It is thought to belong to a new species of pliosaur - a group of large, short-necked reptiles that lived at the time of the dinosaurs.

BBC: Arctic sea monster's giant bite

They identified a previously unrecorded species of Candidatus, a group of disease-causing bacteria that infect many sorts of plant.

ECONOMIST: Plant disease

But when it came to sharks, the president said he was sure that the sanctuary is backed by science - sharks are threatened as a group of species, and sanctuaries can help.

BBC: Palau pioneers 'shark sanctuary'

Placental mammals - as opposed to the kind that lay eggs, such as the platypus, or carry young in pouches, such as the kangaroo - are an extraordinarily diverse group of animals with more than 5, 000 species today.

BBC: Earliest placental mammal ancestor pinpointed

The Obama administration and a group called WildEarth Guardians last week settled a long-running fight over endangered species that could have far-reaching environmental and economic consequences.

FORBES: Endangered Species Accord Calls a Truce In The Wildlife Wars

There may even be an entirely new species of web-footed crocodile, according to a hunter-turned-conservation-officer employed by the group Cat Action Treasury.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | 'There Was Method to My Madness'