List of the prehistoric life of Alabama

This list of the prehistoric life of Alabama contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Alabama.

Precambrian

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.

Paleozoic

Main article: List of the Paleozoic life of Alabama

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Alabama

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  Fossilized fronds of the Carboniferous-Early Cretaceous seed fern Alethopteris

  †Alethopteris
  • †Alethopteris lonchitica
  • †Alethopteris valida
• †Amphiscapha – tentative report
• †Amplexopora
• †Annularia
  • †Annularia radiata
  • †Annularia sphenophylloides
• †Arenicolites
• †Artisia
• †Atrypa
• †Aviculopecten
• †Bimuria

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  Fossilized stems from the Carboniferous-Permian horsetail relative Calamites

  †Calamites
  • †Calamites cisti
  • †Calamites goepperti
  • †Calamites suckowi
  • †Calamites suckowii
  • †Calamites undulatus
• †Campbelloceras
• †Caninia
• †Carinamala
• †Cavusgnathus
• †Cedaria
• †Christiania
• †Cladodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• †Cleiothyridina
• †Composita
  • †Composita subquadrata
• †Conocardium
• †Cordaites
• †Cornulites
• †Crania
• †Crepipora

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  Fossil of the Carboniferous shark Ctenacanthus

  †Ctenacanthus
  • †Ctenacanthus elegans
• †Ctenerpeton
• †Cyclopteris
• †Cystodictya
• †Decadocrinus
• †Deiracephalus
• †Dicoelosia
• †Diplichnites
  • †Diplichnites gouldi
• †Dolorthoceras
• †Fenestella
• †Girvanella
• †Glyptagnostus
  • †Glyptagnostus reticulatus
• †Gnathodus
  • †Gnathodus bilineatus
• †Hindeodus
  • †Hindeodus minutus
• †Innitagnostus
• †Kingstonia
  • †Kingstonia appalachia
• †Kouphichnium

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  Restoration of the Carboniferous-Late Triassic club moss relative Lepidodendron. Eli Heimans (1911).

  †Lepidodendron
  • †Lepidodendron aculeatum
  • †Lepidodendron obovatum
• †Lepidostrobus
• †Limnosaurus – type locality for genus
• †Lingulella
  • †Lingulella alabamensis
  • †Lingulella lirata
  • †Lingulella pachyderma
• †Lochriea
• †Lyginopteris
  • †Lyginopteris hoeninghausi
• †Meristina – tentative report
• †Naticopsis
• Nucula
• †Obolus
• †Paladin

• 

  Fossils of the Late Devonian-Permian fern-like fronds Pecopteris

  †Pecopteris
  • †Pecopteris arborescens
• †Pentremites
  • †Pentremites laminatus
  • †Pentremites tulipaformis
• †Petalodus – tentative report
• †Pinnularia
• †Platyceras
• †Platycrinites
• †Rachis

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  Fossilized stump of the Carboniferous-Permian club moss relative Sigillaria

  †Sigillaria
  • †Sigillaria elegans
  • †Sigillaria ichthyolepis
  • †Sigillaria scutella
  • †Sigillaria scutellata
• †Skenidioides
• †Solenopora
• †Sphenophyllum
  • †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
  • †Sphenophyllum emarginatum

• 

  Fossilized foliage of the Late-Devonian-Cretaceous seed fern Sphenopteris

  †Sphenopteris
  • †Sphenopteris brongniarti
  • †Sphenopteris elegans
  • †Sphenopteris herbacea
  • †Sphenopteris pottsvillea
  • †Sphenopteris pseudocristata
  • †Sphenopteris schatzlarensis
• Spirorbis
• †Treptichnus
• †Undichna

Mesozoic

Main article: List of the Mesozoic life of Alabama

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Alabama

• Acirsa
• Acmaea
• †Acteon
• †Agerostrea
• †Albertosaurus
• †Albula
• †Ampullina
• †Ancilla
• †Anomia
• †Anomoeodus

