List of the prehistoric life of Nevada facts for kids

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

Precambrian

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

Paleozoic

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Nevada

• 

  Fossil of the Silurian-Middle Devonian trilobite Acanthopyge
  †Acanthopyge
• †Acmarhachis
  • †Acmarhachis typicalis
• †Acodus
• †Acrothyra
• †Acutichiton
• †Adamsoceras
  • †Agnostotes clavata – or unidentified comparable form
• †Agnostus
• †Agoniatites
• †Amorphognathus
• †Amphiscapha
• †Ampyx – tentative report
• †Ampyx
• †Anabarella
• † Ananias
• †Anataphrus
• 

  Restorative model of the Cambrian arthropod Anomalocaris
  †Anomalocaris
• †Anomphalus
  • †Anomphalus jaggerius – type locality for species
• †Apatolichas
• †Archaeocidaris
• †Athyris
  • †Athyris lamellosa
• †Atrypa
  • †Atrypa parva – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Atrypa reticularis
• †Aulopora
• †Aviculopecten
• †Avonia
• †Bactroceras
• †Baltoceras
• 

  Illustration of a fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Bathynotus
  †Bathynotus
• †Bathyuriscus
• †Bellerophon
  • †Bellerophon needlensis – type locality for species
• †Benthamaspis
• †Biceratops – type locality for genus
• †Biciragnostus
• † Bija
• †Bimuria
• †Bolbocephalus – tentative report
• †Bolbolenellus
• †Bradyfallotaspis
• †Brevibelus
• †Bristolia
• †Brongniartella
• †Brunsia
• †Bumastus
• †Calymene
• †Calyptaulax
• †Camarotoechia
• 

  Life restoration of the Cambrian arthropod Canadaspis (left)
  †Canadaspis
• †Cancelloceras
  • †Cancelloceras elegans – or unidentified comparable form
• †Caninia
• †Carinamala
• †Carolinites
• †Catenipora
• †Cavusgnathus
• †Cedaria
• †Ceratocephala – tentative report
• †Ceraurinella
• †Ceraurinus
• 

  Fossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician trilobite Ceraurus
  †Ceraurus
• †Chancelloria
• †Chancia
• †Chonetes
  • †Chonetes logani
• †Cladochonus
• †Cladodus
• †Cleiothyridina
  • †Cleiothyridina ciriacksi
  • †Cleiothyridina deroissyi
  • †Cleiothyridina elegans
  • †Cleiothyridina orbicularis
• †Climacograptus
  • †Climacograptus innotatus
  • †Climacograptus phyllophorus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Cloacaspis
• †Coleoloides
• †Columnaria
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Late Devonian-Permian brachiopod Composita
  †Composita
  • †Composita apheles – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Composita mexicana
  • †Composita mira
  • †Composita ovata
  • †Composita parasulcata
  • †Composita subquadrata
  • †Composita subtilita
  • †Composita trinuclea
• †Conchidium
• †Conocardium
• †Constellaria
• †Coosia
• †Cordylodus
• †Cornuodus
• †Cravenoceras
• †Culumbodina
• †Curtoceras
• †Cybelopsis
• †Cymbidium
• †Cypricardinia
• †Cyptendoceras
• 

  Fossilized shells of the Middle-Late Devonian brachiopod Cyrtospirifer
  †Cyrtospirifer
  • †Cyrtospirifer whitneyi
• †Cystodictya
• †Dalmanites
• †Davidsonia
• Dentalium
• †Dicoelosia
• †Dictyonema
• †Didymograptus
• †Dimeropygiella
• †Diplograptus
• †Distomodus
• †Earlandia
• †Echinaria
• †Edmondia
• †Egania – type locality for genus
• †Ehmaniella
• †Elrathina
• †Emmonsia
• †Encrinuroides
• 

  Fossil of the Middle Ordovician-Early Devonian trilobite Encrinurus
  †Encrinurus
• †Eospirifer
• †Epiphyton
• †Esmeraldina
• †Ethmophyllum
• †Euomphalus
• †Fallotaspis
• †Favosites
• †Fenestella
• †Flexicalymene
• †Fremontia
• †Geragnostus
• †Geraldinella
• †Girvanella
• †Glaphurochiton – tentative report
  • †Glyptagnostus reticulatus
• †Gnathodus
• †Gogia
• †Goniatites
• †Gracianella
• †Grandinasus
• †Gypospirifer
• †Halysites
• 

