List of the prehistoric life of Colorado facts for kids
This list of the prehistoric life of Colorado contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Colorado.
Contents
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Colorado.
Paleozoic
Main page: List of the Paleozoic life of Colorado
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Colorado
- †Actinoceras
- †Aglaocrinus
- †Amorphognathus
- †Amplexus
- †Archaeocidaris
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†Astraspis – type locality for genus
- †Astraspis desiderata – type locality for species
- †Athyris
- †Aviculopecten
- †Calamites
- †Callipteris
- †Callipteris lyratifolia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Camarotoechia
- †Caninia
- †Catenipora
- †Ceraurinus
- †Charactoceras – tentative report
- †Chirognathus
- †Composita
- †Composita ovata
- †Conocardium
- †Cordaites
- †Cornulites
- †Crania
- †Ctenacanthus
- †Ctenacanthus buttersi
- †Ctenacanthus furcicarinatus
- †Cupressocrinites
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†Cutleria – type locality for genus
- †Cutleria wilmarthi – type locality for species
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cyrtogomphoceras
- †Cyrtospirifer
- †Cyrtospirifer animasensis
- †Cyrtospirifer whitneyi
- †Echinosphaerites – tentative report
- †Edestus
- †Endoceras
- †Eretmocrinus
- †Eryops
- †Euomphalus
- †Girvanella
- †Halysites
- †Isalaux – type locality for genus
- †Isonema
- †Kionoceras
- †Lambeoceras
- †Lepidodendron
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Limnoscelis
- †Lingula
- †Meristella
- †Neospirifer
- †Neospirifer goreii
- †Neuropteris
- †Neuropteris auriculata
- †Neuropteris gigantea – tentative report
- †Neuropteris heterophylla
- †Ophiacodon
- †Oradectes
- †Ormoceras
- †Orthoceras
- †Oulodus
- †Paladin – tentative report
- †Pecopteris
- †Pecopteris arborescens
- †Plaesiomys
- †Platyceras
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†Platyhystrix
- †Platyhystrix rugosus
- †Pugnax
- †Receptaculites
- †Samaropsis
- †Sandia
- †Seymouria
- †Sigillaria
- †Sigillaria elegans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenopteris
- †Spirifer
- †Spirifer centronatus
- Spirorbis
- †Spyroceras
- †Stigmaria
- †Strepsodiscus – type locality for genus
- †Strophomena
- †Syringopora
- †Taxocrinus
- †Walchia
- †Westonoceras
Mesozoic
Main page: List of the Mesozoic life of Colorado
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Colorado
- Acmaea
- †Adocus
- †Albanerpeton
- †Albanerpeton nexuosus
- †Albertosaurus – tentative report
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†Allosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Allosaurus fragilis – type locality for species
- †Amblotherium – type locality for genus
- Amia
- †Amphicoelias – type locality for genus
- †Amphicoelias altus – type locality for species
- †Amphicotylus
- †Amphicotylus lucasii – type locality for species
- †Anaklinoceras
- †Anisoceras
- †Anomia
- †Anomoepus – tentative report
- †Apateodus
- †Apatopus
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†Apatosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Apatosaurus ajax – type locality for species
- †Apatosaurus louisae – type locality for species
- †Arenicolites
- Aspideretes
- Astarte
- †Atlantosaurus
- †Atlantosaurus immanis – type locality for species
- †Axonoceras
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†Baculites
- †Baculites aquilaensis
- †Baculites asper
- †Baculites clinolobatus – type locality for species
- †Baculites codyensis
- †Baculites compressus
- †Baculites cuneatus
- †Baculites grandis
- †Baculites haresi
- †Baculites mclearni
- †Baculites meeki – type locality for species
- †Baculites reesidei
- †Barosaurus
- †Basilemys
- †Bison
- †Bison alticornis – type locality for species
- †Borealosuchus
- †Borealosuchus sternbergii
- †Brachauchenius – or unidentified comparable form
- †Brachiosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Brachiosaurus altithorax – type locality for species
- †Brachychampsa
- †Brachychampsa montana
- †Brachyphyllum
- †Brontosaurus
- †Calycoceras
- †Camarasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Camarasaurus grandis
- †Camarasaurus lewisi
- †Camarasaurus supremus – type locality for species
- †Camptosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Camptosaurus dispar – type locality for species
- Carcharias
- †Caririchnium
- †Cedrobaena
- †Ceratodus – type locality for genus
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†Ceratosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Ceratosaurus nasicornis – type locality for species
