The pictured species are listed below in alphabetical order, first the fossil than the recent ones:

Archaeopteryx lithographica  MEYER, 1861    
Geological age: Late Jurassic, Mesozoic
Systematics: Archaeopterygidae, Aves/Aviale, Theropoda, Saurischia, Dinosauria, Ornithodira, Archosauria, Diapsida, Reptilia
Habitat: coastal, lagoonal; volant

Arietites bucklandi  (SOWERBY, 1816)    
Geological age: Early Jurassic, Mesozoic
Systematics: Arietitidae, Ammonitida, Ammonoidea («Neocephalopoda»), Cephalopoda, Mollusca
Habitat: marine, continental slope; benthic

Dapedium stollorum  HAUFF, 2011    
Geological age: Early Jurassic, Mesozoic
Systematics: Dapediidae, «Semionotiformes», «Holostei», Neopterygii, Actinopterygii, Osteichthyes
Habitat: marine, coastal waters; demersal

Dimetrodon grandis  (CASE, 1907)    
Geological age: Early Permian, Palaeozoic
Systematics: Sphenacodontidae, «Pelycosauria», Synapsida, Reptilia
Habitat: terrestrial; coastal lowlands, flood plains

Hybodus hauffianus  FRAAS, 1895    
Geological age: Early Jurassic, Mesozoic
Systematics: Hybodontidae, Euselachii, «Selachii»/Se­lachimorpha, Elasmobranchii, Chondrichthyes
Habitat: marine, coastal waters; demersal

Rhamphorhynchus muensteri  (GOLDFUSS, 1831)    
Geological age: Late Jurassic, Mesozoic
Systematics: Rhamphorhynchidae, Pterosauria, Ornithodira, Archosauria, Diapsida, Reptilia
Habitat: coastal, lagoonal; volant

Stenopterygius quadriscissus  (QUENSTEDT, 1856)    
Geological age: Early Jurassic, Mesozoic
Systematics: Stenopterygiidae, Ichthyosauria, Diapsida, Reptilia
Habitat: marine; pelagic

Triceratops horridus  (MARSH, 1889)    
Geological age: Late Cretaceous, Mesozoic
Systematics: Ceratopsidae, Ceratopsia, «Margino­cephalia», Ornithischia, Dinosauria, Ornithodira, Archosauria, Diapsida, Reptilia
Habitat: terrestrial; lowlands

Tyrannosaurus rex  OSBORN, 1905    
Geological age: Late Cretaceous, Mesozoic
Systematics: Tyrannosauroidea, Theropoda, Saurischia, Dinosauria, Ornithodira, Archosauria, Diapsida, Reptilia
Habitat: terrestrial; lowlands

Ardea cinerea  LINNAEUS, 1758    
Common names (English • Deutsch • Français • Español): Grey heron • Graureiher oder Fischreiher • Héron cendré • Garza real o airón
Systematics: Ardeidae, Ciconiiformes/Pelecaniformes, Neognathae (= «Carinatae»), Aves
Habitat: terrestrial; volant

Crocodylus niloticus  (LAURENTI, 1768)    
Common names (English • Deutsch • Français • Español): Nile crocodile • Nilkrokodil • Crocodile du Nil • Cocodrilo del Nilo
Systematics: Crocodylidae, Eusuchia, Crocodylia, Crurotarsi, Archosauria, Diapsida, Reptilia
Habitat: amphibious; rivers, lakes, marshes, dams

Equus przewalskii  POLIAKOV, 1881    
Common names (English • Deutsch • Français • Español): Przewalski’s horse or Dzungarian horse • Przewalski-Pferd • Cheval de Przewalski ou cheval de Prjevalski • Caballo de Przewalski, caballo salvaje mongol o takhi
Systematics: Equidae, Perissodactyla, Laurasia­theria, Placentalia, Mammalia
Habitat: terrestrial; steppe and semi-desert

Lacerta agilis  LINNAEUS, 1758    
Common names (English • Deutsch • Français • Español): Sand lizard • Zauneidechse • Lézard des souches • Lagarto ágil
Systematics: Lacertidae, Lacertoidea, Squamata, Lepidosauria, Diapsida, Reptilia
Habitat: terrestrial; open, low-nutrient and warm environments

Latimeria chalumnae  SMITH, 1939    
Common names (English • Deutsch • Français • Español): West Indian Ocean coelacanth or African coelacanth • Komoren-Quastenflosser • Cœlacanthe de l’Ouest de l’océan Indien • Celacanto de Comores o Comorense
Systematics: Latimeriidae, Actinistia = Coelacanthi­formes, «Crossopterygii», Sarcopterygii, Osteichthyes
Habitat: marine, deep water; demersal

Nautilus pompilius  LINNAEUS, 1758    
Common names (English • Deutsch • Français • Español): Chambered nautilus or pearly nautilus • Gemeines Perlboot oder Schiffsboot • Nautilus pompiliusNautilus pompilius
Systematics: Nautilidae, Nautilida, «Nautiloids» («Palcephalopoda»), Cephalopoda, Mollusca
Habitat: marine, continental slope; demersal, planktonic

Papilio machaon  LINNAEUS, 1758    
Common names (English • Deutsch • Français • Español): Old World swallowtail, common yellow swallowtail or swallowtail • Schwalbenschwanz • Machaon ou Grand porte-queue • Macaón
Systematics: Papilionidae, Papilionoidea, Lepidoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda
Habitat: terrestrial; volant

Perca fluviatilis  LINNAEUS, 1758    
Common names (English • Deutsch • Français • Español): European perch, perch, redfin perch, big-scaled redfin, English perch, Eurasian perch, Eurasian river perch or common perch • Flussbarsch, Kretzer oder Egli • Perche commune, perche franche ou perche française • Perca fluviatilis
Systematics: Percidae, Perciformes, Teleostei, Neopterygii, Actinopterygii, Osteichthyes
Habitat: freshwater and brackish; demersal

Struthio camelus  LINNAEUS, 1758    
Common names (English • Deutsch • Français • Español): Ostrich or common ostrich • Afrikanischer Strauss • Autruche d’Afrique • Avestruz
Systematics: Struthionidae, Struthioniformes, Palaeognathae (= «Ratitae» + Tinamiformes), Aves
Habitat: terrestrial; cursorial

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