List of the prehistoric life of Oregon

This list of the prehistoric life of Oregon contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Oregon.

Precambrian

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Oregon.

Paleozoic

• †Acteonina
  • †Acteonina permiana – type locality for species
• †Albaillella
  • †Albaillella asymmetrica
  • †Albaillella sinuata
  • †Albaillella triangularis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Alexenia – tentative report
  • †Alexenia occidentalis – type locality for species
  • †Alexenia subquadrata – type locality for species
• †Anidanthus
  • †Anidanthus minor – type locality for species
• †Antiquatonia
  • †Antiquatonia cooperi – type locality for species
  • †Antiquatonia reticulata – type locality for species
• †Arceodomus
  • †Arceodomus sphairikos – type locality for species
• †Arcochiton
  • †Arcochiton soccus – type locality for species
• †Bajkuria
  • †Bajkuria rostrata
• †Bathymyonia
  • †Bathymyonia elongata – type locality for species
• †Calliprotonia
  • †Calliprotonia inexpectatum – type locality for species
• †Changmeia
  • †Changmeia bigflatensis – type locality for species
  • †Changmeia bostwicki – type locality for species
• †Chauliochiton
• †Chonetes
  • †Chonetes alatus – or unidentified related form
  • †
    Chonetes pygmoideus
    – type locality for species
• †Chonetinella
• †Cleiothyridina
  • †
    Cleiothyridina attenuata
    – type locality for species
• †Composita
• †Corwenia – tentative report
  • †Corwenia ashwillensis – type locality for species
• †Crurithyris

• 

  †Cummingella
• †Cystolonsdaleia
  • †Cystolonsdaleia berthiaumi – type locality for species
• †Deflandrella
  • †Deflandrella manica
• †Derbyia
• †Diadeloplax
  • †Diadeloplax apiculatus – type locality for species
• †Dielasma
  • †Dielasma brevicostatum – type locality for species
  • †Dielasma rectimarginatum – type locality for species
  • †Dielasma truncatum – type locality for species
• †Entactinia
  • †Entactinia modesta
• †Entactinosphaera
  • †Entactinosphaera cimelia – or unidentified related form
• †Eoparafusulina
• †Follicucullus
  • †Follicucullus charveti
  • †Follicucullus monacanthus
  • †Follicucullus scholasticus
  • †Follicucullus ventricosus
• †Gryphochiton
  • †Gryphochiton planoplata
• †Haplentactinia – tentative report
  • †Haplentactinia ichikawai
• †Hegleria
  • †Hegleria mammilla
• †Heritschioides – tentative report
• †Himathyris
  • †Himathyris gerardi
• †Homeochiton – type locality for genus
  • †Homeochiton triangularis – type locality for species
• †Hustedia
• †Ishigaum
  • †Ishigaum trifustis
• †Kashiwara
  • †Kashiwara magna
• †Kleopatrina
  • †Kleopatrina magnifica – or unidentified comparable form
• †Kochiproductus
  • †Kochiproductus porrectus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Kochiproductus transversus – type locality for species
• †Krotovia
  • †Krotovia barenzi – or unidentified related form
  • †Krotovia oregonensis – type locality for species
  • †Krotovia parva – type locality for species
  • †Krotovia pustulata
• †Kuvelousia
  • †Kuvelousia leptosa – type locality for species
• †Latentibifistula
  • †Latentibifistula asperspongiosa – or unidentified related form
• †Latentifistula
  • †Latentifistula crux – or unidentified related form
  • †Latentifistula patagilaterala
  • †Latentifistula texana
• †Leptodus – tentative report
• †Linoproductus
  • †Linoproductus lutkewitschi – or unidentified comparable form
• †Marginifera – tentative report
  • †Marginifera brevisulcata – type locality for species
  • †Marginifera costellata – type locality for species
  • †Marginifera multicostellata – type locality for species
  • †Marginifera profundosulcata – type locality for species
• †
  Martinia
  • †Martinia berthiaumei – type locality for species
• †Meekella
• †Monodiexodina – tentative report
• †Nazarovella
  • †Nazarovella gracilis
• †Neoalbaillella
  • †Neoalbaillella pseudogrypus

• 

  †Neospirifer
• †
  Petalaxis
  • †Petalaxis occidentalis – type locality for species
• †Polydiexodina
  • †Polydiexodina oregonensis
• †Praedeflandrella
• †Probolionia
  • †Probolionia elongata – type locality for species
  • †Probolionia posteroreticulata – type locality for species
• †Proboscidella – tentative report
  • †Proboscidella carinata – type locality for species
• †Protowentzelella
• †Pseudoalbaillella
  • †Pseudoalbaillella fusiformis
  • †Pseudoalbaillella globosa – or unidentified related form
  • †Pseudoalbaillella lomentaria – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pseudoalbaillella longicornis – or unidentified related form
  • †Pseudoalbaillella scalprata
• †Pseudotormentus
  • †Pseudotormentus kamigoriensis
• †Pterochiton
• †Punctospirifer
• †Quinqueremis
  • †Quinqueremis robusta – or unidentified related form
• †Rhipidomella
• †Rhynchopora
  • †Rhynchopora magna – type locality for species
• †Rostranteris
  • †Rostranteris merriami – type locality for species
  • †Rostranteris sulcatum – type locality for species
• †Schwagerina