- Cerithiopsis
- †Champsosaurus
- Chara
- †Chelonipus
- †Chinlea
- †Chirotherium
- †Chirotherium lulli
- †Cimolichthys
- †Cimolichthys nepaholica
- †Cimolodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cimolomys
- †Cionodon – type locality for genus
- †Cionodon arctatus – type locality for species
- †Cirroceras
- †Clidastes
- †Coelophysis – tentative report
- †Coelurus
- †Compsemys
- †Coniasaurus
- Corbula
- †Crenella
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†Cretolamna
- †Cretolamna appendiculata
- †Cretoxyrhina
- †Cretoxyrhina mantelli
- Cucullaea
- Cuspidaria
- †Didymoceras
- †Didymoceras cheyennense
- †Didymoceras stevensoni
- †Dinehichnus
- †Dinochelys
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†Diplodocus – type locality for genus
- †Diplodocus lacustris – type locality for species
- †Diplodocus longus – type locality for species
- †Diplosaurus
- Discinisca
- †Discoscaphites
- †Discoscaphites conradi
- †Docodon
- †Dorsetisaurus
- †Dorsetochelys
- †Dryosaurus
- †Edmontonia
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†Edmontosaurus
- †Edmontosaurus regalis – type locality for species
- Eilenodon – type locality for genus
- †Elopopsis
- †Enchodus
- †Enchodus gladiolus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Enchodus shumardi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equisetum
- †Eubrontes
- †Eubrontes giganteus
- †Eucalycoceras
- †Euomphaloceras
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Eutretauranosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Eutretauranosuchus delfsi – type locality for species
- †Exiteloceras
- †Exogyra
- †Fagesia
- Ficus
- †Forresteria
- †Fruitachampsa – type locality for genus
- †Fruitachampsa callisoni – type locality for species
- †Fruitadens – type locality for genus
- †Fruitadens haagarorum – type locality for species
- †Fruitafossor – type locality for genus
- †Fruitafossor windscheffeli – type locality for species
- †Galeamopus
- †Galeamopus pabsti
- †Glirodon
- †Glirodon grandis
- †Glyptops
- †Goniopholis
- †Grallator
- †Hallopus
- †Hallopus victor – type locality for species
- †Haplocanthosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Haplocanthosaurus delfsi – type locality for species
- †Haplocanthosaurus priscus – type locality for species
- †Hemicalypterus
- †Herrickiceras
- †Hoploscaphites
- †Hoploscaphites birkelundae
- †Hoploscaphites nicolletii
- †Hulettia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Hypsirophus – type locality for genus
- †Ichthyodectes
- †Ignotornis – type locality for genus
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†Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus altus
- †Inoceramus altusiformis
- †Inoceramus anomalus
- †Inoceramus arnoldi
- †Inoceramus balticus
- †Inoceramus brancoiformis
- †Inoceramus bueltenensis
- †Inoceramus cordiformis
- †Inoceramus crippsi – or unidentified related form
- †Inoceramus deformis
- †Inoceramus erectus
- †Inoceramus flavus
- †Inoceramus grandis
- †Inoceramus longealatus
- †Inoceramus muelleri - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Inoceramus oblongus
- †Inoceramus pictus
- †Inoceramus prefragilis
- †Inoceramus rutherfordi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus tenuistriatus – tentative report
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Ischyrhiza avonicola – or unidentified comparable form
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†Jeletzkytes
- †Jeletzkytes brevis
- †Jeletzkytes dorfi
- †Jeletzkytes nodosus
- †Kepodactylus – type locality for genus
- †Kepodactylus insperatus – type locality for species
- †Laosaurus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Lepisosteus – tentative report
- †Leptalestes – tentative report
- †Leptalestes cooki
- †Leptolepis – or unidentified comparable form
- Lima
- †Lingula
- †Lioestheria
- †Lisserpeton
- †Lisserpeton bairdi
- †Lonchidion
- †Lucina
- †Macelognathus
- †Magnoavipes
- †Marshosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
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†Meniscoessus
- †Meniscoessus collomensis – type locality for species
- †Meniscoessus robustus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesadactylus – type locality for genus
- †Mesadactylus ornithosphyos – type locality for species
- †Mesodma
- †Mesodma formosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesojassoides – type locality for genus
- †Mesojassoides gigantea – type locality for species
- †Metoicoceras
- †Metoicoceras geslinianum
