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Period: 126,000 to 11,700 years ago.

Mammals (93)

Upper limit:

Arctodus simus (Cope, 1897) - giant short-faced bear

Canis dirus Leidy, 1858 - dire wolf

Cuvieroniini (Tribe) (Cabrera, 1929)

Cuvieronius (Genus) Osborn, 1923

Elephas antiquus Falconer & Cautley, 1847 - forest elephant

Gomphotheriidae (Family) (Hay, 1922) Cabrera, 1929 - gomphotheres

Haplomastodon (Genus) (Hoffstetter, 1950) Hoffstetter, 1952

Mammut americanum (Kerr, 1792) - American mastodon

Mammuthus primigenius (Blumenbach, 1799) - woolly mammoth

Rhynchotheriinae (Subfamily) Hay, 1922

Entire range:

Bubalus cebuensis 2006

Cro-Magnon peoples

Elephas falconeri Busk, 1867

Homo floresiensis P. Brown et al., 2004, nom. inq. - Flores man

Homo sapiens idaltu T.D. White et al., 2003 - Herto man

LB1 2003 - hobbit

Mammuthus columbi (Falconer, 1857) - Columbian mammoth

Lower limit:

Antillothrix (Genus) MacPhee et al., 1995

Chaeropus (Genus) Ogilby, 1838 - pig-footed bandicoot

Dusicyon (Genus) (Hamilton Smith, 1839) - Falkland Island wolf

Homo sapiens C. Linnaeus, 1758 - human

Malpaisomys (Genus) Hutterer et al., 1988 - Canarian lava fields rat

Megalenhydris (Genus) Willemsen & Malatesta, 1987

Megaoryzomys (Genus) Lenglet & Coppois, 1979 - Galapagos giant rat

Phyllomys (Genus) Lund, 1839 - Atlantic tree rats

Rhizoplagiodontia (Genus) Woods, 1989

Sardolutra (Genus) Willemsen, 1992

Within limits:

Acratocnina (Subtribe) (Varona, 1974) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997

Aotus (Genus) Illiger, 1811 - douroucoulis

Blarinella (Genus) Thomas, 1911 - Asiatic short-tailed shrew

Bretzia (Genus) Fry & Gustafson, 1974

Brotomys (Genus) Miller, 1916

Burramys (Genus) Broom, 1896 - mountain pygmy possum

Canariomys (Genus) Crusafont Pairó & F. Petter, 1964

Catagonus (Genus) Ameghino, 1904 - Chacoan peccary

Cetacea (Suborder) (Brisson, 1762) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997 - cetaceans

Chrysochloridae (Family) (Gray, 1825) Mivart, 1868 - golden moles

Coelodonta (Genus) Bronn, 1831 - woolly rhinoceros

Crocidura katinka Bate, 1937

Dasypodidae (Family) (Gray, 1821) C.L. Bonaparte, 1838 - armadillos

Diatomys shantungensis Li, 1974 - stone-dwelling puzzle-mouse

Elephantidae (Family) Gray, 1821 - elephants

Elephantinae (Subfamily) (Gray, 1821) Bonaparte, 1838

Elephantini (Tribe) (Gray, 1821) Gray, 1825 - elephants

Elephantoidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821

Elephas (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Asiatic elephant

Euphractinae (Subfamily) (Winge, 1923) Pocock, 1924

Eutatini (Tribe) (Bordas, 1933) Simpson, 1945

Eutatus (Genus) Gervais, 1867

Hippidion (Genus) Owen, 1869

Hippopotamidae (Family) Gray, 1821 - hippopotamuses

Isolobodon (Genus) J.A. Allen, 1916

Jaculus orientalis Erxleben, 1777 - greater Egyptian jerboa

Lasiorhinus krefftii (Owen, 1873) - northern hairy-nosed wombat

Loxodonta (Genus) [Vigors], 1827 - African elephant

Mammaliaformes Rowe, 1988

Mammut (Genus) Blumenbach, 1799 - mastodons

Mammuthus (Genus) Brookes, 1828 - mammoths

Mammuthus primigenius (Blumenbach, 1799) - woolly mammoth

Mammutidae (Family) (Hay, 1922) Cabrera, 1929

Mammutinae (Subfamily) Hay, 1922

Mammutoidea (Superfamily) (Hay, 1922) Simpson, 1945

Marsupialia (Cohort) Illiger, 1811 - marsupials

Megalomys (Genus) (Trouessart, 1881) Allen, 1902 - West Indian giant rice rats

Megatapirus (Genus) (Matthew & Granger, 1923)

