List of the prehistoric life of Washington (state)

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Precambrian[]

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

Paleozoic[]

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    • † – type locality for species
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  • †Dyscritella
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  • † – tentative report
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    • † – type locality for species
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Hyolithellus
  • Illustration of a fossilized shell of the brachiopod Kutorgina
    †Kutorgina
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    • † – type locality for species
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    • † – type locality for species
  • †Micromitra
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  • †Neoeridotrypella
    • † – type locality for species
  • Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Nevadia
    †Nevadia
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    • † – type locality for species
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    • † – type locality for species
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    • † – type locality for species
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  • †Rhombopora – tentative report
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    • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Stenopora
  • † – tentative report
  • †Tabulipora
    • † – type locality for species
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    • † – type locality for species

Mesozoic[]

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  • †Desmophyllites
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Epigondolella
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  • †Gaudryceras
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size
    †Inoceramus
    • †Inoceramus subundatus
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  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Neophylloceras
    • †Neophylloceras ramosum – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Olcostephanus
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Owenites
    • †Owenites koeneni
  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Pachydiscus
    †Pachydiscus
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    • † – type locality for species
  • †Pentzia
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  • † – tentative report
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species

Cenozoic[]

Main article: List of the Cenozoic life of Washington (state)

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Washington[]

  • Abies
  • Abyssochrysos
  • Acanthocardia
  • Acer
  • †Acherontemys – type locality for genus
    • †Acherontemys heckmani – type locality for species
  • Actium
  • Aegialia
  • Aforia
  • Agabus
  • Agathidium
  • †Aglyptorhynchus
  • Agonum
    • †Agonum cupreum
    • †Agonum ferruginosum
  • †Ainigmapsychops – type locality for genus[2]
    • †Ainigmapsychops inexspectatus – type locality for species[2]
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene seal Allodesmus
    †Allodesmus
  • †Allophylus
  • †Allorapisma – type locality for genus[3]
    • †Allorapisma chuorum – type locality for species[3]
  • Alnus
    • † - type locality for species [4]
  • Altica
  • Amara
  • Amauropsis
  • Ammospermophilus
  • Amphistegina
  • Anadara
  • †Anamirta
  • Ancistrolepis
  • †Anthrax
  • †Aphelops
  • Aphodius
  • Apion
  • †Arceuthobium
  • †Arctostaphylos
  • Argobuccinum
  • Artemisia
  • Asplenium
  • Astrangia
  • Astreopora
  • †Aturia
  • Auleutes
    • †Auleutes epilobii – or unidentified comparable form
  • Balanophyllia
  • Balanus
  • Barbatia
  • †Barghoornia - type locality for genus[4]
    • †Barghoornia oblongifolia - type locality for species[4]
  • Two living Bassariscus, or ringtails
