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Milestones of
Vertebrate Evolution |
| The study of prehistoric
life is at the forefront of life science studies, natural history
museum interpretive programs, and popular culture, but there has never
been any comprehensive overview of the evolutionary steps in any
media. This remarkable poster fills that need. It contains
a wealth of information and presents it in a very simple way, making
it easy to understand. |
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Support Pages |
| Poster History - This title
took four years to produce. If you are interested in
the creative process then se the he evolution of our evolution poster
click here. |
| Production Notes - This is by
far the most complex poster we have ever created. Several graphic
designers have asked us how we did it. Learn how it was
produced it by
clicking here. |
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This exciting new
poster provides a comprehensive overview of vertebrate evolution
in accordance with the new cladistics system, which it introduces.
The most important evolved characteristics are shown and explained
as the "Milestones of Vertebrate Evolution."
These
provide the foundation for grouping similar animals together into
"clades,."
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The main design is an
"Evolution Tree," which is a stylized cladogram. It shows
and identifies all of the major clades. The "tree" design shows how
each branched off from earlier ones and other relationships. Each of
the milestones is predominately marked on the tree as they are the
basis for the most important clades.
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The Evolution Tree is superimposed
over a geological time chart. The branches show how milestones
resulted in new groups of animals. The position of the branches
shows how animals are related. The beginning, end and length of
each branch shows when they lived, and, the thickness of branches
provides a symbolic representation of the relative abundance or scarcity of those animals
during each period of geological time.
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Insets provide a wealth of additional information about related subjects. These include an introduction to
geological time, the dangers of unchecked evolution, the impact of
mass extinctions, adaptive radiation and how various types of animals
dominated the earth at various times. The evolution tree dramatically
shows the impact of the mass extinctions and the animals that radiated
as a result of them.
This posters shows around 116
different species positioned to show the results of evolutionary
milestones. Collectively they provide an incredible overview of
the diversity of prehistoric animals. The linage of each group can be
followed forward or backward in time.
The design makes it easy to see the mix of animals that
lived at various times.
Dr. Robert Reisz, vertebrate paleontology
at the University of Toronto is a pioneer in cladistics. He was
the consultant on this poster, along with Alan Kazlev, webmaster of
palaeo.com. |
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Three poster Set |
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Animal Development,
Milestones of Evolution
and our new
Animal Kingdom
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designed to be used both individually and together. Animal
Development focuses on the invertebrates and Milestones of
Vertebrate Evolution picks up where it leaves off. Both
show how the various clades evolved; Animal Kingdom show the
results. Teachers, students and professionals will find them to be
an invaluable reference. |
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