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[252mya]

Messel Formation Diorama poster

This amazingly detailed diorama illustrates an environment from the Messel Formation in the United States. It shows how life was already recovering from the Chicxulub impact during the Middle Eocene. Featured are early members of different mammal groups and the iconic Gastornis.

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Art by Stieven Van der Poorten

[vickysaurus-art]

On a lovely evening 47 million years ago, Darwinius and Geiseltaliellus are forced to share their favourite lakeside tree. They do not particularly enjoy each other's company, but are unlikely to do something about it. Their tree has also become the grave of a couple of Titanomyrna infected with a cordycipitoid fungus, the giant ants spreading the fungus in their death grips. Meanwhile, a pair of Gastornis enjoys the evening Sun while a Eurohippus takes a drink, safe in the knowledge that these giant birds are herbivores. Archaeonycteris hunt insects above the lake, while various crocodylians hang out and get ready for the night.

[vickysaurus]

Darwinius, an Eocene primate. What is perhaps even more amazing than the creature itself is the fact that the name Darwinius was still available by 2009.

[quaggasculpture]

Europolemur build for @naturhistorisches_museum_mainz. Many thanks for its deep confidence in us. Never enough gratitude with them. #europolemur #lemur #mainz #messel #eocene #darwinius #urlemur #ida (at Naturhistorisches Museum Mainz) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeLsguRqMtD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[paleoart]

Evolution Series: Prancing Primates

Primates are some of the most adaptable and successful mammals alive, and the only group of animals known to have developed sapience. Their long history starts right at the beginning of the Age of Mammals.

*The animals represented here are not to scale and don’t represent a direct line of descent, but rather plausible models for how this amazing transition happened.*

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[wonartarts]

Mammal Overload

The next set of Animals for @huxley-paleozoo; Leptictidium auderiense, Pholidocercus hassiacus, Darwinius massilae, and Kopidodon macrognathus, all mammals from the Early-to-Middle Eocene, known from the Messel Pit of Germany.

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[fox-teeth]

Magical Art Therapy ● Sigils for Adaption

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[252mya]

Messel Formation Diorama poster

This amazingly detailed diorama illustrates an environment from the Messel Formation in the United States. It depicts how life was already recovering in the Middle Eocene and features some early members of different mammal groups as well as the iconic Gastornis.

sulc.us/messel

Art by Stieven Van der Poorten