List of the Mesozoic life of Kansas

This list of the Mesozoic life of Kansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Kansas and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.

A

• †Abietites
  • †Abietites ernestinae
  • †Abietites longifolius

• 

  †Acanthoscaphites – tentative report
  • †
    Acanthoscaphites reesidei
• †
  Alzadasaurus
  – type locality for genus
  • †Alzadasaurus kansasensis – type locality for species
• †Amberleya
• †Ampullina
• †
  Anomia
• †Apateodus
  • †Apateodus busseni – type locality for species
• †Apatornis
  • †
    Apatornis celer
    – type locality for species

• 

  †Apsopelix
  • †
    Apsopelix anglicus
• †Aquatifolia
  • †Aquatifolia fluitans
• Aralia
  • †Aralia newberryi
  • †Aralia polymorpha
  • †Aralia ravniana
• †Araliopsoides
  • †Araliopsoides cretacea
• †Arcellites
  • †Arcellites disciformis
• †Archaeanthus – type locality for genus
  • †Archaeanthus linnenbergeri – type locality for species
• †Archaeolamna
  • †Archaeolamna kopingensis
• †Archaepetala – type locality for genus
  • †Archaepetala beekeri – type locality for species
  • †Archaepetala obscura – type locality for species
• †Arcopagella
  • †Arcopagella mactroides
• †Ariadnaesporites
  • †Ariadnaesporites ariadnae
• Arundo
  • †Arundo groenlandica
• †Asplenium
  • †Asplenium dicksonianum
• †Astrocoenia
  • †Astrocoenia nidiformis

• 

  †Aviculopecten
  • †
    Aviculopecten occidentalis

B

• 

  †Baculites
  • †
    Baculites clinolobatus
  • †
    Baculites compressus
  • †
    Baculites grandis
  • †
    Baculites ovatus
  • †
    Baculites pseudovatus
    – type locality for species
• †Bacutriletes
  • †Bacutriletes greenlandicus
• †Bananogmius
  • †Bananogmius evolutus
• †Baptornis – type locality for genus
  • †
    Baptornis advenus
    – type locality for species
• †Bassites – type locality for genus
  • †Bassites reesidei – type locality for species
• Botula
  • †
    Botula carolinensis

• 

  †Brachauchenius – type locality for genus
  • †
    Brachauchenius lucasi
    – type locality for species
• Brachidontes
  • †Brachidontes nonbifurcus
• †Brachyrhizodus
  • †Brachyrhizodus mcnultyi
• †Brasenites
  • †Brasenites kansense
• †Breviarca
  • †Breviarca angulata
  • †Breviarca habita
  • †Breviarca salinaensis
  • †Breviarca subovata

C

• Cadulus
  • †Cadulus praetenuis
• †Caloda – type locality for genus
  • †Caloda delevoryana – type locality for species

• 

  †Calycoceras
  • †Calycoceras naviculare
• †Cantioscyllium
  • †Cantioscyllium decipiens
• Carcharias
  • †Carcharias amonensis
  • †Carcharias saskatchewanensis
  • †Carcharias tenuiplicatus
• Cardita
  • †Cardita belviderensis
• †Carpolithus
  • †Carpolithus belviderensis
• †Cassiope
• †Ceratophyllum
• Chiloscyllium
  • †Chiloscyllium greeni
• †
  Chondrites
• †Cimolichthys
  • †
    Cimolichthys nepaholica
• Cladophlebis
  • †Cladophlebis dakotensis
• †Claosaurus
  • †
    Claosaurus agilis
    – type locality for species

• 

  †Clidastes
  • †
    Clidastes liodontus
  • †
    Clidastes velox
• Cliona
• †Clioscaphites
  • †Clioscaphites choteauensis
• †Collignoniceras
  • †
    Collignoniceras woollgari
• †Coniasaurus
  • †Coniasaurus crassidens – or unidentified comparable form
• Corbula
  • †Corbula fenti
  • †Corbula smolanensis
• †Costatheca
  • †Costatheca diskoensis
  • †Costatheca lata
• †Crassatellina
  • †Crassatellina oblonga
• Crassinella
  • †Crassinella semicostata
• Crassostrea
  • †Crassostrea kiowana
• †
  Cretolamna
  • †
    Cretolamna appendiculata