Megatheriidae (Family) (Gray, 1821) Owen, 1842

Megatheriinae (Subfamily) (Gray, 1821) Gill, 1872

Monachus (Genus) Fleming, 1822 - monk seals

Monachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850) - Caribbean monk seal

Myotragus (Genus) Bate, 1909 - cave goat

Myrmecophagidae (Family) (Gray, 1825) Bonaparte, 1838 - anteaters

Nesiotites (Genus) Bate, 1945 - Mediterranean shrews

Nesophontes (Genus) Anthony, 1916 - extinct West Indian shrews

Nesophontidae (Family) Anthony, 1916

Nothrotheriini (Tribe) (Ameghino, 1920) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997

Nothrotheriops (Genus) Hoffstetter, 1955

Nothrotherium (Genus) Lydekker, 1889

Ornithorhynchus (Genus) Blumenbach, 1800 - duck-billed platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799) - platypus

Ortotheriinae (Subfamily) Ameghino, 1889

Otomys (Genus) F. Cuvier, 1824 - African swamp rats

Paralouatta (Genus) Rivero & Arredondo, 1991

Paulocnus (Genus) Hooijer, 1962

Platacanthomyinae (Subfamily) Alston, 1876 - spiny dormice

Primates (Order) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - primates

Proboscidea (Order) (Illiger, 1811) Owen, 1859 - elephants

Prolagus (Genus) Pomel, 1853 - Sardinian pika

Rhagamys (Genus) Forsyth Major, 1905 - Hensel's field mouse

Stegodon (Genus) Falconer, 1857

Synaptomys borealis (Richardson, 1828) - northern bog lemming

Synocnus (Genus) - lesser Haitian ground sloth

Thylacinus (Genus) Temminck, 1824 - thylacine, Tasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger

Tyrrhenicola (Genus) Forsyth Major, 1905 - Tyrrhenian vole

Birds (40)

Entire range:

Emberiza alcoveri Rando, Lopez & Segui, 1999

Genyornis newtoni Sterling & Zeitz, 1894

Nothura paludosa Mercerat, 1897

Lower limit:

Alopochen sirabensis (Andrews, 1897)

Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) - emu

Puffinus spelaeus

Within limits:

Aegotheles (Genus) Vigors & Horsfield, 1826 - Australian owlet-nightjar

Aegotheles novaezealandiae (Scarlett, 1968)

Alopochen mauritianus (Newton & Gadow, 1893) - Mauritian shelduck

Ardea (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Ardeidae (Family) Leach, 1820 - herons, bitterns

Centrornis majori Andrews, 1897

Chendytes lawi L.H. Miller, 1925

Ciconiidae (Family) Sundevall, 1836 - storks

Crypturellus (Genus) Brabourne & Chubb, 1914

Crypturellus noctivagus (Wied-Neuwied, 1820) - yellow-legged tinamou

Crypturellus obsoletus (Temminck, 1815) - brown tinamou

Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827) - small-billed tinamou

Crypturellus tataupa (Temminck, 1815) - Tataupa tinamou

Eudocimus (Genus) Wagler, 1832

Euryapteryx curtus (Owen, 1846)

Gavia (Genus) J.R. Forster, 1788

Nothoprocta (Genus) P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1873

Nothoprocta cinerascens (Burmeister, 1860) - brushland tinamou

Nothura (Genus) Wagler, 1827

Nothura maculosa (Temminck, 1815) - spotted nothura

Nothura minor (Spix, 1825) - lesser nothura

Nycticorax (Genus) T. Forster, 1817

Ornithurae Haeckel, 1866

Phoenicopteridae (Family) Bonaparte, 1831 - flamingos

Rhynchotus (Genus) Spix, 1825

Rhynchotus rufescens (Temminck, 1815) - red-winged tinamou

Spheniscidae (Family) Bonaparte, 1831 - penguins

Taoniscus (Genus) Gloger, 1842

Taoniscus nanus (Temminck, 1815) - dwarf tinamou

Threskiornithidae (Family) Richmond, 1917 - ibises and spoonbills

Tinamidae (Family) G.R. Gray, 1840 - tinamous

Tinamiformes (Order) (Huxley, 1872)

Tinamus (Genus) Hermann, 1783

Tinamus major (J.F. Gmelin, 1789) - great tinamou

Reptiles (4)

Upper limit:

Madtsoiidae (Family)

Within limits:

Gekkota (Infraorder)

Morelia spilota (Lacépède, 1804)

Serpentes (Suborder) Linnaeus, 1758 - snakes

Amphibians (2)

