Latvia - 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 Latvia. 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.
| Latvia prehistoric age | ||||
| Latvia extinct species Paleozoic |
 | Primitive amphibia |
Obruchevichthys (370 Mya; Primitive tetrapoda) | |
 | Lobe-finned fish |
Ventastega (385.3～374.5 Mya; Amphibia like),
Panderichthys (383.7～376.1 Mya; Amphibia like) | ||
| Ray-finned fish | Andreolepis (421.3～418.1 Mya) | ||
 | Trilobite |
Ktenoura (439～418.7 Mya),
Linguocalymene (422.9～418.7 Mya) | ||
Latvia is a country located in East Europe. It is bordered by Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus and Russia, and the Baltic Sea to the north-west. The following shows the distribution of animals in Latvia.
