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Haeckel's tree of life

File:Tree of life by Haeckel.jpg

Original - Ernst Haeckel's "tree of life", Darwin's metaphorical description of the pattern of universal common descent made literal by his greatest popularizer in the German scientific world. This version, one several trees of life designed by Haeckel, comes from his 1879 book The Evolution of Man. "Man" is at the crown of the tree; for Haeckel, as for many early evolutionists, humans were considered the pinnacle of evolution.

File:Tree of life by Haeckel cleanup 2.png

Alternative 1

Reason

This is a cleaned-up version of an evocative and well-known design by a significant historical figure.

Articles this image appears in

History of evolutionary thought, Tree of life (science)

Creator

Ernst Haeckel. Nominated version restored by User:Ragesoss, further adjustments by User:Durova in alternative.

• Support as nominator. I prefer the color version, but the Alternative by Durova is another possibility. --ragesoss (talk) 21:52, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
• Support original - I too thinkt his is one where paper tone adds instead of detracting. There's no colours to bring out, after all. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 23:13, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
• Strong support (original) Great EV here. Excellent quality scan. -- mcshadypl ^TC 02:01, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
• Support original Agreed about paper tone. How accurate is this portrayal compared to modern evolutionary understanding? Discrepancies should be noted in the caption.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 01:44, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
• Support Either Good EV. I suppose if forced to choose I'd take the original, but it doesn't really matter to me. Makeemlighter (talk) 04:47, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
• Support original Great EV. Could be my rubbish screen, but the alternative looks pink.Terri G (talk) 10:57, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Promoted File:Tree of life by Haeckel.jpg MER-C 01:05, 7 March 2009 (UTC)