• 

  Fossilized skull and skeleton of the Late Cretaceous primitive tyrannosaur Appalachiosaurus

  †Appalachiosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Appalachiosaurus montgomeriensis – type locality for species
• Arca
• Architectonica
• Arrhoges
• Astarte
• †Avellana
• †Avitelmessus
  • †Avitelmessus grapsoideus

• 

  Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites

  †Baculites
  • †Baculites arculus
  • †Baculites asper – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Baculites capensis
  • †Baculites tippahensis
• †Bananogmius
  • †Bananogmius crieleyi – type locality for species
  • †Bananogmius zitteli – or unidentified comparable form
• †Banis
• Barbatia
• †Belemnitella
  • †Belemnitella americana
• †Belemnitida

• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Belonostomus

  †Belonostomus
• Botula
  • †Botula carolinensis
  • †Botula conchafodentis
  • †Botula ripleyana
• Brachidontes – tentative report
• †Bulla – tentative report
• Cadulus
• Caestocorbula
  • †Caestocorbula crassaplica
  • †Caestocorbula crassiplica
  • †Caestocorbula percompressa
  • †Caestocorbula suffalciata
  • †Caestocorbula terramaria
• Callianassa
  • †Callianassa mortoni
• †Calliomphalus
  • †Calliomphalus americanus
  • †Calliomphalus nudus
• Calyptraea

• 

  Shells of modern Capulus cap sea snails

  Capulus
• †Caveola
• Cerithiella
  • †Cerithiella nodoliratum – or unidentified related form
  • †Cerithiella semirugatum
• Cerithiopsis
• Cerithium
• Charonia
• †Chelosphargis
  • †Chelosphargis advena – or unidentified comparable form
• Chlamys
• †Chondrites
• Cidaris
• †Cimolichthys
  • †Cimolichthys nepaholica
• Clavagella

• 

  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaurid Clidastes

  †Clidastes
  • †Clidastes liodontus
  • †Clidastes propython – type locality for species
• Cliona
• Corbula
• †Corsochelys – type locality for genus
• Crassostrea
• †Crenella
  • †Crenella elegantula
  • †Crenella senica
  • †Crenella serica
• †Cretolamna
  • †Cretolamna appendiculata

• 

  Restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Cretoxyrhina, or the Ginsu shark

  †Cretoxyrhina
  • †Cretoxyrhina mantelli
• Crucibulum
• Ctenochelys – type locality for genus
  • †Ctenochelys acris – type locality for species
  • †Ctenochelys tenuitesta – type locality for species
• Cucullaea
  • †Cucullaea capax
  • †Cucullaea littlei
  • †Cucullaea powersi – or unidentified comparable form
• Cuspidaria
  • †Cuspidaria ampulla
  • †Cuspidaria grandis
  • †Cuspidaria grovensis
  • †Cuspidaria jerseyensis – or unidentified comparable form
• Cylichna
  • †Cylichna diversilirata
  • †Cylichna incisa
• †Cymella
• Cypraea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Dasmosmilia
  • †Dasmosmilia kochii
  • †Dasmosmilia reesidi

• 

  Shell of a Dentalium tusk shell

  †Dentalium
  • †Dentalium leve
  • †Dentalium pauperculum
  • †Dentalium ripleyana
• †Discosaurus
  • †Discosaurus vetustus
• †Discoscaphites
  • †Discoscaphites conradi
  • †Discoscaphites iris
• †Dolicholatirus
• †Ecphora
• Edaphodon
  • †Edaphodon barberi – type locality for species
  • †Edaphodon mirificus
• †Enchodus
  • †Enchodus petrosus
  • †Enchodus saevus – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  Restoration of the Late Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur Eotrachodon

