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Norway - 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 Norway. 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.
Norway
prehistoric age
Norway
extinct species
Paleozoic
Jawless fish Thelodus   (443.7~409.1 Mya), Pharyngolepis   (428.2~426.2 Mya), Ateleaspis   (428.2~418.7 Mya), Ctenaspis   (418.1~412.3 Mya)
Trilobite Paradoxides   (530-501 Mya), Peronopsis   (530~490 Mya), Micragnostus (494~478.6 Mya), Onychopyge (490~449 Mya), Triarthrus   (488.3~445.6 Mya), Asaphus   (468.1~449 Mya), Hadromeros (460.9~425.4 Mya), Gravicalymene   (457.5~391.9 Mya; Great Dying①)
Sea scorpion Pterygotus   (439~359.2 Mya; 2.3m), Erettopterus (443.7~412.3 Mya), Eurypterus   (443.7~391.9 Mya), Erieopterus (426.2~412.3 Mya)
Primitive cephalopod Endoceras   (488.3~443.7 Mya)
Norway
extinct species
Mesozoic
Marine reptile Grippia (251~199.6 Mya)
Norway is a country located in North Europe. It is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia, and by the North Sea to the west and by the Arctic Ocean to the north. The following shows the distribution of animals in Norway.
Norway
Norway
regionally extinct
in historic age
Bird Great Auk   (?~AD1844)
Norway
extant species
Rabbit European Rabbit, Mountain Hare, European Hare
Rodent European Beaver, Eurasian Red Squirrel
Hedgehog West European Hedgehog
Even-toed ungulate European red deer, European Roe Deer, Caribou (Longest migration), Eurasian Elk
Carnivora Eurasian Lynx   (Spotted), Red Fox, Arctic Fox, Brown Bear   (3m), European otter, Wolverine, European Pine Marten, Eurasian Badger, European Polecat, Short-tailed weasel, Least weasel, Eurasian Wolf*
Goose White-fronted Goose, Taiga Bean-Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Greylag Goose, Snow Goose, Brent Goose, Barnacle Goose, Canada Goose, Red-breasted Goose
Swan Mute swan, Whooper swan, Tundra swan
Stork White Stork, Black Stork
Ibis Glossy Ibis, Common Spoonbill
Crane Common Crane  
Flamingo American Flamingo  
Norway
marine extant
species
Marine mammal Walrus (Massive migration), Bearded Seal, Hooded Seal, Common Seal, Harp Seal, Ringed Seal, Grey Seal
Puffin Atlantic Puffin  
Shark Basking shark
Tuna Northern bluefin tuna