Neanderthals could have looked downright gorgeous. Art by Emmanuel Roudier.1wk ⋅ Numerous_Coach_8656 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Medium and large terrestrial mammals of northern South America 20,000-10,500 years ago. Art by Gabriel Ugueto.2mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Short-Faced Bear In The Style Of Disney's Brother Bear (@AardyV - Twitter)6mo ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
The early pleistocene of Eastern and Southern Africa was an extremely dynamic ecosystem with 4 human relatives coexisting. Homo habilis & erectus, Paranthropus & late surviving Australopithecus sediba. How these different hominids interacted with one another is still largely a mystery.2wk ⋅ homo_artis ⋅ r/pleistocene
“You Know, I Don’t Like Animals That Kill For Pleasure” A Bull Woolly Mammoth vs A Pair Of Woolly Rhinos8mo ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Gigantopithecus Using A Pygmy Panda, Ailuropoda Microta, As A Living Teddy Bear (Hodari Nundu - Twitter)2wk ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
If disney forced you to make a Live action Ice Age (2002) Reboot, what would you change and what would you keep the same7mo ⋅ EmronRazaqi69 ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Possible Depiction Of The Gomphothere Cuvieronius Found In Rock Art Within Nicaragua, Central America2mo ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Neanderthal Father Making A Funny Face For His Child (Samson J. Goetze - Instagram)1yr ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
Pachylemur was a large lemur from the Holocene of Madagascar. It's extinction is most likely human caused. Two causes are shown here: habitat loss, thanks to slash and burn agriculture and bush meat hunting. By Joschua Knuppe. 1wk ⋅ homo_artis ⋅ r/pleistocene
Are there any Late Pleistocene records/evidence of the Brown Hyena living outside of Africa?1mo ⋅ cjm_hyena ⋅ r/pleistocene
Homo sapiens boy together again with his Neanderthal girl on the first warm day of Spring3mo ⋅ ReturntoPleistocene ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Meeting Between A Homo Sapiens & A Neanderthal By Coraline Gauthier6mo ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
A pride of American Lions (Panthera atrox) ambush a battle weary and already bloodied male Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris) somewhere on the western coast of North America. Artwork by Tanner Streeter.5mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
The Pleistocene-aged Titanis, the very last of the giant terror birds, standing beside its even larger cousin Devincenzia, the last giant terror bird of South America 1mo ⋅ Mophandel ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Herd Of Cuvieronius Carving Rock Art Of Themselves In Pleistocene Central America By Hodari Nundu2wk ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
In an open area inside a Mauritian forest, a pair of Dodos (Raphus cucullatus) engage in mutual courtship behaviour. 1d ⋅ ReturntoPleistocene ⋅ r/pleistocene
Tigers are relatively recent arrivals to the Indian subcontinent. Genetic evidence suggesting an arrival around ~12kya, supported by the fact that older tiger fossils are absent from India. Homo sapiens would've been present to notice the colonization of this big cat into the region.1mo ⋅ homo_artis ⋅ r/pleistocene
New documentary about Neanderthals is out on Netflix, what are your thoughts on it2wk ⋅ Prestigious-Love-712 ⋅ r/pleistocene
The ice age/pleistocene coyote (canis lanterns orcutti) is an extinct coyote subspecies that was bigger than modern coyotes, weighing 15-25 kg. A researcher named Julie Meachen said they probably hunted various juvenile animals like horses, llamas, camels, and possibly bison.1wk ⋅ Other_Guava_5184 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Ted is a neutered African lion from the Knowsley Safari Park in Liverpool, UK. A lion like him is the closest we can get as a model for what the extinct steppe lions of Eurasia and North America likely looked like.2yr ⋅ OncaAtrox ⋅ r/pleistocene
Haunted and hunted. A herd of Pronghorns (Antilocapra americana) run from the memory of being hunted by the American Cheetah (Miracinonyx trumani). Artwork by Lore on Twitter.4mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
This here is the oldest depiction of a Columbian Mammoth in North America, found in Florida and dated to around ~13kya. This figure is even engraved on a mammoth bone, sadly it is now in private collection so unable to be studied.1mo ⋅ homo_artis ⋅ r/pleistocene
The Cave Wolf was a large hypercarnivorous subspecies of Gray Wolf from Late Pleistocene Europe. Art by Roman Uchytel.4d ⋅ Numerous_Coach_8656 ⋅ r/pleistocene
An Upper-Paleolithic Family Holds A Burial For Their Dog (Ettore Mazza - Instagram)1yr ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
(One of) the most powerfully-built cats in history vs the most powerfully-built cat of today: a side by side comparison between Megantereon and the modern jaguar1wk ⋅ Mophandel ⋅ r/pleistocene
