List of the prehistoric life of New Mexico
Appearance
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
- †Actinoceras
†AdelophthalmusFossil of the Early Devonian-Permian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Adelophthalmus - †Aenigmacaris
- †Aerosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Aerosaurus wellesi– type locality for species
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- †Agassizodus
- †Amphiscapha
- †Ananias
- †Anconastes – type locality for genus
- †Anconastes vesperus– type locality for species
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†AnnulariaFossil of the Carboniferous horsetail relative Annularia - †Annularia radiata
- †Annularia sphenophylloides
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- †Anomphalus
- †Aphlebia
- †Archaeocidaris
- Archaeolithophyllum
- †Archeria
- †Armenoceras
- †Aspidosaurus
- †Athyris
- †Athyris lamellosa
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†AviculopectenMold fossil of a shell of the Early Devonian-Late Triassic bivalve Aviculopecten - †Aviculopecten arctisulcatus
- †Aviculopecten basilicus
- †Aviculopecten coryeanus– type locality for species
- †Aviculopecten moorei– or unidentified comparable form
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- †Baldwinonus – type locality for genus
- †Bellerophon
- †Bellerophon graphicus
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- †Bourbonnella – or unidentified comparable form
- †Brachyphyllum
- †Calamites
- †Calamites cistii
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- †Callipteris
- †Callipteris conferta
- †Callipteris lyratifolia
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- †Caninia
- †Cardiocarpus
- †Catenipora
†Chenoprosopus – type locality for genusRestoration of the Carboniferous-Permian amphibian Chenoprosopus - †Chenoprosopus milleri– type locality for species
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- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes illinoisensis
- †Chonetes mesoloba
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- †Cleiothyridina
- †Cleiothyridina hirsuta
- †Cleiothyridina pilularis
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- †Collemataria
†CompositaFossilized shell of the Late Devonian-Permian brachiopod Composita - †Composita affinis
- †Composita bucculenta
- †Composita cracens
- †Composita emarginata
- †Composita ovata
- †Composita subtilita
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- †Conjunctio – type locality for genus
- †Conjunctio multidens– type locality for species
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- †Cordaites
- †Crania
- †Ctenacanthus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cypricardinia
- †Cyptendoceras – tentative report
- †Cystodictya
- †Cystothalamia
- †Cystothalamia nodulifera
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- †Dakeoceras
- †Desmatodon
- †Diadectes
†DimetrodonLife restoration of the Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Dimetrodon - †Dimetrodon occidentalis– type locality for species
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- †Diplocaulus
- †Domatoceras
- †Earlandia
- †Echinaria
- †Edaphosaurus
- †Edaphosaurus novomexicanus– type locality for species
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- †Edmondia
- †Eldredgeops
- †Ellesmeroceras
- †Endorioceras – type locality for genus
- Eocaudina
- †Error
- †Eryops
- †Euomphalus
- †Fenestella
- †Fusulina
- †Girvanella
- †Glenopteris – or unidentified comparable form
†GlikmaniusLife restoration of the Carboniferous shark Glikmanius - †Glikmanius occidentalis
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- †Gnathorhiza
- †Grewingkia
- †Guadalupia
- †Hedstroemia
- †Hexagonaria
- †Isogramma
- †Komia
- †Lambeoceras
- †Lepidodendron
†LimnoscelisLife restoration of the Permian reptile precursor Limnoscelis - †Limnoscelis paludis
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- †Lingula
- †Lioestheria – or unidentified comparable form
- †Liroceras
- Lithophaga
- †Lloydia
- † Madera – type locality for genus
- †Mariceras
- †Martinia
- †Metabaltoceras
- †Metacoceras
†MetalegocerasFossilized shell of the Permian ammonoid cephalopod Metalegoceras - †Murchisonia
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis judithae– or unidentified related form
- †Naticopsis scintilla
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- †Neospirifer
- †Neospirifer cameratus
- †Neospirifer dunbari– or unidentified comparable form
- †Neospirifer goreii
- †Neospirifer latus– or unidentified comparable form
- †Neospirifer triplicatus
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- †Neuropteris
- †Neuropteris ovata
- †Neuropteris scheuchzeri
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- †Nitosaurus – type locality for genus
- Nucula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Oedaleops – type locality for genus
- †Oedaleops campi– type locality for species
