List of the prehistoric life of Colorado
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This list of the prehistoric life of Colorado contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Colorado.
Precambrian
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Colorado.
Paleozoic
editSelected Paleozoic taxa of Colorado
edit- †Actinoceras
- †Aglaocrinus
- †Amorphognathus
- †Amplexus
- †Archaeocidaris
Life restoration of the Middle-Late Ordovician jawless fish Astraspis - †Astraspis desiderata – type locality for species
- †Athyris
- †Aviculopecten
- †Calamites
- †Callipteris
- †Callipteris lyratifolia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Camarotoechia
- †Caninia
Fossil of the Ordovician-Silurian tabulate coral Catenipora - †Ceraurinus
- †Charactoceras – tentative report
- †Chirognathus
- †Composita
- †Conocardium
- †Cordaites
- †Cornulites
- †Crania
- †Ctenacanthus
- †Cupressocrinites
Restoration of the Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Cutleria - †Cutleria wilmarthi – type locality for species
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cyrtogomphoceras
- †Cyrtospirifer
- †Echinosphaerites – tentative report
- †Edestus
- †Endoceras
- †Eretmocrinus
Life restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian amphibian Eryops - †Euomphalus
- †Girvanella
- †Halysites
- †Isalaux – type locality for genus
- †Isonema
- †Kionoceras
- †Lambeoceras
- †Lepidodendron
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Limnoscelis
- †Lingula
- †Meristella
- †Neospirifer
- †Neuropteris
- †Neuropteris auriculata
- †Neuropteris gigantea – tentative report
- †Neuropteris heterophylla
Restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Ophiacodon - †Oradectes
- †Ormoceras
- †Orthoceras
- †Oulodus
- †Paladin – tentative report
- †Pecopteris
- †Plaesiomys
- †Platyceras
Life restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian sail-backed amphibian Platyhystrix - †Pugnax
- †Receptaculites
- †Samaropsis
- †Sandia
- †Seymouria
- †Sigillaria
- †Sigillaria elegans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenopteris
- †Spirifer
- Spirorbis
- †Spyroceras
- †Stigmaria
- †Strepsodiscus – type locality for genus
- †Strophomena
- †Syringopora
Fossil of the Silurian-Carboniferous crinoid ("sea lily") Taxocrinus (right) - †Walchia
- †Westonoceras
Mesozoic
editSelected Mesozoic taxa of Colorado
edit- Acmaea
- †Adocus
- †Albanerpeton
- †Albertosaurus – tentative report
Life restoration of the Late Jurassic theropod dinosaur Allosaurus - †Allosaurus fragilis – type locality for species
- †Amblotherium – type locality for genus
- Amia
- †Amphicoelias – type locality for genus
- †Amphicoelias altus – type locality for species
- †Amphicotylus
- †Amphicotylus lucasii – type locality for species
- †Anaklinoceras
- †Anisoceras
- †Anomia
- †Anomoepus – tentative report
- †Apateodus
- †Apatopus
Comparison of A. ajax (orange) and A. louisae (red) with a human (blue) and Brontosaurus parvus (green) - †Apatosaurus ajax – type locality for species
- †Apatosaurus louisae – type locality for species
- †Arenicolites
- Aspideretes
- Astarte
- †Atlantosaurus
- †Atlantosaurus immanis – type locality for species
- †Axonoceras
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites - †Baculites aquilaensis
- †Baculites asper
- †Baculites clinolobatus – type locality for species
- †Baculites codyensis
- †Baculites compressus
- †Baculites cuneatus
- †Baculites grandis
- †Baculites haresi
- †Baculites mclearni
- †Baculites meeki – type locality for species
- †Baculites reesidei
- †Barosaurus
Fossilized skeleton of the Cretaceous turtle Basilemys - †Bison
- †Bison alticornis – type locality for species
- †Borealosuchus
- †Brachauchenius – or unidentified comparable form
- †Brachiosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Brachiosaurus altithorax – type locality for species
- †Brachychampsa
- †Brachyphyllum
Life restoration of a herd of the Late Jurassic sauropod dinosaur Brontosaurus - †Calycoceras
- †Camarasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Camarasaurus grandis
- †Camarasaurus lewisi
- †Camarasaurus supremus – type locality for species
- †Camptosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Camptosaurus dispar – type locality for species
- Carcharias
- †Caririchnium
- †Cedrobaena
- †Ceratodus – type locality for genus
Restoration of the Late Jurassic ceratosaur Ceratosaurus - †Ceratosaurus nasicornis – type locality for species
- Cerithiopsis
- †Champsosaurus
- Chara
- †Chelonipus
- †Chinlea
- †Chirotherium
- †Cimolichthys
