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This is a list of notable fossils, ordered by geologic time frame. (Note: This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of fossils, of which there are millions, but those that are of enough significance to merit a Wikipedia article.)
Precambrian
- Nama Group (Namacalathus, Cloudina)
- Gunflint Chert (stromatolites)
- Worldwide Ediacaran Biota (Charnia, Dickinsonia)
Cambrian
- Burgess Shale (Marella splendens)
- Chengjiang Maotianshan shales (Banffia confusa, Haikouella lanceolata, Yannanozoon lividum)
- Anomalocarid
Ordovician
Silurian
Devonian
- Klerf Formation Lagerstätte (Jaekelopterus rhenaniae)
- Gogo Formation (Materpiscis, Gogonasus)
- Tiktaalik
Carboniferous
Permian
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
See also
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