- †Micropycnodon
- †Modiolus
- †Morosaurus
- †Morrolepis
- †Myledaphus
- †Myledaphus bipartitus
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†Mymoorapelta – type locality for genus
- †Mymoorapelta maysi – type locality for species
- Myrica
- †Nanosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Nanosaurus agilis – type locality for species
- †Nanosaurus rex
- Natica
- †Neocardioceras
- †Neocardioceras densicostatum – type locality for species
- †Neocardioceras juddii
- †Neocardioceras laevigatum
- †Neocardioceras minutum
- †Neocardioceras uptonense
- †Neoptychites
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†Nostoceras
- †Nostoceras approximans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nostoceras larimerense – type locality for species
- †Nostoceras monotuberculatum
- †Nostoceras obtusum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nostoceras splendidum – or unidentified comparable form
- Nucula
- †Nucula percrassa
- †Odaxosaurus
- †Odaxosaurus piger
- †Opisthias
- †Opisthotriton
- †Ornitholestes – tentative report
- †Ornithomimipus
- †Ornithomimus – type locality for genus
- †Ornithomimus velox – type locality for species
- Ostrea
- †Othnielia – tentative report
- †Othnielosaurus
- †Oxytoma
- †Pachycephalosaurus
- †Pachyrhizodus
- †Pachyrhizodus minimus
- †Palaeobalistum
- †Palaeopteryx – type locality for genus
- †Parabrontopodus – type locality for genus
- †Paramacellodus
- †Paressonodon – type locality for genus
- †Parikimys – type locality for genus
- †Parviraptor
- †Pentaceratops
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- †Placenticeras meeki
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†Platyceramus
- †Platyceramus ahsenensis
- †Platyceramus cycloides
- †Platyceramus mantelli - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Platyceramus platinus
- †Platyognathus
- †Plesiobaena
- †Polyonax – type locality for genus
- †Polyonax mortuarius – type locality for species
- †Preprismatoolithus
- †Priacodon
- †Priacodon fruitaensis – type locality for species
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†Prognathodon
- †Prognathodon overtoni
- †Prognathodon stadtmani – type locality for species
- Propeamussium
- †Protocardia
- †Protosphyraena
- Prunus
- †Pseudoperna
- †Pseudoperna congesta
- †Pseudotetrasauropus – tentative report
- †Pteraichnus
- †Ptychodus
- †Ptychodus anonymus
- †Ptychodus decurrens
- †Ptychodus occidentalis
- †Ptychodus whipplei
- Pycnodonte
- †Pycnodonte newberryi
- Rhinobatos
- †Rhinobatos incertus
- †Rosselia
- †Saurillodon
- †Scapherpeton
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†Scaphites
- †Scaphites binneyi
- †Scaphites depressus
- †Scaphites hippocrepis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Scaphites nodosus
- †Scoyenia
- †Selaginella
- †Semionotus
- †Sphenodiscus
- †Sphenodiscus pleurisepta
- Squalicorax
- †Squalicorax curvatus
- †Squalicorax falcatus
- †Squalicorax pristodontus
- †Squatirhina
- †Squatirhina americana
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†Stegosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Stegosaurus armatus – type locality for species
- †Stegosaurus stenops – type locality for species
- †Stegosaurus ungulatus
- †Stenomyti – type locality for genus
- †Stenomyti huangae – type locality for species
- †Stokesosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Supersaurus – type locality for genus
- †Supersaurus vivianae – type locality for species
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- Teredo
- †Thalassomedon – type locality for genus
- †Thalassomedon hanningtoni – type locality for species
- †Theiophytalia – type locality for genus
- †Theiophytalia kerri – type locality for species
- †Therangospodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Thescelosaurus
- †Titanosaurus
- †Titanosaurus montanus – type locality for species
- †Torosaurus
- †Torvosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Torvosaurus tanneri – type locality for species
- †Treptichnus
- †Triceratops
- †Triceratops galeus – type locality for species
- †Triceratops horridus
- †Trinacromerum – or unidentified comparable form
- Turritella
- †Tylosaurus
- †Tyrannosaurus
- †Vascoceras
- Viviparus
- †Volviceramus
- †Walteria – type locality for genus
- †Watinoceras
- †Watinoceras coloradoense – type locality for species
- †Websteria
- †Xiphactinus
Cenozoic
Main page: List of the Cenozoic life of Colorado
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Colorado
- Abies
- †Absyrtus
- †Acalles
- Abies
- †Absyrtus
- †Acalles
- Acer
- †Acilius
- Acris
