List of the prehistoric life of Nevada
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This list of the prehistoric life of Nevada contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Nevada.
Precambrian[]
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic[]
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Nevada[]
- †Acanthopyge
- †Acmarhachis
- †Acmarhachis typicalis
- †Acodus
- †Acrothyra
- †Acutichiton
- †Adamsoceras
- †Agnostotes clavata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Agnostus
- †Agoniatites
- †Amorphognathus
- †Amphiscapha
- †Ampyx – tentative report
- †Ampyx
- †Anabarella
- † Ananias
- †Anataphrus
- †Anomalocaris
- †Anomphalus
- †Anomphalus jaggerius – type locality for species
- †Apatolichas
- †Archaeocidaris
- †Athyris
- †Athyris lamellosa
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa parva – or unidentified comparable form
- †Atrypa reticularis
- †Aulopora
- †Aviculopecten
- †Avonia
- †Bactroceras
- †Baltoceras
- †Bathynotus
- †Bathyuriscus
- †Bellerophon
- †Bellerophon needlensis – type locality for species
- †Benthamaspis
- †Biceratops – type locality for genus
- †Biciragnostus
- † Bija
- †Bimuria
- †Bolbocephalus – tentative report
- †Bolbolenellus
- †Bradyfallotaspis
- †Brevibelus
- †Bristolia
- †Brongniartella
- †Brunsia
- †Bumastus
- †Calymene
- †Calyptaulax
- †Camarotoechia
- †Canadaspis
- †Cancelloceras
- †Cancelloceras elegans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Caninia
- †Carinamala
- †Carolinites
- †Catenipora
- †Cavusgnathus
- †Cedaria
- †Ceratocephala – tentative report
- †Ceraurinella
- †Ceraurinus
- †Ceraurus
- †Chancelloria
- †Chancia
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes logani
- †Cladochonus
- †Cladodus
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Cleiothyridina ciriacksi
- †Cleiothyridina deroissyi
- †Cleiothyridina elegans
- †Cleiothyridina orbicularis
- †Climacograptus
- †Climacograptus innotatus
- †Climacograptus phyllophorus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cloacaspis
- †Coleoloides
- †Columnaria
- †Composita
- †Composita apheles – or unidentified comparable form
- †Composita mexicana
- †Composita mira
- †Composita ovata
- †Composita parasulcata
- †Composita subquadrata
- †Composita subtilita
- †Composita trinuclea
- †Conchidium
- †Conocardium
- †Constellaria
- †Coosia
- †Cordylodus
- †Cornuodus
- †Cravenoceras
- †Culumbodina
- †Curtoceras
- †Cybelopsis
- †Cymbidium
- †Cypricardinia
- †Cyptendoceras
- †Cyrtospirifer
- †Cyrtospirifer whitneyi
- †Cystodictya
- †Dalmanites
- †Davidsonia
- Dentalium
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dictyonema
- †Didymograptus
- †Dimeropygiella
- †Diplograptus
- †Distomodus
- †Earlandia
- †Echinaria
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- †Egania – type locality for genus
- †Ehmaniella
- †Elrathina
- †Emmonsia
- †Encrinuroides
- †Encrinurus
- †Eospirifer
- †Epiphyton
- †Esmeraldina
- †Ethmophyllum
- †Euomphalus
- †Fallotaspis
- †Favosites
- †Fenestella
- †Flexicalymene
- †Fremontia
- †Geragnostus
- †Geraldinella
- †Girvanella
- †Glaphurochiton – tentative report
- †Gnathodus
- †Gogia
- †Goniatites
- †Gracianella
- †Grandinasus
- †Gypospirifer
- †Halysites
- †Helicoprion
- †Heliomera
- †Helminthochiton
- †Hintzeia
- †Holmiella
- †Homagnostus
- †Hunnebergia – tentative report
- †Hyolithellus
- †Hyolithes
- †Hypodicranotus
- †Iapetognathus
- †Icriodus
- †Illaenus
- †Ingria
- †Innitagnostus
- †Irvingella
- †Isograptus
- †Isotelus
- †Jeffersonia
- †Kanoshia
- †Kawina
- †Komaspidella
- †Komia
- †Kootenia
- †Krausella
- †Lachnostoma
- †Ladatheca
- †Lehua
- †Leonardoceras
- †Leonaspis
- †Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Lonchodomas
- †Lotagnostus
- †Lotagnostus trisectus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Martinia
- †Megalaspidella – tentative report
- †Megalaspides
- †Megistaspis
- †Meristella
- †Meristina
- †Metacoceras
- †Metaplasia
- †Michelinoceras
