Greece - 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 Greece. 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.
| Greece prehistoric age | ||||
| Greece extinct species Cenozoic |
 | Primitive elephant |
Deinotherium (22.4～0.01 Mya; ５m),
Archaeobelodon (16.9～16 Mya),
Anancus (9～0.126 Mya) | |
| Elephant |
Southern mammoth (2.59～0.126 Mya),
Creta Dwarf Elephant (1.81～0.01 Mya) | ||
 | Hominid |
Homo erectus (1.8～1 Mya; excavated at Petralona Cave) | ||
 | Primate |
Mesopithecus (13.65～4.2 Mya),
Ouranopithecus (9 Mya) | ||
 | Whale |
Squalodon (33.9～1.81 Mya) | ||
 | Even-toed ungulate |
Oioceros (23.03～5.33 Mya),
Helladotherium (8.7～7.75 Mya; Giraffe),
Cretan Dwarf Hippopotamus (8 Mya),
Eucladoceros (3.2～0.126 Mya; Deer),
Mitilanotherium (2.59～0.781 Mya; Giraffe) | ||
 | Odd-toed ungulate |
Chilotherium (13.7～3.4 Mya; Rhino),
Hipparion (12.7～0.01 Mya; Three-toed Horse),
Ancylotherium (9～1.81 Mya),
Etrus's Rhinoceros (3.2～0.126 Mya),
Steno's Horse (3.2～0.126 Mya; Horse) | ||
 | Saber-toothed cat |
Homotherium (13.65～0.01 Mya),
Machairodus (11.61～0.126 Mya; ２．５m),
Paramachairodus (9～0.781 Mya) | ||
 | Carnivora |
Pseudaelurus (16.9～0.126 Mya; Cat),
Chasmaporthetes (4.9～0.781 Mya; Hyena),
European Jaguar (3.4～0.126 Mya),
Etruscan Bear (3.2～0.781 Mya) | ||
Greece is a country located in the Balkan Peninsula of South Europe. It is bordered by Albania, Macedonia, Romania and Turkey, and by the Adriatic Sea to the west and by the Aegean Sea to the south. The following shows the distribution of animals in Greece.