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- †Onchiodon – tentative report
†Ophiacodon – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Ophiacodon - †Ophiacodon mirus– type locality for species
- †Ophiacodon navajovicus– type locality for species
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- †Ozarkodina
- †Pachyphyllum
- †Palmatolepis
- †Paraceltites
- †Paraschwagerina
- †Pecopteris
- †Pecopteris feminaeformis
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- †Pentremites
- †Petalodus
- †Phillipsia
- †Plaesiomys
†PlatyhystrixLife restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian sail-backed amphibian Platyhystrix - †Platyhystrix rugosus
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- †Platystrophia
- †Plicochonetes – tentative report
- †Polygnathus
- †Posidonia – tentative report
- †Prodentalium
- †Rhiodenticulatus – type locality for genus
- †Rhiodenticulatus heatoni– type locality for species
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- †Rhynchonella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Rioceras – type locality for genus
- †Ruthiromia – type locality for genus
- †Ruthiromia elcobriensis– type locality for species
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- †Sallya
- †Samaropsis
- †Sandia
- †Schwagerina
- †Sigillaria
- †Sigillaria brardii
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- Solemya
- †Solenopora
- †Spathognathodus
Sphenacodon – type locality for genusS. ferox and the larger S. ferocior - †Sphenacodon ferox– type locality for species
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- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
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- †Sphenopteris
- †Spirifer
- †Spirifer grimesi
- †Spirifer rockymontanus
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- Spirorbis
- †Stearoceras
†StethacanthusLife restorations of a male (foreground) and female (background) of the Late Devonian-Carboniferous Chimaera relative Stethacanthus - †Streptognathodus
- †Strophomena
- †Strophomena neglecta
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- †Syringopora
- †Tainoceras
- †Tetrataxis
- Textularia
- †Trimerorhachis
- †Walchia
- †Wilkingia
- †Worthenia
†ZatrachysLife restoration of the Permian amphibian Zatrachys - †Zia
Mesozoic
- †Acanthoceras
- †Acanthoceras amphibolum
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- Acipenser
- †Adocus
- †Ahshislepelta – type locality for genus
- †Ahshislepelta minor– type locality for species
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†Alamosaurus – type locality for genusDiagram illustrating the sizes of three specimens of the Late Cretaceous long-necked dinosaur Alamosaurus, with an anachronistic human to scale - †Alamosaurus sanjuanensis– type locality for species
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- †Albanerpeton
- †Albanerpeton nexuosus
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- †Albertosaurus – tentative report
- †Allocrioceras
- †Allosaurus
- †Alphadon
- †Alphadon halleyi
- †Alphadon marshi
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- †Amblydactylus
- Amia
- †Anasazisaurus – type locality for genus
- †Anasazisaurus horneri– type locality for species
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- Anatina
- †Anchisauripus
†AngistorhinusFossilized skull of the Late Triassic phytosaur Angistorhinus - †Anisoceras
- †Ankylosaurus – tentative report
- †Anomia
- †Anomoepus – tentative report
- †Anomotodon
- †Apachesaurus
- †Apachesaurus gregorii
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- †Apachesuchus – type locality for genus
- †Apatopus
- †Apatosaurus
- †Araucarioxylon
†Araucarioxylon arizonicumPetrified trunk segments of the Permian-Late Triassic conifer tree Araucarioxylon arizonicum
- †Arganodus
- †Arganodus dorotheae
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- †Arizonasaurus
- †Arizonasaurus babbitti
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- †Asplenium
- Astarte
†BaculitesFossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites - †Baculites asper
- †Baculites asperiformis– or unidentified comparable form
- †Baculites codyensis
- †Baculites gregoryensis
- †Baculites haresi
- †Baculites maclearni
- †Baculites obtusus– or unidentified comparable form
- †Baculites perplexus
- †Baculites pseudovatus
- †Baculites rugosus
- †Baculites scotti– or unidentified related form
- †Baculites thomi
- †Baculites yokoyamai
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- †Baiera
- †Basilemys
- †Basilemys gaffneyi– type locality for species
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†BistahieversorRestoration of the Late Cretaceous tyrannosaur Bistahieversor - †Bistahieversor sealeyi
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- †Brachychampsa
- †Brachychampsa montana
- †Brachychampsa sealeyi– type locality for species
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- †Brachyphyllum
- †Buettneria
- Cadulus
- Callianassa
- Calliostoma
