This list of the Paleozoic life of Illinois contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Illinois and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.
A
edit- †Acantherpestes
- †Acantherpestes inequalis – type locality for species
- †Acantherpestes major – type locality for species
- †Acanthoparypha
- †Acanthopecten
- †Acanthotriletes
- †Achatella
- †Acrocrinus
- †Actinoceras
- †Actinopteria
- †Adeloblatta
- †Adeloblatta columbiana – type locality for species
- †Adeloblatta sellardsi
- †Adeloneura – type locality for genus
- †Adeloneura thompsoni – type locality for species
- †Adiaphtharsia – type locality for genus
- †Adiaphtharsia ferrea – type locality for species
- †Adiphlebia – type locality for genus
- †Adiphlebia lacoana – type locality for species
- †Adolarryia – type locality for genus
- †Adolarryia bairdi – type locality for species
- †Aenigmatodes – type locality for genus
- †Aenigmatodes danielsi – type locality for species
- †Aetophlebia – type locality for genus
- †Aetophlebia singularis – type locality for species
- †Agogoblattina
- †Agogoblattina occidua – type locality for species
- †Ahrenisporites
- †Ahrensisporites
- †Alanympha – type locality for genus
- †Alanympha richardsoni – type locality for species
- †Alatisporites
- †Alethopteris
- †Allagecrinus
- †Allagecrinus mccraneyensis – type locality for species
- †Alloiopteris
- †Alloiopteris gracillima
- †Alloiopteris quercifolia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Alloiopteris sternbergi
- †Allosocrinus
- †Amarixys
- †Amarixys gracilis – type locality for species
- †Amarixys stellaris – type locality for species
- †Amarixys sulcata – type locality for species
- †Amaurotoma
- †Ambocoelia
- †Ambonychia – tentative report
- †Ametretus – type locality for genus
- †Ametretus laevis – type locality for species
- †Ameura
- †Amousus – type locality for genus
- †Amousus mazonus – type locality for species
- †Amphibamus – type locality for genus
- †Amphibamus grandiceps – type locality for species
- †Amphicoelia
- †Amphilichas
- †Amphiscapha
- †Amplexizaphrentis
- †Amynilyspes – type locality for genus
- †Amynilyspes wortheni – type locality for species
- †Anaphragma
- †Anapiculatisporites
- †Anastrophia
- †Anegertus – type locality for genus
- †Anegertus cubitalis – type locality for species
- †Anematina
- †Anepitedius – type locality for genus
- †Anepitedius giraffa – type locality for species
- †Annularia
- †Annularia asteris – or unidentified comparable form
- †Annularia cuspidata
- †Annularia stellata
- †Annularia vernensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anobasicrinus
- †Anobasicrinus brevis – type locality for species
- †Anomphalus – type locality for genus
- †Anomphalus rotulus – type locality for species
- †Anthracoceras
- †Anthracoceras wanlessi – type locality for species
- †Anthracophausia
- †Anthracoscorpio – tentative report
- †Anthracospirifer
- †Anthracothremma – type locality for genus
- †Anthracothremma robusta – type locality for species
- †Anthrakoris – type locality for genus
- †Anthrakoris aetherius – type locality for species
- †Antiquatonia
- †Antiquatonia portlockianus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Antirhynchonella
- †Antirhynchonella ventricosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Aphantomartus
- †Aphantomartus pustulatus – type locality for species
- †Apiculatasporites
- †Apiculatisporites
- †Apithanus – type locality for genus
- †Apithanus jocularis – type locality for species
- †Apographiocrinus
- †Archaeocalamites
- †Archaeocalyptocrinus
- †Archaeocidaris – tentative report
- †Archaeologus – type locality for genus
- †Archaeologus falcatus – type locality for species
- †Archaeopteris
- †Archimedes
- †Archimylacris
- †Archimylacris paucinervis – type locality for species
- †Archisymplectes – type locality for genus
- †Archisymplectes rhothon – type locality for species
- †Architarbus – type locality for genus
- †Architarbus minor – type locality for species
- †Architarbus rotundatus – type locality for species
- †Archiulus – tentative report
- †Archiulus glomeratus – type locality for species
- †Archoblattina – type locality for genus
- †Archoblattina beecheri – type locality for species
- †Archoblattina scudderi – type locality for species
- †Arctinurus
- †Argentiproductus
- †Arthrolycosa – type locality for genus
- †Arthrolycosa antiqua – type locality for species
- †Arthrolycosa danielsi – type locality for species
- †Arthropitys
- †Artisia
- †Asemoblatta
- †Asemoblatta danielsi – type locality for species
- †Asemoblatta mazona – type locality for species
- †Asinomphalus
- †Asolanus
- †Astartella
- †Asterophyllites
- †Asterophyllites equisetiformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Asterophyllites longifolius
- †Asterophyllites multifolia
- †Asterotheca
- †Asterotheca miltoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Astraeospongium
- †Asyncritus – type locality for genus
- †Asyncritus reticulatus – type locality for species
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa putilla
- †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Aulacotheca
- †Aulertupus – type locality for genus
- †Aulertupus tembrocki – type locality for species
- †Aviculopecten
- † Avonia
- †Axiodeaneia
- †Axiologus – type locality for genus
- †Axiologus thoracicus – type locality for species
B
edit- †Balteosporites
- †Bandringa – type locality for genus
- †Bandringa herdinae – type locality for species
- †Bandringa rayi – type locality for species
- †Bassleroceras
- †Baylea
- †Baylea minuta – type locality for species
- †Baylea sinuatus – type locality for species
