List of the Cenozoic life of Nebraska

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

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  • Acer
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  • Acipenser
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  • Acris
    • †Acris crepitans – or unidentified comparable form
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus
    †Acritohippus
    • †Acritohippus isonesus
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  • †Aelurodon
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    • †Aelurodon taxoides
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  • Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).
    †Aepycamelus
    • †Aepycamelus major
    • †Aepycamelus robustus
  • Agkistrodon
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  • †Agnotocastor
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  • †Agriochoerus
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  • †Agriotherium
  • Restorative model of the Miocene deer relative Aletomeryx
    †Aletomeryx
    • †Aletomeryx gracilis – type locality for species
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  • †Alforjas
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  • Alligator
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  • A living Alnus, or alder tree
    Alnus
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  • †Ambrosia
  • †Ambystoma
    • †Ambystoma maculatum
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    • †Ambystoma tigrinum
  • Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon. Margret Flinsch (1932).
    †Amebelodon
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  • Amia
    • †Amia calva
  • Ammospermophilus
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  • †Amphechinus
  • †Amphicyon
    • †Amphicyon frendens – type locality for species
    • †Amphicyon galushai – type locality for species
    • †Amphicyon ingens
  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus
    †Amphimachairodus
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  • †Anchitheriomys
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    • †Anchitheriomys stouti – type locality for species
  • †Anchitherium
  • A living Andrias giant salamander
    †Andrias
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  • Antrozous – or unidentified comparable form
  • Apalone
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    • †Apalone spinifera
  • †Apatemys
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  • †Aphelops
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  • Aplodinotus
    • †Aplodinotus grunniens
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  • Aramus
  • †Archaeocyon
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  • †Archaeohippus
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene entelodont mammal Archaeotherium
    †Archaeotherium
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  • †Arctodus
    • †Arctodus simus
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  • †Arctonasua
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  • Ardea
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  • Arizona
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  • †Artemisia
  • †Astrohippus
  • Atractosteus
    • †Atractosteus spatula
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  • Baiomys
  • Balearica
  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene-Pliocene false saber-toothed cat Barbourofelis
    †Barbourofelis
    • †Barbourofelis fricki
    • †Barbourofelis morrisi – type locality for species
    • †Barbourofelis whitfordi – type locality for species
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  • Bassariscus
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  • †Bathornis
    • †Bathornis veredus
  • †Bathygenys
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  • Betula – or unidentified comparable form
  • Bison
    • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison
      †Bison latifrons
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  • Blarina
    • †Blarina brevicauda
  • †Blastomeryx
    • †Blastomeryx gemmifer – type locality for species
  • †Bootherium
    • Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene-Holocene bovid Bootherium bombifrons, or Harlan's musk ox.
      †Bootherium bombifrons – type locality for species
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  • †Borophagus
    • †Borophagus diversidens
    • †Borophagus pugnator
    • †Borophagus secundus
  • †Bothriodon
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  • Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus
    †Brachycrus
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  • †Brachypsalis
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  • Skeletal reconstruction of the Eocene-Oligocene bear-dog Brachyrhynchocyon
    †Brachyrhynchocyon
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  • †Bretzia – tentative report
  • †Brontops
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  • Bufo
    • †Bufo cognatus
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Burhinus
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  • A living Buteo hawk
    Buteo
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  • †Calippus
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    • †Calippus martini
    • †Calippus placidus
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    • †Calippus regulus
  • Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
    †Camelops
    • †Camelops hesternus
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  • Canis
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  • Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx
    †Capromeryx
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  • †Carpocyon
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  • Carya
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  • Castor
    • †Castor californicus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides
    †Castoroides
  • Cedrela
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  • Celtis
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  • †Cephalogale
  • Life restoration of the Miocene-Pleistocene horned gopher Ceratogaulus. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Ceratogaulus
    • †Ceratogaulus anecdotus
    • †Ceratogaulus hatcheri
    • †Ceratogaulus rhinocerus
  • †Cervalces
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  • Chaetodipus
    • †Chaetodipus hispidus
  • †Chamaecyparis
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  • Charina
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  • Chelydra
    • †Chelydra serpentina
  • †Chelydrops
    • †Chelydrops stricta – type locality for species
  • Chrysemys
    • †Chrysemys picta
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  • Flowers of a living Cladrastis, or yellowwood
    Cladrastis
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  • Clethrionomys
    • †Clethrionomys gapperi – or unidentified comparable form
  • Cnemidophorus
    • †Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
  • Cocculus
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  • †Colodon
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  • Coluber
    • †Coluber constrictor
  • A taxidermied Conuropsis carolinensis, or Carolina parakeet
    †Conuropsis
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  • †Cordia
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  • Fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene bone-crushing dog Cormocyon
    †Cormocyon
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  • †Cormohipparion
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  • †Cosoryx
    • †Cosoryx furcatus
  • Restoration of the Miocene palaeomerycid Cranioceras, a relative of modern deer, with anachronistic human to scale
    †Cranioceras
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  • Crataegus
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  • Crotalus
    • †Crotalus horridus
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  • Cryptotis
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Cynarctoides
    • †Cynarctoides acridens
    • †Cynarctoides emryi – type locality for species
    • †Cynarctoides roii
  • †Cynarctus
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  • Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos
    †Cynelos
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  • †Cynodesmus
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  • Cynomys
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  • †Daphoenictis
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  • †Daphoenodon
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  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene bear dog Daphoenus
    †Daphoenus – type locality for genus
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  • Dasypus
    • †Dasypus bellus
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  • †Desmatippus
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    • †Desmatippus tyleri – type locality for species
  • †Desmatochoerus
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  • †Desmocyon
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    • †Desmocyon thomsoni
  • Restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene hornless rhinoceros Diceratherium. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Diceratherium
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    • †Diceratherium niobrarense – type locality for species
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  • Dicrostonyx
    • †Dicrostonyx torquatus
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  • †Dinictis
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  • †Dinohippus
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  • †Dinohyus
    • †Dinohyus hollandi – type locality for species
  • †Diospyros
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  • Dipodomys
  • †Dipoides
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Diprionomys
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  • Fossilized horns, jaws, and limb bones of the Miocene deer relative Dromomeryx
    †Dromomeryx
    • †Dromomeryx borealis – type locality for species

