List of the Cenozoic life of Montana

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This list of the Cenozoic life of Montana contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Montana 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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  • †Acheronodon
    • †Acheronodon garbani – type locality for species
  • Acipenser
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  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus
    †Acritohippus
    • †Acritohippus isonesus
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  • †Aelurodon
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  • Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).
    †Aepycamelus
    • †Aepycamelus stocki
  • †Agnotocastor
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  • †Agriochoerus
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  • †Agrostis
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  • †Ailanthus
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  • Alangium
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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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  • †Amentotaxus
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  • Amia
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  • †Ampelopsis
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  • †Amphechinus
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  • Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon
    †Amphicyon
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  • †Amyzon
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  • Anas
    • †Anas platyrhynchos – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Anconodon
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  • †Anemia
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  • Fossilized tooth of the Oligocene-Miocene shark Carcharocles angustidens
    †Angustidens
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  • Antilocapra – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Antilocapra americana
  • †Aphelops
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  • †Araucaria
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  • Fossilized skull of the Oligocene bone-crushing dog Archaeocyon
    †Archaeocyon
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  • †Archaeohippus
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  • †Arctocyon
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  • Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale
    †Arctodus
    • †Arctodus simus
  • †Arctostaphylos
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  • Arundo
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  • Arvicola
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  • A living Astronium tree, which is related to cashews
    †Astronium
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  • †Athyana
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  • †Avunculus
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  • †Axestemys
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  • Living Azolla water ferns
    Azolla
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  • †Baiotomeus
    • †Baiotomeus douglassi
    • †Baiotomeus lamberti – type locality for species
  • †Bathygenys
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  • Shoot and flowers of a modern Berberis, or barberry
    †Berberis
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  • Berchemia
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  • Betula
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  • Bibio – or unidentified related form
  • Bison
    • †Bison bison
    • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison
      †Bison latifrons – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Bisonalveus
    • †Bisonalveus browni
  • †Blastomeryx
    • †Blastomeryx gemmifer
  • †Bootherium
  • †Borealosuchus
    • †Borealosuchus sternbergii
  • †Brachychampsa
  • Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus
    †Brachycrus
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  • †Brachyrhynchocyon
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  • Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
    †Camelops
    • †Camelops minidokae
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  • †Canavalia
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  • Canis
    • †Canis latrans
    • †Canis lupus
  • †Canna
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  • †Cardiospermum
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  • Carpinus
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  • †Carpodaptes
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  • Life restoration of the Paleocene primate relative Carpolestes
    †Carpolestes
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  • Carya
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  • †Cassia
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  • Castanea
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  • Castor
    • †Castor californicus
    • A living Castor canadensis, or North American beaver
      †Castor canadensis
  • †Catalpa
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  • †Catopsalis
    • †Catopsalis alexanderi
    • †Catopsalis waddleae
  • Ceanothus
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  • Cedrela
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  • †Celastrus
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  • Celtis
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  • Cercidiphyllum
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  • Flowers of a living Cercis or redbud tree
    Cercis
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  • †Cercocarpus
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  • †Chamaecyparis
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  • †Chamops
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  • Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous-Eocene choristoderan reptile Champsosaurus
    †Champsosaurus
  • †Chiromyoides
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  • †Chisternon
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  • †Chriacus
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    • †Chriacus calenancus
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  • †Chthonophis – type locality for genus
    • †Chthonophis subterraneus – type locality for species
  • †Cimexomys
    • †Cimexomys minor – type locality for species
  • †Cimolestes
    • †Cimolestes incisus
  • A living Cinnamomum, or cinnamon tree
    Cinnamomum
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  • Cissus
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  • Clematis
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  • Cocculus
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  • †Colodon
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Colubrina
  • †Compsemys
    • †Compsemys victa
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  • Illustration of fossilized vertebrae of the Late Cretaceous-Eocene snake Coniophis. Othniel Charles Marsh (1892).
    †Coniophis – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Conzattia
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  • Cornus
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  • †Corylus
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  • †Coryphodon
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  • Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene pronghorn-relative Cosoryx
    †Cosoryx – tentative report
  • Crataegus
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  • †Credneria
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  • Crematogaster
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  • Culiseta
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  • †Cynodesmus
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  • Cynomys
    • A living Cynomys ludovicianus, or black-tailed prairie dog
      †Cynomys ludovicianus

