Ornithocheirus
Bird-hand ruler of Cretaceous skies
Conservation Threats
Habitat Loss
Destruction or degradation of natural environments through development, deforestation, or land conversion
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Habitat Loss Animals
Purussaurus
Miocene mega-caiman of South America
Lystrosaurus
The beaked survivor of Earth's worst crisis
Scutosaurus
Permian armor, plant-powered
Palaeoloxodon namadicus
The giant straight-tusked titan of Ice-Age India
Barylambda
Heavyweight of the Paleocene
Hatzegopteryx
Hateg's giant sky-stalker
Crayfish
Claws that shape freshwater worlds
Sequined Spider
Nature's tiny living disco ball
Feather Star
Feathery arms, drifting meals
Opaleye (Rudderfish)
The kelp-forest fish with an opal eye
Yellow Crazy Ant
Small ant, supercolony impact
Ozark Bass
The Ozarks' star-spotted rock bass
Nutria
Orange teeth, big impact on wetlands
Orinoco Crocodile
Orinoco's long-snouted river giant
Onager
Iran's lightning-footed onager
Kissing Bugs
Night feeder, public-health sentinel
Olingo
Neotropical night-fruit acrobats
Ember Tetra
A living ember for nano tanks
Oregon Spotted Frog
Warm-shallow wetland specialist of the PNW
Owl Butterfly
Big wings. Bold eyes. Dusk flyers.
Elephant Fish
Probe the seafloor, chimaera-style
Killifish
Small fish, big survival strategies
Eagle Ray
Wings that crack shells