- †Cimolodon – or unidentified comparable form
Life restoration of the face of the Late Cretaceous multituberculate mammal Cimolomys - †Cionodon – type locality for genus
- †Cionodon arctatus – type locality for species
- †Cirroceras
- †Clidastes
- †Coelophysis – tentative report
- †Coelurus
- †Compsemys
- †Coniasaurus
- Corbula
- †Crenella
- †Cretolamna
- †Cretoxyrhina
- Cucullaea
- Cuspidaria
- †Didymoceras
- †Dinehichnus
- †Dinochelys
Diagram illustrating the Late Jurassic sauropod dinosaurs Diplodocus carnegii (green) and D. hallorum (orange) with an anachronistic human to scale. - †Diplodocus lacustris – type locality for species
- †Diplodocus longus – type locality for species
- †Diplosaurus
- Discinisca
- †Discoscaphites
- †Docodon
- †Dorsetisaurus
- †Dorsetochelys
- †Dryosaurus
- †Edmontonia
Skeletal reconstruction and restored soft tissue of the Late Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus regalis with an anachronistic human to scale - †Edmontosaurus regalis – type locality for species
- Eilenodon – type locality for genus
- †Elopopsis
- †Enchodus
- †Enchodus gladiolus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Enchodus shumardi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equisetum
- †Eubrontes
- †Eucalycoceras
- †Euomphaloceras
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Eutretauranosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Eutretauranosuchus delfsi – type locality for species
- †Exiteloceras
- †Exogyra
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Fagesia - Ficus
- †Forresteria
- †Fruitachampsa – type locality for genus
- †Fruitachampsa callisoni – type locality for species
- †Fruitadens – type locality for genus
- †Fruitadens haagarorum – type locality for species
- †Fruitafossor – type locality for genus
- †Fruitafossor windscheffeli – type locality for species
- †Galeamopus
- †Glirodon
- †Glyptops
Restoration of the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous crocodile relative Goniopholis - †Grallator
- †Hallopus
- †Hallopus victor – type locality for species
- †Haplocanthosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Haplocanthosaurus delfsi – type locality for species
- †Haplocanthosaurus priscus – type locality for species
- †Hemicalypterus
- †Herrickiceras
- †Hoploscaphites
- †Hulettia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Hypsirophus – type locality for genus
- †Ichthyodectes
- †Ignotornis – type locality for genus
Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size - †Inoceramus altus
- †Inoceramus altusiformis
- †Inoceramus anomalus
- †Inoceramus arnoldi
- †Inoceramus balticus
- †Inoceramus brancoiformis
- †Inoceramus bueltenensis
- †Inoceramus cordiformis
- †Inoceramus crippsi – or unidentified related form
- †Inoceramus deformis
- †Inoceramus erectus
- †Inoceramus flavus
- †Inoceramus grandis
- †Inoceramus longealatus
- †Inoceramus muelleri - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Inoceramus oblongus
- †Inoceramus pictus
- †Inoceramus prefragilis
- †Inoceramus rutherfordi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus tenuistriatus – tentative report
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Ischyrhiza avonicola – or unidentified comparable form
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Jeletzkytes - †Kepodactylus – type locality for genus
- †Kepodactylus insperatus – type locality for species
- †Laosaurus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Lepisosteus – tentative report
- †Leptalestes – tentative report
- †Leptolepis – or unidentified comparable form
- Lima
- †Lingula
- †Lioestheria
- †Lisserpeton
- †Lonchidion
- †Lucina
- †Macelognathus
- †Magnoavipes
- †Marshosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous multituberculate mammal Meniscoessus - †Meniscoessus collomensis – type locality for species
- †Meniscoessus robustus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesadactylus – type locality for genus
- †Mesadactylus ornithosphyos – type locality for species
- †Mesodma
- †Mesodma formosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesojassoides – type locality for genus
- †Mesojassoides gigantea – type locality for species
- †Metoicoceras
- †Micropycnodon
- †Modiolus
- †Morosaurus
- †Morrolepis
- †Myledaphus
Fossilized skeleton of the Late Jurassic armored dinosaur Mymoorapelta - †Mymoorapelta maysi – type locality for species
- Myrica
- †Nanosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Nanosaurus agilis – type locality for species
- †Nanosaurus rex
- Natica
