List of the Cenozoic life of Kansas

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

A[]

• Acris
  • †Acris crepitans
• †Adelphailurus
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Aelurodon
  †Aelurodon
  • †Aelurodon taxoides
• Agkistrodon
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• †Agriocharis
  • † – type locality for species
• †Agriotherium
• †Alforjas
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• †Allogona
  • †Allogona profunda
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• †Ambystoma
  • †Ambystoma maculatum
  • †Ambystoma tigrinum
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon. Margret Flinsch (1932).
  †Amebelodon
  • †
• Amia
  • †Amia calva
• †Amphimachairodus
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• Anas
  • †Anas crecca
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• †Aphelops
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• Aplodinotus
  • †Aplodinotus grunniens – or unidentified comparable form
• †Arctodus
  • †Arctodus pristinus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Arctodus simus
• †Astrohippus
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B[]

• Baiomys
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene-Pliocene false saber-toothed cat Barbourofelis
  †Barbourofelis
• Bassariscus
  • † – type locality for species
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  • † – type locality for species
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• Bison
  • †Bison antiquus – type locality for species
  • †Bison bison
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    Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison
    †Bison latifrons
• Blarina
  • †Blarina brevicauda
  • †Blarina carolinensis
• †Borophagus
  • †Borophagus diversidens
  • †Borophagus hilli
  • †Borophagus pugnator
  • †Borophagus secundus – type locality for species
• Botaurus
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• Bufo
  • 

    A living Anaxyrus cognatus (formerly Bufo cognatus), or Great Plains toad
    †Bufo cognatus
  • †Bufo hemiophrys
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  • †Bufo marinus
  • † – type locality for species
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  • †Bufo woodhousei
• †
  • † – type locality for species
  • †

C[]

• †Calippus
  • † informal
  • †Calippus martini
  • †Calippus regulus
• 

  Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
  †Camelops
• Candona
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
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• Canis
  • †Canis armbrusteri
  • †Canis dirus
  • †Canis edwardii
  • †Canis ferox
  • †Canis latrans
  • †Canis lepophagus
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx
  †Capromeryx
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• †Carpocyon
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• Carychium
  • †Carychium exiguum
• Castor
  • †Castor canadensis
• †Castoroides
  • †Castoroides ohioensis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Catostomus
  • †Catostomus commersoni
• Celtis
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• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene-Pleistocene horned gopher Ceratogaulus. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
  †Ceratogaulus
  • †Ceratogaulus hatcheri
  • †Ceratogaulus minor
• †Cervalces
  • †Cervalces scotti
• Cervus
  • †Cervus elaphus
• Chaetodipus
  • †Chaetodipus hispidus
• Chara
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Fossilized cranium of the Pliocene-Pleistocene hyena Chasmaporthetes
  †Chasmaporthetes
• Chelydra
  • †Chelydra serpentina
• Chrysemys
  • †Chrysemys picta
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• †Cionella
  • †Cionella lubrica
• Clethrionomys
  • †Clethrionomys gapperi
• Cnemidophorus
  • †
  • †Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
• Coluber
  • †Coluber constrictor
• † – type locality for genus
  • †
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene pronghorn Cosoryx
  †Cosoryx
  • †Cosoryx furcatus
• Crotalus
  • †Crotalus viridis
• †Cryptantha
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• Cryptotis
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  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Cryptotis parva
• Cynomys
  • †Cynomys gunnisoni – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – type locality for species
  • 

    A living Cynomys ludovicianus, or black-tailed prairie dog
    †Cynomys ludovicianus
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  • †
  • † – type locality for species
• • †
• – tentative report

D[]

• Deroceras
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• Diadophis
  • †Diadophis punctatus
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Dinohippus
  †Dinohippus
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• Dipodomys
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Dipodomys ordii – or unidentified comparable form
• †Dipoides
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• Discus
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• †
  • † – type locality for species

E[]

• Egretta
• Elaphe – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Elaphe obsoleta
  • †Elaphe vulpina
• Emydoidea
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• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon
  †Epicyon
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Epicyon haydeni
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• Equus
  • †Equus conversidens
  • †Equus francisci
  • †Equus giganteus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Equus niobrarensis
  • †Equus scotti
  • 

    Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene horse Equus simplicidens, also known as the Hagerman horse or American zebra
    †Equus simplicidens
• †Eucastor
• †Euconulus
  • †Euconulus fulvus
• †Eucyon
  • †Eucyon davisi
• Eumeces
  • †Eumeces fasciatus
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Eumeces obsoletus
  • †Eumeces septentrionalis
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F[]

• Felis
  • †
• †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Ferrissia
  • †Ferrissia rivularis
• 

  A living Fundulus
  †Fundulus

G[]

• Gastrocopta
  • †Gastrocopta armifera
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• Geochelone
• Geomys
  • † – type locality for species
  • 