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  • †Dalbergia
  • †Daphoenictis – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Derrisemys – type locality for genus
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  • †Desmatochoerus
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  • †Diceratherium
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  • †Didymictis
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  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene false saber-toothed cat Dinictis. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Dinictis
  • †Dinohippus
  • †Dioctria – tentative report
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  • †Diospyros
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  • †Diphysa
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  • Fossilized samara of the Eocene-modern Dipteronia tree
    Dipteronia
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  • †Dissacus
  • †Dixella
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  • Dolichoderus
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  • Fossilized horns, jaws, and limb bones of the Miocene deer relative Dromomeryx
    †Dromomeryx
    • †Dromomeryx borealis
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  • Dryopteris
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  • Fossilized skull of the Paleocene-Eocene mammal Ectocion
    †Ectocion
    • †Ectocion cedrus
    • †Ectocion collinus
  • †Ectoganus
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  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene anthracothere mammal Elomeryx
    †Elomeryx – tentative report
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  • †Eoconodon
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    • †Eoconodon nidhoggi
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  • †Eotitanops
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon
    †Epicyon
    • †Epicyon haydeni
  • †Epihippus
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  • †Equisetum
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  • Equus
  • Erucius – tentative report
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  • †Eucastor
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  • †Eucommia
    • †Eucommia montana
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  • Foliage and fruit of a modern Euonymus
    †Euonymus
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  • †Euoplocyon
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  • Exbucklandia
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  • Exechia – or unidentified related form
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  • Ficus
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  • A living Fokienia cypress tree
    Fokienia
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  • Formica
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  • †Fraxinus
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  • Geochelone
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  • Gerrhonotus – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Ginkgo
  • Gleichenia
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  • Glyptostrobus
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  • †Goniacodon
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  • †Habrosaurus
    • †Habrosaurus dilatus
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  • †Helaletes
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  • Helius
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  • Fossilized skull of the Oligocene lizard Helodermoides
    †Helodermoides – type locality for genus
    • †Helodermoides tuberculatus – type locality for species
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  • †Herpetotherium
    • †Herpetotherium fugax
    • †Herpetotherium knighti – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Hesperinus – or unidentified related form
  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene dog Hesperocyon. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Hesperocyon
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  • †Heteraletes
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  • †Hiodon
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  • Holmskioldia
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  • †Holopogon
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  • Homo
    • †Homo sapiens
  • Restoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat
    †Homotherium
    • †Homotherium serum
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  • †Hutchemys – type locality for genus
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  • †Hyaenodon
    • †Hyaenodon crucians
  • Hydrangea
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  • †Hydromystria
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  • †Hyopsodus
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  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Miocene even-toed ungulate Hypertragulus
    †Hypertragulus
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  • †Hypisodus
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  • †Hypohippus
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  • †Hypolagus
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  • †Hypsiops
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  • †Hyrachyus
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  • †Hyracodon
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  • †Ictidopappus
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  • †Ignacius
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  • †Ilex[1]
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  • †Intyrictis
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  • †Ischyrhiza – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Ischyrhiza avonicola
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Oligocene rodent Ischyromys
    †Ischyromys
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  • Isoetes
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  • Isonychia
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  • Juglans
    • A living Juglans regia also known as the Persian or English walnut
      †Juglans regia – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Juniperus
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  • †Kerria
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  • †Kimbetohia
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  • A living Koelreuteria tree
    Koelreuteria
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  • Lasius
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  • †Latiblattella
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  • Living Laurus, or laurel trees
    Laurus
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  • Lemmiscus
    • †Lemmiscus curtatus
  • Lepisosteus
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  • †Leptauchenia
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  • †Leptictis
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  • †Leptocyon
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  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene even-toed ungulate Leptomeryx
    †Leptomeryx
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  • †Leptoreodon
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  • †Leucaena
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  • †Limnenetes
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  • Lindera
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  • †Lisserpeton
    • †Lisserpeton bairdi
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  • Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene bird Lithornis
    †Lithornis
    • †Lithornis celetius – type locality for species
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  • Lynx
    • A living Lynx rufus, or bobcat
      †Lynx rufus

