Sure, I’ve been daydreaming about a shadow‑hungry predator that never made it onto the fossil record. Imagine a creature that could slip through the canyons of its world as quietly as a sneaky lizard, using those sleek, retractable claws to glide over stone. It would probably rely on a low, almost invisible profile, like a small, elongated theropod that hid behind the foliage, listening with those huge, sensitive ear openings. But here’s the kicker – if it was so stealthy, maybe it left no bone marks on its quarry. That’s why we never found it. So maybe the only thing we really know about it is the silence it made. If it existed, it probably moved in a way that kept it off the radar, both literally and metaphorically. It's a fun thought experiment, but until we find a fossil, it stays in the realm of speculation.

Sounds like a perfect project for me—maybe I’ll end up discovering a “stealthy extinct” and get a laugh from the fossil community. Just keep digging, and who knows what silent shadows we’ll unearth.