- †Calycoceras
- †Calyptosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Calyptosuchus wellesi– type locality for species
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†CamarasaurusLife restoration of a herd of the Late Jurassic sauropod dinosaur Camarasaurus - † Canna – tentative report
- †Caririchnium
- Carota
- Carya
- Caryophyllia
- †Caseosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ceratops
- Cercidiphyllum
- Cerithiopsis
- †Chedighaii hutchisoni– type locality for species
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- Chiloscyllium
- †Chindesaurus
- †Chindesaurus bryansmalli
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†ChinleaRestoration of the Late Triassic coelacanth fish Chinlea - †Chirotherium
- †Cibolaites
- †Cimolestes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cimolodon
- †Cimolodon electus
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- †Cimolomys
- Cinnamomum
- Cissus
- Cladophlebis
- †Coelodus
†CoelophysisLife restoration of the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic theropod dinosaur Coelophysis with an anachronistic human to scale - †Coelophysis bauri– type locality for species
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- †Coelosaurus
- †Coelosaurus antiquus
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- †Coelurosaurichnus
- †Coilopoceras
- †Coilopoceras colleti
- †Coilopoceras inflatum– type locality for species
- †Coilopoceras springeri
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- †Collignoniceras
- †Collignoniceras woollgari
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- †Compsemys
- †Coniophis
- †Conlinoceras
- †Continuoolithus
- Corbula
- Crassostrea
- †Cretolamna
- †Cretolamna appendiculata
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- †Crosbysaurus
- †Crosbysaurus harrisae
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- Cucullaea
- †Cunningtoniceras
- †Cymatoceras
- †Daemonosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Daemonosaurus chauliodus– type locality for species
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- †Daspletosaurus
- †Deinodon
- †Deinodon horridus
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†DeinosuchusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous Alligator relative Deinosuchus - †Deinosuchus rugosus
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- †Denazinemys
- †Denazinemys nodosa– type locality for species
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- †Denazinosuchus
- †Denazinosuchus kirtlandicus
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- Dentalium
- †Desmatosuchus
- †Desmatosuchus haplocerus
- †Desmatosuchus spurensis
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- †Desmoceras
- †Desmoceras bassleri
- †Desmoceras erdmanni
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- †Didymoceras
- †Didymoceras cheyennense
- †Didymoceras nebrascense
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†DiplodocusLife restoration of the Late Jurassic long-necked dinosaur Diplodocus - †Diplodocus carnegii
- †Diplodocus hallorum
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- †Dolabrosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Dolabrosaurus aquatilis– type locality for species
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- †Doswellia
- †Doswellia sixmilensis– type locality for species
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- †Drepanosaurus
- †Dromomeron – type locality for genus
- †Dromomeron romeri– type locality for species
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- †Durania
†Effigia – type locality for genusRestoration of the Late Triassic distant crocodilian relative Effigia - †Effigia okeeffeae– type locality for species
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- †Enchodus
- †Eodelphis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Eopelobates – tentative report
- †Essonodon
- †Essonodon browni
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- †Eubostrychoceras
- †Eucalycoceras
- †Eucoelophysis – type locality for genus
- †Eucoelophysis baldwini– type locality for species
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- †Euomphaloceras
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exiteloceras
†ExogyraInterior of a fossilized shell of the Jurassic-Cretaceous foam oyster Exogyra - †Exogyra acroumbonata– or unidentified related form
- †Exogyra clarki
- †Exogyra levis
- †Exogyra trigeri
- †Exogyra whitneyi
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- †Fagesia
- Fasciolaria – tentative report
- Ficus
- Gerrhonotus – or unidentified comparable form
- Glossus– report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Glyptodontopelta – type locality for genus
- †Glyptodontopelta mimus– type locality for species
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- †Glyptops
- †Gojirasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Gojirasaurus quayi– type locality for species