    A living Geomys bursarius, or Plains pocket gopher
    †Geomys bursarius
  • † – type locality for species
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• Gerrhonotus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Gigantocamelus
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• †Gnathabelodon
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium
  †Gomphotherium
• Gopherus
• Graptemys
  • †Graptemys geographica
• Grus
  • †Grus americana
  • † – type locality for species
• †
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• Gyraulus
  • †Gyraulus parvus

H[]

• Hawaiia
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  • †Hawaiia minuscula
• Helicodiscus
  • †
  • †Helicodiscus parallelus
• Helisoma
  • †Helisoma anceps
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  • †Helisoma trivolvis
• 

  Fossilized lower jaw of the Miocene-Pleistocene llama relative Hemiauchenia
  †Hemiauchenia
  • †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
• †
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• †Hesperotestudo
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• Heterodon
  • †Heterodon nasicus
  • †Heterodon platyrhinos
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• †
  • † – type locality for species
  • †
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• †Hipparion
  • †Hipparion tehonense – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hippotherium
• Holbrookia
  • †Holbrookia maculata
• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Holmesina with a human to scale
  †Holmesina
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• Homo
  • †Homo sapiens
• †Homotherium
  • †Homotherium serum
• Hyla
  • †Hyla cinerea – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Hyla gratiosa – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Hyla squirella – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Hyla versicolor
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene horse Hypohippus. Heinrich Harder (1920).
  †Hypohippus
• †Hypolagus
  • † – type locality for species
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I[]

• Ictalurus
  • †
  • †Ictalurus melas
  • †Ictalurus punctatus
• 

  Illustration of a living Ictiobus, or buffalo fish
  †Ictiobus
• Ilyocypris
  • †
• †Ischyrocyon – tentative report

K[]

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• Kinosternon
  • 

    A living Kinosternon flavescens, or yellow mud turtle
    †Kinosternon flavescens
  • †Kinosternon subrubrum

L[]

• 

  A living Lampropeltis getula, or eastern kingsnake
  Lampropeltis
  • †Lampropeltis calligaster
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  • †Lampropeltis getulus
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• Lasiurus
  • †Lasiurus cinereus
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• Lepisosteus
  • †Lepisosteus osseus
  • 

    Illustration of a living Lepisosteus platostomus, or shortnose gar
    †Lepisosteus platostomus – tentative report
• Lepomis
  • †Lepomis cyanellus
  • †Lepomis humilis – or unidentified comparable form
• †
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon
  †Leptocyon
  • †Leptocyon vafer
• Lepus
  • †Lepus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Longirostromeryx
• Lontra
  • †Lontra canadensis
• Lymnaea
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• Lynx

M[]

• †Machairodus
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• Macrochelys
  • †Macrochelys temminckii
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• †Mammut
  • †Mammut americanum
• †Mammuthus
  • 

    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
• Martes
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• †
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• †Megalonyx
  • †Megalonyx jeffersonii
  • †Megalonyx leptostomus
• †Megantereon
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• †Megatylopus
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• †Menetus
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• Mephitis
  • †Mephitis mephitis – tentative report
  • † – type locality for species
• †Merychyus
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• Micropterus
  • †Micropterus punctulatus – or unidentified comparable form
• Microtus
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  • †Microtus ochrogaster
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Microtus pennsylvanicus
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• †Minytrema – tentative report
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• Musculium
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  • †Musculium transversum
• Mustela
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Mustela richardsonii – or unidentified comparable form
• †Mylagaulus
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus
  †Mylohyus
  • †Mylohyus fossilis
• Myotis

N[]

• 

  Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus
  †Nannippus
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• †Nassella
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• †
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• Neofiber
  • † – type locality for species
• Neogale
  • †Neogale frenata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Neogale vison
• 

  Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
  †Neohipparion
  • †Neohipparion affine – or unidentified comparable form
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• Neotoma
  • †Neotoma floridana – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
  • †Neotoma micropus
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• Nerodia
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  • †Nerodia sipedon
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• Nesovitrea
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• • † – type locality for species
• †Nimravides
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• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops
  †Nothrotheriops
  • †Nothrotheriops texanus
• Notiosorex
  • †Notiosorex crawfordi
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• †
• †Notropis – tentative report

O[]

• 

  A living Odocoileus deer
  Odocoileus
• • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• Ondatra
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  • †Ondatra zibethicus
• Onychomys
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Onychomys leucogaster – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
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• Ophisaurus
  • †Ophisaurus attenuatus
• 

  A living Ortalis, or chachalaca
  Ortalis
  • † – type locality for species
• Oryzomys
  • †Oryzomys palustris

P[]

• †Paenemarmota
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• †Panicum
  • †Panicum elegans
• Panthera
  • †Panthera leo
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
  †Paramylodon
  • †Paramylodon harlani
• † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
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• †Pediomeryx
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• †Peraceras
• Perca
  • †Perca flavescens
• 

  A living Perognathus pocket mouse
  Perognathus
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – type locality for species
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  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• Peromyscus
  • † – type locality for species
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  • † – type locality for species
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  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• †
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• Phenacomys
  • †Phenacomys intermedius – or unidentified comparable form
• Phrynosoma
  • 

