List of the Cenozoic life of Oregon

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

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  • Abies
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  • Shell of an Acamptogenotia sea snail
    †Acamptogenotia
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  • Acanthocardia
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  • Acer
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  • †Acericecis
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  • †Achaenodon
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  • Acila
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  • Acmaea
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  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus
    †Acritohippus
    • †Acritohippus isonesus
  • Acteon
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  • †Actinidia
    • †Actinidia oregonensis
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  • Admete
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  • Aechmophorus
    • †Aechmophorus occidentalis
  • †Aesculus
  • Life restoration of the Oligocene baleen whale Aetiocetus
    †Aetiocetus – type locality for genus
    • †Aetiocetus cotylalveus – type locality for species
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  • Aforia
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Agelaius – tentative report
  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene even-toed ungulate Agriochoerus
    †Agriochoerus
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  • Aix
    • †Aix sponsa
  • Alangium
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  • Alnus
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    • †Alnus heterodonta
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    • † – or unidentified related form
  • Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon. Margret Flinsch (1932).
    †Amebelodon
  • Amelanchier
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  • Ammospermophilus
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  • Ampelocissus
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  • Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon
    †Amphicyon
    • †Amphicyon frendens
    • †Amphicyon galushai – or unidentified comparable form
  • Amphissa
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  • †Ampullina
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  • †Anabernicula
  • Anadara
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  • †Anamirta
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  • Anas
    • †Anas acuta
    • †Anas americana
    • †Anas boschas
    • †Anas carolinensis
    • A living Spatula clypeata, or northern shoveler
      †Anas clypeata
    • †Anas cyanoptera
    • †Anas discors
    • †Anas platyrhynchos
  • Ancilla
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  • Anona
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  • Anser
    • †Anser albifrons
    • †Anser condoni – type locality for species
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  • Antillophos
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  • Antilocapra
    • †Antilocapra americana – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Aphananthe
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  • †Aphelops
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  • Aquila
    • †Aquila chrysaetos
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    • † – type locality for species
  • Arbacia
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Archaeocyon
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  • †Archaeohippus
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Archaeotherium
  • Architectonica
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  • Archoplites[1]
    • † – type locality for species[1]
  • Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale
    †Arctodus
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  • Ardea
    • †Ardea herodias
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  • Argobuccinum
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  • †Ascosphaera
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  • Astraea
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  • Astreopora
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  • Astropecten
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  • Fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Aturia
    †Aturia
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Aucuba
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  • Aythya
    • †Aythya marila

