Classification and Identificationof Fossils

Lab # 3

Classification and Taxonomy

• Kingdom Animalia• Phylum Chordata• Class Mammalia• Order Carnivora• Family Felidae• Genus Felis• Species domestica

Classification and Taxonomy• Developed by Linnaeus in the early 18Th

century.• Species is the basic unit of the system.• It is a binomial (two parts) formal

designation for each species.• Is composed by the capitalized name of the

genus (plural-genera), followed by theuncapitalized name of the species (plural-species).

BodyComposition

Unicellular

Multicellular

Monera

Protista

Fungi

Plantae

Animalia

KingdomDesignation

CellularOrganization

procaryotic

eucaryotic

• Kingdom Monera– Bacteria, blue-green algae

• Kingdom Protista– Phylum Protozoa

• Class Sarcodina- “amoebas”– Order Foraminiferida- marine amoebas with CaCO3 skeletons– Order Radiolaria- marine amoebas with opal skeletons

• Kingdom Fungi– the fungi

Kingdom MoneraBacteria, blue-green algae

Kingdom ProtistaOrder Foraminiferida

Kingdom Protista Order Radiolaria

Kingdom Fungi

• Kingdom Plantae- the plant kingdom– Algae- several groups of aquatic plants, some

of which secrete calcite or aragonite skeleton.– Phylum Bryophyta- the mosses and liverworts– Phylum Tracheophyta- the vascular plants

Kingdom Plantae Algae

Algae arephotosyntheticorganisms that occur inmost habitats. Theyvary from small, single-celled forms tocomplex multicellularforms, such as thegiant kelps that grow to65 meters in length..The US AlgalCollection isrepresented by almost300,000 accessionedand inventoriedherbarium specimens.

Halimeda

Charophyta

Kingdom PlantaePhylum Bryophyta

Kingdom PlantaePhylum Tracheophyta

• Kingdom Animalia– Phylum Porifera- the sponges– Phylum Cnidaria

• Class Scyphosoa- the jellyfish• Class Anthozoa- the corals

– Order Rugosa– Order Scleractinian– Order Tabulata

– Phylum Bryozoa- the bryozoans– Phylum Brachiopoda

• Class inarticulata• Class articulata

Bryozoa

• Kingdom Animalia– Phylum Mollusca- the molluscs

• Class Gastropoda• Class Pelecypoda• Class Cephalopoda

– Subclass Nautiloidea– Subclass Ammonoidea– Subclass Coloidea

– Phylum Arthropoda• Class Trilobita• Class Ostracoda• Class Insecta

Ostracoda

• Kingdom Animalia– Phylum Echinodermata

• Class Blastoidea- blastoid• Class Crinoidea- sea lilies• Class Asteroidea- star fish• Class Echinoidea- sea urchins

– Phylum Protochordata (Hemichordata)– Phylum Chodata

• Class Pisces- fish• Class Amphibia- frogs etc…• Class Reptilia- dinosaurs, turtles etc…• Class Mammalia- mammals