Unusual prehistoric life - Animals in the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity

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

• Kingdom Animalia
  • Phylum unresolved

    Phylum unresolved

    Amiskwia (520～501 Mya; Cambrian monster), Tullimonstrum (311–306 Mya; Tully monster)

  • Phylum Lobopodia

    Lobopodia

    Anomalocaris (530～501 Mya; ６０cm), Hallucigenia (520～501 Mya), Hurdia (513～501 Mya; ５０cm)

  • Phylum Onychophora (Velvet worms)

    Velvet worms

    Diania cactiformis (520 Mya; Walking cactus)

  • Phylum Chordate
    • Subphylum Vertebra
      • Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
        • Class Amphibia

          Primitive amphibia

          Ophiderpeton (318.1～312 Mya; Snake-like amphibia), Phlegethontia (307.1～305 Mya; Snake-like amphibia), Platyhystrix (299～284 Mya; Large sail on back), Diplocaulus (284～253.8 Mya; Body like arrow), Gerrothorax (237～199.6 Mya; Extremely flat body)

        • Class Synapsida (Mammal-like reptiles)

          Mammal-like reptile

          Edaphosaurus (302～272.5 Mya; Large sail on back), Dimetrodon (290～272.5 Mya; Large sail on back), Estemmenosuchus (270～265 Mya; Clumsy-looking with horn)

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

            Turtle

            Owen's Ninja Turtle (1.8～0.01 Mya; Large pair horns), Meiolania (50～0.003 Mya; ２．５m)

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

              		Ancestors of brsnake,lizard	Icarosaurus (228～216.5 Mya; Wing-like glider), Kuehneosaurus (216.5～199.6 Mya; Wing-like glider)
              		Marine reptile	Henodus (228–220 Mya; Back like turtle), Psephoderma (216.5～199.6 Mya; Back like turtle)

            • Infraclass Archosauromorpha (Crocodiles, Pterosaurs, Dinosaurs)

              		Flying reptile	Tupuxuara (112～99.6 Mya; Large head crest), Tapejara (112～99.6 Mya; Large head crest), Thalassodromeus (112～99.6 Mya; Large head crest)
              		Amored dino	Stegosaurus (155.7～99.6 Mya; Large plates on back), Dacentrurus (155.7～145.5 Mya; Long spikes on back)
              		Bird-hipped dino	Ouranosaurus (112～93.5 Mya; Large sail on back)
              		Duck-billed dino	Parasaurolophus (83.5～65.5 Mya; Large cranial crest)
              		Thick-headed dino	Pachycephalosaurus (83.5～65.5 Mya; Large thick head)
              		Horned dino	Chasmosaurus (83.5～70.6 Mya; Large frill on head)
              		Long-necked dino	Mamenchisaurus (175.6～99.6 Mya; Very long neck), Nigersaurus (145.5～99.6 Mya; Unusual mouth), Erketu (145.5～99.6 Mya; Very long neck), Agustinia (112～99.6 Mya; Long spikes on back)
              		Large predatory dino	Spinosaurus (150.8～70.6 Mya; Large sail on back)

        • Class Aves

          Primitive bird

          Baptornis (89.3～70.6 Mya; Swimming bird with fin)

        • Class Mammalia
          • Subclass Theria (Wild animal)
            • Infraclass Eutheria (Placentals)

              		Primitive elephant	Deinotherium (22.4～0.01 Mya; Hoe tusker), Gnathabelodon (13.6～10.3 Mya; Spoon-billed Mastodon)
              		Paenungulata	Arsinoitherium (40.4～23.03 Mya; Large pair of horns)
              		Primitive armadillo	Glyptodon (3.6～0.01 Mya; ３m), Doedicurus (3～0.01 Mya; ３．６m)
              		Ground sloth	Megatherium (5.33～0.01 Mya; ８m), Eremotherium (1.81～0.01 Mya; ６m)
              		Rodent	Phoberomys (11.61～7.25 Mya; ３m), Eumegamys (11.61～1.81 Mya; ３．５m), Castoroides (1.8～0.01 Mya; ２．５m)
              		Primitive whale	Ambulocetus (48.6～40.4 Mya; Crocodile-like mammal)
              		Even-toed ungulate	Daeodon (37.2～16.3 Mya; Terrible hog), Aepycamelus (20.6～4.9 Mya; Giraffe-like camel), Titanotylopus (10.3～0.3 Mya; Giraffe-like camel), Hoplitomeryx (11.6～3.6 Mya; Five-horned deer)
              		Odd-toed ungulate	Embolotherium (37.2～33.9 Mya; Large flat horn)
              		Saber-toothed cat	Machairodus (11.61～0.126 Mya; Huge tusks), Smilodon (1.81～0.01 Mya; Huge tusks)