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Denmark - 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.
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Denmark. 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.
Denmark
prehistoric age
Denmark
extinct species
Paleozoic
Trilobite Ptychagnostus   (507~488.3 Mya)
Denmark
extinct species
Mesozoic
Bird's relative dino Dromaeosauroides (145.5~140.2 Mya)
Ammonite Acanthoceras (112~89.3 Mya), Pachydiscus   (93.5~65.5 Mya; 2m), Nostoceras (89.3~65.5 Mya), Anapachydiscus (85.8~65.5 Mya)
Denmark
extinct species
Cenozoic
Whale Squalodon   (33.9~1.81 Mya)
Denmark is a country located in North Europe. It is bordered by Germany, and by the Baltic Sea to the north. The following shows the distribution of animals in Denmark.
Denmark
Denmark
regionally extinct
in historic age
Bird Great Bustard   (Courtship display)
Denmark
extant species
Rodent Eurasian Red Squirrel
Rabbit European Rabbit, European Hare
Hedgehog West European Hedgehog
Even-toed ungulate European red deer, European Roe Deer
Carnivora Gray Wolf, Red Fox, Brown Bear   (3m), European otter, Beech Marten, European Pine Marten, Eurasian Badger, European Polecat, Short-tailed weasel, Least weasel
Goose White-fronted Goose, Taiga Bean-Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Greylag Goose, Brent Goose, Barnacle Goose, Canada Goose
Swan Mute swan, Whooper swan, Tundra swan
Stork White Stork, Black Stork
Ibis Glossy Ibis, Common Spoonbill
Crane Common Crane  , Demoiselle Crane   (Highest flying)
Denmark
marine extant
species
Marine mammal Walrus (Massive migration), Hooded Seal, Common Seal
Puffin Atlantic Puffin  
Shark Basking shark, Porbeagle shark