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  • †Ectopocynus
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  • †Ekgmowechashala
    • †Ekgmowechashala philotau
  • Elaphe
    • †Elaphe guttata
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    • †Elaphe obsoleta
    • †Elaphe vulpina
  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene anthracothere mammal Elomeryx
    †Elomeryx – tentative report
  • Emydoidea
    • †Emydoidea blandingii
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  • †Enhydrocyon
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  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon
    †Epicyon
    • †Epicyon haydeni
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  • Equus
    • †Equus conversidens – or unidentified comparable form
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    • †Equus francisci
    • †Equus simplicidens
  • Erethizon
    • †Erethizon dorsatum
  • Esox
  • Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Eubelodon
    †Eubelodon
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  • †Eucastor
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  • †Eucyon
    • †Eucyon davisi
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  • A living Eumeces skink
    Eumeces
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Euoplocyon
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  • Felis
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  • †Floridatragulus
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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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  • A living Gaillardia, or blanket flower
    †Gaillardia
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  • Geochelone
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  • Geomys
    • †Geomys bursarius
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  • A living Geranoaetus bird of prey
    Geranoaetus
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  • Gerrhonotus
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Gigantocamelus
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  • Glyptemys
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  • †Glyptosaurus
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  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium
    †Gomphotherium
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  • Gopherus
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  • Graptemys
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  • Grus
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  • Life restoration of the Pleistocene pronghorn Hayoceros
    †Hayoceros
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  • †Helodermoides
    • †Helodermoides tuberculatus
  • †Hemiauchenia
    • †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Herpetotherium
    • †Herpetotherium fugax
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  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene dog Hesperocyon. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Hesperocyon
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  • †Hesperotestudo
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  • Heterodon
    • †Heterodon nasicus
    • †Heterodon platyrhinos
  • †Heteromeryx
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  • †Hipparion
    • †Hipparion forcei
    • †Hipparion tehonense
  • †Hippotherium
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  • Holbrookia – tentative report
    • † – type locality for species
  • Restoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat
    †Homotherium
    • †Homotherium crusafonti
  • †Hoplophoneus
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  • †Hyaenodon
    • †Hyaenodon crucians
  • Hyla
    • †Hyla gratiosa – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Hyla squirella – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Hyla versicolor – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Hypertragulus
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    • †Hypertragulus minor – type locality for species
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  • †Hypisodus
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  • Life restoration of the Miocene horse Hypohippus. Heinrich Harder (1920).
    †Hypohippus
    • †Hypohippus affinis
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  • †Hypolagus
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  • †Hypsiops
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  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene odd-toed ungulate Hyracodon. Charles R. Knight (1896).
    †Hyracodon
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  • Ictalurus
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    • †Ictalurus punctatus – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Ilex
  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos
    †Indarctos
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  • †Ischyrocyon
    • †Ischyrocyon gidleyi
  • †Ischyromys
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  • Juglans

