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Riftia tubeworm (Riftia pachyptila) colonies near hot spring.
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Tubeworms on a Hydrothermal Vent

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The first known filter feeder is a large shrimp-like creature called Tamisiocaris borealis. The feather-like structures on its head were used to rake plankton from the sea.
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The First Filter Feeder

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Offshore Peru, during the Eocene (~56-34 million years ago), showing two archaeocetes (ancient whales): Ocucajea picklingi and Supayacetus muizon.
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Eocene Whales and Penguins Off the Coast of Peru

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a live coelacanth
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A Live Specimen

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An Atlantic wolffish hiding on Cashes Ledge off the New England coast.
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Atlantic Wolffish at Cashes Ledge

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A blue whale model in the Life in the Sea exhibit
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The Second Whale

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A model of a right whale hangs in the Ocean Hall
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Phoenix Arrives

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A view of the blue whale model in the Life in the Sea exhibit hall
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Life in the Sea

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a sculptor works on a huge blue whale model in scaffolding
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Blue Whale Model

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a drawing of the Talisman ship
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Le Talisman

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two brittle stars in a tank
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One Becomes Two

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a sea star splits in two
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Brittle Star Splits

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