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🇺🇸 United StatesMooneye A family of large-eyed North American fish known for their metallic eye shine.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1819

WorldMegalodon Extinct giant mackerel shark from the Miocene to Pliocene epochs.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1843

🇺🇸 United StatesCladoselache Extinct Late Devonian shark-like fish known for well-preserved fossils and streamlined body.Shark · Coasts and shelves

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreKnightia Extinct herring-like fish from the Green River Formation, famous for its abundant fossils.Herring · Rivers and lakes · 1856

🇧🇴 Bolivia and 3 moreSacabambaspis Extinct armored jawless fish from the Ordovician period of Gondwana.Ancient · Coasts and shelves · 1986

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Mooneye: Kevmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Megalodon: Géry PARENT, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Cladoselache: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, source
Knightia: Wilson44691, CC0, source
Sacabambaspis: Bloopityboop, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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