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  • †Lambdoceras
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  • A living Lampropeltis getula, or eastern kingsnake
    Lampropeltis
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  • Lasiurus
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  • Leiocephalus
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  • Illustration of a living Lepisosteus, or gar
    Lepisosteus
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  • Lepomis
    • †Lepomis microlophus
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  • †Leptauchenia
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  • Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon
    †Leptocyon
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    • †Leptocyon vafer
    • †Leptocyon vulpinus
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  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene even-toed ungulate Leptomeryx
    †Leptomeryx
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  • Lepus
    • †Lepus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Lichanura
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  • Liquidambar
  • †Longirostromeryx
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  • Portrait living Lontra otters
    Lontra
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  • Lycopodium

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  • Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus
    †Machairodus
  • Macrochelys
    • †Macrochelys schmidti
    • †Macrochelys temminckii
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  • Mahonia
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  • †Mammacyon
  • †Mammut
    • †Mammut matthewi
  • †Mammuthus
    • Painting of a family of mammoths walking
      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
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  • Masticophis
    • †Masticophis flagellum
  • †Matthewlabis
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  • †Mediochoerus
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  • †Megacamelus
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Fossilized skull and limb bones of the Miocene horse Megahippus
    †Megahippus
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  • †Megalictis
    • †Megalictis ferox
  • †Megalonyx
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    • Restoration of two Megalonyx leptostomus ground sloths. Jay Matternes.
      †Megalonyx leptostomus
  • †Megantereon – tentative report
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  • †Megatylopus
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    • †Megatylopus primaevus – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Meliosma
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  • Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras
    †Menoceras
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    • †Menoceras barbouri
  • Mephitis
    • †Mephitis mephitis
  • †Merychippus
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  • Life restoration of a herd of the Eocene-Miocene oreodont mammal Merychyus
    †Merychyus
    • †Merychyus arenarum
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  • †Merycochoerus
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    • †Merycochoerus proprius
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene pronghorn Merycodus
    †Merycodus
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  • †Merycoides
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  • †Merycoidodon
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  • †Mesocyon – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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  • †Mesohippus
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  • †Mesoreodon
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  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Metailurus
    †Metailurus
  • †Metalopex
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  • †Metatomarctus
    • †Metatomarctus canavus
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  • †Michenia
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  • Micropterus
  • †Microtomarctus
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  • Microtus
    • †Microtus ochrogaster
    • †Microtus pennsylvanicus
  • Micrurus
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Migmacastor – type locality for genus
    • †Migmacastor procumbodens – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene oreodont mammal Miniochoerus
    †Miniochoerus
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †Miniochoerus gracilis
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene three-toed horse Miohippus
    †Miohippus
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Miotapirus
    • †Miotapirus harrisonensis
  • †Miotylopus
    • †
    • †
  • †Monosaulax
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • Life restoration of the Miocene chalicothere mammal Moropus threatening a pair of the bear-dog Daphoenodon. Jay Matternes (1964).
    †Moropus
    • †Moropus elatus
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • Mustela
    • †Mustela frenata
    • †Mustela nigripes
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Mustela vison
  • Mycteria
    • †
  • †Mylagaulus
    • †
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus
    †Mylohyus
  • Myodes
  • Myotis
  • †
    • †

N[]

  • †
    • †
  • Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus
    †Nannippus
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Nanotragulus
    • †
    • †
  • Natrix – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Neohipparion
    • †Neohipparion affine
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – type locality for species
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene Neophrontops
    Neophrontops
    • † – type locality for species
  • Neotamias
  • Neotoma
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Nerodia
    • †
    • †Nerodia rhombifera
    • †Nerodia sipedon
  • †Nexuotapirus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Fossilized partial cranium of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Nimravides
    †Nimravides
    • †
    • †Nimravides pedionomus – type locality for species
    • †
  • †Nordenosaurus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
  • †Nototamias
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Nyssa
    • †

O[]

