Geologic time: Silurian - Topic

Period: 444 million to 416 million years ago.

Entire range:

†Kockelella (Genus) Walliser, 1957

Lower limit:

†Anaspida (Order) - anaspids

Within limits:

†Distacodontina (Order)

†Hibbardellina (Order)

Within limits:

Vertebrata (Subphylum) Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates

Entire range:

†Leperditia (Genus) Rouault, 1851

Lower limit:

Lepadomorpha (Suborder) Pilsbry, 1916

Within limits:

Bairdia (Genus) McCoy, 1844

Branchiopoda (Class) Latreille, 1817 - branchiopods

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

†Eurychilinidae (Family)

†Leperditicopida (Order) Scott, 1961

Malacostraca (Class) Latreille, 1802

Myodocopida (Order) Sars, 1866

Ostracoda (Class) Latreille, 1802 - ostracods

Phyllocarida (Subclass) Packard, 1879 - leptostracans

Platycopida (Order) Sars, 1866

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

Upper limit:

†Cheirurina (Suborder)

†Cheiruroidea (Superfamily)

†Naraoia (Genus) Walcott, 1912

†Naraoiidae (Family) Walcott, 1912

†Nektaspida (Order) Raymond, 1920 - nektaspids

†Odontopleuroidea (Superfamily)

Entire range:

†Cheiruridae (Family) Salter, 1864

†Dalmanites (Genus) Barrande, 1852

†Dalmanites limuloides (Green)

†Deiphon (Genus) Barrande, 1850

†Deiphon barrandei Whittard, 1943

†Deiphoninae (Subfamily)

†Encrinuridae (Family)

†Encrinurus (Genus) Emmrich, 1844

†Encrinurus (Encrinurus) macourus Schmidt, 1859

†Encrinurus subg. Encrinurus

†Eurypterus (Genus) De Kay, 1826

†Haliestes (Genus) Siveter, Suton, Briggs & Siveter, 2004

†Haliestes dasos Siveter, Sutton, Briggs & Siveter, 2004

†Odontopleura (Genus) Emmrich, 1839

†Odontopleura ovata Emmrich, 1839

†Odontopleuridae (Family)

†Xylokorys chledophila Siveter et al., 2007

Lower limit:

Arachnida (Class) Cuvier, 1812

†Dalmanitidae (Family)

†Dalmanitoidea (Superfamily)

†Phacopina (Suborder)

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

†synziphosurines

†Trigonotarbida (Order) Petrunkevitch, 1949

Within limits:

Arthropoda (Phylum) Latreille, 1829 - arthropods

†Calymenina (Suborder)

†Calymenoidea (Superfamily)

†Chasmataspidida (Order) Caster & Brooks, 1956

Chelicerata (Superclass)

†Lichidae (Family)

†Phacopida (Order) Salter, 1864

Progoneata

†Styginidae (Family)

Xiphosura (Class) Latreille, 1802 - horseshoe crabs

Xiphosurida (Order) Latreille, 1802

Upper limit:

†Cyclonema (Genus) Hall, 1851[1852]

†Endoceratoidea (Subclass)

†Mimospira (Genus) Perner, 1925

†Ribeirioida (Order) Kobayashi, 1933

Entire range:

†Armenoceras (Genus) Foerste, 1924

†Byronoceras (Genus) Foerste & Savage, 1927

†Cyrtospira (Genus) Ulrich, 1897

†Dawsonoceras (Genus) Hyatt, 1884

†Discosorus (Genus) Hall, 1851[1852]

†Huronia (Genus) Stokes, 1824

†Lechritrochoceras (Genus) Foerste, 1926

†Tryblidium (Genus) Lindström, 1880

Lower limit:

†Murchisonia (Genus)

Patellina (Suborder) von Ihering, 1876

†Platyceras (Genus) Conrad, 1840

Within limits:

†Actinoceratoidea (Subclass)

Bivalvia (Class) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - bivalves

†Bransonia (Genus) Pojeta & Runnegar, 1976

Cephalopoda (Class) Cuvier, 1797 - cephalopods

†Conocardioida (Order) Neumayr, 1891

†Cyrtonellida (Order)