  Life restoration of the Permian Chimaera relative Helicoprion
  †Helicoprion
• †Heliomera
• †Helminthochiton
• †Hintzeia
• †Holmiella
• †Homagnostus
• †Hunnebergia – tentative report
• †Hyolithellus
• †Hyolithes
• †Hypodicranotus
• †Iapetognathus
• †Icriodus
• †Illaenus
• †Ingria
• †Innitagnostus
• †Irvingella
• †Isograptus
• 

  Fossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician giant trilobite Isotelus.
  †Isotelus
• †Jeffersonia
• †Kanoshia
• †Kawina
• †Komaspidella
• †Komia
• †Kootenia
• †Krausella
• †Lachnostoma
• †Ladatheca
• †Lehua
• †Leonardoceras
• †Leonaspis
• †Lingula
• 

  Illustration of a fossilized shell of the Cambrian-Late Ordovician brachiopod Lingulella
  †Lingulella
• †Lonchodomas
• †Lotagnostus
  • †Lotagnostus trisectus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Martinia
• †Megalaspidella – tentative report
• †Megalaspides
• †Megistaspis
• †Meristella
• †Meristina
• †Metacoceras
• †Metaplasia
• †Michelinoceras
• †Micromitra
• †Microplasma
• †Modiolus
• †Monograptus
  • †Monograptus thomasi
  • †Monograptus yukonensis
• †Murchisonia
• †Nardophyllum
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Early Devonian – Triassic sea snail Naticopsis
  †Naticopsis
  • †Naticopsis glomerosa – type locality for species
  • †Naticopsis inornata
  • †Naticopsis kaibabensis
• †Neospirifer
  • †Neospirifer cameratus
  • †Neospirifer dunbari
  • †Neospirifer goreii
  • †Neospirifer latus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Neospirifer triplicatus
• †Nephrolenellus
• 

  Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Nevadella
  †Nevadella
• †Nevadia
• †Niobe
• †Nisusia – tentative report
• †Noblella
• †Nuculoidea
• †Obolella
• †Obolus
• †Ogygopsis
• †Olenellus
  • †Olenellus fowleri – type locality for species
• †Olenoides
• †Olenus
• †Opipeuter
• †Orthoceras
• †Oryctocephalus
  • †Oryctocephalus indicus
• 

  Life restoration of the Cambrian priapulid worm relative Ottoia
  †Ottoia
• †Oulodus
• †Ovatoryctocara – tentative report
• †Ozarkodina
• †Pachyphyllum
• †Paedeumias
• †Pagetia
• †Paladin
• †Palmettaspis – type locality for genus
• †Parafusulina
• †Paranevadella
• †Paterina
• †Peachella
• †Pelagiella
• †Pentamerus
• †Pentlandia
• 

  Fossilized theca of the Carboniferous blastoid echinoderm ("sea bud") Pentremites
  †Pentremites
• †Periodon
• †Permocalculus
• †Peronopsis
• †Perspicaris
• †Phacops
• †Phalacroma
• †Phillipsia
• †Phragmophora
• †Phyllograptus
• Pinna
• †Platyceras
• †Platycrinites
• †Platystrophia
• 

  Fossil of the Late Ordovician cystoid echinoderm Pleurocystites
  †Pleurocystites
• †Polygnathus
  • †Polygnathus angusticostatus
  • †Polygnathus angustipennatus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Polygnathus costatus
  • †Polygnathus eiflius
  • †Polygnathus linguiformis
  • †Polygnathus parawebbi
  • †Polygnathus pseudofoliatus
• †Posidonia
• †Prodentalium
• 

  Restoration of the Silurian trilobite Proetus
  †Proetus
• †Profallotaspis – tentative report
• †Protochonetes
• †Protospongia
• †Ptychagnostus
  • †Ptychagnostus atavus
• †Punka
• †Quadratia
• †Raymondaspis
• †Rayonnoceras
• 

  Fossil of the Early Ordovician-Permian benthic alga Receptaculites
  †Receptaculites
• †Remopleurides
• †Rensselaeria
• †Repinaella
• †Rhabdiferoceras – type locality for genus
• †Rioceras – tentative report
• †Rossodus – tentative report
• †Sabellidites
• †Sallya
• †Salterella
• †Schwagerina
• †Siphonodendron
• †Skenidioides
• †Sowerbyella
• †Spathognathodus
• †Sphaerocodium
• †Sphaerocoryphe
• †Sphenothallus
• †Spirifer
  • †Spirifer centronatus
  • †Spirifer opimus
  • †Spirifer rockymontanus
• †Spiriferina
• Spirorbis
• 