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  • Balaena
  • Balaenoptera
    • Illustration of a living Balaenoptera acutorostrata, or common minke whale
      †Balaenoptera acutorostrata – or unidentified comparable form
  • Balanophyllia
  • Balanus
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  • Bartramia
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  • †Basirepomys
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Shell of a Bathybembix sea snail
    Bathybembix
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  • Bathytoma
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  • Bela
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  • Betula
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  • Bittium
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  • †Bonellitia
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  • Boreotrophon
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    • †Boreotrophon stuarti
  • Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964).
    †Borophagus
    • †Borophagus pugnator
    • †Borophagus secundus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Botaurus
    • †Botaurus lentiginosus
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Brachidontes
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  • Branta
    • †Branta bernicla
    • †Branta canadensis
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  • Bubo
    • A living Bubo virginianus, or great horned owl
      †Bubo virginianus
  • Buccinum
    • †Buccinum strigillatum
  • Bullia
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  • †Bumelia – tentative report
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  • Cadulus
  • Calliostoma
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  • Callista
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  • A living Callorhinus ursinus, or northern fur seal
    Callorhinus – tentative report
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  • †Calycocarpum
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  • Calyptraea
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  • †Camelops
    • †Camelops hesternus
  • Cancellaria
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  • Canis
    • Skeletons look identical
      Modern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf
      †Canis dirus – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Canis edwardii
    • †Canis latrans
    • †Canis lupus – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Carpocyon
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  • A living Carya, or hickory tree
    Carya
  • Caryophyllia
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  • Castanea
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  • Castanopsis
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  • Castor
  • †Catalpa
  • Cedrela
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  • Celleporina
  • Celtis
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  • †Centrocercus
    • †Centrocercus urophasianus
  • Cercidiphyllum
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  • Flowers of a living Cercis or redbud tree
    Cercis
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  • Cerithiopsis
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  • †Charitonetta
    • †Charitonetta albeola
  • Chen
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    • †Chen rossii
  • Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene Chendytes, or Law's diving-goose
    †Chendytes
  • Chione
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  • Chlidonias
    • †Chlidonias nigra
  • Chlorostoma
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  • †Choerodon
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  • †Chrysodomus
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  • Circus
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  • Cladrastis
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  • Clangula
    • A living Clangula hyemalis, or long-tailed duck
      †Clangula hyemalis
  • Cleyera
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  • Clinocardium
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Cochliolepis – tentative report
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  • Colaptes
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  • †Colodon
  • Columbella
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  • Shells in differing orientations of Colus whelk sea snails
    Colus – tentative report
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  • Colymbus
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  • Comitas
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    • †Comitas oregonensis
    • †Comitas spencerensis
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  • Comptonia
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  • Conomitra
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  • Fossilized shell of a Conus cone snail
    Conus
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  • †Cophocetus – type locality for genus
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  • Corbula
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  • †Cormocyon
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  • Cornus
    • †Cornus clarnensis
  • †Cornwallius
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  • Corvus
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    • †Corvus corax
  • †Coryloides
    • †Coryloides hancockii
  • Fossilized fruit of a Craigia plant
    Craigia
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  • Crataegus
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  • Crenella
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  • Crepidula
    • †Crepidula adunca
    • †Crepidula grandis – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Cryptonatica
    • †Cryptonatica affinis
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  • A taxidermied Cryptotis , or small-eared shrew
    Cryptotis
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  • †Cunninghamia
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  • Cyclocardia
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  • †Cyclotella
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  • Cygnus
    • †Cygnus paloregonus
  • Cymatium
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  • †Cynarctoides
    • †Cynarctoides lemur
    • †Cynarctoides luskensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos
    †Cynelos
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  • †Daeodon
    • †Dafila acuta
  • †Daphoenodon
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  • †Daphoenus
    • †Daphoenus socialis
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  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene pseudo-toothed bird Dasornis
    †Dasornis – or unidentified related form
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  • Decodon
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  • Dendragapus – type locality for genus
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  • Dentalium
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  • †Desmatippus
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  • †Desmatochoerus
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  • †Desmatophoca
    • †Desmatophoca oregonensis
  • †Desmocyon
    • †Desmocyon thomsoni
  • Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene herbivorous marine mammal Desmostylus
    †Desmostylus
    • †Desmostylus hesperus – type locality for species
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  • †Diceratherium
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  • †Dilophodelphis – type locality for genus
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  • †Dinaelurus
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  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene false saber-toothed cat Dinictis. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Dinictis
    • †Dinictis cyclops
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  • Diploclisia
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  • Diplodonta
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  • †Diploporus
    • †Diploporus torreyoides
  • †Dipoides
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  • †Diprionomys
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  • Dipteronia
  • Discinisca
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  • Dosinia
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  • Horns and other fossils attributed to Dromomeryx
    †Dromomeryx
    • †Dromomeryx borealis
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  • †Dyticonastis – type locality for genus
    • †Dyticonastis rensbergeri – type locality for species