The 4 extant Great Ape (Hominid) genera discuss their fossil record4mo ⋅ ReturntoPleistocene ⋅ r/pleistocene
A group of capuchin monkeys try and crack a nut on the carapace of a Glyptodon.1yr ⋅ ReturntoPleistocene ⋅ r/pleistocene
Florida pool party. Near the end of the Late Pleistocene (11,000 years ago), a Southern Giant Beaver (Castoroides dilophidus) & a Giant Capybara (Neochoerus pinckneyi) swim past a group of Florida Manatees. Artwork by Olmagon.2mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Fun fact: the sardinian dhole, which I apparently talked about some days ago, is actually suggested to have originated from the species xenocyon lycaonoides. In fact, this is an example of insular dwarfism.1wk ⋅ Other_Guava_5184 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Life-sized sculpture of Megalania by Vlad Konstantinov and Andrey Atuchin for the Queensland Museum. Megalania is an extinct giant goanna (or monitor lizard) that once roamed eastern Sahul (Australia).2mo ⋅ homo_artis ⋅ r/pleistocene
It would be incredible to have the opportunity to talk to people from the Pleistocene about the animals and their lives. I’d very much like to sit and talk to this artist from long ago about Bears.3yr ⋅ White_Wolf_77 ⋅ r/pleistocene
A North Island Giant Moa (Dinornis novaezealandiae) wandering through the forests on the western coast of New Zealand’s North Island stumbles upon a Chatham Penguin (Eudyptes warhami). Art by Giova Favazzi.3mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
What Would You Want To See In A Pleistocene Version Of Prehistoric Planet?4mo ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
Illustration depicting all mammal species that would inhabit Southern California (top), New South Wales, Australia, (middle) and central Colombia (left) today if not for human-linked range reductions and extinctions from the Late Pleistocene to present. Credit: Oscar Sanisidro/University of Alcala1yr ⋅ Lethiun ⋅ r/pleistocene
Two Subantarctic Bears (Arctotherium tarijense), hungry after a harsh winter, fight over a dead King Penguin somewhere in Pleistocene Patagonia. This was the southernmost species of bear to ever exist. Art by HodariNundu.6mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
Two former top predators of Late Pleistocene North America by @WandErful_art (Cristian Bacchetta). The American Lion (Panthera atrox) and the American Cheetah (Miracinonyx trumani).1mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
The Rhino species that encountered Homo sapiens. Artwork by Maija Karala (@MaijaKarala on Twitter).5mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Columbian Mammoth and a Sandhill crane, by Somniosus insomnus on Twitter.8mo ⋅ ReturntoPleistocene ⋅ r/pleistocene
In Germany, 500,000 years ago, a flock of common ravens (Corvus corax) flies over a brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea) and a wolverine (Gulo gulo) fighting over a caracass of a common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), an excellent representation of paleoart with no extinct species, by Olmagon.2mo ⋅ Money-Month-6095 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Graphic I made of (terrestrial)Pleistocene megafauna of western vs. eastern Beringia during glacial periods5mo ⋅ growingawareness ⋅ r/pleistocene
The frozen babies of the Pleistocene (so far), by Dr. Velizar Simeonovski.2yr ⋅ OncaAtrox ⋅ r/pleistocene
A High Arctic Camel amid a herd of Caribou on Ellesmere Island by Agustin Diaz on Instagram2yr ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
A male American Lion (Panthera atrox) ends up with a broken jaw after challenging a bear. A lone Dire Wolf waits for the rest of its pack to arrive. Art by @isaacowj on Twitter.5mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
Archaeoindris Fontoynontii, a Gorilla-sized Lemur from Late Pleistocene Madagascar that went extinct around 350 BCE. Art by Van Hoang Dao.1yr ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
Before they were largely wiped out, Asiatic Lions definitely coexisted with Bengal Tigers in some areas. Do we have any idea how these two apex predators might have interacted?8mo ⋅ AJC_10_29 ⋅ r/pleistocene
The biggest ungulate that has lived on the continent, Mixotoxodon larensis.1mo ⋅ Big_Study_4617 ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Mother Smilodon Populator Brings A King Penguin Kill To Her Cub In Tierra Del Fuego, Chile (@Orribec - Twitter)1yr ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
Frost bound majesty by Sobek1926. 400,000 years ago in Japan, a pair of Sika Deer pass by a lake in which a male Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis is in brumation below the surface. Two Silver Carp swim by the giant crocodilian.4mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Megatherium americanum and Eremotherium laurillardi by Gabriel Ugueto. These two massive species are the largest sloth species to have ever lived. Note that both likely had more hair than depicted here based on a new recent study.3wk ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
