List of the prehistoric life of New Mexico

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

Precambrian[]

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

Paleozoic[]

  • †Actinoceras
  • Fossil of the Early Devonian-Permian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Adelophthalmus
    †Adelophthalmus
  • †Aenigmacaris
  • †Aerosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Aerosaurus wellesi – type locality for species
  • †Agassizodus
  • †Amphiscapha
  • †
  • †Anconastes – type locality for genus
    • †Anconastes vesperus – type locality for species
  • Fossil of the Carboniferous horsetail relative Annularia
    †Annularia
    • †Annularia radiata
    • †Annularia sphenophylloides
  • †Anomphalus
  • †Aphlebia
  • †Archaeocidaris
  • Archaeolithophyllum
  • †Archeria
  • †Armenoceras
  • †Aspidosaurus
  • †Athyris
    • †Athyris lamellosa
  • Mold fossil of a shell of the Early Devonian-Late Triassic bivalve Aviculopecten
    †Aviculopecten
    • †Aviculopecten arctisulcatus
    • †Aviculopecten basilicus
    • †Aviculopecten coryeanus – type locality for species
    • †Aviculopecten moorei – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Baldwinonus – type locality for genus
  • †Bellerophon
    • †Bellerophon graphicus
  • †Bourbonnella – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Brachyphyllum
  • †Calamites
    • †Calamites cistii
  • †Callipteris
    • †Callipteris conferta
    • †Callipteris lyratifolia
  • †Caninia
  • †Cardiocarpus
  • †Catenipora
  • Restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian amphibian Chenoprosopus
    †Chenoprosopus – type locality for genus
    • †Chenoprosopus milleri – type locality for species
  • †Chonetes
    • †Chonetes illinoisensis
    • †Chonetes mesoloba
  • †Cleiothyridina
    • †Cleiothyridina hirsuta
    • †Cleiothyridina pilularis
  • †Collemataria
  • Fossilized shell of the Late Devonian-Permian brachiopod Composita
    †Composita
    • †Composita affinis
    • †Composita bucculenta
    • †Composita cracens
    • †Composita emarginata
    • †Composita ovata
    • †Composita subtilita
  • †Conjunctio – type locality for genus
    • †Conjunctio multidens – type locality for species
  • †Cordaites
  • †Crania
  • †Ctenacanthus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Cyclopteris
  • †Cypricardinia
  • †Cyptendoceras – tentative report
  • †Cystodictya
  • †Cystothalamia
    • †Cystothalamia nodulifera
  • †Dakeoceras
  • †Desmatodon
  • †Diadectes
  • Life restoration of the Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Dimetrodon
    †Dimetrodon
    • †Dimetrodon occidentalis – type locality for species
  • †Diplocaulus
  • †Domatoceras
  • †Earlandia
  • †Echinaria
  • †Edaphosaurus
    • †Edaphosaurus novomexicanus – type locality for species
  • †
  • †Eldredgeops
    • †Eldredgeops rana
  • †Ellesmeroceras
  • †Endorioceras – type locality for genus
  • Eocaudina
  • †Error
  • †Eryops
  • †Euomphalus
  • †Fenestella
  • †Fusulina
  • †Girvanella
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Life restoration of the Carboniferous shark Glikmanius
    †Glikmanius
    • †Glikmanius occidentalis
  • †Gnathorhiza
  • †Grewingkia
  • †Guadalupia
  • †Hedstroemia
  • †Hexagonaria
  • †Isogramma
  • †Komia
  • †Lambeoceras
  • †Lepidodendron
  • Life restoration of the Permian reptile precursor Limnoscelis
    †Limnoscelis
    • †Limnoscelis paludis
  • †Lingula
  • †Lioestheria – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Liroceras
  • Lithophaga
  • †Lloydia
  • † Madera – type locality for genus
  • †Mariceras
  • †Martinia
  • †Metabaltoceras
  • †Metacoceras
  • Fossilized shell of the Permian ammonoid cephalopod Metalegoceras
    †Metalegoceras
  • †Murchisonia
  • †Naticopsis
    • †Naticopsis judithae – or unidentified related form
    • †Naticopsis scintilla
  • †Neospirifer
    • †Neospirifer cameratus
    • †Neospirifer dunbari – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Neospirifer goreii
    • †Neospirifer latus – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Neospirifer triplicatus
  • †Neuropteris
    • †Neuropteris ovata
    • †Neuropteris scheuchzeri
  • †Nitosaurus – type locality for genus
  • Nucula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Oedaleops – type locality for genus
    • †Oedaleops campi – type locality for species
  • †Onchiodon – tentative report
  • Life restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Ophiacodon
    †Ophiacodon – type locality for genus
    • †Ophiacodon mirus – type locality for species
    • †Ophiacodon navajovicus – type locality for species
  • †Ozarkodina