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  • Echinophoria
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  • †Ekgmowechashala
  • †Emmenopterys
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  • Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene Enaliarctos and the toothed whale Macrodelphinus (background)
    †Enaliarctos
    • †Enaliarctos barnesi – type locality for species
    • †Enaliarctos emlongi – type locality for species
    • †Enaliarctos mitchelli
    • †Enaliarctos tedfordi – type locality for species
  • Engelhardtia
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  • Enhydra
  • †Enhydrocyon
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  • Ennucula
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  • Ensete
    †Ensete
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  • †Eopleurotoma
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  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon
    †Epicyon
    • †Epicyon haydeni
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  • †Epihippus
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  • Epilucina
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  • Epitonium
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  • Fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene oreodont mammal Eporeodon
    †Eporeodon
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  • †Equisetum
  • Equus
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    • †Erismatura jamaicensis
  • Erolia
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  • Ervilia – tentative report
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  • †Eucastor
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  • Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene coyote-like canine Eucyon
    †Eucyon
    • †Eucyon davisi
  • †Euoplocyon
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  • Euphagus
    • †Euphagus cyanocephalus
  • Eurytellina
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  • Euspira
  • †Eutrephoceras
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  • Exbucklandia
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  • †Exilia
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  • Fagus
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  • Falco
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  • Felaniella
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  • A living Ficus, or fig tree
    Ficus
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  • Fimbria
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  • Flabellum
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  • †Floridaceras
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  • Flower of the Eocene-Oligocene cocoa relative Florissantia
    †Florissantia
    • †Florissantia ashwillii – type locality for species
    • †Florissantia speirii
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  • †Fothergilla
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  • †Fraxinus
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  • Fulgoraria
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  • Fulgurofusus
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  • Fulica
    • A living Fulica americana, or American coot
      Fulica americana
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  • Fusinus
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  • A living Gaillardia, or blanket flower
    †Gaillardia
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  • Gari – tentative report
    • † – or unidentified related form
  • Gemmula
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  • †Gentilicamelus
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  • Glycymeris
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  • †Goedertius – type locality for genus
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  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium
    †Gomphotherium
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  • Granula
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  • Gyrineum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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  • †Hadrianus
  • Halesia
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  • Haliaeetus
    • †Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  • Fossilized mandible of the Eocene horse Haplohippus
    †Haplohippus
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  • †Hemiauchenia – tentative report
  • †Hemipsalodon
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  • Hemithiris
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  • Heptranchias
    • †Heptranchias howelli
  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene mammal Herpetotherium
    †Herpetotherium
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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    • † – type locality for species
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – tentative report
  • Heteropora
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  • Hiatella
  • Himantopus
    • †Himantopus mexicanus
  • †Hippotherium
  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene false saber-toothed cat Hoplophoneus. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Hoplophoneus
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  • †Hovenia
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  • Hydrangea
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  • †Hypertragulus
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    • †Hypertragulus hesperius
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  • Life restoration of the Miocene horse Hypohippus. Heinrich Harder (1920).
    †Hypohippus
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  • †Hypolagus
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    • † – tentative report
  • †Hypsidoris
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  • †Hypsiops
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  • †Hyrachyus
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  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos
    †Indarctos
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  • †Iodes
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  • Isurus

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  • A living Juglans, or walnut tree
    Juglans
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  • Restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene horse Kalobatippus
    †Kalobatippus
  • †Kardiasperma
    • †Kardiasperma parvum
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  • Kellia
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  • †Keteleeria
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  • †Kolponomos
    • †Kolponomos newportensis – type locality for species

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  • Lacuna
    • Illustration of shells in multiple views of Lacuna vincta, or northern lacuna sea snails
      †Lacuna vincta
  • Lamelliconcha
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  • Larus
    • †Larus argentatus
    • A living Larus californicus, or California gull
      †Larus californicus
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    • †Larus philadelphia
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  • Lepeta
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  • Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon
    †Leptocyon
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    • †Leptocyon vulpinus
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  • Lepus
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  • Leukoma
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  • Limnodromus
    • A living Limnodromus griseus, or short-billed dowitcher
      †Limnodromus griseus – tentative report
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  • Lindera
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  • The autumn foliage of a living Liquidambar, or sweetgum tree
    Liquidambar
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  • †Lithocarpus
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  • Littorina
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    • †Lobipes lobatus
  • Lophodytes
    • A living Lophodytes cucullatus, or hooded merganser
      †Lophodytes cucullatus
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  • †Lophortyx
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  • Lucinoma
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  • Lynx
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  • A living Lytechinus sea urchin
    Lytechinus
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  • Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus
    †Machairodus
  • †Machilus
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  • Macoma
  • Macrocallista
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  • Close-up view of a Magnolia flower
    Magnolia
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  • Mahonia
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  • †Malus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Mammut
    • †Mammut furlongi – type locality for species
  • †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 – tentative report
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  • Margarites
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  • Martes
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  • Martesia
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  • Mastixia
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  • Megachasma
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx
    †Megalonyx
  • †Megapaloelodus
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  • †Megatylopus
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  • Melanitta
    • †Melanitta deglandi
    • †Melanitta perspicillata
  • †Meliosma
    • †Meliosma beusekomii
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  • †Menispermum – or unidentified comparable form
  • Mergus
    • †Mergus merganser
    • †Mergus serrator
  • Life restoration of the Miocene three-toed horse Merychippus
    †Merychippus
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  • †Merychyus
    • †Merychyus arenarum
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  • †Merycochoerus
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  • †Merycoides
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  • †Merycoidodon
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  • Skull fossils of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Mesocyon
    †Mesocyon
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  • †Mesohippus
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Metalopex
    • †
  • Metasequoia
  • †Microphallus
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Microtus
    • †Microtus montanus
  • Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene three-toed horse Miohippus
    †Miohippus
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Miotapirus
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • Modiolus
    • †
    • †Modiolus modiolus
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Molothrus
    • †Molothrus ater – tentative report
  • †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
    • †
  • Mulinia
    • †
  • Mustela
  • †Mya
    • †
    • †Mya truncata
  • †
    • †
  • Myotis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus[1]
    • † – type locality for species[1]
  • Mytilus
    • †Mytilus californianus
    • †Mytilus edulis
    • †
    • †