  †Eotrachodon – type locality for genus
  • †Eotrachodon orientalis – type locality for species
• †Epitonium
  • †Epitonium sillimani
• †Eulima
  • †Eulima gracilistylis
  • †Eulima monmouthensis
• †Euspira
• †Eutrephoceras
• †Exogyra
  • †Exogyra costata
  • †Exogyra ponderosa
  • †Exogyra upatoiensis
• Fusinus
• †Gegania
• Gemmula
• †Gervillia

• 

  Illustration of a reconstructed skull of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Globidens

  †Globidens – type locality for genus
  • †Globidens alabamensis – type locality for species
• Glossus
• Glycymeris
  • †Glycymeris hamula
  • †Glycymeris rotundata
  • †Glycymeris subaustralis
• †Halimornis – type locality for genus
  • †Halimornis thompsoni – type locality for species
• †Halisaurus
  • †Halisaurus sternbergi
• †Hamulus
• Haustator
• †Helicoceras
• Hoplopteryx – tentative report
• †Hybodus
• †Ichthyodectes
  • †Ichthyodectes ctenodon – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  Restoration of the Late Cretaceous toothed bird Ichthyornis

  †Ichthyornis – type locality for genus
  • †Ichthyornis dispar – type locality for species
• †Inoceramus
• †Ischyrhiza
  • †Ischyrhiza mira
• Isognomon
• Lima
• Limatula
• †Linearis
• †Linter
• †Linthia
• Lithophaga
• Lopha
  • †Lopha falcata
  • †Lopha mesenterica
  • †Lopha ucheensis

• 

  Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur Lophorhothon

  †Lophorhothon – type locality for genus
  • †Lophorhothon atopus – type locality for species
• †Loxotoma
• †Lucina
• Martesia
• †Mathilda
• †Megalocoelacanthus – type locality for genus
  • †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei – type locality for species
• Menippe
• †Modiolus
  • †Modiolus sedesclaris
  • †Modiolus sedesclarus
  • †Modiolus trigonus
• †Moorevillia – type locality for genus
• †Morea
• †Neithea
  • †Neithea bexarensis
  • †Neithea quinquecostata
  • †Neithea quinquecostatus
• Nozeba
• Nucula
  • †Nucula camia
  • †Nucula cuneifrons
  • †Nucula percrassa
  • †Nucula severnensis
• Odontaspis
• Ostrea
• †Pachydiscus
• †Pachymelania – tentative report

• 

  Fossilized skeletons of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Pachyrhizodus

  †Pachyrhizodus
  • †Pachyrhizodus caninus
  • †Pachyrhizodus kingi
  • †Pachyrhizodus minimus
• Pagurus
  • †Pagurus convexus – type locality for species
• Panopea
• †Paranomia
• †Pecten
• Pholadomya
  • †Pholadomya occidentalis
  • †Pholadomya tippana
• †Pinna
• †Placenticeras
  • †Placenticeras benningi
• †Plagiostoma
• †Platecarpus
• Plicatula
• Polinices

• 

  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous polycotylid plesiosaur Polycotylus giving birth

  †Polycotylus
  • †Polycotylus latipinnis
• †Prognathodon
• †Protocardia
• †Protosphyraena
  • †Protosphyraena nitida – tentative report
• †Protostega
  • †Protostega dixie – type locality for species
  • †Protostega gigas
• †Pseudocorax
  • †Pseudocorax affinis
  • †Pseudocorax laevis
• †Pteria
• †Pterotrigonia
  • †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
  • †Pterotrigonia cerulea
  • †Pterotrigonia eufalensis
  • †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
  • †Pterotrigonia thoracica
• †Ptychodus
  • †Ptychodus mortoni
  • †Ptychodus polygyrus
• †Ptychotrygon
• Pycnodonte
  • †Pycnodonte belli
  • †Pycnodonte mutabilis
  • †Pycnodonte vesicularis
  • †Pycnodonte wratheri
• Ringicula
  • †Ringicula clarki
  • †Ringicula pulchella
• Rissoina
• Rostellaria – tentative report
• †Sargana
• †Saurocephalus
  • †Saurocephalus lanciformis – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  Restoration of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Saurodon

