List of the prehistoric life of Arizona
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This list of the prehistoric life of Arizona contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Arizona.
Precambrian
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Arizona.
Paleozoic
editSelected Paleozoic taxa of Arizona
edit- †Achistrum
- †Aglaocrinus
- †Altudoceras
- †Alula
- †Amphiscapha
- †Annularia
- †Anomphalus
- †Aphyllopteris
- †Arastra – type locality for genus
- †Archaeocidaris
Fossils of the Carboniferous-Permian bryozoan Archimedes - †Arizonerpeton – type locality for genus
- †Athyris
- †Aulopora
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten bellatulus – type locality for species
- †Aviculopecten girtyi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Aviculopecten kaibabensis – type locality for species
- †Bellerophon
- †Brachyphyllum
Fossilized stems from the Carboniferous-Permian horsetail relative Calamites - †Callipteris
- †Camarotoechia
- †Caninia – tentative report
- †Chonetes
- †Cleiothyridina
Fossilized shell of the Late Devonian-Permian brachiopod Composita - †Cooksonia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cordaites
- †Cycloceras
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cymatochiton – tentative report
Fossilized shells of the Middle-Late Devonian brachiopod Cyrtospirifer - †Cystodictya
- †Echinaria
- †Edmondia
- †Elfridia – type locality for genus
- †Elrathia
- Eocaudina
- †Euomphalus
- †Fenestella
- †Fusulina
Life restoration of the Carboniferous shark Glikmanius - †Globular
- †Gnathorhiza – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hastimima – tentative report
- †Hedeia
- †Hexagonaria
- †Hyolithes
- †Icriodus
- †Idiognathodus
- †Kaibabvenator – type locality for genus
- †Kaibabvenator swiftae – type locality for species
- †Kootenia
- †Lepidodendron
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Liroceras
Fossilized shell of the Carboniferous-Permian nautiloid cephalopod Metacoceras - †Michelina
- †Modiolus
- †Murchisonia
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis kaibabensis – type locality for species
- †Naticopsis waterlooensis
- †Neospirifer – tentative report
- †Neuropteris
- †Nisusia
- Nucula
Restoration of the Cambrian trilobite Olenellus - †Ophiderpeton
- †Orodus
- †Orthacanthus
- †Pachyphyllum
- †Pagiophyllum
- †Paladin
- †Palmatolepis
- †Paterina
- †Pecopteris
- †Pentremites
- †Petalodus
- †Phillipsia
Life restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian amphibian Phlegethontia. - †Pinna
- †Platyceras
- †Polygnathus
- †Prodentalium
- †Ptyonius – tentative report
- †Rugosa
- †Sallya – tentative report
- †Scoyenia
- Serpula
- Solemya
- †Solenomorpha – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Spathognathodus
Fossilized leaves and branches of the Devonian-Triassic horsetail relative Sphenophyllum - †Sphenophyllum gilmorei – type locality for species
- †Sphenophyllum oblongifolium
- †Sphenopteris
- †Spirifer
- †Spiriferina
- †Stigmaria
- †Stroboceras
- †Syringopora
- †Tainoceras
Life restoration of the Carboniferous-Triassic freshwater shark Triodus - †Venustodus
- †Vidria
- †Walchia
- †Wardia
- †Wilkingia
- †Worthenia
- †Yarravia
- Yoldia
Mesozoic
editSelected Mesozoic taxa of Arizona
edit- †Acaenasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Acaenasuchus geoffreyi – type locality for species
- †Acallosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Acallosuchus rectori – type locality for species
Fossilized shell of the Early Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Acanthohoplites - Acirsa
- Acmaea
- †Acrodus
- †Acteon
- †Adamanasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Adamanasuchus eisenhardtae – type locality for species
- †Adocus
- †Allocrioceras
- †Ammorhynchus – type locality for genus
- †Ammorhynchus navajoi – type locality for species