Within limits:

Alytes muletensis (Sanchíz & Adrover, 1979)

Plethodon asupak Mead et al., 2005 - Scott Bar salamander

Fishes (20)

Within limits:

Abramis brama (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - bream

Antennariidae (Family) - frogfishes

Antennarius (Genus) Lacepède, 1798

Antennarius ocellatus group

Barbus brevicephalus Nagelkerke & Sibbing, 1997

Characidae (Family) - characins

Characiformes (Order)

Chimaeridae (Family) - shortnose chimaeras

Cichlidae (Family) - cichlids

Cyprinus carpio C. Linnaeus, 1758

Gonorynchiformes (Order)

Hexanchidae (Family) Gray, 1851 - cow sharks

Hydrolagus matallanasi Soto & Vooren, 2004

Labridae (Family) - wrasses

Parachanna (Genus) Teugels & Daget, 1984

Petromyzontida (Subclass) - lampreys

Petromyzontidae (Family) - lampreys

Petromyzontiformes (Order)

Rutilus rubilio (Bonaparte, 1837)

Siluriformes (Order) - catfishes

Vertebrates (2)

Within limits:

Tetrapoda (Superclass) Goodrich, 1930 - tetrapods

Vertebrata (Subphylum) Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates

Insects (69)

Lower limit:

Acidota crenata (F.)

Acidota quadrata (Zetterstedt, 1840)

Within limits:

Aleuropteryginae (Subfamily)

Ampulicidae (Family) Shuckard, 1840

Anaxyelidae (Family) - anaxyelids

Anomaloninae (Subfamily) Viereck, 1918

Apis (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Archaeognatha (Order) - bristletails

Ascalaphidae (Family) Rambur - owlflies

Austrosialis (Genus) Tillyard, 1919

Berothidae (Family) Handlirsch - beaded lacewings

Campopleginae (Subfamily) Förster, 1869

Chrysopidae (Family) Schneider, 1851 - green lacewings

Climaciella (Genus) Enderlein, 1910

Coniopterygidae (Family) Burmeister - dustywings

Crabronidae (Family) Latreille, 1802

Cremastinae (Subfamily) Förster, 1869

Diplazontinae (Subfamily) Viereck, 1918

Embiodea (Order) - webspinners

Ephemeroptera (Order) Hyatt & Arms, 1891 - mayflies

Eriocraniidae (Family)

Erucius (Genus) Stål, 1876[1875]

Gerstaeckerella (Genus) Enderlein, 1910

Heloridae (Family)

Hemerobiidae (Family) Latreille - brown lacewings

Hemerobiiformia (Suborder)

Hemiptera (Order) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - true bugs

Idiogrammatini (Tribe) Short, 1959

Indosialis (Genus) Lestage, 1927

Insecta (Class) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - insects

Isoptera (Order) Brulle, 1832 - termites

Lepidotrichidae (Family)

Mantispidae (Family) Leach - mantispid lacewings

Mantispinae (Subfamily)

Megaloptera (Order) Latreille - alderflies

Meinertellidae (Family)

Micropterigidae (Family)

Myrmeleontidae (Family) Latreille - antlions

Nemopteridae (Family) - spoon-winged lacewings

Neuroptera (Order) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - lacewings

Odonata (Order) Fabricius, 1793 - dragonflies and damselflies

Oedemopsini (Tribe) Woldstedt, 1877

Orthocentrinae (Subfamily) Förster, 1869

Orthoptera (Order) Latreille, 1793 - locusts, katydids, crickets, grasshoppers

Osmylidae (Family) Leach, 1895 - osmylid lacewings

Pallopteridae (Family)

Pamphiliidae (Family)

Pamphilioidea (Superfamily)

Paxylommatinae (Subfamily) Förster, 1862

Paxylommatini (Tribe) Förster, 1862

Plecoptera (Order) Burmeister, 1839 - stone flies

Polystoechotidae (Family) - giant lacewings

Proctotrupoidea (Superfamily)

Psocoptera (Order) Shipley, 1904 - book and bark lice

Psychopsidae (Family) Handlirsch - silky lacewings

Pterygota (Infraclass)

Raphidioptera (Order) L. Navás, 1916 - snakeflies

Rhachiberothidae (Family) Tjeder - thorny lacewings

Riodinidae (Family)

Siricidae (Family) - horntails

Sisyridae (Family) Handlirsch, 1906 - spongillaflies

Sphecidae (Family) Latreille, 1802 - sphecid wasps

Stenopelmatidae (Family)

