Period: 385 million to 359 million years ago.
†Acanthostega (Genus)
†Acanthostegidae (Family)
†Elginerpeton pancheni Ahlberg, 1995
†Ichthyostega (Genus) Säve-Söderbergh, 1932
†Ichthyostegidae (Family)
†Obruchevichthys gracilis Vorobyeva, 1977 - Obruchev's fish
†Tulerpeton (Genus) Lebedev, 1984
†Tulerpetontidae (Family)
Upper limit:
†Ptyctodontida (Order)
†Strunius (Genus) Jessen, 1966
Entire range:
†Alternognathus regularis Ziegler & Sandberg
†Ancryodella (Genus)
†Bispathodus stabilis (Branson & Mehl)
†Campbellodus (Genus) Miles & Young, 1977
†Campbellodus decipiens
†Cladoselache (Genus) Dean, 1894
†Cladoselachida (Order)
†Ctenurella (Genus) Ørvig, 1960
†Endeiolepis (Genus) Stensiö, 1939
†Eusthenopteron (Genus) Whiteaves, 1881
†Gymnotrachelus (Genus) Dunkle & Bungart, 1939
†Heintzichthys (Genus) Whitley, 1933
†Hibbardella (Genus)
†Holonema (Genus) Newberry, 1890
†Holoptychius (Genus) Egerton, 1837
†Icriodus chojnicensis Matyja
†Icriodus cornutus Sannemann
†Icriodus costatus (Thomas)
†Icriodus erucisimilis D.I. Johnston & B.D.E. Chatterton, 2001
†Icriodus iowaensis Youngquist & Peterson
†Icriodus stenoancylus D.I. Johnston & B.D.E. Chatterton, 2001
†Mehlina gradata Youngquist
†Mehlina ovata D.I. Johnston & B.D.E. Chatterton, 2001
†Mehlina strigosa (Branson & Mehl)
†Melanosteus (Genus) Lelièvre & Goujet, 1987
†Mesotaxis (Genus) Klapper & Philip, 1972
†Neoprioniodus (Genus) Rhodes & Muller, 1956
†Onychodus (Genus) Newberry, [1857]
†Palmatolepis (Genus) Ulrich & Bassler
†Palmatolepis acuta Helms
†Palmatolepis adamantea Metzger
†Palmatolepis angulata D.I. Johnston & B.D.E. Chatterton, 2001
†Palmatolepis asymmetricus
†Palmatolepis circularis Szulczewski
†Palmatolepis costatus
†Palmatolepis crepida Sannemann
†Palmatolepis crista D.I. Johnston & B.D.E. Chatterton, 2001
†Palmatolepis distorta Branson & Mehl
†Palmatolepis duplicata Sandberg & Ziegler
†Palmatolepis falcata (Helms)
†Palmatolepis gigas
†Palmatolepis inflexa Müller
†Palmatolepis klapperi Sandberg & Ziegler
†Palmatolepis lobicornis Schülke
†Palmatolepis marginifera Helms
†Palmatolepis minuta Branson & Mehl
†Palmatolepis ovata D.I. Johnston & B.D.E. Chatterton, 2001
†Palmatolepis parawolskae D.I. Johnston & B.D.E. Chatterton, 2001
†Palmatolepis pectinata Ziegler
†Palmatolepis perlobata Ulrich & Bassler?