  Fossil of the Carboniferous-Permian tree-like club moss relative rhizome Stigmaria
  †Stigmaria
• †Streptognathodus
• †Streptosolen
• †Stringocephalus
• †Strophomena
• †Stylonema – tentative report
• †Subulites
• †Syringopora
• †Tentaculites
• †Tetragraptus
• †Tetrataxis
• †Thoracocare
• †Triarthrus
• †Trinodus
• †Trocholites
• †Tuzoia
• †Tylonautilus
• †Uraloceras
  • †Uraloceras burtiense
  • †Uraloceras involutum
  • †Uraloceras nevadense – type locality for species
• 

  Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Wanneria
  †Wanneria
• †Watsonella
• †Westergaardites
• †Worthenia
• †Wutinoceras
• Yoldia
• †Youngia – tentative report
• †Zacanthoides

Mesozoic

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Nevada

• †Acrochordiceras – type locality for genus
• †Acrodus
  • †Acrodus alexandrae – type locality for species
  • †Acrodus cuneocostatus – type locality for species
  • †Acrodus oreodontus – type locality for species
  • †Acrodus spitzbergensis
  • †Acrodus vermicularis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Acuminatella
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Early Cretaceous-Oligocene turtle Adocus
  †Adocus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Alanites
  • †Alanites costatus – type locality for species
  • †Alanites mulleri – type locality for species
  • †Alanites obesus – type locality for species
• †Alsatites
• †Anaflemingites
• †Anagymnites
• †Anagymnotoceras
• †Anasibirites
  • †Anasibirites kingianus
• †Anatropites
• †Angulaticeras
• †Anolcites
• †Aplococeras
• †Arcestes
• †Arctoceras
• †Arctohungarites
• †Arctoprionites
• †Arenicolites
• †Aspenites
• Astarte
• Asteriacites
• Atrina
• 

  Life restoration of the Middle Triassic plesiosaur relative Augustasaurus
  †Augustasaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Augustasaurus hagdorni – type locality for species
• †Avicularia
• †Balatonites
• †Birgeria
• †Calliconites
• Cardinia
• †Caucasorhynchia
• †Ceccaceras
• †Ceccaisculitoides
  • †Ceccaisculitoides elegans – type locality for species
• †Ceratites
• 

  Life restoration of the Late Triassic-Eocene lungfish Ceratodus
  †Ceratodus
• Chlamys
• †Chonespondylus
• †Claraia
  • †Claraia aurita
  • †Claraia clarai
  • †Claraia stachei
• †Colobodus
• †Coral
• Corbula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• †Coroniceras
• 

  Diagram illustrating the Middle-Late Triassic ichthyosaur Cymbospondylus with an anachronistic human to scale.
  †Cymbospondylus
  • †Cymbospondylus petrinus
  • †Cymbospondylus piscosus
• †Daonella
  • †Daonella americana – type locality for species
  • †Daonella dubia
  • †Daonella elongata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Daonella gabbi
  • †Daonella indica – or unidentified related form
  • †Daonella lindstroemi
  • †Daonella lommeli – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Daonella lommelli – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Daonella moussoni
  • †Daonella rieberi – type locality for species
  • †Daonella sturi – or unidentified comparable form
• †Daxatina
• †Decapod
• †Ellisonia – type locality for genus
• 

  Fossils of the Middle Triassic crinoid ("sea lily") Encrinus
  †Encrinus
• †Epigondolella
  • †Epigondolella mosheri
• †Eremites
• †Frankites
• †Frechites
• †Germanonautilus
• †Gervillaria
• †Gervillia
• †Gondolella
  • †Gondolella carinita – type locality for species
  • †Gondolella denuda – or unidentified related form
  • †Gondolella eotriassica – type locality for species
  • †Gondolella milleri – type locality for species
  • †Gondolella nevadensis – type locality for species
  • †Gondolella planata – type locality for species
• †Goniatites – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• †Gryphaea
• †Grypoceras
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Triassic ammonoid cephalopod Gymnites
  †Gymnites
  • †Gymnites billingsi – type locality for species
  • †Gymnites calli – type locality for species
  • †Gymnites humboldti – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Gymnites perplanus – type locality for species
  • †Gymnites tozeri – type locality for species
  • †Gymnites tregorum – type locality for species
• †Gyrolepis – tentative report
• †Hybodus
• †Ichthyosaurus
• †Inyoites
  • †Inyoites oweni
• †Kraussodontus
• †Lecanites
• †Leiophyllites
• 