• 

  †Cretoxyrhina
  • †
    Cretoxyrhina mantelli
• †Crossopodia
• Ctenochelys
  • †Ctenochelys procax
  • †Ctenochelys stenoporus – type locality for species
• Cucullaea
  • †Cucullaea herculea
  • †Cucullaea recedens
• †Cupressinoxylon
  • †Cupressinoxylon cheyennense
• †Cycadeoidea
  • †Cycadeoidea munita
• †Cycadeospermum
  • †Cycadeospermum lineatum
• †Cyprimeria
  • †Cyprimeria kiowana
• Cytheridea

D

• †Dakotasuchus – type locality for genus
  • †
    Dakotasuchus kingi
    – type locality for species
• †Dawndraco – type locality for genus
  • †
    Dawndraco kanzai
    – type locality for species
• †Desmatochelys
  • †
    Desmatochelys lowi
• †Dictyothylakos
• †Discoscaphites
  • †Discoscaphites constrictus
  • †Discoscaphites nicoletti
• †Dolichorhynchops – type locality for genus
  • †
    Dolichorhynchops osborni
    – type locality for species
• †Donlesia
  • †Donlesia dakotensis
• †Drepanocheilus
  • †Drepanocheilus kiowanus
• †Durania
  • †Durania maxima

E

• †Ectenosaurus
  • †
    Ectenosaurus clidastoides
• †Eiffellithus
  • †Eiffellithus turriseiffelii

• 

  †Elasmosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †
    Elasmosaurus nobilis
    – type locality for species
  • †
    Elasmosaurus platyurus
    – type locality for species
  • †
    Elasmosaurus sternbergi
    – type locality for species
• †Enchodus
  • †
    Enchodus gladiolus
  • †
    Enchodus petrosus
• †Engonoceras
  • †Engonoceras belviderense
• †Eprolithus
  • †Eprolithus floralis
• †Erlansonisporites
  • †Erlansonisporites erlansonii
• †Euspira
  • †Euspira smolanensis

F

• †
  Fagus
• †Feistmantelia
  • †Feistmantelia oblonga
• †Flaventia
  • †Flaventia belviderensis
• †Fumicollis – type locality for genus
  • †
    Fumicollis hoffmani
    – type locality for species

G

• †Gegania
• †Gervillia
  • †
    Gervillia mudgeana
  • †
    Gervillia mudgenana
• †Gillicus
  • †
    Gillicus arcuatus
• Gleichenia
  • †Gleichenia bohemica
  • †Gleichenia nordenskioldi

• 

  †Globidens
• †Gryphaea
  • †
    Gryphaea corrugata
  • †
    Gryphaea hilli
  • †
    Gryphaea mucronata
  • †
    Gryphaea navia

H

• †Hadrodus
  • †Hadrodus priscus
• †Halisaurus
  • †
    Halisaurus sternbergi
    – type locality for species
• †Heliocolithus
  • †Heliocolithus trabeculatus
• †Henrisporites
  • †Henrisporites angustus

• 

  †Hesperornis – type locality for genus
  • †
    Hesperornis crassipes
    – type locality for species
  • †
    Hesperornis gracilis
    – type locality for species
  • †
    Hesperornis regalis
    – type locality for species
• †Heteroceras
  • †Heteroceras tortum
• †Hierosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Hierosaurus sternbergii – type locality for species
• †Homomya
• †Hoploscaphites
  • †
    Hoploscaphites nicolletii
• †Hughesisporites
• †Huhatanka
  • †Huhatanka kiowana

I

• †Iaceornis
  • †
    Iaceornis marshi
    – type locality for species

• 

  †Ichthyornis – type locality for genus
  • †
    Ichthyornis dispar
    – type locality for species
• †Inoceramus
  • †Inoceramus cuvieri
  • †
    Inoceramus ginterensis
  • †
    Inoceramus tenuistriatus
    – tentative report
• †Ischyrhiza
  • †
    Ischyrhiza mira

