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10758 Cliona.jpg
(DSM# 10758) Extant genus - Clionid sponges are well known borers of other marine organisms such as clams and snails. They are able to dissolve shell material which helps secure them to a surface.

Conus PB Okt.jpg
(DSM# M38) Extant genus - Conus sp. (cone snail) are marine snails that hunt and feed upon vertebrates and invertebrates. Living cone snails are highly poisonous.

Cretelamna appendiculata mosa site.jpg
(DSM# 10753) Extinct family of predatory shark that may be the ancestor of mega-toothed shark such as Megalodon and Otodus.

Cucullea vulgaris interior.jpg
(DSM# 3184/FK144) Also known as a "False Ark Shell."

3121 Cucullaea vulgaris.jpg
(DSM# 3121/FK145) Also known as a "False Ark Shell."

Cucullaea vulgaris FK149.jpg
(DSM FK149) Also known as a "False Ark Shell."

Cylindrocanthus sp.jpg
(DSM# 10668) This complete rostrum of a ray finned fish is a rare find.

Cyprimeria 3253.jpg
(DSM 3253/FK148) Extinct genus of mussels that form shallow marine sediments.

Dallasaurus turneri PB.jpg
(DSM# CH) It is believed that mosasaurs gave birth to live babies rather than laying eggs. These very small vertebrae could belong to the small species of mosasaur listed here or they may be the backbones of the baby of a much larger species.

Enchodus petrosus saber toothed herring.jpg
(DSM DH13) Extinct family of large fish sometimes called the "saber-toothed herring". Enchodus were common in Late Cretaceous seas and survived the K-Pg extinction event. They went extinct in the Eocene.
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