  • †
    • †
  • Ochotona
  • Odocoileus
    • A living Odocoileus virginianus, or white-tailed deer
      †Odocoileus virginianus
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Oligobunis
  • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • A living Ondatra, or muskrat
    Ondatra
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • †
    • †Ondatra zibethicus
  • Onychomys
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Onychomys leucogaster – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Opheodrys – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Ophisaurus
    • Portrait of a living Ophisaurus ventralis, or eastern glass lizard
      †Ophisaurus ventralis
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Ortalis
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Osbornodon
    • †
    • †Osbornodon iamonensis
    • †
  • †Oxetocyon
    • †
  • Life restoration of a pair of the Oligocene-Miocene camel Oxydactylus. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Oxydactylus
    • †

P[]

  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Paenemarmota
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Spiral-shaped fossilized burrow and associated skeleton of the Oligocene-Miocene beaver Palaeocastor
    †Palaeocastor
  • †Palaeogale
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Palaeolagus
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Panthera
    • A living Panthera leo, or lion
      †Panthera leo
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †Paracosoryx
    • †
    • †
  • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Paracynarctus
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Paradaphoenus
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Paraenhydrocyon
    • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
  • †Parahippus
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
    †Paramylodon
    • †Paramylodon harlani
  • †Paramys
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • Parascalops – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Paratomarctus
    • †
    • †
  • Fossilized partial skull and limb bone of the Eocene-Oligocene camel Paratylopus
    †Paratylopus
    • †
    • †
  • †Parictis
    • †
  • †Paronychomys
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Parvitragulus – tentative report
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Pediolophodon
  • †Pediomeryx
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene lizard Peltosaurus
    †Peltosaurus
    • †Peltosaurus granulosus
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Peraceras
    • †
    • †
  • †Perchoerus
    • † – tentative report
  • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • A living Perognathus pocket mouse
    Perognathus
    • †
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • †
  • Peromyscus
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Phasianus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
  • †Phenacocoelus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Phenacomys
    • †Phenacomys intermedius – or unidentified comparable form
  • Illustration of a fossilized skull in multiple views of the Oligocene-Miocene bone-crushing dog Phlaocyon
    †Phlaocyon
    • †Phlaocyon annectens
    • †
    • †Phlaocyon mariae – type locality for species
    • †
    • †Phlaocyon minor
    • †Phlaocyon yatkolai – type locality for species
  • Phrynosoma
    • †Phrynosoma cornutum
  • Picea
  • Pinus
  • †
    • †
  • Pituophis
  • †
    • †
  • Platanus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene elephant relative Platybelodon
    †Platybelodon
    • †
    • †
  • †Platygonus
    • †Platygonus compressus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Pleiolama
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Plesiogulo
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pliauchenia
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Pliocyon
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene horse Pliohippus
    †Pliohippus
    • †
    • †
    • †Pliohippus pernix
  • †
    • †
  • †Pliometanastes
  • †Plionarctos
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Plithocyon
  • †Poebrotherium
    • †
    • †
  • Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene false faber-toothed cat Pogonodon
    †Pogonodon
    • †
  • Populus
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Proantilocapra
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Procamelus
    • †Procamelus grandis
    • †
    • †Procamelus occidentalis
  • †Procastoroides
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Procranioceras
    • †
  • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †Promartes
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – type locality for species
  • Restoration of the Miocene hippopotamus-like oreodont Promerycochoerus both onshore and in the water. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Promerycochoerus
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Proscalops
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Prosynthetoceras
  • †Protemnocyon – type locality for genus
    • †Protemnocyon inflatus – type locality for species
  • †Proterix
    • †
  • Life restoration of a female (left) and male of the Oligocene-Miocene even-toed ungulate Protoceras. Charles R. Knight (1896).
    †Protoceras
    • †
  • †Protohippus
    • †
    • †
    • †Protohippus supremus
  • †Protolabis
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Protomarctus
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Prunus
    • †Prunus acuminata – type locality for species
  • †Psalidocyon
    • †
  • Pseudacris
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – type locality for species
  • Restoration of the Miocene cat Pseudaelurus
    †Pseudaelurus
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
  • †Pseudhipparion
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †Pseudocyon
  • †Pseudolabis
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene protoceratid mammal Pseudoprotoceras
    †Pseudoprotoceras
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • Pterocarya
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Pylodictis
    • †Pylodictis olivaris

Q[]

  • A living Quercus, or oak tree
    Quercus
    • †
    • †Quercus parvula – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • †

R[]

