List of the prehistoric life of Minnesota

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

Precambrian[]

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

Paleozoic[]

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Minnesota[]

• †Actinoceras
• †Actinodiscus
• †Amorphognathus
• †Armenoceras
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  Reconstructive diagram (left) of a fossil (right) of the Ordovician sea urchin Bothriocidaris. The short spines which were attached to the tubercles are not drawn.
  †Bothriocidaris
• †Bumastus
  • †Bumastus orbicaudatus
• †Calymene
• †Cameroceras
• †Ceratopsis
• †Ceraurinella
• †Ceraurinus
• †Ceraurus
• †Charactoceras
• †Chasmatopora
• †Chidleyenoceras
• †Chirognathus
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  Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Ordovician brachiopod Cincinnetina
  †Cincinnetina
  • †Cincinnetina minnesotensis – type locality for species
• †Constellaria
• †Cordylodus
• †Cotteroceras
• †Crania
• †Craniops
• †Culumbodina
• †Curtognathus
• †Cyclonema
• †Cyptendoceras
• †Cyrtolites
• †Diplograptus
• †Ellesmeroceras
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  Fossilized shells and restored appearances of the Middle-Late Ordovician nautiloid cephalopod Endoceras
  †Endoceras
• †Erratencrinurus
• †Fayettoceras – tentative report
• †Flexicalymene
  • †Flexicalymene senaria
• †Gabriceraurus
• †Geisonoceras
• †Glyptocrinus
• †Gonioceras
• †Grewingkia
• †Hallopora
• †Helcionopsis
• †Hindia
• †Holopea
• †Hypseloconus – type locality for genus
• †Icriodus
• †Illaenus
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  Fossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician giant trilobite Isotelus.
  †Isotelus
  • †Isotelus gigas
• †Kentlandoceras
• †Kionoceras
• †Kirengella
• †Krausella
• †Lambeoceras
• †Lingula
• †Manitoulinoceras
• †Michelinoceras
• †Nanno
• †Ormoceras – tentative report
• †Orthoceras
• †Oulodus
• †Ozarkodina
• †Periodon
• †Phragmolites
• †Plaesiomys
• †Platystrophia
• †Plectoceras
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  Fossil of the Late Ordovician cystoid echinoderm Pleurocystites
  †Pleurocystites
• †Polygnathus
  • †Polygnathus linguiformis
  • †Polygnathus parawebbi
• †Polygrammoceras
• †Pterotheca
• †Reedsoceras
• †Reteocrinus
• †Rigidella
• †Rioceras
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  Fossils of the Cambrian mollusc Scenella
  †Scenella
  • †Scenella compressa
  • †Scenella obtusa
• †Similodonta
• †Skenidioides
• †Sowerbyella
• †Spyroceras
• †Stigmatella
• †Strepsodiscus
• †Strophomena
  • †Strophomena billingsi
  • †Strophomena filitexta
  • †Strophomena incurvata
  • †Strophomena plattinensis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Subulites
• †Teichertoceras
• †Tryblidium
• †Ulrichoceras
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  Fossil of the Ordovician-Devonian sea star Urasterella
  †Urasterella
• †Valcouroceras
• †Vellamo
• †Westonoceras
• †Whiteavesia
• †Zittelloceras

Mesozoic[]

• †Acanthoceras
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  A living Acteon barrel bubble sea snail
  †Acteon
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• † – tentative report
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• Anatina
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  Interior and exterior of a shell of an Anomia, or jingle shell
  †Anomia
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• Aporrhais
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• Azolla – or unidentified comparable form
• Barbatia
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• Brachidontes
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• †Calliomphalus – tentative report
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  Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Calycoceras
  †Calycoceras – tentative report
• Carcharias
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• †Collignoniceras
  • †Collignoniceras percarinatum
• Coptothyris
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• Corbula
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• †Cretodus
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  Fossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna
  †Cretolamna
  • †Cretolamna appendiculata
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  • † – tentative report
• †Dentalium
• Discradisca
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• †Epitonium
• † – tentative report
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  Interior of a fossilized shell of the Jurassic-Cretaceous foam oyster Exogyra
  †Exogyra
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• †Gervillia
  • † – tentative report
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• †Hybodus
  • † – type locality for species
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  Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size
  †Inoceramus
  • †Inoceramus apicalis
  • †Inoceramus fragilis
  • †Inoceramus mesabiensis
• †Ischyodus
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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• Lima
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• †Lingula
  • † – tentative report
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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• †Metoicoceras
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  • † – or unidentified related form
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• Nerita – tentative report
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• Nucula
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  Fossilized tooth of the Late Cretaceous giant sawfish Onchopristis
  †Onchopristis
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• Ostrea
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• †Pecten
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• Pholadomya
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• †Pinna
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  Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Placenticeras
  †Placenticeras
  • †Placenticeras pseudoplacenta
• Polinices
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• †Protolamna
  • † – type locality for species
• †Pseudoperna
  • †Pseudoperna congesta
• †Pteria
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• Rostellaria
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• †Scaphites
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  • †Scaphites preventricosus
• Serpula
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• Siliqua
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  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax
  Squalicorax
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• Tellina
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• Teredolites – tentative report
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  Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous crocodilian relative Terminonaris
  †Terminonaris
  • †Terminonaris robusta – type locality for species
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• Vulsella
• †Watinoceras
  • †Watinoceras coloradoense
• Yoldia
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Cenozoic[]

• Bison
  • †Bison antiquus
  • †Bison bison
• †Mammut
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    Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon
    †Mammut americanum
• †Mammuthus
  • †Mammuthus columbi

References[]

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