List of the Mesozoic life of California

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This list of the Mesozoic life of California contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of California and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.

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  • Diagram depicting the soft part anatomy of the sea snail Abyssochrysos
    †Abyssochrysos – tentative report
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  • †Acanthoceras
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  • Acanthosphaera – tentative report
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  • Acesta
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  • Acila
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  • †Acrioceras
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  • Fossilized teeth of the Permian-Paleocene cartilaginous fish Acrodus
    †Acrodus
    • †Acrodus wempliae – type locality for species
  • †Acteon
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  • †Acteonella
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  • Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous armored dinosaur Aletopelta
    †Aletopelta – type locality for genus
    • †Aletopelta coombsi – type locality for species
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  • Amauropsis
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  • Fossilized shell of the Jurassic-Miocene sea snail Ampullina
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  • †Anagaudryceras
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    • †Anagaudryceras sacya – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Anahamulina
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  • †Anasibirites
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    • †Anasibirites kingianus – type locality for species
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  • †Anatomites
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  • †Anatropites
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  • †Anisoceras
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  • Interior and exterior of a shell of an Anomia, or jingle shell
    †Anomia
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  • †Anoplophora – tentative report
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  • †Aphaea
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  • †Aphrosaurus
    • †Aphrosaurus furlongi
  • Multiple views of a shell of an Aporrhais pelican foot sea snail
    Aporrhais
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  • A living Architectonica staircase shell sea snail
    Architectonica – tentative report
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  • Arctica
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  • †Arctoceras
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  • Argyrotheca
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  • Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic ammonoid cephalopod Arnioceras
    †Arnioceras
  • †Arpadites
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  • Arrhoges
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  • †Aspenites – type locality for genus
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  • Astarte
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  • †Asteroceras
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  • Fossilized partial skull of the Late Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur Augustynolophus
    †Augustynolophus
    • †Augustynolophus morrisi
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  • †Axonoceras

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  • †Bacchites
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  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites
    †Baculites
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    • †Baculites capensis
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    • †Baculites yokoyamai – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Barbatia
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  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Cretaceous turtle Basilemys
    †Basilemys
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  • † Belleza
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  • Bernaya
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  • †Beudanticeras
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  • †Bochianites
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  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Bostrychoceras
    †Bostrychoceras
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  • †Brancoceras
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  • †Brasilichnium
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  • Bulimina
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  • A living Bulimulus land snail
    Bulimulus
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  • Bullaria
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  • Bullina
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  • †Californites – type locality for genus
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  • Restoration of the Late Triassic ichthyosaur Californosaurus
    †Californosaurus
  • Callianassa – tentative report
  • †Calliconites
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  • †Calliomphalus – tentative report
  • Callista – tentative report
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  • †Calva
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  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Calycoceras
    †Calycoceras
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  • Cancellaria – tentative report
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  • Cantharus
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  • Shells of modern Capulus cap sea snails
    Capulus – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Cardita
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  • †Cecrops
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  • Cerithidea
  • Two views of a Cerithium cerith sea snail
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  • †Cidarina
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  • Shell and spines of a Cidaris sea urchin
    Cidaris
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  • †Cladoceramus
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  • †Clinura
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  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid Collignoniceras
    †Collignoniceras
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  • †Collonia
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  • Corbicula
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  • Corbula
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  • Cornutella
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  • Crassatella
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  • Fossilized shell of the Early Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Crioceratites
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  • Cucullaea
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  • †Cunningtoniceras
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  • †Cyclothyris
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  • Cylichna
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  • †Cylindroteuthis
  • Fossilized shell of the Late Jurassic-Oligocene nautiloid cephalopod Cymatoceras
    †Cymatoceras
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  • Life restoration of the Middle-Late Triassic ichthyosaur Cymbospondylus
    †Cymbospondylus
    • †Cymbospondylus petrinus
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  • Fossilized shell of the Middle-Late Triassic marine bivalve Daonella
    †Daonella – tentative report
    • †Daonella dubia
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  • †Dentalium
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  • Fossilized shells of the Early Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Desmoceras
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  • †Desmophyllites
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  • †Dictyoconites
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  • Restoration of several species of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Didymoceras
    †Didymoceras
    • †Didymoceras hornbyense – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Dieneria – type locality for genus
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  • Diplodonta
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  • †Discohelix – tentative report
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  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Discoscaphites
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  • Fossilized shell of the Early-Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Douvilleiceras
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  • †Durania
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  • †Echinocorys
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  • †Elimia
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  • Restoration of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene bony fish Enchodus, or the "saber-toothed herring"
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  • †Entobia
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  • †Eogaudryceras
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  • †Eriphyla
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  • †Eucalycoceras
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  • Illustration of the fossilized skull of the sea turtle Euclastes
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  • †Euomphaloceras
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  • †Eupachydiscus
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  • †Euspira
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  • †Eutrephoceras
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  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Exiteloceras
    †Exiteloceras
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  • †Exogyra

