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Prehistoric marine life of around 380 to 360 million years ago showing three carnivorous species

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

Grauers gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri)

Grauer's gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri), mother and infant on the slope of Mount Karisimbi, a dormant volcano 4507 m high. Grauer's gorillas used to be known as Eastern lowland gorillas. Little is known of them, not even a good estimate of their numbers but they occur in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, areas that have suffered much social disruption and warfare. Mount Karisimbi, Ruhengeri, Northern Province, Rwanda

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