  • †Pachyphyllum
  • †Palmatolepis
  • †Paraceltites
  • †Paraschwagerina
  • †Pecopteris
    • †Pecopteris feminaeformis
  • †Pentremites
  • †Petalodus
  • †Phillipsia
  • †Plaesiomys
  • Life restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian sail-backed amphibian Platyhystrix
    †Platyhystrix
    • †Platyhystrix rugosus
  • †Platystrophia
  • †Plicochonetes – tentative report
  • †Polygnathus
  • †Posidonia – tentative report
  • †Prodentalium
  • †Rhiodenticulatus – type locality for genus
    • †Rhiodenticulatus heatoni – type locality for species
  • †Rhynchonella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Rioceras – type locality for genus
  • †Ruthiromia – type locality for genus
    • †Ruthiromia elcobriensis �� type locality for species
  • †Sallya
  • †Samaropsis
  • †
  • †Schwagerina
  • †Sigillaria
    • †Sigillaria brardii
  • Solemya
  • †Solenopora
  • †Spathognathodus
  • S. ferox and the larger S. ferocior
    Sphenacodon – type locality for genus
    • †Sphenacodon ferox – type locality for species
  • †Sphenophyllum
    • †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
  • †Sphenopteris
  • †Spirifer
    • †Spirifer grimesi
    • †Spirifer rockymontanus
  • Spirorbis
  • †Stearoceras
  • Life restorations of a male (foreground) and female (background) of the Late Devonian-Carboniferous Chimaera relative Stethacanthus
    †Stethacanthus
  • †Streptognathodus
  • †Strophomena
    • †Strophomena neglecta
  • †Syringopora
  • †Tainoceras
  • †Tetrataxis
  • Textularia
  • †Trimerorhachis
  • †Walchia
  • †Wilkingia
  • †Worthenia
  • Life restoration of the Permian amphibian Zatrachys
    †Zatrachys
  • †

Mesozoic[]

  • †Acanthoceras
    • †Acanthoceras amphibolum
  • Acipenser
  • †Adocus
  • †Ahshislepelta – type locality for genus
    • †Ahshislepelta minor – type locality for species
  • Diagram illustrating the sizes of three specimens of the Late Cretaceous long-necked dinosaur Alamosaurus, with an anachronistic human to scale
    †Alamosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Alamosaurus sanjuanensis – type locality for species
  • †Albanerpeton
    • †Albanerpeton nexuosus
  • †Albertosaurus – tentative report
  • †Allocrioceras
  • †Allosaurus
  • †Alphadon
    • †Alphadon halleyi
    • †Alphadon marshi
  • †Amblydactylus
  • Amia
  • †Anasazisaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Anasazisaurus horneri – type locality for species
  • Anatina
  • †Anchisauripus
  • Fossilized skull of the Late Triassic phytosaur Angistorhinus
    †Angistorhinus
  • †Anisoceras
  • †Ankylosaurus – tentative report
  • †Anomia
  • †Anomoepus – tentative report
  • †Anomotodon
  • †Apachesaurus
    • †Apachesaurus gregorii
  • †Apachesuchus – type locality for genus
  • †Apatopus
  • †Apatosaurus
  • †Araucarioxylon
    • Petrified trunk segments of the Permian-Late Triassic conifer tree Araucarioxylon arizonicum
      †Araucarioxylon arizonicum
  • †Arganodus
    • †Arganodus dorotheae
  • †Arizonasaurus
    • †Arizonasaurus babbitti
  • †Asplenium
  • Astarte
  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites
    †Baculites
    • †Baculites asper
    • †Baculites asperiformis – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Baculites codyensis
    • †Baculites gregoryensis
    • †Baculites haresi
    • †Baculites maclearni
    • †Baculites obtusus – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Baculites perplexus
    • †Baculites pseudovatus
    • †Baculites rugosus
    • †Baculites scotti – or unidentified related form
    • †Baculites thomi
    • †Baculites yokoyamai
  • †Baiera
  • †Basilemys
    • †Basilemys gaffneyi – type locality for species
  • Restoration of the Late Cretaceous tyrannosaur Bistahieversor
    †Bistahieversor
    • †Bistahieversor sealeyi
  • †Brachychampsa
    • †Brachychampsa montana
    • †Brachychampsa sealeyi – type locality for species
  • †Brachyphyllum
  • †Buettneria
  • Cadulus
  • Callianassa
  • Calliostoma
  • †Calycoceras
  • †Calyptosuchus – type locality for genus
    • †Calyptosuchus wellesi – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of a herd of the Late Jurassic sauropod dinosaur Camarasaurus
    †Camarasaurus
    • †Camarasaurus grandis
  • † Canna – tentative report
  • †Caririchnium
  • Carota
  • Carya
  • Caryophyllia
  • †Caseosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Ceratops
  • Cercidiphyllum
  • Cerithiopsis
    • †Chedighaii hutchisoni – type locality for species
  • Chiloscyllium
  • †Chindesaurus
    • †Chindesaurus bryansmalli
  • Restoration of the Late Triassic coelacanth fish Chinlea
    †Chinlea
  • †Chirotherium
  • †Cibolaites
