Dougal Dixon
Encyclopedia
Biography
Dixon studied geology and palaeontology at the University of St. Andrews and is best known for his illustrated works of speculative fictionSpeculative fiction
Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...
, which largely concern "zoologies of the future": his own visions of how human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
beings and animal
Animal
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s might evolve
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
in millions of years' time. He is the younger brother of Douglas Dixon.
Books
Texts:-- After Man: A Zoology of the FutureAfter Man: A Zoology of the FutureAfter Man: A Zoology of the Future is a 1981 book by the Scottish geologist and author, Dougal Dixon. In it, he presents his hypothesis on how the fauna and geography could change 50 million years from now.-Geography of the future:...
(1981) - Visions Of Man Evolved (1982)
- The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative EvolutionThe New Dinosaurs: An Alternative EvolutionThe New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution is a book written by geologist and paleontologist Dougal Dixon. While Dixon's earlier book After Man is set fifty million years in the future, The New Dinosaurs speculates on how the dinosaurs would have evolved over the last 65 million years had the...
(1988) - The Children's Giant Book of Dinosaurs (approx. 1990)
- Man After Man: An Anthropology of the FutureMan After Man: An Anthropology of the FutureMan After Man: An Anthropology of the Future is a speculative book written by Scottish geologist Dougal Dixon and illustrated by Philip Hood. The theme of the book is a science fiction body horror exploration of the possibilities of the future evolution of humans...
(1990) - The Future Is WildThe Future is WildThe Future Is Wild was a 2002 seven-part documentary television miniseries. Based on research and interviews with several scientists, the miniseries shows how life could evolve in the future if Homo sapiens became extinct; the Discovery Channel broadcast changed this outlook by stating the human...
(2003) - with John Adams - If Dinosaurs Were Alive Today
- World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric CreaturesWorld Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric CreaturesThe World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures is an encyclopedia featuring 1000 of the prehistoric tetrapods from the late Devonian to the Pleistocene. It was published in 2007 by Lorenz Books, and by Dougal Dixon....
(2008)
Fiction:-
- Ice Age Explorer (Time MachineTime Machine (book series)Time Machine was a series of children's novels published by Bantam Books from 1984 to 1989, similar to their more successful Choose Your Own Adventure line of "interactive" novels. Each book was written in the second person, with the reader choosing how the story should progress...
, No. 7) (1985)
Television appearances
- Natural History of an AlienNatural History of an AlienNatural History of an Alien also known as "Anatomy of an Alien" in the US was an early Discovery Channel show similar to Alien Planet. This show featured various alien ecosystem projects from the Epona Project to Ringworld. It also featured many notable scientists and science fiction authors such...
(aka Anatomy of an Alien) - Discovery Channel/BBC (1998)