Gastropoda (Class) Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs

†Hippocardia (Genus) Brown, 1843

†Hyolithida (Order) Matthew, 1899

Nautiloidea (Subclass) Agassiz, 1847

Nautilus (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758

†Onychochilina (Suborder)

†Rostroconchia (Class) Pojeta et al., 1972

Scaphopoda (Class) Bronn, 1862 - tusk shells

Within limits:

Polychaeta (Class) Grube, 1850 - polychaetes

Upper limit:

†Anazygidina (Suborder)

†Anazygoidea (Superfamily)

†Brachiospongiidae (Family) Beecher, 1889

†Choiidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955

†Climacograptus (Genus)

†Crustoidea (Order)

†Eocrinoidea (Class)

†Glyptograptus (Genus) Lapworth, 1873

†Glyptorthis (Genus) Foerste, 1912

†Paracrinoidea (Class)

†Pentameroidea (Superfamily)

†Piraniidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955

†Platystrophia (Genus) King, 1850

†Plectorthoidea (Superfamily)

†Porambonitoidea (Superfamily)

†Protospongiidae (Family) Hinde, 1887

†Punctatrypoidea (Superfamily)

†Rostricellula (Genus) Ulrich & Cooper, 1942

†Tetradium (Genus) Dana, 1841

†Trimerellida (Order)

†Trimerelloidea (Superfamily)

†Triplesiidina (Suborder)

†Triplesioidea (Superfamily)

†Tuboidea (Order)

Entire range:

†Astraeospongium (Genus) Roemer, [1854]

†Astylospongia (Genus)

†Aulocopium (Genus) Oswald, 1847

†Caryospongia (Genus) Rauff, 1894

†Chiastoclonella (Genus) Rauff, 1895

†Elegantilites (Genus) Marek, 1966

†Eoplectodonta (Genus) Kozlowski, 1929

†Eospirifer (Genus) Schuchert, 1913

†Hallopora (Genus) Bassler, 1911

†Kirkidium (Genus) Amsden, Boucot & Johnson, 1967

†Monomerella (Genus) Billings, 1872

†Orbiculoidea (Genus) d'Orbigny, 1847

†Palaeomanon (Genus) Roemer, 1860

†Pentameroides (Genus) Schuchert & Cooper, 1931

†Pinacotrypa (Genus) Ulrich, 1889

†Podolites (Genus) Lyashenko, 1969

†Ptilodictyia (Genus)

†Rhynchotreta (Genus) Hall, 1879

†Trimerella (Genus) Lindström, 1867

†Twenhofelella (Genus) Rigby, 1974

Lower limit:

†Adolfioidea (Superfamily)

†Fenestella (Genus) Lonsdale, 1839

Within limits:

Acrotretida (Order) Kuhn, 1949

†Acrotretoidea (Superfamily)

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

Amphidiscosida (Order) Schrammen

†Ancistrorhynchoidea (Superfamily)

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)

†Atrypida (Order)

†Atrypidina (Suborder)

†Atrypoidea (Superfamily)

†Blastoidea (Class)

Brachiopoda (Phylum) Duméril, 1806 - brachiopods

Calcarea (Class) Bowerbank, 1864 - calcareous sponges

†Camerates (Subclass)

†Camerelloidea (Superfamily)

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

†Cryptostomata (Order)

Ctenophora (Phylum) Eschscholtz, 1829 - comb jellies

Ctenostomata (Order) Busk, 1852

†Cyclocystoidea (Class)

†Cyrtioidea (Superfamily) Fredericks, 1919

†Cystoporata (Order)

†Dalmanellidina (Suborder)

†Dalmanelloidea (Superfamily)

Demospongiae (Class) Sollas, 1875 - demosponges

†Dendroidea (Order)

†Dictyonellida (Order)

†Dictyospongiidae (Family) Hall, 1882

†Dictyospongioidea (Suborder) Hall & Clarke, 1899

†Dierespongioidea (Suborder) Rigby, 1976

†Diploporita (Class)

Discinidae (Family)

Discinoidea (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)

†Graptoloidea (Order)

Gymnolaemata (Class)

Hadromerida (Order) Topsent, 1898

†Haplistiidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955

†Heliolitida (Order)

