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Science Olympiad 2016 Fossil List Science Olympiad Subclass Coleoidea Birds: 2016 Fossil List 38) Order Belemnitida (Belemnites) Class Aves Rev. 10/10/15 Subclass Nautiloidea 78) Genus Archaeopteryx (Note: Numbers indicate that members of that taxon rank 39) Genus Nautilus Synapsids: should be identifiable to that level. For ranks not underlined, indented ranks are in the rank above it.) 40) Genus Orthoceras Clade Synapsida KINGDOM PROTOZOA Class Gastropoda (snails) 79) Genus Dimetrodon Phylum Foraminifera (Forams) 41) Genus Conus 80) Genus Lystrosaurus 1) Order Fusulinida (Fusulinids) 42) Genus Cypraea Mammals: 2) Genus Nummulites 43) Genus Platyceras Class Mammalia KINGDOM ANIMALIA 44) Genus Turritella 81) Genus Basilosaurus Invertebrates: 45) Genus Worthenia 82) Genus Equus Phylum Porifera (Sponges) Phylum Echinodermata Genus Homo 3) Genus Astraeospongia 46) Class Asteroidea (starfish) 83) Species neanderthalensis 4) Genus Hydnoceras Class Blastoidea 84) Genus Mammut (Mastodon) Phylum Bryozoa 47) Genus Pentremites 85) Genus Mammuthus (Mammoth) (Growth forms: branching, massive, 48) Class Crinoidea (stems, columns, calyxes) 86) Genus Megacerops fenestrate) 49) Class Echinoidea (sea urchins, sand 87) Genus Mesohippus 5) Genus Archimedes dollars) 88) Genus Smilodon 6) Genus Rhombopora 50) Class Ophiuroidea (brittle stars) Phylum Hemichordata KINGDOM CHROMISTA 7) Class Graptolithina (Graptolites) Vertebrates: (Phylum Chordata 89) Class Bacillariophyceae (diatoms) Phylum Cnidaria Subphylum Vertebrata) Class Anthozoa (Horn & Colonial Corals) Fish: KINGDOM PLANTAE 8) Genus Favosites Class Placodermi (Armored Fish) Phylum Anthophyta 9) Genus Halysites 51) Genus Bothriolepis 89) Genus Acer 10) Genus Heliophyllum 52) Genus Dunkleosteus 90) Genus Populus 11) Genus Hexagonaria Class Chondrichthyes (Cartilagenous Fish) 91) Genus Platanus 12) Genus Septastraea 53) Superorder Selachimorpha (Sharks) Phylum Ginkgophyta 13) Class Scyphozoa (True Jellyfish) 54) Genus Carcharodon 92) Genus Ginkgo Phylum Arthropoda 55) Species C. megalodon Phylum Lycopodiophyta 14) Subphylum Crustacea (shrimp, lobster, 56) Superorder Batoidea (Rays) 93) Genus Lepidodendron (scale tree) crabs, barnacles) Superclass Osteichthyes (Bony Fish) Phylum Pinophyta 15) Order Eurypterida (Eurypterid) 57) Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned) 94) Genus Metasequoia 16) Class Insecta (Insects) Class Sarcopterygii (lobed-finned) 95) Phylum Pteridophyta (Ferns) Class Trilobita (Trilobites) 58) Order Coelacanthiformes 96) Genus Calamites (Horsetail) 17) Genus Cryptolithus (Coelacanth) 97) Plant leaf: Annularia 18) Genus Calymene 59) Genus Tiktaalik Phylum Pteridospermatophyta (Seed 19) Genus Elrathia Amphibians: Ferns) 20) Genus Isotelus Class Amphibia 98) Genus Glossopteris 21) Genus Phacops 60) Genus Acanthostega Phylum Brachiopoda 61) Genus Eryops OTHER Class Inarticulata: 62) Genus Diplocaulus Trace Fossils: 22) Genus Lingula Reptiles: Trails, Tracks, Trackways, Class Articulata: Class Reptilia Borings, Burrows, Tubes 23) Genus Atrypa 63) Order Ichthyosauria (Ichthyosaurs) Predation marks, Repair scars 24) Genus Composita 64) Family Mosasauridae (Mosasaurs) Coprolites 25) Genus Juresania 65) Order Plesiosauria (Plesiosaurs) Stromatolites 26) Genus Leptaena 66) Order Pterosauria (Pterosaurs) Amber/copal 27) Genus Mucrospirifer Dinosaurs: Petrified wood 28) Genus Platystrophia Clade Dinosauria Sedimentary Rocks 29) Genus Rafinesquina Order Saurischia (lizard-hipped) Coquina 30) Order Rhynchonellida 67) Genus Allosaurus Diatomite Phylum Mollusca 68) Genus Apatosaurus Limestone Class Bivalvia 69) Genus Coelophysis Chalk 31) Genus Exogyra 70) Genus Deinonychus Fossiliferous Limestone 32) Genus Gryphaea 71) Genus Plateosaurus Sandstone 33) Genus Pecten 72) Genus Velociraptor Shale 34) Genus Pholadomya 73) Genus Tyrannosaurus Siltstone Class Cephalopoda Order Ornithischia (bird-hipped) 35) Subclass Ammonoidea (Ammonites) 74) Genus Iguanodon *Changes/updates for 2016 in red 36) Genus Baculites 75) Genus Parasaurolophus Corrections after posting in green 37) Genus Dactylioceras 76) Genus Stegosaurus 77) Genus Triceratops.
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