List of the prehistoric life of Arizona

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This list of the prehistoric life of Arizona contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Arizona.

Precambrian[]

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Arizona.

Paleozoic[]

Main article: List of the Paleozoic life of Arizona

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Arizona[]

  • †Achistrum
  • †Aglaocrinus
  • †Altudoceras
  • †Alula
  • †Amphiscapha
  • †Annularia
    • †Annularia asteris
    • †Annularia mucronata
    • †Annularia stellata
  • †Anomphalus
  • †Aphyllopteris
  • †Arastra – type locality for genus
  • †Archaeocidaris
  • Fossils of the Carboniferous-Permian bryozoan Archimedes
    †Archimedes
    • †Archimedes intermedius
    • †Archimedes invaginatus
    • †Archimedes lativolvis
    • †Archimedes proutanus
    • †Archimedes terebriformis
  • †Arizonerpeton – type locality for genus
  • †Athyris
  • †Aulopora
  • †Aviculopecten
    • †Aviculopecten bellatulus – type locality for species
    • †Aviculopecten girtyi – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Aviculopecten kaibabensis – type locality for species
  • †Bellerophon
  • †Brachyphyllum
  • Fossilized stems from the Carboniferous-Permian horsetail relative Calamites
    †Calamites
    • †Calamites cisti
  • †Callipteris
    • †Callipteris conferta
  • †Camarotoechia
    • †Camarotoechia metallica
    • †Camarotoechia mutata
  • † Caninia – tentative report
  • †Chonetes
    • †Chonetes oklahomensis
  • †Cleiothyridina
    • †Cleiothyridina orbicularis
  • Fossilized shell of the Late Devonian-Permian brachiopod Composita
    †Composita
    • †Composita humilis
    • †Composita laevis
    • †Composita mexicana
    • †Composita ovata
    • †Composita ozarkana
    • †Composita subtilita
    • †Composita trinuclea
  • †Cooksonia – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Cordaites
    • †Cordaites principalis
  • †Cycloceras
  • †Cyclopteris
  • †Cymatochiton – tentative report
  • Fossilized shells of the Middle-Late Devonian brachiopod Cyrtospirifer
    †Cyrtospirifer
    • †Cyrtospirifer whitneyi
  • †Cystodictya
  • †Echinaria
  • †
  • †Elfridia – type locality for genus
  • †Elrathia
  • Eocaudina
  • †Euomphalus
    • †Euomphalus utahensis
  • †Fenestella
  • †Fusulina
  • Life restoration of the Carboniferous shark Glikmanius
    †Glikmanius
    • †Glikmanius occidentalis
  • †Globular
  • †Gnathorhiza – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Hastimima – tentative report
  • †Hedeia
  • †Hexagonaria
  • †Hyolithes
  • †Icriodus
  • †Idiognathodus
  • †Kaibabvenator – type locality for genus
    • †Kaibabvenator swiftae – type locality for species
  • †Kootenia
  • †Lepidodendron
    • †Lepidodendron aculeatum
  • †Lepidostrobus
  • † Lingula
  • †Lingulella
  • †Liroceras
  • Fossilized shell of the Carboniferous-Permian nautiloid cephalopod Metacoceras
    †Metacoceras
  • †Michelina
  • † Modiolus
  • †Murchisonia
  • †Naticopsis
    • †Naticopsis kaibabensis – type locality for species
    • †Naticopsis waterlooensis
  • †Neospirifer – tentative report
    • †Neospirifer dunbari
  • †Neuropteris
    • †Neuropteris heterophylla
    • †Neuropteris scheuchzeri
  • †Nisusia
  • Nucula
  • Restoration of the Cambrian trilobite Olenellus
    †Olenellus
  • †Ophiderpeton
  • †Orodus
  • †Orthacanthus
  • †Pachyphyllum
  • †Pagiophyllum
  • †Paladin
  • †Palmatolepis
    • †Palmatolepis triangularis
  • †Paterina
  • †Pecopteris
  • †Pentremites
  • †Petalodus
  • †Phillipsia
  • Life restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian amphibian Phlegethontia.
    †Phlegethontia
  • † Pinna
  • †Platyceras
  • †Polygnathus
  • †Prodentalium
  • †Ptyonius – tentative report
  • †Rugosa
  • †Sallya – tentative report
  • †Scoyenia
  • Serpula
  • Solemya
  • †Solenomorpha – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Spathognathodus
  • Fossilized leaves and branches of the Devonian-Triassic horsetail relative Sphenophyllum
    †Sphenophyllum
    • †Sphenophyllum gilmorei – type locality for species
    • †Sphenophyllum oblongifolium
  • †Sphenopteris
  • †Spirifer
    • †Spirifer centronatus
  • †Spiriferina
  • †Stigmaria
  • †Stroboceras
  • †Syringopora
  • †Tainoceras
  • Life restoration of the Carboniferous-Triassic freshwater shark Triodus
    †Triodus
  • †Venustodus
  • †Vidria
  • †Walchia
  • †Wardia
  • †Wilkingia
  • †Worthenia
  • †Yarravia
  • Yoldia

