Pteranodon
Crested ruler of the Cretaceous skies
Conservation Threats
Natural System Modification
Altered fire regimes, water management, and ecosystem engineering
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Short-Faced Bear
Big legs. Short face. Ice Age titan.
Ichthyosaurus
Fish-lizard, built for speed
Gargoyle Gecko
Horned head, forest-night hunter
Megalania
Pleistocene Australia's giant goanna
Python
Big squeeze, bigger diversity.
Labout's Fairy Wrasse
Small fish, big reef fireworks
Thanatosdrakon
Argentina's "death dragon" of the skies
Styracosaurus
A horned face full of spikes
Repenomamus
The mammal that could tackle dinosaurs
Dreadnoughtus
Patagonia's titan that feared nothing
Iguanodon
Thumb-spiked titan of Early Cretaceous
Euoplocephalus
Built like a tank, born to browse
Sarcosuchus
Super-sized river stalker of the Cretaceous
Old House Borer
Hidden larva, big timber trouble.
Leopard Shark
Spots of the surf zone
Kitefin Shark
Deep-slope slicer with a stealthy bite
Blacknose Shark
Spot the snout-smudge shark
Blacktip Reef Shark
Black tip. Bright reef. Loyal patrol.
Caribbean Reef Shark
The reef's resident requiem shark
Red Aphids
Tiny red sap-sippers, big plant impact
Root Aphids
Small sap-feeders, big ecosystem impact
Yellow Aphids
Tiny sippers, big garden impact.
Waimanu
Penguins at the dawn of diving