List of the Cenozoic life of Nevada

This list of the Cenozoic life of Nevada contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Nevada 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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• †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 bradyi – type locality for species
  • †Aepycamelus robustus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Aepycamelus stocki
• †Aesculus
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• †Agriotherium
• †Agulla
  • †Agulla mineralensis – type locality for species
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  Restorative model of the Miocene deer relative Aletomeryx
  †Aletomeryx
• †Alforjas
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• Alnus
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  Flowers and foliage of Amelanchier, or shadbush
  Amelanchier
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• †Amorpha
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• †Anchitheriomys
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• Antrozous
  • †Antrozous pallidus
• †Apatemys
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• †Aphelops
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• †Apis
  • †Apis nearctica – type locality for species
• Arbutus
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  • †Arbutus menziesii
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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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• †Astrohippus

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  Fossilized skull of the Miocene-Pliocene false saber-toothed cat Barbourofelis
  †Barbourofelis
  • †Barbourofelis fricki
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• Bassariscus
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• Betula
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• †Borophagus
  • †Borophagus diversidens – or unidentified comparable form
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  Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus
  †Brachycrus
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• Brachylagus
  • †Brachylagus idahoensis
• †Brachypsalis
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• †Bumelia
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• †Calocedrus
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  Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
  †Camelops – tentative report
• Candona
• Canis
  • †Canis latrans
  • †Canis lepophagus
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• †Carpocyon
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• Carya
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  • †Carya ovata
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  Castanopsis
  Castanopsis
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• Ceanothus
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• Cedrela
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• †Ceratophyllum
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• Cercis
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• †Cercocarpus
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  Chamaebatia
  †Chamaebatia
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• †Chamaecyparis
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• Chara
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• †Chrysolepis
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• Cnemidophorus
  • †Cnemidophorus tigris
• Comptonia
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• Cornus
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  Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene pronghorn-relative Cosoryx
  †Cosoryx
  • †Cosoryx furcatus
• Crataegus
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• Crotalus
  • †Crotalus atrox
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  • †Crotalus viridis
• Crotaphytus
  • †Crotaphytus collaris
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  Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius
  †Cuvieronius – tentative report

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• †Desmatippus
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• †Diceratherium – or unidentified comparable form
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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Dinohippus
  †Dinohippus
• †Diospyros
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• Dipodomys
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• †Dipoides
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• †Diprionomys
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• †Dromomeryx
  • †Dromomeryx borealis

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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon
  †Epicyon
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• †Equisetum
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• Equus
  • †Equus giganteus
  • †Equus idahoensis
  • †Equus simplicidens
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• †Eucastor
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  Life restoration of the Pleistocene bovid Euceratherium, or the shrub ox. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
  †Euceratherium
  • †Euceratherium collinum
• †Eucyon
  • †Eucyon davisi
• Eugenia
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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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• Gambelia
• †Garrya
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• †Gigantocamelus
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• Glyptostrobus
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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium
  †Gomphotherium
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• Gopherus
  • †Gopherus agassizii
• †Gymnocladus
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• †Helaletes
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• Heloderma
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    Gila monster
    †Heloderma suspectum
• †Hemiauchenia
  • †Hemiauchenia macrocephala – or unidentified comparable form
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• †Hesperocamelus
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• †Heteromeles
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  Life restoration of a herd of the Miocene-Pleistocene horse Hipparion. Heinrich Harder (1920).
  †Hipparion
  • †Hipparion tehonense
• †Hippotherium
• †Holodiscus
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• Hydrangea
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• †Hyopsodus
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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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  Life restoration of the Eocene odd-toed ungulate Hyrachyus
  †Hyrachyus
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• †Ilingoceros
  • †Ilingoceros alexandrae – type locality for species
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  Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos
  †Indarctos
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• †Ischyrocyon
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• Juglans
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  A living Juniperus, or juniper tree
  Juniperus
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  A living Lampropeltis getula, or eastern kingsnake
  Lampropeltis
  • †Lampropeltis getulus
• Larix
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• Lemmiscus
  • †Lemmiscus curtatus
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  Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon
  †Leptocyon
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  • †Leptocyon vafer
• †Leucothoe
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• †Lithocarpus
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  A living Lymnaea (larger) freshwater snail, or Melantho snail
  Lymnaea
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  Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus
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• Mahonia
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• †Mammut
  • †Mammut americanum
  • †Mammut matthewi
• Marmota
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• Masticophis
  • †Masticophis flagellum
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  Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon
  †Mastodon
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• †Megahippus
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• †Megalonyx
  • †Megalonyx leptostomus
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• †Megatylopus
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• †Merychippus
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• †Merychyus
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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene pronghorn Merycodus
  †Merycodus
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• †Metalopex
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• †Metatomarctus
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• †Microtomarctus
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• Microtus
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  • †Microtus pennsylvanicus
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• †Mimomys
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• †Miopelodytes – type locality for genus
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• †Monosaulax
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  Life restoration of the Miocene chalicothere mammal Moropus threatening a pair of the bear-dog Daphoenodon. Jay Matternes (1964).
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• Mustela
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  • †Mustela nigripes
  • †Mustela nivalis
• Myotis
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  Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
  †Neohipparion
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• Neotoma
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• †Notharctus
  • †Notharctus tenebrosus
• Notiosorex
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• Odocoileus
• Ondatra
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• Oreamnos
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    A living Oreamnos americanus, or mountain goat
    †Oreamnos americanus
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• Ostrya
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• Ovis
  • †Ovis canadensis

