This list of the Cenozoic life of Kansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Kansas and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
A
edit- Acris
- †Adelphailurus
- †Adelphailurus kansensis – type locality for species
- †Aelurodon
- Agkistrodon
- †Agriocharis
- †Agriocharis progenes – type locality for species
- †Agriotherium
- †Alforjas
- †Alilepus
- †Allogona
- †Allophaiomys
- †Ambystoma
- †Amebelodon
- Amia
- †Amphimachairodus
- Anas
- †Anchiblarinella
- †Anchiblarinella wakeeneyensis – type locality for species
- †Aphelops
- Aplodinotus
- †Aplodinotus grunniens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Arctodus
- †Arctodus pristinus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Arctodus simus
- †Astrohippus
B
edit- Baiomys
- †Baiomys kolbi – type locality for species
- †Baiomys rexroadi – type locality for species
- †Barbourofelis
- Bassariscus
- †Bassariscus casei – type locality for species
- †Bassariscus ogallalae
- †Bensonomys
- †Bensonomys eliasi
- †Bensonomys meadensis – type locality for species
- †Bensonomys stirtoni
- †Berriochloa
- †Biorbia
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus – type locality for species
- †Bison bison
- †Bison latifrons
- Blarina
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus diversidens
- †Borophagus hilli
- †Borophagus pugnator
- †Borophagus secundus – type locality for species
- Botaurus
- †Botaurus hibbardi – type locality for species
- †Brachyopsigale
- †Brachyopsigale dubius – type locality for species
- Bufo
- †Bufo cognatus
- †Bufo hemiophrys
- †Bufo hibbardi
- †Bufo marinus
- †Bufo pliocompactilis – type locality for species
- †Bufo valentinensis
- †Bufo woodhousei
- †Buisnictis
- †Buisnictis breviramus – type locality for species
- †Buisnictis schoffi
C
edit- †Calippus
- †Calippus large informal
- †Calippus martini
- †Calippus regulus
- †Camelops
- Candona
- †Candona lactea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Candona nyensis
- †Candona truncata
- Canis
- †Capromeryx
- †Carpocyon
- Carychium
- Castor
- †Castoroides
- †Castoroides ohioensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Catostomus
- Celtis
- †Ceratogaulus
- †Cervalces
- Cervus
- Chaetodipus
- Chara
- †Chara globularis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chasmaporthetes
- Chelydra
- Chrysemys
- †Cionella
- Clethrionomys
- Cnemidophorus
- Coluber
- †Copemys – type locality for genus
- †Copemys pisinnus
- †Copemys shotwelli – type locality for species
- †Cosoryx
- Crotalus
- †Cryptantha
- Cryptotis
- †Cryptotis adamsi
- †Cryptotis kansasensis – type locality for species
- †Cryptotis meadensis – type locality for species
- †Cryptotis parva
- Cynomys
- †Cynomys gunnisoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cynomys hibbardi – type locality for species
- †Cynomys ludovicianus
- †Cynomys niobrarius
- †Cynomys spenceri
- †Cynomys vetus – type locality for species
- Cyprideis
- Cyprinotus – tentative report
D
edit- Deroceras
- Diadophis
- †Dinohippus
- Dipodomys
- †Dipodomys hibbardi – type locality for species
- †Dipodomys ordii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipoides
- †Dipoides rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Dipoides wilsoni – type locality for species
- Discus
- †Domninoides
- †Domninoides mimicus – type locality for species
E
edit- Egretta
- Elaphe – type locality for genus
- †Elaphe kansensis – type locality for species
- †Elaphe obsoleta
- †Elaphe vulpina
- Emydoidea
- †Epicyon
- †Epicyon aelurodontoides – type locality for species
- †Epicyon haydeni
- †Epicyon saevus
- Equus
- †Equus conversidens
- †Equus francisci
- †Equus giganteus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equus niobrarensis
- †Equus scotti
- †Equus simplicidens
- †Eucastor
- †Euconulus
- †Eucyon
- Eumeces
- †Eumeces fasciatus
- †Eumeces hixsonorum – type locality for species
- †Eumeces obsoletus
- †Eumeces septentrionalis
- †Eumeces striatulus
- †Eumecoides
F
edit- Felis
- †Ferissia
- †Ferissia fragilis – or unidentified comparable form
- Ferrissia
- †Fundulus
G
edit- Gastrocopta
- Geochelone
- Geomys
- †Geomys adamsi – type locality for species
- †Geomys bursarius
- †Geomys jacobi – type locality for species
- †Geomys minor
- †Geomys quinni
- †Geomys tobinensis
- Gerrhonotus
- †Gerrhonotus mungerorum – type locality for species
- †Gigantocamelus
- †Gnathabelodon
- †Gnathabelodon thorpei – type locality for species
- †Gomphotherium
- Gopherus
- Graptemys
- Grus
- †Grus americana
- †Grus nannodes – type locality for species
- †Guildayomys
- Gyraulus
H
edit- Hawaiia
- Helicodiscus
- Helisoma
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hesperoscalops
- †Hesperoscalops rexroadi – type locality for species
- †Hesperoscalops sewardensis – type locality for species
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodon
- †Hibbardomys
- †Hibbardomys fayae – type locality for species
- †Hibbardomys marthae
- †Hibbardomys voorhiesi
- †Hipparion
