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
[edit]The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Arizona.
Paleozoic
[edit]Selected Paleozoic taxa of Arizona
[edit]- †Achistrum
- †Aglaocrinus
- †Altudoceras
- †Alula
- †Amphiscapha
- †Annularia
- †Anomphalus
- †Aphyllopteris
- †Arastra – type locality for genus
- †Archaeocidaris
- †Archimedes
- †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
- †Calamites
- †Callipteris
- †Camarotoechia
- †Caninia – tentative report
- †Chonetes
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Composita
- †Cooksonia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cordaites
- †Cycloceras
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cymatochiton – tentative report
- †Cyrtospirifer
- †Cystodictya
- †Echinaria
- †Edmondia
- †Elfridia – type locality for genus
- †Elrathia
- Eocaudina
- †Euomphalus
- †Fenestella
- †Fusulina
- †Glikmanius
- †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
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Liroceras
- †Metacoceras
- †Michelina
- †Modiolus
- †Murchisonia
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis kaibabensis – type locality for species
- †Naticopsis waterlooensis
- †Neospirifer – tentative report
- †Neuropteris
- †Nisusia
- Nucula
- †Olenellus
- †Ophiderpeton
- †Orodus
- †Orthacanthus
- †Pachyphyllum
- †Pagiophyllum
- †Paladin
- †Palmatolepis
- †Paterina
- †Pecopteris
- †Pentremites
- †Petalodus
- †Phillipsia
- †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
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenophyllum gilmorei – type locality for species
- †Sphenophyllum oblongifolium
- †Sphenopteris
- †Spirifer
- †Spiriferina
- †Stigmaria
- †Stroboceras
- †Syringopora
- †Tainoceras
- †Triodus
- †Venustodus
- †Vidria
- †Walchia
- †Wardia
- †Wilkingia
- †Worthenia
- †Yarravia
- Yoldia
Mesozoic
[edit]Selected Mesozoic taxa of Arizona
[edit]- †Acaenasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Acaenasuchus geoffreyi – type locality for species
- †Acallosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Acallosuchus rectori – type locality for species
- †Acanthohoplites
- 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
- †Apatosaurus
- †Araucarioxylon
- †Arca
- Arctica
- †Arganodus
- †Arizonasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Arizonasaurus babbitti – type locality for species
- Astarte
- †Australosomus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Baculites
- Barbatia
- †Beudanticeras
- †Boreosomus – tentative report
- Cadulus
- †Calamites
- †Calamophylliopsis
- †Calsoyasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Calsoyasuchus valliceps – type locality for species
- †Calycoceras
- †Calyptosuchus
- †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
- †Coelophysis kayentakatae – type locality for species
- †Collignoniceras
- †Colognathus
- Corbula
- †Cosgriffius – type locality for genus
- †Craniscus
- Crassostrea
- †Crosbysaurus
- Cucullaea
- †Cunningtoniceras
- Cuspidaria
- †Cyclothyris
- Cylichna
- †Dentalium
- †Desmatochelys
- †Desmatosuchus
- †Dilophosauripus – type locality for genus
- †Dilophosaurus
- †Dilophosaurus wetherilli – type locality for species
- †Dinnebitodon – type locality for genus
- †Dinnebitodon amarali – type locality for species
- Discinisca
- †Dolicholatirus – tentative report
- †Dromomeron
- †Dufrenoyia
- †Edentosuchus – tentative report
- Elliptio
- †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
- †Fagesia
- †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
- †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
- †Leptosuchus
- Lima
- Limatula
- †Linearis
- †Lingula
- †Lissodus – tentative report
- Lithophaga
- †Lonchidion
- Lopha
- †Lucina
- Lunatia – tentative report
- †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
- †Metoposaurus
- †Modiolus
- †Moenkopia – type locality for genus
- †Monopleura
- †Morganucodon
- †Morrowites
- †Mytilus – tentative report
- †Navahopus – type locality for genus
- †Neithea
- †Neocardioceras
- †Neoptychites
- †Nerinea
- Nerita
- Neritina
- Nucula
- †Oligokyphus
- †Opis
- Ostrea
- †Oxytoma
- †Pachyrhizodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Parasuchus
- †Paratypothorax
- †Parrishia – type locality for genus
- †Pecten
- †Permocalculus
- Pholadomya
- Physa
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- †Placerias – type locality for genus
- †Placerias hesternus – type locality for species
- Plicatula
