mammals

• big-headed african mole-rat, Tachyorctes macrocephalus (giant root-rat, Ethiopian African mole rat, giant mole rat
• bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, (greenland right whale, arctic whale, polar whale)
• giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
• hammer-headed bat, Hypsignathus monstrosus, (big-lipped bat)

birds

• shoebill, Balaeniceps rex, (whale-headed stork, shoe-billed stork)

reptiles

amphibians

fish

invertebrates

• giraffe weevil, Trachelophorus giraffa

extinct

• helicoprion, Helocprion bessonowi
• stomatasuchus, Stomatosuchus inermis
• tully monster, Tullimonstrum gregarium