    Bassariscus
  • Bathybembix
  • †Behemotops – type locality for genus
  • Bembidion
    • †Bembidion fortestriatum
    • †Bembidion rusticum
  • †Berberis
  • Betula
    • †Betula leopoldae - type locality for species[4]
    • †Betula papyrifera – or unidentified comparable form
  • Bibio
  • Bison
  • Bledius
  • †[4]
    • † - type locality for species[4]
  • †Bombus
  • †Bonellitia
  • Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964).
    †Borophagus
    • †Borophagus diversidens
    • †Borophagus hilli
  • Botrychium
  • †Botryococcus
  • Brachidontes
  • Buccinum
  • †Bursera
  • Cadulus
  • †Caesalpinia
  • Calathus
  • †Calkinsia
  • Callianassa – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • Calliostoma
  • Calosoma
  • Calyptraea
  • Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
    †Camelops
  • Cancellaria
  • Cancer
  • Canis
    • †Canis lepophagus
  • †Capromeryx
  • Carabus
  • †Carex
  • Carya
  • Caryophyllia
  • Cassidulina
  • Castanea
  • Castanopsis
  • Castor
    • †Castor californicus
  • Catops
  • †Celastrus
  • †Ceratophyllum
    • A living Ceratophyllum demersum, or hornwort
      †Ceratophyllum demersum
  • Cercidiphyllum
  • Cercyon
  • Cerithiopsis
  • Cervus – tentative report
  • Chama
  • Charina
    • †Charina bottae
  • †Cheilanthes
  • †Chenopodium
  • Chione
  • Chlaenius
    • †Chlaenius interruptus
  • Chlamys
    • †Chlamys hastata
    • †Chlamys islandica
  • †Chrysodomus
  • Cibicides
  • Cicindela
    • †Cicindela oregona
  • Cidarina
  • Cimbrophlebia
    †Cimbrophlebia
  • Cirsotrema
  • Cladrastis
  • Clavus
  • Clinocardium
    • †Clinocardium nuttallii
  • Cocculus
  • Colpophyllia
  • †Colwellia
  • Colymbetes
  • Comptonia
  • Conus
  • A living Corbicula basket clam
    Corbicula
  • Corbula
  • Corixa
  • †Cormocyon
  • Cornus
    • †Cornus stolonifera
    • Cornus - undescribed species[4]
  • Corticaria
  • †Cosoryx
  • Cossonus
  • Restoration of the Miocene palaeomerycid Cranioceras, a relative of modern deer, with anachronistic human to scale
    †Cranioceras
  • Craniscus
  • †Craspedochiton
  • Crenella – tentative report
  • Crepidula
  • †Cristispira
  • Crotalus
  • Cryptonatica
    • †Cryptonatica affinis
  • Cryptophagus
  • Cyathea
  • Cyclammina
  • Cyclocardia
  • Cyclostremella
  • Cymbiodyta
  • †Cynarctus
  • Cypraea
  • Dendroctonus
    • †Dendroctonus rufipennis
  • Dendrophyllia
  • †Dennstaedtia
  • Dentalium
  • †Desmatophoca
    • †Desmatophoca brachycephala – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene herbivorous marine mammal Desmostylus
    †Desmostylus
    • †Desmostylus hesperus
  • Diapterna
  • †Diceratherium
  • †Dinofelis
  • †Dinokanaga[5]
    • †Dinokanaga andersoni – type locality for species[5]
    • †Dinokanaga dowsonae[5]
    • †Dinokanaga sternbergi – type locality for species[5]
  • Diodora
  • †Dipoides
  • Dosinia
  • Dryopteris
  • Dyschirius
    • †Dyschirius laevifasciatus
    • †Dyschirius montanus
  • Dytiscus
  • Echinophoria
  • Elaphe
    • †Elaphe vulpina
  • A living Elaphrus ground beetle
    Elaphrus
  • Eleocharis
  • Elphidium
  • Emarginula
  • †Enhydrocyon
  • † - type locality for genus[6]
    • † - type locality for species[6]
  • †Eoprephasma – type locality for genus[7]
    • †Eoprephasma hichensi – type locality for species[7]
  • †Eorpa
    • †Eorpa elverumi – type locality for species
    • †Eorpa ypsipeda – tentative report
  • Ephedra
  • Epitonium
  • †Epophthalmia
  • †Eporeodon
  • †Equisetum
  • Equus
    • Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene horse Equus simplicidens, also known as the Hagerman horse or American zebra
      †Equus simplicidens
  • Erginus
  • †Eucyon
    • †Eucyon davisi
  • Eulima
  • Eusmilia
  • Euspira
  • †Eutrephoceras
  • †Exilia
  • [4]
  • Felis
  • †Ficopsis
  • Ficus
  • Flabellum
  • Fothergilla malloryi
    Fothergilla
  • Fraxinus
  • †Fucaia – type locality for genus
  • Fulgoraria
  • Fulgurofusus
  • Fusinus
  • Galeodea
  • Galeruca
