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Fossil Taxonomy
Kingdom Monera - bacteria, cyanobacteria
Kingdom Protista
Phylum Protozoa
Class Sarcodina - amoebas
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Order Foraminiferida - amoebas with calcite skeletons
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Order Radiolaria - amoebas with opal skeletons
Kingdom Fungi - fungi
Kingdom Plantae - green plants and algae
Phylum Bryophyta - mosses and liverworts
Phylum Tracheophyta - vascular or land plants
Kingdom Animalia - animals
Phylum Porifera - sponges (Proterozoic - recent)
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Scyphozoa - jellyfish
Class Anthozoa - corals
Order Rugosa (Ordovician - Permian)
Order Scleractinia (Triassic - recent)
Order Tabulata (Ordovician - Permian)
Phylum Bryozoa - bryozoans (Ordovician - recent)
Phylum Brachiopoda - brachiopods
Class Inarticulata - brachiopods with unhinged valves (Cambrian - recent)
Class Articulata - brachiopods with hinged valves (Cambrian - recent)
Phylum Mollusca
Class Polyplacophora - chitons
Class Scaphopoda - tusk shells
Class Gastropoda - snails (Cambrian - recent)
Class Pelecypoda (Bivalvia) - clams (Cambrian - recent)
Class Cephalopoda - cephalopods
Subclass Nautiloidea (Cambrian - recent)
Subclass Ammonoidea (Devonian - Cretaceous)
Subclass Coleoidea - squids and octopuses
Phylum Arthopoda
Class Trilobita - trilobites (Cambrian - Permian)
Class Ostracoda - ostracodes (Cambrian - recent)
Class Insecta - insects (Devonian - recent)
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Blastoidea - blastoids (Ordovician - Permian)
Class Crinodea - sea lilies and feather stars (Cambrian - recent)
Class Asteroidea - star fish
Class Echinoidea - sea urchins and sand dollars (Ordovician - recent)
Phylum Hemichordata
Class Graptolithina - graptolites (Cambrian - Mississippian)
Phylum Chordata - mainly vertebrate animals
Class Pisces - fish (Ordovician - recent)
Class Amphibia - amphibians (Devonian - recent)
Class Reptilia - reptiles (Pennsylvanian - recent)
Class Aves - birds (Jurassic - recent)
Class Mammalia - mammals (Triassic - recent)
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