  • †
    • †
  • Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene pronghorn Ramoceros and Cosoryx. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Ramoceros
    • †
  • †Rana
    • †Rana catesbeiana
    • †Rana clamitans
    • †Rana pipiens
    • †Rana sylvatica
  • †Regina
    • †
  • Reithrodontomys
    • †
  • †Repomys
    • †
  • A living Rhineura floridana, or North American worm lizard
    Rhineura
    • †
    • †Rhineura marslandensis – type locality for species
  • Rhinocheilus
    • †Rhinocheilus lecontei
  • †Ribes
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Robinia
    • †
  • †
    • †

S[]

  • A living Salix, or willow
    Salix
  • Salvadora
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
  • †Sarcobatus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Satherium
    • †Satherium piscinarium
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
  • Scalopus
    • †Scalopus aquaticus
  • Scaphiopus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Fossilized jaw and teeth of the Miocene horse Scaphohippus
    †Scaphohippus
    • †
    • †
  • Sceloporus
    • †
    • †Sceloporus undulatus
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • Sequoia – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Serbelodon
    • †
  • Life restoration of two species of the Oligocene oreodont mammal genus Sespia
    †Sespia
    • †
  • Sigmodon
    • †
  • † – tentative report
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Siren
  • Sistrurus
    • †Sistrurus catenatus
  • †Skinnerhyus – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
    †Smilodon
    • †Smilodon fatalis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
  • Sorex
    • †Sorex arcticus
    • †Sorex cinereus
    • † – type locality for species
    • †Sorex palustris
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Spea
    • †Spea bombifrons
    • †
  • Spermophilus
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †Spermophilus elegans
    • †Spermophilus franklinii – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †Spermophilus richardsonii
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Spizaetus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon
    †Stegomastodon
    • †
    • †
  • † – tentative report
  • †Steneofiber
    • †
    • †
  • †Stenomylus
    • † – type locality for species
    • †Stenomylus gracilis
    • †Stenomylus hitchcocki – type locality for species
  • Sthenictis
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Stylemys
    • †
  • Life restoration of the Miocene deer relative Subdromomeryx. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Subdromomeryx
    • †Subdromomeryx antilopinus
  • †Subhyracodon
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Sunkahetanka
    • †Sunkahetanka geringensis
  • Sylvilagus
    • †Sylvilagus floridanus
  • Synaptomys
    • †Synaptomys cooperi
  • †Syndyoceras
    • †Syndyoceras cooki – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Miocene even-toed ungulate Synthetoceras
    †Synthetoceras
    • †Synthetoceras tricornatus

T[]

  • Tamias
    • †
  • †Tanymykter
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Tapirus
    • †Tapirus johnsoni – type locality for species
    • †Tapirus polkensis – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Tapirus simpsoni
  • Taxidea
    • †Taxidea taxus
  • Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
    †Teleoceras
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †Teleoceras major – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
  • †Temnocyon
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • †Tephrocyon
    • †Tephrocyon scitulus
  • Terrapene
  • †Tetrabelodon
    • †
  • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • Thamnophis
    • †Thamnophis proximus
    • †Thamnophis radix
    • †Thamnophis sirtalis
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene ground sloth Thinobadistes
    †Thinobadistes
  • †
  • Thomomys
  • †
    • †
  • †Ticholeptus
    • †
  • Tilia
  • †Titanotylopus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Tomarctus
    • †Tomarctus brevirostris
    • †Tomarctus hippophaga – type locality for species
  • Trachemys
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
  • †Trigenicus
    • †
  • †Trigonias
    • †
    • †
  • †Trigonictis
    • †
    • †Trigonictis macrodon
  • †
    • †
  • Trionyx
    • † – type locality for species
  • Tropidoclonion – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • †Tylocephalonyx
    • † – type locality for species

U[]

  • A living Ulmus, or elm
    Ulmus
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • Urocyon
  • †Ursavus
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Ustatochoerus
    • †
    • †Ustatochoerus medius

V[]

  • Leaves and fruit of a living Vitis, or grapevine
    Vitis
    • † – type locality for species
  • Vulpes
    • †
    • †Vulpes velox

W[]

  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †

Y[]

  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Miocene bear dog Ysengrinia
    †Ysengrinia
    • †
  • †Yumaceras
    • †

Z[]

  • Zapus
    • †Zapus hudsonius
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Zodiolestes
    • † – type locality for species
  • Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene mastodon relative Zygolophodon
    †Zygolophodon

References[]

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