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Brachiosaurus

The high-shouldered sky-browsing sauropod

Pteranodon

Crested ruler of the Cretaceous skies

Short-Faced Bear

Big legs. Short face. Ice Age titan.

Ichthyosaurus

Fish-lizard, built for speed

Repenomamus

The mammal that could tackle dinosaurs

Iguanodon

Thumb-spiked titan of Early Cretaceous

Euoplocephalus

Built like a tank, born to browse

Shortfin Mako Shark

Warm-blooded speed in the open sea

Pacific Sleeper Shark

Deep, cold, and quietly formidable

Waimanu

Penguins at the dawn of diving

Gigantopithecus

Big teeth, big questions

Pelagornithidae

Giants of the wind, teeth of bone

Machaeroides

Eocene saber-tooth-without the cat

Viperfish

Fangs, lights, and life in the dark

Cockle

Ribbed hearts of the tidal flats

Dungeness Crab

White-tipped claws, West Coast pride.

Pollock

Pollock: cod-family powerhouse seafood

Cory Catfish

Armored, whiskered, and social

Sea Snake

Elapids that learned to breathe the sea

American Paddlefish

Paddle-snouted plankton hunter

Buffalo Fish

Big bodies, subtle mouths, ancient lives

Dragon Eel

Spots, horns, and fangs after dark

Dobsonfly

Big jaws, clean streams, short adult lives

Belted Kingfisher

Bank-burrower. Perch-watcher. Plunge-diver.