SAVAGE ANCIENT SEAS | WHO SURVIVED?

Most of the animals in this exhibit had disappeared at or near the end of the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago. However, some of these ancient creatures have relatives, (some closer than others) living today.

Specimen
 Modern Relative
Tylosaurus
 Komodo Dragon
Archelon
 Sea Turtle
Ammonite
 Chambered Nautilus
Coelacanth (Macropoma)
 Coelacanth (Latimeria)
Guitar fish (Rhinobatos casieri)
 Guitar fish (Rhinobatos productus)
Elasmosaurus
 None
Pachyrhizodus
 None
Xiphactinus
 None


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