- †Acrostichum
- †Adalia
- †Adelopsyche – type locality for genus
- †Adocus
- Aegialia
- †Aelurodon
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†Aepycamelus
- †Aepycamelus giraffinus
- †Aeshna
- Agabus
- †Agallia
- †Agathemera
- Agelaius
- †Agnotocastor
- Agrilus
- Agriotes
- †Agromyza
- †Agulla
- †Agulla protomaculata – type locality for species
- †Ailanthus
- †Aletodon
- Aleurites
- †Alforjas – tentative report
- †Allognathosuchus
- †Allophylus
- Altica
- †Alysia
- Amara
- †Amauropilio
- †Amblycorypha – tentative report
- †Amblyteles
- †Ambystoma
- †Amebelodon
- Amelanchier
- Amia
- †Ammophila
- †Ampelopsis
- †Amphechinus
- †Amphicerus
- †Amphicyon
- †Amphicyon galushai
- †Amphicyon ingens
- †Amphimachairodus
- †Anabrus
- Anas
- †Anasa
- †Anatis
- †Anchitherium
- Andrena
- †Andrias
- †Andricus
- †Anelaphus
- †Anemia
- †Angustidens
- Anisotoma
- †Anobium
- †Anomala
- †Anomalon
- Anser
- †Antas
- Anthaxia
- †Antherophagus
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†Anthidium
- †Anthidium exhumatum – type locality for species
- †Anthidium scudderi – type locality for species
- †Anthomyia
- Anthonomus
- †Anthophora
- Antilocapra
- †Antocha
- Aphaenogaster
- †Aphaenogaster donisthorpei – type locality for species
- †Aphaenogaster mayri – type locality for species
- †Aphelops
- Aphodius
- Aphrophora
- Apion
- †Apolysis
- Aquila
- Araneus
- †Archaeotherium
- †Archimyrmex – type locality for genus
- †Archimyrmex rostratus – type locality for species
- †Archiponera – type locality for genus
- †Archiponera wheeleri – type locality for species
- †Arctocyon
- †Argia
- †Arhopalus
- †Aristolochia
- †Artocarpus
- †Asimina
- Asio
- †Asplenium
- †Aster
- †Astronium
- Ataenius
- †Athalia
- †Athous
- †Athyana
- †Attagenus
- †Auraria – type locality for genus
- Aythya
- †Aztlanolagus
- †Baena
- †Baris
- †Barylambda
- †Bassus
- †Bathornis – type locality for genus
- †Bathornis veredus – type locality for species
- †Bathygenys
- †Bathyopsis
- †Belyta
- Bembidion
- †Bembidion constricticolle
- †Bembidium
- †Beris
- Betula
- Bibio
- †Bibiodes
- †Bidessus
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bison latifrons
- †Blechnum
- Bledius
- Boletina
- †Borealosuchus
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus pugnator
- †Brachinus
- †Brachycrus
- Brachylagus
- †Brachyprotoma
- †Brachyprotoma obtusata
- †Brachypsalis
- †Brachyrhynchocyon
- †Brachyspathus – type locality for genus
- Bracon
- †Bruchus
- Bubo
- Bufo
- †Buprestis
- †Bursera
- Buteo
- †Caesalpinia
- †Calcarius
- †Calcarius lapponicus
- †Calcarius ornatus
- †Calippus
- †Caliroa
- †Callimoxys
- †Callomyia – tentative report
- Calosoma
- †Calyptapis – type locality for genus
- †Calyptapis florissantensis – type locality for species
- †Camelops
- Camponotus
- Canis
- †Canis edwardii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Canis latrans
- †Cantius
- †Cantius abditus
- †Cantius frugivorus
- †Cantius mckennai
- †Cantius ralstoni
- †Capnobotes
- †Capsus
- Carabus
- †Cardiophorus
- †Cardiospermum
- †Carpocyon
- Carpodacus
- †Carpophilus
- Carya
- Castanea
- †Catopsalis
- †Catopsalis alexanderi – type locality for species
- †Cecidomyia – tentative report
- Cedrela
- †Celastrus
- Celtis
- †Centron – type locality for genus
- †Ceratina
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†Ceratosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Ceratosuchus burdoshi – type locality for species
- †Ceraturgus
- Cercidiphyllum
- Cercis
- †Cercocarpus
- †Cercopis
- Cervus
- Ceutorhynchus
- Chaetodipus
- †Chalcis
- †Chalybion
- †Chamaecyparis
- †Chamaedorea
- Charina
- †Chauliognathus
- Cheilosia
- †Chelonus
- †Chilocorus
- †Chionaemopsis – type locality for genus
- Chironomus
- Chondestes
- †Chriacus
- †Chrysis
- †Chrysobothris
- †Chrysogaster
- Chrysomela
- †Cicada
- †Cicadella
- †Cimbex
- †Cimexomys
- †Cimexomys arapahoensis – type locality for species
- †Cimexomys minor
- Cinnamomum
- Cissus
- †Cixius – tentative report
- †Cladius
- †Cladura
- †Clastoptera
- †Cleonus
- †Closterocoris
- †Closterocoris elegans – type locality for species
- †Clubiona
- †Clytus
- †Coccinella
- †Coeliodes
- Colaptes
- †Colaptes auratus
- †Colaspis
- †Collops
- †Colopterus
- †Colubrina
- †Compsemys
- †Coniatus
- Conotelus
- †Conotelus obscurus
- †Conotrachelus
- †Conzattia
- †Copecion
- †Copelemur
- †Copidita
- Corixa
- †Corizus
- †Cormocyon
- †Cormohipparion
- Cornus
- Corticaria
- Corvus
- †Corylus
- †Coryphodon
- Cossonus
- †Cotinus
- †Crabro
- †Cratacanthus
- Crataegus
- Crotalus
- †Croton
- †Cryptocephalus
- †Cryptocheilus
- Cryptophagus