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

†Homalozoa (Subphylum) Whitehouse, 1941

†Homoiostelea (Class)

Hydrozoa (Class) Owen, 1843

†Hyolithes (Genus) Eichwald, 1840

†Inadunates (Subclass)

Lingulata (Class)

Lingulida (Order) Waagen, 1885

Linguliformea (Subphylum)

Linguloidea (Superfamily) Menke, 1828

†Lissatrypidina (Suborder)

†Lissatrypoidea (Superfamily)

Lithistida (Order) Schmidt, 1870 - lithistids

†Lobopodia (Phylum) Snodgrass, 1938 - lobopodians

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

†Meristelloidea (Superfamily)

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

†Orthidina (Suborder)

†Orthoidea (Superfamily)

†Orthotetida (Order)

†Orthotetidina (Suborder)

†Orthotheca (Genus)

†Orthothecida (Order) Marek, 1966

†Pentamerida (Order)

†Pentameridina (Suborder)

Platyasterida (Order)

†Plectambonitoidea (Superfamily)

Polyplacophora (Class) Blainville, 1816 - chitons

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

†Procoelomata (Phylum) Bergström, 1989

†Protorthida (Order)

†Protospongioidea (Suborder) Finks, 1960

Pterobranchia (Class) - pterobranchs

Pycnogonida (Class) Latreille, 1810 - pycnogonids

†Reticulosa (Order) Reid, 1958

†Rhizomorina (Suborder) Zittel, 1878

†Rhombifera (Class)

Rhynchonellata (Class)

Rhynchonellida (Order)

Rhynchonelliformea (Subphylum)

†Rhynchotrematoidea (Superfamily)

†Rugosa (Order)

Scyphozoa (Class) - jellyfish

†Skenidioidea (Superfamily) Kozlowski, 1929

†Sphaerocladina (Suborder) Schrammen, 1910

†Sphinctozoa (Order)

†Spiriferida (Order) Waagen, 1883

†Spiriferidina (Suborder) Waagen, 1883

Stenolaemata (Class)

†Stromatopora (Genus) Goldfuss, 1826

†Strophomenata (Class)

†Strophomenida (Order) Opik, 1934

†Strophomenoidea (Superfamily)

†Stylophora (Class) - stylophorans

†Syntrophiidina (Suborder)

†Tabulata (Order)

Tetracladina (Suborder) Zittel, 1878

Tetractinomorpha (Subclass) Lévi

†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

Within limits:

Plantae (Kingdom) Haeckel, 1866 - plants

Upper limit:

†Baltisphaeridium (Genus) Eisenack, 1958 ex Eisenack, 1959

†Leiofusa (Genus) Eisenack, 1938

Entire range:

†Ammonidium (Genus) Lister, 1970

†Ammonidium ludloviense Lister, 1970 ex Dorning, 1981 emend.

†Ammonidium waldronense (Tappan & Loeblich, 1971) Dorning, 1981a

†Baltisphaeridium muldiensis Le Hérissé, 1989

†Buedingiisphaeridium crassum G.L. Mullins, 2004

†Buedingiisphaeridium pyramidale Lister, 1970

†Cymatiosphaera acuminata Mullins, 2001

†Cymatiosphaera lawsonii Mullins, 2001

†Cymatiosphaera mariae Cramer et al., 1976

†Cymatiosphaera mortimerensis Mullins, 2001

†Cymatiosphaera multicristata Mullins, 2001

†Cymatiosphaera paucimembranae Mullins, 2001

†Cymatiosphaera salopensis Mullins, 2001

†Dateriocradus ludloviensis G.L. Mullins, 2004

†Dictyotidium dictyotum (Eisenack, 1938) Eisenack, 1955

†Dictyotidium stenodictyum

†Diexallophasis denticulata (Stockmans & Willière, 1963)