  • †Cimolestes – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Cimolodon
    • †Cimolodon electus
  • †Cimolomys
  • Cinnamomum
  • Cissus
  • Cladophlebis
  • †Coelodus
  • Life restoration of the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic theropod dinosaur Coelophysis with an anachronistic human to scale
    †Coelophysis
  • †Coelosaurus
  • †Coelurosaurichnus
  • †Coilopoceras
    • †Coilopoceras colleti
    • †Coilopoceras inflatum – type locality for species
    • †Coilopoceras springeri
  • †Collignoniceras
    • †Collignoniceras woollgari
  • †Compsemys
  • †Coniophis
  • †Conlinoceras
  • †Continuoolithus
  • Corbula
  • Crassostrea
  • †Cretolamna
    • †Cretolamna appendiculata
  • †Crosbysaurus
    • †Crosbysaurus harrisae
  • Cucullaea
  • †Cunningtoniceras
  • †Cymatoceras
  • †Daemonosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Daemonosaurus chauliodus – type locality for species
  • †Daspletosaurus
  • †Deinodon
    • †Deinodon horridus
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous Alligator relative Deinosuchus
    †Deinosuchus
    • †Deinosuchus rugosus
  • †Denazinemys
    • †Denazinemys nodosa – type locality for species
  • †Denazinosuchus
    • †Denazinosuchus kirtlandicus
  • Dentalium
  • †Desmatosuchus
    • †Desmatosuchus haplocerus
    • †Desmatosuchus spurensis
  • †Desmoceras
    • †Desmoceras bassleri
    • †Desmoceras erdmanni
  • †Didymoceras
  • Life restoration of the Late Jurassic long-necked dinosaur Diplodocus
    †Diplodocus
    • †Diplodocus carnegii
    • †Diplodocus hallorum
  • †Dolabrosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Dolabrosaurus aquatilis – type locality for species
  • †Doswellia
    • †Doswellia sixmilensis – type locality for species
  • †Drepanosaurus
  • †Dromomeron – type locality for genus
    • †Dromomeron romeri – type locality for species
  • †Durania
  • Restoration of the Late Triassic distant crocodilian relative Effigia
    †Effigia – type locality for genus
    • †Effigia okeeffeae – type locality for species
  • †Enchodus
  • †Eodelphis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Eopelobates – tentative report
  • †Essonodon
    • †Essonodon browni
  • †Eubostrychoceras
  • †Eucalycoceras
  • †Eucoelophysis – type locality for genus
    • †Eucoelophysis baldwini – type locality for species
  • †Euomphaloceras
  • †Euspira
  • †Eutrephoceras
  • †Exiteloceras
  • Interior of a fossilized shell of the Jurassic-Cretaceous foam oyster Exogyra
    †Exogyra
    • †Exogyra acroumbonata – or unidentified related form
    • †Exogyra clarki
    • †Exogyra levis
    • †Exogyra trigeri
    • †Exogyra whitneyi
  • †Fagesia
    • †Fagesia superstes
  • Fasciolaria – tentative report
  • Ficus
  • Gerrhonotus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Glossus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Glyptodontopelta – type locality for genus
    • †Glyptodontopelta mimus – type locality for species
  • †Glyptops
  • †Gojirasaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Gojirasaurus quayi – type locality for species
  • †Grallator
  • †Hemicalypterus
  • †Herrickiceras
  • Life restoration of the Late Triassic crocodile relative Hesperosuchus
    †Hesperosuchus
  • †Hoplitoides
    • †Hoplitoides koeneni – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Hoplitoides sandovalensis – type locality for species
    • †Hoplitoides wohltmanni – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Hoploscaphites
    • †Hoploscaphites gilli
    • †Hoploscaphites nodosus
  • †Hybodus
  • Restoration of the Late Cretaceous toothed bird Ichthyornis
    †Ichthyornis
  • Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size
    †Inoceramus
    • †Inoceramus arvanus
    • †Inoceramus balticus
    • †Inoceramus bellvuensis
    • †Inoceramus browni
    • †Inoceramus bueltenensis
    • †Inoceramus cordiformis
    • †Inoceramus cuvieri
    • †Inoceramus deformis
    • †Inoceramus dimidius
    • †Inoceramus grandis
    • †Inoceramus howelli
    • †Inoceramus incertus
    • †Inoceramus labiatoidiformis – or unidentified related form
    • †Inoceramus longealatus
    • †Inoceramus lundbreckensis
    • †Inoceramus lundbrekensis
    • †Inoceramus muelleri
    • †Inoceramus mytiloidiformis
    • †Inoceramus parvus
    • †Inoceramus pertenuis – or unidentified related form
    • †Inoceramus pictus
    • †Inoceramus proximus – or unidentified related form
    • †Inoceramus robertsoni – type locality for species
    • †Inoceramus sagensis
    • †Inoceramus schloenbachi
    • †Inoceramus simpsoni
    • †Inoceramus soukupi – or unidentified related form
    • †Inoceramus subcompressus