J

• 

  †Jeletzkytes
  • †
    Jeletzkytes nodosus

K

• †Kalymmanthus – type locality for genus
  • †Kalymmanthus walkeri – type locality for species

L

• †Laminospondylus
  • †Laminospondylus transversus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Leiosphaeridia
• †Leptosolen
  • †Leptosolen otterensis
• †Leptostyrax
  • †Leptostyrax crassidens
• †Lesqueria
  • †Lesqueria elocata
• †
  Linearis
  • †Linearis kansasensis
• †
  Lingula
  • †Lingula subspatula
  • †Lingula subspatulata

• 

  Linuparus
  • †Linuparus canadensis
• †Liriophyllum
  • †Liriophyllum kansense – type locality for species
• Lopha
  • †Lopha kansasensis
  • †Lopha subovata
• †Lophochelys – type locality for genus
  • †Lophochelys natatrix – type locality for species
  • †Lophochelys niobrarae – type locality for species

M

• †Maexisporites
  • †Maexisporites soldanellus
• †Magnoavipes
• Marsilea
  • †Marsilea johnhallii
• †
  Mathilda
• †Megacephalosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †
    Megacephalosaurus eulerti
    – type locality for species
• Membranipora
• †Microcarpolithes
  • †Microcarpolithes hexagonalis
• †Minerisporites
  • †Minerisporites dissimilis
  • †Minerisporites marginatus
  • †Minerisporites pterotus – or unidentified comparable form

• Modiolus

• †Molaspora
  • †Molaspora lobata
  • †Molaspora salinum – type locality for species
• †Mytiloides
  • †Mytiloides columbianus

N

• †Niobrarasaurus
  • †
    Niobrarasaurus coleii
    – type locality for species
• †Niobrarateuthis
  • †
    Niobrarateuthis bonneri
    – type locality for species
  • †
    Niobrarateuthis walkeri
    – type locality for species
• Nucula
  • †Nucula catherina
  • †Nucula rivulana – or unidentified comparable form
• Nuculana
  • †Nuculana mutata

• 

  †Nyctosaurus
  • †
    Nyctosaurus bonneri
    – type locality for species
  • †
    Nyctosaurus gracilis
    – type locality for species
  • †
    Nyctosaurus nanus
    – type locality for species

O

• †Ogmodirus – type locality for genus
  • †Ogmodirus martinii – type locality for species
• †Onychiopsis
  • †Onychiopsis psilotoides
• †Orepanochilus
  • †Orepanochilus kiowanus

• 

  Ostrea
  • †Ostrea arcuata
  • †Ostrea lugubris
  • †Ostrea rugosa
• †Otostoma
• †Oxytropidoceras

P

• †Pachyrhizodus
  • †
    Pachyrhizodus caninus
    – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    Pachyrhizodus minimus
• †Parahesperornis – type locality for genus
  • †
    Parahesperornis alexi
    – type locality for species
• †Paraliodesmus
  • †Paraliodesmus guadagnii
• †Paxillitriletes
  • †Paxillitriletes dakotaensis
  • †Paxillitriletes vittatus
• †
  Pecten
  • †Pecten inconspicuus
• †Peilinia
  • †Peilinia quadriplicata
• †Phelopteria
  • †Phelopteria minuta
• Pholadomya
  • †Pholadomya belviderensis
• Pinus
  • †Pinus longifolius
• †Pirsila
• †Placenticeras
  • †Placenticeras meeki
• Platanus

• 

  †Platecarpus
  • †
    Platecarpus planifrons
    – type locality for species
  • †
    Platecarpus tympaniticus
• †Platyceramus
  • †
    Platyceramus platinus
• †Platypterygius – or unidentified comparable form
• †Plesiochelys
  • †Plesiochelys belviderensis – type locality for species
• †Plesiosaurus
  • †Plesiosaurus gulo – type locality for species
• Plicatula
• †Polyacrodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature

