Gerry walked to a large rock carving in the center of the room. The carving was in the center of a small pool.
"They've really made a lot of progress in construction here." Gerry said in amazement. ""Paleozoic", huh? Well, most of the specimens here aren't really from the Jurassic Period anyway. Interesting concept: living fossils. I guess you can't expect a mosquito to feed on fish swimming hundreds of meters under the sea."
"This little pool is fascinating." Jess said. "Were these creatures all revived like the dinosaurs?"
"No, these aren't actually extinct animals, Jess." Gerry clarified. "They live in the oceans today. They're called "living fossils" because they haven't evolved much from the ancient fossil-forms discovered by paleontologists."
Jess noticed a large, crablike creature appeared in the pool.
"Oh, is that a horseshoe crab?" she asked.
"It could be." Gerry said. "To be honest, I don't really know all that much about sea fauna."
"Heh, "fauna"." Jess giggled at the word.
"How are you holding up, Jess?" Gerry asked.
"I can't stop shaking." Jess said. "I'd literally rather be back in jail for shoplifting. I'm just so tired of running, dad."
"I know, I know, me too." Gerry said. "But, we're safe for now."
Jess looked up at a mural on the wall surrounding the room. She took notice of the silhouette of what appeared to be a crocodile with flippers.
"What is that supposed to be?" Jess asked.
"I don't know, it looks like a Mosasaur." Gerry surmised.
"Mosa...what?" Jess asked. "It looks kinda scary."
"Well, it's sort of a...sea lizard of sorts." Gerry said. "Think of a big, moray eel with a crocodile head.
"Croco-eel?" Jess said. "Great. Sounds charming."
"Don't worry, there are no sea creatures on my list of park animals." Gerry reassured her.