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• †Pachystima
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• †Paenemarmota
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  Paracamelus
  †Paracamelus
• †Paracosoryx
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• †Paracynarctus
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• †Parahippus
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• †Paratomarctus
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• †Paronychomys
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• †Peraceras
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• Perognathus
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  A living Peromyscus, or deer mouse
  Peromyscus
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• Phenacomys
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• Phrynosoma
  • †Phrynosoma platyrhinos
• Picea
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  A living Pinus, or pine tree
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• Pituophis
  • †Pituophis catenifer
• Platanus
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  Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).
  †Platygonus
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• †Pleiolama
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• †Pliauchenia
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• †Pliohippus
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  Montage of photographs in spring (top left), summer (top right), autumn (bottom left), and winter (bottom right) of Populus, or poplar tree
  Populus
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• †Procamelus
  • †Procamelus grandis – or unidentified comparable form
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †Protolabis
  • †Protolabis coartatus
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• †Protomarctus
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• Prunus
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  Restoration of the Miocene cat Pseudaelurus
  †Pseudaelurus
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• †Pseudocamponotus – type locality for genus
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• †Pseudotsuga
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• Pteridium
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• Pterocarya
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  A living Quercus, or oak tree
  Quercus
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• †Rana
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    A living Lithobates pipiens (sometimes Rana pipiens), or northern leopard frog
    †Rana pipiens
• †Reithroparamys
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• †Repomys
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• †Rhamnus
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• Rhododendron
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  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
  †Rhynchotherium
• Rhyncolus
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• †Ribes
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• †Robinia
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• Rosa
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  A living Salix, or willow
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• †Satherium
  • †Satherium piscinarium
• Sauromalus
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    Chuckwalla
    †Sauromalus obesus
• Scapanus
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• Sciurus
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• †Sequoiadendron
  • †Sequoiadendron chaneyi – type locality for species
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  Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Oligocene creodont mammal Sinopa
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• †Sophora
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• †Sorbus
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• Sorex
• †Sparganium
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• Spea
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• Spermophilus
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• Sphaerium
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• †Steneofiber
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• †Styrax
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  Life restoration of the Miocene deer relative Subdromomeryx. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
  †Subdromomeryx
  • †Subdromomeryx antilopinus – or unidentified related form
• †Symphoricarpos
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• Tamias
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• Taxidea
• Taxodium
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  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
  †Teleoceras
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  • †Teleoceras major
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• Thomomys
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• †Thuja
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  Fossilized skull of the Miocene oreodont mammal Ticholeptus
  †Ticholeptus
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• Tipula
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• †Tomarctus
  • †Tomarctus brevirostris
• †Torreya
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• †Tsuga
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• Typha
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• †Uintasorex
• Ulmus
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• †Ursavus
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• Ursus
  • †Ursus abstrusus
  • †Ursus americanus
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    A living Ursus arctos, or brown bear
    †Ursus arctos – or unidentified comparable form

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