  †Saurodon
  • †Saurodon leanus
• †Saurornitholestes – or unidentified comparable form
• †Scapanorhynchus
  • †Scapanorhynchus rapax
  • †Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon
• †Scaphites
• †Schizobasis

• 

  Mounted fossilized skull and neck of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Selmasaurus

  †Selmasaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Selmasaurus russelli – type locality for species
• Serpula
• Solemya
• †Sphenodiscus
  • †Sphenodiscus lobatus
  • †Sphenodiscus pleurisepta
• †Spirorbula
• Spondylus

• 

  Restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax

  Squalicorax
  • †Squalicorax falcatus
  • †Squalicorax pristodontus
• †Stratodus
• Teinostoma
• Tellina
• †Tenea
• Teredo
• †Thalassinoides

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous sea turtle Toxochelys

  †Toxochelys
• Trachycardium
  • †Trachycardium efaulense
  • †Trachycardium eufaulense
  • †Trachycardium eufaulensis
• Turritella
  • †Turritella bilira
  • †Turritella chalybeatensis
  • †Turritella forgemoli – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Turritella hilgardi
  • †Turritella paravertebroides
  • †Turritella tippana
  • †Turritella trilira
  • †Turritella vertebroides

• 

  Restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Tylosaurus

  †Tylosaurus
  • †Tylosaurus zangerli
• Xenophora
• †Xiphactinus
  • †Xiphactinus audax

Cenozoic

Main article: List of the Cenozoic life of Alabama

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Alabama

• Abra
• Acanthocardia
• Accipiter

  • 

    Living adult (center) and chick (lower right) Accipiter striatus, or sharp-shinned hawks

    †Accipiter striatus
• Acirsa
• Aclis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Acropora
• Acteocina
• Acteon
• †Adeorbis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Aequipecten
• Aetobatus
• Agaronia
• Alaba
• Albula
• †Allomorone – type locality for genus

• 

  A living Alopias, or thresher shark

  Alopias
• Amaura
• †Ambystoma
• Ampheristus
• †Ampullina
• Amusium
• Anas
  • †Anas crecca
  • †Anas platyrhynchos
• Ancilla
• Angaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Angulus
• Anodontia
• Anolis
  • †Anolis carolinensis
• Anomia
• Antalis
• Apalone
  • †Apalone spinifera
• †Aphelops
• Aplodinotus – tentative report
• Aporrhais
• Arca
• Architectonica
• †Arctodus
  • †Arctodus simus
• †Area
• Argobuccinum
• Argyrotheca
• Astarte
• Asthenotoma
• Astrangia
• Astyris
• Athleta
• Atrina

• 

  Restoration of the Paleocene-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Aturia

  †Aturia
• Atys
• Aythya
  • †Aythya collaris
  • †Aythya valisineria – or unidentified comparable form
• Bactridium
• †Baculites
• Balanophyllia
• Balanus
• †Baluchicardia
• Barbatia
• Barnea
• Bartramia
  • †Bartramia longicauda

• 

  Life restoration of a pod of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus

  †Basilosaurus
  • †Basilosaurus cetoides
• Bathytoma
  • †Bathytoma nonplicata – or unidentified comparable form
• †Belosaepia
• Bison
  • †Bison antiquus
• Bittium
• Blarina
  • †Blarina carolinensis
• Bonasa
  • †Bonasa umbellus
• †Bonellitia
• Botula
  • †Botula carolinensis
• Brachidontes
• Branta

  • 

    A living Branta canadensis, or Canada goose

    †Branta canadensis
• Bufo
  • †Bufo americanus
  • †Bufo woodhousei
• Bullia
• †Burnhamia
• Busycon
• Cadulus
• Caestocorbula
• Callianassa