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  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Fagesia
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  • Fissurella – tentative report
  • †Flabellina
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  • †Flabellum
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  • †Fresnosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Fresnosaurus drescheri – type locality for species
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  • Gastrochaena – tentative report
  • Fossilized shell of the Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Gaudryceras
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  • †Gervillia
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  • Glans – tentative report
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  • †Glauconia
  • †Globigerinelloides
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  • Glossus
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  • Fossilized shell of a Glycymeris, or bittersweet clam
    Glycymeris
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  • †Goricanites – type locality for genus
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  • Fossil negative with skin impressions of the theropod dinosaur footprint ichnogenus Grallator
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  • †Gryphaea
  • †Gryponautilus
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  • Gyroidina
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  • A living Haliotis, or abalone
    Haliotis
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  • †Hauericeras
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  • †Hecticoceras
  • Fossilized shell of the Triassic ammonoid cephalopod Hedenstroemia
    †Hedenstroemia
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  • †Helena
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  • †Hemicidaris
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  • Modern individual of the Cretaceous-modern cow shark genus Heptranchias
    Heptranchias
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  • Shell of a Hipponix, or hoof sea snail
    Hipponix
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  • †Homerites
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  • Restoration of two of the Permian-Late Cretaceous cartilaginous fish Hybodus
    †Hybodus
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  • †Hydrotherosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Hydrotherosaurus alexandrae – type locality for species
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  • †Hypophylloceras
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  • Restoration of the Late Cretaceous toothed bird Ichthyornis
    †Ichthyornis
  • †Ichthyosaurus
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  • Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size
    †Inoceramus
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    • †Inoceramus balticus
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    • †Inoceramus cordiformis – or unidentified comparable form
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    • †Inoceramus incertus – or unidentified comparable form
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    • †Inoceramus naumanni
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    • †Inoceramus steinmanni – or unidentified comparable form
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    • †Inoceramus subundatus
    • †Inoceramus teshioensis – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Inoceramus turgidus – type locality for species
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  • †Inyoites – type locality for genus
    • †Inyoites oweni – type locality for species
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  • Fossilized shell of the Permian-modern marine bivalve Isognomon
    Isognomon
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  • Fossilized shells of the Jurassic brachiopod Kallirhynchia
    †Kallirhynchia
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  • †Kilianella
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  • Fossilized shell of the Early Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Kossmaticeras
    †Kossmaticeras
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  • †Lacunaria
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  • Laternula – tentative report
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  • Leda – tentative report
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  • Lima
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  • Limopsis
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  • †Linearis
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  • †Lingula
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  • Lithophaga
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  • Fossilized shell of the Triassic-modern marine bivalve Lopha
    Lopha
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  • †Lucina
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  • Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Lytoceras
    †Lytoceras