- †Baylea subconstricta – type locality for species
- †Beecheria
- †Belemnospongia
- †Bellerophon
- †Bellerophon chesterensis – type locality for species
- †Bellerophon incomptus – type locality for species
- †Bellerophon spergensis
- †Bellerophon stevensianus
- †Bellerophon tenuilineata – type locality for species
- †Belinurus
- †Belinurus lacoei – type locality for species
- †Bembexia
- †Bembexia gradilispira – type locality for species
- †Beyrichiella
- †Bicarina
- †Bighornia
- †Bighornia patella – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bizarrea – type locality for genus
- †Bizarrea obscura – type locality for species
- †Blattoidea
- †Blattoidea anceps – type locality for species
- †Blattoidea carri – type locality for species
- †Blattoidea melanderi
- †Blattoidea schuchertiana – type locality for species
- †Blattoidea sellardsiana – type locality for species
- †Brabeocrinus – type locality for genus
- †Brabeocrinus christinae – type locality for species
- †Brachycycloceras
- †Brachydectes
- †Brachythyris
- †Brevilamnulella – tentative report
- †Bucania
- †Bucania batchtownensis – type locality for species
- †Bulimorpha
- †Bulimorpha minor
- †Bulimorpha whitfieldi – type locality for species
- †Bumastoides
- †Bumastus
- †Bumastus armata
- †Bumastus armatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bumastus chicagoensis
- †Bumastus cuniculus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bumastus graftonensis
- †Bumastus insignis
- †Bumastus springfieldensis
- †Bumastus transversalis
- †Buthiscorpius
- †Buthiscorpius lemayi – type locality for species
C
edit- †Cacurgus – type locality for genus
- †Cacurgus spilopterus – type locality for species
- †Cadiospora
- †Calamites
- †Calamites cistiiformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Calamites rectangularis
- †Calamites suckowii
- †Calamocarpon
- †Calamodendron
- †Calamospora
- †Calamostachys
- †Calamostachys americana
- †Calamostachys andanensis
- †Calamostachys inversibractis – type locality for species
- †Calceocrinus
- †Calliasterella
- †Calliocrinus
- †Callipteridium
- †Calvinia
- †Calymene
- †Calyptaulax
- †Camarophorella
- †Camarophorella buckleyi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Camarotoechia
- †Camerella
- †Camptotriletes
- †Cancrinella
- †Cannophyllites
- †Carbonocoryphe
- †Carbonympha – type locality for genus
- †Carbonympha herdinai – type locality for species
- †Cardiocarpon
- †Cardiopteridium
- †Cardiothyris
- †Carpocrinus
- †Caryocrinites
- †Caryocrinites ornatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Caseodus
- †Caseodus basalis – type locality for species
- †Catadyesthus
- †Caulopteris
- †Cephalerpeton – type locality for genus
- †Cephalerpeton ventriarmatum – type locality for species
- †Ceratiocaris
- †Ceratocephala
- †Ceraurinella
- †Ceraurinus
- †Cerauromerus
- †Ceraurus
- †Cervifurca
- †Chaenomya
- †Chaetetes
- †Cheirurus
- †Cheirurus niagarensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cheirurus patens
- †Cheliphlebia – type locality for genus
- †Cheliphlebia carbonaria – type locality for species
- †Cheliphlebia mazona – type locality for species
- †Chenilleophycus
- †Chicagocrinus
- †Chirodus
- †Chlidonocrinus
- †Chlidonocrinus erectus – type locality for species
- †Chlidophorus
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetinella
- †Chrestotella
- †Chrestotella danae – type locality for species
- †Chrestotes – type locality for genus
- †Chrestotes lapidea – type locality for species
- †Cirratriradites
- †Clathrocrinus – type locality for genus
- †Clathrocrinus clathratus – type locality for species
- †Clathrocrinus clinatus – type locality for species
- †Clathrodictyon
- †Clathrospira
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Clepsydrops – type locality for genus
- †Clepsydrops collettii – type locality for species
- †Clepsydrops vinslovii – type locality for species
- †Cliftonia
- †Clonocrinus
- †Coelacanthus
- †Coelocystis
- †Columinisporites
- †Complexisporites
- †Composita
- †Compsaster
- †Condrathyris
- †Conocardium
- †Conocardium chesterensis – type locality for species
- †Contocrinus
- †Contocrinus coupi – type locality for species
- †Converrucosisporites
- †Convolutispora
- †Cooperoceras
- †Cordaianthus
- †Cordaicarpus
- †Cordaicladus
- †Cordaites
- †Cornulites
- †Corynepteris
- †Corynepteris erosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Crania
- †Craniops
- †Crassiproetus
- †Crassispora
- †Cricotus – type locality for genus
- †Cricotus heteroclitus – type locality for species
- †Cristatisporites
- †Crossotheca
- †Crotalocrinites
- †Crurithyris
- †Crurithyris levicula – or unidentified comparable form
- †Crurithyris planoconvexa
- †Cryptothyrella
- †Ctenacanthus
- †Ctenacanthus buttersi – type locality for species
- †Ctenodonta
- †Curculioides
- †Curculioides gigas – type locality for species
- †Curculioides mcluckiei – type locality for species
- †Curculioides scaber – type locality for species
- †Curriella – tentative report
- †Cyathocrinites
- †Cyclites
- †Cyclites globosa – type locality for species
- †Cyclogranisporites
- †Cyclogranisporites aureus
- †Cyclogranisporites breviradiata
- †Cyclogranisporites breviradiatus
- †Cyclogranisporites leopoldi
- †Cyclogranisporites micaceus
- †Cyclogranisporites microgranus
- †Cyclogranisporites minutus
- †Cyclogranisporites obliquus
- †Cyclogranisporites orbicularis
- †Cyclogranisporites staplini
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyclus
- †Cyclus americanus – type locality for species
- †Cymatospira
- †Cyperites
- †Cyphaspis
- †Cyphocrinus
- †Cypricardella
- †Cyrtia
- †Cyrtoceras
- Cytherella
- †Cytherellina
