Basic Paleontology

Dinosauria: The clade containing the dinosaurs, including famous species like Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops.

Pterosauria: Flying reptiles, including Pteranodon and Quetzalcoatlus.

Ichthyosauria: Marine reptiles that looked similar to modern dolphins, such as Ichthyosaurus.

Plesiosauria: Long-necked marine reptiles like Elasmosaurus.

Mosasaurus: Large marine reptiles related to modern lizards and snakes.

Crocodylomorpha: The group including modern crocodiles and their extinct relatives.

Mammalia: The class of animals including all mammals, from ancient species to modern ones.

Trilobita: An extinct group of marine arthropods with a distinctive three-lobed body, including species like Asaphus and Phacops.

Orders vs Names: An order is a large group of animals, like Proetida which includes many different kinds of trilobites but not all of them. The information we give about fossils is taken from wikipedia for the fossil name, but when that is not available, we provide information about the 'order' which contains the species. For example "Griffithidella welleri" is found in the map but not in wikipedia, so its order Proetida is used since Griffithidella welleri is a type of Proetida.

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