†Palmatolepis poolei Sandberg & Ziegler
†Palmatolepis prima Ziegler & Huddle
†Palmatolepis protorhomboidea Sandberg & Ziegler
†Palmatolepis quadrantinodosa Branson & Mehl
†Palmatolepis quadrantinodosalobata Sannemann
†Palmatolepis rhomboidea Sannemann
†Palmatolepis schindewolfi Müller
†Palmatolepis stoppeli Sandberg & Ziegler
†Palmatolepis styriacus
†Palmatolepis subtilis Khalymbadzha & Chernysheva
†Palmatolepis tenuipunctata Sannemann
†Palmatolepis triangularis
†Palmatolepis velifer
†Palmatolepis wolskae Szulczewski
†Palmatolepis wolskajae Ovnatanova
†Panderichthys (Genus) Gross, 1941
†Pelekysgnathus inclinatus Thomas
†Pelekysgnathus planus Sannemann
†Polygnathus (Genus) Hinde
†Polygnathus communis Branson & Mehl
†Polygnathus crowsnestpassensis D.I. Johnston & B.D.E. Chatterton, 2001
†Polygnathus germanus Ulrich & Bassler
†Polygnathus glaber Ulrich & Bassler
†Polygnathus latisemicostatus
†Polygnathus meijerdreesi D.I. Johnston & B.D.E. Chatterton, 2001
†Polygnathus paraobliquicostatus
†Polygnathus perplexus Thomas
†Polygnathus planirostratus Dreesen & Dusar?
†Polygnathus pomeranicus Matyja
†Polygnathus semicostatus Branson & Mehl
†Polygnathus triginus Kuzmin & Melnikova
†Polylophodonta confluens (Ulrich & Bassler)
†Polylophodonta medicinelakensis D.I. Johnston & B.D.E. Chatterton, 2001
†Priscomyzon (Genus) Gess et al., 2006
†Priscomyzon riniensis 2006
†Protognathodus (Genus) Ziegler, 1970
†Sauripteris (Genus) Hall, 1843
†Tafilalichthys (Genus) Lehman, 1956
†Tiktaalik (Genus) E.B. Daeschler et al., 2006
†Tiktaalik roseae E.B. Daeschler et al., 2006
Lower limit:
†Ligonodina (Genus)
Petromyzontida (Subclass) - lampreys
Petromyzontidae (Family) - lampreys
Petromyzontiformes (Order)
Within limits:
Chimaeridae (Family) - shortnose chimaeras
†Hibbardellina (Order)
Lower limit:
Tetrapoda (Superclass) Goodrich, 1930 - tetrapods
Within limits:
Vertebrata (Subphylum) Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
Within limits:
Archaeognatha (Order) - bristletails
Insecta (Class) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
Pterygota (Infraclass)
Lower limit:
Decapoda (Order) Latreille, 1802 - decapods
Within limits:
Bairdia (Genus) McCoy, 1844
Branchiopoda (Class) Latreille, 1817 - branchiopods
Cephalocarida (Class) H.L. Sanders, 1955 - cephalocarids
Lepadomorpha (Suborder) Pilsbry, 1916
Malacostraca (Class) Latreille, 1802
Myodocopida (Order) Sars, 1866
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
Within limits:
Arachnida (Class) Cuvier, 1812
Arthropoda (Phylum) Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
Chelicerata (Superclass)
Collembola (Order) Lubbock, 1870 - springtails
Entognatha (Class)
Eupodidae (Family) C.L. Koch, 1842
Hexapoda (Superclass) Latreille, 1825
Opiliones (Order) Sundevall, 1833 - harvestmen
Pantopoda (Order) Gerstäcker, 1863
†Phalangiotarbida (Order) Haase, 1890
Progoneata
Pseudoscorpiones (Order) De Geer, 1778
Scorpiones (Order) C.L. Koch, 1837 - scorpions
†Trigonotarbida (Order) Petrunkevitch, 1949
†Uraraneida (Order) Selden & Shear, 2008
Xiphosura (Class) Latreille, 1802 - horseshoe crabs
Xiphosurida (Order) Latreille, 1802
Within limits:
†Actinoceratoidea (Subclass)
†Ammonoidea (Subclass)
†Bactritoidea (Subclass)