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- †Grallator
- †Hemicalypterus
- †Herrickiceras
†HesperosuchusLife restoration of the Late Triassic crocodile relative Hesperosuchus - †Hoplitoides
- †Hoplitoides koeneni– or unidentified comparable form
- †Hoplitoides sandovalensis– type locality for species
- †Hoplitoides wohltmanni– or unidentified comparable form
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- †Hoploscaphites
- †Hoploscaphites gilli
- †Hoploscaphites nodosus
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- †Hybodus
†IchthyornisRestoration of the Late Cretaceous toothed bird Ichthyornis †InoceramusFossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size - †Inoceramus arvanus
- †Inoceramus balticus
- †Inoceramus bellvuensis
- †Inoceramus browni
- †Inoceramus bueltenensis
- †Inoceramus cordiformis
- †Inoceramus cuvieri
- †Inoceramus deformis
- †Inoceramus dimidius
- †Inoceramus grandis
- †Inoceramus howelli
- †Inoceramus incertus
- †Inoceramus labiatoidiformis– or unidentified related form
- †Inoceramus longealatus
- †Inoceramus lundbreckensis
- †Inoceramus lundbrekensis
- †Inoceramus muelleri
- †Inoceramus mytiloidiformis
- †Inoceramus parvus
- †Inoceramus pertenuis– or unidentified related form
- †Inoceramus pictus
- †Inoceramus proximus– or unidentified related form
- †Inoceramus robertsoni– type locality for species
- †Inoceramus sagensis
- †Inoceramus schloenbachi
- †Inoceramus simpsoni
- †Inoceramus soukupi– or unidentified related form
- †Inoceramus subcompressus
- †Inoceramus turgidus– or unidentified related form
- †Inoceramus undabundus
- †Inoceramus vanuxemi
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- †Ischyrhiza
- †Ischyrhiza avonicola
- †Ischyrhiza mira
- †Ischyrhiza schneideri– or unidentified comparable form
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- †Isopodichnus
- Isurus
- †Jeyawati – type locality for genus
- †Jeyawati rugoculus– type locality for species
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- †Kamerunoceras
- †Kimbetohia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Koskinonodon
- †Kouphichnium
- †Kritosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Kritosaurus navajovius– type locality for species
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LamnaA modern Lamna mackerel shark - Lepisosteus
- †Leptalestes
- †Leptalestes cooki
- †Leptalestes prokrejcii– type locality for species
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- Lima
- †Linearis– tentative report
- Linuparus
- †Lissodus
- †Lonchidion
- Lopha
- †Lucianosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Lucianosaurus wildi– type locality for species
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- † Lucina
†MachaeroprosopusFossilized skull of the Late Triassic phytosaur Machaeroprosopus - †Machaeroprosopus bucercos
- †Machaeroprosopus buceros– type locality for species
- †Machaeroprosopus pristinus
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- †Magnoavipes
- Magnolia
- †Mammites
- †Mantelliceras
- †Megalosauripus
- †Melvius
- †Melvius chauliodous
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†MeniscoessusFossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous multituberculate mammal Meniscoessus - †Meniscoessus intermedius
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- †Menuites
- †Mesodma
- †Mesodma formosa
- †Mesodma senecta
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- †Metoicoceras
- †Metoicoceras geslinianum
- †Metoicoceras mosbyense– or unidentified comparable form
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- †Modiolus
- †Monoclonius
- †Morrowites
- †Morrowites depressus
- †Morrowites subdepressus– type locality for species
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†MortonicerasFossilized shell of the Early Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Mortoniceras - †Myledaphus
- †Myledaphus bipartitus
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- †Naashoibitosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Naashoibitosaurus ostromi– type locality for species
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- †Navajodactylus – type locality for genus
- †Navajodactylus boerei– type locality for species
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- †Neithea
- †Neocalamites
- †Neocardioceras
- †Neocardioceras juddii
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- †Neoptychites
- Nicaisolopha
- †Nodocephalosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Nodocephalosaurus kirtlandensis– type locality for species
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†Nothronychus – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Late Cretaceous therizinosaur Nothronychus - †Nothronychus mckinleyi– type locality for species
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- Odontaspis
- †Odontaspis cheethami
- †Odontaspis sanguinei– or unidentified comparable form
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- †Ojoceratops – type locality for genus
