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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 |
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Nummulites
Fusulinids |
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KINGDOM
ANIMALIA |
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Phylum
Porifera |
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Sponges |
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| Phylum Archaeocyatha |
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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 |
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Nautiloids |
Subclass
Ammonoidea |
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Ammonites |
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Subclass
Coleoidea |
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Squids
Belemnites |
Class
Gastropoda |
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Snails |
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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 |
