Orthoceras regulare (Middle Ordovician)

Ordovician-aged Baltic Sea limestones

of Sweden and neighboring areas

Orthoceras (”straight horn”) is an

extinct nautiloid that lived 400 million
years ago. It have been considered to be
Kingdom: Animalia
similar to the modern squid.
Phylum: Mollusca
It has a long straight and chambered
Class: Cephalopoda
shell linked by a centrally- placed tube
Order:Orthocerida
called a siphuncle. Their most likely
Family: Orthoceratidae
preys are trilobites and arthpods
Genus: Orthoceras
Ammonite (Devonian - Cretaceous)

Ammonite are extinct cephalopods that

lived 240-65 million years ago and also index
fossils and it is often possible to link the rock
layer in which a particular species or genus is
found to specific geologic time periods. The
name “ammonite” originates from the Greek
Ram-horned god called Ammon. It had a
coiled external shell similar to that of the Kingdom: Animalia
modern nautilus. The septa had frilled edges: Phylum: Mollusca
intricate lines, of varying complexity and Class: Cephalopoda
known as sutures, mark where the septa Subclass: Ammonoidea
joined the shell wall.
Archaeopteryx lithographica
(Late Jurassic)

Archaeopteryx (”old wing”) is an extinct bird-like

dinosaur that lived 150 million years ago. Most of
the specimens of Archaeopteryx that have been
discovered come from the Solnhofen limestone in
Bavaria, southern Germany.
Archaeopteryx has often been classified as the
Kingdom: Animalia
most primitive bird. However, it is not thought to Phylum: Chordata
be a true ancestor of modern birds, but rather, a Clade: Dinosauria
close relative of that ancestor. In March 2018, Suborder: Theropoda
scientists reported that it was likely capable of Clade: Avialae
flight, but in a manner substantially different from
that of modern birds.
Family: Archaeopterygidae
Genus: Archaeopteryx