- †Neocardioceras
- †Neocardioceras densicostatum – type locality for species
- †Neocardioceras juddii
- †Neocardioceras laevigatum
- †Neocardioceras minutum
- †Neocardioceras uptonense
- †Neoptychites
Restoration of several species of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Nostoceras - †Nostoceras approximans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nostoceras larimerense – type locality for species
- †Nostoceras monotuberculatum
- †Nostoceras obtusum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nostoceras splendidum – or unidentified comparable form
- Nucula
- †Odaxosaurus
- †Opisthias
- †Opisthotriton
- †Ornitholestes – tentative report
- †Ornithomimipus
- †Ornithomimus – type locality for genus
- †Ornithomimus velox – type locality for species
- Ostrea
- †Othnielia – tentative report
- †Othnielosaurus
- †Oxytoma
Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous dome-headed dinosaur Pachycephalosaurus - †Pachyrhizodus
- †Palaeobalistum
- †Palaeopteryx – type locality for genus
- †Parabrontopodus – type locality for genus
- †Paramacellodus
- †Paressonodon – type locality for genus
- †Parikimys – type locality for genus
- †Parviraptor
- †Pentaceratops
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
Fossilized shell of the Cretaceous marine bivalve Platyceramus - †Platyceramus ahsenensis
- †Platyceramus cycloides
- †Platyceramus mantelli - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Platyceramus platinus
- †Platyognathus
- †Plesiobaena
- †Polyonax – type locality for genus
- †Polyonax mortuarius – type locality for species
- †Preprismatoolithus
- †Priacodon
- †Priacodon fruitaensis – type locality for species
Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Prognathodon - †Prognathodon overtoni
- †Prognathodon stadtmani – type locality for species
- Propeamussium
- †Protocardia
- †Protosphyraena
- Prunus
- †Pseudoperna
- †Pseudotetrasauropus – tentative report
- †Pteraichnus
- †Ptychodus
- Pycnodonte
- Rhinobatos
- †Rosselia
- †Saurillodon
- †Scapherpeton
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Scaphites - †Scaphites binneyi
- †Scaphites depressus
- †Scaphites hippocrepis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Scaphites nodosus
- †Scoyenia
- †Selaginella
- †Semionotus
- †Sphenodiscus
- Squalicorax
- †Squatirhina
Restoration of the Late Jurassic stegosaur Stegosaurus - †Stegosaurus armatus – type locality for species
- †Stegosaurus stenops – type locality for species
- †Stegosaurus ungulatus
- †Stenomyti – type locality for genus
- †Stenomyti huangae – type locality for species
- †Stokesosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Supersaurus – type locality for genus
- †Supersaurus vivianae – type locality for species
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- Teredo
- †Thalassomedon – type locality for genus
- †Thalassomedon hanningtoni – type locality for species
- †Theiophytalia – type locality for genus
- †Theiophytalia kerri – type locality for species
- †Therangospodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Thescelosaurus
- †Titanosaurus
- †Titanosaurus montanus – type locality for species
Fossilized skulls of the Late Cretaceous horned dinosaurs Torosaurus (A) and Triceratops (B) to scale - †Torvosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Torvosaurus tanneri – type locality for species
- †Treptichnus
- †Triceratops
- †Triceratops galeus – type locality for species
- †Triceratops horridus
- †Trinacromerum – or unidentified comparable form
- Turritella
- †Tylosaurus
Fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous tyrannosaur Tyrannosaurus - †Vascoceras
- Viviparus
- †Volviceramus
- †Walteria – type locality for genus
- †Watinoceras
- †Watinoceras coloradoense – type locality for species
- †Websteria
- †Xiphactinus
Cenozoic
editSelected Cenozoic taxa of Colorado
editA living Abies, or fir tree - †Absyrtus
- †Acalles
- Abies
- †Absyrtus
- †Acalles
- Acer
- †Acilius
- Acris
- †Acrostichum
- †Adalia
- †Adelopsyche – type locality for genus
- †Adocus
- Aegialia
- †Aelurodon
Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920). - †Aeshna
- Agabus
- †Agallia
- †Agathemera
- Agelaius
- †Agnotocastor
- Agrilus
- Agriotes
- †Agromyza
- †Agulla
- †Agulla protomaculata – type locality for species
Foliage and fruits of an Ailanthus tree - †Aletodon
- Aleurites
- †Alforjas – tentative report
- †Allognathosuchus
- †Allophylus
- Altica
- †Alysia
- Amara
- †Amauropilio
- †Amblycorypha – tentative report
- †Amblyteles
- †Ambystoma
Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon. Margret Flinsch (1932). - Amelanchier
- Amia
- †Ammophila
- †Ampelopsis
- †Amphechinus
- †Amphicerus
- †Amphicyon
Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus - †Anabrus
- Anas
- †Anasa
- †Anatis
- †Anchitherium
- Andrena
- †Andrias
- †Andricus
- †Anelaphus
- †Anemia
- †Angustidens
- Anisotoma
- †Anobium
- †Anomala
- †Anomalon
- Anser
- †Antas
- Anthaxia
- †Antherophagus
A living Anthidium, or carder bee - †Anthidium exhumatum – type locality for species
- †Anthidium scudderi – type locality for species
- †Anthomyia
- Anthonomus
- †Anthophora
- Antilocapra
- †Antocha
- Aphaenogaster
- †Aphaenogaster donisthorpei – type locality for species
- †Aphaenogaster mayri – type locality for species
- †Aphelops
- Aphodius
- Aphrophora
- Apion
- †Apolysis
- Aquila
- Araneus
- †Archaeotherium
- †Archimyrmex – type locality for genus
- †Archimyrmex rostratus – type locality for species
- †Archiponera – type locality for genus
- †Archiponera wheeleri – type locality for species
Life restoration of the Paleocene mammal Arctocyon - †Argia
- †Arhopalus
- †Aristolochia
- †Artocarpus
- †Asimina
- Asio
- †Asplenium
- †Aster
- †Astronium
- Ataenius
- †Athalia
A living Athous click beetle - †Athyana
- †Attagenus
- †Auraria – type locality for genus
- Aythya
- †Aztlanolagus
- †Baena
- †Baris
Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene pantodont mammal Barylambda - †Bassus
- †Bathornis – type locality for genus
- †Bathornis veredus – type locality for species
- †Bathygenys
- †Bathyopsis
- †Belyta
- Bembidion
- †Bembidium
- †Beris
- Betula
- Bibio
- †Bibiodes
- †Bidessus
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus – or unidentified comparable form
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, or long-horned bison
- †Blechnum
- Bledius
- Boletina
- †Borealosuchus
- †Borophagus
- †Brachinus
- †Brachycrus
- Brachylagus
- †Brachyprotoma
- †Brachypsalis
Skeletal reconstruction of the Eocene-Oligocene bear-dog Brachyrhynchocyon - †Brachyspathus – type locality for genus
- Bracon
- †Bruchus
- Bubo
- Bufo
- †Buprestis
- †Bursera
A living Buteo hawk - †Caesalpinia
- †Calcarius
- †Calippus
- †Caliroa
- †Callimoxys
- †Callomyia – tentative report
- Calosoma
- †Calyptapis – type locality for genus
- †Calyptapis florissantensis – type locality for species
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops - Camponotus
- Canis
- †Canis edwardii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Canis latrans
- †Cantius
- †Capnobotes
- †Capsus
A living Carabus ground beetle - †Cardiophorus
- †Cardiospermum
- †Carpocyon
- Carpodacus
- †Carpophilus
- Carya
- Castanea
- †Catopsalis
- †Catopsalis alexanderi – type locality for species
- †Cecidomyia – tentative report
- Cedrela
- †Celastrus
- Celtis
- †Centron – type locality for genus
- †Ceratina
Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene crocodilian Ceratosuchus - †Ceratosuchus burdoshi – type locality for species
- †Ceraturgus
- Cercidiphyllum
- Cercis
- †Cercocarpus
- †Cercopis
- Cervus
- Ceutorhynchus
- Chaetodipus
- †Chalcis
- †Chalybion
- †Chamaecyparis
A stand of living Chamaedorea palms - Charina
- †Chauliognathus
- Cheilosia
- †Chelonus
- †Chilocorus
- †Chionaemopsis – type locality for genus
- Chironomus
- Chondestes
- †Chriacus
- †Chrysis
- †Chrysobothris
- †Chrysogaster
- Chrysomela
- †Cicada
- †Cicadella
- †Cimbex
- †Cimexomys
- †Cimexomys arapahoensis – type locality for species
- †Cimexomys minor
A living Cinnamomum, or cinnamon tree - Cissus
- †Cixius – tentative report
- †Cladius
- †Cladura
- †Clastoptera
- †Cleonus
- †Closterocoris
- †Closterocoris elegans – type locality for species
- †Clubiona
- †Clytus
- †Coccinella
- †Coeliodes
- Colaptes
A living Colaptes auratus, or northern flicker
- †Colaspis
- †Collops
- †Colopterus
- †Colubrina
- †Compsemys
- †Coniatus
- Conotelus
- †Conotrachelus
- †Conzattia
- †Copecion
- †Copelemur
- †Copidita
- Corixa
- †Corizus
- †Cormocyon
- †Cormohipparion
- Cornus
- Corticaria
- Corvus
- †Corylus
Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene pantodont mammal Coryphodon. Heinrich Harder (1920). - Cossonus
- †Cotinus
- †Crabro
- †Cratacanthus
- Crataegus
- Crotalus
- †Croton
- †Cryptocephalus
- †Cryptocheilus
- Cryptophagus
- Cryptorhynchus
- †Cryptus
A living Culex mosquito - †Curculio
- †Cuterebra
- †Cyclotrachelus
- †Cydamus
- †Cylindrotoma
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynelos
- Cynomys
- †Cyphomyia
- †Cypris
- †Daphne
- Daphnia
Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene bear dog Daphoenus - †Davidia
