List of the Cenozoic life of Arizona

This list of the Cenozoic life of Arizona contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Arizona and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

A[]

• †Adelphailurus
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  Fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pleistocene bear Agriotherium
  †Agriotherium
• †Alforjas
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  • † – type locality for species
• †Ambystoma
  • †Ambystoma tigrinum
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  Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus
  †Amphimachairodus
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• †Amplibuteo
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• Antrozous
  • †Antrozous pallidus
• Aquila
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• 

  Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale
  †Arctodus
• †Aztlanolagus
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B[]

• Baiomys
• Bassariscus
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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• Bison
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• 

  Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964).
  †Borophagus
  • †Borophagus diversidens
  • †Borophagus parvus – type locality for species
• Brachylagus
• Bufo
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  • †Bufo woodhousei

C[]

• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
  †Camelops
  • †Camelops hesternus – or unidentified comparable form
• Canis
  • †Canis armbrusteri
  • †Canis dirus
  • †Canis edwardii
  • †Canis ferox
  • †Canis latrans
  • † – type locality for species
• †Capromeryx
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• †Carpocyon
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• Castor
• Celtis
  • †Celtis reticulata
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• Cervus
• 

  Fossilized cranium of the Pliocene-Pleistocene hyena Chasmaporthetes
  †Chasmaporthetes
  • † – type locality for species
• †Chrysocyon
  • † – type locality for species
• †Citellus
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• Cnemidophorus
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• Cratogeomys
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• Crotaphytus – or unidentified comparable form
• †
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• 

  Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius
  †Cuvieronius

D[]

• 

  A living Desmodus, or vampire bat
  Desmodus
  • †Desmodus stocki
• †Diceratherium
• †Dinohippus
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• Dipodomys
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• †Dipoides
  • † – type locality for species
• † – tentative report

E[]

• †Epicyon
  • †Epicyon haydeni
• Eptesicus – or unidentified comparable form
• Equus
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    Restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene horse Equus scotti, or Scott's horse
    †Equus scotti – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Equus simplicidens
• Erethizon
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• †Eucyon
  • †Eucyon davisi
• Eumeces
• Eumops
  • †Eumops perotis – or unidentified comparable form

G[]

• †
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• †Geococcyx
  • †Geococcyx californianus
• Geomys
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• 

  Restoration of a herd of the Pliocene-Holocene ground sloth Glossotherium
  †Glossotherium
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• †Glyptotherium
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  • †Glyptotherium texanum

H[]

• †Hemiauchenia
• †Hesperotestudo
• Heterodon
  • †Heterodon nasicus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Histiotus
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• 

  Restoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat
  †Homotherium – tentative report
• Hyla
• †Hypolagus
  • † – type locality for species
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I[]

• Ictalurus – tentative report
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos
  †Indarctos – tentative report

J[]

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K[]

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• 

  A living Kinosternon, or mud turtle
  Kinosternon
  • †Kinosternon arizonense – type locality for species

L[]

• Lampropeltis
  • †Lampropeltis getulus
• Lasiurus
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    A living Lasiurus blossevillii, or desert red bat
    †Lasiurus blossevillii – or unidentified comparable form
• Lemmiscus
  • †Lemmiscus curtatus
• Lepus
  • † – type locality for species
• Lynx

M[]

• †Machairodus
• †Mammut
• †Mammuthus
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    Mounted fossilized skeleton of a Mammuthus columbi or Columbian mammoth
    †Mammuthus columbi
• Marmota
  • † – type locality for species
• Martes
• †Megalonyx
  • †Megalonyx jeffersonii
• †Megatylopus
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• Meleagris
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †Merychyus
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• †Metalopex
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• Microtus
• • †
• †Morrillia
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• Mustela
  • †Mustela frenata – or unidentified comparable form
• Myotis
  • †Myotis thysanodes
  • †Myotis velifer

N[]

• 

  Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus
  †Nannippus
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• †Neochoerus
• Neotoma
  • †Neotoma albigula – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Neotoma cinerea
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  • †Neotoma mexicana – or unidentified comparable form
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  • † – type locality for species
• Nerodia
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• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops
  †Nothrotheriops
• †Nothrotherium
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• Notiosorex
  • †Notiosorex crawfordi
• †
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O[]

• 

  A living Odocoileus deer
  Odocoileus
• Ondatra
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  • †Ondatra zibethicus
• †Onychocampodea – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Onychomachilis – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• Onychomys
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  • †
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Ovis
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    A living Ovis canadensis, or bighorn sheep
    †Ovis canadensis – type locality for species

P[]

• †Paenemarmota
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• Panthera
  • †Panthera leo
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• †Paramachaerodus
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
  †Paramylodon
  • †Paramylodon harlani
• †Paronychomys
  • † – type locality for species
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• Perognathus
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  • † – type locality for species
• Peromyscus
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• Pituophis
  • †Pituophis melanoleucus
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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene peccary Platygonus
  †Platygonus
  • †Platygonus compressus
• †Pleiolama
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• †Plesiogulo
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• †Plionarctos
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• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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• †Protolabis
  • †Protolabis coartatus
  • †Protolabis yavapaiensis – type locality for species
• 

  Restoration of the Miocene cat Pseudaelurus
  †Pseudaelurus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Ptinus
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R[]

• †Rana
• Reithrodontomys
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †Repomys
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
  †Rhynchotherium
  • † – tentative report

S[]

• Scaphiopus
• Sciurus
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    A living Sciurus aberti, or Abert's squirrel
    †Sciurus aberti – or unidentified comparable form
• Sigmodon
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• Sorex
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• Spermophilus
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  • †Spermophilus variegatus
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• Spilogale
  • †Spilogale putorius
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon
  †Stegomastodon
  • †Stegomastodon mirificus
• †Stenomylus
• †Stockoceros
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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• Sylvilagus
  • †Sylvilagus audubonii – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †

T[]

• Tapirus
  • †Tapirus merriami – or unidentified comparable form
• Taxidea
  • †Taxidea taxus
• Tayassu
  • †Tayassu tajacu
• †Teleoceras
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• Terrapene
  • †Terrapene ornata – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Restoration of the Pleictocene pronghorn Tetrameryx
  †Tetrameryx – or unidentified comparable form
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• Thamnophis
• Thomomys
• †Titanotylopus
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• †Trigonictis
  • †Trigonictis macrodon

U[]

• 

  A living Urocyon fox
  Urocyon
  • † – type locality for species

V[]

• Vulpes
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    A living Vulpes velox, or swift fox
    †Vulpes velox

References[]

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)