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Norway - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
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 | |
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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) |
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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 | |
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Norway regionally extinct in historic age |
 | Bird |
Great Auk (?~AD1844) |
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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 |
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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 |
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