- †Denaeaspis – type locality for genus
- †Denaeaspis chelonopsis – type locality for species
- †Dennstaedtia
- †Dermatobia
- †Dermestes
- †Diabrotica
- †Diacodexis
- †Dialysis
- Diamesa
- †Dianthidium
- †Diceratherium
- †Dicerca
- Dicranomyia
- †Dicranota
- †Dictyla
- †Didymictis
- †Didymosphaeria
- †Dilophodon
Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene false saber-toothed cat Dinictis. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Dinohippus
- †Dioctria
- Dioscorea
- †Diploptera
- Diplotaxis – tentative report
- Diplotaxis
- Dipodomys
- Dipteronia
- †Dissacus
- †Docimus – type locality for genus
- Dodonaea
Preserved Dolichoderus ant - †Dolichoderus antiquus – type locality for species
- †Dolichoderus kohlsi – type locality for species
- †Dolichoderus rohweri – type locality for species
- †Dominickus – type locality for genus
- †Dominickus castnioides – type locality for species
- †Domnina
- Donacia
- Dorytomus
- †Doxocopa
- †Drassonax
Fossilized horns, jaws, and limb bones of the Miocene deer relative Dromomeryx - †Dromomeryx borealis – type locality for species
- †Dryobius
- Dryopteris
- Dyschirius
- †Dysdercus
- †Echmatemys
- †Ectobius
- †Ectocion
- †Ectoconus
- †Elaeomyrmex – type locality for genus
- †Elaeomyrmex coloradensis – type locality for species
- †Elaeomyrmex gracilis – type locality for species
- †Elaphidion
- Elaphropus
- †Elater
- Eleodes
- †Emiliana – type locality for genus
- †Emiliana alexandri – type locality for species
- †Empis
- †Enallagma
- Engelhardtia
- Enochrus
- †Entimus
Life restoration of a pair of the Eocene uintathere mammal Eobasileus. Charles R. Knight (1890s). - †Eocuculus – type locality for genus
- †Eogryllus
- †Eohippus
- †Eosacantha – type locality for genus
- †Eosacantha delocranioides – type locality for species
- †Eotitanops
- Ephedra
- †Ephemera
- †Epicaerus
- Epicauta
- †Epicyon
- †Epihippus
- Epuraea
- †Epyris
- †Equisetum
- Equus
- †Equus conversidens
- †Equus francisci
Restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene horse Equus scotti, or Scott's horse - †Equus simplicidens
- Eremophila
- Erethizon
- Eriocampa
- †Eriophyes – tentative report
- †Eristalis
- †Ernobius
- †Ethmia
- †Eubazus
- †Eucnemis
- †Eucommia
- Eugenia
Fossil of the Eocene ant Eulithomyrmex - †Eulithomyrmex rugosus – type locality for species
- †Eulithomyrmex striatus – type locality for species
- †Euparius
- Euphorbia
- †Eurytoma
- Eutamias
- †Eutamias minimus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Exochus
- Fagus
- Falcipennis
- Falco
- Ficus
Fossilized flower of the Eocene-Oligocene mallow relative Florissantia - †Florissantoraphidia funerata – type locality for species
- Formica
- †Fornax
- †Fraxinus
- †Fulgora
- †Fulica
- †Gaurotes
- †Geocoris
- Geomys
- †Geron – tentative report
- Gerris
- †Gigantocamelus
- †Glossina – type locality for genus
- Glyptostrobus
- Gnophomyia
- †Gomphocerus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium - †Gorytes
- †Grammoptera
- †Gyaclavator – type locality for genus
- †Gyaclavator kohlsi – type locality for species
- †Gymnopternus
- †Gymnorhinus
- †Hadrianus
- Halesia
- †Hapalodectes
- †Haplolambda
- Harpalus
- †Helaletes
- †Helichus
- †Hellwigia
- Helophorus
- †Hemiauchenia
Life restoration of the Eocene tapir relative Heptodon - †Heriades
- †Herpetotherium
- Hersiliola
- †Hesperocyon
- Heterodon
- †Hexerites – type locality for genus
- †Hexerites primalis – type locality for species
- †Heyderia
- Holbrookia
- †Holcorpa – type locality for genus
- †Holcorpa maculosa – type locality for species
- †Homogalax
- †Hoplia
- †Hoplocampa
- †Hoplochelys
- †Humulus
Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene creodont mammal Hyaenodon - †Hydnobius
- Hydrangea
- Hydriomena
- †Hydriomena? protrita – tentative report
- Hydrobius
- †Hydromystria
- Hydrophilus
- Hydroporus
- Hydropsyche
- †Hydroptila
A living Hygrotus predaceous diving beetle - †Hylobius
- †Hymenophyllum
- †Hyopsodus
- †Hypertragulus
- †Hypisodus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hyporhina
- †Hyporhina galbreathi – type locality for species
- †Hyrachyus
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene odd-toed ungulate Hyracodon. Charles R. Knight (1896). - †Hyracotherium
- †Ichneumon
- Ilex
- †Indusia
- †Iridomyrmex
- †Iridomyrmex florissantius – type locality for species
- †Iridomyrmex obscurans – type locality for species
- †Ischyromys
- †Isomira
- †Isothea – type locality for genus
- †Isotrilophus
- †Iulus
- †Jadera
- †Janus
- Jassus – tentative report. Lapsus calami of Iassus.