N[]

  • †Nanotragulus – or unidentified comparable form
  • A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail
    Nassarius
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †Nassarius perpinguis
  • Natica
    • †
    • †
  • †Nautilus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Nectandra
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Nemocardium
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
  • †Neohipparion
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene Neophrontops
    Neophrontops
    • †
  • Neotamias
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Neurotrichus – tentative report
    • †
  • Neverita
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Nexuotapirus
    • †
  • Nucella
    • †
    • †Nucella lamellosa
    • †
  • Interior of a fossilized shell of the Early Ordovician-modern marine bivalve Nucula
    Nucula
    • †
  • Nuculana
    • †
    • †
  • Numenius
    • †Numenius americanus – tentative report
  • †Nuphar
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – tentative report
  • †Nyssa
    • †
    • †Nyssa spatulata

O[]

  • †
  • A living Ochotona, or pika
    Ochotona
  • Ocotea
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Olar
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Oligobunis
  • Olivella
    • Three living Olivella biplicata, or purple dwarf olive sea snail
      †Olivella biplicata
    • †
    • †Olivella pedroana
  • †
    • †
  • Ondatra
    • † – type locality for species
  • Opalia
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • †Oreodontoides
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Osbornodon
    • †
  • Living Osmunda ferns
    †Osmunda
    • †
  • Ostrea
    • †Ostrea lurida – or unidentified comparable form
  • Ostrya
    • †

P[]