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  • Macrocallista
    • † – or unidentified related form
  • Fossilized shell of the Middle Jurassic ammonoid cephalopod Macrocephalites
    †Macrocephalites
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    • † – type locality for species
  • †Mammites – tentative report
  • †Mantelliceras
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Margarella
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  • Margarites
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  • Fossilized shell of the Early-Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Mariella
    †Mariella
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  • Martesia
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  • †Mediaster
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    • † – tentative report
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  • †Meekoceras
    • †Meekoceras gracilitatis
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  • †Melchiorites
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  • Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Menuites
    †Menuites
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  • †Merriamia
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – tentative report
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  • † – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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  • † Mita – tentative report
  • † Mita
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  • †Modiolus
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  • †Morenosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Morenosaurus stocki – type locality for species
  • Fossilized shell of the Early Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Mortoniceras
    †Mortoniceras
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  • † – type locality for genus
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    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • Musculus – or unidentified related form
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  • Fossilized shell of the Jurassic-Cretaceous marine bivalve Myophorella
    †Myophorella
    • †Myophorella argo
    • †Myophorella dawsoni – or unidentified related form
    • †Myophorella yellowstonensis
  • †Myophoria
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    • † – tentative report
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  • Shells washed ashore of Mytilus mussels
    †Mytilus
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N[]

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  • Natica
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  • †Navahopus
  • Life restoration of the Late Triassic thalattosaurs Nectosaurus (right) and Thalattosaurus
    †Nectosaurus
  • †Neithea
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    • † – type locality for species
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  • †Neocardioceras – tentative report
  • †Neohibolites
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  • †Neophylloceras
    • †Neophylloceras hetonaiense
    • †Neophylloceras ramosum
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  • Fossilized shell of the Jurassic-Cretaceous sea snail Nerinea
    †Nerinea
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  • Nerita
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  • †Nolita
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Restoration of several species of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Nostoceras
    †Nostoceras
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    • †Nostoceras splendidum
  • †Notidanodon
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    • † – type locality for species
  • – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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  • Interior of a fossilized shell of the Early Ordovician-modern marine bivalve Nucula
    Nucula
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  • Nuculana
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  • † – tentative report
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O[]

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  • Opalia
  • †Ophiceras
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  • †Opis
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    • �� – type locality for species
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  • †Orthoceras
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  • Ostrea
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  • Restoration of the Early Triassic ammonoid cephalopod Owenites
    †Owenites
    • †Owenites carpenteri
    • †Owenites koeneni – type locality for species
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  • †Oxynautilus
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  • †Oxytoma
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P[]

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  • †Pachydesmoceras
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    • †Pachydesmoceras pachydiscoide – type locality for species
  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Pachydiscus
    †Pachydiscus
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    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Pachydiscus ootacodensis
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  • † – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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  • †Palaeobates
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    • † – type locality for species
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  • Panopea
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    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified related form
    • † – type locality for species
  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Parapuzosia with a human indicating its size
    †Parapuzosia
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    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
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  • Patella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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    • † – type locality for species
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  • Shells of Pecten scallops
    †Pecten
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  • †Pedalion
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    • † – type locality for species
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    • † – tentative report
  • †Pentzia
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  • Periploma
    • † – or unidentified related form
  • † – tentative report
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  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Peroniceras
    †Peroniceras
    • † – or unidentified related form
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    • † – type locality for species
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  • Phanerolepida
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  • Pholadomya
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Life restoration of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Phylloceras
    †Phylloceras
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    • † – type locality for species
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  • †Phyllopachyceras
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    • † – type locality for species
  • † – tentative report
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  • †Pinna
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Plesiotylosaurus
    • †Plesiotylosaurus crassidens
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    • † – type locality for species
  • Plicatula
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  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Plotosaurus
    †Plotosaurus
    • †Plotosaurus bennisoni
    • †Plotosaurus tuckeri
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  • Polinices
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    • † – tentative report
  • †Polycyclus
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  • †Polyptychites
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  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Polyptychoceras
    †Polyptychoceras
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  • †Posidonia
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    • † – type locality for species
  • †Potamides – tentative report
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    • † – type locality for species
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – tentative report
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Prionotropis
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  • † – tentative report
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  • †Proclydonautilus
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  • Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Prognathodon
    †Prognathodon
    • †Prognathodon waiparaensis – or unidentified comparable form
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    • † – type locality for species
  • Propeamussium
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  • †Protocardia
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  • Fossilized shell of the Triassic ammonoid cephalopod Protrachyceras
    †Protrachyceras
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  • Fossilized shell of a Pseudomelania sea snail
    †Pseudomelania
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  • †Pseudoperna
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  • †Pseudothurmannia – tentative report
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  • †Pteraichnus
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  • Fossilized shell of the Jurassic-Cretaceous marine bivalve Pterotrigonia
    †Pterotrigonia
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  • †Puzosia
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  • Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Cretaceous-Pleistocene oyster Pycnodonte
    Pycnodonte
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R[]