Bivalvia (Class) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - bivalves
†Bransonia (Genus) Pojeta & Runnegar, 1976
Cephalopoda (Class) Cuvier, 1797 - cephalopods
Coleoidea (Subclass) Bather, 1888
†Conocardioida (Order) Neumayr, 1891
†Conocardium (Genus) Bronn, 1834
Gastropoda (Class) Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs
†Hippocardia (Genus) Brown, 1843
†Hyolithida (Order) Matthew, 1899
†Murchisonia (Genus)
Nautiloidea (Subclass) Agassiz, 1847
Nautilus (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758
Patellina (Suborder) von Ihering, 1876
†Platyceras (Genus) Conrad, 1840
†Rostroconchia (Class) Pojeta et al., 1972
Scaphopoda (Class) Bronn, 1862 - tusk shells
Lower limit:
Aphroditidae (Family) Malmgren, 1867
Aphroditoidea (Superfamily) Malmgren, 1867
Within limits:
Polychaeta (Class) Grube, 1850 - polychaetes
Spirorbis (Genus) Daudin, 1800
Upper limit:
Acrotretida (Order) Kuhn, 1949
†Acrotretoidea (Superfamily)
†Adolfioidea (Superfamily)
†Atrypida (Order)
†Atrypidina (Suborder)
†Atrypoidea (Superfamily)
†Cyrtospiriferoidea (Superfamily)
†Dalmanelloidea (Superfamily)
†Gypiduloidea (Superfamily)
†Lissatrypidina (Suborder)
†Lissatrypoidea (Superfamily)
†Pentamerida (Order)
†Pentameridina (Suborder)
†Protorthida (Order)
†Protospongioidea (Suborder) Finks, 1960
†Rhombifera (Class)
†Skenidioidea (Superfamily) Kozlowski, 1929
†Uncinuloidea (Superfamily)
Entire range:
†Dictyophon tuberosum Conrad
†Oligophylloides (Genus) Rozkowska, 1969
†Pachyphyllum woodmani
†Plicapustula (Genus) Ma & Day, 2007
Lower limit:
Dimerelloidea (Superfamily)
†Heterocorallia (Order)
†Lambdarinoidea (Superfamily)
Lingulidae (Family) Menke, 1828
†Pennospiriferinoidea (Superfamily)
†Rhynchotetradoidea (Superfamily)
†Spiriferoidea (Superfamily)
†Syringothyridoidea (Superfamily)
Within limits:
†Ambocoelioidea (Superfamily)
Amphidiscophora (Subclass) F.E. von Schulze, 1887
Amphidiscosida (Order) Schrammen
Annelida (Phylum) Lamarck, 1809 - segmented worms
†Anthaspidellidae (Family) Miller, 1889
Anthozoa (Class) Ehrenberg, 1831
Asteroidea (Class) - sea stars
†Astraeospongiidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955
†Astylospongiidae (Family) Rauff, 1893
†Athyridida (Order)
†Athyrididina (Suborder)
†Athyridoidea (Superfamily)
†Blastoidea (Class)
Brachiopoda (Phylum) Duméril, 1806 - brachiopods
†Brachythyridoidea (Superfamily)
Calcarea (Class) Bowerbank, 1864 - calcareous sponges
†Camarotoechioidea (Superfamily)
†Camerates (Subclass)
Ceractinomorpha (Subclass) Lévi, 1973
†Chiastoclonellidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955
†Chileata (Class)
†Chilidiopsoidea (Superfamily)
†Chonetidina (Suborder)
†Chonetoidea (Superfamily) Bronn, 1862
Clionaidae (Family) d'Orbigny, 1851
†Cnemidiastridae (Family) Schrammen, 1936
Cnidaria (Phylum) Hatschek, 1888 - cnidarians
†Conulariida (Order) Miller & Gurley, 1896
†Conulata (Class) Moore & Harrington, 1956
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
†Craniopsida (Order) Gorjansky & Popov, 1985
†Craniopsidae (Family) Williams, 1963
†Craniopsoidea (Superfamily) Williams, 1963
Crinoidea (Class) - sea lilies and feather stars
†Cryptonelloidea (Superfamily)
†Cryptostomata (Order)
Ctenophora (Phylum) Eschscholtz, 1829 - comb jellies
Ctenostomata (Order) Busk, 1852
