Dimetrodon
Permian sailback-before dinosaurs
Conservation Threats
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Contamination from chemicals, plastics, noise, and light affecting wildlife health and behavior
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Deinocheirus
The terrible-handed wetland omnivore
Haikouichthys
A tiny fossil at vertebrates' dawn
Lystrosaurus
The beaked survivor of Earth's worst crisis
Scutosaurus
Permian armor, plant-powered
Hatzegopteryx
Hateg's giant sky-stalker
Helicoprion
Permian seas' spiral-toothed slicer
Xiphactinus
Not a dinosaur-Cretaceous sea predator
Crayfish
Claws that shape freshwater worlds
Giant Siphonophore
Many bodies, one predator.
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
Snailfish
Snailfishes: clingers of the cold deep
Ozark Bass
The Ozarks' star-spotted rock bass
Nutria
Orange teeth, big impact on wetlands
Orinoco Crocodile
Orinoco's long-snouted river giant
Kissing Bugs
Night feeder, public-health sentinel
Barreleye Fish (Barrel Eye)
A clear head with eyes that swivel
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