- †Cytherodon – tentative report
- †Cytocrinus
D
edit- †Dabasacanthus – type locality for genus
- †Dabasacanthus inskasi – type locality for species
- †Dactylotheca
- †Dalejina
- †Dalmanella
- †Dalmanites
- †Danielsiella – type locality for genus
- †Danielsiella priscula – type locality for species
- †Dasciocrinus
- †Dasyleptus
- †Dawsonoceras
- †Decoroproetus
- †Deiphon
- †Delicaster – type locality for genus
- †Delthyris
- †Deltoidospora
- †Denayella
- †Denayella rotalia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Densosporites
- †Densosporites annulatus
- †Densosporites lobatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Densosporites ruhus
- †Densosporites sinuosus
- †Densosporites sphaerotriangularis
- †Densosporites triangularis
- †Derbyia
- †Derbyoides
- †Desmograptus
- †Desmopteris
- †Devonatrypa
- †Devononema – type locality for genus
- †Devononema typicum – type locality for species
- †Diagonodictya – type locality for genus
- †Diagonodictya crusta – type locality for species
- †Diamphidiocystis
- †Diaphorodendron
- †Diaphragmus
- †Dicalamophyllum
- †Dichocrinus
- †Dichocrinus nola – type locality for species
- †Dicksonites
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dicranopeltis
- †Dictyoclostus
- †Dictyomonolites
- †Dictyonema
- †Dictyophlois
- †Dictyotomaria
- †Dictyotomaria depressus – type locality for species
- †Dictyotomaria wortheni – type locality for species
- †Dictyotomaria yochelsoni
- †Dictyotriletes
- †Dictyotriletes bireticulatus
- †Dictyotriletes danvillensis
- †Dictyotriletes densoreticulatus
- †Dictyotriletes distortus
- †Dictyotriletes falsus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dictyotriletes reticulocingulum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dictyoxylon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dieconeura – type locality for genus
- †Dieconeura arcuata – type locality for species
- †Dieconeura mazona – type locality for species
- †Dielasmella
- †Diexodus – type locality for genus
- †Diexodus debilis – type locality for species
- †Dimerocrinites
- †Dinobolus
- †Diplocaulus – type locality for genus
- †Diplocaulus salamandroides – type locality for species
- †Diplothmema
- †Discotarbus – type locality for genus
- †Discotarbus deplanatus – type locality for species
- †Distortitisporites
- †Ditomopyge
- †Dolichoharpes
- †Domatoceras
- †Domatoceras mattoonense – type locality for species
- †Domatoceras wortheni – type locality for species
- †Donaldina
- †Donaldina americana
- †Donaldina fountainensis – type locality for species
- †Donaldina marigoldensis
- †Donaldina pygmaea – type locality for species
- †Dorycrinus
- †Dragonympha – type locality for genus
- †Dragonympha srokai – type locality for species
- †Dudleyaspis
E
edit- †Echinaria
- †Echinoconchus
- †Edestus
- †Edestus crenulatus – type locality for species
- †Edestus serratus – type locality for species
- †Edmondia
- †Eileticus – type locality for genus
- †Eileticus aequalis – type locality for species
- †Eileticus anthracinus – type locality for species
- †Elasmonema
- †Elaterites
- †Elibatocrinus
- †Elibatocrinus elegans – type locality for species
- †Elonichthys
- †Elonichthys disjunctus – type locality for species
- †Elonichthys peltigerus
- †Elonichthys perpennatus
- †Encrinurus
- †Endelocrinus
- †Endoiasmus – type locality for genus
- †Endoiasmus reticulatus – type locality for species
- †Endosporites
- †Enoploura
- †Enteletes
- †Eoasinites
- †Eobronteus
- †Eoctonus – type locality for genus
- †Eoctonus miniatus – type locality for species
- †Eodictyonella
- †Eohalysiocrinus – tentative report
- †Eolissochonetes
- †Eomartiniopsis
- †Eophacops
- †Eoplectodonta
- †Eoscorpius – type locality for genus
- †Eoscorpius carbonarius – type locality for species
- †Eospirifer
- †Eospirigerina
- †Eotrochus
- †Ephippioceras
- †Ephippioceras moinellae – type locality for species
- †Epideigma – type locality for genus
- †Epideigma elegans – type locality for species
- †Eremopteris
- †Erisocrinus
- †Erratencrinurus
- †Escharopora
- †Eubleptus – type locality for genus
- †Eubleptus danielsi – type locality for species
- †Eubleptus maculosus – type locality for species
- †Eubrodia – type locality for genus
- †Eubrodia dabasinskasi – type locality for species
- †Eucaenus – type locality for genus
- †Eucaenus ovalis – type locality for species
- †Eucaenus pusillus – type locality for species
- †Eucaenus rotundatus – type locality for species
- †Eucalyptocrinites
- †Euchondria
- †Euconospira
- †Euconospira sturgeoni
- †Euconospira waterlooensis – type locality for species
- †Eudoxina
- †Euhydrodiskos – type locality for genus
- †Euhydrodiskos diktyotos – type locality for species
- †Eumetria
- †Eumicrerpeton – type locality for genus
- †Eumicrerpeton parvum – type locality for species
- †Eunema
- †Eunema centralis – type locality for species
- †Eunema fasciata – type locality for species
- †Euomphalus
- †Euonychocrinus
- †Euonychocrinus simplex – type locality for species
- †Euphemerites
- †Euphemerites affinis – type locality for species
- †Euphemerites gigas – type locality for species
- †Euphemerites simplex – type locality for species
- †Euphemites
- †Euphemites callosus – type locality for species
- †Euphemites carbonarius
- †Euphemites lentiformis – type locality for species
- †Euphemites randolphensis – type locality for species
- †Euphoberia – type locality for genus
- †Euphoberia anguilla – type locality for species
- †Euphoberia armigera – type locality for species
- †Euphoberia carri – type locality for species
- †Euphoberia cuspidata – type locality for species
- †Euphoberia flabellata – type locality for species