• 

  A living Calliostoma top sea snail

  Calliostoma
• Callista
• Calyptraea
• Campanile
• Cancellaria
  • †Cancellaria costata
• Canis
  • †Canis rufus
• Cantharus
• Capulus
• Carcharhinus
• Carcharias
• Carphophis
• Caryophyllia

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides

  †Castoroides
• †Catenicella
• Catoptrophorus
  • †Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
• Centroberyx
• Cerithiella
• Cerithiopsis
• Cerithium – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Cervus
  • †Cervus elaphus
• Chama
• Charonia
• Chiton
• Chlamys
• †Chlorophthalmus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Chrysemys
  • †Chrysemys picta
• †Chrysodomus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Cibicides
• Cidaris
• Cirsotrema
• Clavatula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature

• 

  Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Pliocene spindle sea snail Clavilithes

  Clavilithes
• Cliona
• Closia
• Clypeaster
• Cochlespira
• Codakia – tentative report
• Colinus
  • †Colinus virginianus
• Coluber
  • †Coluber constrictor
• Columbellopsis
• Conomitra
• †Conorbis
• Conus
• Corbicula – tentative report
• Corbula
• Cordieria
• †Cormohipparion
• †Corvina
• Corvus
  • †Corvus corax

• 

  Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene pantodont mammal Coryphodon. Heinrich Harder (1920).

  †Coryphodon
• Crassostrea
  • †Crassostrea alabamiensis
• Crenella
• Crepidula
• Crisia
• †Crommium
• Crotalus
  • †Crotalus horridus
• Cryptobranchus
  • †Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
• Cucullaea
• Cultellus
• Cuna
• Cuspidaria
• Cyanocitta
  • †Cyanocitta cristata
• Cygnus
• Cylichna
• †Cylindracanthus
• Cyllene – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus

  †Cynthiacetus
• Cypraea
• Cypraedia
• †Cytherideis
• Daphnella
• Dasyatis
• Dasypus
  • †Dasypus bellus
• Dendrophyllia
• Dentalium
• Desmognathus
  • †Desmognathus ochrophaeus
• Diadophis
  • †Diadophis punctatus
• Dichocoenia
• †Dinematichthys
• †Dinohyus
  • †Dinohyus hollandi – or unidentified related form
• Diodon – tentative report
• Diodora
• Discorbis
• Distorsio
• †Dolicholatirus – tentative report
• Donax
• Dorsanum
• Dosinia – tentative report
• Dumetella
  • †Dumetella carolinensis
• †Echinopsis – tentative report
• †Ectopistes

  • 

    Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius, or passenger pigeon

    †Ectopistes migratorius
• †Egertonia
• Elaphe
  • †Elaphe guttata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Elaphe vulpina
• †Elimia
• Emarginula
• †Eosurcula
• †Epicyon
  • †Epicyon haydeni – or unidentified comparable form
• Epitonium
• Eptesicus
  • †Eptesicus fuscus
• Equus
• Ervilia
• Erycina
• Eulima
• Eulimella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Eupleura
• †Eurycea
• Euspira
• Euthria

• 

  Illustration in multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Late Jurassic-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Eutrephoceras

  †Eutrephoceras
• Evalea
• †Exilia
• †Exogyra
  • †Exogyra costata
• Falco
  • †Falco sparverius
• †Ficopsis
• Fimbria
• Fissurella
• Flabellum
• Fulgurofusus
• Fustiaria

• 

  A living Galeocerdo requiem shark

  Galeocerdo
• Galeodea
• Galeorhinus
• Gari
• Gastrochaena
• Gavia
  • †Gavia immer
• Gegania
• Gemma
• Genota
• Geodia

• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene whale Georgiacetus

  †Georgiacetus
  • †Georgiacetus vogtlensis
• †Gigantostrea
• Ginglymostoma
• Glossus
• Glycymeris
• Glyptoactis
• Goniopora
• Graptemys
  • †Graptemys geographica

