Algeria - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
Classified animal picture guide. Highlighting the link 
of species shows the images, and clicking a link shows Evolutionary Tree.
of species shows the images, and clicking a link shows Evolutionary Tree.The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Algeria. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6～40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
| Algeria prehistoric age | ||||
| Algeria extinct species Paleozoic |
 | Trilobite |
Cheirurus (452～383.7 Mya; Great Dying①),
Harpes (452～383.7 Mya; Great Dying①),
Erbenochile (409.1～391.9 Mya) | |
 | Sea scorpion |
Pterygotus (439～359.2 Mya; ２．３m) | ||
| Algeria extinct species Mesozoic |
 | Primitive crocodile |
Sarcosuchus (145.5～93.5 Mya; １２m),
Dyrosaurus (112～33.9 Mya; Great Dying⑤) | |
 | Archosaurs |
Teratosaurus (216.5～203.6 Mya) | ||
 | Long-necked dino |
Nigersaurus (145.5～99.6 Mya; Unusual mouth) | ||
 | Large predatory dino |
Carcharodontosaurus (145.5～70.6 Mya) | ||
 | Lobe-finned fish |
Mawsonia (145.5～93.5 Mya) | ||
| Ray-finned fish |
Lepidotes (245～70.6 Mya; Great Dying④) | ||
| Algeria extinct species Cenozoic |
 | Primitive elephant |
Numidotherium(55.8～33.9 Mya),
Moeritherium (48.6～28.4 Mya) | |
 | Hominid |
Homo erectus (1.8～1 Mya; excavated at Ternifine) | ||
 | Even-toed ungulate |
Samotherium (13.65～5.3 Mya; Giraffe),
Hippopotamus sirensis(1.81～0.781 Mya; Hippo) | ||
 | Carnivora | Percrocuta(13.65～2.59 Mya) | ||
 | Snake |
Gigantophis (37.2～33.9 Mya; １０m) | ||
Algeria is a country located in the north of Africa. It is bordered by Tunisia to the east, by Morroco to the west and by Mali and Niger to the south, and by the Mediterranean Sea to the north. There is the Sahara desert in the south. The following shows the distribution of animals in Algeria.