- †Euphoberia granosa
- †Euphoberia horrida – type locality for species
- †Euphoberia hystricosa – type locality for species
- †Euphoberia simplex – type locality for species
- †Euphoberia spinulosa – type locality for species
- †Euphoberia tracta – type locality for species
- †Euryzone
- †Eusphenopteris
- †Exallaspis
- †Exocrinus
- †Exoriocrinus – type locality for genus
F
edit- †Fasciculiconcha
- †Favosites
- †Fenestella
- †Ferganella
- †Fistulipora
- †Fletcheria
- †Florinites
- †Fraipontia
- †Fraipontia bella – type locality for species
G
edit- †Galateacrinus
- †Galateacrinus coacervatus – type locality for species
- †Gazacrinus
- †Genentomum – type locality for genus
- †Genentomum validum – type locality for species
- †Geralinura
- †Geralinura carbonaria – type locality for species
- †Gerapompus
- †Gerapompus blattinoides – type locality for species
- †Gerapompus extensus – type locality for species
- †Gerapompus schucherti – type locality for species
- †Geraroides
- †Geraroides maximus – type locality for species
- †Gerarulus – type locality for genus
- †Gerarulus radialis – type locality for species
- †Gerarus – type locality for genus
- †Gerarus collaris – type locality for species
- †Gerarus constrictus – type locality for species
- †Gerarus danielsi – type locality for species
- †Gerarus mazonus – type locality for species
- †Gerarus vetus – type locality for species
- †Geratarbus – type locality for genus
- †Geratarbus lacoei – type locality for species
- †Gigantopteris
- †Girtyella
- †Girtyspira
- †Girtyspira canaliculata
- †Girtyspira pygmaea – type locality for species
- †Gissocrinus
- †Glabrocingulum
- †Glaphyrophlebia – type locality for genus
- †Glaphyrophlebia pusilla – type locality for species
- †Glikmanius
- †Globozyga
- †Glyptambon
- †Glyptopleura
- †Gomphocystites
- †Gondolella
- †Gonioloboceras
- †Gonioloboceras parrishi – type locality for species
- †Goniophora – tentative report
- †Gosseletina
- †Grabauphyllum
- †Graeophonus
- †Graeophonus scudderi – type locality for species
- †Granasporites
- †Granulatispoites
- †Granulatisporites
- †Granulatisporites adnatoides
- †Granulatisporites granularis
- †Granulatisporites granulatus
- †Granulatisporites livingstonensis
- †Granulatisporites microgranifer
- †Granulatisporites minutus
- †Granulatisporites pallidus
- †Granulatisporites pannosites
- †Granulatisporites parvus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Granulatisporites piroformis
- †Granulatisporites verrucosus
- †Greenops
- †Greererpeton
- †Griffithidella
- †Grumosisporites
- †Grumosisporites rufus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Grumosisporites varioreticulatus
- †Gulpenia
- †Gypidula
- †Gyrophlebia – type locality for genus
- †Gyrophlebia longicollis – type locality for species
H
edit- †Hadentomum – type locality for genus
- †Hadentomum americanum – type locality for species
- †Hadrachne – type locality for genus
- †Hadrachne horribilis – type locality for species
- †Haeretocrinus
- †Haeretocrinus macoupinesis
- †Haeretocrinus wagneri – type locality for species
- †Hagnocrinus – tentative report
- †Hallicystis
- †Hallopora – tentative report
- †Halogetocrinus – type locality for genus
- †Halysites
- †Hamburgia
- †Harmostocrinus – type locality for genus
- †Harmostocrinus porosus – type locality for species
- †Harpidella
- †Harpidium
- †Hebertella
- †Hedeina
- †Helenodora – type locality for genus
- †Helenodora inopinata – type locality for species
- †Helicotoma
- †Heliolites
- †Heliomeroides
- †Hemeristia – type locality for genus
- †Hemeristia occidentalis – type locality for species
- †Hemiarges
- †Herdina – type locality for genus
- †Herdina mirificus – type locality for species
- †Heslerodus
- †Hesperorthis
- †Heteralosia
- †Heterologus – type locality for genus
- †Heterologus langfordorum – type locality for species
- †Heterotarbus – type locality for genus
- †Heterotarbus ovatus – type locality for species
- †Hexacrinites
- †Hexacrinites mississippiensis – type locality for species
- †Holcospermum
- †Holia
- †Holocystites
- †Holocystites alternatus
- †Holocystites cylindricus
- †Holocystites scutellatus – type locality for species
- †Holocystites spangleri
- †Holocystites sphaericus
- †Homaloneura
- †Homaloneura dabasinskasi – type locality for species
- †Homocrinus – tentative report
- †Homoeospira
- †Homotelus
- †Howellella
- †Hustedia
- †Hybochilocrinus
- †Hymenospora
- †Hypergonia
- †Hypergonia baldwinensis
- †Hypergonia illinoiensis – type locality for species
- †Hypergonia marvinwelleri
- †Hypermegethes – type locality for genus
- †Hypermegethes schucherti – type locality for species
- †Hypselocrinus
- †Hystrichopsydrax – type locality for genus
- †Hystrichopsydrax sandersi – type locality for species
- †Hystriculina
I
edit- †Ianthinopsis – tentative report
- †Icthyocrinus
- †Illaenoides
- †Ilyodes
- †Ilyodes divisa – type locality for species
- †Ilyodes elongata – type locality for species
- †Indospora
- †Ischadites
- †Isoallagecrinus
- †Isoallagecrinus lasallensis – type locality for species
- †Isodectes
- †Isorophus – tentative report
- †Isorthis
- †Isotelus
J
edit- †Jimpohlia – type locality for genus
- †Jimpohlia erinacea – type locality for species
- †Juresania
K
edit- †Kanabinocrinus – tentative report
- †Kankakeea – type locality for genus
- †Kankakeea grundyi – type locality for species
- †Kaskia
- †Kewaneesporites
- †Kionoceras
- †Kitakamithyris
- †Kloedenella – tentative report
- †Knorria
- †Knorria imbricata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Knoxisporites
- †Kosankeisporites
- †Kosovopeltis
- †Kozlowskia
- †Kozlowskiella
- †Kozlowskiella inexpectata – type locality for species
