Fossil Taxonomy

Kingdom Monera - bacteria, cyanobacteria

Kingdom Protista
      Phylum Protozoa
        Class Sarcodina - amoebas -
              Order Foraminiferida - amoebas with calcite skeletons -
              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)