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Romania - 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 Romania. 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.
Romania
prehistoric age
Romania
extinct species
Mesozoic
Flying reptile Hatzegopteryx   (70.6~65.5 Mya; 12m)
Amored dino Struthiosaurus   (83.5~65.5 Mya)
Bird-hipped dino Valdosaurus (145.5~125 Mya), Rhabdodon (83.5~65.5 Mya)
Bird's relative dino Richardoestesia (155.7~65.5 Mya), Heptasteornis (68~65.5 Mya)
Ammonite Crioceratites   (140.2~99.6 Mya), Baculites   (140.2~61.7 Mya; Great Dying⑤), Kamerunoceras (99.6~89.3 Mya)
Romania
extinct species
Cenozoic
Primitive elephant Gomphotherium   (23.8~0.01 Mya), Deinotherium   (22.4~0.01 Mya; 5m), Anancus   (9~0.126 Mya)
Sea-cow Halitherium (48.6~11.61 Mya)
Primate Mesopithecus (13.65~4.2 Mya)
Hominid Human (0.25~ Mya; excavated at Peştera cu Oase)
Whale Cetotherium   (20.43~1.81 Mya)
Paenungulata Crivadiatherium (33.9~28.4 Mya)
Even-toed ungulate Dorcatherium (16.9~5.33 Mya; Deer), Eucladoceros   (3.2~0.126 Mya; Deer), Mitilanotherium (2.59~0.781 Mya; Giraffe)
Saber-toothed cat Homotherium   (13.65~0.01 Mya)
Carnivora Pachycrocuta (7.25~0.126 Mya; Hyena), Auvergne Bear (4.9~2.6 Mya)
Marine mammal Pontophoca (13.65~11.61 Mya)
Salamander-like Albanerpeton   (130-1.81 Mya; Great Dying⑤)
Romania is a country located in East Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine, Moldova, Hungary, Serbia and Burgaria, and the Black Sea to the east. The following shows the distribution of animals in Romania.
Romania
Romania
regionally extinct
in historic age
Even-toed ungulate Carpathian Wisent* (?~AD1790)
Raptor Cinereous Vulture, Bearded Vulture  
Bird Little Bustard
Romania
extant species
Rodent Eurasian Red Squirrel, European ground squirrel, Spotted Souslik, Speckled Ground Squirrel
Rabbit European Rabbit, Southern White-breasted Hedgehog
Even-toed ungulate Wild Boar, European red deer, European Roe Deer, Eurasian Elk, Chamois
Carnivora Wild Cat (Spotted), Eurasian Lynx   (Spotted), Gray Wolf, Red Fox, Brown Bear   (3m), European otter, Beech Marten, European Pine Marten, Eurasian Badger, European Polecat, Short-tailed weasel, Steppe polecat, European Mink, Least weasel, Marbled Polecat
Goose White-fronted Goose, Taiga Bean-Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Greylag Goose, Snow Goose, Brent Goose, Barnacle Goose, Red-breasted Goose
Swan Mute swan, Whooper swan, Tundra swan
Stork White Stork, Black Stork
Ibis Glossy Ibis, Common Spoonbill
Crane Common Crane  , Demoiselle Crane   (Highest flying)
Pelican White Pelican, Dalmatian Pelican
Flamingo American Flamingo  
bird (CR) Slender-billed Curlew
bird (EN) White-headed Duck
Romania
marine extant
species
Marine mammal Mediterranean Monk Seal