatomically modern human

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Aepyornis maximus, elephant bird

Aepyornis maximus, elephant bird
Painting by Maurice Wilson from his drawings collection (1950)

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Homo erectus, Java man

Homo erectus, Java man
A model of Homo erectus, known as Java man, based on fossil evidence found in archaeological sites along the Solo River, Indonesia. The fossils date back to around 500, 000 to 800, 000 years ago

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Homo erectus, Peking man

Homo erectus, Peking man
A model head of Homo erectus known as Peking man, based upon evidence discovered at Zhoukoudian Cave (Locality 1), China dating back 500, 000 years. This model was created by Maurice Wilson

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Ichthyornis dispar, cretaceous bird

Ichthyornis dispar, cretaceous bird
Painting by Maurice Wilson (c. 1950)

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Hesperornis regalis, cretaceous bird

Hesperornis regalis, cretaceous bird
Painting by Maurice Wilson (c. 1950)

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Paranthropus boisei (based on OH5)

Paranthropus boisei (based on OH5)
Illustration by Maurice Wilson of a three-quarter view of Paranthropus boisei, a robust australopithecus which lived in Southern and Eastern Africa

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Sivapithecus indicus

Sivapithecus indicus
Illustration by Maurice Wilson of Sivapithecus indicus, thick coated enamelled apes from Turkey and Indo-Pakistan dating from 13 million years ago

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Paranthropus boisei (OH5)

Paranthropus boisei (OH5)

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Paranthropus sp. (left) and Homo erectus (right)

Paranthropus sp. (left) and Homo erectus (right)
Illustration by Maurice Wilson. 2 to 1.5 million years ago parts of Africa were populated by these two hominids. Paranthropus foraged peacefully but here is threatened by Homo erectus

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Homo heildelbergensis, Broken Hill or Rhodesian Man

Homo heildelbergensis, Broken Hill or Rhodesian Man
Illustration by Michael Wilson of a Rhodesian man (H. heildelbergensi) family reconstructed from fossils discovered at Broken Hill, Kabwe, Zambia

Background image1914 1987 Collection: Piltdown Man (Model based on Piltdown 1 & 2)

Piltdown Man (Model based on Piltdown 1 & 2)


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