- †Kronoscorpio
- †Kronoscorpio danielsi – type locality for species
- †Kustarachne – type locality for genus
- †Kustarachne tenuipes – type locality for species
- †Kutorginella
L
edit- †Lacoea
- †Laevigatosporites
- †Lagenospermum
- †Lameereites – type locality for genus
- †Lameereites curvipennis – type locality for species
- †Lampterocrinus
- †Larryia – type locality for genus
- †Larryia osterbergi – type locality for species
- †Latosporites
- †Latzelia – type locality for genus
- †Latzelia primordialis – type locality for species
- †Laudonocrinus
- †Leangella
- †Lecanocrinus
- †Lecthaylus - type locality for genus
- †Lecthaylus gregarius - type locality for species
- †Leiotriletes
- †Leiotriletes adnatoides
- †Leiotriletes atshanensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leiotriletes gracilis
- †Leiotriletes levis
- †Leiotriletes notatus
- †Leiotriletes parvus
- †Leiotriletes pseudolevis
- †Lepadocystis
- †Lepetopsis
- †Lepidocarpon
- †Lepidocyclus
- †Lepidodendron
- †Lepidodendron aculeatum
- †Lepidodendron oblongifolium
- †Lepidodendron veltheimii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lepidodendron volkmannianum
- †Lepidodendron wortheni
- †Lepidophloios
- †Lepidophylloides
- †Lepidophyllum
- †Lepidostrobophyllum
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Leptaena
- †Leptagonia
- †Leptagonia missouriensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptodesma
- †Leptodesma ehlersi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptodesma laevis
- †Leptoptygma
- †Leptoptygma fountainensis – type locality for species
- †Leptoptygma golconda
- †Lesleya
- †Lesleya cheimarosa – type locality for species
- †Lichas
- †Lingula
- †Linoproductus
- †Linopteris
- †Liospira – tentative report
- †Liroceras
- †Lissatrypa – tentative report
- †Lissochonetes
- †Lissomartus
- †Lissomartus schucherti – type locality for species
- †Listroncanthus
- †Lithoneura – type locality for genus
- †Lithoneura clayesi – type locality for species
- †Lithoneura lameerei – type locality for species
- †Lithoneura mirifica – type locality for species
- †Lithoneura piecko – type locality for species
- Lithophaga – tentative report
- †Litostrobus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lobeatta – type locality for genus
- †Lobeatta schneideri – type locality for species
- †Lophophyllidium
- †Lophospira
- †Lophotriletes
- †Lophotriletes comissuralis
- †Lophotriletes commissuralis
- †Lophotriletes copiosus
- †Lophotriletes gibbosus
- †Lophotriletes granoornatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lophotriletes ibrahimi
- †Lophotriletes microsaetosus
- †Lophotriletes mosaicus
- †Lophotriletes pseudaculeatus
- †Lophotriletes rarispinosus
- †Lycodemas – type locality for genus
- †Lycodemas adolescens – type locality for species
- †Lycospora
- †Lyellia
- †Lygdozoon
- †Lyriocrinus
- †Lysorophus – type locality for genus
- †Lysorophus tricarinatus – type locality for species
M
edit- †Macrocrinus
- †Macrostylocrinus
- †Maculatasporites
- †Mammia – type locality for genus
- †Mammia alutacea – type locality for species
- †Mariopteris
- †Marsupiocrinus
- †Mazoglossus
- †Mazoglossus ramsdelli – type locality for species
- †Mazonia – type locality for genus
- †Mazonia woodiana – type locality for species
- †Mazonopterum – type locality for genus
- †Mazonopterum wolfforum – type locality for species
- †Mazostachys
- †Mazothairos – type locality for genus
- †Mazothairos enormis – type locality for species
- †Mcluckiepteron – type locality for genus
- †Mcluckiepteron luciae – type locality for species
- †Meekopora
- †Meekospira
- †Meekospira bambooformis
- †Meekospira batteni
- †Meekospira evansvillensis
- †Meekospira minuta – type locality for species
- †Megalometer – type locality for genus
- †Megalometer lata – type locality for species
- †Megastrophia
- †Megathentomum – type locality for genus
- †Megathentomum pustulatum – type locality for species
- †Megathentomum scudderi – type locality for species
- †Megistocrinus
- †Melinophlebia – type locality for genus
- †Melinophlebia analis – type locality for species
- †Melocrinites
- †Merista
- †Meristina
- †Mesoblastus – tentative report
- †Mesolobus
- †Mesoplica
- †Mesoplica mesicostalis – tentative report
- †Metacheliphlebia
- †Metacheliphlebia elongata – type locality for species
- †Metachorus
- †Metachorus testudo – type locality for species
- †Metacoceras
- †Metacoceras copei – type locality for species
- †Metaconularia
- †Metatarbus – type locality for genus
- †Metatarbus triangularis – type locality for species
- †Metopolichas
- †Miamia – type locality for genus
- †Miamia bronsoni – type locality for species
- †Microcaracrinus
- †Microcaracrinus conjugulus – type locality for species
- †Microreticulatisporites
- †Milosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Milosaurus mccordi – type locality for species
- †Miobatrachus – type locality for genus
- †Miobatrachus romeri – type locality for species
- †Mischoptera
- †Mischoptera douglassi – type locality for species
- †Modiolopsis
- †Modiomorpha
- †Modiomorphella
- †Monograptus
- †Monomuchites
- †Monopteria
- †Mooreisporites
- †Mooreoceras
- †Moundocrinus
- †Moundocrinus osagensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mourlonia
- †Mulceodens
- †Mulceodens sibleyense – or unidentified related form
- †Murchisonia
- †Murospora
- †Myelodactylus
- †Mylacris – type locality for genus
- †Mylacris ampla – type locality for species
- †Mylacris anthracophila – type locality for species
- †Mylacris antiqua – type locality for species
- †Mylacris diplodiscus – type locality for species