  • †
    • †
  • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene beaver Palaeocastor
    †Palaeocastor
    • †
  • †Palaeolagus
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Paleopanax
    • †Paleopanax oregonensis
  • † – tentative report
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Flowers and foliage of a living Paliurus
    Paliurus
    • †
  • Pandora
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Panopea
  • Panthera
    • A living Panthera onca, or jaguar
      †Panthera onca – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Paracosoryx
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
  • †Paradaphoenus
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Paraenhydrocyon
    • †Paraenhydrocyon josephi
    • †
  • †Parahippus
    • †Parahippus leonensis – or unidentified related form
    • †
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
    †Paramylodon
    • †Paramylodon harlani
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Paratomarctus
    • †
  • Life restoration the Eocene-Oligocene camel Paratylopus (upper right)
    †Paratylopus
  • †Paronychomys
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Paroreodon
    • †
    • †
  • †Parrotia
    • †
  • †Parthenocissus
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Parvicardium
    • †
  • Passalus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • Patinopecten
  • †Patriofelis
    • †Patriofelis ferox
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • Pekania
    • † – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Oligocene-Pleistocene false-toothed bird Pelagornis
    †Pelagornis
  • Pelecanus
    • †Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
    • †Pelecanus erythrorhynchus – tentative report
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Perchoerus
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Periploma
  • Perognathus
    • † – type locality for species
  • A living Peromyscus, or deer mouse
    Peromyscus
    • †
    • †
  • †Perse
    • †
    • †
  • †
  • Phalacrocorax
    • †Phalacrocorax auritus – tentative report
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Phalaropus
    • †Phalaropus lobatus
  • Phalium
    • †
    • †
  • Phanerolepida
    • †
  • †Philotrox
    • †Philotrox condoni
  • †Phlaocyon
    • †Phlaocyon latidens
  • Phoca
    • †Phoca vitulina – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Two Phoenicopterus, or flamingos
    Phoenicopterus
    • †Phoenicopterus copei – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Pinckneya
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • A living Pinus, or pine tree
    Pinus
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Pitar
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Plagiolophus
    • †
  • Platanus
    • †
    • †
    • ���
    • †
    • †
  • Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).
    †Platygonus
    • †
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pleiolama
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Plesiocolopirus
    • †
  • †Plesiogulo
    • †
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
  • †Pliocyon – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene horse Pliohippus
    †Pliohippus
    • †
  • †Plionarctos
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Podiceps
    • †Podiceps auritus – tentative report
  • Podilymbus
    • †Podilymbus podiceps
  • Pododesmus
  • Life restoration of the Oligocene false saber-toothed cat Pogonodon in a tree
    †Pogonodon
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Polinices
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Fronds of living Polypodium ferns
    †Polypodium – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pontolis – type locality for genus
    • †Pontolis magnus – type locality for species
  • †Potamogeton
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Pristichampsus
  • † – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Procamelus
    • †Procamelus grandis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
  • – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Promartes – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Promerycochoerus
    • †
    • †
  • †Proneotherium – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
  • Propeamussium
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – tentative report
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Eocene brontothere mammal Protitanops
    †Protitanops
    • †
  • †Protolabis – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – type locality for genus[2]
  • †
    • †
  • Protothaca
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Prunus
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Psephophorus – tentative report
    • † – type locality for species
  • Restoration of the Miocene cat Pseudaelurus
    †Pseudaelurus
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Pseudotsuga
    • †
  • Pteris
    • †
  • Pterocarya
    • †
    • †
  • †Pteronarctos – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Pteronepelys
    • †Pteronepelys wehrii
  • †
    • †
  • Puncturella
  • – tentative report
  • Purpura
    • †
    • †
  • Pyramidella – tentative report
  • Pyrenacantha
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Fruit of a living Pyrus, or pear tree
    †Pyrus
    • †

Q[]

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

R[]

  • Raja
  • Rallus
    • †Rallus limicola
    • †
  • Recurvirostra
    • A living Recurvirostra americana, or American avocet
      †Recurvirostra americana
  • Retusa
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Rhabdus
    • †
  • †Rhizocyon
    • †
  • Rhus
    • †
    • †Rhus rooseae
    • †
  • †Ribes
  • Rimella
  • Rosa
    • †
  • A living member of Rubus, the genus including blackberries (pictured) and raspberries
    Rubus
    • †
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †

S[]

  • Living Sabal, or palmettos
    Sabal
    • †
    • †
  • †Sabia
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • ��� – type locality for species
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Sanguinolaria
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Sargentodoxa[3]
    • †* [3] – type locality for species
  • Sassia
    • †
    • †
  • Saxidomus
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – or unidentified related form
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Scapanus
    • †Scapanus latimanus
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Shells in multiple views of a Scaphander canoe bubble sea snail
    Scaphander
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Schisandra
    • †
  • Schizaster
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • A living Sciurus squirrel
    Sciurus
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Scutella
    • †
  • – tentative report
    • †
  • Semele
    • †
  • Sequoia
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Sideroxylon
    • † – type locality for species
  • Siliqua
    • †Siliqua patula
  • †Simocetus – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Reconstruction of a fossilized skull and restorative portrait of the Miocene-Pliocene red panda relative Simocyon
    †Simocyon
    • †
    • †
  • Sinum
    • †
    • †
  • Solariella
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • Solemya
    • †
  • Solen
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • A living Somatochlora dragonfly
    †Somatochlora
    • † – type locality for species
  • Spermophilus
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Spirotropis
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Spisula
    • †
    • †
  • Spizaetus
    • †
  • Fossilized partial skulls of the rodent Oligocene-Miocene Steneofiber
    †Steneofiber
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Stercorarius
    • † – type locality for species
  • Sterna
    • †Sterna elegans – tentative report
    • †Sterna forsteri
    • † – tentative report
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene weasel Sthenictis
    Sthenictis
    • † – type locality for species
  • † – tentative report
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • Strongylocentrotus
  • Sturnella
  • †Suavodrillia
    • †
  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene cow-sized rhinoceros Subhyracodon. Charles R. Knight (1890s).
    †Subhyracodon
    • †
    • †
  • Sveltella
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Symplocos
    • †

