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Serbia - 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 Serbia. 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.
Serbia
prehistoric age
Serbia
extinct species
Mesozoic
Ammonite Dactylioceras (183.7~175.6 Mya)
Serbia
extinct species
Cenozoic
Elephant Zygolophodon (28.4~2.6 Mya), Southern mammoth (2.59~0.126 Mya), Steppe mammoth   (1.81~0.126 Mya)
Sea-cow Halitherium (48.6~11.61 Mya)
Whale Cetotherium   (20.43~1.81 Mya)
Even-toed ungulate Dorcatherium (16.9~5.33 Mya; Deer), Conohyus (15.97~9.7 Mya; Boar)
Odd-toed ungulate Ancylotherium   (9~1.81 Mya)
Serbia is an inland country located in the Balkan Peninsula of East Europe. It is bordered by Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Hungary. The following shows the distribution of animals in Serbia.
Serbia
Serbia
regionally extinct
in historic age
Crane Common Crane  
Pelican White Pelican
Bird Common Merganser, White-headed Duck, Great Bustard   (Courtship display), Little Bustard, Pallid Swift
Serbia
extant species
Rodent Eurasian Red Squirrel
Rabbit European Hare
Hedgehog Southern White-breasted Hedgehog
Even-toed ungulate Wild Boar, European red deer, European Roe Deer, Chamois
Carnivora Wild Cat (Spotted), Eurasian Lynx   (Spotted), Gray Wolf, Red Fox, Brown Bear   (3m), European otter, Beech Marten, European Polecat, Short-tailed weasel, Steppe polecat, Least weasel, Marbled Polecat
Goose White-fronted Goose, Taiga Bean-Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Greylag Goose, Brent Goose, Barnacle Goose, Red-breasted Goose
Swan Mute swan, Whooper swan
Stork White Stork, Black Stork
Ibis Glossy Ibis, Common Spoonbill
Crane Common Crane  
Pelican Dalmatian Pelican
Flamingo American Flamingo  
bird (CR) Slender-billed Curlew
Serbia
small extant
species
Lizard (EN) Mosor rock lizard