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The Asiatic linsang (Prionodon) is a genus that contains two species of linsangs, and it is the only genus in the Prionodontidae family. The two species, the banded linsang and the spotted linsang, were previously classified in the Viverrinae subfamily, but studies have shown that they differed enough to warrant their own distinct classification. Despite their extreme resemblance to members of...

The grey sea star (Luidia clathrata), also known as the slender-armed starfish or the lined sea star, is a species that can be found in westerns areas of the Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends from Brazil in the south to Virginia in the United States and includes the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. It prefers to reside in muddy or sandy areas along the coastline, at depths of up to 131 feet,...

The swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor), also known as the fern wallaby, stinker or black stinker, the black pademelon, the black wallaby, and the black-tailed wallaby, is a marsupial that can be found in Australia. It is the only member in its genus. Its range extends from the northern areas of Cape York in Queensland, down the coast to southwestern areas of Victoria. It prefers a habitat within...

The red-legged pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) is a species of marsupial that can be found on the northeastern coasts of New Guinea and Australia. It prefers a habitat in forested areas, but not arid regions. It occurs quite commonly throughout its range, although it does compete for habitat with the dusky pademelon, which shares its range. It holds four recognized subspecies. The...

The dusky pademelon (Thylogale brunii), also known as the dusky wallaby, is a marsupial that can be found on the Kai and Aru islands, Papua New Guinea, and in the Trans Fly savanna and grasslands ecoregion in Papua Province in Indonesia. It prefers a habitat in both arid and tropical savannahs, forests, shrublands, lowlands, and grasslands. This species was named after its discoverer,...

Brown’s pademelon (Thylogale browni) is a marsupial that can be found Indonesia, West Papua, and Papua New Guinea. It prefers a habitat within arid or semi -rid forests and savannahs, as well as tropical and subtropical shrublands and grasslands. It is thought that females give birth to one pup, but there is not much information about its habits otherwise. This species is threatened by...

The seven-armed starfish (Luidia ciliaris) is a species that can be found in the eastern waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends from the Faroe Islands and Norway to the Azores and Cape Verde in the south. It is typically found on soft seabeds, although it may reside on rocks, at depths of up to 1,312 feet. The seven-armed starfish is named for its seven...

Synaptula lamperti is a species of sea cucumber that can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific. Its range includes the coastal waters of Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Micronesia. It does not have the tube feet, which are common to other species of sea cucumber, instead moving around by using a small grouping of pinnate feeding tentacles, which are always moving. It can...

The exquisite urchin (Coelopleurus exquisitus) is a species of sea urchin that can be found in the Pacific Ocean, only off the coast of New Caledonia. It prefers to reside in deep waters, at depths between 790 and 1,710 feet. It was first discovered in 2004, after marine biologist Dr. Simon Coppard was given information that a sea urchin was being sold on eBay. As a member of the International...

Thescelosaurus, meaning “godlike”, “wondrous”, or “marvelous” and “lizard” was a genus of small ornithopod dinosaur that appeared at the very end of the Late Cretaceous period in North America. It was a member of the last dinosaurian fauna before the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event around 65.5 million years ago. The completeness and preservation of many of its specimens...