Mesozoic[]

Main article: List of the Mesozoic life of Arizona

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Arizona[]

  • †Acaenasuchus – type locality for genus
    • †Acaenasuchus geoffreyi – type locality for species
  • †Acallosuchus – type locality for genus
    • †Acallosuchus rectori – type locality for species
  • Fossilized shell of the Early Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Acanthohoplites
    †Acanthohoplites
    • †Acanthohoplites berkeyi
    • †Acanthohoplites erraticus
    • †Acanthohoplites hesper
    • †Acanthohoplites impetrabilis
    • †Acanthohoplites schucherti
    • †Acanthohoplites teres
  • Acirsa
  • Acmaea
  • †Acrodus
  • †Acteon
  • †Adamanasuchus – type locality for genus
    • †Adamanasuchus eisenhardtae – type locality for species
  • †Adocus
  • †Allocrioceras
  • †Ammorhynchus – type locality for genus
    • †Ammorhynchus navajoi – type locality for species
  • †Anaschisma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Angistorhinus – tentative report
  • †Anisoceras
  • †Anomia
  • †Apachesaurus
    • †Apachesaurus gregorii
  • †Apatosaurus
  • †Araucarioxylon
    • Petrified trunk segments of the Permian-Late Triassic conifer tree Araucarioxylon arizonicum
      †Araucarioxylon arizonicum
  • †Arca
  • Arctica
  • †Arganodus
  • †Arizonasaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Arizonasaurus babbitti – type locality for species
  • Astarte
  • †Australosomus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Baculites
    • †Baculites calamus
  • Barbatia
  • †Beudanticeras
  • †Boreosomus – tentative report
  • Cadulus
  • †Calamites
  • †Calamophylliopsis
  • †Calsoyasuchus – type locality for genus
    • †Calsoyasuchus valliceps – type locality for species
  • †Calycoceras
  • †Calyptosuchus
    • †Calyptosuchus wellesi
  • Restoration of the Late Triassic theropod dinosaur Camposaurus
    †Camposaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Camposaurus arizonensis – type locality for species
  • †Caprina
  • Carota
  • †Ceratodus
  • Cerithiopsis
  • Charonia – tentative report
  • †Chatterjeea
  • †Chindesaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Chindesaurus bryansmalli – type locality for species
  • †Chinlea – tentative report
  • †Chirotherium
    • †Chirotherium barthii
    • †Chirotherium rex – type locality for species
    • †Chirotherium sickleri
  • Chlamys
  • †Cibolaites
  • †Coelophysis
  • †Collignoniceras
    • †Collignoniceras woollgari
  • †Colognathus
  • Corbula
  • †Cosgriffius – type locality for genus
  • †Craniscus
  • Crassostrea
  • †Crosbysaurus
    • †Crosbysaurus harrisae
  • Cucullaea
  • †Cunningtoniceras
  • Cuspidaria
  • †Cyclothyris
  • Cylichna
  • †Dentalium
  • †Desmatochelys
  • †Desmatosuchus
    • †Desmatosuchus haplocerus
    • †Desmatosuchus spurensis
  • †Dilophosauripus – type locality for genus
  • Life restoration of the Early Jurassic theropod dinosaur Dilophosaurus resting
    †Dilophosaurus
    • †Dilophosaurus wetherilli – type locality for species
  • †Dinnebitodon – type locality for genus
    • †Dinnebitodon amarali – type locality for species
  • Discinisca
  • †Dolicholatirus – tentative report
  • †Dromomeron
    • †Dromomeron gregorii
  • †Dufrenoyia
    • †Dufrenoyia compitalis
    • †Dufrenoyia joserita
    • †Dufrenoyia justinae
  • †Edentosuchus – tentative report
  • Elliptio
  • Life restoration of the Early Jurassic amphibian Eocaecilia
    †Eocaecilia – type locality for genus
    • †Eocaecilia micropodia – type locality for species
  • †Eocyclotosaurus
  • †Eopneumatosuchus – type locality for genus
    • †Eopneumatosuchus colberti – type locality for species
  • †Eucalycoceras
