Living fossils of the world - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity

Classified animal picture guide. Highlighting the link of species shows the images, and clicking a link shows Evolutionary Tree.

• Kingdom Plantae
  • Phylum Gymnosperms

    tree

    Coast Redwood (23.03 Mya～; １１５．６１m), Giant sequoia (９４．８m), Monkey-puzzle

• Kingdom Animalia
  • Phylum Brachiopoda (Lamp shells)

    Lamp shell

    Lingula shells' (488.3 Mya～; Great Dying①②③④⑤)

  • Phylum Arthropod
    • Subphylum Chelicerata (Horseshoe crabs, Scorpions, Spiders, Mites)
      • Class Merostomata (Horseshoe crabs, Sea scorpions)

        Horseshoe crab

        Horseshoe crab' (200 Mya～; Great Dying⑤)

    • Subphylum Hexapoda (Insects, others)
      • Class Insecta (Insects)

        Dragonfly

        Mukashi Tombo (150 Mya～; Great Dying⑤)

  • Phylum Mollusca
    • Class Cephalopod (Squid, Octopus, Cuttlefish, Nautilus, Ammonite)

      Nautilus

      Nautiluses' (245 Mya～; Great Dying④⑤)

  • Phylum Chordate
    • Subphylum Vertebra
      • Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
        • Class Chondrichthyes (Ray, Shark)

          Shark

          Frilled shark (95 Mya～), Goblin shark (40 Mya～)

        • Class Sarcopterygii (Four-limbed vertebrate, Coelacanth, Lungfish)

          Coelacanth

          Indonesian coelacanth (410 Mya～; Great Dying②③④⑤), Comorese coelacanth (410 Mya～; Great Dying②③④⑤)

        • Class Actinopterygii (Most living fishes)

          fish

          Arowana' (140.2 Mya～; Great Dying⑤), Paddlefishes' (130 Mya～; Great Dying⑤), Queensland lungfish (100 Mya～; Great Dying⑤), Sturgeons' (83.5 Mya～; Great Dying⑤), Bowfin (16.3 Mya～)

        • Class Amphibia

          Frog

          Purple frog (100 Mya～; Great Dying⑤)

        • Class Sauropsida (Non mammal-like reptiles)
          • Subclass Anapsida (No arch near the temples)

            Turtle

            Pig-nosed Turtle (100 Mya～; Great Dying⑤)

          • Subclass Diapsida (Two arches near the temples)
            • Infraclass Lepidosauromorpha (Lizards, Snakes, Tuatara)

              Lizard

              Tuatara (200 Mya～; Great Dying⑤), Brother's Island tuatara (200 Mya～; Great Dying⑤)

            • Infraclass Archosauromorpha (Crocodiles, Pterosaurs, Dinosaurs)

              Crocodile

              Crocodile' (155.7 Mya～; Great Dying⑤), Gavial' (145.5 Mya～; Great Dying⑤), Alligator' (83.5 Mya～; Great Dying⑤)

        • Class Aves

          bird

          Hoatzin (48 Mya～)

        • Class Mammalia
          • Subclass Theria (Wild animal)
            • Infraclass Metatheria (Marsupials)

              		Monotreme	Platypus (5.33 Mya～)
              		Opossum	Opossums' (83.5 Mya～; Great Dying⑤)
              		Monito del monte	Colocolo (46 Mya～)
              		Diprotodont	Koala (1.81 Mya)

            • Infraclass Eutheria (Placentals)

              		Aardvark	Aardvark (5.33 Mya～)
              		Elephant shrew	Elephant shrews' (40.4 Mya～)
              		Rodent	Cypriot Mouse , Laotian rock rat , Mountain Beaver (0.126 Ma～)
              		Rabbit	Volcano Rabbit , Amami Rabbit (1.81 Mya～)
              		Carnivora	Red Panda (4.5 Mya～), Iriomote Cat (0.2 Mya～)