List of the Cenozoic life of Idaho

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

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  Living Abies, or fir trees
  Abies
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• Acer
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• †Acritohippus
  • †Acritohippus isonesus
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  Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).
  †Aepycamelus
• †Aesculus
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• Agelaius
  • †Agelaius phoeniceus
• †Agriotherium
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• †Alforjas – tentative report
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• Alnus
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  Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon. Margret Flinsch (1932).
  †Amebelodon
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• Amelanchier
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• Anas
  • †Anas platyrhynchos
• Anser
  • †Anser caerulescens
• Antilocapra
  • †Antilocapra americana
• Antrozous
  • †Antrozous pallidus
• †Aphelops
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †Archaeohippus
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• †Arctodus
  • †Arctodus simus
• Ardea
  • †Ardea herodias

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• Baiomys
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• Betula
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• Bibio
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• Bison
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  • †Bison antiquus – or unidentified comparable form
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    Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison
    †Bison latifrons
  • †Bison priscus
• Boletina
• †Bolitophila
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• †Bombus
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• Bonasa
  • †Bonasa umbellus
• †Bootherium
  • †Bootherium bombifrons
• †Borophagus
  • †Borophagus diversidens
  • †Borophagus hilli
  • †Borophagus pugnator
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  Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus
  †Brachycrus
• Brachylagus
  • †Brachylagus idahoensis
• Branta
  • †Branta canadensis
• Bucephala
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  Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
  †Camelops
  • †Camelops hesternus
• Camponotus
• Canis
  • †Canis dirus
  • †Canis ferox
  • †Canis latrans
  • †Canis lepophagus
• Carya
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• Castor
  • †Castor californicus
  • †Castor canadensis
• Ceanothus
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• Cedrela
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• Cercidiphyllum
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• Cervus
  • †Cervus elaphus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Chamaecyparis
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• Chen
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• †Chrysolepis
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• Ciconia – tentative report
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    Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Ciconia maltha, also known as the asphalt stork or La Brea stork
    †Ciconia maltha
• Colymbus
• Comptonia
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• Cornus
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• †Cosoryx
• Craigia
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• Crataegus
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• †Cunninghamia
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• Cygnus
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• Cynomys
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• †Dennstaedtia
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• †Diceratherium
  • †Diceratherium niobrarense
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• †Dipoides
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• Dolichoderus
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  Fossilized horns, jaws, and limb bones of the Miocene deer relative Dromomeryx
  †Dromomeryx
• Dytiscus
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• Elaphe
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  • †Elaphe vulpina
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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon
  †Epicyon
  • †Epicyon haydeni
• †Equisetum
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• Equus
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  • †Equus idahoensis
  • †Equus scotti
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    Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene horse Equus simplicidens, also known as the Hagerman horse or American zebra
    †Equus simplicidens
• Erethizon
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  • †Erethizon dorsatum
• †Eucommia
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• †Euptelea
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• Exechia
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• Falco
  • †Falco peregrinus
• Felis
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  Illustrations of the flowers and foliage of a living Fraxinus, or ash tree, with insets further detailing its anatomy
  †Fraxinus
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• Gallinula
  • †Gallinula chloropus
• †Garrya
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• †Gigantocamelus
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• Ginkgo
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    Restored foliage of the Late Cretaceous-Miocene ginkgo tree Ginkgo adiantoides
    †Ginkgo adiantoides
• †Gleditsia
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• Halesia
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• †Hemiauchenia
  • †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
• Homo
  • †Homo sapiens
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  Restoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat
  †Homotherium
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  • †Homotherium serum
• Hydrangea
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• †Hypohippus
• †Hypolagus
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  Foliage and fruit of a living Ilex, or holly
  Ilex
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• Juglans
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• Larix
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  A living Lasiurus, or hairy-tailed bat
  Lasiurus
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• Lasius
• †Ledum
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• Lepus
• Libocedrus
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• †Limnephilus
• †Liriodendron
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• †Lithocarpus
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• Lontra
  • †Lontra canadensis
  • †Lontra weiri – type locality for species
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  A living Lynx
  Lynx
  • †Lynx canadensis
  • †Lynx rufus

