Raphus cucullatus Variante:Imprimado forming a sail that could

forming a sail that could have aided in thermal regulation

climate changes and hunting by humans likely contributed to the extinction of this species at the end of the Pleistocene

It may have resembled the modern killer whale in appearance and could represent something of a transition between the modern killer whale and other dolphins

rex "Tyrant Lizard") was one of the largest and fiercest dinosaurs that existed on Earth during the Maastrichtian period of the Late Cretaceous

Raphus cucullatus Variante:Imprimado forming a sail that couldRaphus cucullatus, comnmente conocido como dodo o dronte de Mauricio, fue un **ave columbiforme no voladora endmica de la isla de Mauricio en el ocano ndico que se extingui durante el siglo XVII, poco ms de 80 aos despus de la llegada de los europeos a la isla. El gnero Raphus est incluido actualmente dentro de la familia Columbidae (palomas y trtolas), siendo el dodo uno de los ejemplos ms notorios de gigantismo insular y de la extincin acelerada por