- †Ojoceratops fowleri– type locality for species
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- †Ojoraptorsaurus – type locality for genus
- †Ojoraptorsaurus boerei– type locality for species
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- †Ophiomorpha
- †Opisthotriton
†OrnithomimusLife restoration of the Late Cretaceous ostrich dinosaur Ornithomimus - †Ornithomimus edmontonicus
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- Ostrea
- †Pachydesmoceras
- †Pagiophyllum
- †Pagiophyllum duttonia
- †Pagiophyllum navajoensis
- †Pagiophyllum newberryi
- †Pagiophyllum readiana
- †Pagiophyllum zuniana
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- †Paleopsephurus
- †Paleopsephurus wilsoni
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- †Panoplosaurus – tentative report
- †Paracimexomys
- †Paracimexomys judithae
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- †Paralbula
- †Parasaurolophus – type locality for genus
- †Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus– type locality for species
- †Parasaurolophus tubicen– type locality for species
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- †Paratypothorax
- †Paronychodon
- †Paronychodon lacustris
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- †Parrishia
†Pentaceratops – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Late Cretaceous horned dinosaur Pentaceratops - †Pentaceratops sternbergii– type locality for species
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- Pholadomya
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- †Placenticeras cumminsi
- †Placenticeras meeki
- †Placenticeras pseudoplacenta
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- †Planolites
- Platanus
†Platecarpus – or unidentified comparable formRestoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Platecarpus - †Platyceramus
- †Platyceramus cycloides
- †Platyceramus ezoensis- or unidentified loosely related form
- †Platyceramus heinei
- †Platyceramus mantelli- or unidentified loosely related form
- †Platyceramus platinus
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- Plicatula
- †Porituberoolithus
- †Postosuchus
- †Prenocephale
- †Prismatoolithus
- †Prodesmodon
- †Proganochelys – type locality for genus
- †Protocardia
- †Pseudocorax
- †Pseudoegertonia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pseudoperna
- †Pseudoperna congesta
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- †Pseudotetrasauropus
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Ptychodus
- †Ptychodus anonymus
- †Ptychodus polygyrus
- †Ptychodus whipplei
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- †Ptychotrygon
- †Ptychotrygon blainensis
- †Ptychotrygon boothi
- †Ptychotrygon triangularis
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- Pycnodonte
- †Pycnodonte kellumi
- †Pycnodonte newberryi
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- Quercus– or unidentified comparable form
†Redondasaurus – type locality for genusFossilized skeleton of the Late Triassic phytosaur Redondasaurus - †Redondasaurus bermani– type locality for species
- †Redondasaurus gregorii– type locality for species
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- †Redondasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Redondavenator – type locality for genus
- †Redondavenator quayensis– type locality for species
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- †Revueltosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Revueltosaurus callenderi– type locality for species
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- †Rhamnus
- †Richardoestesia
- †Richardoestesia isosceles– or unidentified comparable form
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- †Rioarribasuchus
- †Rioarribasuchus chamaensis– type locality for species
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- †Romaniceras
- †Rutiodon
- Sabal
- Salix
- †Salvinia
- †Samaropsis
- †Samaropsis bigelowii– type locality for species
- †Samaropsis finchii– type locality for species
- †Samaropsis lamyensis– type locality for species
- †Samaropsis romeri– type locality for species
- †Samaropsis whitensis– type locality for species
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- †Saurolophus – tentative report
†SaurornitholestesLife restoration of the Late Cretaceous dromaeosaurid Saurornitholestes preying upon a multituberculate mammal - †Saurornitholestes sullivani– type locality for species
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- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon
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- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites ferronensis
- †Scaphites hippocrepis
- †Scaphites leei
- †Scaphites rioensis
- †Scaphites warreni
- †Scaphites whitfieldi
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- †Scotiophryne
- †Scoyenia
- †Semionotus
†SequoiaBase of the trunk of a living Sequoia tree with a human to scale - Serpula
