Azerbaijan - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
Classified animal picture guide. Highlighting the link 
of species shows the images, and clicking the link shows Evolutionary Tree.
of species shows the images, and clicking the link shows Evolutionary Tree.The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Azerbaijan. 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.
| Azerbaijan prehistoric age | ||||
| Azerbaijan extinct species Cenozoic |
 | Elephant |
Southern mammoth (2.59～0.126 Mya),
Flat-browed Mammoth (1.81～0.781 Mya) | |
 | Whale |
Squalodon (33.9～1.81 Mya),
Ferecetotherium (28.4～23.03 Mya),
Iniopsis (28.4～23.03 Mya),
Schizodelphis (28.4～11.1 Mya) | ||
 | Odd-toed ungulate |
Hipparion (12.7～0.01 Mya; Three-toed Horse) | ||
 | Marine mammal | Pontophoca (13.65～11.61 Mya) | ||
 | Bird |
Caspiodontornis (28.4～23.03 Mya) | ||
Azerbaijan is a country located in the Caucasus region in West Asia. It is borderd by Armenia, Turkey, Geogia, Russia and Iran, and by the The Caspian Sea to the east. The following shows the distribution of animals in Azerbaijan.