- †Micromitra
- †Microplasma
- †Modiolus
- †Monograptus
- †Monograptus thomasi
- †Monograptus yukonensis
- †Murchisonia
- †Nardophyllum
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis glomerosa – type locality for species
- †Naticopsis inornata
- †Naticopsis kaibabensis
- †Neospirifer
- †Neospirifer cameratus
- †Neospirifer dunbari
- †Neospirifer goreii
- †Neospirifer latus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neospirifer triplicatus
- †Nephrolenellus
- †Nevadella
- †Nevadia
- †Niobe
- †Nisusia – tentative report
- †Noblella
- †Nuculoidea
- †Obolella
- †Obolus
- †Ogygopsis
- †Olenellus
- †Olenellus fowleri – type locality for species
- †Olenoides
- †Olenus
- †Opipeuter
- †Orthoceras
- †Oryctocephalus
- †Ottoia
- †Oulodus
- †Ovatoryctocara – tentative report
- †Ozarkodina
- †Pachyphyllum
- †Paedeumias
- †Pagetia
- †Paladin
- †Palmettaspis – type locality for genus
- †Parafusulina
- †Paranevadella
- †Paterina
- †Peachella
- †Pelagiella
- †Pentamerus
- †Pentlandia
- †Pentremites
- †Periodon
- †Permocalculus
- †Peronopsis
- †Perspicaris
- †Phacops
- †Phalacroma
- †Phillipsia
- †Phragmophora
- †Phyllograptus
- Pinna
- †Platyceras
- †Platycrinites
- †Platystrophia
- †Pleurocystites
- †Polygnathus
- †Polygnathus angusticostatus
- †Polygnathus angustipennatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Polygnathus costatus
- †Polygnathus eiflius
- †Polygnathus linguiformis
- †Polygnathus parawebbi
- †Polygnathus pseudofoliatus
- †Posidonia
- †Prodentalium
- †Proetus
- †Profallotaspis – tentative report
- †Protochonetes
- †Protospongia
- †Ptychagnostus
- †Punka
- †Quadratia
- †Raymondaspis
- †Rayonnoceras
- †Receptaculites
- †Remopleurides
- †Rensselaeria
- †Repinaella
- †Rhabdiferoceras – type locality for genus
- †Rioceras – tentative report
- †Rossodus – tentative report
- †Sabellidites
- †Sallya
- †Salterella
- †Schwagerina
- †Siphonodendron
- †Skenidioides
- †Sowerbyella
- †Spathognathodus
- †Sphaerocodium
- †Sphaerocoryphe
- †Sphenothallus
- †Spirifer
- †Spirifer centronatus
- †Spirifer opimus
- †Spirifer rockymontanus
- †Spiriferina
- Spirorbis
- †Stigmaria
- †Streptognathodus
- †Streptosolen
- †Stringocephalus
- †Strophomena
- †Stylonema – tentative report
- †Subulites
- †Syringopora
- †Tentaculites
- †Tetragraptus
- †Tetrataxis
- †Thoracocare
- †Triarthrus
- †Trinodus
- †Trocholites
- †Tuzoia
- †Tylonautilus
- †Uraloceras
- †Uraloceras burtiense
- †Uraloceras involutum
- †Uraloceras nevadense – type locality for species
- †Wanneria
- †Watsonella
- †Westergaardites
- †Worthenia
- †Wutinoceras
- Yoldia
- †Youngia – tentative report
- †Zacanthoides
Mesozoic[]
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Nevada[]
- †Acrochordiceras – type locality for genus
- †Acrodus
- †Acrodus alexandrae – type locality for species
- †Acrodus cuneocostatus – type locality for species
- †Acrodus oreodontus – type locality for species
- †Acrodus spitzbergensis
- †Acrodus vermicularis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Acuminatella
- †Adocus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Alanites
- †Alanites costatus – type locality for species
- †Alanites mulleri – type locality for species
- †Alanites obesus – type locality for species
- †Alsatites
- †Anaflemingites
- †Anagymnites
- †Anagymnotoceras
- †Anasibirites
- †Anasibirites kingianus
- †Anatropites
- †Angulaticeras
- †Anolcites
- †Aplococeras
- †Arcestes
- †Arctoceras
- †Arctohungarites
- †Arctoprionites
- †Arenicolites
- †Aspenites
- Astarte
- Asteriacites
- Atrina
- †Augustasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Augustasaurus hagdorni – type locality for species
- †Avicularia
- †Balatonites
- †Birgeria
- †Calliconites
- †Caucasorhynchia
- †Ceccaceras
- †Ceccaisculitoides
- †Ceccaisculitoides elegans – type locality for species
- †Ceratites
- †Ceratodus
- Chlamys
- †Chonespondylus
- †Claraia
- †Claraia aurita
- †Claraia clarai
- †Claraia stachei
- †Colobodus
- †Coral