  • †Eulima – tentative report
  • †Eunaticina
  • †Euomphaloceras
  • †Euspira
  • †Exogyra
    • †Exogyra acroumbonata
    • †Exogyra lancha
    • †Exogyra levis
    • †Exogyra olisiponensis
  • †Fagesia
  • Fossilized shell of the Carboniferous-Eocene bivalve Gervillia
    †Gervillia
    • †Gervillia cholla
    • †Gervillia heinemani
    • †Gervillia navajovus – type locality for species
    • †Gervillia rasori
  • Ginkgo
  • †Grallator
  • †Gryphaea
  • †Gyrolepis
  • †Hadrokkosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Hadrokkosaurus bradyi – type locality for species
  • †Hamites
  • †Hamulus
  • †Hesperosuchus – type locality for genus
    • †Hesperosuchus agilis – type locality for species
  • Homarus
  • †Hopiichnus – type locality for genus
  • †Hybodus
  • Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size
    †Inoceramus
    • †Inoceramus corpulentas
    • †Inoceramus dimidius – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Inoceramus flavus
    • †Inoceramus heinzi – or unidentified related form
    • †Inoceramus lamarcki
    • †Inoceramus nodai
    • †Inoceramus pictus
  • †Kamerunoceras
  • †Kayentachelys – type locality for genus
    • †Kayentachelys aprix – type locality for species
  • †Kayentapus – type locality for genus
  • †Kayentasuchus – type locality for genus
    • †Kayentasuchus walkeri – type locality for species
  • †Kayentatherium – type locality for genus
    • †Kayentatherium wellesi – type locality for species
  • †Kayentavenator – type locality for genus
  • †Koskinonodon
  • Lepisosteus
  • Fossilized skull of the Late Triassic phytosaur Leptosuchus
    †Leptosuchus
    • †Leptosuchus crosbiensis
  • Lima
  • Limatula
  • †Linearis
  • †Lingula
  • †Lissodus – tentative report
  • Lithophaga
  • †Lonchidion
  • Lopha
  • † Lucina
  • Lunatia – tentative report
  • Life restoration of the Late Triassic phytosaur Machaeroprosopus
    †Machaeroprosopus – type locality for genus
    • †Machaeroprosopus buceros
    • †Machaeroprosopus jablonskiae – type locality for species
    • †Machaeroprosopus mccauleyi – type locality for species
    • †Machaeroprosopus pristinus – type locality for species
    • †Machaeroprosopus tenuis – type locality for species
    • †Machaeroprosopus validus – type locality for species
  • †Mammites
  • †Megalosauripus
  • †Melvius
  • Membranipora – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Metoicoceras
    • †Metoicoceras geslinianum
    • †Metoicoceras mosbyense
  • Life restoration of the Late Triassic amphibian Metoposaurus with an anachronistic human to scale
    †Metoposaurus
  • †Modiolus
  • †Moenkopia – type locality for genus
  • †Monopleura
  • †Morganucodon
  • †Morrowites
  • †Mytilus – tentative report
  • †Navahopus – type locality for genus
  • †Neithea
  • †Neocardioceras
    • †Neocardioceras juddii
    • †Neocardioceras minutum
  • †Neoptychites
  • †Nerinea
  • Nerita
  • Neritina
  • Nucula
  • Restoration of the Late Triassic–Early Jurassic synapsid (mammal precursor) Oligokyphus
    †Oligokyphus
  • †Opis
  • Ostrea
  • †Oxytoma
  • †Pachyrhizodus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Parasuchus
  • †Paratypothorax
  • †Parrishia – type locality for genus
  • †Pecten
  • †Permocalculus
  • Pholadomya
  • Physa
  • †Pinna
  • †Placenticeras
    • †Placenticeras cumminsi
  • Restoration of the Late Triassic synapsid (mammal precursor) Placerias with an anachronistic human to scale
    †Placerias – type locality for genus
    • †Placerias hesternus – type locality for species
  • Plicatula
  • † Pollex – tentative report
  • Polydora – tentative report
  • †Poposaurus
    • †Poposaurus gracilis
  • †Postosuchus