- †Anaschisma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Angistorhinus – tentative report
- †Anisoceras
- †Anomia
- †Apachesaurus
- †Apatosaurus
- †Araucarioxylon
Petrified trunk segments of the Permian-Late Triassic conifer tree Araucarioxylon arizonicum
- †Arca
- Arctica
- †Arganodus
- †Arizonasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Arizonasaurus babbitti – type locality for species
- Astarte
- †Australosomus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Baculites
- Barbatia
- †Beudanticeras
- †Boreosomus – tentative report
- Cadulus
- †Calamites
- †Calamophylliopsis
- †Calsoyasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Calsoyasuchus valliceps – type locality for species
- †Calycoceras
- †Calyptosuchus
Restoration of the Late Triassic theropod dinosaur Camposaurus - †Camposaurus arizonensis – type locality for species
- †Caprina
- Carota
- †Ceratodus
- Cerithiopsis
- Charonia – tentative report
- †Chatterjeea
- †Chindesaurus – type locality for genus
- †Chindesaurus bryansmalli – type locality for species
- †Chinlea – tentative report
- †Chirotherium
- †Chirotherium barthii
- †Chirotherium rex – type locality for species
- †Chirotherium sickleri
- Chlamys
- †Cibolaites
- †Coelophysis
Life restoration of Coelophysis kayentakatae
- †Collignoniceras
- †Colognathus
- Corbula
- †Cosgriffius – type locality for genus
- †Craniscus
- Crassostrea
- †Crosbysaurus
- Cucullaea
- †Cunningtoniceras
- Cuspidaria
- †Cyclothyris
- Cylichna
- †Dentalium
- †Desmatochelys
- †Desmatosuchus
- †Dilophosauripus – type locality for genus
Life restoration of the Early Jurassic theropod dinosaur Dilophosaurus resting - †Dilophosaurus wetherilli – type locality for species
- †Dinnebitodon – type locality for genus
- †Dinnebitodon amarali – type locality for species
- Discinisca
- †Dolicholatirus – tentative report
- †Dromomeron
- †Dufrenoyia
- †Edentosuchus – tentative report
- Elliptio
Life restoration of the Early Jurassic amphibian Eocaecilia - †Eocaecilia micropodia – type locality for species
- †Eocyclotosaurus
- †Eopneumatosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Eopneumatosuchus colberti – type locality for species
- †Eucalycoceras
- †Eulima – tentative report
- †Eunaticina
- †Euomphaloceras
- †Euspira
- †Exogyra
- †Fagesia
Fossilized shell of the Carboniferous-Eocene bivalve Gervillia - †Gervillia cholla
- †Gervillia heinemani
- †Gervillia navajovus – type locality for species
- †Gervillia rasori
- Ginkgo
- †Grallator
- †Gryphaea
- †Gyrolepis
- †Hadrokkosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Hadrokkosaurus bradyi – type locality for species
- †Hamites
- †Hamulus
- †Hesperosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Hesperosuchus agilis – type locality for species
- Homarus
- †Hopiichnus – type locality for genus
- †Hybodus
Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size - †Inoceramus corpulentas
- †Inoceramus dimidius – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus flavus
- †Inoceramus heinzi – or unidentified related form
- †Inoceramus lamarcki
- †Inoceramus nodai
- †Inoceramus pictus
- †Kamerunoceras
- †Kayentachelys – type locality for genus
- †Kayentachelys aprix – type locality for species
- †Kayentapus – type locality for genus
- †Kayentasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Kayentasuchus walkeri – type locality for species
- †Kayentatherium – type locality for genus
- †Kayentatherium wellesi – type locality for species
- †Kayentavenator – type locality for genus
- †Koskinonodon
- Lepisosteus
Fossilized skull of the Late Triassic phytosaur Leptosuchus - Lima
- Limatula
- †Linearis
- †Lingula
- †Lissodus – tentative report
- Lithophaga
- †Lonchidion
- Lopha
- †Lucina
- Lunatia – tentative report
Life restoration of the Late Triassic phytosaur Machaeroprosopus - †Machaeroprosopus buceros
- †Machaeroprosopus jablonskiae – type locality for species
- †Machaeroprosopus mccauleyi – type locality for species
