Tertiary Collection (page 4)

Sabre-Toothed Tigers battle over the carcass of a Woolly Rhinoceros
Two Sabre-Toothed Tigers battle over the carcass of a Woolly Rhinoceros

A pair of woolly rhinoceros in a severe Pleistocene winter landscape
A pair of Woolly Rhinoceros brave a harsh cold winter during Earths Pleistocene Era

An Arctodus Bear chasing a young Deinotherium, then confronting its much larger parent

Presbyornis, an extinct genus of anseriform bird, also known as the flamingo-duck

Eomanis waldi is a pangolin from the Eocene epoch of Germany

Close-up headshot of Megantereon, Pliocene Epoch
Close-up headshot of Megantereon (early sabertooth), Pliocene Epoch of Europe, Asia, and North America

A Eusmilus watches a herd of Paraceratherium

Illustration of a Saber Tooth Cat
The Saber Tooth cat is a feline that is now extinct which was a top worldwide predator in the Eocene and Pleistocene Epoch

A Cenozoic Era Megalodon devours two swimming tuna
The Megalodon was the most powerful predator in the seas of the Cenozoic Era of Earths history. Here he devours two swift swimming tuna in one large gulp

Kyptoceras on white background. Kyptoceras was an ungulate mammal that lived in North America during the Miocene to Pliocene Ages of the Cenozoic Era

Smilodon sabertooth mother and her cubs, Pleistocene Epoch (Ice Age) of North America

A Sabre-Toothed Tiger stalks a herd of Deinotherium
A lone carnivorous Sabre-Toothed Tiger looks down across a vast plain where a herd of Deinotherium graze during Earths Pleistocene Era

A woolly rhinoceros in the snow, Pleistocene epoch

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

A woolly rhinoceros trudges through the snow, Pleistocene epoch

Woolly mammoths and woolly rhinos in a prehistoric landscape
A scene from somewhere in the Ukraine or northern Poland about 18, 000 years ago. Woolly mammoths and woolly rhinos shared the landscape with ancient giant elk

An adult Brontotherium compared to a modern adult White Rhinoceros
An adult Brontotherium from 35 million years ago is compared to a modern adult White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). The Brontotherium is 8 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs 9, 000 pounds*

Deinogalerix koenigswaldi lived during the Late Miocene epoch of Italy

American mastodon from the Pleistocene epoch
American mastodon (Mammut americanum) from the Pleistocene epoch of North America

A marmot approaches an old and grey woolly rhinoceros. Its winter, but an unusually warm one. No snow has fallen, so the rhino rests in a bed of golden grass looking over a dry valley ringed by

Several Tuna fish try to escape from a huge Megalodon shark in prehistoric times

Two Deinotherium, an extinct animal of the Miocene epoch, relative to modern day elephants

Megatherium animal from the Pleistocene epoch of South America
Megatherium americanum from the Pleistocene epoch of South America

Woolly Rhino males during a snowy winter in the Pleistocene Period
Woolly Rhino males keep each other company during a snowy winter in the Pleistocene Period

Paraceratherium, an extinct rhinoceros-like mammal
Paraceratherium also known as Indricotherium was a genus of gigantic hornless rhinoceros-like animal which was the largest land mammal ever known

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

Entelodon, white background
Entelodon was an omnivorous pig that lived in Europe and Asia in the Eocene through the Oligocene Periods

Moeritherium is a proboscidian from the Eocene epoch of Egypt

A prehistoric Smilodon Cat is on the prowl for his next prey
A Smilodon Cat from prehistoric times is on the prowl for his next prey

A Paraceratherium mother grazes on leaves and twigs of a poplar tree while her infant son stands nearby in a scene from 30 million years ago during the Rupelian Stage of the Oligocene Epoch in

An adult Platybelodon compared to a modern adult African Elephant
An adult Platybelodon from 9 million years ago is compared to a modern adult African Elephant (genus Loxodonta). The Platybelodon is 10 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs 9, 000 pounds

Palaeomastodon is a proboscidian from the Oligocene epoch of Egypt

Pyrotherium is an extinct ungulate from the Oligocene epoch of Argentina

Eurotamandua is an extinct mammal from the Eocene epoch of Germany

A pair of mature woolly rhinoceros during the Pleistocene epoch

A receding glacial scene circa 18, 000 years ago
A broad look at a receding glacial scene circa 18, 000 years ago in what would be modern north Poland or western Ukraine. Meltwaters form lakes

Seals race to get away from a giant Megalodon shark coming after them

A Smilodon cat roars to warn other males to leave his territory
A Smilodon cat roars to warn any other males to leave his territory

Deinotherium traverse the rolling plains of what is today Europe. A prehistoric relative of modern elephants, Deinotherium was larger and had a shorter trunk

An adult Deinotherium compared to a modern adult African Elephant
An adult Deinotherium from 7 million years ago is compared to a modern adult African Elephant (genus Loxodonta). The Deinotherium is 16 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs 17, 000 pounds

Platybelodon is a large Proboscidea from the Late Miocene epoch
Platybelodon grangeri is a large Proboscidea from the Late Miocene epoch of Mongolia

Megantereon cultridens, Pliocene of Europe

Mammoth walking in nature by day

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

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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.