Stephanidae (Family)

Thysanoptera (Order) Haliday, 1836 - thrips

Tryphoninae (Subfamily) Shuckard, 1840

Tryphonini (Tribe) Shuckard, 1840

Xyelidae (Family)

Zoraptera (Order) Silvestri, 1913 - zorapterans

Crustaceans (24)

Within limits:

Amphipoda (Order) Latreille, 1816 - amphipods

Andrussovia (Genus) Derzhavin, 1929

Bairdia (Genus) McCoy, 1844

Balanomorpha (Suborder) Pilsbry, 1916

Branchiopoda (Class) Latreille, 1817 - branchiopods

Cephalocarida (Class) H.L. Sanders, 1955 - cephalocarids

Decapoda (Order) Latreille, 1802 - decapods

Lepadidae (Family) Darwin, 1852

Lepadomorpha (Suborder) Pilsbry, 1916

Malacostraca (Class) Latreille, 1802

Myodocopida (Order) Sars, 1866

Neoglyphea neocaledonica

Ostracoda (Class) Latreille, 1802 - ostracods

Peracarida (Superorder) Calman, 1904

Phyllocarida (Subclass) Packard, 1879 - leptostracans

Platycopida (Order) Sars, 1866

Podocopida (Order) (Sars, 1866) G.W. Müller, 1894

Praegmelina (Genus) Derzhavin, 1929

Scalpellidae (Family) Pilsbry, 1907

Seborgia subterranea

Syncarida (Superorder) Packard, 1885 - syncarids

Tanaidacea (Order) Dana, 1849 - tanaids

Triops cancriformis Linnaeus

Xestoleberis (Genus) Sars, 1866

Spiders (4)

Within limits:

Araneomorphae (Infraorder) Smith, 1902

Mesothelae (Suborder) - segmented spiders

Mygalomorphae (Infraorder)

Opisthothelae (Suborder) Pocock, 1892 - modern spiders

Arthropods (38)

Within limits:

Amblypygi (Order) Thorell, 1883 - whip spiders

Arachnida (Class) Cuvier, 1812

Araneae (Order) Clerck, 1757 - spiders

Arthropoda (Phylum) Latreille, 1829 - arthropods

Camisiidae (Family) Oudemans, 1900

Chelicerata (Superclass)

Chilopoda (Class) Latreille, 1817 - centipedes

Coleoptera (Order) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - beetles

Collembola (Order) Lubbock, 1870 - springtails

Dermacentor reticulatus (Fabricius, 1794)

Dermaptera (Order) De Geer, 1773 - earwigs

Diplopoda (Class) Gervais, 1844 - millipedes

Diplura (Order) Börner, 1904 - diplurans

Diptera (Order) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - true flies, mosquitoes, gnats

Entognatha (Class)

Eupodidae (Family) C.L. Koch, 1842

Hexapoda (Superclass) Latreille, 1825

Hymenoptera (Order) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - ants, bees, and wasps

Lepidoptera (Order) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - butterflies, moths

Mantophasmatodea (Order) Zompro et al., 2002

Mecoptera (Order) Hyatt & Arms, 1891 - scorpion flies

Neuropterida (Superorder)

Opiliones (Order) Sundevall, 1833 - harvestmen

Paleoamblypygi (Suborder) Weygoldt, 1996

Palpigradi (Order) Thorell, 1888 - palpigrades

Pantopoda (Order) Gerstäcker, 1863

Progoneata

Pseudoscorpiones (Order) De Geer, 1778

Ricinulei (Order) Thorell, 1876 - ricinuleids

Schizomida (Order) Petrunkevitch, 1945 - schizomids

Scorpiones (Order) C.L. Koch, 1837 - scorpions

Siphonaptera (Order) - fleas

Solifugae (Order) Sundevall, 1833

Symphyla (Class) Ryder, 1880 - symphylans

Trichoptera (Order) W. Kirby, 1813 - caddisflies

Uropygi (Order) Thorell, 1882 - whip scorpions

Xiphosura (Class) Latreille, 1802 - horseshoe crabs

Xiphosurida (Order) Latreille, 1802

Molluscs (79)

Within limits:

Acmaea (Genus) Fr. Eschscholtz, in J. Rathke, 1833

Acteon (Genus) D. de Montfort, 1810

Angaria (Genus) P.F. Röding, 1798

Anomia (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Aporrhais (Genus) E.M. da Costa, 1778