- †Shuvosaurus
- †Shuvosaurus inexpectatus
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- Solemya
- †Sphaerotholus – type locality for genus
- †Sphaerotholus goodwini– type locality for species
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- Spirorbis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Squalicorax
- †Squalicorax falcatus
- †Squalicorax kaupi
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- Squatina
- †Squatirhina
- †Squatirhina americana
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- †Stagonolepis
†Stegoceras – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Late Cretaceous dome-headed dinosaur Stegoceras - †Stegoceras novomexicanum– type locality for species
- †Stegoceras validum
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- †Struthiomimus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Struthiomimus altus
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- †Tawa– type locality for genus
- †Tawa hallae – type locality for species
- †Tecovasuchus
- †Tecovasuchus chatterjeei
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- Tellina
- †Teredina
- †Tetrasauropus – tentative report
- †Thalassinoides
- †Thescelosaurus – tentative report
- †Thoracosaurus – tentative report
- †Titanoceratops – type locality for genus
- †Titanoceratops ouranos– type locality for species
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- †Torosaurus
- †Tragodesmoceras
†TriceratopsMounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous horned dinosaur Triceratops - †Trilophosaurus
- †Trilophosaurus jacobsi
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- †Triodus
- †Trochactaeon
- †Turrilites
- †Turrilites acutus
- †Turrilites costatus
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- Turritella
- †Typothorax – type locality for genus
- †Tyrannosauripus – type locality for genus
- †Tyrannosauripus pillmorei– type locality for species
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†TyrannosaurusProbable footprint from New Mexico - †Tyrannosaurus rex
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- Unio
- †Vancleavea
- †Vancleavea campi
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- †Vascoceras
- †Viburnum
- †Vinella
- †Vivaron – type locality for genus
- †Volviceramus
- †Watinoceras
- †Whitakersaurus – type locality for genus
- †Whitakersaurus bermani– type locality for species
- †
- †Williamsonia
- †Woodwardia – tentative report
- †Xenacanthus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Xenophora
- †Zamites
- †Zamites occidentalis
- †Zamites powellii
- †
†Ziapelta – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Late Cretaceous armored dinosaur Ziapelta - †Ziapelta sanjuanensis– type locality for species
- †
- Zizyphus
- †Zuniceratops – type locality for genus
- †Zuniceratops christopheri– type locality for species
- †
Cenozoic
- Accipiter
- †Acritohippus
- †Acritohippus isonesus
- †
- Aechmophorus
- †Aechmophorus occidentalis
- †
- †Aelurodon
†AepycamelusLife restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920). - Aix
- †Aix sponsa
- †
- †Akanthosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Akanthosuchus langstoni– type locality for species
- †
- †Alforjas
- †Ambystoma
- †Ambystoma tigrinum
- †
- Ammospermophilus
- †Ammospermophilus leucurus– or unidentified comparable form
- †
†AmphicyonLife restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon - †Amphicyon ingens
- †
- †Anabernicula
- Anas
- †Anas acuta
- †Anas carolinensis– tentative report
- †Anas platyrhynchos
- †
- †Anconodon
- †Ankalagon
- †Ankalagon saurognathus
- †
- Antilocapra
- †Antilocapra americana
- †
- Antrozous
- †Antrozous pallidus
- †
- Aphelocoma
- †Aphelocoma coerulescens
- †
- †Aphelops
- Aquila
- †Aquila chrysaetos
- †
- †Archaeohippus
- †Arctocyon
- †Arctodus
- †Artocarpus
- Asio
- †Asio flammeus
- †
- †Astrohippus
- †Australocamelus
- Aythya
- †Aythya valisineria
- †
†AztlanolagusFossilized teeth of the Pliocene-Pleistocene rabbit relative Aztlanolagus - †Baena
- Baiomys
- Bassariscus
- †Bassariscus astutus
- †
- †Betonnia – type locality for genus
- Bison
- †Blancocamelus
- †Blastomeryx
- †Blastomeryx gemmifer
- †
- †Borealosuchus
- †Borealosuchus acutidentatus
- †
- †Borophagus
†BrachycrusRestorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus - †Brachyhyops
- †Breagyps
- †Breagyps clarki
- †
- Bubo
- †Bubo virginianus
- †
- Bufo
- †Bufo punctatus
- †Bufo woodhousei
- †
- Burhinus
- Buteo
- †Buteo jamaicensis
- †Buteo lagopus
- †Buteo nitidus
- †Buteo swainsoni
- †
- Callipepla – or unidentified comparable form
†CamelopsLife restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops - †Camelops hesternus
- †
- Canis
- †Canis armbrusteri
- †Canis dirus
- †Canis ferox
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis lepophagus
- †Canis lupus
- †Canis rufus
- †
- †Cantius
- †Cantius angulatus
- †Cantius frugivorus
- †
†CapromeryxFossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx - Caracara
