bumblebeetle n.— «In 200 million years, evolution brings bizarre animals like “flish,” birds that evolved from fish; “bumblebeetles,” beetles that fly; and “megasquid,” multi-ton, land-based squid...
swampus n.— «The Ice Age melts away 100 million years later, marking the beginning of the end of large mammals and giving rise to creatures like the “ocean phantom,” a jellyfish the size of a truck; the “swampus,”...
shagrat n.— «In their vision, humans become extinct in an Ice Age 5 million years from now. “Shagrats,” or giant rodents, and “gannet whales,” large aquatic birds, have evolved during this stretch of time...
squibbon n.— «“Squibbons,” a hybrid squid-gibbon ape, live in trees, eat plants as well as flish and “represent the pinnacle of intelligent life on Earth,” according to Dixon and Adams’ vision.» —“King rat and the...
ocean phantom n.— «The Ice Age melts away 100 million years later, marking the beginning of the end of large mammals and giving rise to creatures like the “ocean phantom,” a jellyfish the size of a truck; the...
supertaxa n.— «Ward believes rats and snakes belong in the category known as “supertaxa,” groups of organisms that create many new species while having a relatively low extinction rate.» —“King rat and the brilliant...