†Diexallophasis downtongorgensis G.L. Mullins, 2004

†Dorsennidium europaeum subsp. quintum G.L. Mullins, 2004

†Dorsennidium gogginense G.L. Mullins, 2004

†Dorsennidium inflatum

†Dorsennidium pyramidale G.L. Mullins, 2004

†Eisenackidium gordonense (Crame, 1964b) Mullins, 2004

†Eisenackidium wenlockense

†Estiastra (Genus) Eisenack, 1959

†Estiastra granulata

†Estiastra magna Eisenack, 1959

†Eupoikilofusa filifera

†Eupoikilofusa tenuistriata

†Glyptosphaera helterskelter Mullins, 2001

†Glyptosphaera speciosa Kiryanov, 1978

†Gorgonisphaeridium citrinum

†Gorgonisphaeridium listeri

†Gorgonisphaeridium listeri subsp. listeri

†Gorgonisphaeridium ramosum

†Gorgonisphaeridium succinum

†Hapsidopalla jeandeunffi

†Helosphaeridium (Genus) Lister, 1970

†Helosphaeridium clavispinulosum Lister, 1970

†Helosphaeridium pseudodictyum

†Hoegklintia (Genus) Dorning, 1981

†Hoegklintia cymrica

†Hoegklintia gogginensis

†Leiofusa estrecha

†Leiofusa parvitatis

†Leoniella (Genus)

†Leoniella vilis

†Leptobrachion (Genus) Dorning, 1981

†Leptobrachion arbusculiferum (Downie, 1963)

†Leptobrachion digitatum

†Lophosphaeridium (Genus)

†Melikeriopalla amydra Tappan & Loeblich Jr., 1971

†Melikeriopalla fissura G.L. Mullins, 2004

†Micrhystridium intonsurans

†Micrhystridium stellatum

†Multiplicisphaeridium arbusculum

†Multiplicisphaeridium eltonense

†Multiplicisphaeridium variabile

†Neoveryhachium mayhillense

†Onondagella deunffii

†Onondagella deunffii subsp. deunffii

†Onondagella deunffii subsp. downtonensis G.L. Mullins, 2004

†Oppilatala ramusculosa

†Oppilatala septispinosa

†Percultisphaera (Genus) Lister, 1970

†Percultisphaera stiphrospinata Lister, 1970

†Polyedrixium wenlockium (Dorning, 1981) Le Hérissé, 1989

†Psenotopus (Genus) Tappan & Loeblich Jr., 1971

†Psenotopus chondrocheus Tappan & Loeblich Jr., 1971

†Pulvinosphaeridium (Genus) Eisenack, 1954

†Pulvinosphaeridium ludlowensis

†Pulvinosphaeridium oligoprojectum

†Salopidium (Genus) Dorning, 1981

†Salopidium granuliferum (Downie, 1959)

†Schismatosphaeridium (Genus) Staplin, Jansonius & Pocock, 1965

†Schismatosphaeridium rugulosum

†Tunisphaeridium tentaculaferum (Martin, 1967)

†Tylotopalla (Genus) Loeblich, 1970

†Tylotopalla digitifera Loeblich, 1970

†Tylotopalla robustispinosa

†Veryhachium (Genus) J. Deunff, 1954

†Veryhachium trisphaeridium

†Visbysphaera (Genus) Lister, 1970

†Visbysphaera bringewoodense G.L. Mullins, 2004

†Visbysphaera lamina G.L. Mullins, 2004

†Visbysphaera microspinosa

†Visbysphaera pirifera (Eisenack, 1954)

Lower limit:

†Buedingiisphaeridium (Genus) Schaarschmidt, 1963 emend. Lister, 1970 emend. Sarjeant & Stancliffe, 1994

†Comasphaeridium brevispinosum (Lister, 1970) Mullins, 2001

†Cymatiosphaera octoplana Downie, 1959

†Cymbosphaeridium (Genus) Lister, 1970

†Cymbosphaeridium pilar (Cramer, 1964) Lister, 1970

†Dictyotidium biscutulatum Kiryanov, 1978

†Dictyotidium faviforme Schultz, 1967

†Diexallophasis (Genus) Loeblich, 1970

†Diexallophasis remota (Deunff, 1955)

†Duvernaysphaera aranaides (Cramer, 1964) Le Hérissé, 1989

†Eisenackidium (Genus) Cramer & Díez, 1968 ex Eisenack, Cramer & Díez, 1973

†Eupoikilofusa (Genus) Cramer, 1970

†Gorgonisphaeridium (Genus) Staplin, Jansonius & Pocock, 1965

†Hapsidopalla (Genus) Playford, 1977

†Micrhystridium (Genus) Deflandre, 1937

†Multiplicisphaeridium (Genus) Staplin, 1961

†Neoveryhachium (Genus) Cramer, 1970

†Neoveryhachium carminae (Cramer, 1964)

