List of the prehistoric life of Wisconsin facts for kids
This list of the prehistoric life of Wisconsin contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Wisconsin.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Wisconsin.
Paleozoic
Main page: List of the Paleozoic life of Wisconsin
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Wisconsin
- †Acernaspis
- †Acidaspis
- †Actinoceras
- †Aglaspis
- †Agraulos
- †Amplexopora
- †Amplexus
- †Arctinurus
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa reticularis – tentative report
- †Bumastus
- †Bumastus armatus
- †Bumastus cuniculus
- †Bumastus dayi
- †Bumastus ioxus
- †Bumastus niagarensis
- †Bumastus tenuis
- †Calymene
- †Calymene celebra
- †Catenipora
- †Cedaria
- †Ceratocephala
- †Ceraurus
- †Cheirurus
- †Chippewaella – type locality for genus
- †Chondrites
- †Chonetes
- †Conchidium
- †Conocoryphe
- †Coolina
- †Coolinia
- †Coosia
- †Corbina
- †Cornulites
- †Crepicephalus
- †Crotalocrinites
- †Cyathocrinites – tentative report
- †Cycloceras
- †Cypricardinia
- †Dalmanites
- †Deiphon
- †Dendrograptus
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dikelocephalus
- †Dimerocrinites
- †Dimerocrinites occidentalis
- †Distomodus
- †Distyrax
- †Dresbachia
- †Echinochiton – type locality for genus
- †Echinochiton dufoei – type locality for species
- †Ellesmeroceras
- †Ellipsocephalus
- †Elrodoceras
- †Encrinurus
- †Entomaspis
- †Eophacops
- †Eophacops handwerki
- †Eospirifer
- †Eospirifer radiatus
- †Eucalyptocrinites
- †Eucalyptocrinites crassus
- †Favosites
- †Geisonocerina
- †Hadromeros
- †Halysites
- †Harpidium
- †Hexameroceras
- †Holopea
- †Howella
- †Hyolithes
- †Hypseloconus
- †Illaenus
- †Inversoceras
- †Irvingella
- †Isotelus
- †Kionoceras
- †Krausella
- †Leonaspis
- †Leurocycloceras
- †Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Lonchocephalus
- †Mackenziurus
- †Marsupiocrinus
- †Maryvillia
- †Matthevia
- †Meristina
- †Michelinoceras
- †Milaculum
- †Monograptus
- †Murchisonia
- †Norwoodia
- †Obolus
- †Ophioceras
- †Ozarkodina
- †Pelagiella
- †Pemphigaspis
- †Pentamerus
- †Pentlandia
- †Periechocrinus
- †Phragmolites
- †Plaesiomys
- †Plagiostomoceras
- †Planolites
- †Platyceras
- †Platystrophia
- †Plectodonta
- †Pleurodictyum
- Pleurotomaria
- †Polygrammoceras
- †Proetus
- †Sactorthoceras
- †Saukiella
- †Scutellum
- †Similodonta
- †Skenidioides
- †Skolithos
- †Sowerbyella
- †Sphaerexochus
- †Strophomena
- †Strophomena costata
- †Strophomena plattinensis
- †Subulites
- †Thalassinoides
-
†Thylacares – type locality for genus
- †Thylacares brandonensis – type locality for species
- †Uranoceras
- †Westonia
- †Whitfieldia
- †Wurmiella
- †Wurmiella excavata
Mesozoic
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Wisconsin.
Cenozoic
- Acidota
- †Acidota quadrata
- Aegialia
- †Aegialia lacustris
- †Aegialia terminalis
- Agathidium
- Arpedium
- Asaphidion
- †Asaphidion yukonense
- Bembidion
- †Bembidion grapii
- †Bembidion mutatum
- Bledius
- Byrrhus
- Calathus
- †Calathus ingratus
- Carabus
- †Carabus taedatus
- Cercyon
- †Cercyon herceus
- Chironomus – or unidentified comparable form
- Conophthorus
- †Conophthorus coniperda – or unidentified comparable form
- Copromyza
- Cryptophagus
- Curimopsis
- Cytilus
- Dyschirius
- Eusphalerum – or unidentified comparable form
- Formica
- Helina – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus primigenius
- Mecopeltus – or unidentified comparable form
- Myrmica
- Negastrius
- Notiophilus
- †Notiophilus directus
- Ochthebius
- Olophrum
- Pediacus
- †Pediacus fuscus
- Phloeosinus
- †Phloeosinus pini
- Phloeotribus
- †Phloeotribus piceae
- Pityophthorus
- †Pityophthorus puberulus
- Polygraphus
- †Polygraphus rufipennis
- Pterostichus – or unidentified comparable form
- Quedius
- †Quedius uteanus
- Scolytus
- †Scolytus piceae
- Simplocaria
- †Simplocaria tessellata
- Sitona
- Stenus
- Trechus
- †Trechus apicalis
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
List of the prehistoric life of Wisconsin Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.