This list of the prehistoric life of Alabama contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the country of Alabama.
Precambrian
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Paleozoic fossils in Alabama.
Mesozoic
edit- †Actinostreon
- †Actinostreon gregareum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Actinostreon gregareum
- †Anatina
- †Anatina parvula – or unidentified comparable form
- †Arcomytilus
- †Astarte
- †Astarte dancalensis – type locality for species
- †Burmirhynchia – tentative report
- †Burmirhynchia
- †Burmirhynchia cavagnarii – type locality for species
- †Burmirhynchia weiri – type locality for species
- †Cidaris
- †Eligmus
- †Entolium
- †Exelissa
- †Exogyra
- †Exogyra solea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Grammatodon
- †Hemicidaris
- †Inoperna
- †Kutchithyris
- †Lima
- †Lima costulata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lima sp.
- †Liostrea
- †Loboidothyris – tentative report
- †Loboidothyris
- †Loboidothyris vinassai – type locality for species
- †Loboidothyris vinassai
- †Lopha
- †Lopha stefaninii – type locality for species
- †Mactromya
- †Milleporidium – tentative report
- †Modiolus
- †Mytilus
- †Mytilus autissiodorensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nanogyra
- †Nanogyra nana – type locality for species
- †Nanogyra nana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nanogyra nana
- †Nucula
- †Pholadomya
- †Protocardia
- †Sellithyris
- †Serpula
- †Serpula conformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Serpula ilium
- †Serpula sp.
- †Serpula tricarinata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Somalirhynchia
- †Somalirhynchia africana
- †Somalirhynchia bihendulensis – or unidentified related form
- †Somalirhynchia bihendulensis
- †Somalirhynchia bihenensis – or unidentified related form
- †Somalirhynchia jordanica
- †Somalirhynchia smelliei
- †Somalirhynchia sp.
- †Stellispongia
- †Stylina – tentative report
- †Tubithyris
- †Tubithyris jubaensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turbo
- †Unicardium – tentative report
- †Unicardium
- †Unicardium sp.
- †Unicardium subglobosum – or unidentified related form
- †Xestosina – tentative report
- †Xestosina
- †Zeilleria
Cenozoic
edit- †Acanthastrea
- †Acar
- †Acropora
- †Acrosterigma
- †Anadara
- †Ancilla
- †Antillophyllia
- †Arca
- †Asaphis
- †Astrea
- †Astreopora
- †Barbatia
- †Bistolida
- †Bittium
- †Bittium parvulum – type locality for species
- †Brachidontes
- †Brechites
- †Bulla[disambiguation needed]
- †Callista
- †Cardita
- †Cardium
- †Ceratotherium
- †Cerithidea
- †Cerithium
- †Cerithium caeruleum
- †Cerithium cailliaudi
- †Cerithium clypeomorus
- †Cerithium dubium – or unidentified related form
- †Cerithium erythraeonense
- †Cerithium vertagus
- †Chama
- †Chlamys
- †Circe
- †Clanculus
- †Clementia
- †Clypeaster
- †Clypeomorus
- †Codakia
- †Conus
- †Corbula
- †Crocodylus
- †Cyathoseris
- †Cyathoseris crassilamellata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cycloseris
- †Cymatium
- †Cynarina
- †Cyphastrea
- †Cypraea
- †Diadema
- †Diadema setosum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Diploastrea
- †Diplodonta
- †Dipsastraea
- †Divaricella
- †Drupa
- †Echinometra
- †Echinophyllia
- †Echinopora
- †Engina
- †Equus
- †Eritreum – type locality for genus
- †Eritreum melakeghebrekristosi – type locality for species
- †Erosaria
- †Euchelus
- †Euphyllia
- †Favites
- †Fulvia
- †Fungia
- †Fungia concinna
- †Fungia fralinae
- †Fungia fungites
- †Fungia granulosa
- †Fungia klunzingeri
- †Fungia laevis
- †Fungia proechinata
- †Fungia repanda
- †Fungia sp.
- †Fungia uniformis – type locality for species
- †Fungia valida
- †Fungia zuffardiae
- †Gafrarium
- †Goniastrea
- †Goniopora
- †Haminoea
- †Haminoea paulae – type locality for species
- †Hemicardium
- †Herpolitha
- †Hipparion
- †Hippopotamus
- †Hydnophora
- †Hyotissa
- †Kobus
- †Kolpochoerus
- †Kolpochoerus majus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Kolpochoerus sp.
- †Leptastrea
- †Leptoseris
- †Lobophyllia
- †Lopha
- †Luria
- †Lyncina
- †Macrocallista
- †Maretia
- †Marginella
- †Marginella cypraeaeformis – type locality for species
- †Marginella terveriana
- †Mauritia
- †Melongena
- †Mesodesma
- †Mitra
- †Modiolus
- †Murex
- †Nassa
- †Nassarius
- †Natica
- †Nerita
- †Ocenebra
- †Orbicella
- †Ostrea
- †Pachyseris
- †Palaeoloxodon
- †Pelorovis
- †Pelusios
- †Pelusios sinuatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Periglypta
- †Pinctada
- †Pisania
- †Planaxis
- †Platygyra
- †Plicatula
- †Polinices
- †Porites
- †Purpura
- †Pyramidella
- † Python
- †Python sebaeex gr.
- †Rhinoclavis
- †Saccostrea
- †Septifer
- †Spondylus
- †Spondylus marisrubri
- †Spondylus ocellatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spondylus regius
- †Spondylus spectrum
- †Spondylus spinosus
- †Strombus
- †Stylophora
- †Symphyllia
- †Tectus
- †Tellina
- †Terebra
- †Terebralia
- †Thais
- †Tibia
- †Tridacna
- †Trochus
- †Trochus dentatus
- †Trochus erythraeus
- †Trochus maculatus
- †Trochus stefaninii – type locality for species
- †Trochus virgatus
- †Tubipora
- †Turbinella
- †Turbo
- †Turritella
- †Tursiops
- †Tursiops aduncus – type locality for species
- †Varanus
- †Vermetus
- †Volema
References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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