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  • Close-up view of a Magnolia flower
    Magnolia
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  • Mahonia
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  • †Mammut
    • †Mammut americanum
  • †Mammuthus
    • †Mammuthus columbi
    • Life restorations of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon (right), and a Mammuthus primigenius, or wooly mammoth (left)
      †Mammuthus primigenius
  • Marchantia
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  • Marmota
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  • Martes
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  • Life restoration of battling males of the Eocene brontothere mammal Megacerops
    †Megacerops
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  • †Megahippus
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Megalonyx
    • †Megalonyx jeffersonii
  • †Megantereon
  • †Megatylopus
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  • †Menodus
  • †Merriamoceros
  • †Merychippus
    • †Merychippus sejunctus
  • †Merychyus
    • †Merychyus arenarum – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Merycochoerus
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  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene pronghorn Merycodus
    †Merycodus
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  • †Merycoides
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  • †Merycoidodon
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  • †Mesodma
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Mesodma formosa
    • †Mesodma garfieldensis – type locality for species
    • †Mesodma pygmaea – type locality for species
    • †Mesodma thompsoni
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  • †Mesohippus
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  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene oreodont mammal Mesoreodon
    †Mesoreodon
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  • Metasequoia
  • †Metopium
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  • Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene mammal Miacis
    †Miacis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Microcosmodon
    • †Microcosmodon harleyi – type locality for species
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  • Microtus
    • †Microtus pennsylvanicus – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Mimetodon
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  • †Miniochoerus – tentative report
  • Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene three-toed horse Miohippus
    †Miohippus – type locality for genus
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Miohippus grandis
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  • †Mnium
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  • †Monosaulax
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  • Morus
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  • Mustela
    • †Mustela frenata
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  • Myrica
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  • †Nanotragulus
  • †Navajovius
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  • †Nelumbo
  • Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Neohipparion
  • †Neoplagiaulax
    • †Neoplagiaulax donaldorum – type locality for species
    • †Neoplagiaulax grangeri – type locality for species
    • †Neoplagiaulax hunteri – type locality for species
    • †Neoplagiaulax kremnus
    • †Neoplagiaulax mckennai
    • †Neoplagiaulax nelsoni – type locality for species
  • †Niglarodon
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    • †
  • †
    • †
  • A living Nuphar water lily
    †Nuphar
    • †
  • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Nyssa
    • †
    • †
    • †

O[]

  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Odaxosaurus
    • †Odaxosaurus piger
  • A living Odocoileus deer
    Odocoileus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Olar
    • †
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
  • †
    • †
  • A living Ondatra, or muskrat
    Ondatra
    • †
    • †Ondatra zibethicus
  • †Onoclea
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Opisthotriton
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • Oreohelix
  • †
    • †
  • †Oreonetes
    • †
    • †
  • †Osmanthus
    • †
  • Living Osmunda ferns
    †Osmunda
    • †Osmunda greenlandica
    • †
    • †
  • Ostrya
    • †
  • †Otarocyon
    • †
  • †Oxyacodon
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Life restoration of a pair of the Oligocene-Miocene camel Oxydactylus. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Oxydactylus
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species

P[]

  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
  • †
  • †Palaeogale
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Restoration of the Oligocene rabbit relative Palaeolagus
    †Palaeolagus
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
  • †Palaeoryctes
  • †Palaeosinopa
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Restorative model and fossilized skull of the Eocene brontothere mammal Palaeosyops
    †Palaeosyops
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Palatobaena
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Paleopsephurus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Flowers and foliage of a living Paliurus
    Paliurus
    • †
    • †
  • †Pandemonium
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Pantolambda
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Pantomimus – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Paracosoryx
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
    †Paramylodon
    • †Paramylodon harlani
  • †Paramys
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
  • †Paratomarctus
    • †
  • †Parectypodus
    • †Parectypodus sinclairi – type locality for species
    • †Parectypodus sylviae
  • † – tentative report
  • †Parictis
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Parthenocissus
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Paulownia
    • †
    • †
  • Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene lizard Peltosaurus
    †Peltosaurus
  • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Penthetria
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Peraceras
    • †
    • †
  • †Peradectes
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Perognathus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Peromyscus
    • †Peromyscus maniculatus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Persea
    • †
  • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
  • Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene ungulate Phenacodus. Charles R. Knight (1898).
    †Phenacodus
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Phragmites
    • †
  • †Phthiria
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • Picea
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Piceoerpeton
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • A living Pinus, or pine tree
    Pinus
    • †
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †Pithecolobium
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Planetetherium
    • †Planetetherium mirabile – type locality for species
  • †Plastomenoides – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Platanus
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Plecia
    • † – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene primate Plesiadapis
    †Plesiadapis
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pliohippus
  • †
    • †
  • †Plithocyon
    • †
  • †
  • †Poebrotherium
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
  • Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene false faber-toothed cat Pogonodon
    †Pogonodon
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Populus
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Potentilla
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
  • †Prochetodon
    • †Prochetodon foxi – type locality for species
  • †Prodesmodon
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • Fossil of the Eocene ant Proiridomyrmex
    †Proiridomyrmex
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Promerycochoerus
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †Proscalops
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Prosphyracephala
    • † – type locality for species
  • Fossil of the Oligocene ant Protazteca
    †Protazteca
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Protictis
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Protohippus
    †Protohippus
  • †Protolabis
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Protoreodon
    • †
    • †
  • †Protungulatum
    • †Protungulatum donnae
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Prunus
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Replica of a fossilized cranium of the Miocene horse Pseudhipparion
    †Pseudhipparion
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Pseudolarix
    • †Pseudolarix americana
  • †Pseudomesoreodon – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Pseudomyrmex
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
  • †
  • †Pseudotsuga
    • †
    • †
  • Life restoration of the Paleocene taeniodont mammal Psittacotherium
    †Psittacotherium
    • †
  • Ptelea
    • †
  • †Ptenidium
    • † – type locality for species
  • Pteris
  • Pterocarya
    • †
  • †Ptilodus
    • †Ptilodus kummae
    • †Ptilodus montanus – type locality for species
    • †Ptilodus tsosiensis
  • Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous-Paleocene primate relative Purgatorius
    †Purgatorius
    • †Purgatorius janisae – type locality for species
    • †Purgatorius titusi – type locality for species
    • †Purgatorius unio – type locality for species
  • †Pyracantha
    • † – type locality for species