    • †Inoceramus turgidus – or unidentified related form
    • †Inoceramus undabundus
    • †Inoceramus vanuxemi
  • †Ischyrhiza
    • †Ischyrhiza avonicola
    • †Ischyrhiza mira
    • †Ischyrhiza schneideri – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Isopodichnus
  • Isurus
  • †Jeyawati – type locality for genus
    • †Jeyawati rugoculus – type locality for species
  • †Kamerunoceras
  • †Kimbetohia – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Koskinonodon
  • †Kouphichnium
  • †Kritosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Kritosaurus navajovius – type locality for species
  • A modern Lamna mackerel shark
    Lamna
  • Lepisosteus
  • †Leptalestes
    • †Leptalestes cooki
    • †Leptalestes prokrejcii – type locality for species
  • Lima
  • †Linearis – tentative report
  • Linuparus
  • †Lissodus
  • †Lonchidion
  • Lopha
  • †Lucianosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Lucianosaurus wildi – type locality for species
  • † Lucina
  • Fossilized skull of the Late Triassic phytosaur Machaeroprosopus
    †Machaeroprosopus
    • †Machaeroprosopus bucercos
    • †Machaeroprosopus buceros – type locality for species
    • †Machaeroprosopus pristinus
  • †Magnoavipes
  • Magnolia
  • †Mammites
  • †Mantelliceras
  • †Megalosauripus
  • †Melvius
    • †Melvius chauliodous
  • Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous multituberculate mammal Meniscoessus
    †Meniscoessus
    • †Meniscoessus intermedius
  • †Menuites
  • †Mesodma
    • †Mesodma formosa
    • †Mesodma senecta
  • †Metoicoceras
    • †Metoicoceras geslinianum
    • †Metoicoceras mosbyense – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Modiolus
  • †Monoclonius
  • †Morrowites
    • †Morrowites depressus
    • †Morrowites subdepressus – type locality for species
  • Fossilized shell of the Early Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Mortoniceras
    †Mortoniceras
  • †Myledaphus
    • †Myledaphus bipartitus
  • †Naashoibitosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Naashoibitosaurus ostromi – type locality for species
  • †Navajodactylus – type locality for genus
    • †Navajodactylus boerei – type locality for species
  • †Neithea
  • †Neocalamites
  • †Neocardioceras
    • †Neocardioceras juddii
  • †Neoptychites
  • Nicaisolopha
  • †Nodocephalosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Nodocephalosaurus kirtlandensis – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous therizinosaur Nothronychus
    †Nothronychus – type locality for genus
    • †Nothronychus mckinleyi – type locality for species
  • Odontaspis
    • †Odontaspis cheethami
    • †Odontaspis sanguinei – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Ojoceratops – type locality for genus
    • †Ojoceratops fowleri – type locality for species
  • †Ojoraptorsaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Ojoraptorsaurus boerei – type locality for species
  • †Ophiomorpha
  • †Opisthotriton
  • Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous ostrich dinosaur Ornithomimus
    †Ornithomimus
    • †Ornithomimus edmontonicus
  • Ostrea
  • †Pachydesmoceras
  • †Pagiophyllum
    • †Pagiophyllum duttonia
    • †Pagiophyllum navajoensis
    • †Pagiophyllum newberryi
    • †Pagiophyllum readiana
    • †Pagiophyllum zuniana
  • †Paleopsephurus
    • †Paleopsephurus wilsoni
  • †Panoplosaurus – tentative report
  • †Paracimexomys
    • †Paracimexomys judithae
  • †Paralbula
  • †Parasaurolophus – type locality for genus
    • †Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus – type locality for species
    • †Parasaurolophus tubicen – type locality for species
  • †Paratypothorax
  • †Paronychodon
    • †Paronychodon lacustris
  • †Parrishia
  • Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous horned dinosaur Pentaceratops
    †Pentaceratops – type locality for genus
    • †Pentaceratops sternbergii – type locality for species
  • Pholadomya
  • †Pinna
  • †Placenticeras
    • †Placenticeras cumminsi
    • †Placenticeras meeki
    • †Placenticeras pseudoplacenta
  • †Planolites
  • Platanus
  • Restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Platecarpus
    †Platecarpus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Platyceramus
    • †Platyceramus cycloides
    • †Platyceramus ezoensis - or unidentified loosely related form
    • †Platyceramus heinei
    • †Platyceramus mantelli - or unidentified loosely related form
    • †Platyceramus platinus
  • Plicatula
  • †Porituberoolithus
  • †Postosuchus
  • †Prenocephale
  • †Prismatoolithus
  • †Prodesmodon
  • †Proganochelys – type locality for genus
  • †Protocardia
