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Pulmonoscorpius
A large scorpion with most specimens reaching 28 cm and a fragmentary specimen at 70, its large eyes imply it was a visually oriented hunter, its likely carnivorous
ALT: Juveniles have also been found, which apparently had less ventral plates than adults
heard it was #goblinweek #goblinweek2022 so have a carnivorous vampire squid, the goblin squid
Pteraspis
A small 20 cm long jawless heterostracan fish, although it lacked fins the hydrodynamic shape created by the plates on its armor likely made it a fast swimmer
ALT: its horn like structure and the spikes on its back might have been for protection as it was nektonic
Procoptodon
The largest short faced kangaroo at 2 meters in height, it fed mainly from trees and shrubs, its also recognizable by the single toe on their feet
ALT: Although mainly known for having the largest kangaroo species it also had the smallest of its family at 1 meter
Monolophosaurus
A 5 meter long theropod named after the long single crest on top of its skull, it was discovered during stratigraphic exploration for the oil industry
ALT: A name given after discovery to present it to the press, its invalid as it was given before description
Eurypterus
A mid sized eurypterid with the largest at 60 cm, commonly known as sea scorpions, they are more closely related to horseshoe crabs
ALT: some specimens where split as different genera due to body differences, but this one was merged back as a possible juvenile
Entelodon
A large omnivorous pig like artiodactyl that grew up to 2 meters in lenght, its actually more closely related i hippos and whales than to pigs
ALT: the skeleton of this animal looks quite spiky, its depictions tend to be shrinkwrapped in order to show its iconic skull
Encrinurus
A small trilobite recognizable by its long stalked eyes and pointy tail, its very common and lived during 3 geologic periods
ALT: it burrowed itself into the ocean floor, the pointy tail would have made that easier and the long stalked eyes would allow it to see