- Corbula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Coroniceras
- †Cymbospondylus
- †Cymbospondylus petrinus
- †Cymbospondylus piscosus
- †Daonella
- †Daonella americana – type locality for species
- †Daonella dubia
- †Daonella elongata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Daonella gabbi
- †Daonella indica – or unidentified related form
- †Daonella lindstroemi
- †Daonella lommeli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Daonella lommelli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Daonella moussoni
- †Daonella rieberi – type locality for species
- †Daonella sturi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Daxatina
- †Decapod
- †Ellisonia – type locality for genus
- †Encrinus
- †Epigondolella
- †Epigondolella mosheri
- †Eremites
- †Frankites
- †Frechites
- †Germanonautilus
- †Gervillaria
- †Gervillia
- †Gondolella
- †Gondolella carinita – type locality for species
- †Gondolella denuda – or unidentified related form
- †Gondolella eotriassica – type locality for species
- †Gondolella milleri – type locality for species
- †Gondolella nevadensis – type locality for species
- †Gondolella planata – type locality for species
- †Goniatites – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Gryphaea
- †Grypoceras
- †Gymnites
- †Gymnites billingsi – type locality for species
- †Gymnites calli – type locality for species
- †Gymnites humboldti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Gymnites perplanus – type locality for species
- †Gymnites tozeri – type locality for species
- †Gymnites tregorum – type locality for species
- †Gyrolepis – tentative report
- †Hybodus
- †Ichthyosaurus
- †Inyoites
- †Inyoites oweni
- †Kraussodontus
- †Lecanites
- †Leiophyllites
- †Leptolepis
- Limaria
- Lopha
- †Macroelongatoolithus
- †Meekoceras
- †Meekoceras gracilitatis
- †Metapolygnathus
- †Metophioceras
- †Michelinoceras
- †Misikella
- †Mixosaurus
- †Modiolus
- †Monophyllites
- †Myophoria
- †Mytilus
- †Naomichelys
- †Neogondolella
- †Neomegalodon
- †Neophyllites – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nerinea
- †Omphalosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Omphalosaurus nevadanus – type locality for species
- †Ophiceras
- †Orthoceras
- Ostrea
- †Oulodus
- †Owenites
- †Owenites koeneni
- †Oxytoma
- †Ozarkodina
- †Palaeospinax – tentative report
- †Paralepidotus – tentative report
- †Paranautilus
- †Phalarodon
- †Phalarodon fraasi
- Pholadomya
- Pinna
- †Plagiostoma
- †Planolites
- †Pleuronautilus
- Plicatula
- †Posidonia
- †Proclydonautilus
- †Protrachyceras
- †Psiloceras
- †Ptychites
- †Ptycholepis – tentative report
- †Rhacophyllites
- †Rhaetina
- †Rhynchonella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Saurichthys
- †Schlotheimia
- †Shonisaurus
- †Shonisaurus popularis
- †Sibyllonautilus
- †Sirenites
- †Solenopora
- †Spiriferina
- †Spiriferina alia
- †Spiriferina homfrayi – type locality for species
- †Spiriferina roundyi
- †Stenopopanoceras
- †Sturia
- †Styrionautilus
- †Thalattoarchon – type locality for genus
- †Thalattoarchon saurophagis – type locality for species
- †Thamnasteria
- †Trichites
- †Trigonia
- †Tutcheria
- †Ussurites
- †Vermiceras
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- †Wyomingites
- †Xenoceltites
- †Xenodiscus
Cenozoic[]
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Nevada[]
- Abies
- Acer
- †Aelurodon
- †Aepycamelus
- †Aepycamelus bradyi – type locality for species
- †Aepycamelus robustus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Aepycamelus stocki
- †Aesculus
- †Agriotherium
- †Agulla
- †Agulla mineralensis – type locality for species
- †Aletomeryx
- †Alforjas
- Alnus
- Amelanchier
- †Amorpha
- †Anchitheriomys
- Antrozous
- †Antrozous pallidus
- †Aphelops
- †Apis
- †Apis nearctica – type locality for species
- Arbutus
- †Arbutus menziesii
- †Arctodus
- †Arctodus simus
- †Arctostaphylos
- †Astrohippus
- †Barbourofelis
- †Barbourofelis fricki