- †Mylacris sellardsi
- †Mylacris similis – type locality for species
- †Myriotheca
- †Myriotheca arnoldi – type locality for species
- †Myriotheca scaberrima
- †Mysticocrinus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Myxinikela – type locality for genus
- †Myxinikela siroka – type locality for species
N
edit- †Nacekomia – type locality for genus
- †Nacekomia rossae – type locality for species
- †Narkema – type locality for genus
- †Narkema taeniatum – type locality for species
- †Naticonema
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis carleyana
- †Naticopsis planifrons
- †Naticopsis waterlooensis – type locality for species
- †Nectoptilus – type locality for genus
- †Nectoptilus mazonus – type locality for species
- †Neilsonia
- †Nemastomoides – type locality for genus
- †Nemastomoides longipes – type locality for species
- †Nemavermes – type locality for genus
- †Nemavermes mackeei – type locality for species
- †Neochonetes
- †Neofouquea – type locality for genus
- †Neofouquea suzanneae – type locality for species
- †Neospirifer
- †Neuropteris
- †Nigeroplica
- †Nigeroplica illinoisensis – tentative report
- †Nodonema
- †Nucleospira
- Nucula
- †Nuculoidea – tentative report
- †Nuculopsis
- †Nummicrinus
O
edit- †Odontopteris
- †Oligocarpia
- †Oligotypus
- †Oligotypus makowskii – type locality for species
- †Onychopterella – tentative report
- †Ootarbus – type locality for genus
- †Ootarbus ovatus – type locality for species
- †Ootarbus pulcher – type locality for species
- †Opiliotarbus
- †Opiliotarbus elongatus – type locality for species
- †Orbiculoidea
- †Orbinaria
- †Orbinaria brownensis – tentative report
- †Orthomylacris
- †Orthomylacris contorta – type locality for species
- †Orthomylacris gurleyi – type locality for species
- †Orthomylacris mansfieldi
- †Orthomylacris rigida – type locality for species
- †Orthonychia
- †Orthospirifer
- †Orthotarbus
- †Orthotarbus minutus – type locality for species
- †Orthotarbus robustus – type locality for species
- †Otarion
- †Ovatia
- †Ovopteris
- †Oxynoblatta
- †Oxynoblatta triangularis – type locality for species
- †Oxyprora
- †Oxyprora mesialis – type locality for species
- †Oxyprora prattenanum – type locality for species
P
edit- †Pachystrophia – tentative report
- †Palaeobuthus – type locality for genus
- †Palaeobuthus distinctus – type locality for species
- †Palaeocarria – type locality for genus
- †Palaeocarria ornata – type locality for species
- †Palaeodictyopteron – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Palaeodictyopteron latipenne – type locality for species
- †Palaeodictyopteron mazonum – type locality for species
- †Palaeolima
- †Palaeoneilo
- †Palaeopisthacanthus – type locality for genus
- †Palaeopisthacanthus schucherti – type locality for species
- †Palaeopteridium
- †Palaeostachys
- †Palaeostylus
- †Palaeozygopleura
- †Palaeozygopleura venusta
- †Palaeozygopleura welleri
- †Palaeozygopleura wortheni – type locality for species
- †Palaiotaptus – type locality for genus
- †Palaiotaptus mazonus – type locality for species
- †Palenarthrus – type locality for genus
- †Palenarthrus impressus – type locality for species
- †Paleospora
- †Palmatopteris
- †Parachaetetes
- †Paraconularia
- †Paraisobuthus
- †Paraisobuthus virginiae – type locality for species
- †Parajuresania
- †Parallelodon
- †Parallelora
- †Paralogopsis – type locality for genus
- †Paralogopsis longipes – type locality for species
- †Paramphicrinus – type locality for genus
- †Paramphicrinus oklahomaensis – type locality for species
- †Parapaolia
- †Parapaolia superba – type locality for species
- †Paraparchites
- †Paraphorhynchus
- †Paratarbus – type locality for genus
- †Paratarbus carbonarius – type locality for species
- †Pareinoblatta
- †Pareinoblatta sellardsi – type locality for species
- †Paromylacris
- †Paromylacris ampla – type locality for species
- †Paromylacris rotunda – type locality for species
- †Parulocrinus
- †Parulocrinus pontiacensis – type locality for species
- †Patellilabia
- †Paucicrura
- †Paucijaculum – type locality for genus
- †Paucijaculum samamithion – type locality for species
- †Paupospira
- †Paupospira thebesensis – type locality for species
- †Pecopteris
- †Pendulostachys – type locality for genus
- †Pendulostachys cingulariformis – type locality for species
- †Pentaramicrinus
- †Pentremites
- †Pentremoblastus
- †Pericalyphe – type locality for genus
- †Pericalyphe longa – type locality for species
- †Periechocrinus
- †Pernopecten
- †Pernopecten attenuatus – tentative report
- †Pernopecten ohioensis
- †Perotriletes
- †Petrochus
- †Petrochus conica
- †Petrochus mellaria – or unidentified comparable form
- †Phacops
- †Phanerotrema
- †Pharkidonotus
- †Pharkidonotus harrodi – type locality for species
- †Pharkidonotus percarinatus
- †Phascolophyllaphycus
- †Phestia
- †Phlegethontia
- †Phlegethontia longissima – type locality for species
- †Phlyctiscapha
- †Phragmoceras
- †Phragmolites
- †Phragmolites multinotatus – type locality for species
- †Phyloblatta
- †Phyloblatta diversipennis – type locality for species
- †Phyloblatta hilliana – type locality for species
- †Phymatopleura
- †Pilosisporites
- †Pisocrinus
- †Pityosporites
- †Planisporites
- †Platyceras
- †Platycrinus
- †Platylichas
- †Platymylacris
- †Platymylacris paucinervis – type locality for species
- †Platysomus
- †Platystrophia
- †Platyzona
- †Plectatrypa
- †Pleophrynus – type locality for genus
- †Pleophrynus ensifer – type locality for species
- †Pleurojulus
- †Pleurojulus biornatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Plicochonetes
- †Plicochonetes glenparkensis – tentative report
- †Plummericrinus