A young Siberian tiger comes face to face with a bull broad-fronted moose.8mo ⋅ StripedAssassiN- ⋅ r/pleistocene
American Lion (Panthera atrox) seen on a trail camera. Art by @thecasualwoodsman on Instagram.3mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
Cockatoo harassing a Marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex). Artwork by Nellie Pease.6mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
I only see two kinds of moa paleoart: generic standing around, and getting disrespectfully clapped by Haast’s eagle. I don’t doubt it would’ve hunted moas, but come on, it couldn’t have been THAT easy every single time.1mo ⋅ AJC_10_29 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Elasmotherium sibiricum, and close behind are two Merck's Rhinoceroses (Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis). In the far background is the silhouette of a Woolly Rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis). Artwork by Beth Zaiken.6mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
A size comparison between three Moa species by Gabriel Ugueto. From top to bottom: South Island Giant Moa (Dinornis robustus), Eastern Moa (Emeus crassus), and the Little Bush Moa (Anomalopteryx didiformis).5mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Would the European Leopard (Panthera pardus spelaea) looked yellow like an Amur Leopard, or looked grey like a Snow Leopard due to the cold snowy climate of Ice Age Europe? (Art by Keenan Taylor)1mo ⋅ cjm_hyena ⋅ r/pleistocene
Parabubalis capricornis, an alcephaline bovid from the Late Pleistocene of Siberia. Here a mother is defending her calf from a red fox somewhere in Altai mountains.6mo ⋅ ReturntoPleistocene ⋅ r/pleistocene
Cuban Giant Owl (Ornimegalonyx oteroi) pouncing on a ground sloth. This species is believed to be the largest owl to ever exist. Art by Joschua Knuppe.3mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
Ice Ages Kansas by Tanner Streeter. A male Smilodon fatalis rests after killing a White-tailed Deer. Scavengers look on, while a group of herbivores pass by in the background.3mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
Ground Sloths seem so out of place when compared with other northern megafauna4mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
The Bears of Late Pleistocene Canada by @WandErful_art. Arctodus simus, the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos), and the American Black Bear (Ursus americanus). 2mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Cave Bear (Ursus spelaeus) browsing on some vegetation somewhere in Europe suddenly stops feeding and stares at its observer. Artwork by Benjamin-Leon Reinoso-Langlois.5mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
What Species Did You Want To See In Be Depicted In The Ice Age Movies?3mo ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
A flock of South Island Geese (Cnemiornis calcitrans) and a pair of Keas (Nestor notabilis) by Paul Martinson. This large species of Anatid (Ducks, Geese, and Swans) lived from the Late Pleistocene to the Late Holocene. 3wk ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Homotherium sinking its fangs into a Camel's throat. Art by Kennis and Kennis.5mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Cuvieronius Watching Bull Sharks & Crocodiles Eat A Bison Carcass At Lake Nicaragua (Hodari Nundu - Twitter)2mo ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
Smilodon populator sinking its fangs into a South American Sea Lion. Art by Agustin Diaz (@agustindiazart on Instagram).5mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
The Eurasian Cougar, Puma Pardoides, lived throughout Eurasia until the Early/Mid Pleistocene. Its disappearance coincided with The Leopard's colonization of Eurasia (Hjalte Kyærby -Twitter)1yr ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
Leptoptilos robustus the giant stork of Pleistocene Flores by Rudolf Hima.3mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Extinct ungulates of Southern Africa by Dhruv Franklin. More info in the comments provided by me and Dhruv on each species/subspecies.4mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
A pair of Titanis walleri confronting Xenosmilus hodsonae in Florida during the Early Pleistocene. Art by Corbin Rainbolt (@corbinrainbolt)5mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
Postschizotherium was a genus of large afrotherians from the Plio-Pleistocene of Northern Asia. It was one of the last giant Hyracoids. Like sloths, hyraxes were once a diverse group that filled the niche of megafaunal herbivores, but are now survived only by rather small members.1yr ⋅ ReturntoPleistocene ⋅ r/pleistocene
Did Bactrian Camels or other camelid genera/species ever live in Beringia during the Late Pleistocene?2mo ⋅ cjm_hyena ⋅ r/pleistocene
