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Poland - 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 Poland. 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.
Poland
prehistoric age
Poland
extinct species
Paleozoic
Armoured fish Dunkleosteus   (376.1~359.2 Mya; 10m)
Coelacanth Diplocercides (397~359 Mya)
Ray-finned fish Cheirolepis   (380.8~367 Mya)
Trilobite Peronopsis   (530~490 Mya), Strettonia (520~516 Mya), Asaphus   (468.1~449 Mya)
Sea scorpion Pterygotus   (439~359.2 Mya; 2.3m)
Poland
extinct species
Mesozoic
Marine reptile Placodus   (249.7~228 Mya)
Primitive crocodile Protosuchus   (199.6~196.5 Mya; First crocodile), Dakosaurus   (161.2~112 Mya)
Archosaurs Teratosaurus (216.5~203.6 Mya)
Primitive dino Silesaurus   (228~203.6 Mya)
Primitive amphibia Cyclotosaurus   (245~203.6 Mya)
Ray-finned fish Saurichthys   (258~164.7 Mya; Great Dying③④)
Ammonite Ceratites   (245~216.5 Mya)
Poland
extinct species
Cenozoic
Even-toed ungulate Dorcatherium (16.9~5.33 Mya; Deer), Conohyus (15.97~9.7 Mya; Boar)
Odd-toed ungulate Aceratherium (33.9~3.4 Mya; Rhino), Brachypotherium (20~5.33 Mya; Rhino), Chalicotherium   (16~7.75 Mya; Horse)
Carnivora Pseudaelurus (16.9~0.126 Mya; Cat), Agriotherium (13.6~2.6 Mya; Dog-bear)
Poland is a country located in East Europe. It is bordered by Germany, Czech, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Kaliningrad in Russia, and by Baltic Sea to the north. The following shows the distribution of animals in Poland.
Poland
Poland
regionally extinct
in historic age
Even-toed ungulate Aurochs   (1.81 Mya~AD1627)
Odd-toed ungulate Tarpan* (?~AD1919)
Swan Whooper swan
Bird Common Shelduck  , Northern Pintail, Eurasian Wigeon, Red-crested Pochard  , Greater Scaup, Common Eider, Red-breasted Merganser, Dunlin, Great Snipe, Jack Snipe, Ruff  , Wood Sandpiper, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Gull, Eurasian Dotterel
seabird Arctic Tern  , Caspian Tern
Poland
extant species
Rodent European Beaver, Eurasian Red Squirrel
Rabbit European Rabbit, Mountain Hare, European Hare
Hedgehog Southern White-breasted Hedgehog, West European Hedgehog
Even-toed ungulate Wild Boar, European red deer, Sika Deer, Fallow Deer, European Roe Deer, Eurasian Elk, Wisent, European mouflon, Chamois
Carnivora Wild Cat (Spotted), Eurasian Lynx   (Spotted), Gray Wolf, Red Fox, Raccoon Dog, Brown Bear   (3m), European otter, Beech Marten, European Pine Marten, Eurasian Badger, European Polecat, Short-tailed weasel, Steppe polecat, Least weasel, American Mink, Common Raccoon
Goose White-fronted Goose, Taiga Bean-Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Greylag Goose, Bar-headed Goose  , Snow Goose
Swan Mute swan, Tundra swan
Stork White Stork, Black Stork
Ibis Sacred Ibis
Crane Common Crane  
Poland
marine extant
species
Marine mammal Common Seal, Ringed Seal, Grey Seal