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  • Retusa
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  • †Rhaetina – tentative report
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  • Fossilized shell of the Silurian-Eocene articulate brachiopod Rhynchonella
    †Rhynchonella
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Ristola
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  • Rogerella
  • †Romaniceras
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  • †Scalarites
  • Restoration of several of the Early Cretaceous-Miocene shark Scapanorhynchus
    †Scapanorhynchus
  • Scaphander
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  • †Scaphites
    • †Scaphites hippocrepis – or unidentified related form
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  • †Senis
  • Septifer
  • †Sequoia
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  • Serpula
  • Life restoration of three species of the Middle-Late Triassic ichthyosaur genus Shastasaurus
    †Shastasaurus
    • †Shastasaurus alexandrae
    • †Shastasaurus pacificus
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  • †Shastoceras
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  • Siphonalia
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  • †Sirenites
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  • †Skolithos
  • Solariella
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  • Solemya – tentative report
  • Solen
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Spiriferina – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
    • †Spiriferina coreyi – type locality for species
  • † – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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  • Spondylus
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  • Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax
    Squalicorax
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  • †Sturia
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • † Suna
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  • †Tegula
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  • Shell of a Tellina, or tellin
    Tellina
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  • †Tenea
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  • A living Terebralia horn sea snail
    Terebralia – tentative report
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  • Terebratella
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  • Terebratulina
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  • †Tessarolax
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  • Reconstructive illustration of the skull in side (above) and top view of the Late Triassic thalattosaur Thalattosaurus. The frontmost portion of the snout is portrayed erroneously as straight; it actually had a pronounced downward curve
    †Thalattosaurus
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  • Thyasira
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  • †Tollia
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  • †Tragodesmoceras
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  • Fossilized shell of the Permian-Paleocene marine bivalve Trigonia
    †Trigonia
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    • † – type locality for species. Later reclassified in the new genus as C. plumasensis.[1]
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  • †Trinacria
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  • Fossilized shell in multiple views of the Early-Late Cretaceous sea snail Trochactaeon
    †Trochactaeon
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  • Trochocyathus
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  • Trophon
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  • †Turrilites
    • †Turrilites acutus
    • †Turrilites costatus – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – type locality for species
  • Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella
    Turritella
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V[]

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    • † – tentative report
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  • Volsella
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W[]

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    • †
  • †Worthenia
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
  • †Wyomingites
    • †

X[]

  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †

Y[]

  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Yezoites
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Yoldia
    • †
    • †
    • †

Z[]

  • †Zanola
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
  • †Zealandites
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • †
  • † – tentative report
  • †
    • †
  • †


References[]

  1. ^ a b c Michael R. Cooper; Héctor A. Leanza (2019). "On the Middle Jurassic – Early Cretaceous Megatrigoniinae (Bivalvia, Trigoniida): their biogeography, evolution and classification". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 291 (1): 19–40. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2019/0787.
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