Does anyone know what kinds of animals inhabited in North Africa, West Asia, and Central Asia between 150,000 to 25,000 years ago ? Did lions, leopards, and tigers reach central Asia at that time? Were there any mammoths, straight tusked elephants, rhinos, and sabre toothed cats as well? 3wk ⋅ mcyoungmoney ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Group Of South American Animals Wait Out A River Flood In Pleistocene Venezuela (@NarwhalerN - Twitter)8mo ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
Is there any concrete evidence for Woolly Mammoths shedding their coats during the summer? (prehistoric art, frozen specimens, etc). Art by Benjamin Langlois.7mo ⋅ Numerous_Coach_8656 ⋅ r/pleistocene
One of the smallest cats that has ever lived and one of the largest. Smilodon populator and the Rusty-spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) by HodariNundu.7mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Megatherium americanum attracted to the light of a fire. Art by Diego J. Barletta.3yr ⋅ ImHalfCentaur1 ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Pair Of American Lions (Panthera Atrox) Hunting A Toxodon (Mixotoxodon Larensis) By Velizar Simeonovski1yr ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
Elasmotherium sibericum, or the Siberian unicorn, weighing in at a mighty four tonnes, with an extraordinary single horn on its head and, shared the earth with early modern humans up until at least 39,000 years ago.2yr ⋅ science_is_Iife ⋅ r/pleistocene
Life restoration of Palaeoloxodon antiquus. Are the ears accurate?1yr ⋅ TrainingMycologist47 ⋅ r/pleistocene
How accurate is the Smilodon from the 1977 film “Sinbad and the eye of the tiger”?9mo ⋅ AJC_10_29 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Shira The Sabertooth From Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (Frederic Wierum - Instagram)3mo ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
A man flees from an aggressive male Diprotodon optatum. Diprotodon optatum is the largest known metatherian and was highly sexually dimorphic.2yr ⋅ ReturntoPleistocene ⋅ r/pleistocene
Three species of Artiodactyla from the Late Pleistocene of the Yucatan Peninsula by LADAlbarran2001. The Large-headed Llama (Hemiauchenia macrocephala), the White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and some unidentified Bison species.1mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Giant North American Bison (Bison Latifrons) charges a Columbian Mammoth. Art by Thomas Thurman.2yr ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
Where have we seen this before? Territorial Eremotherium defends itself against an intruding Colombian Mammoth .2yr ⋅ RelativeRegular1920 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Assuming the overkill hypothesis is true, what if we didn't overhunt Pleistocene megafauna? Would society be in any way affected by their continued existence?4mo ⋅ Time-Accident3809 ⋅ r/pleistocene
An creature that lived insanely long and even survived the K/Pg but cant survive when their European habitat went Mediterranean in the Early Pleistocene. Guess what it is?3wk ⋅ Worried-Morning1653 ⋅ r/pleistocene
When Britain was interesting. During the middle Pleistocene, a European Hippopotamus ventures out of its usual river habitat and enters the sea for a swim. As it gets further from shore, it is then joined by a large pod of Belugas as well as a Great Cormorant. Artwork by Olmagon.7mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
A Pair of Twin Smilodon Gracilis with a Juvenile Titanis Carcass up a Tree in Pleistocene Florida (Pantydraco - Instagram)1yr ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
Europe's earliest cultures, The Aurignacian People. Art by Tom Bjorklund.2yr ⋅ Retard-Cheekz ⋅ r/pleistocene
Starting my posts here with a ground sloth! Old piece of Eremotherium when I assumed that its northernmost habitat in North Carolina would be snowy...since proven incorrect, but this piece is three years old, so I don't mind! Medium: Graphite. Size: 16x12 inches.1yr ⋅ VasiSeaGoddess ⋅ r/pleistocene
Martha the Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) from Prehistoric Park. Artwork by allotyrannosaurus on deviant art.4mo ⋅ Quaternary23 ⋅ r/pleistocene
Clovis hunter stumbles upon a Short-faced Bear (Arctodus simus). Art by @allo_artz on Instagram.3mo ⋅ Dacnis ⋅ r/pleistocene
So much loss... I wanna cry. List of animals in the comments.2yr ⋅ ReturntoPleistocene ⋅ r/pleistocene
Sid The Sloth From Ice Age Meeting Various Ground Sloth Species (Nicolas Siregar - Twitter)1yr ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene
An alignment chart of Pleistocene megafauna based on nothing but personal opinion5mo ⋅ Panthera2k1 ⋅ r/pleistocene
A hunting group of Homo erectus retreat as a mother Gigantopithecus blackii charges. Middle Pleistocene Southeast Asia. (unknown artist)1yr ⋅ homo_artis ⋅ r/pleistocene
The Sorcerer From The Cave Of The Trois-Freres In Pleistocene France (@Kiracuriee - Twitter)1mo ⋅ ExoticShock ⋅ r/pleistocene