- †Carpocyon
- Castor
- †Castor canadensis
- †
- Cathartes
- †Cathartes aura
- †
- †Catopsalis
- †Catopsalis fissidens
- †Catopsalis foliatus
- †
- Celtis
- †Cephalogale
- Ceratogaulus
- Cercidiphyllum
- †Cerdocyon
- †Chacomylus – type locality for genus
- †Chacopterygus – type locality for genus
- Chaetodipus
- †Chaetodipus intermedius
- †
- †Chriacus
- Cissus
- Clethrionomys
- †Clethrionomys rutilus– or unidentified comparable form
- †
- Cnemidophorus
- Colaptes
- †Colaptes auratus
- †
- Colinus – tentative report
- †Colinus virginianus
- †
- †Compsemys
- Conepatus
- †Conepatus leuconotus
- †
- †Copecion
- †Copelemur
- †Cophosaurus– tentative report
- †Cophosaurus texanus
- †
- Coragyps
- †Coragyps atratus
- †Coragyps occidentalis
- †
- †Cormohipparion
- Corvus
- †Corvus corax
- †
†CoryphodonLife restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene pantodont mammal Coryphodon. Heinrich Harder (1920). - †Cosoryx
- †Cranioceras
- Cratogeomys
- †Cratogeomys castanops
- †
- Crotalus
- †Crotalus atrox
- †
- Crotaphytus
- †Crotaphytus collaris
- †
- Cryptotis
- †Cryptotis parva
- †
†CuvieroniusLife restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius - †Cuvieronius tropicus
- †
- Cyanocitta – tentative report
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynarctoides acridens
- †Cynarctoides gawnae– type locality for species
- †
- †Cynelos
- Cynomys
- †Cynomys gunnisoni
- †Cynomys ludovicianus
- †
- Cyrtonyx – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cyrtonyx montezumae
- †
- †Daphoenodon
- †Desmatippus
- †Desmatochoerus
- †Desmocyon
DesmodusA living Desmodus, or vampire bat - †Desmodus stocki
- †
- †Diacodexis
- †Didymictis
- †Dinohippus
- Dipodomys
- †Dipodomys merriami
- †Dipodomys ordii
- †Dipodomys spectabilis
- †
- †Dipoides
- †Dissacus
- †Dromomeryx
- †Dromomeryx borealis
- †
†DuchesneodusIllustration of the fossilized jaws and teeth of the Eocene brontothere mammal Duchesneodus - †Echmatemys
- †Ectoconus
- †Ectopistes
- †Ectopistes migratorius
- †
- Elaphe
- †Eoconodon
- †Eoconodon coryphaeus
- †Eoconodon ginibitohia– type locality for species
- †
- †Eohippus
- †Eohippus angustidens
- †
†EpicyonFossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon - †Epicyon haydeni
- †
- Eptesicus
- †Eptesicus fuscus
- †
- Equus
- †Equus conversidens
- †Equus francisci
- †Equus niobrarensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equus scotti
- †Equus simplicidens
- Erethizon
- †Erethizon dorsatum
- †
- †Eucastor
†EuceratheriumLife restoration of the Pleistocene bovid Euceratherium, or the shrub ox. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Euceratherium collinum
- †
- †Eucommia
- †Eucosmodon
- †Eucosmodon americanus
- †Eucosmodon primus– type locality for species
- †
- †Eucyon
- †Eucyon davisi
- †
- Eutamias
- †Eutamias minimus
- †
- Falco
- Falco mexicanus
- †Falco peregrinus– tentative report
- †Falco sparverius
- †Falco swarthi
- Ficus
- †Fulica
- †Fulica americana
- †
- †Gaillardia
- †Geococcyx
- †Geococcyx californianus
- †
- Geomys
- †Gigantocamelus
- †Glossotherium – or unidentified comparable form
- Glyptostrobus
†GlyptotheriumMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Glyptotherium - †Gomphotherium
- †Goniacodon
- Gopherus
- †Gopherus agassizii
- †
- Grus
- †Grus canadensis
- †
- Gymnogyps
- †Gymnogyps californianus
- †
- †Habrosaurus
- †Habrosaurus dilatus
- †
- †Hadrianus
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
- †
- †Heptodon
- †Hesperotestudo
- †Hippotherium
- Homo
- †Homo sapiens
- †
- †Homogalax – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hoplochelys
†HyaenodonLife restoration of the Eocene-Miocene creodont mammal Hyaenodon - †Hyaenodon horridus
- †
- †Hydromystria
- †Hyopsodus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hyracodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyracotherium
- †Hyracotherium vasacciense
- †
- †Intyrictis
- †Kimbetohia – type locality for genus
- †Kimbetopsalis – type locality for genus
- †Kimbetopsalis simmonsae– type locality for species
- †
- Kinosternon
- †Kinosternon flavescens
- †
- Lagurus
- Lampropeltis
- †Lampropeltis getulus
- †
- Laurus
†LeidyosuchusFossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous alligator relative Leidyosuchus - Lemmiscus
- †Lemmiscus curtatus
- †
- †Leptocyon
- Lepus
- †Lepus alleni
- †Lepus californicus
- †Lepus townsendii
- †
- †Listrognathosuchus
- †Longirostromeryx
- Lontra
- †Lontra canadensis
- †
- Loxia
- Loxia curvirostra
- Lynx
- †Lynx lynx
- †Lynx rufus
- †
- Macrocranion
- Magnolia
- †Mammut
- †Mammut americanum
- †Mammut raki– type locality for species
- †
- †Mammuthus
- Mammuthus columbi
- Marmota
- †Marmota flaviventris
- †
- Martes
- Masticophis
- †Masticophis flagellum – tentative report
- †Megahippus
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx leptostomus
- †Megalonyx wheatleyi
- †
- †Megatylopus
- Meleagris
- †Meleagris gallopavo
- †
- †Meniscotherium
