A collection of strange animals whose fossils have been discovered.
More than 99 percent of all species that have lived on Earth are now extinct. Sometimes extinctions actually accelerate the evolution of life on Earth. As some forms of life weaken and die off, they create opportunity for other species to grow and flourish. Take a look at these creatures and imagine what life would be like if they had survived!
Shown is the 11-foot-long armor-plated shark-eating Dunkleosteus. Link
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by itschrome.
I mean, I love me some lions and tigers and such, but what would really happen if they all were gone? So many species are artificially supported already (even in the "wild") that their loss would be negligible on a planetary scale. Again, not that that's a *good* thing, just sayin'.
And the 99% number is not surprising at all when you consider the tens of thousands of species that existed on the planet from 400 million to 65 million years ago.
#6 - LOL