Mosasaurus
Apex lizard of the Cretaceous seas
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Tyrannosaurus Rex
Late Cretaceous king of crushing bites
Pteranodon
Crested ruler of the Cretaceous skies
Ichthyosaurus
Fish-lizard, built for speed
Gargoyle Gecko
Horned head, forest-night hunter
Python
Big squeeze, bigger diversity.
Achrioptera Manga
Madagascar's master of mimicry
Labout's Fairy Wrasse
Small fish, big reef fireworks
Thanatosdrakon
Argentina's "death dragon" of the skies
Repenomamus
The mammal that could tackle dinosaurs
Dreadnoughtus
Patagonia's titan that feared nothing
Archaeopteryx
Teeth, tail, and feathers-airborne!
Old House Borer
Hidden larva, big timber trouble.
Leopard Shark
Spots of the surf zone
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
Pyjama Shark
Striped night hunter of South Africa