  • Galium
  • Gari
  • Gastrophysa
  • Gemmula
  • Georissus
  • Gerris
  • Globigerina
  • Globocassidulina
  • Glycymeris
  • Fossilized foliage of the cypress relative Glyptostrobus
    Glyptostrobus
  • Guttulina
  • Gymnusa
  • Gyrineum
  • Gyrinus
  • Gyroidina
  • Haplocochlias
  • Helophorus
  • †Hemiauchenia
    • †Hemiauchenia macrocephala – or unidentified comparable form
  • Heptranchias
    • †Heptranchias howelli
  • Hiatella
    • †Hiatella arctica
  • Life restoration of a herd of the Miocene-Pleistocene horse Hipparion. Heinrich Harder (1920).
    †Hipparion
  • Hipponix
  • †Hippuris
    • †Hippuris vulgaris
  • Homalopoma
  • Hydrobius
    • †Hydrobius fuscipes
  • Hydrothassa
  • Hygrotus
  • †Hypertragulus
  • †Hypolagus
  • Idas
  • Ilex
    • Branches of a living Ilex opaca, or American holly, full of ripe fruit
      †Ilex opaca – or unidentified comparable form
  • Ilybius
  • Ips
  • Ischnochiton
  • Isognomon
  • Isurus
  • †Itea
  • Kellia
  • Koelreuteria
  • †Kolponomos
    • †Kolponomos clallamensis
  • †Kronokotherium – tentative report
  • Lampropeltis
    • †Lampropeltis getulus
  • Langeria
    †Langeria – type locality for genus[4]
    • †Langeria magnifica – type locality for species[4]
  • Lapsus
  • Latirus
  • Laurus
  • Leiodes
  • Lemna
  • Lepidochitona
  • Lepidophorus
  • Lepidopleurus
  • Leptochiton
  • Leukoma
  • Lioligus
  • Liotia
  • The autumn foliage of a living Liquidambar, or sweetgum tree
    Liquidambar
  • Loricera
  • Lynx
    • †Lynx canadensis
    • †Lynx rufus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Lyria
  • Macaranga
  • †Macginitiea[4]
    • †Macginitiea gracilis[4]
  • Macoma
  • Macrocallista
  • Magdalis
  • Magnolia
  • †Mammut
    • †Mammut americanum
  • †Mammuthus
    • †Mammuthus columbi
    • Life restorations of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon (right), and a Mammuthus primigenius, or wooly mammoth (left)
      †Mammuthus primigenius
  • Margarites
  • Marginella
  • †Megalonyx
    • †Megalonyx leptostomus
  • †Megatylopus
  • Melanoides
  • †Menyanthes
  • †Merycoides
  • †Mesoreodon
  • †Metanephrocerus
    • †Metanephrocerus belgardeae – type locality for species
  • Metasequoia
  • Microlestes
  • Micropeplus
  • Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene three-toed horse Miohippus
    †Miohippus
  • Mitra
  • Modiolus
  • Montipora
  • Morychus
  • Murex
  • †Mursia
  • Mustela
  • †Mya
    • †Mya arenaria
    • †Mya truncata
  • Mycetoporus
  • Myriophyllum
    • †Myriophyllum spicatum
  • Myrmeciites
    †Myrmeciites
  • Mytilus
    • †Mytilus edulis
  • Nassarius
  • Natica
  • Nebria
    • †Nebria metallica
    • †Nebria sahlbergi
  • †Neoephemera
  • Neotoma
  • Neptunea
  • Nerita
  • Neverita
  • Notaris
  • Notiophilus
    • †Notiophilus aquaticus
  • Nucella
    • †Nucella lamellosa
  • Nucula
  • Nymphes[9]
  • Ocypus
  • Odocoileus
    • †Odocoileus hemionus
  • Odostomia
  • Olivella
  • Ondatra
  • Opalia
  • Ophiodermella
  • Opisthius
  • Orchestes
  • Oreodytes – or unidentified comparable form
  • Oropus
  • Ostrea
    • †Ostrea lurida
  • †Palaeolagus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Paliurus
  • Pandora
  • Panopea
  • Panthera – tentative report
    • †Panthera onca
  • †Paraenhydrocyon
    • †Paraenhydrocyon josephi
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
    †Paramylodon
    • †Paramylodon harlani
  • †Parastylotermes
    • †Parastylotermes washingtonensis – type locality for species
  • Patelloida
  • Patrobus
    • †Patrobus stygicus
  • Pecten
  • †Pediastrum
  • †Pedicularis
  • Pelecomalium
  • Pelophila
    • †Pelophila borealis
  • A living Peromyscus, or deer mouse
    Peromyscus
  • † – tentative report
  • Persea
  • Persicula
  • Phaedon
    • †Phaedon armoraciae
  • Phenacomys – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Phenacomys intermedius
  • Phloeosinus
  • Phoebe
    • †Phoebe undescribed species [4]
  • †Photinia
  • Phryganea
  • Picea
  • Pinus
