Tunisia - 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 Tunisia. 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.
| Tunisia prehistoric age | ||||
| Tunisia extinct species Paleozoic |
 | Trilobite |
Pseudophillipsia (302～251 Mya) | |
| Tunisia extinct species Mesozoic |
 | Primitive crocodile |
Sarcosuchus (145.5～93.5 Mya; １２m) | |
 | Bird-hipped dino |
Ouranosaurus (112～93.5 Mya; Large sail on back) | ||
 | Long-necked dino |
Nigersaurus (145.5～99.6 Mya; Unusual mouth) | ||
 | Predatory dino |
Spinosaurus (150.8～70.6 Mya; １８m) | ||
 | Large predatory dino |
Carcharodontosaurus (145.5～70.6 Mya) | ||
 | Ray-finned fish |
Lepidotes (245～70.6 Mya; Great Dying④) | ||
 | Ammonite |
Kamerunoceras (99.6～89.3 Mya),
Parapuzosia (99.6～70.6 Mya; １．９５m) | ||
| Tunisia extinct species Cenozoic |
 | Primitive elephant | Archaeobelodon(16.9～16 Mya) | |
| Elephant |
African mammoth (4.8 Mya) | ||
 | Primitive whale |
Dorudon (40.4～33.9 Mya) | ||
 | Even-toed ungulate |
Paleotragus (13.65～7.75 Mya; Giraffe) | ||
 | Saber-toothed cat |
Machairodus (11.61～0.126 Mya; ２．５m) | ||
Tunisia is a country located in the north of Africa. It is bordered by Algeria and Libya, and by the Mediterranean Sea to the north. There is the Sahara desert in the south. The following shows the distribution of animals in Tunisia.