- †Judolia
- †Judolia antecurrens – type locality for species
A living Juglans, or walnut tree - Junco
- †Juncus
- †Kalmia
- †Kimbetohia
- Koelreuteria
- †Lacon
- †Lagopus
- †Lambdotherium
- †Lapton
A living Larus gull - Lasiopodomys
- Lasius
- Lathrobium
- Laurus
- †Lebia
- †Leia
- †Lema
- Lemmiscus
- Lepisosteus
- †Leptauchenia
- †Leptis
- †Leptocyon
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene even-toed ungulate Leptomeryx - †Leptomorphus
- Leptophloeus
- †Leptostylus
- †Leptura
- Lepus
- †Leucosticte
- †Leucozona
- †Ligyrocoris
- †Ligyrus
A living Limnephilus caddisfly - †Limnobium
- †Limnophila
- †Limonius
- Lindera
- †Linnaea – type locality for genus
- †Linyphia
- †Liometopum
- †Liometopum miocenicum – type locality for species
- †Liometopum scudderi – type locality for species
- †Lithocharis
Life restoration of the Eocene butterfly Lithodryas - †Lithodryas styx – type locality for species
- †Locusta
- Lomatia
- Longitarsus
- Lontra
- †Lontra canadensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lucanus
- †Lycosa
- †Lygaeus
- Lygodium
- Lynx
- Lytta
Life restoration of the Eocene mammal Macrocranion - †Macrodactylus
- †Macrophya
- †Macrorhoptus
- Magdalis
- Magnolia
- Mahonia
- †Maiorana
- †Malachius
- †Malus
- †Mammuthus
Life restoration of a herd of Mammuthus columbi, or Columbian mammoths. The extent of the fur depicted is hypothetical. Charles R. Knight (1909).
- Marmota
- Martes
- †Megacerops
- Megachile
- †Megacyllene
- †Megahippus
- †Megalictis
- †Megapenthes
- †Megatylopus
- †Melanactes
- †Melanophila
- †Melieria
- †Melittomma
- †Mellinus
- Melospiza
- †Meniscotherium
Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras - Mephitis
- †Merychippus
- †Merychyus
- †Merycochoerus
- †Merycodus
- †Merycoidodon – type locality for genus
- †Mesatirhinus
- †Mesochorus
- †Mesocyon
- †Mesodma
- †Mesohippus
- †Mesoleptus
- †Mesonyx
- †Mesostenus
- Messor
Life restoration of the Eocene pangolin relative Metacheiromys - Metachroma
- †Metarhinus
- Metasequoia
- †Miacis
- Miagrammopes
- †Michenia
- †Microplitis
- †Microsyops
- †Microtomarctus
- Microtus
A living Microtus californicus, or California vole - †Microtus longicaudus
- †Microtus ochrogaster
- †Mimoperadectes
- †Mindarus – type locality for genus
- †Miniochoerus
- †Miodytiscus – type locality for genus
- †Miohippus
- †Miomyrmex
- †Miomyrmex impactus – type locality for species
- †Miomyrmex striatus – type locality for species
Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah - †Miracinonyx inexpectatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Miracinonyx studeri
- †Monosaulax
- Mordella
- †Mordella atrata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mordella lapidicola – type locality for species
- †Mordella priscula – type locality for species
- †Mordella stygia – type locality for species
- Mordellistena
- †Mordellistena florissantensis – type locality for species
- †Mordellistena nearctica – type locality for species
- †Mordellistena scudderiana – type locality for species
- †Mordellistena smithiana – type locality for species
- †Moropus
- Morus
- Musca
- Mustela
- †Myas
- †Mycetophagus
- Mycetoporus
- Myrica
- Myrmica
- Nebria
- †Nemognatha
- †Neoliotomus
- Neogale
- Neotoma
- †Nepa
- †Nephila
- †Netelia
- †Nicocles
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene primate Notharctus - Notonecta
- Numenius
- †Numitor – type locality for genus
- †Nyctea
- Nymphaea
- Nysius
- †Nyssa
- Ochotona
- †Odaxosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- Odocoileus
Living male (right) and female (left) Odocoileus hemionus, or mule deer.
