List of the Cenozoic life of North Dakota

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

A[]

• Acer
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †
• †^[1]
  • †^[1]
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• †Aesculus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Agnotocastor^[1]
  • †^[1]
• †Aletodon
  • †
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous-Oligocene Alligator relative Allognathosuchus
  †Allognathosuchus – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †^[1]
  • † – type locality for species^[1]
• †
  • †
• †
  • † informal
  • † informal
• †
  • † informal
• Amia
  • †
  • †
• †Ampelopsis
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• † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
• †Archaeocyon
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• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene entelodont mammal Archaeotherium
  †Archaeotherium
  • †
• †Arctocyon
• †
  • †
• †
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• †Axestemys
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• Azolla
  • †
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • †

B[]

• †Bathycyathus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Batrachosauroides
  • † – type locality for species
• † – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †
• †
  • †
• Betula
  • † – type locality for species
• †Bisonalveus
  • †
• †Borealosuchus
  • †Borealosuchus formidabilis – type locality for species
• †
• †Bothriodon
• 

  Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus
  †Brachycrus
• †
  • †

C[]

• †Cabomba
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• †
  • †
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Cantius
  • †Cantius frugivorus
• †
  • †
• †Carpodaptes
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
  • †
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  A living Carya, or hickory tree
  Carya
  • †
• †^[1]
  • †^[1]
• Celtis
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• †
  • †
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• †
• †Ceratophyllum
  • † informal
• Cercidiphyllum
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  • †
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• †
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• 

  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous-Eocene choristoderan reptile Champsosaurus
  †Champsosaurus
  • †Champsosaurus gigas – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• Cocculus
  • †
• †Coniophis
• †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
  • †
• Cornus
  • †
• †Corylus
  • † – type locality for species
  • † informal
  • †
• 

  Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene pantodont mammal Coryphodon. Heinrich Harder (1920).
  †Coryphodon
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Credneria
  • † – tentative report
• †
  • †
• Cyclocarya
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• †
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• †
• †

D[]

• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene bear dog Daphoenus
  †Daphoenus
• †
  • †
• †Dennstaedtia
  • †
• †
  • †
• †Diacodexis – tentative report
• 

  Restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene hornless rhinoceros Diceratherium. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
  †Diceratherium
  • †
• • †
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• † – or unidentified comparable form
• †Didymictis
• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene false saber-toothed cat Dinictis. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
  †Dinictis
• †Dissacus
• †Dombeya
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
  • †
• †
  • †
• † – tentative report

E[]

• 

  Fossilized shell of the Eocene turtle Echmatemys
  †Echmatemys
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• †Ectocion
  • †Ectocion collinus
• †
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• †Elliptio
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• †Elomeryx
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• †
• †Equisetum
  • † informal
  • † – type locality for species
• †Eucommia
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• †^[1]
  • †^[1]
  • †
  • † – type locality for species^[1]
• †
  • † – type locality for species
  • †

F[]

• 

  A living Ficus, or fig tree
  Ficus
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• †
  • †
• †Fraxinus
  • †

G[]

• Ginkgo
  • 

    Restored foliage of the Late Cretaceous-Miocene ginkgo tree Ginkgo adiantoides
    †Ginkgo adiantoides
• Glyptostrobus
  • †Glyptostrobus europaeus
  • †
• †Gomphaeschna
  • † – type locality for species

H[]

• †Harmsia
  • †
• †^[1]
  • † – type locality for species^[1]
  • † – or unidentified comparable form^[1]
  • †^[1]
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †Helodermoides
• Hemitelia
  • †
• †Herpetotherium
  • †Herpetotherium fugax – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene dog Hesperocyon. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
  †Hesperocyon
  • †
• †^[1]
  • † – or unidentified comparable form^[1]
• †Homogalax
  • † – type locality for species
• †Hydromystria
  • †
• †Hyopsodus
  • †
• †Hypertragulus
• †Hyracodon

I[]

• †Ignacius
  • †
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Oligocene rodent Ischyromys
  †Ischyromys^[1]
  • †
  • †^[1]
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
  • †

J[]

• †Joffrichthys
  • † – type locality for species
• Juglans
  • †

K[]

• 

  Flowers of a living Kalmia shrub
  †Kalmia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †
• †^[1]

L[]

• †
  • †
• †Lemnaceae
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• 

  Illustration of a living Lepisosteus, or gar
  Lepisosteus
  • †
• †
  • †
• †Leptauchenia
  • †
• †Leptictis
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
• †
  • †
• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene even-toed ungulate Leptomeryx
  †Leptomeryx
  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
  • †
• †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Lygodium
  • †

M[]

