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Early Jurassic animals (Time series) - Wildlife in the Fossil sites

Classified animal and plant picture guide. Clicking the Organism name shows the images, and pointing the Organism name shows the tooltip with three links at the left-top corner.
The Early Jurassic in Mesozoic spanned from 299 to 270 millon years ago. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6~40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The italic and bold figures, e.g. 488, show out of the range. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
Jurassic, Early Jurassic, Middle Jurassic, Late Jurassic
The right map is the continents at Late Jurassic provided by C. R. Scotese PALEOMAP Project.
201.6 Mya
201.6~196.5 MyaFrogVieraella  
201.6~175.6 MyaMammaliaformesErythrotherium  
ArchosaursStrigosuchus
Amored dinoLusitanosaurus  
Long-necked dinoZizhongosaurus  
Primitive amphibiaSiderops  
201.6~171.6 MyaGinkgoSchmeissneria
201.6~145.5 MyaMammal-like reptileTrithelodon  
Marine reptileArchaeonectrus
ShrimpHarthofia, Acanthochirana
201.6~0 MyaTuataraTuatara   (Great Dying⑤), Brother's Island tuatara   (Great Dying⑤)
Shark(Ghost sharks)   (Great Dying⑤)
Horseshoe
crab
(Horseshoe crabs)   (Great Dying⑤)
199.6 Mya
199.6~196.5 MyaMammal-like reptilePachygenelus, Bienotherium  
CrocodileProtosuchus   (First crocodile)
Long-necked dinoAmmosaurus  , Vulcanodon  
199.6~189.6 MyaMammal-like reptileTritylodon  , Diarthrognathus
MammaliaformesEozostrodon  , Megazostrodon  
Primitive dinoAbrictosaurus  , Lycorhinus  , Lesothosaurus  , Fabrosaurus  
Long-necked dinoLufengosaurus  , Jingshanosaurus  , Anchisaurus  
Predatory dinoDracovenator, Megapnosaurus  
Cartilaginous fishSqualoraja  
199.6~183.7 MyaLong-necked dinoKotasaurus  
Sea lilySeirocrinus
199.6~175.6 MyaFlying reptileDimorphodon  
Amored dinoScutellosaurus  
Amored dinoBienosaurus  
Long-necked dinoGlacialisaurus  , Barapasaurus  
Predatory dinoCryolophosaurus  
199.6~167.7 MyaCycadCaytonanthus
199.6~161.2 MyaLong-necked dinoYunnanosaurus  
ShrimpEryon  
199.6~155.7 MyaCephalopodCenoceras
199.6~150.8 MyaMarine reptileOphthalmosaurus  
199.6~145.5 MyaCycadBucklandia
199.6~136.4 MyaFlying reptilePterodactylus  
199.6~65.5 MyaGastropodaAmberleya  
199.6~37 MyaShrimpGlyphea   (Great Dying⑤)
199.6~0 MyaShrimp(Penaeus)   (Great Dying⑤)
Bivalve(Spondylus)   (Great Dying⑤)
Sea star(Asterias)   (Great Dying⑤)
Sea urchin(Diadema)   (Great Dying⑤)
Ginkgo(Ginkgo)   (Great Dying⑤)
196.5 Mya
196.5~193.1 MyaAmmonitePromicroceras  
196.5~189.6 MyaMammaliaformesHadrocodium  
Marine reptileExcalibosaurus  , Attenborosaurus  
Long-necked dinoPradhania  , Lamplughsaura  
Predatory dinoSarcosaurus, Dilophosaurus  
ShrimpPhlyctisoma
AmmoniteCoroniceras  
Rround wormEophasma
Sea starProtremaster
196.5~183.7 MyaMammal-like reptileOligokyphus  
Marine reptileLeptonectes  
First amored dino fossil
Amored dinoScelidosaurus  
NewtEocaecilia  
FrogProsalirus  
ShrimpPseudoglyphea
196.5~175.6 MyaMarine reptileTemnodontosaurus  , Eurhinosaurus  
Primitive dinoHeterodontosaurus  
196.5~145.5 MyaCrustaceanAeger  
196.5~130 MyaShrimpMecochirus  , Mecochirus  , Eryma  
196.5~65.5 MyaLong-necked dinoMassospondylus  
Sea starSinosura
196.5~0 MyaBivalve(Mactra)   (Great Dying⑤)
189.6 Mya
189.6~183.7 MyaAmmoniteLiparoceras
Sea starTropidaster
189.6~175.6 MyaTuataraCynosphenodon
Long-necked dinoSeitaad  , Tazoudasaurus
Predatory dinoSegisaurus
189.6~65.5 MyaSpongeCraticularia
189.6~55.5 MyaSharkParaorthacodus   (Great Dying⑤)
189.6~48.6 MyaSea starPycinaster   (Great Dying⑤)
183.7 Mya
183.7~175.6 MyaMarine reptileSeeleyosaurus  , Hydrorion  , Microcleidus  , Hauffiosaurus  , Stenopterygius  , Bishanopliosaurus  , Occitanosaurus, Macroplata  
TuataraPalaeopleurosaurus
CrocodilePelagosaurus  , Platysuchus
Flying reptileCampylognathoides  , Dorygnathus  
Amored dinoEmausaurus  
Predatory dinoDandakosaurus  , Podokesaurus  
Ray-finned fishPachycormus
First ray fossil
RayBelemnobatis
True bugIschnocoris
ShrimpProeryon  
AmmoniteDactylioceras  
First belemnites fossil
BelemnoidsYoungibelus  , Passaloteuthis
183.7~167.7 MyaPrimitive mammalAsfaltomylos  , Henosferus
183.7~145.5 MyaCrocodileSteneosaurus  
LacewingProhemerobius
Sea starOphiopetra, Geocoma
183.7~140.2 MyaGrasshopperLocustopsis
183.7~136.4 MyaCrocodileTeleosaurus  
183.7~130 MyaSea starPentasteria
183.7~112 MyaBivalveMyophorella  
BelemnoidsBelemnopsis
183.7~99.6 MyaRay-finned fishLeptolepis  
CycadCaytonia  
183.7~89.3 MyaBelemnoidsBelemnites  
183.7~65.5 MyaBivalveInoceramus
183.7~11.61 MyaLamp shellTerebratella   (Great Dying⑤)
183.7~0 MyaShark(Bullhead sharks)   (Great Dying⑤)
Fern(Gleichenia)   (Great Dying⑤)