- †Odynerus
- †Oedipoda
- †Ogygoptynx – type locality for genus
- †Oligoaeschna – type locality for genus
- †Oligomerus
- †Oligotricha
- Omalium
- Omus
- Ondatra
- †Oodectes
- Ophisaurus
- Ophryastes
- †Ophyra
- †Opisthotriton
- †Orchelimum
- Orchestes
- Oreamnos – or unidentified comparable form
A living Oreamnos harringtoni, or Harrington's mountain goat
- †Oreopanax
- †Orohippus
- †Orontium
- †Orphilus
- †Orthocentrus
- †Osmanthus
- †Osmunda
- †Otiorhynchus
- Ovis
- †Oxyacodon
Restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene creodont mammal Oxyaena - †Oxycera
- †Oxyomus
- †Pachyaena
- †Paederus
- †Palaeogale
- †Palaeolagus
- †Palaeonictis
- †Palaeosinopa
Restorative model and fossilized skull of the Eocene brontothere mammal Palaeosyops - †Palaeovespa – type locality for genus
- †Palaeovespa florissantia – type locality for species
- †Palaeovespa gillettei – type locality for species
- †Palaeovespa relecta – type locality for species
- †Palaeovespa scudderi – type locality for species
- †Palaeovespa wilsoni – type locality for species
- †Palatobaena
- †Panax
- †Panorpa
- †Paracynarctus
- †Parahippus
- †Parahippus leonensis – or unidentified comparable form
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon - †Paramys
- †Parandra
- †Paratylopus
- †Parectypodus
- †Parictis
- †Parthenocissus
- †Passaloecus
- †Patriofelis
- Pediacus
- Pekania
- †Pellea
Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene lizard Peltosaurus - †Peltosaurus granulosus – type locality for species
- †Pelycodus
- Penthetria – type locality for genus
- †Pepsis
- †Peraceras
- †Peratherium
- Peromyscus
- Persea
Fossil of the Oligocene ant Petraeomyrmex - †Petraeomyrmex minimus – type locality for species
- †Phaca
- Phalacrocorax
- Phalaropus
- †Phasmagyps – type locality for genus
- Pheidole
- †Phenacodus
- Phenacomys
- Philadelphus
- †Philanthus
Illustration of a fossilized skull in multiple views of the Oligocene-Miocene bone-crushing dog Phlaocyon - Phloeosinus
- †Phora
- Phryganea
- Phrynosoma
- †Phylledestes – type locality for genus
- †Phylledestes vorax – type locality for species
- †Phyllobaenus
- Phyllobius
- †Phyllophaga
- †Phymatodes
- Pica
- Picea
- Picoides
- †Pidonia
- †Pimpla
- Pinus
- †Pipiza
- †Pison
- Pituophis
- Platanus
- Plateumaris
- †Platycheirus
- Platydema
Life restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922). - Platynus
- Platystethus
- Plecia
- †Plesiadapis
- †Plesiobaena
- †Pliohippus
- †Plochionus
- †Poabromylus
- Podabrus
- Podiceps
- Podilymbus
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene camel Poebrotherium - †Poecilocapsus
- †Poecilognathus – type locality for genus
- †Pogonomyrmex
- †Pogonomyrmex fossilis – type locality for species
- †Polysphincta
- Populus
- Porzana
- †Potamogeton
- †Praepapilio – type locality for genus
- †Praepapilio colorado – type locality for species
- †Praepapilio gracilis – type locality for species
- †Priabona
- †Pristichampsus
- †Probathyopsis
- †Procas
Illustration of a fossil of the Eocene butterfly Prodryas - †Prodryas persephone – type locality for species
- †Proiridomyrmex – type locality for genus
- †Proiridomyrmex vetulus – type locality for species
- †Prolimnocyon
- †Proscalops
- Prosopis
- †Protazteca – type locality for genus
- †Protazteca capitata – type locality for species
- †Protazteca elongata – type locality for species
- †Protazteca hendersoni – type locality for species
- †Protazteca quadrata – type locality for species
- †Protohippus
- †Protolabis
- †Protomarctus
Protorohippus - †Protostephanus – type locality for genus
- †Protostephanus ashmeadi – type locality for species
- †Protungulatum
- Prunus
- †Psephenus
- Pseudacris