- Cryptorhynchus
- †Cryptus
- Culex
- †Curculio
- †Cuterebra
- †Cyclotrachelus
- †Cydamus
- †Cylindrotoma
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynarctoides acridens
- †Cynelos
- Cynomys
- †Cyphomyia
- †Cypris
- †Daphne
- Daphnia
- †Daphoenus
- †Davidia
- †Denaeaspis – type locality for genus
- †Denaeaspis chelonopsis – type locality for species
- †Dennstaedtia
- †Dermatobia
- †Dermestes
- †Diabrotica
- †Diacodexis
- †Dialysis
- Diamesa
- †Dianthidium
- †Diceratherium
- †Dicerca
- Dicranomyia
- †Dicranota
- †Dictyla
- †Didymictis
- †Didymosphaeria
- †Dilophodon
- †Dinictis
- †Dinohippus
- †Dioctria
- Dioscorea
- †Diploptera
- Diplotaxis – tentative report
- Diplotaxis
- Dipodomys
- Dipteronia
- †Dissacus
- †Docimus – type locality for genus
- Dodonaea
-
Dolichoderus
- †Dolichoderus antiquus – type locality for species
- †Dolichoderus kohlsi – type locality for species
- †Dolichoderus rohweri – type locality for species
- †Dominickus – type locality for genus
- †Dominickus castnioides – type locality for species
- †Domnina
- Donacia
- Dorytomus
- †Doxocopa
- †Drassonax
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†Dromomeryx
- †Dromomeryx borealis – type locality for species
- †Dryobius
- Dryopteris
- Dyschirius
- †Dysdercus
- †Echmatemys
- †Ectobius
- †Ectocion
- †Ectoconus
- †Elaeomyrmex – type locality for genus
- †Elaeomyrmex coloradensis – type locality for species
- †Elaeomyrmex gracilis – type locality for species
- †Elaphidion
- Elaphropus
- †Elater
- Eleodes
- †Emiliana – type locality for genus
- †Emiliana alexandri – type locality for species
- †Empis
- †Enallagma
- Engelhardtia
- Enochrus
- †Entimus
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†Eobasileus
- †Eobasileus cornutus
- †Eocuculus – type locality for genus
- †Eogryllus
- †Eohippus
- †Eosacantha – type locality for genus
- †Eosacantha delocranioides – type locality for species
- †Eotitanops
- Ephedra
- †Ephemera
- †Epicaerus
- Epicauta
- †Epicyon
- †Epicyon haydeni
- †Epihippus
- Epuraea
- †Epyris
- †Equisetum
- Equus
- †Equus conversidens
- †Equus francisci
- †Equus scotti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equus simplicidens
- Eremophila
- †Eremophila alpestris
- Erethizon
- Eriocampa
- †Eriophyes – tentative report
- †Eristalis
- †Ernobius
- †Ethmia
- †Eubazus
- †Eucnemis
- †Eucommia
- Eugenia
-
†Eulithomyrmex – type locality for genus
- †Eulithomyrmex rugosus – type locality for species
- †Eulithomyrmex striatus – type locality for species
- †Euparius
- Euphorbia
- †Eurytoma
- Eutamias
- †Eutamias minimus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Exochus
- Fagus
- Falcipennis
- Falco
- †Falco sparverius
- Ficus
-
†Florissantia – type locality for genus
- †Florissantoraphidia funerata – type locality for species
- Formica
- †Fornax
- †Fraxinus
- †Fulgora
- †Fulica
- †Gaurotes
- †Geocoris
- Geomys
- †Geron – tentative report
- Gerris
- †Gigantocamelus
- †Glossina – type locality for genus
- Glyptostrobus
- Gnophomyia
- †Gomphocerus
- †Gomphotherium
- †Gorytes
- †Grammoptera
- †Gyaclavator – type locality for genus
- †Gyaclavator kohlsi – type locality for species
- †Gymnopternus
- †Gymnorhinus
- †Hadrianus
- Halesia
- †Hapalodectes
- †Haplolambda
- Harpalus
- †Helaletes
- †Helichus
- †Hellwigia
- Helophorus
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
- †Heptodon
- †Heriades
- †Herpetotherium
- †Herpetotherium fugax
- †Herpetotherium knighti
- Hersiliola
- †Hesperocyon
- Heterodon
- †Hexerites – type locality for genus
- †Hexerites primalis – type locality for species
- †Heyderia
- Holbrookia
- †Holbrookia maculata
- †Holcorpa – type locality for genus
- †Holcorpa maculosa – type locality for species
- †Homogalax
- †Hoplia
- †Hoplocampa
- †Hoplochelys
- †Humulus
-
†Hyaenodon
- †Hyaenodon crucians
- †Hyaenodon horridus
- †Hyaenodon mustelinus
- †Hydnobius
- Hydrangea
- Hydriomena
- †Hydriomena? protrita – tentative report
- Hydrobius
- †Hydrobius fuscipes
- †Hydromystria
- Hydrophilus
- Hydroporus
- Hydropsyche
- †Hydroptila
- Hygrotus
- †Hylobius
- †Hymenophyllum
- †Hyopsodus
- †Hypertragulus
- †Hypisodus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hyporhina
- †Hyporhina galbreathi – type locality for species
- †Hyrachyus
- †Hyracodon
- †Hyracotherium
- †Ichneumon
- Ilex
- †Indusia
- †Iridomyrmex
- †Iridomyrmex florissantius – type locality for species
- †Iridomyrmex obscurans – type locality for species
- †Ischyromys
- †Isomira
- †Isothea – type locality for genus
- †Isotrilophus
- †Iulus
- †Jadera
- †Janus
- Jassus – tentative report. Lapsus calami of Iassus.
