List of the prehistoric life of Alabama
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This list of the prehistoric life of Alabama contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Alabama.
Precambrian
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
editSelected Paleozoic taxa of Alabama
editFossilized fronds of the Carboniferous-Early Cretaceous seed fern Alethopteris - †Amphiscapha – tentative report
- †Amplexopora
- †Annularia
- †Arenicolites
- †Artisia
- †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- †Bimuria
Fossilized stems from the Carboniferous-Permian horsetail relative Calamites - †Campbelloceras
- †Caninia
- †Carinamala
- †Cavusgnathus
- †Cedaria
- †Christiania
- †Cladodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Composita
- †Conocardium
- †Cordaites
- †Cornulites
- †Crania
- †Crepipora
Fossil of the Carboniferous shark Ctenacanthus - †Ctenerpeton
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cystodictya
- †Decadocrinus
- †Deiracephalus
- †Dicoelosia
- †Diplichnites
- †Dolorthoceras
- †Fenestella
- †Girvanella
- †Glyptagnostus
- †Gnathodus
- †Hindeodus
- †Innitagnostus
- †Kingstonia
- †Kouphichnium
Restoration of the Carboniferous-Late Triassic club moss relative Lepidodendron. Eli Heimans (1911). - †Lepidostrobus
- †Limnosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Lingulella
- †Lochriea
- †Lyginopteris
- †Meristina – tentative report
- †Naticopsis
- Nucula
- †Obolus
- †Paladin
Fossils of the Late Devonian-Permian fern-like fronds Pecopteris - †Pentremites
- †Petalodus – tentative report
- †Pinnularia
- †Platyceras
- †Platycrinites
- †Rachis
Fossilized stump of the Carboniferous-Permian club moss relative Sigillaria - †Skenidioides
- †Solenopora
- †Sphenophyllum
Fossilized foliage of the Late-Devonian-Cretaceous seed fern Sphenopteris - Spirorbis
- †Treptichnus
- †Undichna
Mesozoic
editSelected Mesozoic taxa of Alabama
edit- Acirsa
- Acmaea
- †Acteon
- †Agerostrea
- †Albertosaurus
- †Albula
- †Ampullina
- †Ancilla
- †Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
Fossilized skull and skeleton of the Late Cretaceous primitive tyrannosaur Appalachiosaurus - †Appalachiosaurus montgomeriensis – type locality for species
- Arca
- Architectonica
- Arrhoges
- Astarte
- †Avellana
- †Avitelmessus
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites - †Baculites arculus
- †Baculites asper – or unidentified comparable form
- †Baculites capensis
- †Baculites tippahensis
- †Bananogmius
- †Bananogmius crieleyi – type locality for species
- †Bananogmius zitteli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Banis
- Barbatia
- †Belemnitella
- †Belemnitida
Fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Belonostomus - Botula
- Brachidontes – tentative report
- †Bulla – tentative report
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Callianassa
- †Calliomphalus
- Calyptraea
Shells of modern Capulus cap sea snails - †Caveola
- Cerithiella
- †Cerithiella nodoliratum – or unidentified related form
- †Cerithiella semirugatum
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
- Charonia
- †Chelosphargis
- †Chelosphargis advena – or unidentified comparable form
- Chlamys
- †Chondrites
- Cidaris
- †Cimolichthys
- Clavagella
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaurid Clidastes - †Clidastes liodontus
- †Clidastes propython – type locality for species
- Cliona
- Corbula
- †Corsochelys – type locality for genus
- Crassostrea
- †Crenella
- †Cretolamna
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Cretoxyrhina, or the Ginsu shark - Crucibulum
- Ctenochelys – type locality for genus
- †Ctenochelys acris – type locality for species
- †Ctenochelys tenuitesta – type locality for species
- Cucullaea
- †Cucullaea capax
- †Cucullaea littlei
- †Cucullaea powersi – or unidentified comparable form
- Cuspidaria
- †Cuspidaria ampulla
- †Cuspidaria grandis
- †Cuspidaria grovensis
- †Cuspidaria jerseyensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Cylichna
- †Cymella
- Cypraea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Dasmosmilia
Shell of a Dentalium tusk shell - †Discosaurus
- †Discoscaphites
- †Dolicholatirus
- †Ecphora
- Edaphodon
- †Edaphodon barberi – type locality for species
- †Edaphodon mirificus
- †Enchodus
- †Enchodus petrosus
