Fossil KEY
General discussion of Fossils     INDEX
Geologic Time
 Discussion of GROUPS

A small fossil gallery.
Click on the group name to get to a discussion of the group and additional pictures.

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KINGDOM EUBACTERIA
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Division
(=Phylum)
Cyanophyta
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 Blue-green algae
Stromatolites
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KINGDOM PROTISTA
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Phylum 
Protozoa		 Class 
Sarcodina		 Order
Foraminifera		 Nummulites
Fusulinids
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. KINGDOM ANIMALIA
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Phylum 
Porifera		 ... ... ... ... Sponges
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Phylum Archaeocyatha ... ... ... ... Archeocyathids
(extinct)
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Phylum
Bryozoa
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 Bryozoans
(Moss Animals)
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Phylum 
Brachiopoda		 Class 
Inarticulata
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 Inarticulate
brachiopods
(=lampshells)
Class 
Articulata
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 Articulate
brachiopods
(=lampshells)
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Phylum 
Mollusca		 Class 
Cephalopoda		 Subclass Nautiloidea Nautiloids
Subclass
Ammonoidea		 Ammonites
Subclass
Coleoidea
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 Squids 
Belemnites
Class 
Gastropoda
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 Snails
Class 
Pelecypoda
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 Clams;
Oysters
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Phylum Coelenterata Class
Anthozoa		 Order
Scleractinida
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 Modern
corals
Order 
Tabulata
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 Tabulate 
corals
Order
Rugosa
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 Rugose corals
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Phylum 
Arthropoda		 Class 
Trilobita
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 Trilobites
Class 
Crustacea
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 Crabs; Lobsters
Shrimp; 
Barnacles;
Ostracodes
Class 
Insecta
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 Insects
Class 
Merostomata
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 Spiders;Scorpions; Ticks; Horseshoe crabs; Euripterids
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Phylum Echinodermata Class 
Crinoidea
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 Crinoids also called Sea lilies
Class 
Echinoidea
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 Sea urchins; 
Sand dollars; 
Sea biscuits
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Phylum Hemichordata Class
Graptolithina
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 Graptolites (extinct)
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Phylum 
Chordata		 Class 
Osteichthyes
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Bony fishes
Class Chondrichthyes
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Sharks 
and 
Rays
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Class 
Reptilia
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Reptiles:
Lizards; 
Snakes; 
Turtles; 
Dinosaurs
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Class 
Aves
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 Birds
Class 
Mammalia
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Mammals
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KINGDOM PLANTAE
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Division
Chlorophyco-
phyta
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 Green algae
Algal limestones
Stromatolites
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Division
Lycopodo-
phyta
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 Club mosses
Lepidodendron
Sigillaria
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Division
Sphenophyta
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 Horsetails
Calamites
Annularia
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Division
Pteridospermo
-phyta
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 Crossopteris
Neuropteris
Pecopteris
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Division
Coniferophyta
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 Pine, Hemlock
Redwoods
Larch; Cedar
Cypress; Fir
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Division
Cycadophyta
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 Cycads
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Division
Gingkophyta
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 Maidenhair 
tree
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Division
Anthophyta		 Class 
Dicotyledonae
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 Broadleaf trees
Class Monocotyledonae
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 Cattails
Palms
Grasses
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PSEUDOFOSSILS
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Pseudofossils
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 Things that look like fossils but really are not