Architectonica (Genus) P.F. Röding, 1798

Astarte (Genus) J. Sowerby, 1816

Athleta (Genus) Conrad, 1853

Bivalvia (Class) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - bivalves

Brachidontes (Genus) Swainson, 1840

Bulla (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Calliostoma (Genus) W.A. Swainson, 1840

Carinaria (Genus) J.B.P.A. de Lamarck, 1801

Cassis (Genus) Scopoli, 1777

Cavolinia (Genus)

Cephalopoda (Class) Cuvier, 1797 - cephalopods

Cerithium (Genus) J.G. Bruguière, 1789

Circulus (Genus) Jeffreys, 1865

Clausilia (Genus) Draparnaud, 1805

Cocculinoidea (Superfamily) W.H. Dall, 1882

Coleoidea (Subclass) Bather, 1888

Conus (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Cucullaea (Genus) Lamarck, 1801

Cypraea (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Dentaliidae (Family) Gray, 1834

Dentalium (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Diacria (Genus) Gray, 1840

Diodora (Genus) J.E. Gray, 1821

Discus (Genus)

Emarginula (Genus) J.B.P.A. de Lamarck, 1801

Epitonium (Genus) P.F. Röding, 1798

Fissurellidae (Family) C.A. Fleming, 1822 - keyhole limpets

Galba (Genus) Schrank, 1803

Gastropoda (Class) Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs

Glycymeris (Genus) da Costa, 1778

Gryphaea (Genus) Lamarck, 1801

Haliotis (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Helix (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Isognomon (Genus) Solander, in Lightfoot, 1786

Lima (Genus) Bruguiére, 1797

Liotia (Genus) J.E. Gray, 1842

Liotia subg. Liotina

Liotiidae (Family) J.E. Gray, 1850

Littorina (Genus) A.E.J. de Férussac, 1822

Mactridae (Family) Lamarck, 1809 - surf clams

Melampus (Genus) Montfort, 1810

Mikadotrochus (Genus) Lindholm, 1927

Modiolus (Genus) Lamarck, 1799

Murex (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Mytilus (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Nautiloidea (Subclass) Agassiz, 1847

Nautilus (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Nerita (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Neritopsidae (Family) J.E. Gray, 1847

Neritopsis (Genus) J.P.S. de Grateloup, 1832

Neritopsis radula (C. Linnaeus, 1758)

Nucula (Genus) Lamarck, 1799

Oliva (Genus) Linnaeus, 1758 [Bruguiére, 1789?]

Panopea (Genus) Ménard de la Groye, 1807

Patella (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Patellina (Suborder) von Ihering, 1876

Pholadomya (Genus) Sowerby

Physa (Genus) Draparnaud, 1801

Planorbis (Genus) Muller, 1774

Polinices (Genus) Montfort, 1810

Pseudomalaxis (Genus) P. Fischer, 1885

Pyrazus (Genus) D. de Montfort, 1810

Rissoa (Genus) Fréminville, in Desmarest, 1814

Rissoina (Genus) Orbigny, 1840

Scaphopoda (Class) Bronn, 1862 - tusk shells

Siphonaria (Genus) Sowerby, 1824

Terebra (Genus) Bruguiére, 1789

Trivia (Genus) J.E. Gray, in W.J. Broderip, 1837

Turbo (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Turritella (Genus) J.B.P.A. de Lamarck, 1799

Umbraculum (Genus) Schumacher, 1817

Valvata (Genus) Müller, 1774

Viviparus (Genus) Montfort, 1810

Xenophora (Genus) G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1807

Annelids (9)

Within limits:

Aphroditidae (Family) Malmgren, 1867

Aphroditoidea (Superfamily) Malmgren, 1867

Arabella (Genus) Grube, 1850

Opheliidae (Family) Malmgren, 1867

Polychaeta (Class) Grube, 1850 - polychaetes

Polynoidae (Family) Kinberg, 1856

Serpula (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

Sigalionidae (Family) Kinberg, 1856

Spirorbis (Genus) Daudin, 1800

Invertebrates (142)

Within limits:

Amphidiscophora (Subclass) F.E. von Schulze, 1887

Amphidiscosida (Order) Schrammen

Anasca (Suborder)

Ancorinidae (Family) Schmidt, 1870

Annelida (Phylum) Lamarck, 1809 - segmented worms

Anthozoa (Class) Ehrenberg, 1831

Aphrocallistidae (Family) J.E. Gray, 1867

Arbacia (Genus) Gray, 1835

Ascophora (Suborder)

Asteroidea (Class) - sea stars

Astrophorida (Order) Sollas

Astylospongiidae (Family) Rauff, 1893

Barentsia (Genus) Hincks, 1880

Bouchardioidea (Superfamily)

