Incertae Sedis

A partial rostrum of Schizorhiza stromeri with attached rostral denticles; photo by Gyik Toma (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0).

A photograph of the Field Museum O. megalodon jaws (left) and their location marked on the floor plan of hall 36 (right), from FMNH (1917) and Anon. (1894) respectively.

Drawings of one spurdog (left) and photograph of another (right) with supernumerary dorsal fins, from Quéro (1978) and Frøiland (1975) respectively.

The first (left) and second (right) photos of a ‘giant’ Hawaiian octopus reported by Robert T.

Fossilized bark of Lepidodendron showing the characteristic diamond-shaped leaf scars; photo by James L.

Examples of barbels in four species of living sharks (left) and skeletal and life reconstructions of Gansuselache tungshengi (right), from Timm & Fish (2012) and Wang et al. (2009) respectively.

The skull of a modern hippo figured by Grew (1681) that was used for comparison to the Long Island teeth.

A chart showing influence pathways between paleontology and cryptozoology, using the ellengassen as an example.

A drawing (left) and photograph (right) of the holotype caudal vertebra of “Capitalsaurus” potens, from Lull (1911) and Gilmore (1920) respectively.

An illustration of the Irish elk skeleton from Rathcannon, from Hart (1825).