- †Machaeroprosopus pristinus – type locality for species
- †Machaeroprosopus tenuis – type locality for species
- †Machaeroprosopus validus – type locality for species
- †Mammites
- †Megalosauripus
- †Melvius
- Membranipora – or unidentified comparable form
- †Metoicoceras
Life restoration of the Late Triassic amphibian Metoposaurus with an anachronistic human to scale - †Modiolus
- †Moenkopia – type locality for genus
- †Monopleura
- †Morganucodon
- †Morrowites
- †Mytilus – tentative report
- †Navahopus – type locality for genus
- †Neithea
- †Neocardioceras
- †Neoptychites
- †Nerinea
- Nerita
- Neritina
- Nucula
Restoration of the Late Triassic–Early Jurassic synapsid (mammal precursor) Oligokyphus - †Opis
- Ostrea
- †Oxytoma
- †Pachyrhizodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Parasuchus
- †Paratypothorax
- †Parrishia – type locality for genus
- †Pecten
- †Permocalculus
- Pholadomya
- Physa
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
Restoration of the Late Triassic synapsid (mammal precursor) Placerias with an anachronistic human to scale - †Placerias hesternus – type locality for species
- Plicatula
- † Pollex – tentative report
- Polydora – tentative report
- †Poposaurus
- †Postosuchus
- †Pravusuchus
Life restoration of the Early Jurassic frog Prosalirus - †Prosalirus bitis – type locality for species
- †Protome – type locality for genus
- †Protome batalaria – type locality for species
- †Protosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Protosuchus richardsoni – type locality for species
- †Pseudoperna
- †Pteraichnus – type locality for genus
- †Pteraichnus saltwashensis – type locality for species
- Pycnodonte
- †Pycnodonte kellumi – or unidentified related form
- †Pycnodonte newberryi
- †Pyncnodonte
- †Quasicyclotosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Quasicyclotosaurus campi – type locality for species
- †Quitmaniceras
Life restoration of the Late Triassic crocodile relative Revueltosaurus - †Rhadalognathus – type locality for genus
- †Rhamphinion – type locality for genus
- †Rhamphinion jenkinsi – type locality for species
- Ringicula
- †Rioarribasuchus
- Rostellaria
- †Rutiodon
- †Sarahsaurus – type locality for genus
- †Scaphites
- †Scutarx – type locality for genus
Life restoration of the Early Jurassic primitive armored dinosaur Scutellosaurus - †Scutellosaurus lawleri – type locality for species
- †Segisaurus – type locality for genus
- †Segisaurus halli – type locality for species
- †Selaginella
- †Semionotus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Senis
- Serpula
- †Shuvosaurus
- †Smilosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Smilosuchus adamanensis – type locality for species
- †Smilosuchus gregorii – type locality for species
- †Smilosuchus lithodendrorum – type locality for species
- Solemya
Life restoration of the Early-Late Cretaceous brachiosaur Sonorasaurus - †Sonorasaurus thompsoni – type locality for species
- Spirorbis
- Squilla – tentative report
- †Stagonolepis
- †Stanocephalosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Stanocephalosaurus birdi – type locality for species
- †Syntarsus
- †Tanytrachelos
- †Tecovasaurus
- †Tecovasuchus
- Tellina
- †Tenea
Life restoration of the Early Cretaceous Iguanodon relative Tenontosaurus - †Thomasites
- †Tragodesmoceras
- †Trigonia
- †Trigonia aliformis - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Trigonia cragini
- †Trigonia guildi
- †Trigonia kitchini
- †Trigonia mearnsi
- †Trigonia reesidei
- †Trigonia resoluta
- †Trigonia saavedra
- †Trigonia stolleyi
- †Trigonia weaveri
- †Trilophosaurus
- †Trilophosaurus buettneri
- †Trilophosaurus jacobsi – type locality for species
- †Triodus
- Turritella
Restoration of a pair of the Late Triassic aetosaur Typothorax - †Uatchitodon
- Unio
- †Vancleavea – type locality for genus
- †Vancleavea campi – type locality for species