Brachiopoda (Phylum) Duméril, 1806 - brachiopods

Bugula (Genus) Oken, 1815

Calcarea (Class) Bowerbank, 1864 - calcareous sponges

Camerospongiidae (Family) Schrammen, 1912

Cancellothyridoidea (Superfamily)

Cassiduloida (Order)

Ceractinomorpha (Subclass) Lévi, 1973

Chaetognatha (Phylum) (Leuckart, 1854) Hyman, 1959 - chaetognaths

Cheilostomata (Order) - cheilostomes

Cidaris (Genus) Leske, 1778

Cidaroida (Order)

Cladocora (Genus) Ehrenberg, 1834

Clionaidae (Family) d'Orbigny, 1851

Clypeasteroida (Order) - true sand dollars

Cnidaria (Phylum) Hatschek, 1888 - cnidarians

Crania (Genus) Retzius, 1781

Craniata (Class) Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer & Popov, 1996

Craniida (Order) Waagen, 1885

Craniidae (Family) Menke, 1828

Craniiformea (Subphylum) Popov, Bassett, Holmer & Laurie, 1993

Cranioidea (Superfamily) Menke, 1828

Cribrimorpha (Suborder)

Crinoidea (Class) - sea lilies and feather stars

Ctenophora (Phylum) Eschscholtz, 1829 - comb jellies

Ctenostomata (Order) Busk, 1852

Dactylocalycidae (Family) J.E. Gray, 1867

Demospongiae (Class) Sollas, 1875 - demosponges

Dictyoceratida (Order) Minchin

Dimerelloidea (Superfamily)

Discinidae (Family)

Discinoidea (Superfamily)

Dysideidae (Family) Gray, 1867

Echinocardium (Genus) Gray, 1825

Echinodermata (Phylum) Klein, 1734 ex De Brugière, 1789 - echinoderms

Echinoidea (Class) - sea urchins and sand dollars

Ectoprocta (Phylum) Nitsche, 1870 - ectoprocts

Endopachys (Genus) Lonsdale, 1845

Entoprocta (Phylum) (Nitsche, 1869) - entoprocts

Euonychophora (Class) Hutchinson, 1930

Euplectellidae (Family) J.E. Gray, 1867

Euretidae (Family) Zittel, 1877

Eusmilia fastigiata (Pallas, 1766) - smooth flower coral

Geodiidae (Family) Gray, 1867

Gignouxiidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955

Gwynioidea (Superfamily) MacKinnon, 2006

Gymnolaemata (Class)

Hadromerida (Order) Topsent, 1898

Hemiaster (Genus) Desor, 1847

Hemichordata (Phylum) (Bateson, 1885) auct. - hemichordates

Hemithiridoidea (Superfamily)

Hexactinellida (Class) O. Schmidt, 1870 - hexactinellids

Hexasterophora (Subclass) F.E. von Schulze, 1887

Holothuroidea (Class) - sea cucumbers

Hyalonematidae (Family) Gray, 1857

Hydrozoa (Class) Owen, 1843

Isoraphiniidae (Family) Schrammen, 1924

Jereopsidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955

Kaliapsidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1936

Kingenoidea (Superfamily)

Kraussinoidea (Superfamily)

Laqueoidea (Superfamily)

Leiodorellidae (Family) Schrammen, 1924

Lelapiidae (Family) Dendy & Row, 1913

Lingula (Genus) Bruguière, 1797

Lingulata (Class)

Lingulida (Order) Waagen, 1885

Lingulidae (Family) Menke, 1828

Linguliformea (Subphylum)

Linguloidea (Superfamily) Menke, 1828

Lithistida (Order) Schmidt, 1870 - lithistids

Lobopodia (Phylum) Snodgrass, 1938 - lobopodians

Lychniscosida (Order) Schrammen, 1903

Lyssacinosida (Order) (Zittel, 1877) W.D. Hartman, in S.P. Parker, 1982

Megamorina (Suborder) Zittel, 1878

Megathyridoidea (Superfamily)

Mellita (Genus)

Metrarabdotos (Genus) Canu, 1914

Mollusca (Phylum) Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs

Monoplacophora (Class) Odhner, 1940 - monoplacophorans

Norelloidea (Superfamily)

Onychophora (Phylum) Grube, 1853 - onychophorans

Ophiraphidites (Genus) Carter, 1876

Ophiura (Genus) Lamarck, 1801

Ophiuroidea (Class) - brittle stars and basket stars

Parasimplastrea (Genus)

