Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Taxa Count
Animalia	Annelida	Clitellata	3
Animalia	Annelida	Polychaeta	45
Animalia	Arthropoda	Arachnida	265
Animalia	Arthropoda	Branchiopoda	12
Animalia	Arthropoda	Cephalocarida	1
Animalia	Arthropoda	Chilopoda	12
Animalia	Arthropoda	Diplopoda	25
Animalia	Arthropoda	Entognatha	1
Animalia	Arthropoda	Insecta	2,659
Animalia	Arthropoda	Malacostraca	487
Animalia	Arthropoda	Maxillopoda	26
Animalia	Arthropoda	Merostomata	1
Animalia	Arthropoda	Ostracoda	122
Animalia	Arthropoda	Pycnogonida	1
Animalia	Arthropoda	Remipedia	1
Animalia	Arthropoda	Symphyla	5
Animalia	Brachiopoda	Craniata	7
Animalia	Brachiopoda	Lingulata	16
Animalia	Brachiopoda	Rhynchonellata	198
Animalia	Brachiopoda	Strophomenata	7
Animalia	Bryozoa	Gymnolaemata	37
Animalia	Bryozoa	Phylactolaemata	1
Animalia	Bryozoa	Stenolaemata	79
Animalia	Chordata	Actinopterygii	77
Animalia	Chordata	Amphibia	15
Animalia	Chordata	Ascidiacea	1
Animalia	Chordata	Aves	6
Animalia	Chordata	Cephalaspidomorphi	1
Animalia	Chordata	Elasmobranchii	84
Animalia	Chordata	Holocephali	3
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	112
Animalia	Chordata	Myxini	1
Animalia	Chordata	Reptilia	721
Animalia	Chordata	Sarcopterygii	9
Animalia	Cnidaria	Anthozoa	453
Animalia	Cnidaria	Cubozoa	1
Animalia	Cnidaria	Hydrozoa	6
Animalia	Cnidaria	Scyphozoa	2
Animalia	Echinodermata	Asteroidea	95
Animalia	Echinodermata	Crinoidea	34
Animalia	Echinodermata	Echinoidea	215
Animalia	Echinodermata	Holothuroidea	49
Animalia	Echinodermata	Ophiuroidea	53
Animalia	Hemichordata	Enteropneusta	4
Animalia	Hemichordata	Pterobranchia	2
Animalia	Mollusca	Bivalvia	759
Animalia	Mollusca	Cephalopoda	808
Animalia	Mollusca	Gastropoda	628
Animalia	Mollusca	Monoplacophora	1
Animalia	Mollusca	Polyplacophora	10
Animalia	Mollusca	Scaphopoda	13
Animalia	Nematoda	Adenophorea	3
Animalia	Nematoda	Secernentea	2
Animalia	Platyhelminthes	Trematoda	1
Animalia	Porifera	Calcarea	10
Animalia	Porifera	Demospongiae	21
Animalia	Porifera	Hexactinellida	124
Animalia	Porifera	Homoscleromorpha	1
Animalia	Tardigrada	Eutardigrada	5
Bacteria	Cyanobacteria	Cyanophyceae	5
Chromista	Foraminifera	Globothalamea	247
Chromista	Foraminifera	Monothalamea	30
Chromista	Foraminifera	Tubothalamea	55
Chromista	Haptophyta	Prymnesiophyceae	75
Chromista	Myzozoa	Dinophyceae	102
Chromista	Ochrophyta	Phaeophyceae	2
Chromista	Radiozoa	Polycystina	326
Fungi	Ascomycota	Sordariomycetes	2
Fungi	Basidiomycota	Agaricomycetes	4
Plantae	Bryophyta	Bryopsida	7
Plantae	Bryophyta	Sphagnopsida	3
Plantae	Charophyta	Charophyceae	11
Plantae	Charophyta	Zygnematophyceae	3
Plantae	Chlorophyta	Chlorophyceae	8
Plantae	Chlorophyta	Trebouxiophyceae	2
Plantae	Chlorophyta	Ulvophyceae	37
Plantae	Marchantiophyta	Jungermanniopsida	1
Plantae	Marchantiophyta	Marchantiopsida	8
Plantae	Rhodophyta	Florideophyceae	27
Plantae	Rhodophyta	Rhodophyceae	3
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Cycadopsida	22
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Ginkgoopsida	12
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Gnetopsida	35
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Liliopsida	39
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Lycopodiopsida	64
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Magnoliopsida	252
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Pinopsida	109
Plantae	Tracheophyta	Polypodiopsida	157

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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