• 

  †Polycotylus – type locality for genus
  • †
    Polycotylus latipinnis
    – type locality for species
• †Porthochelys – type locality for genus
  • †Porthochelys laticeps – type locality for species
• †Prionochelys
  • †Prionochelys galeotergum – type locality for species
• †Prionocyclus
  • †Prionocyclus hyatti
• †
  Prisca
  – tentative report
• †Protocardia
  • †Protocardia texana
• †Protosphyraena
  • †
    Protosphyraena tenuis
• †Protostega
  • †Protostega copei – type locality for species
• †Pseudoperna
  • †Pseudoperna bentonensis
  • †
    Pseudoperna congesta

• 

  †Pteranodon – type locality for genus
  • †
    Pteranodon comptus
    – type locality for species
  • †
    Pteranodon longiceps
    – type locality for species
  • †Pteranodon sternbergi – type locality for species
• †
  Pteria
  • †Pteria salinensis
• †Pterotrigonia
  • †Pterotrigonia emoryi
• †Ptychodus
  • †
    Ptychodus anonymus
    – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    Ptychodus decurrens
  • †
    Ptychodus mortoni
  • †
    Ptychodus occidentalis
  • †
    Ptychodus whipplei
• †Ptychotrygon
  • †
    Ptychotrygon triangularis

Q

• Quercus

R

• †Raninella
  • †Raninella carlilensis
• †
  Repichnia

• 

  Rhinobatos
  • †
    Rhinobatos incertus
• †Rhizocorallium
• †Ruffordia
  • †Ruffordia goepperti – or unidentified comparable form

S

• †Sapindopsis
  • †Sapindopsis belviderensis
  • †Sapindopsis brevifolia
  • †Sapindopsis magnifolia
  • †Sapindopsis type A – informal
  • †Sapindopsis type B – informal
  • †Sapindopsis variabilis
• Sassafras
  • †Sassafras mudgii
  • †Sassafras mudgli
• †Scabratriletes
• †Scabtrigonia
  • †Scabtrigonia emoryi
• †Scapanorhynchus
  • †
    Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon
• †Scaphites
  • †Scaphites plenus
• †Scolicia
• Scyliorhinus
• †Selmasaurus
  • †
    Selmasaurus johnsoni
    – type locality for species
• †Sequoia
  • †Sequoia condita
• Serpula

• 

  †Silvisaurus – type locality for genus
  • †
    Silvisaurus condrayi
    – type locality for species
• †Spermatites
  • †Spermatites piperiformis
• Squalicorax
  • †
    Squalicorax curvatus
  • †
    Squalicorax falcatus
  • †
    Squalicorax kaupi
  • †
    Squalicorax pristodontus
    – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    Squalicorax volgensis
• †Squalocorax
• Sterculia
  • †Sterculia mucronata
  • †Sterculia towneri
• †Stoveris
  • †Stoveris achylosus
• †Stramentum
  • †Stramentum elegans
  • †Stramentum haworthi
• †Strepteneura
• †Striatriletes
  • †Striatriletes radialis

• 

  †Styxosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †
    Styxosaurus snowii
    – type locality for species

T

• Tellina
• †Terminonaris
  • †Terminonaris browni – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  †Toxochelys
  • †
    Toxochelys latiremis
• Trachycardium
  • †Trachycardium kansasense
• †Tragodesmoceras
  • †Tragodesmoceras bassi
• †Trinacromerum – type locality for genus
  • †
    Trinacromerum bentonianum
    – type locality for species
• Turritella
  • †Turritella belviderei
  • †Turritella belviderensis
  • †Turritella kansasensis

• 

  †Tylosaurus
  • †
    Tylosaurus dyspelor
  • †
    Tylosaurus kansasensis
    – type locality for species
  • †
    Tylosaurus proriger

U

• 

  †Uintacrinus
  • †
    Uintacrinus socialis
• †Urenchelys
  • †Urenchelys abditus – type locality for species

V

• †Vitiphyllum

X

• 

  †Xiphactinus
  • †
    Xiphactinus audax

Y

• Yoldia
  • †Yoldia microdonta

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.