†Onondagella (Genus) Cramer, 1966

†Oppilatala (Genus) Loeblich & Wicander, 1976

†Quadratitum fantasticum Cramer, 1964

†Tunisphaeridium (Genus) J. Deunff & W.R. Evitt, 1968

Within limits:

Charales (Order) Lindley, 1836 - charophytes sensu stricto

Charales (Order) Lindley, 1836 - stoneworts

†Cymatiosphaera multisepta Deunff, 1955

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

†Dorsennidium europaeum subsp. wenlockianum (Downie, 1959 ex Wall & Downie, 1963) Sarjeant & Stancliffe, 1994

Upper limit:

†Belonechitina (Genus) Jansonius, 1964

†Belonechitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

†Conochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1931

†Conochitinidae (Family) Eisenack, 1931

†Conochitininae (Subfamily) (Eisenack, 1931) Paris, 1981

†Cyathochitina (Genus) Eisenack,1955

†Eisenackitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

†Euconochitina (Genus) Taugourdeau, 1966

†Orbichitininae (Subfamily) Achab et al., 1993

†Plectochitina (Genus) Cramer, 1964

†Pogonochitina (Genus) Taugourdeau, 1961

†Pogonochitininae (Subfamily) F. Paris et al., 1999

†Saharochitina (Genus) F. Paris & Y. Grahn, in F. Paris et al., 1999

†Spinachitina (Genus) Schallreuter, 1963

†Spinachitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

†Tanuchitina (Genus) Jansonius, 1964

†Tanuchitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

Entire range:

†Clathrochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1959

†Orbichitina (Genus) Achab et al., 1993

†Pseudoclathrochitina (Genus) Cramer, 1966

†Salopochitina (Genus) Swire, 1990

†Vinnalochitina (Genus) Sutherland, 1994

Lower limit:

†Cingulochitina (Genus) Paris, 1981

†Margachitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1968

†Ramochitina (Genus) Sommer & van Boekel, 1964

†Urnochitina (Genus) Paris, 1981

Within limits:

†Acritarcha Evitt, 1963 - acritarchs

†Ancyrochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1955

†Ancyrochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

†Angochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1931

†Angochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

†Armoricochitina (Genus) Paris, 1981

†Bursachitina (Genus) Taugourdeau, 1966

†Calpichitina (Genus) Wilson & Hedlund, 1964

†Chitinozoa - chitinozoans

†Cyathochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

†Desmochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1931

†Desmochitinidae (Family) Eisenack, 1931

†Desmochitininae (Subfamily) (Eisenack, 1931) Paris, 1981

†Eisenackitina (Genus) Jansonius, 1964

Foraminifera (Class) Lee, 1990

†Fungochitina (Genus) Taugourdeau, 1966

†Lagenochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1931

†Lagenochitinidae (Family) Eisenack, 1931

†Lagenochitininae (Subfamily) (Eisenack, 1931) Paris, 1981

†Linochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1968

†Margachitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

†Operculatifera (Order) Eisenack, 1931

Paleodictyon (Genus) Menghini, 1850

Polycystinea (Class) - polycystines

†Prosomatifera (Order) Eisenack, 1972

†Pterochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1955

†Pterochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981

†Sphaerochitina (Genus) Eisenack,1955

Spirotrichea (Class) Bütschli, 1889

Entire range:

†Moyeria (Genus)

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:

Upper limit:

Lower limit:

Within limits:

Arabian-Nubian Shield

Baikal Fold Belt

Baltic Shield

Cameroon N'tem Complex

Central Africa Craton

Chaillu Craton

Committee Bay Block

Congo Craton

Ethiopian Block

†Gondwana E. Suess, 1861

Greenland Shield

Guapore Craton

Guiana Shield

Indian Shield

Kaapvaal Craton

Kaminak Group

Kasaï Craton

Labrador Shield

†Laurentia

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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