South Korea - 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 South Korea. 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.
| South Korea prehistoric age | ||||
| South Korea extinct species Paleozoic |
 | Trilobite | Micragnostus (494～478.6 Mya) | |
 | Primitive cephalopod |
Endoceras (488.3～443.7 Mya) | ||
| South Korea extinct species Cenozoic |
 | Elephant |
Naumann's elephant (1.81～0.781 Mya) | |
South Korea is a country located in the Korean Peninsula of East Asia. It is bordered by North Korea, and by the East China Sea to the west and by the Japan Sea to the east. The following shows the distribution of animals in South Korea.