• Marchantia
  • †
  • †
• †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx
  †Megalonyx
  • †Megalonyx jeffersonii
• †Meliosma
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• †
  • †
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• †Merychyus
• †Merycochoerus
• †Merycoidodon
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• †Mesodma
  • †Mesodma pygmaea
• †Mesohippus
  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Restoration of the Eocene-Miocene swamp rhinoceros Metamynodon. Charles R. Knight (1896).
  †Metamynodon
• †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Metasequoia
  • †Metasequoia occidentalis
• †Miacis
• †Microcosmodon
• † – or unidentified comparable form^[1]
• †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †Microsyops
  • †
• †Mimetodon
  • †
• †Miniochoerus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Miohippus
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• †
  • †

N[]

• †
• †Nanotragulus
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• †
• 

  A living Nelumbo lotus
  †Nelumbo
  • †Nelumbo aureavallis – type locality for species
  • † informal
  • † informal
  • † informal
• †Neoplagiaulax
  • †Neoplagiaulax hunteri
  • †Neoplagiaulax mckennai
  • †
• †Nephrops
  • † – type locality for species
• †
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• †
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• 

  Anatomy of a de-shelled Nototeredo shipworm
  †Nototeredo
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• †Nyssa
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• †
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O[]

• †
  • †
• †
  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
  • †
• †^[1]
  • †^[1]
  • † – type locality for species
• †Onoclea
  • †
• 

  Fossil of the Permian-modern crustacean burrow ichnogenus Ophiomorpha
  †Ophiomorpha
  • †
• †Oreithyia
  • †
• †Osbornodon
  • † – type locality for species
• †Osmunda
  • †
• †Oxyacodon
  • †

P[]

• † – tentative report
• †
• 

  Restoration of the Oligocene rabbit relative Palaeolagus
  †Palaeolagus
  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• †Palaeoryctes
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †Palaeosinopa
• † – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †
• †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
• †^[1]
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †^[1]
• †Paramys
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
  • †
• †
  • †
• † – or unidentified comparable form
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Parectypodus
  • †Parectypodus lunatus
• †Peltosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
• †
  • †
• †Peradectes
  • †
• †Persites – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene ungulate Phenacodus. Charles R. Knight (1898).
  †Phenacodus
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• †
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• †Piceoerpeton
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• Pinus
  • †Pinus peregrinus – type locality for species
• †
• †
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• Platanus
  • †
  • †
  • †
• Platycarya
  • †
• 

  Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene primate Plesiadapis
  †Plesiadapis
  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
• †Poebrotherium
  • †
• Populus
  • †
• †Prochetodon
  • †Prochetodon foxi
• †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
• †
  • †
• †^[1]
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species^[1]
  • †
• †Protictis
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Life restoration of a female (left) and male of the Oligocene-Miocene even-toed ungulate Protoceras. Charles R. Knight (1896).
  †Protoceras – tentative report
• †Protochelydra
  • †Protochelydra zangerli
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• †Protungulatum
• †
  • †
• †Psidium – tentative report
• Pterocarya
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• †
  • †
• 

  Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Paleocene multituberculate mammal Ptilodus
  †Ptilodus
  • †Ptilodus kummae
  • †Ptilodus montanus
  • †Ptilodus wyomingensis

Q[]

• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  A living Quercus, or oak tree
  Quercus
  • †
  • †
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• †
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R[]

• †Reithroparamys
• 

  A living Rhineura floridana, or North American worm lizard
  Rhineura – or unidentified comparable form

S[]

• Sagittaria
  • †
• †Salvinia
  • † – type locality for species
  • †
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene monitor lizard Saniwa
  †Saniwa
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Saniwa ensidens – or unidentified comparable form
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Scapherpeton
• †Selaginella
  • †
• †Simoedosaurus
  • † – type locality for species
• †
• †Sparganium
  • †
  • † – type locality for species
  • †
• †Spathorhynchus – or unidentified comparable form
• †
  • †
• †Stillingia
  • † – type locality for species
• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene cow-sized rhinoceros Subhyracodon. Charles R. Knight (1890s).
  †Subhyracodon
  • †

T[]

• Taxodium
  • †
• 

  Fossilized mandible of the Eocene primate Teilhardina
  †Teilhardina
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • †
• Thamnophis
• †
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• †
  • †
• †Thuja
  • †
• 

  Life restoration of the Paleocene pantodont mammal Titanoides
  †Titanoides
  • †Titanoides primaevus – type locality for species
• †
• †Trapa
  • †
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Trigonias
• Trochocyathus
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • †
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species

U[]

• †
  • †

V[]

• 

  Leaves and fruit of a living Viburnum.
  †Viburnum
  • †
  • †

W[]

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Paleocene Alligator relative Wannaganosuchus
  †Wannaganosuchus – type locality for genus
  • †Wannaganosuchus brachymanus – type locality for species
• †
  • †
• †^[1]
  • †^[1]
• †Woodwardia
  • †
  • † – type locality for species

X[]

• † – or unidentified comparable form

Y[]

• †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form

Z[]

• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species

References[]

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