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The History of God
FIELD No. 05CA
Visual depiction of First land plants — tiny Cooksonia — colonising a Silurian mudflat at the edge of a retreating sea

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Vol. I · Animism

First land plants — tiny Cooksonia — colonising a Silurian mudflat at the edge of a retreating sea

the beginning of terrestrial life

cool grey-green palette, loose brushwork, sharp focus, 4K detail

Organization
Animistic Spirit Traditions
Time period
Pre-history – present
Location
Worldwide

Source attribution

This visual depiction is one of 1,947 in the archive — a creative historical rendering of how natural-natural-other has expressed the divine. The depiction is interpretive, not iconographic.

Cross-references — same archetype or region

Visual depiction of A kookaburra perched on a eucalyptus branch at dawn

A kookaburra perched on a eucalyptus branch at dawn

natural-natural-other

 Visual depiction of An abyssal plain at crushing depth

An abyssal plain at crushing depth

natural-natural-other

 Visual depiction of A Carnotaurus in full sprint through a Late Cretaceous scrubland

A Carnotaurus in full sprint through a Late Cretaceous scrubland

natural-natural-other

 Visual depiction of A Paranthropus boisei foraging for seeds and roots in an East African woodland

A Paranthropus boisei foraging for seeds and roots in an East African woodland

natural-natural-other

 Visual depiction of Pollen grains from different flowers viewed under bright illumination

Pollen grains from different flowers viewed under bright illumination

natural-natural-other

 Visual depiction of A harvest mouse climbing a stalk of ripe wheat

A harvest mouse climbing a stalk of ripe wheat

natural-natural-other