Tour to Neocene

Russian speculative biology project

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This page is dedicated to speculative biology: the analysis of Dougal Dixon's "The Future Is Wild" and the "Tour to Neocene" project.

Is the Future so Wild?

Part 1

Part 2

Of course, Dougal Dixon's book "The Future is Wild" and film based upon this book both represent the significant event in speculative biology. But are they ideal from the scientific point of view. Authors invited scientists and other specialists to the project, but they couldn't avoid mistakes even in this case. The article represents the analysis of biological mistakes and inconsistencies found in project (both film and book)

Tour to Neocene

The vision of possible ways of evolution and futuristic lifeforms 25 MY in the future.

Chapters of second cycle 28. Pirates of Caribbean Sea Fishes and invertebrates of Caribbean Sea, the diversity of live-bearing fishes. Lemon crestbill from tropical forests of Zinj Land (picture by Alexander Smyslov) 29. Lords of wetlands Extensive swamplands of Western Siberia, life in harsh seasonal climate. 30. Forest masquerade, or The mystery of flying head Russian version East African subcontinent (Zinj Land), the inhabitants of tropical forest canopy. 31. Land of stones and dust Russian version Near East, Persian Ridge. Animals and plants of arid rocky area. 32. World at the edge of non-existence Abyssal zone of Pacific Ocean. 33. Lords of the abyss Russian version Pacific Ocean, fishes and invertebrates of ocean floor. At first the end of the project had been planned here. But the world is much greater than we can only imagine, and the journey continued. The following chapters are not connected to each other as a kind of cycle. Every new chapter is made when the idea is formed, and the order of chapters is random. The journey goes on...

Sea ipopos on the seashore - picture by Alexander Smyslov

Futuristic Bestiarium

Other animals and plants of the Earth 25 MY in the future - descriptions not included to chapters in English version.

Index to Neocene fauna and flora

General list of Neocene animals and plants, immediate access to any description.

Some descriptions may exist in Russian, but have no English links. Be patient, new descriptions appear sooner or later!

Books and articles

on speculative biology: For site news look here: Dougal Dixon

"After man: A Zoology of the Future" Dougal Dixon

"The New Dinosaurs. An alternative evolution" Dougal Dixon

"Man after man.

An anthropology of the future" Leo Lionni

"Parallel botany"

HTML version of the book Harald Stumpke

"The Snouters"

HTML version of the book (complete)

ZIP archive (78,8 kb, no pictures, text only) Andrey Zhuravlev

"Wild, totally wild"

Article from "Paradox" magazine #9/2003 - critical notes to "The future is Wild" project. Nemo Ramjet

"Alltomorrows"

HTML version of the book (complete) Peter Ward

"Future Evolution"

HTML version of the book (complete)

ZIP archive (192 kb, no pictures, text only)

For more productive work at Neocene Project animalist artists

ready to work for the interest (as all other project members do)

are persistently needed .