  • †Pseudocorax
  • †Pseudoegertonia – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pseudoperna
    • †Pseudoperna congesta
  • †Pseudotetrasauropus
  • †Pterotrigonia
  • †Ptychodus
    • †Ptychodus anonymus
    • †Ptychodus polygyrus
    • †Ptychodus whipplei
  • †Ptychotrygon
    • †Ptychotrygon blainensis
    • †Ptychotrygon boothi
    • †Ptychotrygon triangularis
  • Pycnodonte
    • †Pycnodonte kellumi
    • †Pycnodonte newberryi
  • Quercus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Late Triassic phytosaur Redondasaurus
    †Redondasaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Redondasaurus bermani – type locality for species
    • †Redondasaurus gregorii – type locality for species
  • †Redondasuchus – type locality for genus
  • †Redondavenator – type locality for genus
    • †Redondavenator quayensis – type locality for species
  • †Revueltosaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Revueltosaurus callenderi – type locality for species
  • †Rhamnus
  • †Richardoestesia
    • †Richardoestesia isosceles – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Rioarribasuchus
    • †Rioarribasuchus chamaensis – type locality for species
  • †Romaniceras
  • †Rutiodon
  • Sabal
  • Salix
  • †Salvinia
  • †Samaropsis
    • †Samaropsis bigelowii – type locality for species
    • †Samaropsis finchii – type locality for species
    • †Samaropsis lamyensis – type locality for species
    • †Samaropsis romeri – type locality for species
    • †Samaropsis whitensis – type locality for species
  • †Saurolophus – tentative report
  • Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous dromaeosaurid Saurornitholestes preying upon a multituberculate mammal
    †Saurornitholestes
    • †Saurornitholestes sullivani – type locality for species
  • †Scapanorhynchus
    • †Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon
  • †Scaphites
    • †Scaphites ferronensis
    • †Scaphites hippocrepis
    • †Scaphites leei
    • †Scaphites rioensis
    • †Scaphites warreni
    • †Scaphites whitfieldi
  • †Scotiophryne
  • †Scoyenia
  • †Semionotus
  • Base of the trunk of a living Sequoia tree with a human to scale
    †Sequoia
  • Serpula
  • †Shuvosaurus
    • †Shuvosaurus inexpectatus
  • Solemya
  • †Sphaerotholus – type locality for genus
    • †Sphaerotholus goodwini – type locality for species
  • Spirorbis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • Squalicorax
    • †Squalicorax falcatus
    • †Squalicorax kaupi
  • Squatina
  • †Squatirhina
    • †Squatirhina americana
  • †Stagonolepis
  • Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous dome-headed dinosaur Stegoceras
    †Stegoceras – type locality for genus
    • †Stegoceras novomexicanum – type locality for species
    • †Stegoceras validum
  • †Struthiomimus – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Struthiomimus altus
  • †Tawa – type locality for genus
  • †Tecovasuchus
    • †Tecovasuchus chatterjeei
  • Tellina
  • †Teredina
  • †Tetrasauropus – tentative report
  • †Thalassinoides
  • †Thescelosaurus – tentative report
  • †Thoracosaurus – tentative report
  • †Titanoceratops – type locality for genus
    • †Titanoceratops ouranos – type locality for species
  • †Torosaurus
  • †Tragodesmoceras
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous horned dinosaur Triceratops
    †Triceratops
  • †Trilophosaurus
    • †Trilophosaurus jacobsi
  • †Triodus
  • †Trochactaeon
  • †Turrilites
  • Turritella
  • †Typothorax – type locality for genus
  • †Tyrannosauripus – type locality for genus
    • †Tyrannosauripus pillmorei – type locality for species
  • Probable footprint from New Mexico
    †Tyrannosaurus
  • Unio
  • †Vancleavea
    • †Vancleavea campi
  • †Vascoceras
  • †Viburnum
  • †Vinella
  • †Vivaron – type locality for genus
  • †Volviceramus
  • †Watinoceras
  • †Whitakersaurus – type locality for genus
    • †Whitakersaurus bermani – type locality for species
  • †Williamsonia
  • †Woodwardia – tentative report
  • †Xenacanthus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • Xenophora
  • †Zamites
    • †Zamites occidentalis
    • †Zamites powellii
  • Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous armored dinosaur Ziapelta
    †Ziapelta – type locality for genus
    • †Ziapelta sanjuanensis – type locality for species
  • Zizyphus
  • †Zuniceratops – type locality for genus
    • †Zuniceratops christopheri – type locality for species

Cenozoic[]

  • Accipiter
  • †Acritohippus
    • †Acritohippus isonesus
  • Aechmophorus
    • †Aechmophorus occidentalis
  • †Aelurodon
  • Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).