• 

  A living Grus americana, or whooping crane

  Grus
• Gyroidina
• Haliaeetus
  • †Haliaeetus leucocephalus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hamulus
• Hastula
• Haustator
• Hemipristis
  • †Hemipristis curvatus
• †Hemisurcula
• Heterodon
  • †Heterodon platirhinos – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  A living Heterodontus, or bullhead shark

  Heterodontus
• Hexaplex
• Hipponix
• Hyla
  • †Hyla gratiosa
• †Hyposaurus
  • †Hyposaurus rogersii
• Isognomon
• †Jefitchia
• Kuphus
• †Lacunaria
• Laevicardium
• Lamna

• 

  Close-up of the head of a Lampropeltis , or kingsnake

  Lampropeltis
  • †Lampropeltis getulus
  • †Lampropeltis triangulum
• Latirus
• †Ledina
• Lepton
• Limacina
• Limaria
• Linga
• †Linthia
• †Linuparus
• Lithophaga
  • †Lithophaga nigra – or unidentified related form

• 

  Lithophyllum red algae

  Lithophyllum – tentative report
• Lithothamnion – tentative report
• Longchaeus
• Lopha
• Lucina
• Lunularia
• Lynx
  • †Lynx rufus
• Macoma
• Macrocallista
• †Mammut

  • 

    Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon

    †Mammut americanum
• †Mammuthus
  • †Mammuthus columbi
• Margaretta
• Marginella
• Martesia
• †Mastigophora
• †Mathilda
• †Megalonyx
  • †Megalonyx jeffersonii
• Melanella
• Melanerpes
  • †Melanerpes carolinus – or unidentified comparable form
• Melanopsis
• Meleagris

  • 

    A wild male Meleagris gallopavo, or turkey, displaying his facial coloration and tail feathers to attract a female

    †Meleagris gallopavo
• Membranipora
• Meretrix
• Mergus
• Mesalia
• Mesophyllum
• Metula
• †Michela
• Microdrillia
• Micropora
• Microtus
  • †Microtus pennsylvanicus
• Mitrella
• Mitrolumna
• Modiolus
• Murex
• Murexiella
• Myliobatis

• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus

  †Mylohyus
  • †Mylohyus fossilis
• Myotis
  • †Myotis lucifugus
• †Nannippus
• Narona
• Nassarius
• Natica
• Naticarius
• Nebrius
• Negaprion
• †Nemipterus

• 

  Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).

  †Neohipparion
• Neotoma
  • †Neotoma floridana
• Neritina
• Nerodia
• Neverita
• Niso
• Norrisia
• Nucula
• Nycticeius
  • †Nycticeius humeralis
• Oculina – type locality for genus
• Odocoileus

  • 

    A living Odocoileus virginianus, or white-tailed deer

    †Odocoileus virginianus
• Odontaspis
• Odostomia
• Oliva
• Olivella
• Opheodrys
  • †Opheodrys aestivus
• Ostrea
• †Otodus
• Otus
  • †Otus asio
• †Oxyrhina
• †Pachecoa

• 

  Restoration of the Cretaceous-Eocene sea snake Palaeophis

  †Palaeophis
• Panopea
• Panthera
  • †Panthera onca
• Pasithea
• Pecten
• †Pediomeryx
• Pekania
  • †Pekania pennanti
• Pelecyora
• Penion
• Peromyscus
• Petricola
• Phalium
• Philine
• Pholadomya

• 

  Shell of a Pholas, or angelwing

  Pholas
• Phos
• Phyllodus
• Pica
  • †Pica pica
• Picoides
  • †Picoides villosus – or unidentified comparable form
• Pinna
• Pipistrellus
• Piranga
  • †Piranga olivacea – or unidentified comparable form
• Pitar
• †Planaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Planorbis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Pleiolama
• Plethodon