†Cyrtinidina (Suborder)
†Cyrtinoidea (Superfamily)
†Cystoporata (Order)
†Dalmanellidina (Suborder)
†Delthyridina (Suborder)
Demospongiae (Class) Sollas, 1875 - demosponges
†Dendroidea (Order)
†Dictyonellida (Order)
†Dictyospongiidae (Family) Hall, 1882
†Dictyospongioidea (Suborder) Hall & Clarke, 1899
†Dielasmatoidea (Superfamily)
†Dierespongioidea (Suborder) Rigby, 1976
Discinidae (Family)
Discinoidea (Superfamily)
†Echinoconchoidea (Superfamily)
†Echinocystitoida (Order)
Echinodermata (Phylum) Klein, 1734 ex De Brugière, 1789 - echinoderms
Echinoidea (Class) - sea urchins and sand dollars
Ectoprocta (Phylum) Nitsche, 1870 - ectoprocts
†Edrioasteroidea (Class)
†Eichwaldioidea (Superfamily)
†Enteletoidea (Superfamily)
†Eurypterida (Order) Burmeister, 1843 - eurypterids
†Fenestrata (Order)
†Flexibles (Subclass)
†Graptolithina (Class)
Gymnolaemata (Class)
Hadromerida (Order) Topsent, 1898
†Haplistiidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955
Hemichordata (Phylum) (Bateson, 1885) auct. - hemichordates
†Heteractinida (Order) Hinde, 1888
Hexactinellida (Class) O. Schmidt, 1870 - hexactinellids
Hexasterophora (Subclass) F.E. von Schulze, 1887
Holothuroidea (Class) - sea cucumbers
Hydrozoa (Class) Owen, 1843
†Hyolithes (Genus) Eichwald, 1840
†Inadunates (Subclass)
Lingula (Genus) Bruguière, 1797
Lingulata (Class)
Lingulida (Order) Waagen, 1885
Linguliformea (Subphylum)
Linguloidea (Superfamily) Menke, 1828
†Linoproductoidea (Superfamily)
Lithistida (Order) Schmidt, 1870 - lithistids
†Lobopodia (Phylum) Snodgrass, 1938 - lobopodians
Lyssacinosida (Order) (Zittel, 1877) W.D. Hartman, in S.P. Parker, 1982
†Martinioidea (Superfamily)
†Meristelloidea (Superfamily)
†Michelinia (Genus) Koninck, 1841
Mollusca (Phylum) Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs
Monoplacophora (Class) Odhner, 1940 - monoplacophorans
†Nucleospiroidea (Superfamily)
†Obolidae (Family)
†Ophiocistioidea (Class)
Ophiuroidea (Class) - brittle stars and basket stars
†Orchocladina (Suborder) Rauff, 1893
†Orthida (Order) Schuchert & Cooper, 1932
†Orthotetida (Order)
†Orthotetidina (Suborder)
†Orthotetoidea (Superfamily)
†Palaechinoida (Order)
Platyasterida (Order)
Polyplacophora (Class) Blainville, 1816 - chitons
Porifera (Phylum) Grant, in Todd, 1836 - sponges
†Procoelomata (Phylum) Bergström, 1989
†Productida (Order)
†Productidina (Suborder)
†Productoidea (Superfamily)
Pterobranchia (Class) - pterobranchs
Pugnacoidea (Superfamily)
Pycnogonida (Class) Latreille, 1810 - pycnogonids
†Reticularioidea (Superfamily) Waagen, 1883
†Reticulosa (Order) Reid, 1958
†Retziidina (Suborder)
†Retzioidea (Superfamily)
†Rhizomorina (Suborder) Zittel, 1878
Rhynchonellata (Class)
Rhynchonellida (Order)
Rhynchonelliformea (Subphylum)
†Rhynchotrematoidea (Superfamily)
†Rugosa (Order)
Scyphozoa (Class) - jellyfish
†Sphaerocladina (Suborder) Schrammen, 1910
†Sphinctozoa (Order)
†Spiriferida (Order) Waagen, 1883
†Spiriferidina (Suborder) Waagen, 1883
†Spiriferinida (Order)
Stenolaemata (Class)
†Stenoscismatoidea (Superfamily)
†Strophalosiidina (Suborder)
†Strophalosioidea (Superfamily)
†Strophomenata (Class)
†Strophomenida (Order) Opik, 1934
†Strophomenoidea (Superfamily)
†Tabulata (Order)
Terebratulida (Order)
Terebratulidina (Suborder)