    †Aepycamelus
  • Aix
    • †Aix sponsa
  • †Akanthosuchus – type locality for genus
    • †Akanthosuchus langstoni – type locality for species
  • †Alforjas
  • †Ambystoma
    • †Ambystoma tigrinum
  • Ammospermophilus
    • †Ammospermophilus leucurus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon
    †Amphicyon
    • †Amphicyon ingens
  • †Anabernicula
  • Anas
    • †Anas acuta
    • †Anas carolinensis – tentative report
    • †Anas platyrhynchos
  • †Anconodon
  • †Ankalagon
    • †Ankalagon saurognathus
  • Antilocapra
    • †Antilocapra americana
  • Antrozous
    • †Antrozous pallidus
  • Aphelocoma
    • †Aphelocoma coerulescens
  • †Aphelops
  • Aquila
    • †Aquila chrysaetos
  • †Archaeohippus
  • †Arctocyon
  • †Arctodus
    • †Arctodus simus
  • †Artocarpus
  • Asio
    • †Asio flammeus
  • †Astrohippus
  • †Australocamelus
  • Aythya
    • †Aythya valisineria
  • Fossilized teeth of the Pliocene-Pleistocene rabbit relative Aztlanolagus
    †Aztlanolagus
  • †Baena
  • Baiomys
  • Bassariscus
    • †Bassariscus astutus
  • †Betonnia – type locality for genus
  • Bison
    • †Bison antiquus
    • †Bison latifrons
  • †Blancocamelus
  • †Blastomeryx
    • †Blastomeryx gemmifer
  • †Borealosuchus
    • †Borealosuchus acutidentatus
  • †Borophagus
    • †Borophagus hilli
    • †Borophagus secundus
  • Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus
    †Brachycrus
  • †Brachyhyops
  • †Breagyps
    • †Breagyps clarki
  • Bubo
    • †Bubo virginianus
  • Bufo
    • †Bufo punctatus
    • †Bufo woodhousei
  • Burhinus
  • Buteo
    • †Buteo jamaicensis
    • †Buteo lagopus
    • †Buteo nitidus
    • †Buteo swainsoni
  • Callipepla – or unidentified comparable form
  • Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
    †Camelops
    • †Camelops hesternus
  • Canis
    • †Canis armbrusteri
    • †Canis dirus
    • †Canis ferox
    • †Canis latrans
    • †Canis lepophagus
    • †Canis lupus
    • †Canis rufus
  • †Cantius
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx
    †Capromeryx
  • Caracara
  • †Carpocyon
  • Castor
    • †Castor canadensis
  • Cathartes
    • †Cathartes aura
  • †Catopsalis
    • †Catopsalis fissidens
    • †Catopsalis foliatus
  • Celtis
  • †Cephalogale
  • Life restoration of the Miocene-Pleistocene horned gopher Ceratogaulus. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Ceratogaulus
  • Cercidiphyllum
  • †Cerdocyon
  • †Chacomylus – type locality for genus
  • †Chacopterygus – type locality for genus
  • Chaetodipus
    • †Chaetodipus intermedius
  • †Chriacus
  • Cissus
  • Cnemidophorus
  • Colaptes
    • †Colaptes auratus
  • Colinus – tentative report
    • †Colinus virginianus
  • †Compsemys
  • Conepatus
    • †Conepatus leuconotus
  • †Copecion
  • †Copelemur
  • †Cophosaurus – tentative report
    • †Cophosaurus texanus
  • Coragyps
  • †Cormohipparion
  • Corvus
    • †Corvus corax
  • Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene pantodont mammal Coryphodon. Heinrich Harder (1920).
    †Coryphodon
  • †Cosoryx
  • †Cranioceras
  • Cratogeomys
    • †Cratogeomys castanops
  • Crotalus
    • †Crotalus atrox
  • Crotaphytus
    • †Crotaphytus collaris
  • Cryptotis
    • †Cryptotis parva
  • Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius
    †Cuvieronius
    • †Cuvieronius tropicus
  • Cyanocitta – tentative report
  • †Cynarctoides
    • †Cynarctoides acridens
    • †Cynarctoides gawnae – type locality for species
  • †Cynelos
  • Cynomys
    • †Cynomys gunnisoni
    • †Cynomys ludovicianus
  • Cyrtonyx – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Cyrtonyx montezumae
  • †Daphoenodon
  • †Desmatippus
  • †Desmatochoerus
  • †Desmocyon
  • A living Desmodus, or vampire bat
    Desmodus
    • †Desmodus stocki
  • †Diacodexis
  • †Didymictis
  • †Dinohippus
  • Dipodomys
    • †Dipodomys merriami
    • †Dipodomys ordii
    • †Dipodomys spectabilis
  • †Dipoides
  • †Dissacus
  • †Dromomeryx
    • †Dromomeryx borealis
  • Illustration of the fossilized jaws and teeth of the Eocene brontothere mammal Duchesneodus
    †Duchesneodus
  • †Echmatemys
  • †Ectoconus
  • †Ectopistes
    • †Ectopistes migratorius
  • Elaphe
  • †Eoconodon
    • †Eoconodon coryphaeus
    • †Eoconodon ginibitohia – type locality for species
  • †Eohippus
    • †Eohippus angustidens
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon
    †Epicyon
    • †Epicyon haydeni
  • Eptesicus
    • †Eptesicus fuscus
  • Equus
    • †Equus conversidens
    • †Equus francisci
    • †Equus niobrarensis – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Equus scotti
    • †Equus simplicidens
  • Erethizon
    • †Erethizon dorsatum
  • †Eucastor
  • Life restoration of the Pleistocene bovid Euceratherium, or the shrub ox. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Euceratherium
    • †Euceratherium collinum
  • †Eucommia
  • †Eucosmodon
    • †Eucosmodon americanus
    • †Eucosmodon primus – type locality for species
  • †Eucyon
    • †Eucyon davisi
  • Eutamias
    • †Eutamias minimus
  • Falco
    • A living Falco mexicanus, or prairie falcon
      †Falco mexicanus
    • †Falco peregrinus – tentative report
    • †Falco sparverius
    • †Falco swarthi
  • Ficus
  • †Fulica
    • †Fulica americana
  • †Gaillardia
  • †Geococcyx
    • †Geococcyx californianus
  • Geomys
  • †Gigantocamelus
  • †Glossotherium – or unidentified comparable form
  • Glyptostrobus
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Glyptotherium
    †Glyptotherium
  • †Gomphotherium
  • †Goniacodon
  • Gopherus
    • †Gopherus agassizii