- †Hipparion tehonense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hippotherium
- Holbrookia
- †Holmesina
- Homo
- †Homotherium
- Hyla
- †Hyla cinerea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyla gratiosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyla squirella – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyla versicolor
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hypolagus regalis – type locality for species
- †Hypolagus ringoldensis
- †Hypolagus vetus
- †Hypolagus voorhiesi
- †Hystricops
I
edit- Ictalurus
- †Ictiobus
- Ilyocypris
- †Ischyrocyon – tentative report
K
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edit- Lampropeltis
- Lasiurus
- †Lasiurus cinereus
- †Lasiurus fossilis – type locality for species
- †Lasiurus golliheri – type locality for species
- Lepisosteus
- †Lepisosteus osseus
- †Lepisosteus platostomus – tentative report
- Lepomis
- †Lepomis cyanellus
- †Lepomis humilis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptarctus
- †Leptarctus mummorum – type locality for species
- †Leptarctus woodburnei – type locality for species
- †Leptarctus wortmani – type locality for species
- †Leptocyon
- Lepus
- †Lepus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Longirostromeryx
- Lontra
- Lymnaea
- Lynx
M
edit- †Machairodus
- Macrochelys
- †Macrognathomys
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Martes
- †Martes foxi – type locality for species
- †Martes stirtoni – type locality for species
- †Martinogale
- †Megalonyx
- †Megantereon
- †Megatylopus
- †Menetus
- Mephitis
- †Mephitis mephitis – tentative report
- †Mephitis rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Merychyus
- Micropterus
- †Micropterus punctulatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Microtus
- †Microtus llanensis
- †Microtus meadensis
- †Microtus ochrogaster
- †Microtus paroperarius – type locality for species
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Mictomys
- †Minytrema – tentative report
- †Mionictis
- Musculium
- Mustela
- †Mustela meltoni – type locality for species
- †Mustela rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Mustela richardsonii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mylagaulus
- †Mylagaulus sesquipedalis – type locality for species
- †Mylohyus
- Myotis
N
edit- †Nannippus
- †Nassella
- †Nebraskomys
- †Nekrolagus
- †Nekrolagus progressus – type locality for species
- Neofiber
- †Neofiber leonardi – type locality for species
- Neogale
- †Neogale frenata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neogale vison
- †Neohipparion
- †Neohipparion affine – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neohipparion eurystyle
- †Neohipparion leptode
- †Neohipparion trampasense
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma floridana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neotoma leucopetrica
- †Neotoma micropus
- †Neotoma quadriplicata – type locality for species
- †Neotoma sawrockensis – type locality for species
- †Neotoma taylori – type locality for species
- Nerodia
- †Nerterogeomys
- Nesovitrea
- Nettion
- †Nettion ogallalae – type locality for species
- †Nimravides
- †Nothrotheriops
- Notiosorex
- †Notiosorex crawfordi
- †Notiosorex jacksoni – type locality for species
- †Notolagus
- †Notolagus lepusculus – type locality for species
- †Notropes
- †Notropis – tentative report
O
edit- Odocoileus
- Ogmodontomys
- †Ogmodontomys poaphagus – type locality for species
- †Ogmodontomys sawrockensis – type locality for species
- †Ogmophis
- †Ogmophis pliocompactus – type locality for species
- Ondatra
- Onychomys
- †Onychomys gidleyi – type locality for species
- †Onychomys hollisteri – type locality for species
- †Onychomys leucogaster – or unidentified comparable form
- †Onychomys martini
- †Onychomys pedroensis
- Ophisaurus
- Ortalis
- †Ortalis affinis – type locality for species
- Oryzomys
P
edit- †Paenemarmota
- †Paleoheterodon
- †Panicum
- Panthera
- †Paracryptotis
- †Paracryptotis rex – type locality for species
- †Paramylodon
- †Paranasua – or unidentified comparable form
- †Parapliosaccomys
- †Pediomeryx
- †Peraceras
- Perca
- Perognathus
- †Perognathus coquorum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Perognathus dunklei – type locality for species
- †Perognathus gidleyi
- †Perognathus mclaughlini – type locality for species
- †Perognathus pearlettensis – type locality for species
- †Perognathus rexroadensis – type locality for species
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus baumgartneri – type locality for species
- †Peromyscus berendsensis
- †Peromyscus cochrani – type locality for species
- †Peromyscus cragini
- †Peromyscus kansasensis – type locality for species
- †Peromyscus progressus – type locality for species
- †Petenyia
- Phenacomys
- †Phenacomys intermedius – or unidentified comparable form
- Phrynosoma
- Physa
- Pisidium
- Pituophis
- †Planisorex
- †Planorbula
- †Platybelodon
- †Platygonus
- †Platygonus bicalcaratus
- †Platygonus compressus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Platygonus pollenae