- †Vascoceras
- †Vigilius
- Viviparus
- Vulsella
- †Watinoceras
- †Watinoceras coloradoense
- †Watinoceras devonense
- †Watinoceras hattini
- †Watinoceras praecursor – or unidentified comparable form
- †Wellesaurus
- †Wellesaurus peabodyi – type locality for species
- †Yezoites
Cenozoic
editSelected Cenozoic taxa of Arizona
edit- †Adelphailurus
- †Agriotherium
- †Alforjas
- †Ambystoma
Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus - †Amplibuteo
- Antrozous
- Aquila
- †Arctodus
- †Aztlanolagus
- Baiomys
- Bassariscus
- Bison
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus diversidens
- †Borophagus parvus – type locality for species
- Brachylagus
- Bufo
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops - †Camelops hesternus – or unidentified comparable form
- Canis
- †Capromeryx
- †Carpocyon
- Castor
- Celtis
- Cervus
- †Chasmaporthetes
- †Chrysocyon
- †Citellus
- Cnemidophorus
- Cratogeomys
- Crotaphytus – or unidentified comparable form
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius - Desmodus
- †Diceratherium
- †Dinohippus
- Dipodomys
- †Dipoides
- †Epicyon
- Eptesicus – or unidentified comparable form
- Equus
Restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene horse Equus scotti, or Scott's horse - †Equus simplicidens
- Erethizon
- †Eucyon
- Eumeces
- Eumops
- †Eumops perotis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Geococcyx
- Geomys
- †Glossotherium
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Glyptotherium - †Hemiauchenia
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon nasicus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Histiotus
- †Homotherium – tentative report
- Hyla
- †Hypolagus
- Ictalurus – tentative report
Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos - Kinosternon
- †Kinosternon arizonense – type locality for species
- Lampropeltis
- Lasiurus
- †Lasiurus blossevillii – or unidentified comparable form
- Lemmiscus
- Lepus
- Lynx
- †Machairodus
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of a Mammuthus columbi or Columbian mammoth
- Marmota
- Martes
- †Megalonyx
- †Megatylopus
- Meleagris
- †Merychyus
- †Metalopex
- Microtus
- †Morrillia
- Mustela
- †Mustela frenata – or unidentified comparable form
- Myotis
- †Nannippus
- †Neochoerus
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma albigula – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neotoma cinerea
- †Neotoma mexicana – or unidentified comparable form
- Nerodia
Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops - †Nothrotherium
- Notiosorex
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- †Onychocampodea – type locality for genus
- †Onychomachilis – type locality for genus
- Onychomys
- Ovis
- †Ovis canadensis – type locality for species
- Panthera
A living Panthera leo, or lion
- †Paramachaerodus
- †Paramylodon
- †Paronychomys
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- Pituophis
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene peccary Platygonus - †Pleiolama
- †Plesiogulo
- †Plionarctos
- †Protolabis
- †Pseudaelurus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Ptinus
- †Rana
- Reithrodontomys
- †Repomys
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium - Scaphiopus
- Sciurus
- †Sciurus aberti – or unidentified comparable form
- Sigmodon
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- Spilogale
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon - †Stenomylus
- †Stockoceros
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus audubonii – or unidentified comparable form
- Tapirus
- †Tapirus merriami – or unidentified comparable form
- Taxidea
- Tayassu
- †Teleoceras
- Terrapene
- †Terrapene ornata – or unidentified comparable form
Restoration of the Pleictocene pronghorn Tetrameryx - Thamnophis
- Thomomys
- †Titanotylopus
- Urocyon
- Vulpes
References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.