- †Judolia
- †Judolia antecurrens – type locality for species
- Juglans
- Junco
- †Juncus
- †Kalmia
- †Kimbetohia
- Koelreuteria
- †Lacon
- †Lagopus
- †Lambdotherium
- †Lapton
- Larus
- Lasiopodomys
- Lasius
- Lathrobium
- Laurus
- †Lebia
- †Leia
- †Lema
- Lemmiscus
- †Lemmiscus curtatus
- Lepisosteus
- †Leptauchenia
- †Leptis
- †Leptocyon
- †Leptomeryx
- †Leptomorphus
- Leptophloeus
- †Leptostylus
- †Leptura
- Lepus
- †Leucosticte
- †Leucozona
- †Ligyrocoris
- †Ligyrus
- †Limnephilus
- †Limnobium
- †Limnophila
- †Limonius
- Lindera
- †Linnaea – type locality for genus
- †Linyphia
- †Liometopum
- †Liometopum miocenicum – type locality for species
- †Liometopum scudderi – type locality for species
- †Lithocharis
-
†Lithodryas – type locality for genus
- †Lithodryas styx – type locality for species
- †Locusta
- Lomatia
- Longitarsus
- Lontra
- †Lontra canadensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lucanus
- †Lycosa
- †Lygaeus
- Lygodium
- Lynx
- Lytta
- Macrocranion
- †Macrodactylus
- †Macrophya
- †Macrorhoptus
- Magdalis
- Magnolia
- Mahonia
- †Maiorana
- †Malachius
- †Malus
- †Mammuthus
- Marmota
- Martes
- †Megacerops
- Megachile
- †Megacyllene
- †Megahippus
- †Megalictis
- †Megapenthes
- †Megatylopus
- †Melanactes
- †Melanophila
- †Melieria
- †Melittomma
- †Mellinus
- Melospiza
- †Meniscotherium
- †Menoceras
- Mephitis
- †Mephitis mephitis
- †Merychippus
- †Merychippus sejunctus
- †Merychyus
- †Merycochoerus
- †Merycodus
- †Merycoidodon – type locality for genus
- †Mesatirhinus
- †Mesochorus
- †Mesocyon
- †Mesodma
- †Mesodma hensleighi
- †Mesohippus
- †Mesoleptus
- †Mesonyx
- †Mesonyx obtusidens
- †Mesostenus
- Messor
- †Metacheiromys
- Metachroma
- †Metarhinus
- Metasequoia
- †Metasequoia occidentalis
- †Miacis
- Miagrammopes
- †Michenia
- †Microplitis
- †Microsyops
- †Microtomarctus
- Microtus
- †Microtus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Microtus longicaudus
- †Microtus ochrogaster
- †Mimoperadectes
- †Mindarus – type locality for genus
- †Miniochoerus
- †Miodytiscus – type locality for genus
- †Miohippus
- †Miomyrmex
- †Miomyrmex impactus – type locality for species
- †Miomyrmex striatus – type locality for species
-
†Miracinonyx
- †Miracinonyx inexpectatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Miracinonyx studeri
- †Monosaulax
- Mordella
- †Mordella atrata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mordella lapidicola – type locality for species
- †Mordella priscula – type locality for species
- †Mordella stygia – type locality for species
- Mordellistena
- †Mordellistena florissantensis – type locality for species
- †Mordellistena nearctica – type locality for species
- †Mordellistena scudderiana – type locality for species
- †Mordellistena smithiana – type locality for species
- †Moropus
- Morus
- Musca
- Mustela
- †Mustela richardsonii
- †Mustela nigripes
- †Myas
- †Mycetophagus
- Mycetoporus
- Myrica
- Myrmica
- Nebria
- †Nemognatha
- †Neoliotomus
- †Neoliotomus conventus
- †Neoliotomus ultimus
- Neogale
- Neogale frenata
- Neogale vison
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma cinerea
- †Nepa
- †Nephila
- †Netelia
- †Nicocles
-
†Notharctus
- †Notharctus robustior
- Notonecta
- Numenius
- †Numenius madagascariensis
- †Numitor – type locality for genus
- †Nyctea
- Nymphaea
- Nysius
- †Nyssa