Tetracladina (Suborder) Zittel, 1878
Tetractinomorpha (Subclass) Lévi
†Theodossioidea (Superfamily)
†Trepostomata (Order) Ulrich, 1882
Tubuliporata (Order)
Verongida (Order) Bergquist
Zoantharia (Subclass)
Within limits:
Chordata (Phylum) Bateson, 1885 - chordates
†Stromatoporoidea (Class) Nicholson & Murie
Within limits:
Glomeromycota (Phylum) C. Walker & A. Schüßler, in A. Schüßler et al., 2001 - arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Upper limit:
†Aneurophytales (Order)
Entire range:
†Archaeopteridales (Order)
†Archaeopteris (Genus)
†Barinophyton citrulliforme D.F. Brauer, 1980
†Protobarinophyton pennsylvanicum D.F. Brauer, 1981
Within limits:
†Barinophytaceae (Family)
Bryophyta (Phylum) A. Braun (1864) - mosses
Plantae (Kingdom) Haeckel, 1866 - plants
†Protobarinophyton (Genus) A.R. Anan'ev, in L.L. Halfin, 1955
Upper limit:
†Multiplicisphaeridium (Genus) Staplin, 1961
Entire range:
†Dorsennidium patulum Wicander, 1974
†Duvernaysphaera tenuicingulata Staplin, 1961
†Multiplicisphaeridium ramispinosum Staplin, 1961
Within limits:
†Buedingiisphaeridium (Genus) Schaarschmidt, 1963 emend. Lister, 1970 emend. Sarjeant & Stancliffe, 1994
Charales (Order) Lindley, 1836 - charophytes sensu stricto
Charales (Order) Lindley, 1836 - stoneworts
†Comasphaeridium (Genus) Staplin, Jansonius & Pocock, 1965
Dasycladaceae (Family) Kützing, 1843
Dasycladales (Order) Pascher, 1931
†Dorsennidium (Genus) Wicander, 1974
†Dorsennidium europaeum (Stockmans & Willière, 1960) Sarjeant & Stancliffe, 1994
†Dorsennidium europaeum subsp. europaeum (Stockmans & Willière, 1960) Sarjeant & Stancliffe, 1994
†Gorgonisphaeridium (Genus) Staplin, Jansonius & Pocock, 1965
†Micrhystridium (Genus) Deflandre, 1937
Upper limit:
†Ancyrochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1955
†Ancyrochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981
†Angochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981
†Chitinozoa - chitinozoans
†Cyathochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981
†Desmochitinidae (Family) Eisenack, 1931
†Desmochitininae (Subfamily) (Eisenack, 1931) Paris, 1981
†Fungochitina (Genus) Taugourdeau, 1966
†Lagenochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1931
†Lagenochitinidae (Family) Eisenack, 1931
†Lagenochitininae (Subfamily) (Eisenack, 1931) Paris, 1981
†Operculatifera (Order) Eisenack, 1931
†Prosomatifera (Order) Eisenack, 1972
Entire range:
†Hoegisphaera (Genus) Staplin, 1961
†Hoegisphaera glabra Staplin, 1961
†Parisochitina (Genus) Boumendjel, 1985
†Parisochitina perforata Boumendjel, 1985
†Sommerochitina (Genus) Costa Cruz & Quadros, 1985
Within limits:
†Acritarcha Evitt, 1963 - acritarchs
Foraminifera (Class) Lee, 1990
Paleodictyon (Genus) Menghini, 1850
Polycystinea (Class) - polycystines
Spirotrichea (Class) Bütschli, 1889
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
Within limits:
Cyanobacteria (Phylum) Stanier, 1974 ex Cavalier-Smith, 2002 - cyanobacteria
Within limits:
Biota
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
†Euramerica
†Gondwana E. Suess, 1861
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
†Proto-Tethys Ocean
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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