Iberia Gallery

Wildlife of the Miocene era, artwork

Wildlife of the Miocene era, artwork. The Miocene era is the period from around 23 to 5 million years ago. The animals shown are: a giant land tortoise (Cheirogaster bolivari, bottom left), four prehistoric rhinoceroses (Hispanotherium matritense, centre), four prehistoric horses (Anchitherium sp., centre left), and two bear-dog animals (Amphicyon sp., lower right). The latter are fighting over a carcass. Two deer-like animals are at far right. This scene is based on fossils found in the Iberian Peninsula, at the Casa de Campo site

© MAURICIO ANTON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Punic ostrich egg from Villaricos. Dates from the 6th BC

An ostrich egg decorated with painted red lines. Punic artwork from the Iron Age II. Villaricos necropolis in Cuevas del Almanzora. Province of Almeri?a, Andalusia, Spain. Dates from the 6th BC and 3rd BC centuries. National Archaeological Museum of Spain. Madrid

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans

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Spain, Castile-La Mancha Region, Toledo Province, La Mancha Area, Consuegra, antique

Spain, Castile-La Mancha Region, Toledo Province, La Mancha Area, Consuegra, antique La Mancha windmills, late afternoon

© Walter Bibikow / DanitaDelimont.com

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