- †Enchodus saevus – or unidentified comparable form
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur Eotrachodon - †Eotrachodon orientalis – type locality for species
- †Epitonium
- †Eulima
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exogyra
- Fusinus
- †Gegania
- Gemmula
- †Gervillia
Illustration of a reconstructed skull of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Globidens - †Globidens alabamensis – type locality for species
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Halimornis – type locality for genus
- †Halimornis thompsoni – type locality for species
- †Halisaurus
- †Hamulus
- Haustator
- †Helicoceras
- Hoplopteryx – tentative report
- †Hybodus
- †Ichthyodectes
- †Ichthyodectes ctenodon – or unidentified comparable form
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous toothed bird Ichthyornis - †Ichthyornis dispar – type locality for species
- †Inoceramus
- †Ischyrhiza
- Isognomon
- Lima
- Limatula
- †Linearis
- †Linter
- †Linthia
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur Lophorhothon - †Lophorhothon atopus – type locality for species
- †Loxotoma
- †Lucina
- Martesia
- †Mathilda
- †Megalocoelacanthus – type locality for genus
- †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei – type locality for species
- Menippe
- †Modiolus
- †Moorevillia – type locality for genus
- †Morea
- †Neithea
- Nozeba
- Nucula
- Odontaspis
- Ostrea
- †Pachydiscus
- †Pachymelania – tentative report
Fossilized skeletons of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Pachyrhizodus - Pagurus
- †Pagurus convexus – type locality for species
- Panopea
- †Paranomia
- †Pecten
- Pholadomya
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- †Plagiostoma
- †Platecarpus
- Plicatula
- Polinices
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous polycotylid plesiosaur Polycotylus giving birth - †Prognathodon
- †Protocardia
- †Protosphyraena
- †Protosphyraena nitida – tentative report
- †Protostega
- †Protostega dixie – type locality for species
- †Protostega gigas
- †Pseudocorax
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Ptychodus
- †Ptychotrygon
- Pycnodonte
- Ringicula
- Rissoina
- Rostellaria – tentative report
- †Sargana
- †Saurocephalus
- †Saurocephalus lanciformis – or unidentified comparable form
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Saurodon - †Saurornitholestes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Scaphites
- †Schizobasis
Mounted fossilized skull and neck of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Selmasaurus - †Selmasaurus russelli – type locality for species
- Serpula
- Solemya
- †Sphenodiscus
- †Spirorbula
- Spondylus
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax - †Stratodus
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- Teredo
- †Thalassinoides
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous sea turtle Toxochelys - Trachycardium
- Turritella
- †Turritella bilira
- †Turritella chalybeatensis
- †Turritella forgemoli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turritella hilgardi
- †Turritella paravertebroides
- †Turritella tippana
- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Tylosaurus - Xenophora
- †Xiphactinus
Cenozoic
editSelected Cenozoic taxa of Alabama
edit- Abra
- Acanthocardia
- Accipiter
Living adult (center) and chick (lower right) Accipiter striatus, or sharp-shinned hawks
- Acirsa
- Aclis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Acropora
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- †Adeorbis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Aequipecten
- Aetobatus
- Agaronia
- Alaba
- Albula
- †Allomorone – type locality for genus
A living Alopias, or thresher shark - Amaura
- †Ambystoma
- Ampheristus
- †Ampullina
- Amusium
- Anas
- Ancilla
- Angaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Angulus
- Anodontia
- Anolis
- Anomia
- Antalis
- Apalone
- †Aphelops
- Aplodinotus – tentative report
- Aporrhais
- Arca
- Architectonica
- †Arctodus
- †Area
- Argobuccinum
- Argyrotheca
- Astarte
- Asthenotoma
- Astrangia
- Astyris
- Athleta
- Atrina
Restoration of the Paleocene-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Aturia - Atys
- Aythya
- †Aythya collaris
- †Aythya valisineria – or unidentified comparable form
- Bactridium
- †Baculites
- Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- †Baluchicardia
- Barbatia
- Barnea
- Bartramia
Life restoration of a pod of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus - Bathytoma
- †Bathytoma nonplicata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Belosaepia
- Bison
- Bittium
- Blarina
- Bonasa
- †Bonellitia
- Botula
- Brachidontes
- Branta
A living Branta canadensis, or Canada goose
- Bufo
- Bullia
- †Burnhamia
- Busycon
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Callianassa
A living Calliostoma top sea snail - Callista
- Calyptraea
- Campanile
- Cancellaria
- Canis
- Cantharus
- Capulus
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carphophis
- Caryophyllia
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides - †Catenicella
- Catoptrophorus
- Centroberyx
- Cerithiella
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Cervus
- Chama
- Charonia
- Chiton
- Chlamys
- †Chlorophthalmus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Chrysemys
- †Chrysodomus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Cibicides
- Cidaris
- Cirsotrema
- Clavatula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Pliocene spindle sea snail Clavilithes - Cliona
- Closia
- Clypeaster
- Cochlespira
- Codakia – tentative report
- Colinus
- Coluber
- Columbellopsis
- Conomitra
- †Conorbis
- Conus
- Corbicula – tentative report
- Corbula
- Cordieria
- †Cormohipparion
- †Corvina
- Corvus
Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene pantodont mammal Coryphodon. Heinrich Harder (1920). - Crassostrea
- Crenella
- Crepidula
- Crisia
- †Crommium
- Crotalus
- Cryptobranchus
- Cucullaea
- Cultellus
- Cuna
- Cuspidaria
- Cyanocitta
- Cygnus
- Cylichna
- †Cylindracanthus
- Cyllene – or unidentified comparable form
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus - Cypraea
- Cypraedia
- †Cytherideis
- Daphnella
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
- Dendrophyllia
- Dentalium
- Desmognathus
- Diadophis
- Dichocoenia
- †Dinematichthys
- †Dinohyus
- †Dinohyus hollandi – or unidentified related form
- Diodon – tentative report
- Diodora
- Discorbis
- Distorsio
- †Dolicholatirus – tentative report
- Donax
- Dorsanum
- Dosinia – tentative report
- Dumetella
- †Echinopsis – tentative report
- †Ectopistes
Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius, or passenger pigeon
- †Egertonia
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe guttata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elaphe vulpina
- †Elimia
- Emarginula
- †Eosurcula
- †Epicyon
- †Epicyon haydeni – or unidentified comparable form
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- Equus
- Ervilia
- Erycina
- Eulima
- Eulimella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Eupleura
- †Eurycea
- Euspira
- Euthria
Illustration in multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Late Jurassic-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Eutrephoceras - Evalea
- †Exilia
- †Exogyra
- Falco
- †Ficopsis
- Fimbria
- Fissurella
- Flabellum
- Fulgurofusus
- Fustiaria
A living Galeocerdo requiem shark - Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- Gavia
- Gegania
- Gemma
- Genota
- Geodia
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Georgiacetus - †Gigantostrea
- Ginglymostoma
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- Glyptoactis
- Goniopora
- Graptemys
A living Grus americana, or whooping crane - Gyroidina
- Haliaeetus
- †Haliaeetus leucocephalus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hamulus
- Hastula
- Haustator
- Hemipristis
- †Hemisurcula
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon platirhinos – or unidentified comparable form
A living Heterodontus, or bullhead shark - Hexaplex
- Hipponix
- Hyla
- †Hyposaurus
- Isognomon
- †Jefitchia
- Kuphus
- †Lacunaria
- Laevicardium
- Lamna
Close-up of the head of a Lampropeltis , or kingsnake - Latirus
- †Ledina
- Lepton
- Limacina
- Limaria
- Linga
- †Linthia
- †Linuparus
- Lithophaga
- †Lithophaga nigra – or unidentified related form
Lithophyllum red algae - Lithothamnion – tentative report
- Longchaeus
- Lopha
- Lucina
- Lunularia
- Lynx
- Macoma
- Macrocallista
- †Mammut
Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon
- †Mammuthus
- Margaretta
- Marginella
- Martesia
- †Mastigophora