- †Pohlispongia – type locality for genus
- †Pohlispongia monosphaera – type locality for species
- †Pojetaconcha
- †Poliochera – type locality for genus
- †Poliochera gibbsi – type locality for species
- †Poliochera glabra – type locality for species
- †Poliochera punctulata – type locality for species
- †Polusocrinus
- †Polyernus – type locality for genus
- †Polyernus complanatus – type locality for species
- †Polyetes – type locality for genus
- †Polyetes furcifer – type locality for species
- †Polygonocrinus
- †Polygonocrinus spiniferus – type locality for species
- †Polysentor – type locality for genus
- †Polysentor gorbairdi – type locality for species
- †Porcellia
- †Poteriocrinus – tentative report
- †Potonieisporites
- †Priapulites – type locality for genus
- †Priapulites konecniorum – type locality for species
- †Probletocrinus – type locality for genus
- †Probletocrinus curtus – type locality for species
- †Prochoroptera – type locality for genus
- †Prochoroptera calopteryx – type locality for species
- †Procoronaspora
- †Prodentalium
- †Productella
- †Proetus
- †Progenentomum – type locality for genus
- †Progenentomum carbonis – type locality for species
- †Promexyele
- †Promylacris
- †Promylacris ovalis – type locality for species
- †Promytilus – tentative report
- †Protatrypa
- †Protoblattoidea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Protodictyon – type locality for genus
- †Protodictyon pulchripenne – type locality for species
- †Protoleptostrophia
- †Protomegastrophia
- †Protophasma
- †Protophasma galtieri – type locality for species
- †Protopilio
- †Protopilio depressus – type locality for species
- †Protoscolex
- †Protosolpuga – type locality for genus
- †Protosolpuga carbonaria – type locality for species
- †Pseudaviculopecten
- †Pseudoatrypa
- †Pseudogerarus – type locality for genus
- †Pseudogerarus scudderi – type locality for species
- †Pseudomonotis
- †Pseudophlegethontia – type locality for genus
- †Pseudophlegethontia turnbullorum – type locality for species
- †Pseudorthoceras
- †Pseudosphonophyton
- †Pseudosphonophyton höegii – type locality for species
- †Pseudozygopleura
- †Pseudozygopleura yandellana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pterinea
- †Pterochiton
- †Pterochiton carbonarius – type locality for species
- †Pteronites
- †Pterotheca
- †Pterotheca triangularis – type locality for species
- †Pterotocrinus
- †Ptychocarpus
- †Pulchratia – tentative report
- †Punctatisporites
- †Punctatisporites aerarius
- †Punctatisporites curviradiatus
- †Punctatisporites decorus
- †Punctatisporites edgarensis
- †Punctatisporites flavus
- †Punctatisporites glaber
- †Punctatisporites gracilirugosus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Punctatisporites irrasus
- †Punctatisporites kankakeensis
- †Punctatisporites minutus
- †Punctatisporites nahannensis
- †Punctatisporites obesus
- †Punctatisporites obliquus
- †Punctatisporites orbicularis
- †Punctatisporites pseudolevatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Punctatisporites vermiculatus
- †Punctatosporites
- †Punctospirifer
- †Pustulatisporites
- †Pustulatisporties
- †Pycnosaccus
- †Pyrgocystis
Q
editR
edit- †Radiizonates
- †Rafinesquina
- †Raistrickia
- †Raistrickia abdita
- †Raistrickia aculeata
- †Raistrickia aculeolata
- †Raistrickia breveminens
- †Raistrickia brevemines
- †Raistrickia carbondalensis
- †Raistrickia crinita
- †Raistrickia crocea
- †Raistrickia dispar
- †Raistrickia fibrata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Raistrickia grovensis
- †Raistrickia irregularis
- †Raistrickia lacerata
- †Raistrickia lowellensis
- †Raistrickia pilosa
- †Raistrickia pontiacensis
- †Raistrickia prisca
- †Raistrickia solaria
- †Raistrickia subcrinita
- †Raistrickia superba
- †Rasstriga – type locality for genus
- †Rasstriga americana – type locality for species
- †Redstockia
- †Reinschospora
- †Remopleurides
- †Renaultia
- †Renisporites
- †Resserella
- †Reticulariiina
- †Reticulariina
- †Reticulatia
- †Reticulatisporites
- †Reticulograptus
- †Retispira
- †Retispira monronensis – type locality for species
- †Retispira nodocostata – type locality for species
- †Retispira ornatus – type locality for species
- †Rhabdoxylon
- †Rhabdoxylon americanum – type locality for species
- †Rhineoderma
- †Rhineoderma piasaensis – type locality for species
- †Rhipidium
- †Rhipidomella
- †Rhodea
- †Rhodea trichomanoides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Rhodeopteridium
- †Rhodeopteridium phillipsii – type locality for species
- †Rhombopora
- †Rhynchogonium
- †Rhynchonella
- †Rhynchopora
- †Rhynchotreta
- †Rugosochonetes
- †Rugosochonetes gregarius – or unidentified comparable form
- †Rugosochonetes pikensis
- †Ruthiphiala
S
edit- †Saccoglossus
- †Saccoglossus testa – type locality for species
- †Saetograptus
- †Sagenodus
- †Sagenodus cristatus – type locality for species
- †Sagittoceras
- †Sagittoceras hathawayanum – type locality for species
- †Salterospira
- †Salvadorea
- †Samaropsis
- †Savagella
- †Savitrisporites
- †Scepasma – type locality for genus
- †Scepasma gigas – type locality for species
- †Sceptropora
- †Schizodus
- †Schizophoria
- †Schizotreta
- †Schondorfia – type locality for genus
- †Schondorfia fungosa – type locality for species
- †Schopfites
- †Schuchertella
- †Schuchertiella – type locality for genus
- †Schuchertiella gracilis – type locality for species
- †Schulzospora
- †Sciadiocrinus
- †Sciadiocrinus tegillum – type locality for species
- †Scolecopteris – tentative report
- †Sedenticellula
- †Selenella
- †Semiproductus
- †Senftenbergia
- †Sentosia
- †Sentosia ignota – tentative report
- †Septameroceras