Restoration of the Miocene cat Pseudaelurus - †Pseudhipparion
- Pseudomyrmex
- †Pseudoprotoceras
- †Psittacotherium
- Ptelea
- Pterocarya
- †Pteromalus
- Pterostichus
- †Ptilodus
- †Ptosima
- Quedius
- Quercus
- Rallus
- †Ramoceros
- †Rallus
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene pronghorn Ramoceros and Cosoryx. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Rana
- †Raphidia
- Reithrodontomys
- Reticulitermes
- Rhabdomastix
- †Rhagio
- Rhagonycha
- †Rhamnus
- †Rhamphomyia
A living Rhineura floridana, or North American worm lizard - †Rhingia
- Rhizophagus
- Rhus
- †Rhyssa
- †Ribes
- †Robinia
- †Rogas
- Rosa
- †Rothschildia
- Rubus
- Sabal
- †Saccoloma
- Salix
- †Sambucus
Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene monitor lizard Saniwa - †Saperda
- †Saperda florissantensis – type locality for species
- †Sapindus
- †Sapromyza
- Sassafras
- Scaphinotus
- Sceloporus
- Sciara
- †Sciophila
- Sciurus
- Scolytus
- †Segestria
- †Selaginella
- †Semanotus
- Sequoia
Fossilized branch fragment from a Sequoia affinis
- Serica
- †Sespia
- †Sialia
- †Sibinia
- †Sifrhippus
- Sigmodon
- †Silpha
- †Silvius
- †Sinonyx – or unidentified comparable form
- Sitona
- †Sitones
- Sitta
- †Smilax
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene primate Smilodectes - Sonoma
- Sorex
- †Sparganium
- Spea
- †Spermophagus
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus elegans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spermophilus lateralis
- †Spermophilus richardsonii
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
- †Sphegina
Life restoration of the Eocene brontothere mammal Sphenocoelus - Spilogale
- Spizella
- †Staphylea
- Staphylinus
- †Stenolophus
- †Stenosphenus
- Stenus
- Sterculia
- Stilbus
- †Stipa
- †Strategus
- †Stylinodon
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene cow-sized rhinoceros Subhyracodon. Charles R. Knight (1890s). - Sylvilagus
- †Symphoromyia
- Syrphus
- †Systena
- †Tabanus
- Tachycineta
- Tachyporus
- †Tachys
- Tamiasciurus
- Tapirus
- Taxidea
- †Teilhardina
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras - †Tenor – type locality for genus
- †Tenthredo
- †Tetragnatha
- †Tetraonyx
- †Tetraopes
- †Tetraopes submersus – type locality for species
- †Tetrapus
- Thamnophis
A living Thamnophis elegans, or western terrestrial garter snake - †Thamnophis sirtalis
- †Thanasimus
- †Themira
- †Thomisus
- Thomomys
- †Thouinia
- †Thuja
- †Ticholeptus
- Tilia
- †Tingis
- Tipula – type locality for genus
- †Titanoeca
Life restoration of the Paleocene pantodont mammal Titanoides - †Tomarctus
- †Tomarctus brevirostris – type locality for species
- †Tomoxia
- †Tomoxia inundata – type locality for species
- †Torreya
- †Tortricites
- †Tortrix
- †Tortrix florissantana – type locality for species
- †Torymus
- Trechus
- †Trichilia
- †Triga
- †Trigonias
- †Trigonoscuta
- †Triplax
- †Tritemnodon
- †Triumfetta
- †Trixoscelis
- †Trogosus
- Trogoxylon
- †Trogus
- †Tropisternus
- Trox
- †Trypherus
- †Tryphon
- †Tychius
- Typha
- †Uintacyon
- †Uintascorpio – type locality for genus
- Ulmus
- †Ulus
- Urocyon
A living Urocyon cinereoargenteus, or gray fox
- †Ursavus
- Ursus
- †Ustatochoerus
- †Vanessa
- †Vauquelinia
- †Viburnum
- †Vicia
- †Villa – type locality for genus
- Vitis
- †Viverravus
- †Vrilletta
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene mammal Vulpavus - Vulpes
- †Weinmannia
- †Woodwardia
- †Xantholinus
- †Xestobium
- †Xylocopa
- †Xylomya
- †Xyronomys
- †Yumaceras
- †Zamia
- Zelkova
- Zizyphus
- Zonotrichia
- †Zootermopsis
Known material diagram depicting the Miocene-Pleistocene mastodon relative Zygolophodon with a human to scale
References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.