- †Mathilda
- †Megalonyx
- Melanella
- Melanerpes
- †Melanerpes carolinus – or unidentified comparable form
- Melanopsis
- Meleagris
A wild male Meleagris gallopavo, or turkey, displaying his facial coloration and tail feathers to attract a female
- Membranipora
- Meretrix
- Mergus
- Mesalia
- Mesophyllum
- Metula
- †Michela
- Microdrillia
- Micropora
- Microtus
- Mitrella
- Mitrolumna
- Modiolus
- Murex
- Murexiella
- Myliobatis
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus - Myotis
- †Nannippus
- Narona
- Nassarius
- Natica
- Naticarius
- Nebrius
- Negaprion
- †Nemipterus
Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - Neotoma
- Neritina
- Nerodia
- Neverita
- Niso
- Norrisia
- Nucula
- Nycticeius
- Oculina – type locality for genus
- Odocoileus
A living Odocoileus virginianus, or white-tailed deer
- Odontaspis
- Odostomia
- Oliva
- Olivella
- Opheodrys
- Ostrea
- †Otodus
- Otus
- †Oxyrhina
- †Pachecoa
Restoration of the Cretaceous-Eocene sea snake Palaeophis - Panopea
- Panthera
- Pasithea
- Pecten
- †Pediomeryx
- Pekania
- Pelecyora
- Penion
- Peromyscus
- Petricola
- Phalium
- Philine
- Pholadomya
Shell of a Pholas, or angelwing - Phos
- Phyllodus
- Pica
- Picoides
- †Picoides villosus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pinna
- Pipistrellus
- Piranga
- †Piranga olivacea – or unidentified comparable form
- Pitar
- †Planaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Planorbis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pleiolama
- Plethodon
A living Plethodon glutinosus, or northern slimy salamander
- Pleurofusia
- Pleuromeris
- †Pleurostoma
- Pleurotomaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pleurotomella
- Plicatula
- Podilymbus
Shell of a Poirieria murex snail - Polinices
- Polyschides
- Pomatodelphis
- †Pontogeneus
- Porella
- Porina
- †Potamides – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pristis
- Propeamussium
- †Protocardia
Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Protohippus - Prunum
- Pseudemys
- †Pseudolatirus
- Pseudoliva
- Pteria
- Pterothrissus
- Pterynotus
- Pycnodonte
- Pyramidella
- †Pyrgulina
- Quinqueloculina
- Quiscalus
- Raja
- †Rana
- Rangifer
A living Rangifer tarandus, or reindeer
- Raphitoma
- Reithrodontomys
- Reteporella
- Retusa
- Rhinobatos
- Rhinoclavis
- Rhinoptera
- Rhizoprionodon
- Rhynchoconger
- Rimella
- Ringicula
Fossilized shells of the sea snail Rissoina - Rostellaria
- †Rotularia
- Sassia
- Sayornis
- †Sayornis phoebe – or unidentified comparable form
- Scaphander
- Scaphella
- †Sceptrum
- Schizaster
Illustration of a close-up view of a Schizoporella bryozoan ("moss animal") - Scolopax
- Scyliorhinus
- Seila
- Semele
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
- Siderastrea
- Sigatica
- Sinum
- Siphonalia
- Siphonochelus
- Skena
- Skenea
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon - Solariella
- Solemya
- Sorex
- Sphyraena – tentative report
- Sphyrna
- Spilogale – tentative report
- Spirorbis
- †Spirorbula – tentative report
- Spisula
- Spondylus
- Sterna
- Stomachetosella
- Storeria
Fossilized teeth of the Paleocene-Miocene sandshark Striatolamia - Strioturbonilla
- Strix
- †Strix varia – or unidentified comparable form
- Strombus
- Stylophora
- Sveltella
- Sveltia
- Sylvilagus
- †Synthetoceras
- †Synthetoceras tricornatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Tapirus
- Teinostoma
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras - Tellina
- Temnocidaris – tentative report
- Tenagodus
- Terebra
- Teredo
- Textularia
- Thamnophis
- Thiara
- Tornus
- Trachyphyllia
Illustration of a living Trichiurus cutlassfish - Trigonostoma
- †Trinacria
- Trionyx
- Triphora
- †Tripia
- Trochita
- Trochus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Trophon
- Turbinella – or unidentified related form
- Turbo – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Turbonilla
- Turdus
A living Turdus migratorius, or American robin
- Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- Tylocidaris
- Tympanuchus
- Umbraculum
- Ursus
- Venericardia
- Verticordia
- Vitrinella
- †Volvariella
- Xenophora
- Xylophaga
- Yoldia
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Zygorhiza - †Zygorhiza kochii – type locality for species
References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.