  • 

    A living Plethodon glutinosus, or northern slimy salamander

    †Plethodon glutinosus
• Pleurofusia
• Pleuromeris
• †Pleurostoma
• Pleurotomaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Pleurotomella
• Plicatula
• Podilymbus
  • †Podilymbus podiceps

• 

  Shell of a Poirieria murex snail

  Poirieria
• Polinices
• Polyschides
• Pomatodelphis
• †Pontogeneus
• Porella
• Porina
• †Potamides – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Pristis
• Propeamussium
• †Protocardia

• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Protohippus

  †Protohippus
• Prunum
• Pseudemys
• †Pseudolatirus
• Pseudoliva
• Pteria
• Pterothrissus
• Pterynotus
• Pycnodonte
• Pyramidella
• †Pyrgulina
• Quinqueloculina
• Quiscalus
  • †Quiscalus quiscula
• Raja
• †Rana
  • †Rana catesbeiana
  • †Rana pipiens
• Rangifer

  • 

    A living Rangifer tarandus, or reindeer

    †Rangifer tarandus
• Raphitoma
• Reithrodontomys
• Reteporella
• Retusa
• Rhinobatos
• Rhinoclavis
• Rhinoptera
• Rhizoprionodon
• Rhynchoconger
• Rimella
• Ringicula

• 

  Fossilized shells of the sea snail Rissoina

  Rissoina
• Rostellaria
• †Rotularia
• Sassia
• Sayornis
  • †Sayornis phoebe – or unidentified comparable form
• Scaphander
• Scaphella
• †Sceptrum
• Schizaster

• 

  Illustration of a close-up view of a Schizoporella bryozoan ("moss animal")

  Schizoporella
• Scolopax
  • †Scolopax minor
• Scyliorhinus
• Seila
• Semele
• Serpula
• Serpulorbis
• Siderastrea
• Sigatica
• Sinum
• Siphonalia
• Siphonochelus
• Skena
• Skenea

• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon

  †Smilodon
  • †Smilodon fatalis
• Solariella
• Solemya
• Sorex
• Sphyraena – tentative report
• Sphyrna
• Spilogale – tentative report
  • †Spilogale putorius
• Spirorbis
• †Spirorbula – tentative report
• Spisula
• Spondylus
• Sterna
• Stomachetosella
• Storeria

• 

  Fossilized teeth of the Paleocene-Miocene sandshark Striatolamia

  †Striatolamia
• Strioturbonilla
• Strix
  • †Strix varia – or unidentified comparable form
• Strombus
• Stylophora
• Sveltella
• Sveltia
• Sylvilagus
• †Synthetoceras
  • †Synthetoceras tricornatus – or unidentified comparable form
• Tapirus
• Teinostoma

• 

  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras

  †Teleoceras
• Tellina
• Temnocidaris – tentative report
• Tenagodus
• Terebra
• Teredo
• Textularia
• Thamnophis
  • †Thamnophis sirtalis
• Thiara
• Tornus
• Trachyphyllia

• 

  Illustration of a living Trichiurus cutlassfish

  Trichiurus
• Trigonostoma
• †Trinacria
• Trionyx
• Triphora
• †Tripia
• Trochita
• Trochus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Trophon
• Turbinella – or unidentified related form
• Turbo – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Turbonilla
• Turdus

  • 

    A living Turdus migratorius, or American robin

    †Turdus migratorius
• Turricula
• Turris
• Turritella
• Tylocidaris
• Tympanuchus
  • †Tympanuchus cupido
• Umbraculum
• Ursus
  • †Ursus americanus
• Venericardia
• Verticordia
• Vitrinella
• †Volvariella
• Xenophora
• Xylophaga
• Yoldia

• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene whale Zygorhiza

  †Zygorhiza
  • †Zygorhiza kochii – type locality for species

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.