    • †Postosuchus kirkpatricki
  • †Pravusuchus
    • †Pravusuchus hortus
  • Life restoration of the Early Jurassic frog Prosalirus
    †Prosalirus – type locality for genus
    • †Prosalirus bitis – type locality for species
  • †Protome – type locality for genus
    • †Protome batalaria – type locality for species
  • †Protosuchus – type locality for genus
    • †Protosuchus richardsoni – type locality for species
  • †Pseudoperna
  • †Pteraichnus – type locality for genus
    • †Pteraichnus saltwashensis – type locality for species
  • Pycnodonte
    • †Pycnodonte kellumi – or unidentified related form
    • †Pycnodonte newberryi
  • †Pyncnodonte
  • †Quasicyclotosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Quasicyclotosaurus campi – type locality for species
  • †Quitmaniceras
  • Life restoration of the Late Triassic crocodile relative Revueltosaurus
    †Revueltosaurus
    • †Revueltosaurus callenderi
    • †Revueltosaurus hunti
  • †Rhadalognathus – type locality for genus
  • †Rhamphinion – type locality for genus
    • †Rhamphinion jenkinsi – type locality for species
  • Ringicula
  • †Rioarribasuchus
    • †Rioarribasuchus chamaensis
  • Rostellaria
  • †Rutiodon
  • †Sarahsaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Scaphites
  • †Scutarx – type locality for genus
  • Life restoration of the Early Jurassic primitive armored dinosaur Scutellosaurus
    †Scutellosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Scutellosaurus lawleri – type locality for species
  • †Segisaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Segisaurus halli – type locality for species
  • †Selaginella
  • †Semionotus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Senis
  • Serpula
  • †Shuvosaurus
    • †Shuvosaurus inexpectatus
  • †Smilosuchus – type locality for genus
    • †Smilosuchus adamanensis – type locality for species
    • †Smilosuchus gregorii – type locality for species
    • †Smilosuchus lithodendrorum – type locality for species
  • Solemya
  • Life restoration of the Early-Late Cretaceous brachiosaur Sonorasaurus
    †Sonorasaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Sonorasaurus thompsoni – type locality for species
  • Spirorbis
  • Squilla – tentative report
  • †Stagonolepis
  • †Stanocephalosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Stanocephalosaurus birdi – type locality for species
  • † Syntarsus
  • †Tanytrachelos
  • †Tecovasaurus
    • †Tecovasaurus murryi
  • †Tecovasuchus
    • †Tecovasuchus chatterjeei
  • Tellina
  • †Tenea
  • Life restoration of the Early Cretaceous Iguanodon relative Tenontosaurus
    †Tenontosaurus
  • †Thomasites
  • †Tragodesmoceras
  • †Trigonia
    • †Trigonia aliformis - or unidentified loosely related form
    • †Trigonia cragini
    • †Trigonia guildi
    • †Trigonia kitchini
    • †Trigonia mearnsi
    • †Trigonia reesidei
    • †Trigonia resoluta
    • †Trigonia saavedra
    • †Trigonia stolleyi
    • †Trigonia weaveri
  • †Trilophosaurus
    • †Trilophosaurus buettneri
    • †Trilophosaurus jacobsi – type locality for species
  • †Triodus
  • Turritella
  • Restoration of a pair of the Late Triassic aetosaur Typothorax
    †Typothorax
  • †Uatchitodon
    • †Uatchitodon schneideri
  • Unio
  • †Vancleavea – type locality for genus
    • †Vancleavea campi – type locality for species
  • †Vascoceras
  • † Vigilius
    • †Vigilius wellesi
  • Viviparus
  • Vulsella
  • †Watinoceras
    • †Watinoceras coloradoense
    • †Watinoceras devonense
    • †Watinoceras hattini
    • †Watinoceras praecursor – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Wellesaurus
    • †Wellesaurus peabodyi – type locality for species
  • †Yezoites