Pelmatoporidae (Family)

Pheronematidae (Family) Gray, 1870

Phylactolaemata (Class) Allman, 1856

Platidioidea (Superfamily)

Platyasterida (Order)

Pleromidae (Family) Sollas, 1888

Polyplacophora (Class) Blainville, 1816 - chitons

Porifera (Phylum) Grant, in Todd, 1836 - sponges

Porosphaeridae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955

Psammechinus (Genus) Agassiz, 1846

Pterobranchia (Class) - pterobranchs

Pugnacoidea (Superfamily)

Pycnogonida (Class) Latreille, 1810 - pycnogonids

Rhizomorina (Suborder) Zittel, 1878

Rhynchonellata (Class)

Rhynchonellida (Order)

Rhynchonelliformea (Subphylum)

Scleractinia (Order) Bourne, 1900

Scyphozoa (Class) - jellyfish

Solenastrea (Genus) Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848

Spatangoida (Order)

Spatangus (Genus)

Sphaerocladina (Suborder) Schrammen, 1910

Spongiidae (Family) Gray, 1867

Stenolaemata (Class)

Stephanophyllia (Genus) Michelin, 1840

Stomatopora (Genus) Bronn

Stylophora (Genus) Schweigger, 1819

Terebratellidina (Suborder)

Terebratelloidea (Superfamily)

Terebratulida (Order)

Terebratulidina (Suborder)

Terebratuloidea (Superfamily)

Tetillidae (Family) Sollas, 1886

Tetracladina (Suborder) Zittel, 1878

Tetractinomorpha (Subclass) Lévi

Thecideida (Order)

Thecideoidea (Superfamily)

Titusvillidae (Family) Caster, 1939

Tubuliporata (Order)

Verongida (Order) Bergquist

Zeillerioidea (Superfamily)

Zoantharia (Subclass)

Animals (1)

Within limits:

Chordata (Phylum) Bateson, 1885 - chordates

Fungi (1)

Within limits:

Glomeromycota (Phylum) C. Walker & A. Schüßler, in A. Schüßler et al., 2001 - arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Plants (45)

Within limits:

Akania (Genus) J.D. Hooker, in Bentham & J.D. Hooker, 1862

Akaniaceae (Family) Stapf, 1912, nom. cons.

Alnus (Genus) P. Miller, 1754

Araliaceae (Family) A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons. - ginseng family

Araucariaceae (Family) Henkel & W. Hochst. (1865), nom. cons. - Araucaria family

Arecales (Order) Bromhead (1840) - palms

Atherospermataceae (Family) R. Brown, 1814

Betulaceae (Family) Gray, 1821, nom. cons. - birch family

Bryophyta (Phylum) A. Braun (1864) - mosses

Calycanthaceae (Family) Lindley, 1819, nom. cons. - strawberry-shrub family

Carpinus (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1753

Casuarinaceae (Family) R. Brown, in Flinders, 1814, nom. cons. - she-oak family

Chloranthaceae (Family) R. Br. ex Sims, 1820, nom. cons. - Chloranthus family

Cupressaceae (Family) Gray (1822), nom. cons. - cypress family

Cyatheaceae (Family) Kaulfuss, 1827 - cyatheoids

Cyatheaceae (Family) Kaulfuss, 1827 - scaly tree ferns

Dicksoniaceae (Family) (C. Presl, 1836) Bower, 1908, nom. cons. - dicksonioids

Didymeles (Genus) L.M.A.A. Du Petit-Thouars, 1804

Dipteridaceae (Family) Seward & E. Dale

Ephedraceae (Family) Dumort. (1829), nom. cons. - Mormon-tea family

Equisetaceae (Family) A. Michaux ex Alph. de Candolle, 1804 - horsetails

Eucommia (Genus) D. Oliver, 1890

Gleicheniaceae (Family) (R. Brown, 1810) C. Presl, 1825 - forking ferns

Gleicheniaceae (Family) (R. Brown, 1810) C. Presl, 1825 - gleichenioids

Gramineae (Family) A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.

