Ichthyosaurus
Fish-lizard, built for speed
Animal Habitats
Open Ocean
Pelagic waters away from coasts, home to migratory fish and marine mammals
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Open Ocean Animals
Livyatan
Big-toothed terror of the Miocene seas
Anomalocaris
Cambrian seas' original superpredator
Pterodactyl
Not dinosaurs-masters of Mesozoic skies
Galapagos Shark
The drop-off guardian of island seas
White Shark
Warm-bodied ruler of the blue
Kitefin Shark
Deep-slope slicer with a stealthy bite
Shortfin Mako Shark
Warm-blooded speed in the open sea
Great Hammerhead Shark
Biggest hammerhead, biggest comeback needed
Pacific Sleeper Shark
Deep, cold, and quietly formidable
Bronze Whaler Shark
Copper sheen, surf-zone speed.
Blacknose Shark
Spot the snout-smudge shark
Dusky Shark
Slow to grow, easy to lose
Pygmy Shark
Small shark, big glow.
Silky Shark
Silky: the sleek shadow of tuna seas
Longfin Mako Shark
Long fins. Open ocean. Rare sight.
Caribbean Reef Shark
The reef's resident requiem shark
Waimanu
Penguins at the dawn of diving
Pelagornithidae
Giants of the wind, teeth of bone
Leptocephalus
Leaf-larva today, eel tomorrow
Tusoteuthis
The deep sea's long-armed giant
Viperfish
Fangs, lights, and life in the dark
Cockle
Ribbed hearts of the tidal flats
Dungeness Crab
White-tipped claws, West Coast pride.