Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Taxa Count
Animalia	Annelida	Clitellata	3
Animalia	Annelida	Polychaeta	43
Animalia	Arthropoda	Arachnida	117
Animalia	Arthropoda	Branchiopoda	9
Animalia	Arthropoda	Cephalocarida	1
Animalia	Arthropoda	Chilopoda	8
Animalia	Arthropoda	Diplopoda	25
Animalia	Arthropoda	Entognatha	1
Animalia	Arthropoda	Insecta	1,079
Animalia	Arthropoda	Malacostraca	319
Animalia	Arthropoda	Maxillopoda	26
Animalia	Arthropoda	Merostomata	1
Animalia	Arthropoda	Ostracoda	154
Animalia	Arthropoda	Pycnogonida	1
Animalia	Arthropoda	Remipedia	1
Animalia	Arthropoda	Symphyla	4
Animalia	Brachiopoda	Craniata	8
Animalia	Brachiopoda	Lingulata	10
Animalia	Brachiopoda	Rhynchonellata	83
Animalia	Brachiopoda	Strophomenata	7
Animalia	Bryozoa	Gymnolaemata	137
Animalia	Bryozoa	Phylactolaemata	1
Animalia	Bryozoa	Stenolaemata	77
Animalia	Chordata	Actinopterygii	92
Animalia	Chordata	Amphibia	17
Animalia	Chordata	Ascidiacea	1
Animalia	Chordata	Aves	50
Animalia	Chordata	Cephalaspidomorphi	1
Animalia	Chordata	Elasmobranchii	103
Animalia	Chordata	Holocephali	3
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	1,040
Animalia	Chordata	Myxini	1
Animalia	Chordata	Reptilia	361
Animalia	Chordata	Sarcopterygii	7
Animalia	Cnidaria	Anthozoa	321
Animalia	Cnidaria	Cubozoa	1
Animalia	Cnidaria	Hydrozoa	14
Animalia	Cnidaria	Scyphozoa	2
Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	54
Animalia	Echinodermata	Crinoidea	27
Animalia	Echinodermata	Echinoidea	149
Animalia	Echinodermata	Holothuroidea	41
Animalia	Echinodermata	Ophiuroidea	41
Animalia	Hemichordata	Enteropneusta	4
Animalia	Hemichordata	Pterobranchia	2
Animalia	Mollusca	Bivalvia	644
Animalia	Mollusca	Cephalopoda	55
Animalia	Mollusca	Gastropoda	1,156
Animalia	Mollusca	Monoplacophora	1
Animalia	Mollusca	Polyplacophora	9
Animalia	Mollusca	Scaphopoda	25
Animalia	Nematoda	Adenophorea	3
Animalia	Nematoda	Secernentea	2
Animalia	Platyhelminthes	Trematoda	1
Animalia	Porifera	Calcarea	6
Animalia	Porifera	Demospongiae	14
Animalia	Porifera	Hexactinellida	62
Animalia	Porifera	Homoscleromorpha	1
Animalia	Tardigrada	Eutardigrada	5
Animalia	Tardigrada	Heterotardigrada	1
Bacteria	Cyanobacteria	Cyanophyceae	2
Chromista	Foraminifera	Globothalamea	243
Chromista	Foraminifera	Monothalamea	31
Chromista	Foraminifera	Tubothalamea	45
Chromista	Haptophyta	Prymnesiophyceae	36
Chromista	Myzozoa	Dinophyceae	26
Chromista	Ochrophyta	Bacillariophyceae	50
Chromista	Ochrophyta	Chrysophyceae	1
Chromista	Ochrophyta	Dictyochophyceae	7
Chromista	Ochrophyta	Phaeophyceae	2
Chromista	Radiozoa	Polycystina	176
Fungi	Ascomycota	Sordariomycetes	2
Fungi	Basidiomycota	Agaricomycetes	4
Plantae	Bryophyta	Bryopsida	6
Plantae	Bryophyta	Sphagnopsida	3
Plantae	Charophyta	Charophyceae	45
Plantae	Charophyta	Zygnematophyceae	2
Plantae	Chlorophyta	Chlorophyceae	6
Plantae	Chlorophyta	Trebouxiophyceae	2
Plantae	Chlorophyta	Ulvophyceae	22
Plantae	Marchantiophyta	Jungermanniopsida	1
Plantae	Marchantiophyta	Marchantiopsida	3
Plantae	Rhodophyta	Florideophyceae	44
Plantae	Rhodophyta	Rhodophyceae	1
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Cycadopsida	8
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Ginkgoopsida	7
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Gnetopsida	8
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Liliopsida	71
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Lycopodiopsida	30
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Magnoliopsida	507
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Pinopsida	98
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Polypodiopsida	104
Protozoa	Amoebozoa	Lobosa	1

Geologic Events

Event Name	Type	Age	Area
Kerguelen Plateau formation (ongoing)	Volcanic Activity	119 - 34 Ma	Southern Indian Ocean
Pangaea breakup (ongoing)	Continental Breakup	175 - 55 Ma	Global
Andean orogeny (ongoing)	Orogeny	Maximum Age: 200 Ma	South America
Laurasia supercontinent (ongoing)	Supercontinent	215 - 55 Ma	Northern Hemisphere

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