  • Grus
    • †Grus canadensis
  • Gymnogyps
    • †Gymnogyps californianus
  • †Habrosaurus
    • †Habrosaurus dilatus
  • †Hadrianus
  • †Hemiauchenia
    • †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
  • †Heptodon
  • †Hesperotestudo
  • †Hippotherium
  • Homo
    • †Homo sapiens
  • †Homogalax – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Hoplochelys
  • Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene creodont mammal Hyaenodon
    †Hyaenodon
    • †Hyaenodon horridus
  • †Hydromystria
  • †Hyopsodus
  • †Hypohippus
  • †Hypolagus
  • †Hyracodon – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Hyracotherium
    • †Hyracotherium vasacciense
  • †Intyrictis
  • †Kimbetohia – type locality for genus
  • †Kimbetopsalis – type locality for genus
    • †Kimbetopsalis simmonsae – type locality for species
  • Kinosternon
    • †Kinosternon flavescens
  • Lagurus
  • Lampropeltis
    • †Lampropeltis getulus
  • Laurus
  • Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous alligator relative Leidyosuchus
    †Leidyosuchus
  • Lemmiscus
    • †Lemmiscus curtatus
  • †Leptocyon
  • Lepus
    • †Lepus alleni
    • †Lepus californicus
    • †Lepus townsendii
  • †Listrognathosuchus
  • †Longirostromeryx
  • Lontra
    • †Lontra canadensis
  • Loxia
    • A living Loxia curvirostra, or red crossbill
      †Loxia curvirostra
  • Lynx
    • †Lynx lynx
    • †Lynx rufus
  • Macrocranion
  • Magnolia
  • †Mammut
    • †Mammut americanum
    • †Mammut raki – type locality for species
  • †Mammuthus
    • Painting of a family of mammoths walking
      Life restoration of a herd of Mammuthus columbi, or Columbian mammoths. The extent of the fur depicted is hypothetical. Charles R. Knight (1909).
      †Mammuthus columbi
  • Marmota
    • †Marmota flaviventris
  • Martes
  • Masticophis
    • †Masticophis flagellum – tentative report
  • †Megahippus
  • †Megalonyx
    • †Megalonyx leptostomus
    • †Megalonyx wheatleyi
  • †Megatylopus
  • Meleagris
    • †Meleagris gallopavo
  • †Meniscotherium
  • Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras
    †Menoceras
  • Mephitis
    • †Mephitis mephitis
  • Mergus – tentative report
  • †Merychippus
  • †Merychyus
  • †Merycodus
  • †Mesodma
    • †Mesodma thompsoni
  • †Metatomarctus
  • †Michenia
  • †Microsyops
  • †Microtomarctus
  • Microtus
    • A living Microtus californicus, or California vole
      †Microtus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Microtus longicaudus
    • †Microtus mexicanus
    • †Microtus ochrogaster
    • †Microtus pennsylvanicus
  • †Mimetodon
    • †Mimetodon krausei – type locality for species
  • †Mithrandir
  • Mustela
    • †Mustela richardsonii
    • A living Mustela nigripes, or black-footed ferret
      †Mustela nigripes
  • Myodes
    • †Myodes rutilus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Myotis
    • †Myotis lucifugus – tentative report
    • †Myotis thysanodes
    • †Myotis velifer
  • †Nannippus
  • †Navahoceros
    • †Navahoceros fricki – type locality for species
  • †Navajosuchus – type locality for genus
    • †Navajosuchus mooki – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Neohipparion
  • Neophrontops
    • †Neophrontops americanus
  • Neogale
    • †Neogale frenata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Neoplagiaulax
    • †Neoplagiaulax macintyrei – type locality for species
    • †Neoplagiaulax macrotomeus
  • Neotamias
    • †Neotamias dorsalis – tentative report
  • Neotoma
    • †Neotoma albigula
    • †Neotoma cinerea
    • †Neotoma lepida
    • †Neotoma mexicana
    • †Neotoma micropus
    • †Neotoma stephensi
  • Fossilized partial cranium of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Nimravides
    †Nimravides
  • †Notharctus
  • †Nothrotherium
  • Notiosorex
  • †Odaxosaurus
    • †Odaxosaurus piger
  • Odocoileus
    • †Odocoileus hemionus
    • †Odocoileus virginianus
  • Ondatra
  • Onychomys
    • †Onychomys leucogaster
    • †Onychomys torridus
  • Oreamnos – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Oreamnos harringtoni
  • Oreortyx
    • †Oreortyx picta
  • Oryzomys – or unidentified comparable form
  • Life restoration of the Miocene pronghorn Osbornoceros
    †Osbornoceros
    • †Osbornoceros osborni – type locality for species
  • †Osbornodon
  • Otus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Ovis
    • †Ovis canadensis
  • †Oxyacodon
  • †Oxyaena
  • †Oxydactylus
  • †Pachyaena
  • †Palaeoryctes
  • Panthera
    • †Panthera onca
  • †Pantolambda
  • Pappogeomys
  • †Paracynarctus
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
    †Paramylodon
    • †Paramylodon harlani – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Paramys
  • †Paratomarctus
  • †Parectypodus
    • †Parectypodus trovessartianus
    • †Parectypodus vanvaleni – type locality for species
  • †Parvitragulus
  • †Pelycodus
    • †Pelycodus jarrovii
  • †Peraceras
  • Perognathus
    • †Perognathus flavus
  • Peromyscus
    • A living Peromyscus boylii, or brush mouse
      †Peromyscus boylii
    • †Peromyscus crinitus – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Peromyscus difficilis
    • †Peromyscus eremicus
    • †Peromyscus maniculatus
    • †Peromyscus truei
  • Persea
  • Phalacrocorax
    • †Phalacrocorax auritus
  • †Phenacodus
  • Phenacomys
    • †Phenacomys intermedius
  • Phrynosoma
    • †Phrynosoma cornutum
    • †Phrynosoma douglassi
    • †Phrynosoma modestum
  • Pituophis
    • †Pituophis catenifer
  • Platanus
  • Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).