- †Serpulopsis
- †Serpulospira
- †Shansiella
- †Shansiella broadheadi – tentative report
- †Shumardella
- †Sievertsia
- †Sigillaria
- †Sigillaria mamillaris – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sigillaria rugosa
- †Sigillariostrobus
- †Silphion – type locality for genus
- †Silphion latipenne – type locality for species
- †Similihariotta – type locality for genus
- †Similihariotta dabasinskasi – type locality for species
- † Simplicius
- †Simplicius simplex – type locality for species
- †Sinuspores
- †Siphonocrinus
- †Skenidioides
- Solemya
- †Soleniscus
- †Solenochilus
- †Solenochilus shumwayense – type locality for species
- †Sorellophrynus – type locality for genus
- †Sorellophrynus carbonarius – type locality for species
- †Spackmanites
- †Spackmanites facierugosus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spackmanites habibii
- †Sphaerexochus
- †Sphaerocoryphe
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
- †Sphenophyllum emarginatum
- †Sphenophyllum longifolium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphenopteris
- †Sphenosphaera
- †Sphenosphaera consimilis – type locality for species
- †Spilaptera
- †Spilaptera americana – type locality for species
- †Spilomastax – type locality for genus
- †Spilomastax oligoneurus – type locality for species
- †Spinatrypa
- †Spinosporites
- †Spinyplatyceras
- †Spondylerpeton – type locality for genus
- †Spondylerpeton spinatum – type locality for species
- †Srokalarva – type locality for genus
- †Srokalarva berthei – type locality for species
- †Staurocephalus
- †Stearoceras
- †Stearoceras involutum – type locality for species
- †Stegerhynchus
- †Stegocoelia
- †Stellarocrinus
- †Stellarocrinus bilineatus – type locality for species
- †Stellarocrinus virgilensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Stellatheca
- †Stenopareia
- †Stenopecrinus
- †Stenopecrinus planus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Stenoscisma
- †Stephanopsis – type locality for genus
- †Stephanopsis mirandus – type locality for species
- †Stephanozyga
- †Stethacanthus
- †Stictopora
- †Stigmaria
- †Straparollus
- †Streblochondria
- †Striispirifer
- †Strobeus
- †Strophomena
- †Strophostylus
- †Strophostylus wortheni – type locality for species
- †Styptobasis
- †Styptobasis aculeata – type locality for species
- †Subglobosochonetes
- †Symmorium – type locality for genus
- †Symmorium reniforme – type locality for species
- †Syntonoptera – type locality for genus
- †Syntonoptera schucherti – type locality for species
- †Sypharoptera – type locality for genus
- †Sypharoptera pneuma – type locality for species
- †Syringopora
- †Syringothyris
T
edit- †Tainoceras
- †Tainoceras monilifer
- †Tainoceras sexlineatum – type locality for species
- †Telangiopsis
- †Telangium
- †Telmatoscorpio – type locality for genus
- †Telmatoscorpio brevipectus – type locality for species
- †Tentaculites
- †Terpnocrinus – type locality for genus
- †Terpnocrinus ocoyaensis – type locality for species
- †Testajapyx – type locality for genus
- †Testajapyx thomasi – type locality for species
- †Thalamocrinus
- †Thaleops
- †Thallites
- †Thebanaspis
- †Thebesia
- †Thelyphrynus – type locality for genus
- †Thelyphrynus elongatus – type locality for species
- †Thesoneura – type locality for genus
- †Thesoneura americana – type locality for species
- †Thigriffides
- †Tholocrinus
- †Tholocrinus discus – type locality for species
- †Tholocrinus unionensis – type locality for species
- †Thuroholia
- †Thuroholia cribriformis – type locality for species
- †Thuroholia croneisi – type locality for species
- †Thyloblatta
- †Thymospora
- †Titanoscorpio – type locality for genus
- †Titanoscorpio douglassi – type locality for species
- †Torispora
- †Torynifer
- †Tranodis
- †Tremanotus
- †Trepospira
- †Triamara
- †Trigera – tentative report
- †Trigonocarpus
- †Trigonoglossa – tentative report
- †Trigonotarbus
- †Trigonotarbus carbonarius – type locality for species
- †Trihyphaecites
- †Triquitrites
- †Triquitrites additus
- †Triquitrites arculatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Triquitrites bransonii
- †Triquitrites crassus
- †Triquitrites desperatus
- †Triquitrites dividuus
- †Triquitrites exiguus
- †Triquitrites minutus
- †Triquitrites protensus
- †Triquitrites pulvinatus
- †Triquitrites sculptilis
- †Triquitrites spinosus
- †Triquitrites subspinosus
- †Triquitrites trigonappendix
- †Triquitrites truncatus
- †Triticites
- †Trochonema
- †Trochonema umbilicata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Trochurus
- †Tropidodiscus
- †Tuberculatosporites
- †Tullimonstrum – type locality for genus
- †Tullimonstrum gregarius – type locality for species
- †Turnbullia – type locality for genus
- †Turnbullia priscillae – type locality for species
- †Tylothyris
U
editV
editW
edit- †Waeringoscorpio – type locality for genus
- †Waeringoscorpio alliedensis – type locality for species
- †Wellerella
- †Welleriella – tentative report
- †Whidbornella
- †Whitella
- †Whitfieldella
- †Whittleseya
- †Wilkingia
- †Wilsonites
- †Worthenia
X
edit- †Xyloiulus
- †Xyloiulus frustulentus – type locality for species
- †Xyloiulus mazonus – type locality for species
Y
edit- †Yochelsonospira – type locality for genus
- †Yochelsonospira tenuilineata – type locality for species
- Yoldia
Z
edit- †Zangerlispongia – type locality for genus
- †Zangerlispongia richardsoni – type locality for species
- †Zaphrenthis
- †Zeilleria
- †Zeugopleura
- †Zophocrinus – tentative report
- †Zosterogrammus – type locality for genus
- †Zosterogrammus stichostethus – type locality for species
References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.