T[]

  • †
    • †
  • A living Tapirus, or tapir
    Tapirus
    • †Tapirus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Tapiscia
    • †
  • Taranis
    • †
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Taxidea
  • †Taxus
    • †Taxus masonii
  • Tegula
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
    †Teleoceras
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Shell of a Tellina, or tellin
    Tellina
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – or unidentified related form
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Temnocyon
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
  • †Tephrocyon
    • †
  • Terebratalia
    • †
  • Terebratulina
    • †
  • Terminalia
    • †
  • Foliage and cones of a living Tetraclinis, or arar tree
    †Tetraclinis
    • †
  • Thais
    • †
    • † – or unidentified related form
  • †
    • †
  • Thesbia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
    • †: synonym of † (F. Anderson & B. Martin, 1914)
  • †
    • †
  • Thomomys
    • †Thomomys townsendii
  • Thracia
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene oreodont mammal Ticholeptus
    †Ticholeptus
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Tilia
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Tinospora
    • †
    • †
  • Foliage of a living Torreya, or nutmeg yew
    †Torreya
    • †Torreya clarnensis
    • †
  • Totanus
    • †
  • †Toxicodendron
    • †
  • Trema
    • †
  • Tresus
    • †
  • Shell of a Trichotropis cap sea snail
    Trichotropis
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Trochita
  • Shell of a Trophon murex snail
    Trophon
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus[2]
  • †Tsuga
    • †
  • Turricula
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Turris
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella
    Turritella
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Tylocephalonyx
  • Tympanuchus
    • †Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
  • †
    • †

U[]

  • A living Ulmus, or elm
    Ulmus
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Unknown
  • †
  • †
  • †Ursavus
    • † – or unidentified comparable form

V[]

  • Venericardia
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Leaves and fruit of a living Viburnum.
    †Viburnum
    • †
  • Leaves and fruit of a living Vitis, or grapevine
    Vitis
    • †
    • †
  • Vulpes
    • †

W[]

  • †
    • †

X[]

  • A living Xema sabini, or Sabine's gull
    Xema
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species

Y[]

  • † – type locality for genus[4]
    • † – type locality for species[4]
  • Yoldia

Z[]

  • Zalophus
    • A living Zalophus californianus, or California sea lion
      †Zalophus californianus
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Zelkova
    • †
    • †
  • †

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Gerald R. Smith; Jay Van Tassell (2019). "Fishes of the Mio-Pliocene Western Snake River Plain and vicinity. V. Keating, Always Welcome Inn, and Imbler Fish paleofaunas, NE Oregon: Tests of Miocene-Pliocene drainage connections". Miscellaneous Publications. Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. 204 (5): 1–33. hdl:2027.42/150494.
  2. ^ a b c Robert A. Martin; Richard J. Zakrzewski (2019). "On the ancestry of woodrats". Journal of Mammalogy. 100 (5): 1564–1582. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyz105.
  3. ^ a b Manchester, S. R. (1999). "Biogeographical relationships of North American tertiary floras". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 86: 472–522. doi:10.2307/2666183. JSTOR 2666183.
  4. ^ a b Olivier Lambert; Stephen J. Godfrey; Erich M. G. Fitzgerald (2019). "Yaquinacetus meadi, a new latest Oligocene–early Miocene dolphin (Cetacea, Odontoceti, Squaloziphiidae, fam. nov.) from the Nye Mudstone (Oregon, U.S.A.)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 38 (6): e1559174. doi:10.1080/02724634.2018.1559174. S2CID 108903672.
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