  Restoration of a school of the Middle Triassic-Early Cretaceous bony fish Leptolepis
  †Leptolepis
• Limaria
• Lopha
• †Macroelongatoolithus
• †Meekoceras
  • †Meekoceras gracilitatis
• †Metapolygnathus
• †Metophioceras
• †Michelinoceras
• †Misikella
• 

  Life restoration of the Middle Triassic ichthyosaur Mixosaurus
  †Mixosaurus
• †Modiolus
• †Monophyllites
• †Myophoria
• †Mytilus
• †Naomichelys
• †Neogondolella
• †Neomegalodon
• †Neophyllites – or unidentified comparable form
• †Nerinea
• 

  Life restoration of the Middle-Late Triassic ichthyosaur Omphalosaurus
  †Omphalosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Omphalosaurus nevadanus – type locality for species
• †Ophiceras
• †Orthoceras
• Ostrea
• †Oulodus
• †Owenites
  • †Owenites koeneni
• †Oxytoma
• †Ozarkodina
• †Palaeospinax – tentative report
• †Paralepidotus – tentative report
• †Paranautilus
• 

  Life restoration of the Triassic ichthyosaur Phalarodon
  †Phalarodon
  • †Phalarodon fraasi
• Pholadomya
• Pinna
• †Plagiostoma
• †Planolites
• †Pleuronautilus
• Plicatula
• †Posidonia
• †Proclydonautilus
• †Protrachyceras
• †Psiloceras
• †Ptychites
• †Ptycholepis – tentative report
• †Rhacophyllites
• †Rhaetina
• †Rhynchonella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• †Saurichthys
• †Schlotheimia
• †Shonisaurus
  • 

    Diagram illustrating Shonisaurus (green) and Shastasaurus sikanniensis (red) with an anachronistic human to scale
    †Shonisaurus popularis
• †Sibyllonautilus
• †Sirenites
• †Solenopora
• †Spiriferina
  • †Spiriferina alia
  • †Spiriferina homfrayi – type locality for species
  • †Spiriferina roundyi
• †Stenopopanoceras
• †Sturia
• †Styrionautilus
• 

  Life restoration of the Middle Triassic ichthyosaur Thalattoarchon
  †Thalattoarchon – type locality for genus
  • †Thalattoarchon saurophagis – type locality for species
• †Thamnasteria
• †Trichites
• †Trigonia
• †Tutcheria
• †Ussurites
• †Vermiceras
• †Vex
• †Wyomingites
• †Xenoceltites
• 

  Fossilized shells of the ammonoid cephalopod Xenodiscus
  †Xenodiscus

Cenozoic

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Nevada

• Abies
• Acer
• †Aelurodon
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).
  †Aepycamelus
  • †Aepycamelus bradyi – type locality for species
  • †Aepycamelus robustus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Aepycamelus stocki
• †Aesculus
• †Agriotherium
• †Agulla
  • †Agulla mineralensis – type locality for species
• †Aletomeryx
• †Alforjas
• Alnus
• Amelanchier
• †Amorpha
• †Anchitheriomys
• Antrozous
  • †Antrozous pallidus
• †Aphelops
• †Apis
  • †Apis nearctica – type locality for species
• Arbutus
  • †Arbutus menziesii
• †Arctodus
  • †Arctodus simus
• †Arctostaphylos
• †Astrohippus
• †Barbourofelis
  • †Barbourofelis fricki
• Bassariscus
• Betula
• †Borophagus
  • †Borophagus diversidens – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus
  †Brachycrus
• Brachylagus
  • †Brachylagus idahoensis
• †Brachypsalis
• †Bumelia
• †Calocedrus
• †Camelops – tentative report
• Candona
• Canis
  • †Canis latrans
  • †Canis lepophagus
• †Carpocyon
• Carya
  • †Carya ovata
• Castanopsis
• Ceanothus
• Cedrela
• 

  Living Ceratophyllum, also known as coontails or hornworts
  †Ceratophyllum
• Cercis
• †Cercocarpus
• †Chamaebatia
• †Chamaecyparis
• Chara
• †Chrysolepis
• Cnemidophorus
  • †Cnemidophorus tigris
• Comptonia
• Cornus
• †Cosoryx
  • †Cosoryx furcatus
• Crataegus
• Crotalus
  • †Crotalus atrox
  • †Crotalus viridis
• Crotaphytus
  • †Crotaphytus collaris
• 

  Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius
  †Cuvieronius – tentative report
• †Desmatippus
• †Diceratherium – or unidentified comparable form
• †Dinohippus
• †Diospyros
• Dipodomys
• †Dipoides
• †Diprionomys
• †Dromomeryx
  • †Dromomeryx borealis
• †Epicyon
• †Equisetum
• Equus
  • †Equus giganteus
  • †Equus idahoensis
  • 

    Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene horse Equus simplicidens, also known as the Hagerman horse or American zebra
    †Equus simplicidens
• †Eucastor
• †Euceratherium
  • †Euceratherium collinum
• †Eucyon
  • †Eucyon davisi
• Eugenia
• †Fraxinus
• Gambelia
• †Garrya
• †Gigantocamelus
• Glyptostrobus
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium
  †Gomphotherium
• Gopherus
  • †Gopherus agassizii
• †Gymnocladus
• †Helaletes
• Heloderma
  • †Heloderma suspectum
• †Hemiauchenia
  • †Hemiauchenia macrocephala – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hesperocamelus
• †Heteromeles
• †Hipparion
• †Hippotherium
• †Holodiscus
• Hydrangea
• †Hyopsodus
• †Hypohippus
• †Hypolagus
• †Hyrachyus
• †Ilingoceros
  • †Ilingoceros alexandrae – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos
  †Indarctos
• †Ischyrocyon
• Juglans
• Juniperus
• Lampropeltis
  • †Lampropeltis getulus
• Larix
• Lemmiscus
  • †Lemmiscus curtatus
• †Leptocyon
• †Leucothoe
• †Lithocarpus
• Lymnaea
• †Lyonothamnus
• 

  Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus
  †Machairodus
• Mahonia
• †Mammut
  • †Mammut americanum
  • †Mammut matthewi
• Marmota
• Masticophis
  • †Masticophis flagellum
• †Mastodon
• †Megahippus
• †Megalonyx
  • 

    Restoration of two Megalonyx leptostomus ground sloths. Jay Matternes.
    †Megalonyx leptostomus
• †Megatylopus
• †Merychippus
• †Merychyus
• †Merycodus
• †Metalopex
• †Metatomarctus
• †Microtomarctus
• Microtus
  • †Microtus pennsylvanicus
• †Miopelodytes – type locality for genus
• †Monosaulax
• †Moropus
• Mustela
  • †Mustela nigripes
  • †Mustela nivalis
• Myotis
• †Neohipparion
• Neotoma
• †Notharctus
  • †Notharctus tenebrosus
• Notiosorex
• Odocoileus
• Ondatra
• Oreamnos
  • †Oreamnos americanus
• Ostrya
• Ovis
  • †Ovis canadensis
• †Pachystima
• †Paracamelus
• †Paracynarctus
• †Parahippus
• †Paratomarctus
• †Paronychomys
• †Peraceras
• Perognathus
• Peromyscus
• Phenacomys
• Phrynosoma
  • †Phrynosoma platyrhinos
• Picea
• Pinus
• Pituophis
  • †Pituophis catenifer
• Platanus
• 

  Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).
  †Platygonus
• †Pleiolama
• †Pliauchenia
• †Pliohippus
• Populus
• †Procamelus
• †Protolabis
• †Protomarctus
• Prunus
• †Pseudaelurus
• †Pseudotsuga
• Pteridium
• Pterocarya
• Quercus
• †Rana
  • †Rana pipiens
• †Repomys
• †Rhamnus
• Rhododendron
• 

  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
  †Rhynchotherium
• †Ribes
• †Robinia
• Rosa
• Salix
• †Satherium
  • †Satherium piscinarium
• Sauromalus
  • †Sauromalus obesus
• Scapanus
• Sciurus
• †Sequoiadendron
  • †Sequoiadendron chaneyi – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Oligocene creodont mammal Sinopa
  †Sinopa
• †Sophora
• †Sorbus
• Sorex
• †Sparganium
• Spea
• Spermophilus
• Sphaerium
• †Steneofiber
• †Styrax
• †Subdromomeryx
  • †Subdromomeryx antilopinus – or unidentified related form
• †Symphoricarpos
• Tamias
• Taxidea
• Taxodium
• 

  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
  †Teleoceras
  • †Teleoceras major
• Thomomys
• †Thuja
• †Ticholeptus
• Tipula
• †Tomarctus
  • †Tomarctus brevirostris
• †Torreya
• †Tsuga
• Typha
• Ulmus
• †Ursavus
• Ursus
  • †Ursus americanus
  • †Ursus arctos – or unidentified comparable form
• †Vaccinium
• †Viverravus
• Vulpes
• Zelkova
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  Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene mastodon relative Zygolophodon
  †Zygolophodon