    †Platygonus
    • †Platygonus compressus
  • Plecotus
  • †Pleiolama
  • †Plesiogulo
  • †Pliohippus
  • †Pliometanastes
  • †Plithocyon
  • Podiceps
  • †Procamelus
  • †Promartes
  • †Promerycochoerus
  • Restorative models in multiple views of the Eocene brontothere Protitanotherium (figure 3)
    †Protitanotherium
  • †Protohippus
  • †Protolabis
  • †Protomarctus
  • †Psalidocyon
  • Pseudacris
    • †Pseudacris triseriata
  • †Pseudaelurus
  • †Pseudhipparion
  • †Pseudocyon
  • †Pseudoprotoceras
  • Life restoration of the Paleocene taeniodont mammal Psittacotherium
    †Psittacotherium
  • †Ptilodus
    • †Ptilodus mediaevus
    • †Ptilodus tsosiensis – type locality for species
  • Puma
    • †Puma concolor
  • †Ramoceros
  • †Rana
    • †Rana pipiens
  • Reithrodontomys
    • †Reithrodontomys megalotis
  • †Rhamnus
  • Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
    †Rhynchotherium
  • Sabal
  • †Salpinctes – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Salpinctes obsoletus
  • Salvadora
  • †Saniwa
    • †Saniwa ensidens
  • Scalopus
  • Scaphiopus
  • †Scaphohippus
  • Sceloporus
    • †Sceloporus undulatus
  • Sciurus
    • †Sciurus aberti
  • Sigmodon
    • †Sigmodon hispidus
  • †Sinopa
  • Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
    †Smilodon
    • †Smilodon gracilis
  • Sorex
    • †Sorex merriami
  • Spea
    • †Spea bombifrons
    • †Spea hammondii
    • †Speotyto cunicularia
  • Spermophilus
    • †Spermophilus lateralis
    • †Spermophilus spilosoma
    • †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
    • †Spermophilus variegatus
  • Spilogale
    • †Spilogale putorius
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon
    †Stegomastodon
    • †Stegomastodon mirificus
  • †Stenomylus
    • †Stenomylus gracilis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Stockoceros
  • Strix
    • †Strix occidentalis – or unidentified comparable form
  • Sylvilagus
    • †Sylvilagus audubonii
    • †Sylvilagus floridanus
    • †Sylvilagus nuttallii
  • Tadarida
    • †Tadarida brasiliensis
  • †Taeniolabis
    • †Taeniolabis taoensis
  • Tamias
  • Tapirus
  • Taxidea
    • †Taxidea taxus
  • Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
    †Teleoceras
  • †Telmatherium
  • Terrapene – tentative report
  • †Tetraclaenodon
  • Thamnophis
    • †Thamnophis proximus
  • Thomomys
    • †Thomomys bottae
    • †Thomomys talpoides
  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Tomarctus
    †Tomarctus
    • †Tomarctus brevirostris
    • †Tomarctus hippophaga
  • †Triisodon
    • †Triisodon quivirensis
  • Trionyx
  • Tympanuchus
    • †Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
  • Tyto
    • †Tyto alba
  • †Uintacyon
  • Urocyon
    • †Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  • †Urosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Urosaurus ornatus
  • Ursus
    • †Ursus americanus
  • †Ustatochoerus
  • †Valenia
  • †Vulpavus
  • Vulpes
    • †Vulpes velox
    • †Vulpes vulpes
  • Xanthocephalus
    • †Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
  • Life restoration of the Miocene bear dog Ysengrinia
    †Ysengrinia – or unidentified comparable form
  • Zenaida
    • †Zenaida macroura
  • †Zenaidura
    • †Zenaidura macroura

References[]

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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