†MenocerasLife restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras - Mephitis
- †Mephitis mephitis
- †
- Mergus – tentative report
- †Merychippus
- †Merychyus
- †Merycodus
- †Mesodma
- †Mesodma thompsoni
- †
- †Metatomarctus
- †Michenia
- †Microsyops
- †Microtomarctus
- Microtus
- Microtus californicus– or unidentified comparable form
- †Microtus longicaudus
- †Microtus mexicanus
- †Microtus ochrogaster
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Mimetodon
- †Mimetodon krausei– type locality for species
- †
- †Mithrandir
- Mustela
- †Mustela richardsonii
- Mustela nigripes
- †
- Myotis
- †Myotis lucifugus– tentative report
- †Myotis thysanodes
- †Myotis velifer
- †
- †Nannippus
- †Navahoceros
- †Navahoceros fricki– type locality for species
- †
- †Navajosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Navajosuchus mooki– type locality for species
- †
†NeohipparionLife restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - Neophrontops
- †Neophrontops americanus
- †
- Neogale
- †Neogale frenata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neoplagiaulax
- †Neoplagiaulax macintyrei– type locality for species
- †Neoplagiaulax macrotomeus
- †
- Neotamias
- †Neotamias dorsalis– tentative report
- †
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma albigula
- †Neotoma cinerea
- †Neotoma lepida
- †Neotoma mexicana
- †Neotoma micropus
- †Neotoma stephensi
- †
†NimravidesFossilized partial cranium of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Nimravides - †Notharctus
- †Nothrotherium
- Notiosorex
- †Odaxosaurus
- †Odaxosaurus piger
- †
- Odocoileus
- †Odocoileus hemionus
- †Odocoileus virginianus
- †
- Ondatra
- Onychomys
- †Onychomys leucogaster
- †Onychomys torridus
- †
- Oreamnos – or unidentified comparable form
- †Oreamnos harringtoni
- †
- Oreortyx
- †Oreortyx picta
- †
- Oryzomys – or unidentified comparable form
†OsbornocerosLife restoration of the Miocene pronghorn Osbornoceros - †Osbornoceros osborni– type locality for species
- †
- †Osbornodon
- Otus– or unidentified comparable form
- Ovis
- †Ovis canadensis
- †
- †Oxyacodon
- †Oxyaena
- †Oxydactylus
- †Pachyaena
- †Palaeoryctes
- Panthera
- †Panthera onca
- †
- †Pantolambda
- Pappogeomys
- †Paracynarctus
†ParamylodonFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon - †Paramylodon harlani– or unidentified comparable form
- †
- †Paramys
- †Paratomarctus
- †Parectypodus
- †Parectypodus trovessartianus
- †Parectypodus vanvaleni– type locality for species
- †
- †Parvitragulus
- †Pelycodus
- †Pelycodus jarrovii
- †
- †Peraceras
- Perognathus
- †Perognathus flavus
- †
- Peromyscus
- Peromyscus boylii
- †Peromyscus crinitus– or unidentified comparable form
- †Peromyscus difficilis
- †Peromyscus eremicus
- †Peromyscus maniculatus
- †Peromyscus truei
- Persea
- Phalacrocorax
- †Phalacrocorax auritus
- †
- †Phenacodus
- Phenacomys
- †Phenacomys intermedius
- †
- Phrynosoma
- †Phrynosoma cornutum
- †Phrynosoma douglassi
- †Phrynosoma modestum
- †
- Pituophis
- Platanus
- Plecotus
- †Pleiolama
- †Plesiogulo
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliometanastes
- †Plithocyon
- Podiceps
- †Procamelus
- †Promartes
- †Promerycochoerus
†ProtitanotheriumRestorative models in multiple views of the Eocene brontothere Protitanotherium (figure 3) - †Protohippus
- †Protolabis
- †Protomarctus
- †Psalidocyon
- Pseudacris
- †Pseudacris triseriata
- †
- †Pseudaelurus
- †Pseudhipparion
- †Pseudocyon
- †Pseudoprotoceras
†PsittacotheriumLife restoration of the Paleocene taeniodont mammal Psittacotherium multifragum - †Ptilodus
- †Ptilodus mediaevus
- †Ptilodus tsosiensis– type locality for species
- †
- Puma
- †Puma concolor
- †
- †Ramoceros
- †Rana
- †Rana pipiens
- †
- Reithrodontomys
- †Reithrodontomys megalotis
- †
- †Rhamnus
†RhynchotheriumRestoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative 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
†SmilodonLife restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon - †Smilodon gracilis
- †
- Sorex
- †Sorex merriami
- †
- Spea
- †Spea bombifrons
- †Spea hammondii
- †Speotyto cunicularia
- †
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus lateralis
- †Spermophilus spilosoma
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
- †Spermophilus variegatus
- †
- Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius
- †
†StegomastodonMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative 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
- †
†TeleocerasRestoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras - †Telmatherium
- Terrapene– tentative report
- †Tetraclaenodon
- Thamnophis
- Thomomys
- †Thomomys bottae
- †Thomomys talpoides
- †
†TomarctusFossilized skull of the Miocene bone-crushing dog 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
- †
†Ysengrinia – or unidentified comparable formLife restoration of the Miocene bear dog Ysengrinia - Zenaida
- †Zenaida macroura
- †
- †Zenaidura
- †Zenaidura macroura
- †
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.