List of the Paleozoic life of Kansas
This list of the Paleozoic life of Kansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Kansas and are between 541 and 252.17 million years of age.
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- †Acanthodes
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- †Achistrum
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- †Acitheca
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- †Acrodus – tentative report
- †Acroplous
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- †Actiobates – type locality for genus
- †Actiobates peabodyi – type locality for species
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- †Agassizodus
- ��Agassizodus variabilis
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- †Aglaocrinus
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- †Alethopteris
- †Alethopteris grandini
- †Alethopteris serlii
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- †Amelacanthus
- †Ameura
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- Ammodiscus – tentative report
- †Amphiscapha
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- †Amphissites
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- † Ananias – tentative report
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- †Annularia
- †Annularia asteris
- †Annularia mucronata
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- †Aphlebia
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- †Araucarites – tentative report
- Archaeolithophyllum
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- †Archaeovenator – type locality for genus
- †Archaeovenator hamiltonensis – type locality for species
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- †Archimylacris
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- †Aristoceras
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- †Artisia
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- †Asterotheca
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- †Asterotheca miltoni – or unidentified comparable form
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- †Aurikirkbya
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- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten arctisulcatus
- †Aviculopecten mccoyi – type locality for species
- †Aviculopecten nodocosta
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- †Aviculopecten occidentalis
- †Aviculopecten peculiaris – type locality for species
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- †Aviculopecten sumnerensis – type locality for species
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- †Belantsea – or unidentified comparable form
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- †Bellerophon
- †Bellerophon graphicus – type locality for species
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- †Blattoidea
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- †Bobbodus
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- †Botryococcus
- †Bradyina
- †Bransonella
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- †Calamites
- †Calamites cistii
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- †Callipteris
- †Callipteris conferta
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- †Callipteris lyratifolia – tentative report
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- †Carbonita – tentative report
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- †Caseodus
- †Caseodus eatoni
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- †Chaetetes
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- †Chomatodus
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- †Chonetes
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- †Chonetes mesoloba
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- †Cladodus
- Cladophlebis
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- †Cleiothyridina
- †Cleiothyridina orbicularis
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- †Composita
- †Composita elongata
- †Composita ovata
- †Composita subtilita
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- †Cordaicarpus
- †Cordaites
- †Cordaites principalis
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- †Crurithyris
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- †Ctenacanthus
- †Ctenacanthus amblyxiphias
- †Cyathus
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- †Cyclopteris
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- †Cystodictya –
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- †Delocrinus
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- †Dentalium
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- †Dictyoclostus
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- †Diplichnites
- †Diplichnites gouldi
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- †Ditomopyge – tentative report
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- †Donaldina
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- †Ductilodon – type locality for genus
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- †Dunbaria – type locality for genus
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- †Echinaria
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- †Edestus
- †Edestus heinrichi – or unidentified comparable form
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- †Endothyra
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- †Eocasea – type locality for genus
- †Eocasea martini – type locality for species
- †Eohaptodus
- †Eohaptodus garnettensis – type locality for species
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- †Eoscopus – type locality for genus
- †Eoscopus lockardi – type locality for species
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- †Euconcordia – type locality for genus
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- †Euphemites
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- †Fenestella
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†Fusulina
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- †Geinitzina
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- †Gervillia
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- †Glikmanius
- †Glikmanius occidentalis
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- †Glyptopleura
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- †Gordia
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- †Helminthopsis
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- †Hesperoherpeton – type locality for genus
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- †Hybodus
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- †Ianthasaurus – type locality for genus
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- †Ianthodon – type locality for genus
- †Ianthodon schultzei – type locality for species
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- †Isogramma
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K[]
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- †Kawichthys – type locality for genus
- †Kawichthys moodiei – type locality for species
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- †Kennedya – type locality for genus
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- †Kenomagnathus – type locality for genus
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- †Kirkella
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- †Kouphichnium
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- †Lecythiocrinus
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- †Lepidodendron
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- †Lingula
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- †Linoproductus
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- †Lisca – type locality for genus
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- †Lissodus
- †Listracanthus
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- Lithophaga
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- †Lysorophus –
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- †Marginifera
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- †Megactenopetalus
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- †Meganeuropsis – type locality for genus
- †Meganeuropsis permiana – type locality for species
- †Megatypus – type locality for genus
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- †Mesolobus
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- †Metacoceras
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- †Millerella
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- †Minilya
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- †Misthodotes – type locality for genus
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- †Modiolus
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- †Naticopsis
- †Neoaganides
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- †Neospirifer
- †Neospirifer cameratus
- †Neospirifer dunbari
- †Neospirifer kansasensis
- †Neuropteris
- †Neuropteris auriculata – tentative report
- †Neuropteris odontopteroides
- †Neuropteris ovata
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- †Neuropteris scheuchzeri
- †Noeggerathia
- †Norwoodia
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- Nucula
- Nuculana
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- †Omphalotrochus
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- †Ophiacodon – type locality for genus
- †Ophiacodon hilli – type locality for species
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- †Orodus
- †Orthacanthus
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- †Palaeoniscus
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- †Paleolimulus – type locality for genus
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- †Paragassizocrinus
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- †Pecopteris
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- †Pecopteris hemitelioides
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- †Pecopteris unita
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- †Petalodus
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- †Petrolacosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Petrolacosaurus kansensis – type locality for species
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- †Phestia
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- †Phillipsia – tentative report
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- †Platyceras
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- †Platysomus
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- Pleurotomaria
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- †Rhipidomella
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- †Rhombopora
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- †Roundyella
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- †Samaropsis
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- †Sandalodus – or unidentified comparable form
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- †Schizodus
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- †Schizophoria
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- †Septopora
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- †Sigillaria
- †Sigillaria brardii
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- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenophyllum oblongifolium
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- †Sphenophyllum stoukenbergi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphenophyllum thonii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphenopteris
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- †Spinoaequalis – type locality for genus
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- †Spirifer
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- †Spirifer rockymontanus – tentative report
- Spirorbis
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- †Stemmatodus
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- † – tentative report
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- †Streptognathodus
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- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- †Streptognathodus zethus
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- †Syringopora
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T[]
- †Tabulipora
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- † – or unidentified comparable form
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- † – type locality for genus
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- †Tetrataxis
- †Therates – type locality for genus
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- † – tentative report
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- †Treptichnus
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- †Triticites
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U[]
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- †Undichna
- †Urba – type locality for genus
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V[]
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W[]
- †Walchia
- † – or unidentified comparable form
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- † – or unidentified comparable form
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- †Wilkingia
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- †Worthenia
X[]
- †Xyrospondylus
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Y[]
- Yoldia
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Z[]
References[]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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