This SiteMap is intended to permit the researcher to focus on specific locations within this website without having to navigate through its entire content. In addition, the geology and paleontology links will permit him to more quickly access those specific areas of interest.
Note: Many aspects of the taxonomy of animals and plants are either highly controversial (ie: Class Ornithosuchia - Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs) or are awaiting further clarification (ie: many plant groups). In addition, plant and animal taxonomy has been simplified, with many sub-groupings being omitted altogether to permit the researcher to focus on those groupings of a more important nature to the paleontology of Vancouver Island.
CDM Page: - Return to the Courtenay & District Museum's Paleontology Page |---New Info - Links to new information |---V.I.P.S. WebSite - Visit the Vancouver Island Paleontological Society's WebSite |---Buy Membership - Information on buying a membership or making a monetary donation | | to the Courtenay & District Museum & Historical Society | |---Membership Form - The actual membership and donation forms |---Talk To Us - Email the staff at the Courtenay & District Museum | | |----------------------------------ALPHABETICAL LISTING----------------------------------|
|---GAC - Link to The Geological Association of Canada |---GSC - Link to The Geological Survey of Canada |---PMA - Link to The Provincial Museum of Alberta |---SFU - Link to Simon Fraser University, Earth Sciences |---UBC - Link to The University of British Columbia, Department of Earth and Ocean | Sciences |---UVic - Link to The University of Victoria, Centre for Earth and Ocean Research | | |----------------------------ALPHABETICAL LISTING (VERTEBRATES)---------------------------|--OR USE THE TABLE OF VERTEBRATE INTER-RELATIONSHIPS--
CLASS: AGNATHA Jawless Fish AVES Birds CHONDRICHTHYES Cartilaginous Fish MAMMALIA Mammals ORNITHOSUCHIA Dinosaurs & Pterosaurs OSTEICHTHYES Bony Fish REPTILIA Reptiles |
SUBCLASS: ACTINOPTERYGII Ray-Finned Fish ANAPSIDA Reptiles DIAPSIDA Reptiles DINOSAURIA Dinosaurs ELASMOBRANCHII Sharks HOLOCEPHALI Ratfish PTEROSAURIA Pterosaurs SARCOPTERYGII Lobe-Finned Fish THERIA Mammals |
ORDER: AULOPIFORMES Ray-Finned Fish CHELONIA Turtles CARNIVORA Meat-Eating Mammals CETACEA Whales CHIMAERIFORMES Ratfish CROSSOPTERYGII Lobe-Finned Fish DESMOSTYLIA Marine Mammals ELOPIFORMES Ray-Finned Fish GALEOMORPHA Sharks |
ORDER: ICHTHYOSAURIA Marine Reptiles PACHYCORMIFORMES Ray-Finned Fish PHOLIDOPLEURIFORMES Ray-Finned Fish PLESIOSAURIA Marine Reptiles PTERODACTYLOIDEA Pterosaurs SAURISCHIA Lizard-Hipped Dino's SQUALOMORPHA Sharks SQUAMATA Lizards & Snakes |
FAMILY: CARCHARIIDAE Sharks CHELONIA, INDET. Turtles CHIMAERIDAE Ratfish CHLAMYDOSELACHIDAE Frill Sharks COELACANTHIDAE Lobe-finned Fish DESMATOCHELYIDAE Marine Turtles DESMOSTYLIDAE Marine Mammals |
FAMILY: ECHINORHINIDAE Bramble Sharks ELASMOSAURIDAE Marine Reptiles ENCHODONTIDAE Ray-finned Fish HEXANCHIDAE Cow Sharks ICHTHYOSAURIDAE? Marine Reptiles MEGALOPIDAE Ray-finned Fish MOSASAURIDAE Marine Lizards |
FAMILY: ODONTASPIDAE Sand Tiger Sharks ORNITHOCHEIRIDAE Pterosaurs OTARIIDAE Sea Lions PACHYCORMIDAE Ray-finned Fish PALAEOSPINACIDAE Horn Sharks PHOLIDOPLEURIDAE Ray-finned Fish PRISTIOPHORIDAE Saw Sharks |
FAMILY: SCLERORHYNCHIDAE Sharks SQUALIDAE Dogfish Sharks SQUATINIFORMIDAE Angel Sharks |