Q[]

  • A living Quercus, or oak tree
    Quercus
    • †
    • †
    • † – tentative report
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †

R[]

  • †Rana – or unidentified comparable form
  • Rangifer
    • A living Rangifer tarandus, or reindeer
      †Rangifer tarandus
  • †
    • †
  • †Rhamnus
    • †
    • †Rhamnus crocea
    • †
  • Rhus
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Robinia
    • †
    • †
  • Rosa
    • †

S[]

  • Sabal
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Saccoloma
    • †
  • A living Salix, or willow
    Salix
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Sambucus
    • †
  • †Sapindus
    • †
  • Sassafras
  • †
  • †Scapherpeton
    • †
  • †Scaphohippus
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Scotiophryne – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • †Selaginella
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Sequoia
  • † – tentative report
  • †Simoedosaurus
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Smilax
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Sophora
    • †
  • †Sorbus
    • †
  • †Sparganium
    • †
  • Spea
    • †
  • Spermophilus
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †Spermophilus richardsonii
  • †Spiraea
    • †
    • †
  • †Stelocyon
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Steneofiber
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene camel Stenomylus
    †Stenomylus
    • †Stenomylus hitchcocki – or unidentified comparable form
  • Sterculia
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Stygimys
    • †Stygimys camptorhiza – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • †Stygimys jepseni – type locality for species
    • †Stygimys kuszmauli – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Miocene deer relative Subdromomeryx. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Subdromomeryx
    • †Subdromomeryx antilopinus
  • †Subhyracodon
    • †
    • †
  • †Submerycochoerus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Sylvicola – or unidentified related form
  • Sylvilagus
    • †Sylvilagus nuttallii
  • †Symplocarpus
    • †

T[]

  • Restoration of the Paleocene multituberculate mammal Taeniolabis
    †Taeniolabis
    • †Taeniolabis lamberti – type locality for species
  • †Tapocyon
    • †
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Taricha
    • † – type locality for species
  • Taxodium
  • †
    • †
  • Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
    †Teleoceras
  • † – tentative report
  • †Tephrodytes – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †Tetraclaenodon
    • †
  • Thomomys
    • †
    • A living Thomomys talpoides, or northern pocket gopher
      †Thomomys talpoides
  • †Thrinax
    • †
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – tentative report
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Thuja
    • †
    • †
  • †Thylacodon
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Ticholeptus
    • †
  • Tilia
    • †
    • †
  • †Tinuviel
    • †
  • Tipula
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Paleocene pantodonts mammal Titanoides
    †Titanoides
    • †Titanoides gidleyi
  • †Trapa
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Trigenicus
    • †
  • †Trigonias
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
  • † – tentative report
  • †Tropidia
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †Tylocephalonyx
  • Typha
    • †

U[]

  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • A living Ulmus, or elm
    Ulmus
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Ursus

V[]

  • A variety of modern Vaccinium species, clockwise from top right: cranberries, lingonberries, blueberries, and huckleberries
    †Vaccinium
    • †
  • †Valenopsalis
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Vauquelinia
    • †
    • †
  • †Viburnum
    • †
    • †
  • †Viguiera
    • †
  • Leaves and fruit of a living Vitis, or grapevine
    Vitis
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Viverravus – tentative report

W[]

  • †
  • Living Woodwardia ferns
    †Woodwardia
    • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form

X[]

Z[]

  • Leaf of a living Zelkova tree
    Zelkova
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • † – tentative report
    • † – type locality for species
  • †[2]
    • † – type locality for species[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Alexander B. Doweld (2019). "New names for Ilex and Ilexpollenites (Aquifoliaceae), extant and fossil. Notulae Systematicae ad Palaeofloram Europaeam spectantes II. Aquifoliaceae". Phytotaxa. 388 (2): 179–191. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.388.2.5.
  2. ^ a b Tobin L. Hieronymus; David A. Waugh; Julia A. Clarke (2019). "A new zygodactylid species indicates the persistence of stem passerines into the early Oligocene in North America". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 19 (1): Article 3. doi:10.1186/s12862-018-1319-6. PMC 6321701. PMID 30611195.
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