- Ochotona
- †Odaxosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odaxosaurus piger
- Odocoileus
- †Odynerus
- †Oedipoda
- †Ogygoptynx – type locality for genus
- †Oligoaeschna – type locality for genus
- †Oligomerus
- †Oligotricha
- Omalium
- Omus
- Ondatra
- †Oodectes
- Ophisaurus
- Ophryastes
- †Ophyra
- †Opisthotriton
- †Orchelimum
- Orchestes
- Oreamnos – or unidentified comparable form
- †Oreamnos harringtoni
- †Oreopanax
- †Orohippus
- †Orontium
- †Orphilus
- †Orthocentrus
- †Osmanthus
- †Osmunda
- †Osmunda greenlandica
- †Otiorhynchus
- Ovis
- †Oxyacodon
- †Oxyaena
- †Oxycera
- †Oxyomus
- †Pachyaena
- †Paederus
- †Palaeogale
- †Palaeolagus
- †Palaeonictis
- †Palaeosinopa
- †Palaeospiza bella
- †Palaeosyops – type locality for genus
- †Palaeovespa – type locality for genus
- †Palaeovespa florissantia – type locality for species
- †Palaeovespa gillettei – type locality for species
- †Palaeovespa relecta – type locality for species
- †Palaeovespa scudderi – type locality for species
- †Palaeovespa wilsoni – type locality for species
- †Palatobaena
- †Panax
- †Panorpa
- †Paracynarctus
- †Parahippus
- †Parahippus leonensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paramylodon
- †Paramys
- †Parandra
- †Paratylopus
- †Parectypodus
- †Parectypodus lunatus
- †Parictis
- †Parthenocissus
- †Passaloecus
- †Patriofelis
- Pediacus
- Pekania
- †Pellea
-
†Peltosaurus
- †Peltosaurus granulosus – type locality for species
- †Pelycodus
- †Pelycodus danielsae
- †Pelycodus jarrovii
- Penthetria – type locality for genus
- †Pepsis
- †Peraceras
- †Peratherium
- Peromyscus
- Persea
-
†Petraeomyrmex – type locality for genus
- †Petraeomyrmex minimus – type locality for species
- †Phaca
- Phalacrocorax
- Phalaropus
- †Phalaropus lobatus
- †Phasmagyps – type locality for genus
- Pheidole
- †Phenacodus
- Phenacomys
- Philadelphus
- †Philanthus
- †Phlaocyon
- Phloeosinus
- †Phora
- Phryganea
- Phrynosoma
- †Phylledestes – type locality for genus
- †Phylledestes vorax – type locality for species
- †Phyllobaenus
- Phyllobius
- †Phyllophaga
- †Phymatodes
- Pica
- Picea
- Picoides
- †Pidonia
- †Pimpla
- Pinus
- †Pipiza
- †Pison
- Pituophis
- Platanus
- Plateumaris
- †Platycheirus
- Platydema
- †Platygonus
- Platynus
- Platystethus
- Plecia
- †Plesiadapis
- †Plesiobaena
- †Pliohippus
- †Plochionus
- †Poabromylus
- Podabrus
- Podiceps
- Podilymbus
- †Podilymbus podiceps
- †Poebrotherium
- †Poecilocapsus
- †Poecilognathus – type locality for genus
- †Pogonomyrmex
- †Pogonomyrmex fossilis – type locality for species
- †Polysphincta
- Populus
- Porzana
- †Potamogeton
- †Praepapilio – type locality for genus
- †Praepapilio colorado – type locality for species
- †Praepapilio gracilis – type locality for species
- †Priabona
- †Pristichampsus
- †Probathyopsis
- †Procas
-
†Prodryas – type locality for genus
- †Prodryas persephone – type locality for species
- †Proiridomyrmex – type locality for genus
- †Proiridomyrmex vetulus – type locality for species
- †Prolimnocyon
- †Proscalops
- Prosopis
- †Protazteca – type locality for genus
- †Protazteca capitata – type locality for species
- †Protazteca elongata – type locality for species
- †Protazteca hendersoni – type locality for species
- †Protazteca quadrata – type locality for species
- †Protohippus
- †Protolabis
- †Protomarctus
- †Protorohippus
