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

Mesozoic

Cenozoic

  • 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 multifragum
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.