- Bassariscus
- Betula
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus diversidens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Brachycrus
- Brachylagus
- †Brachylagus idahoensis
- †Brachypsalis
- †Bumelia
- †Calocedrus
- †Camelops – tentative report
- Candona
- Canis
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis lepophagus
- †Carpocyon
- Carya
- †Carya ovata
- Castanopsis
- Ceanothus
- Cedrela
- †Ceratophyllum
- Cercis
- †Cercocarpus
- †Chamaebatia
- †Chamaecyparis
- Chara
- †Chrysolepis
- Cnemidophorus
- †Cnemidophorus tigris
- Comptonia
- Cornus
- †Cosoryx
- †Cosoryx furcatus
- Crataegus
- Crotalus
- †Crotalus atrox
- †Crotalus viridis
- Crotaphytus
- †Crotaphytus collaris
- †Cuvieronius – tentative report
- †Desmatippus
- †Diceratherium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dinohippus
- †Diospyros
- Dipodomys
- †Dipoides
- †Diprionomys
- †Dromomeryx
- †Dromomeryx borealis
- †Epicyon
- †Equisetum
- Equus
- †Equus giganteus
- †Equus idahoensis
- †Equus simplicidens
- †Eucastor
- †Euceratherium
- †Euceratherium collinum
- †Eucyon
- †Eucyon davisi
- Eugenia
- †Fraxinus
- Gambelia
- †Garrya
- †Gigantocamelus
- Glyptostrobus
- †Gomphotherium
- Gopherus
- †Gopherus agassizii
- †Gymnocladus
- †Helaletes
- Heloderma
- †Heloderma suspectum
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hemiauchenia macrocephala – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hesperocamelus
- †Heteromeles
- †Hipparion
- †Hippotherium
- †Holodiscus
- Hydrangea
- †Hyopsodus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hyrachyus
- †Ilingoceros
- †Ilingoceros alexandrae – type locality for species
- †Indarctos
- †Ischyrocyon
- Juglans
- Juniperus
- Lampropeltis
- †Lampropeltis getulus
- Larix
- Lemmiscus
- †Lemmiscus curtatus
- †Leptocyon
- †Leucothoe
- †Lithocarpus
- Lymnaea
- †Lyonothamnus
- †Machairodus
- Mahonia
- †Mammut
- †Mammut americanum
- †Mammut matthewi
- Marmota
- Masticophis
- †Masticophis flagellum
- †Mastodon
- †Megahippus
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx leptostomus
- †Megatylopus
- †Merychippus
- †Merychyus
- †Merycodus
- †Metalopex
- †Metatomarctus
- †Microtomarctus
- Microtus
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Miopelodytes – type locality for genus
- †Monosaulax
- †Moropus
- Mustela
- †Mustela nigripes
- †Mustela nivalis
- Myotis
- †Neohipparion
- Neotoma
- †Notharctus
- †Notharctus tenebrosus
- Notiosorex
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- Oreamnos
- †Oreamnos americanus
- Ostrya
- Ovis
- †Ovis canadensis
- †Pachystima
- †Paracamelus
- †Paracynarctus
- †Parahippus
- †Paratomarctus
- †Paronychomys
- †Peraceras
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- Phenacomys
- Phrynosoma
- †Phrynosoma platyrhinos
- Picea
- Pinus
- Pituophis
- †Pituophis catenifer
- Platanus
- †Platygonus
- †Pleiolama
- †Pliauchenia
- †Pliohippus
- Populus
- †Procamelus
- †Protolabis
- †Protomarctus
- Prunus
- †Pseudaelurus
- †Pseudotsuga
- Pteridium
- Pterocarya
- Quercus
- †Rana
- †Rana pipiens
- †Repomys
- †Rhamnus
- Rhododendron
- †Rhynchotherium
- †Ribes
- †Robinia
- Rosa
- Salix
- †Satherium
- †Satherium piscinarium
- Sauromalus
- †Sauromalus obesus
- Scapanus
- Sciurus
- †Sequoiadendron
- †Sequoiadendron chaneyi – type locality for species
- †Sinopa
- †Sophora
- †Sorbus
- Sorex
- †Sparganium
- Spea
- Spermophilus
- Sphaerium
- †Steneofiber
- †Styrax
- †Subdromomeryx
- †Subdromomeryx antilopinus – or unidentified related form
- †Symphoricarpos
- Tamias
- Taxidea
- Taxodium
- †Teleoceras
- †Teleoceras major
- Thomomys
- †Thuja
- †Ticholeptus
- Tipula
- †Tomarctus
- †Tomarctus brevirostris
- †Torreya
- †Tsuga
- Typha
- Ulmus
- †Ursavus
- Ursus
- †Ursus americanus
- †Ursus arctos – or unidentified comparable form
- †Vaccinium
- †Viverravus
- Vulpes
- Zelkova
- †Zygolophodon
References[]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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