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
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#3 The Modern Grevy’s Zebra And The Extinct Macrauchenia
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#4 The Modern Nicobar Pigeon And The Extinct Dodo
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#5 The Modern Asian Tapir And The Extinct Moropus
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#6 The Modern Shire Horse And The Extinct Eohippus
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#7 The Modern African Lion And The Extinct Simbakubwa
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#8 The Modern Great Hippopotamus And The Extinct Andrewsarchus
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#9 The Modern Cougar And The Extinct American Cheetah
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#10 The Modern Wild Turkey And The Extinct Sylviornis
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#11 The Modern Koala And The Extinct Marsupial Lion
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#12 The Modern Tasmanian Devil And The Extinct Whollydooleya
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#13 The Modern Grevy’s Zebra And The Extinct Embolotherium
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#14 The Modern Bengal Tiger And The Extinct Sarkastodon
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#15 The Modern African Forest Elephant And The Extinct Arsinoitherium
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#16 The Modern African Wild Dog And The Extinct Xenocyon
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#17 The Modern African Savanna Elephant And The Extinct Deinotherium
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#18 The Modern Giant River Otter And The Extinct Giant Ethiopian Otter
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#19 The Modern Indian Rhinoceros And The Extinct Siberian Unicorn
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#20 The Modern Polar Bear And The Extinct Giant Amphicyon
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#21 The Modern Moonrat And The Extinct Gargano Giant Gymnure
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#22 The Modern Great Grey Owl And The Extinct Cuban Giant Owl
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#23 The Modern Fossa And The Extinct Giant Fossa
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#24 The Modern Kākāpō And The Extinct Heracles
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#25 The Modern Numbat And The Extinct Tasmanian Wolf
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#26 The Modern African Civet And The Extinct Leakey’s Giant Civet
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#27 The Modern Wandering Albatross And The Extinct Pelagornis
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#28 The Modern Indian Rhinoceros And The Extinct Granastrapotherium
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#29 The Modern Central American Tapir And The Extinct Eobasileus
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#30 The Modern Indian Crested Porcupine And The Extinct European Large Porcupine
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