Cenozoic[]

Main article: List of the Cenozoic life of Arizona

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Arizona[]

  • †Adelphailurus
  • †Agriotherium
  • †Alforjas
  • †Ambystoma
    • †Ambystoma tigrinum
  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus
    †Amphimachairodus
  • †Amplibuteo
  • Antrozous
    • †Antrozous pallidus
  • Aquila
  • †Arctodus
  • †Aztlanolagus
  • Baiomys
  • Bassariscus
  • Bison
  • †Borophagus
    • †Borophagus diversidens
    • †Borophagus parvus – type locality for species
  • Brachylagus
  • Bufo
    • †Bufo woodhousei
  • Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
    †Camelops
    • †Camelops hesternus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Canis
    • †Canis armbrusteri
    • †Canis dirus
    • †Canis edwardii
    • †Canis ferox
    • †Canis latrans
  • †Capromeryx
  • †Carpocyon
  • Castor
  • Celtis
    • †Celtis reticulata
  • Cervus
  • †Chasmaporthetes
  • †Chrysocyon
  • †Citellus
  • Cnemidophorus
  • Cratogeomys
  • Crotaphytus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius
    †Cuvieronius
  • Desmodus
    • †Desmodus stocki
  • †Diceratherium
  • †Dinohippus
  • Dipodomys
  • †Dipoides
  • †Epicyon
    • †Epicyon haydeni
  • Eptesicus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Equus
    • Restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene horse Equus scotti, or Scott's horse
      †Equus scotti – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Equus simplicidens
  • Erethizon
  • †Eucyon
    • †Eucyon davisi
  • Eumeces
  • Eumops
    • †Eumops perotis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Geococcyx
    • †Geococcyx californianus
  • Geomys
  • †Glossotherium
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Glyptotherium
    †Glyptotherium
    • †Glyptotherium texanum
  • †Hemiauchenia
  • †Hesperotestudo
  • Heterodon
    • †Heterodon nasicus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Histiotus
  • †Homotherium – tentative report
  • Hyla
  • †Hypolagus
  • Ictalurus – tentative report
  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos
    †Indarctos – tentative report
  • Kinosternon
  • Lampropeltis
    • †Lampropeltis getulus
  • Lasiurus
    • †Lasiurus blossevillii – or unidentified comparable form
  • Lemmiscus
    • †Lemmiscus curtatus
  • Lepus
  • Lynx
  • †Machairodus
  • †Mammut
  • †Mammuthus
    • Mounted fossilized skeleton of a Mammuthus columbi or Columbian mammoth
      †Mammuthus columbi
  • Marmota
  • Martes
  • †Megalonyx
    • †Megalonyx jeffersonii
  • †Megatylopus
  • Meleagris
  • †Merychyus
  • †Metalopex
  • Microtus
  • †Morrillia
  • Mustela
    • †Mustela frenata – or unidentified comparable form
  • Myotis
    • †Myotis thysanodes
    • †Myotis velifer
  • †Nannippus
  • †Neochoerus
  • Neotoma
    • †Neotoma albigula – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Neotoma cinerea
    • †Neotoma mexicana – or unidentified comparable form
  • Nerodia
  • Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops
    †Nothrotheriops
  • †Nothrotherium
  • Notiosorex
    • †Notiosorex crawfordi
  • Odocoileus
  • Ondatra
    • †Ondatra zibethicus
  • †Onychocampodea – type locality for genus
  • †Onychomachilis – type locality for genus
  • Onychomys
  • Ovis
    • †Ovis canadensis – type locality for species
  • Panthera
    • A living Panthera leo, or lion
      †Panthera leo
  • †Paramachaerodus
  • †Paramylodon
    • †Paramylodon harlani
  • †Paronychomys
  • Perognathus
  • Peromyscus
  • Pituophis
    • †Pituophis melanoleucus
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene peccary Platygonus
    †Platygonus
    • †Platygonus compressus
  • †Pleiolama
  • †Plesiogulo
  • †Plionarctos
  • †Protolabis
  • †Pseudaelurus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • Ptinus
  • †Rana
  • Reithrodontomys
  • †Repomys
  • Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
    †Rhynchotherium
  • Scaphiopus
  • Sciurus
    • †Sciurus aberti – or unidentified comparable form
  • Sigmodon
  • Sorex
  • Spermophilus
    • †Spermophilus variegatus
  • Spilogale
    • †Spilogale putorius
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon
    †Stegomastodon
    • †Stegomastodon mirificus
  • †Stenomylus
  • †Stockoceros
  • Sylvilagus
    • †Sylvilagus audubonii – or unidentified comparable form
  • Tapirus
  • Taxidea
    • †Taxidea taxus
  • Tayassu
    • †Tayassu tajacu
  • †Teleoceras
  • Terrapene
  • Restoration of the Pleictocene pronghorn Tetrameryx
    †Tetrameryx – or unidentified comparable form
  • Thamnophis
  • Thomomys
  • †Titanotylopus
    • †Trigonictis macrodon
  • Urocyon
  • Vulpes
    • †Vulpes velox

References[]

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