List of the prehistoric life of Minnesota
This list of the prehistoric life of Minnesota contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Minnesota.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Minnesota.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Minnesota
- †Actinoceras
- †Actinodiscus
- †Amorphognathus
- †Armenoceras
- †Bothriocidaris
- †Bumastus
- †Bumastus orbicaudatus
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- †Calymene
- †Cameroceras
- †Ceratopsis
- †Ceraurinella
- †Ceraurinus
- †Ceraurus
- †Charactoceras
- †Chasmatopora
- †Chidleyenoceras
- †Chirognathus
- †Cincinnetina
- †Cincinnetina minnesotensis– type locality for species
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- †Constellaria
- †Cordylodus
- †Cotteroceras
- †Crania
- †Craniops
- †Culumbodina
- †Curtognathus
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyptendoceras
- †Cyrtolites
- †Diplograptus
- †Ellesmeroceras
- †Endoceras
- †Erratencrinurus
- †Fayettoceras – tentative report
- †Flexicalymene
- †Flexicalymene senaria
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- †Gabriceraurus
- †Geisonoceras
- †Glyptocrinus
- †Gonioceras
- †Grewingkia
- †Hallopora
- †Helcionopsis
- †Hindia
- †Holopea
- †Hypseloconus– type locality for genus
- †Icriodus
- †Illaenus
- †Isotelus
- †Isotelus gigas
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- †Kentlandoceras
- †Kionoceras
- †Kirengella
- †Krausella
- †Lambeoceras
- †Lingula
- †Manitoulinoceras
- †Michelinoceras
- †Nanno
- †Ormoceras – tentative report
- †Orthoceras
- †Oulodus
- †Ozarkodina
- †Periodon
- †Phragmolites
- †Plaesiomys
- †Platystrophia
- †Plectoceras
- †Pleurocystites
- †Polygnathus
- †Polygnathus linguiformis
- †Polygnathus parawebbi
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- †Polygrammoceras
- †Pterotheca
- †Reedsoceras
- †Reteocrinus
- †Rigidella
- †Rioceras
- †Scenella
- †Scenella compressa
- †Scenella obtusa
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- †Similodonta
- †Skenidioides
- †Sowerbyella
- †Spyroceras
- †Stigmatella
- †Strepsodiscus
- †Strophomena
- †Strophomena billingsi
- †Strophomena filitexta
- †Strophomena incurvata
- †Strophomena plattinensis– or unidentified comparable form
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- †Subulites
- †Teichertoceras
- †Tryblidium
- †Ulrichoceras
- †Urasterella
- †Valcouroceras
- †Vellamo
- †Westonoceras
- †Whiteavesia
- †Zittelloceras
Mesozoic
- †Acanthoceras
- †Acteon
- †Amphidonte – tentative report
- †Anatimya
- Anatina
- †Anchura
- Aporrhais
- †Arcellites
- †Ariadnaesporites
- Azolla – or unidentified comparable form
- Barbatia
- Brachidontes
- †Calliomphalus – tentative report
- †Calycoceras – tentative report
- Carcharias
- †Cenocarcharias
- †Collignoniceras
- †Collignoniceras percarinatum
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- Coptothyris
- Corbula
- †Costatheca
- †Cretodus
- †Cymbophora
- †Cymbophora emmonsi
- †Cymbophora utahensis – tentative report
- †Dentalium
- Discradisca
- †Dunveganoceras
- †Epitonium
- †Etea – tentative report
- †Exogyra
- †Gervillia
- †Gervillia propleura – tentative report
- †Goolandia
- Granocardium
- Gyrodes
- †Hybodus
- †Hybodus rajkovichi – type locality for species
- †Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus apicalis
- †Inoceramus fragilis
- †Inoceramus mesabiensis
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- †Ischyodus
- †Legumen
- †Legumen planulatum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptosolen
- Lima
- †Lingula
- †Lingula subspatulata – tentative report
- †Mesozoisynangia
- †Metengonoceras
- †Metengonoceras acutum
- †Metengonoceras dumblei – or unidentified comparable form
- †Metengonoceras dumbli
- †Metoicoceras
- †Metoicoceras bergquisti
- †Metoicoceras swallovi – or unidentified related form
- †Minerisporites
- †Molaspora
- †Mytiloides
- Nerita – tentative report
- Nucula
- †Onchopristis
- Ostrea
- Parapholas
- †Pecten
- Pholadomya
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- †Placenticeras pseudoplacenta
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- Polinices
- †Prionocyclus
- †Protolamna
- †Protolamna gigantea – type locality for species
- †Pseudoperna
- †Pseudoperna congesta
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- †Pteria
- Rostellaria
- †Sanoarca
- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites corvensis
- †Scaphites preventricosus
- Serpula
- Siliqua
- †Spermatites
- Squalicorax
- Tapes (bivalve)
- Tellina
- †Tenellisporites
- Teredolites – tentative report
- †Terminonaris
- †Terminonaris robusta– type locality for species
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- †Volutoderma
- Vulsella
- †Watinoceras
- †Watinoceras coloradoense
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- Yoldia
Cenozoic
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus
- †Bison bison
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi
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References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- . Retrieved 6 November 2021.