- † Pollex – tentative report
- Polydora – tentative report
- †Poposaurus
- †Postosuchus
- †Pravusuchus
- †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
- †Revueltosaurus
- †Rhadalognathus – type locality for genus
- †Rhamphinion – type locality for genus
- †Rhamphinion jenkinsi – type locality for species
- Ringicula
- †Rioarribasuchus
- Rostellaria
- †Rutiodon
- †Sarahsaurus – type locality for genus
- †Scaphites
- †Scutarx – type locality for genus
- †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
- †Smilosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Smilosuchus adamanensis – type locality for species
- †Smilosuchus gregorii – type locality for species
- †Smilosuchus lithodendrorum – type locality for species
- Solemya
- †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
- †Tecovasuchus
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- †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
- †Typothorax
- †Uatchitodon
- Unio
- †Vancleavea – type locality for genus
- †Vancleavea campi – type locality for species
- †Vascoceras
- †Vigilius
- Viviparus
- Vulsella
- †Watinoceras
- †Watinoceras coloradoense
- †Watinoceras devonense
- †Watinoceras hattini
- †Watinoceras praecursor – or unidentified comparable form
- †Wellesaurus
- †Wellesaurus peabodyi – type locality for species
- †Yezoites
Cenozoic
[edit]Selected Cenozoic taxa of Arizona
[edit]- †Adelphailurus
- †Agriotherium
- †Alforjas
- †Ambystoma
- †Amphimachairodus
- †Amplibuteo
- Antrozous
- Aquila
- †Arctodus
- †Aztlanolagus
- Baiomys
- Bassariscus
- Bison
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus diversidens
- †Borophagus parvus – type locality for species
- Brachylagus
- Bufo
- †Camelops
- †Camelops hesternus – or unidentified comparable form
- Canis
- †Capromeryx
- †Carpocyon
- Castor
- Celtis
- Cervus
- †Chasmaporthetes
- †Chrysocyon
- †Citellus
- Cnemidophorus
- Cratogeomys
- Crotaphytus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cuvieronius
- Desmodus
- †Diceratherium
- †Dinohippus
- Dipodomys
- †Dipoides
- †Epicyon
- Eptesicus – or unidentified comparable form
- Equus
- †Equus scotti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equus simplicidens
- Erethizon
- †Eucyon
- Eumeces
- Eumops
- †Eumops perotis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Geococcyx
- Geomys
- †Glossotherium
- †Glyptotherium
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon nasicus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Histiotus
- †Homotherium – tentative report
- Hyla
- †Hypolagus
- Ictalurus – tentative report
- †Indarctos – tentative report
- Kinosternon
- †Kinosternon arizonense – type locality for species
- Lampropeltis
- Lasiurus
- †Lasiurus blossevillii – or unidentified comparable form
- Lemmiscus
- Lepus
- Lynx
- †Machairodus
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Marmota
- Martes
- †Megalonyx
- †Megatylopus
- Meleagris
- †Merychyus
- †Metalopex
- Microtus
- †Morrillia
- Mustela
- †Mustela frenata – or unidentified comparable form
- Myotis
- †Nannippus
- †Neochoerus
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma albigula – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neotoma cinerea
- †Neotoma mexicana – or unidentified comparable form
- Nerodia
- †Nothrotheriops
- †Nothrotherium
- Notiosorex
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- †Onychocampodea – type locality for genus
- †Onychomachilis – type locality for genus
- Onychomys
- Ovis
- †Ovis canadensis – type locality for species
- Panthera
- †Paramachaerodus
- †Paramylodon
- †Paronychomys
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- Pituophis
- †Platygonus
- †Pleiolama
- †Plesiogulo
- †Plionarctos
- †Protolabis
- †Pseudaelurus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Ptinus
- †Rana
- Reithrodontomys
- †Repomys
- †Rhynchotherium
- Scaphiopus
- Sciurus
- †Sciurus aberti – or unidentified comparable form
- Sigmodon
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- Spilogale
- †Stegomastodon
- †Stenomylus
- †Stockoceros
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus audubonii – or unidentified comparable form
- Tapirus
- †Tapirus merriami – or unidentified comparable form
- Taxidea
- Tayassu
- †Teleoceras
- Terrapene
- †Terrapene ornata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tetrameryx – or unidentified comparable form
- Thamnophis
- Thomomys
- †Titanotylopus
- Urocyon
- Vulpes
References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.