- †Platygonus vetus – or unidentified comparable form
- Plegadis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pleiolama
- †Pleiolama vera – type locality for species
- †Plesiogulo
- †Plesiogulo marshalli – type locality for species
- †Plioctomys
- †Pliogyps – type locality for genus
- †Pliogyps fisheri – type locality for species
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliohippus nobilis – type locality for species
- †Pliohippus pernix
- †Pliolemmus
- †Pliolemmus antiquus – type locality for species
- †Pliophenacomys
- †Pliophenacomys dixonensis – type locality for species
- †Pliophenacomys finneyi
- †Pliophenacomys meadensis
- †Pliophenacomys osborni
- †Pliophenacomys primaevus – type locality for species
- †Pliopicus – type locality for genus
- †Pliopicus brodkorbi – type locality for species
- †Pliotaxidea
- †Pomoxis
- †Potamocypris
- †Pratifelis
- †Pratifelis martini – type locality for species
- †Pratilepus
- †Pratilepus kansasensis – type locality for species
- †Procamelus
- †Procastoroides
- Procyon
- †Procyon lotor
- †Procyon rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Prodipodomys
- †Prodipoides
- †Prodipoides phillisi – type locality for species
- †Prolappula
- †Prolithospermum
- †Prosthennops
- †Prosthennops serus – type locality for species
- †Protohippus
- †Protolabis
- Pseudacris
- †Pseudacris clarki – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pseudacris triseriata
- Pseudemys
- †Pseudhipparion
- †Pseudoceras
- Puma
- Pupilla
- Pupoides
R
edit- †Ramoceros
- †Rana
- †Rana areolata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Rana bucella
- †Rana catesbeiana
- †Rana fayeae
- †Rana parvissima
- †Rana pipiens
- †Rana rexroadensis
- †Regina
- Reithrodontomys
- †Reithrodontomys humulis
- †Reithrodontomys megalotis
- †Reithrodontomys montanus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Reithrodontomys moorei
- †Reithrodontomys pratincola – type locality for species
- †Reithrodontomys rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Reithrodontomys wetmorei – type locality for species
- Rhinocheilus – tentative report
- †Rhynchotherium
S
edit- †Satherium
- Scalopus
- Scaphiopus
- Sceloporus
- †Sceloporus robustus – type locality for species
- †Sceloporus undulatus
- †Semotilus
- †Semotilus atromaculatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Sigmodon
- †Sigmodon curtisi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sigmodon minor
- Sistrurus
- †Smilodon
- †Soergelia
- †Soergelia mayfieldi – or unidentified comparable form
- Sorex
- †Sorex arcticus
- †Sorex cinereus
- †Sorex cudahyensis
- †Sorex kansasensis – type locality for species
- †Sorex lacustris
- †Sorex leahyi – type locality for species
- †Sorex megapalustris
- †Sorex palustris
- †Sorex pratensis
- †Sorex rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Sorex sandersi – type locality for species
- †Sorex scottensis – type locality for species
- †Sorex taylori – type locality for species
- Spea
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus boothi
- †Spermophilus cragini – type locality for species
- †Spermophilus franklinii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spermophilus fricki
- †Spermophilus howelli – type locality for species
- †Spermophilus lorisrusselli – type locality for species
- †Spermophilus meadensis – type locality for species
- †Spermophilus rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Spermophilus richardsonii
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
- Sphaerium
- Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius
- †Spilogale rexroadi – type locality for species
- Stagnicola
- †Stegomastodon
- †Stenotrema
- Sternotherus
- Storeria
- †Storeria dekayi – or unidentified comparable form
- Succinea
- †Succinia
- Sylvilagus
- †Symmetrodontomys
- †Symmetrodontomys simplicidens – type locality for species
- Synaptomys
T
edit- Tapirus
- Taxidea
- †Teleoceras
- †Teleoceras fossiger – type locality for species
- †Teleoceras guymonense
- Terrapene
- †Texasophis
- †Texasophis wilsoni – type locality for species
- †Texoceros
- †Texoceros guymonensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Thamnophis
- †Thamnophis proximus
- †Thamnophis radix
- †Thamnophis saurita – or unidentified comparable form
- †Thamnophis sirtalis
- Thomomys
- Trachemys
- †Tregobatrachus – type locality for genus
- †Tregobatrachus hibbardi – type locality for species
- †Tregophis – type locality for genus
- †Tregophis brevirachis – type locality for species
- †Tregosorex
- †Tregosorex holmani – type locality for species
- †Trigonictis
- Trionyx
- Tropidoclonion
- Tympanuchus – or unidentified comparable form
U
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editZ
edit- Zapus
- †Zapus burti – type locality for species
- †Zapus hudsonius
- †Zapus rinkeri – type locality for species
- †Zapus sandersi – type locality for species
- Zonitoides
References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.