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
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Alabama.
Cenozoic
edit- †Abra
- †Acesta
- †Acesta goajira – tentative report
- †Aforia
- †Aforia ecuadoriana – or unidentified related form
- †Agladrillia – tentative report
- †Amusium
- †Antillophos – tentative report
- †Architectonica
- †Argopecten – tentative report
- †Argopecten
- †Astreopora
- †Astrocoenia
- †Astrocoenia portoricensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Aturia
- †Aturia cubaensis – tentative report
- †Balanophyllia
- †Bulla
- †Bursa
- †Bursa rugosa
- †Bursa sp. Ainformal
- †Cadulus
- †Calliostoma – tentative report
- †Calliostoma
- †Calliostoma mirificum
- †Calliostoma sp.
- †Calliostoma tarltonense – or unidentified related form
- †Calliostoma tarltonense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Calliostoma tarltonense
- †Cancellomorum
- †Carcharhinus
- †Carcharias
- †Cardita
- †Carinaria
- †Caritoma
- †Caryocorbula
- †Caryophyllia
- †Caryophyllia antillarum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Caryophyllia communis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cavolinia
- †Cavolinia marginata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cavolinia pycna
- †Cavolinia regulae – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cavolinia regulae
- †Chicoreus
- †Chlamys
- †Cirsotrema
- †Cirsotrema tamanense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cladocora – tentative report
- †Clio
- †Clio kendacensis
- †Clio pedemontana
- †Clio pulcherrima – or unidentified comparable form
- †Clio pulcherrims – or unidentified comparable form
- †Clio sp.
- †Colubraria
- †Condylocardia
- †Conomitra
- †Conus
- †Conus aemulator – or unidentified comparable form
- †Conus aemulator
- †Conus consobrinus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Conus imitator – or unidentified comparable form
- †Conus sp.
- †Conus talis – or unidentified related form
- †Conus tallis – or unidentified related form
- †Crassispira
- †Crucibulum
- †Cylichnella – tentative report
- †Cymatium
- †Cymatophos – tentative report
- †Cymatophos
- †Cymatophos glareosus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cymatophos glareosus
- †Cymatophos sp.
- †Cypraecassis
- †Delectopecten
- †Deltocyathus
- †Dendrophyllia
- †Dentalium
- †Dentalium sp.
- †Dentalium uscarinanum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Desmophyllum
- †Diodora – tentative report
- †Distorsio
- †Donax – tentative report
- †Eburna
- †Eburna sp.ex gr.
- †Eburna sp.
- †Echinophoria
- †Edithinella
- †Edithinella undulata – or unidentified related form
- †Edithinella undulata
- †Enaeta
- †Epitonium
- †Eucrassatella
- †Ficus
- †Ficus carriacouensis – tentative report
- †Ficus carriacouensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ficus carriacouensis
- †Ficus sp.
- †Fissidentalium
- †Fissidentalium uscarianum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Flabellum
- †Flabellum pavoninumex gr.
- †Flabellum sp. 1informal
- †Flabellum sp. 2informal
- †Fungiacyathus
- †Fungiacyathus symmetricus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Fusinus – tentative report
- †Fusinus
- †Fusinus sp.
- †Fusinus sp. Ainformal
- †Fusiturricula
- †Glycymeris
- †Glycymeris secticostata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Glycymeris sp.
- †Glyphostoma
- †Hemipristis
- †Hindisclava
- †Hindsiclava
- †Hindsiclava consors
- †Hindsiclava henekeni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hipponix – tentative report
- †Hipponix
- †Hydrochoerus
- †Hyotissa
- †Hyotissa paraguanensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Isurus
- †Jaspidella – tentative report
- †Jaspidella
- †Jaspidella balba – tentative report
- †Jaspidella balba
- †Jaspidella sp.
- †Knefastia
- †Kuphus
- †Kuphus polythalamia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Limopsis – tentative report
- †Limopsis
- †Lithophaga
- †Macrocypraea
- †Macrocypraea zebra – or unidentified related form
- †Macrocypraea zebra – or unidentified comparable form
- †Madrepora
- †Malea
- †Malea camura – or unidentified comparable form
- †Meiocardia
- †Meiocardia agassizi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Metaphos – tentative report
- †Metaphos sp. Ainformal
- †Metula – tentative report
- Metula
- †Mitra
- †Mitra limata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mitra limata
- †Mitra sp.
- †Mitra sp. Ainformal
- †Mitratoma
- †Montastrea
- †Montastrea cavernosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Montastrea limbata
- †Naticarius
- †Nerita – tentative report
- †Nerita
- †Nerita exuvioides
- †Nerita sp.
- †Nerita sp. Ainformal
- †Niso
- †Niveria
- †Niveria suffusa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nodipecten
- †Oliva
- †Oliva cristobalcoloni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Oliva delata – tentative report
- †Oliva delata
- †Oliva valens
- †Oocorys – tentative report
- †Ostrea
- †Otodus
- †Paraborsonia
- †Paraborsonia laeta
- †Paraborsonia sp.
- †Paraborsonia varicosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paraborsonia varicosa
- †Pavona
- †Pecten
- †Pecten ventonensis – or unidentified related form
- †Petaloconchus
- †Pitar – tentative report
- †Pleurodonte
- †Pleurotomaria
- †Pleurotomaria quoyana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pocillopora
- †Pocillopora baracoaensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Polinices
- †Polinices prolaceteus
- †Polinices prolacteus – tentative report
- †Polinices prolacteus
- †Polystira
- †Propeamussium
- †Propeamussium sp. – tentative report
- †Propeamussium sp.
- †Propustularia
- †Protatlanta
- †Pteria – tentative report
- †Pteria
- †Pteria inornata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pteria sp.
- †Pterynotus
- †Pycnodonte
- †Pycnodonte antiguensis – or unidentified related form
- †Rhinoclavis
- †Sassia
- †Sassia apenninica – or unidentified comparable form
- †Scabricola – tentative report
- †Scalina
- †Scalina kendacensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Scalina kendacensis
- †Scaphander
- †Semicassis – tentative report
- †Serpulorbis
- †Siderastrea
- †Sinum – tentative report
- †Sinum
- †Sphaerocina
- †Spondylus – tentative report
- †Spondylus
- †Stenocyathus
- †Stephanocyathus
- †Sthenorytis – tentative report
- †Sthenorytis
- †Strioterebrum
- †Strombus
- †Styliola
- †Stylophora
- †Stylophora granulata
- †Stylophora imperatoris – or unidentified comparable form
- †Stylophora monticulosa
- †Stylophora sp.
- †Subcancilla
- †Subcancilla mauryae – or unidentified related form
- †Terebra
- †Terebra insulae – tentative report
- †Terebra insulae
- †Terebra lehneri
- †Terebra sp.
- †Trachycardium
- †Trigoniocardia
- †Trivia
- †Trivia islahispaniolae – or unidentified comparable form
- †Trivia islahispaniolae
- †Trochita
- †Trochita radians – or unidentified comparable form
- †Trochocyathus
- †Trochocyathus rawsoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turcicula – tentative report
- †Turcicula kendacensis – tentative report
- †Turcicula kendacensis
- †Turritella
- †Uromitra
- †Vaginella
- †Vaginella depressa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Vaginella grenadinarum
- †Vaginella sp Ainformal
- †Vaginella sp.
- †Vaginella sp. Ainformal
- †Venericardia
- †Vermetus – tentative report
- †Vermetus
- †Vexillum – tentative report
- †Xenophora – tentative report
- †Xenophora
- †Xenophora delecta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Xenophora sp.
- †Xylophaga – tentative report
References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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