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-Arctovish, like its counterparts, may be based on the {{wp|Crystal Palace Dinosaurs}}, a series of misassembled dinosaur sculptures displayed at the {{wp|Crystal Palace Park}}. In the case of Arctovish, its top half appears to be based on the fish ''{{wp|Dunkleosteus}}'' though the frontal pair of fins resemble those possessed by {{wp|Sarcopterygii|lobe-finned fish}} such as {{wp|Coelacanth}}s rather than the fins of Dunkleosteus, while its bottom half appears to be based on an aquatic reptile, like a {{wp|Plesiosauria|plesiosaur}}, {{wp|mosasaur}} or {{wp|ichthyosaur}}. It may have also been inspired by the {{wp|Chimera (mythology)|chimera}} and similar mythological creatures, which was stated to have the features of different animal species, and is often interpreted as being scientifically constructed from different animal parts.
+Arctovish, like its counterparts, may be based on the {{wp|Crystal Palace Dinosaurs}}, a series of misassembled dinosaur sculptures displayed at the {{wp|Crystal Palace Park}}. In the case of Arctovish, its top half appears to be based on the fish ''{{wp|Dunkleosteus}}'' though the frontal pair of fins resemble those possessed by {{wp|Sarcopterygii|lobe-finned fish}} such as {{wp|Coelacanth}}s rather than the fins of Dunkleosteus. The upper half may also be based on the ''{{wp|Ainiktozoon}}'', an arthropod fossil discovered in Scotland which was reconstructed upside-down. Its bottom half appears to be based on an aquatic reptile, like a {{wp|Plesiosauria|plesiosaur}}, {{wp|mosasaur}} or {{wp|ichthyosaur}}.
+It may have also been inspired by the {{wp|Chimera (mythology)|chimera}} and similar mythological creatures, which was stated to have the features of different animal species, and is often interpreted as being scientifically constructed from different animal parts.
 The Pokédex entries for all the Galar Fossils mention them being the cause of their own extinction, which may be a reference to the outdated hypothesis that the dinosaurs were evolutionarily inert, which made them get bigger, stupider, and more sluggish, to the point they couldn't sustain themselves.