Lactoridaceae (Family) Engler, in Engler & Prantl, 1888, nom. cons. - Lactoris family

Liliales (Order) Perleb, 1826 - lilies

Marattiaceae (Family) Berchtold & J. Presl, 1820 - marattioids

Nymphaeaceae (Family) Salisbury, 1805, nom. cons. - water lilies

Nymphaeales (Order) Dumortier, 1829

Osmundaceae (Family) Berchtold & J. Presl, 1820

Pinaceae (Family) Spreng. ex F. Rudolphi (1830), nom. cons. - pine family

Plantae (Kingdom) Haeckel, 1866 - plants

Platanus (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1753 - planes

Podocarpaceae (Family) Endl. (1847), nom. cons. - podocarp family

Polypodiaceae (Family) Berchtold & J. Presl, 1820 - polygrams

Salviniaceae (Family) Lestiboudois, 1826 - floating ferns

Sarcolaenaceae (Family) Caruel, 1881, nom. cons. - Sarcolaena family

Schizaeaceae (Family) Kaulfuss, 1827

Schizaeales (Order) Schimp.

Sciadopityaceae (Family) Luerss. (1877)

Symplocos subg. Hopea

Trapa (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1753

Triuridaceae (Family) Gardner, 1843, nom. cons. - Triuris family

Wollemia nobilis W.G. Jones et al., 1995 - Wollemi pine

Algae (6)

Within limits:

Chara (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1753

Charales (Order) Lindley, 1836 - charophytes sensu stricto

Charales (Order) Lindley, 1836 - stoneworts

Dasycladaceae (Family) Kützing, 1843

Dasycladales (Order) Pascher, 1931

Dictyochales (Order) Haeckel, 1894

Protozoa (30)

Within limits:

Acritarcha Evitt, 1963 - acritarchs

Alveolinidae (Family) Ehrenberg, 1839

Ammobaculites (Genus) Cushman, 1910

Ammonia (Genus)

Arcella (Genus) Ehrenberg, 1832[1830]

Arcyria (Genus) Wiggers, 1780

Bolivina (Genus) d'Orbigny, 1843

Cassidulina (Genus) d'Orbigny, 1826

Cryptodifflugia (Genus) Penard, 1890

Cyclopyxis (Genus) Deflandre, 1929

Difflugia (Genus) Leclerc, 1815

Elphidium (Genus) Montfort, 1808

Euglypha (Genus) Dujardin, 1841

Foraminifera (Class) Lee, 1990

Globigerina (Genus) d'Orbigny, 1826

Globorotalia (Genus) Cushman, 1927

Lagena (Genus) Walker & Jacob, 1798

Nonion (Genus) Montfort, 1808

Nonionella (Genus) Cushman, 1926

Orbulina (Genus) d'Orbigny, 1839

Paleodictyon (Genus) Menghini, 1850

Paleodictyon nodosum

Polycystinea (Class) - polycystines

Pontigulasia (Genus) Rhumbler, 1896

Pyrgo (Genus) Defrance, 1824

Quinqueloculina (Genus) d'Orbigny, 1826

Reophax (Genus) de Montfort, 1808

Soritidae (Family) Ehrenberg, 1839

Spirotrichea (Class) Bütschli, 1889

Trochammina (Genus) Parker & Jones, 1859

Eukaryotes (3)

Within limits:

Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758 - animals

Eukaryota (Domain) Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes

Fungi (Kingdom) T.L. Jahn & F.F. Jahn, 1949 ex R.T. Moore, 1980 - fungi

Prokaryotes (3)

Within limits:

Carnobacterium pleistocenium Pikuta et al., 2005

Cyanobacteria (Phylum) Stanier, 1974 ex Cavalier-Smith, 2002 - cyanobacteria

Desulforudis audaxviator Chivian et al. 2008

Organisms (1)

Within limits:

Biota

Geological entities (50)

Entire range:

Champlain Sea

Within limits:

Aldan Shield

Anabar Shield

Arabian-Nubian Shield

Baikal Fold Belt

Baltic Shield

Cameroon N'tem Complex

Central Africa Craton

Chaillu Craton

Committee Bay Block

Congo Craton

Ethiopian Block

Greenland Shield

Guapore Craton

Guiana Shield

Indian Shield

Kaapvaal Craton

Kaminak Group

Kasaï Craton

Labrador Shield

Litchfield Complex

Luis Alves Massif

Madagascar Craton

Man Shield

Nanambu Complex

Napier Complex

Pilbara Block

Reguibat Shield

Rio de la Plata Craton

Rio de la Plata Massif

Rul Jungle Complex

São Francisco Craton

Sayan Fold Belt

Scottish Shield

Sebakwe Proto-Craton

Slave Craton

Slave Province

Superior Craton

Superior Province

Tanzanian Craton

Tarim Craton

Tuareg Shield

Ukrainian Shield

West African Craton

Wyoming Province

Yangtze Craton

Yienisei Fold Belt

Yilgarn Block

Zambian Block

Zimbabwe Craton

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