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• †Macrophya
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• Mahonia
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• †Mammut
  • †Mammut americanum
• †Mammuthus
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    Life restoration of a herd of Mammuthus columbi, or Columbian mammoths. The extent of the fur depicted is hypothetical. Charles R. Knight (1909).
    †Mammuthus columbi
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• †Megacamelus
• †Megaleuctra
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• †Megalonyx
  • †Megalonyx jeffersonii
  • †Megalonyx leptostomus
• †Megantereon
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• Meleagris
  • †Meleagris gallopavo
• Mergus
  • †Mergus merganser
• †Merychyus
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• †Mesoreodon
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• Messor – tentative report
• †Metalopex
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• Metasequoia
  • †Metasequoia occidentalis
• †Michenia
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• †Mimomys
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  Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene three-toed horse Miohippus
  †Miohippus
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• Mustela
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• Natrix
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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene Neophrontops
  Neophrontops
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• Neotoma
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• †Niglarodon
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• †Nyssa
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  A living Odocoileus deer
  Odocoileus
• Ondatra
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  • †Ondatra zibethicus
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• †Osmunda
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• Ostrya
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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Oligocene-Miocene camel Oxydactylus
  †Oxydactylus

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• †Paenemarmota
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• †Palaeolagus – tentative report
• Panthera
  • †Panthera leo
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  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
  †Paramylodon
  • †Paramylodon harlani
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• †Parthenocissus
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• Pelecanus
  • †Pelecanus halieus – type locality for species
• Perognathus
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• Peromyscus
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• Persea
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• Phalacrocorax
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    A living Phalacrocorax auritus, or double-crested cormorant
    †Phalacrocorax auritus
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• Phenacomys
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• Phryganea
• Picea
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• Pinus
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• Platanus
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  Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).
  †Platygonus
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• Populus
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• Porzana
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• †Potamogeton
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• †Procastoroides
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• Procyon
  • †Procyon lotor
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  Restoration of the Miocene hippopotamus-like oreodont Promerycochoerus both onshore and in the water. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
  †Promerycochoerus
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• †Protolabis
• Prunus
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• †Pseudolarix
  • †Pseudolarix americana
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• †Pseudotsuga
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• Pterocarya
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• Puma
  • †Puma concolor

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  A living Quercus, or oak tree
  Quercus
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• Querquedula

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• Rangifer
  • †Rangifer tarandus
• †Rhamnus
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• Rhododendron
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• Rhus
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  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
  †Rhynchotherium
• †Ribes
• Rosa
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• †Rymosia
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• Salix
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• Sassafras
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• †Satherium
  • †Satherium piscinarium
• Scapanus
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  • †Scapanus townsendii – or unidentified related form
• Sciara
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• Sequoia
  • †Sequoia affinis
• †Sequoiadendron
  • †Sequoiadendron chaneyi
• †Simocyon
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• †Smilax
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  Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
  †Smilodon
  • †Smilodon fatalis
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• †Sophora
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• †Sorbus
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• Sorex
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  • †Sorex palustris
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• Spermophilus
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• Sphecophaga – tentative report
• †Spiraea
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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon
  †Stegomastodon
  • †Stegomastodon mirificus
• Sthenictis
• Sylvicola
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• †Symphoricarpos
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• Taxidea
  • †Taxidea taxus
• Taxodium
  • †Taxodium dubium
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  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
  †Teleoceras
• Thamnophis
• Thomomys
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  • †Thomomys townsendii
• †Thuja
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• †Ticholeptus
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• Tilia
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• †Trigonictis
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  • †Trigonictis macrodon
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• †Tsuga
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• Typha
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  A living Ulmus, or elm
  Ulmus
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• †Ungnadia
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• Ursus
  • †Ursus abstrusus – type locality for species

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  A variety of modern Vaccinium species, clockwise from top right: cranberries, lingonberries, blueberries, and huckleberries
  †Vaccinium
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• †Vauquelinia
• Vulpes
  • †Vulpes vulpes

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• Zelkova
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References[]

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