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30 New Size Comparisons Of Extinct Species And Their Modern Relatives By Roman Uchytel
Interview With Artist
Roman Uchytel is a Ukrainian paleontologist and graphic designer who recreates prehistoric fauna, providing an interesting scale comparison of our ancestors' features. He contrasts the sizes of extinct species with their modern relatives, placing them side by side and the result is fascinating!
"My wife and business partner Alexandra Antonova (Uchytel) and I came up with this idea together, for our children to know what the ancestors (or relatives) of the animals they see in the zoo looked like," Uchytel shared with Bored Panda.
Scroll down and take a glimpse into the past! For more captivating comparisons, check out our previous articles here and here.
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#1
The Modern Trumpeter Swan And The Extinct Demon Duck
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#2
The Modern Sunda Pangolin And The Extinct Giant Asian Pangolin
#3
The Modern Grevy's Zebra And The Extinct Macrauchenia
#4
The Modern Nicobar Pigeon And The Extinct Dodo
Nicole Weymann 3 years ago
Now THAT is one fabulous pidgeon! 🤩 (left, though the dodo's nice, too. Just can't compete. From now on "dodo in a pigeon pageant" will be my new go-to phrase for being sadly outclassed and looking it)
#5
The Modern Asian Tapir And The Extinct Moropus
Sleepy Panda 3 years ago
So Drowzee is based off a tapir then? Huh. I didn’t even know a tapir was a thing until this moment, so that’s cool.
#6
The Modern Shire Horse And The Extinct Eohippus
#7
The Modern African Lion And The Extinct Simbakubwa
#8
The Modern Great Hippopotamus And The Extinct Andrewsarchus
#9
The Modern Cougar And The Extinct American Cheetah
#10
The Modern Wild Turkey And The Extinct Sylviornis
Ozymandias73 3 years ago
Could you imagine trying to carve one of those Sylviornis' for Thanksgiving dinner?!
#11
The Modern Koala And The Extinct Marsupial Lion
#12
The Modern Tasmanian Devil And The Extinct Whollydooleya
Ozymandias73 3 years ago
Sometimes I wonder just how they come up with these names. LOL It's like with this one, first time they so it someone was like "Whoaaaa Nelly! Hmm...."
#13
The Modern Grevy's Zebra And The Extinct Embolotherium
#14
The Modern Bengal Tiger And The Extinct Sarkastodon
HungryPanda 3 years ago
Sarkastodon?! Can this be brought back as a term for people who utilize and celebrate sarcasm please?
#15
The Modern African Forest Elephant And The Extinct Arsinoitherium
#16
The Modern African Wild Dog And The Extinct Xenocyon
#17
The Modern African Savanna Elephant And The Extinct Deinotherium
Let’s roll 3 years ago
You ever wonder if these fossils or bones got mixed up somewhere. Those tusks really don’t look right. Like, what are they used for? Can’t be fighting/defending oneself, not practical for eating and as a display/attract a mate type thing, I’m still not convinced. Now I’m no elephant/deinotherium but yeah, I’m not digging it. Hang on, digging? I don’t know.
#18
The Modern Giant River Otter And The Extinct Giant Ethiopian Otter
Srinivasan Somasundaram 3 years ago
As someone who don't know the size of these animals, I expected the author to include bananas for scale.
#19
The Modern Indian Rhinoceros And The Extinct Siberian Unicorn
#20
The Modern Polar Bear And The Extinct Giant Amphicyon
#21
The Modern Moonrat And The Extinct Gargano Giant Gymnure
#22
The Modern Great Grey Owl And The Extinct Cuban Giant Owl
#23
The Modern Fossa And The Extinct Giant Fossa
#24
The Modern Kākāpō And The Extinct Heracles
#25
The Modern Numbat And The Extinct Tasmanian Wolf
#26
The Modern African Civet And The Extinct Leakey's Giant Civet
#27
The Modern Wandering Albatross And The Extinct Pelagornis
#28
The Modern Indian Rhinoceros And The Extinct Granastrapotherium
#29
The Modern Central American Tapir And The Extinct Eobasileus
#30
The Modern Indian Crested Porcupine And The Extinct European Large Porcupine
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Looks like the biggest “evolution” for these guys was in hair gel. (jk)
#31
The Modern African Palm Civet And The Extinct Hoplophoneus
#32
The Modern Little Eagle And The Extinct Haast's Eagle
Penguin Panda Pop 3 years ago
Just looked this one up. The Haast's eagle lived on the south island of New Zealand. It had an 8ft wingspan and became extinct about 500-600 years ago. It's generally considered that the extinction of its primary food source (a big emu type bird called a moa) resulted in its demise. The moa likely became extinct after people first populated the island. https://allthatsinteresting.com/haasts-eagle
#33
The Modern Western Long-Beaked Echidna And The Extinct Giant Long-Beaked Echidna
Helen Rohrlach 3 years ago
This is the Papua echidna species not the Australian species so not in the desert.
#34
The Modern Marabou Stork And The Extinct Giant Marabou
Upstaged75 3 years ago
Marabou storks freak me the heck out! They always look like they're plotting your death.
#35
The Modern Chacoan Peccary Or Tagua And The Extinct Long-Nosed Peccary
#36
The Modern Giant Forest Hog And The Extinct Notochoerus
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Tuesday's child 3 years ago
The sad thing is that most of these modern animals are also facing extinction 😔
Tuesday's child 3 years ago
The sad thing is that most of these modern animals are also facing extinction 😔
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