• 

  †Siphonodendron – tentative report
• †Spiriferella
  • †Spiriferella pseudodraschei – type locality for species
• †Spiriferellina
  • †Spiriferellina pauciplicata – type locality for species
• †Stenoscisma
  • †Stenoscisma americanum – type locality for species
  • †Stenoscisma biplicatoideum – type locality for species
  • †Stenoscisma mutabile
  • †Stenoscisma mutabilis
  • †Stenoscisma plicatum – or unidentified comparable form
• †Stigmosphaerostylus
  • †Stigmosphaerostylus itsukaichiensis
• †Tiramnia
  • †Tiramnia semiglobosa – or unidentified related form
• †Triplanospongos
  • †Triplanospongos dekkasensis
• †Waagenoconcha
  • †Waagenoconcha parvispinosa – type locality for species
• †Wellerella
  • †Wellerella multiplicata – type locality for species
• †Wilsonastraea
  • †Wilsonastraea ochocoensis – type locality for species
• †Yakovlevia
  • †Yakovlevia brevisulcata
  • †Yakovlevia transversa – type locality for species
• †Yokoyamaella – tentative report
  • †Yokoyamaella oregonensis – type locality for species

Mesozoic

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Oregon

• †Acanthodiscus

• 

  †Actinoceramus
• †Anahamulina
• †Anatropites
• †Arcestes
• †Arietoceltites
• Astarte
• †Bennettazhia
  • †
    Bennettazhia oregonensis
    – type locality for species
• Cadulus
• †Calycoceras
• Cardinia

• 

  †Cenoceras
• Chlamys
• †Cleoniceras – tentative report
• †Corum
• †Crioceratites
• Dentalium
• †Gervillia
• †Gryphaea
  • †
    Gryphaea arcuataeformis
• †Hoploparia
• †Hypophylloceras

• 

  †Inoceramus
• †Kilianella
• †
  Lantus
• Lima
• †Lissodus
• † Loffa
• Lopha
• †Lucina
• †Lyelliceras
• †Lytoceras
• †Mantelliceras
• †Metapolygnathus
• Milax
• †
  Modiolus

• 

  †Myophorella
  • †
    Myophorella argo
    – or unidentified comparable form
• †Neogondolella
• †Nerinea
• †Olcostephanus
• †
  Ophthalmidium
• Ostrea
• †
  Otoscaphites
• †
  Pachus
  – tentative report
• †Pachydiscus
• †Peronidella
• Pholadomya
• †Phylloceras
• †Phyllopachyceras
• †Plagiostoma – tentative report
• †Platymya
• Plicatula
• †Radium – type locality for genus
• †Scalarites
• †Scaphites

• 

  †Shastasaurus
  • †
    Shastasaurus pacificus
    – or unidentified comparable form
• †Spitidiscus
• †Thamnasteria
• †Tragodesmoceras
• †Trigonia
  • †
    Trigonia montanaensis
• Turritella
• †
  Tutcheria
• Venericardia
• †Vermiceras
• †Xiphotheca
• †Zoneait – type locality for genus

Cenozoic

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Oregon

• Abies
• †
  Acamptogenotia
• Acanthocardia
• Abies
• †
  Acamptogenotia
• Acanthocardia
• Acer
• Acmaea

• 

  †Acritohippus
  • †
    Acritohippus isonesus
• Acteon
• †Actinidia
  • †Actinidia oregonensis
• Admete
• Aechmophorus
  • †
    Aechmophorus occidentalis
• †Aesculus

• 

  †Aetiocetus – type locality for genus
  • †
    Aetiocetus cotylalveus
    – type locality for species
• Aforia
• Agelaius – tentative report
• †Agriochoerus
• Aix
  • †
    Aix sponsa
• Alangium
• Alnus
  • †Alnus heterodonta

• 

  †Amebelodon
• Amelanchier
• Ammospermophilus
• Ampelocissus
• †Amphicyon
  • †
    Amphicyon frendens
  • †
    Amphicyon galushai
    – or unidentified comparable form
• Amphissa
• †Ampullina
• †Anabernicula
• Anadara
• †Anamirta
• Anas
  • †
    Anas acuta
  • †
    Anas americana
  • †
    Anas boschas
  • †
    Anas carolinensis

  • Anas clypeata

  • †
    Anas cyanoptera
  • †
    Anas discors
  • †
    Anas platyrhynchos
• Ancilla
• Anona
• Anser
  • †
    Anser albifrons
  • †
    Anser condoni
    – type locality for species
• Antillophos
• Antilocapra
  • †
    Antilocapra americana
    – or unidentified comparable form
• Aphananthe
• †Aphelops
• Aquila
  • †
    Aquila chrysaetos
• Arbacia
• †Archaeocyon
• †Archaeohippus
• †Archaeotherium
• Architectonica
• †Arctodus
• Ardea
  • †
    Ardea herodias
• Argobuccinum
• †Ascosphaera
• Astraea
• Astreopora
• Astropecten
• †Aturia
• †Aucuba
• Aythya
  • †
    Aythya marila
• Balaena
• Balaenoptera

  • Balaenoptera acutorostrata

    – or unidentified comparable form

• Balanophyllia
  • †Balanophyllia elegans
• Balanus
• Bartramia
• †Basirepomys
• Bathybembix
• Bathytoma
• Bela
• Betula
• Bittium
• †Bonellitia
• Boreotrophon
  • †
    Boreotrophon stuarti

• bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964).

  †Borophagus