  • Pitar
  • Pituophis
    • †Pituophis catenifer
  • Plantago
  • Platanus
  • Plateumaris
    • †Plateumaris neomexicana
  • Platycarya
  • Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).
    †Platygonus
  • Platystethus
  • †Plionarctos
  • Polinices
    • †Polinices lewisii
  • Polygonum
    • †Polygonum amphibium
  • †Polypodium
  • †[10]
    • † - type locality for species[10]
    • † - type locality for species[10]
    • † - type locality for species[10]
  • Populus
  • Portlandia
  • †Potamides
  • †Potamogeton
  • †Potentilla
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene perch Priscacara
    †Priscacara
  • †Procastoroides
  • Procyon – tentative report
  • †Promerycochoerus
  • †Proneuronema[11]
    • †Proneuronema wehri - type locality for species[11]
  • †Propalosoma – type locality for genus[12]
    • †Propalosoma gutierrezae - type locality for species[12]
  • †Provanna
  • A living Prunus tree in bloom. This genus contains plants like almonds, cherries, peaches, and plums
    Prunus
  • Pseudohylesinus
    • †Pseudohylesinus sericeus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Pseudoliva
  • Pteria
  • Pterocarya
  • Pterostichus
  • Pterynotus
  • †Puma
    • †Puma concolor – tentative report
  • Purpura
  • Pyramidella
  • Quedius
  • Quercus
  • Quinqueloculina
  • Rangifer
  • Fossilized carapace of the Paleogene-modern crab Ranina
    Ranina
  • Ranunculus
  • Rectiplanes – tentative report
  • Reichenbachia
  • † – type locality for genus[4]
    • † - type locality for species[4]
  • Retusa
  • Rhantus
  • Rhus
    • †Rhus malloryi – type locality for species[4]
    • †Rhus typhina – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Rhynchonella
  • †Ribes
  • Rimella
  • Rinorea – or unidentified comparable form
  • Rosa
  • †Rotularia
  • Salix
  • †Salvinia
  • †Sarcobatus
  • Sassafras
  • †Satherium
    • †Satherium piscinarium
  • Saxidomus
  • Scapanus
  • Scaphander
  • Scaphinotus
  • Schizaster
  • Schoepfia
    • † - type locality for species[4]
  • †Scirpus
  • †Selaginella
  • Semicassis
  • Serripes
    • †Serripes groenlandicus
  • †Shepherdia
    • †Shepherdia canadensis
  • Siderastrea
  • Several views of the shell of a Sinum moon snail
    Sinum
  • Siphonalia
  • Sitona
  • †Sitsqwayk
  • Solariella
  • Solen
  • Sonoma
  • Sorex
  • †Sparganium
  • A living Spermophilus ground squirrel
    Spermophilus
  • Spilogale
  • Spirotropis
  • Spisula
  • Spondylus
  • †Squaloziphius – type locality for genus
  • Squalus
  • Stenoplax
  • Stenus
  • Stephostethus
  • Sthereus
  • †Stylaster
  • Sveltella
  • Syntomus
  • Taxidea
    • †Taxidea taxus
  • Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
    †Teleoceras
    • †Teleoceras major – or unidentified comparable form
  • Tellina
  • Tenagodus
  • Teredo
  • Thais
  • †Thalictrum
  • Thamnophis
  • Thomomys
  • Thracia
  • Thyasira
  • Tilia
    • Tilia johnsoni
      †Tilia johnsoni – type locality for species[4]
  • Tipula
  • Trechiama – or unidentified related form
  • Trechus
    • †Trechus ovipennis – or unidentified comparable form
  • Tresus
    • †Tresus capax
    • †Tresus nuttallii
    • †Trigonictis macrodon
  • Trochita
  • Trophon
  • Trypophloeus
  • †Tsuga
    • †Tsuga heterophylla
    • †Tsuga mertensiana
  • †Tsukada – type locality for genus[4]
    • Tsukada davidiifolia
      †Tsukada davidiifolia – type locality for species[4]
  • Tubastraea
  • Turcica
  • †Turcicula
  • Turricula
  • Turris
  • Turritella
  • Typha
    • †Typha latifolia
  • Ulmus
  • †Ulteramus – type locality for genus[13]
    • †Ulteramus republicensis – type locality for species[13]
  • †Upogebia
  • Urosalpinx
  • Utricularia
  • Venericardia
  • †Viburnum
  • †Vinea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • Leaves and fruit of a living Vitis, or grapevine
    Vitis
  • Volsella
  • Yoldia
  • Zannichellia
    • †Zannichellia palustris
  • †Zarhinocetus
  • Zelkova

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