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Oklahoma was a terrestrial environment for most of the ensuing Mesozoic era. [3] The Late Triassic Dockum Group of western Oklahoma preserved remains of archosaurs and temnospondyls, although its fossil record is restricted to a narrow region of the panhandle and is far sparser than the equivalent records in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. [98]
†Feeserpeton oklahomensis – type locality for species; Fossil of the Middle Ordovician-Late Triassic bryozoan ("moss animal") Fenestella †Fenestella †Fenestella cestriensis †Fenestella exigua †Foerstia †Fragiscutum †Frencrinuroides †Fusulina †Gastrioceras †Girvanella †Glaphurochiton †Glyptopleura †Gnathodus
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Oklahoma, U.S. Sites. Group or Formation
This list of the Paleozoic life of Oklahoma contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Oklahoma and are between 541 and 252.17 million years of age.
Portunus is a genus of crabs which includes several important species for fisheries, such as the blue swimming crab and the Gazami crab. [3] Other species, such as the three-spotted crab are caught as bycatch. [4] Fossil of Portunus convexus. The genus Portunus contains 13 extant species and another 26 species known only from fossils.
Scientists consider the blue whale, which grows up to 110 feet (33.5 meters) long, to be the largest known animal ever to exist on the planet. But it’s possible that the 202 million-year-old ...
The fossils include unique species of fish that had never been found in the area before. The discovery is reshaping views on California geology with the possibility of extinct islands.
The blue whale, considered the largest animal ever on the planet, can reach about 100 feet (30 meters) long. Marine reptiles ruled the world's oceans when dinosaurs dominated the land.