- †Protostephanus – type locality for genus
- †Protostephanus ashmeadi – type locality for species
- †Protungulatum
- †Protungulatum donnae
- Prunus
- †Psephenus
- Pseudacris
- †Pseudaelurus
- †Pseudhipparion
- Pseudomyrmex
- †Pseudoprotoceras
- †Psittacotherium
- Ptelea
- Pterocarya
- †Pteromalus
- Pterostichus
- †Ptilodus
- †Ptilodus kummae
- †Ptosima
- Quedius
- Quercus
- Rallus
- †Rallus limicola
- †Ramoceros
- †Rallus
- †Rallus limicola
- †Ramoceros
- †Rana
- †Raphidia
- Reithrodontomys
- Reticulitermes
- Rhabdomastix
- †Rhagio
- Rhagonycha
- †Rhamnus
- †Rhamphomyia
- Rhineura
- †Rhingia
- Rhizophagus
- Rhus
- †Rhyssa
- †Ribes
- †Robinia
- †Rogas
- Rosa
- †Rothschildia
- Rubus
- Sabal
- †Saccoloma
- Salix
- †Sambucus
- †Saniwa
- †Saperda
- †Saperda florissantensis – type locality for species
- †Sapindus
- †Sapromyza
- Sassafras
- †Sassafras hesperia
- Scaphinotus
- Sceloporus
- Sciara
- †Sciophila
- Sciurus
- Scolytus
- †Segestria
- †Selaginella
- †Semanotus
- Sequoia
- †Sequoia affinis
- Serica
- †Sespia
- †Sialia
- †Sibinia
- †Sifrhippus
- Sigmodon
- †Silpha
- †Silvius
- †Sinonyx – or unidentified comparable form
- Sitona
- †Sitones
- Sitta
- †Smilax
-
†Smilodectes
- †Smilodectes gracilis
- †Smilodectes mcgrewi
- Sonoma
- Sorex
- †Sparganium
- Spea
- †Spermophagus
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus elegans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spermophilus lateralis
- †Spermophilus richardsonii
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
- †Sphegina
- †Sphenocoelus
- Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius
- Spizella
- †Staphylea
- Staphylinus
- †Stenolophus
- †Stenosphenus
- Stenus
- Sterculia
- Stilbus
- †Stipa
- †Strategus
- †Stylinodon
- †Subhyracodon
- Sylvilagus
- †Symphoromyia
- Syrphus
- †Systena
- †Tabanus
- Tachycineta
- †Tachycineta bicolor
- Tachyporus
- †Tachys
- Tamiasciurus
- †Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
- †Tanysphyrus lemnae
- Tapirus
- Taxidea
- †Teilhardina
- †Teleoceras
- †Tenor – type locality for genus
- †Tenthredo
- †Tetragnatha
- †Tetraonyx
- †Tetraopes
- †Tetraopes submersus – type locality for species
- †Tetrapus
- Thamnophis
- †Thanasimus
- †Themira
- †Thomisus
- Thomomys
- †Thouinia
- †Thuja
- †Ticholeptus
- Tilia
- †Tingis
- Tipula – type locality for genus
- †Titanoeca
-
†Titanoides
- †Titanoides looki
- †Titanoides primaevus
- †Tomarctus
- †Tomarctus brevirostris – type locality for species
- †Tomoxia
- †Tomoxia inundata – type locality for species
- †Torreya
- †Tortricites
- †Tortrix
- †Tortrix florissantana – type locality for species
- †Torymus
- Trechus
- †Trichilia
- †Triga
- †Trigonias
- †Trigonoscuta
- †Triplax
- †Tritemnodon
- †Triumfetta
- †Trixoscelis
- †Trogosus
- Trogoxylon
- †Trogus
- †Tropisternus
- Trox
- †Trypherus
- †Tryphon
- †Tychius
- Typha
- †Uintacyon
- †Uintascorpio – type locality for genus
- Ulmus
- †Ulus
- Urocyon
- †Ursavus
- Ursus
- †Ustatochoerus
- †Vanessa
- †Vauquelinia
- †Viburnum
- †Vicia
- †Villa – type locality for genus
- Vitis
- †Viverravus
- †Vrilletta
- †Vulpavus
- Vulpes
- †Weinmannia
- †Woodwardia
- †Xantholinus
- †Xestobium
- †Xylocopa
- †Xylomya
- †Xyronomys
- †Yumaceras
- †Zamia
- Zelkova
- Zizyphus
- Zonotrichia
- †Zootermopsis
- †Zygolophodon
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