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Prehistoric marine life of around 380 to 360 million years ago showing three carnivorous species (Dunkleosteus Stethacanthus Cladoselache spp.)

Prehistoric marine life of around 380 to 360 million years ago showing three carnivorous species (Dunkleosteus, Stethacanthus, Cladoselache spp.). Dunkleosteus, the largest, dark grey fish, measured up to 10 m. The Stethacanthus shark had an anvil-shaped dorsal fin, and Cladoselache at upper right was another shark, sleek and swift, resembling the present-day mackerel sharks

Northern snakehead (Channa argus)

Northern snakehead (Channa argus), preying on a Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii). The species is native to China and was introduced to North America and to Japan with severe ecological impact. It can reach a metre in length and weigh up to 8 kg. Japan

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Elasmosaurus (Elasmosaurus sp.)

Elasmosaurus (Elasmosaurus sp.) one of a genus of plesiosaurs that existed in the Late Cretaceous period, 80.5 million years ago. It was about 14 m long with a very long neck and probably lived in the open ocean, giving birth to live young like modern sea snakes because its paddles were too rigid to allow it to come onto land. North America