    A living Phrynosoma cornutum, or Texas horned lizard
    †Phrynosoma cornutum
• Physa
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• Pisidium
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• Pituophis
  • †Pituophis catenifer
  • †Pituophis melanoleucus
• †
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• †Planorbula
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• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene elephant relative Platybelodon
  †Platybelodon
  • †
• †Platygonus
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  • †Platygonus compressus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Plegadis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Pleiolama
  • † – type locality for species
• †Plesiogulo
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • †
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene horse Pliohippus
  †Pliohippus
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Pliohippus pernix
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  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • † – type locality for species
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  • † – type locality for species
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †
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• †Pomoxis
• †Potamocypris
• †Pratifelis
  • †Pratifelis martini – type locality for species
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• †Procamelus
• †Procastoroides
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• Procyon
  • †Procyon lotor
  • † – type locality for species
• †
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• †
  • † – type locality for species
• †
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  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Protohippus
  †Protohippus
  • †
  • †Protohippus supremus
• †Protolabis
• Pseudacris
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pseudacris triseriata
• Pseudemys
  • †
• †Pseudhipparion
• †
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• Puma
  • †Puma concolor
• Pupilla
  • †
• Pupoides
  • †Pupoides marginatus

R[]

• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene pronghorn Ramoceros and Cosoryx. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
  †Ramoceros
  • †
• †Rana
  • †Rana areolata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
  • †Rana catesbeiana
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  • †Rana pipiens
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• †Regina
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• Reithrodontomys
  • †Reithrodontomys humulis
  • †Reithrodontomys megalotis
  • †Reithrodontomys montanus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• Rhinocheilus – tentative report
  • †Rhinocheilus lecontei
• 

  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
  †Rhynchotherium

S[]

• †Satherium
  • †Satherium piscinarium
• Scalopus
  • †Scalopus aquaticus
• 

  A living Scaphiopus, or North American spadefoot toad
  Scaphiopus
  • †
• Sceloporus
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Sceloporus undulatus
• †Semotilus
  • †Semotilus atromaculatus – or unidentified comparable form
• Sigmodon
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
• Sistrurus
  • †Sistrurus catenatus
• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
  †Smilodon
• †Soergelia
  • †Soergelia mayfieldi – or unidentified comparable form
• Sorex
  • †Sorex arcticus
  • †Sorex cinereus
  • †
  • † – type locality for species
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  • † – type locality for species
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  • †Sorex palustris
  • †
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
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• Spea
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    A living Spea bombifrons, or plains spadefoot toad
    †Spea bombifrons
  • †
• Spermophilus
  • †
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Spermophilus franklinii – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Spermophilus richardsonii
  • †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
• Sphaerium
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• Spilogale
  • †Spilogale putorius
  • † – type locality for species
• Stagnicola
  • †Stagnicola caperata
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon
  †Stegomastodon
  • †Stegomastodon mirificus
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• †Stenotrema
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• Sternotherus
  • †Sternotherus odoratus
• Storeria
  • †Storeria dekayi – or unidentified comparable form
• Succinea
  • †Succinea ovalis
• †
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• Sylvilagus
  • 

    A living Sylvilagus floridanus, or eastern cottontail
    †Sylvilagus floridanus
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• Synaptomys
  • †Synaptomys australis

T[]

• Tapirus
  • †Tapirus veroensis
• Taxidea
  • †Taxidea taxus
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
  †Teleoceras
  • † – type locality for species
  • †
• Terrapene
  • †Terrapene carolina
  • †
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Thamnophis
  • †Thamnophis proximus
  • 

    A living Thamnophis radix, or plains garter snake
    †Thamnophis radix
  • †Thamnophis sauritus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Thamnophis sirtalis
• Thomomys
  • †Thomomys talpoides
• Trachemys
  • †Trachemys scripta
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• †Trigonictis
  • †Trigonictis macrodon
• Trionyx
  • †
• Tropidoclonion
  • †Tropidoclonion lineatum
• 

  A living Tympanuchus, or prairie chicken
  Tympanuchus – or unidentified comparable form

U[]

• †
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• Urocyon
  • 

    A living Urocyon cinereoargenteus, or gray fox
    †Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • †Urocyon progressus
• †Ustatochoerus
  • †Ustatochoerus medius

V[]

• Vallonia
  • †Vallonia gracilicosta
  • †Vallonia pulchella
• Valvata
  • †Valvata tricarinata
• Vertigo
  • †Vertigo ovata
• Vulpes
  • 

    A living Vulpes velox, or swift fox
    †Vulpes velox

Z[]

• Zapus
  • † – type locality for species
  • 

    A living Zapus hudsonius, or meadow jumping mouse
    †Zapus hudsonius
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• Zonitoides
  • †Zonitoides arboreus
  • †Zonitoides nitidus

References[]

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