Fossil

KINGDOMS:

1. Kingdom Protozoa

   1. Order Fusulinida (Fusulinids)

   2. Order Rotaliida

2. Kingdom Animalia (Invertebrates)

   1. Phylum Porifera (Sponges)

   2. Phylum Bryozoa (Bryozoans)

   3. Phylum Hemichordata (Graptolites)

   4. Phylum Cnidaria (Corals)

      1. Order Tabulata (tabulate corals)

      2. Order Rugosa (rugose corals)

      3. Order Scleractinia (stony corals)

   5. Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

      1. Subphylum Crustacea (shrimp, lobster, crabs, barnacles, ostracods)*

      2. Subphylum Chelicerata

      3. Class Insecta (Insects)

      4. Class Trilobita (Trilobites)

      5. Polymerids

      6. Agnostids

   6. Phylum Brachiopoda (Brachiopods)

      1. Class Inarticulata

      2. Class Articulata

   7. Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks)

      1. Class Bivalvia (clams, oysters, mussels)

      2. Class Cephalopoda

      3. Class Gastropoda (Snails)

   8. Phylum Echinodermata (Echinoderms)

      1. Class Asteroidea (Starfish)*

      2. Class Blastoidea

      3. Class Crinoidea (stems, columns, calyxes)

      4. Class Echinoidea

      5. Class Ophiuroidea (brittle stars)*

3. Kingdom Animalia (Vertebrates)

   1. Phylum Chordata

      1. Superclass Agnatha (Jawless Fish) (Ostracoderms)

      2. Class Placodermi (Armored Jawed Fish)

      3. Class Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous fish)

      4. Superclass Osteichthyes (Bony Fish)

         1. Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned)

         2. Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned)

      5. Class Amphibia (Amphibians)

      6. Class Reptilia (Reptiles)

         1. Order Crocodilia (crocodiles)*

         2. Order Testudines (turtles)*

         3. Order Ichthyosauria (Ichtyosaurs)

         4. Order Squamata

         5. Order Plesiosauria (Plesiosaurs & Pliosaurs)

         6. Order Pterosauria (Pterosaurs)

      7. Clade Dinosauria

         1. Order Saurischia

            1. Suborder Theropoda

            2. Suborder Sauropodomorpha

         2. Order Ornithischia (bird-hipped)

            1. Infraorder Ankylosauria

            2. Infraorder Ceratopsia

            3. Infraorder Ornithopoda

            4. Infraorder Pachycephalosauria

            5. Infraorder Stegosauria

      8. Class Aves (Birds)

      9. Clade Synapsida

      10. Stem Mammals/Proto-Mammals

      11. Class Mammalia (Mammals)

4. Kingdom Plantae

   1. Division Anthophyta (Flowering Plants)

   2. Division Ginkgophyta (Ginkgos)

   3. Division Lycophyta (Club Mosses)

   4. Division Pinophyta (Conifers)

   5. Division Sphenophyta (Horsetails)

   6. Division Pteridospermatophyta (Seed Ferns)

   7. Division Polypodiophyta (True Ferns)