List of the prehistoric life of Alabama
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This list of the prehistoric life of Alabama contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Alabama.
Precambrian
[edit]The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
[edit]Selected Paleozoic taxa of Alabama
[edit]- †Alethopteris
- †Amphiscapha – tentative report
- †Amplexopora
- †Annularia
- †Arenicolites
- †Artisia
- †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- †Bimuria
- †Calamites
- †Campbelloceras
- †Caninia
- †Carinamala
- †Cavusgnathus
- †Cedaria
- †Christiania
- †Cladodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Composita
- †Conocardium
- †Cordaites
- †Cornulites
- †Crania
- †Crepipora
- †Ctenacanthus
- †Ctenerpeton
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cystodictya
- †Decadocrinus
- †Deiracephalus
- †Dicoelosia
- †Diplichnites
- †Dolorthoceras
- †Fenestella
- †Girvanella
- †Glyptagnostus
- †Gnathodus
- †Hindeodus
- †Innitagnostus
- †Kingstonia
- †Kouphichnium
- †Lepidodendron
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Limnosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Lingulella
- †Lochriea
- †Lyginopteris
- †Meristina – tentative report
- †Naticopsis
- Nucula
- †Obolus
- †Paladin
- †Pecopteris
- †Pentremites
- †Petalodus – tentative report
- †Pinnularia
- †Platyceras
- †Platycrinites
- †Rachis
- †Sigillaria
- †Skenidioides
- †Solenopora
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenopteris
- Spirorbis
- †Treptichnus
- †Undichna
Mesozoic
[edit]Selected Mesozoic taxa of Alabama
[edit]- Acirsa
- Acmaea
- †Acteon
- †Agerostrea
- †Albertosaurus
- †Albula
- †Ampullina
- †Ancilla
- †Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
- †Appalachiosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Appalachiosaurus montgomeriensis – type locality for species
- Arca
- Architectonica
- Arrhoges
- Astarte
- †Avellana
- †Avitelmessus
- †Baculites
- †Baculites arculus
- †Baculites asper – or unidentified comparable form
- †Baculites capensis
- †Baculites tippahensis
- †Bananogmius
- †Bananogmius crieleyi – type locality for species
- †Bananogmius zitteli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Banis
- Barbatia
- †Belemnitella
- †Belemnitida
- †Belonostomus
- Botula
- Brachidontes – tentative report
- †Bulla – tentative report
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Callianassa
- †Calliomphalus
- Calyptraea
- Capulus
- †Caveola
- Cerithiella
- †Cerithiella nodoliratum – or unidentified related form
- †Cerithiella semirugatum
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
- Charonia
- †Chelosphargis
- †Chelosphargis advena – or unidentified comparable form
- Chlamys
- †Chondrites
- Cidaris
- †Cimolichthys
- Clavagella
- †Clidastes
- †Clidastes liodontus
- †Clidastes propython – type locality for species
- Cliona
- Corbula
- †Corsochelys – type locality for genus
- Crassostrea
- †Crenella
- †Cretolamna
- †Cretoxyrhina
- Crucibulum
- Ctenochelys – type locality for genus
- †Ctenochelys acris – type locality for species
- †Ctenochelys tenuitesta – type locality for species
- Cucullaea
- †Cucullaea capax
- †Cucullaea littlei
- †Cucullaea powersi – or unidentified comparable form
- Cuspidaria
- †Cuspidaria ampulla
- †Cuspidaria grandis
- †Cuspidaria grovensis
- †Cuspidaria jerseyensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Cylichna
- †Cymella
- Cypraea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Dasmosmilia
- †Dentalium
- †Discosaurus
- †Discoscaphites
- †Dolicholatirus
- †Ecphora
- Edaphodon
- †Edaphodon barberi – type locality for species
- †Edaphodon mirificus
- †Enchodus
- †Enchodus petrosus
- †Enchodus saevus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Eotrachodon – type locality for genus
- †Eotrachodon orientalis – type locality for species
- †Epitonium
- †Eulima
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exogyra
- Fusinus
- †Gegania
- Gemmula
- †Gervillia
- †Globidens – type locality for genus
- †Globidens alabamensis – type locality for species
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Halimornis – type locality for genus
- †Halimornis thompsoni – type locality for species
- †Halisaurus
- †Hamulus
- Haustator
- †Helicoceras
- Hoplopteryx – tentative report
- †Hybodus
- †Ichthyodectes
- †Ichthyodectes ctenodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ichthyornis – type locality for genus
- †Ichthyornis dispar – type locality for species
- †Inoceramus
- †Ischyrhiza
- Isognomon
- Lima
- Limatula
- †Linearis
- †Linter
- †Linthia
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
- †Lophorhothon – type locality for genus
- †Lophorhothon atopus – type locality for species
- †Loxotoma
- †Lucina
- Martesia
- †Mathilda
- †Megalocoelacanthus – type locality for genus
- †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei – type locality for species
- Menippe
- †Modiolus
- †Moorevillia – type locality for genus
- †Morea
- †Neithea
- Nozeba
- Nucula
- Odontaspis
- Ostrea
- †Pachydiscus
- †Pachymelania – tentative report
- †Pachyrhizodus
- Pagurus
- †Pagurus convexus – type locality for species
- Panopea
- †Paranomia
- †Pecten
- Pholadomya
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- †Plagiostoma
- †Platecarpus
- Plicatula
- Polinices
- †Polycotylus
- †Prognathodon
- †Protocardia
- †Protosphyraena
- †Protosphyraena nitida – tentative report
- †Protostega
- †Protostega dixie – type locality for species
- †Protostega gigas
- †Pseudocorax
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Ptychodus
- †Ptychotrygon
- Pycnodonte
- Ringicula
- Rissoina
- Rostellaria – tentative report
- †Sargana
- †Saurocephalus
- †Saurocephalus lanciformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Saurodon
- †Saurornitholestes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Scaphites
- †Schizobasis
- †Selmasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Selmasaurus russelli – type locality for species
- Serpula
- Solemya
- †Sphenodiscus
- †Spirorbula
- Spondylus
- Squalicorax
- †Stratodus
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- Teredo
- †Thalassinoides
- †Toxochelys
- Trachycardium
- Turritella
- †Turritella bilira
- †Turritella chalybeatensis
- †Turritella forgemoli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turritella hilgardi
- †Turritella paravertebroides
- †Turritella tippana
- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
- †Tylosaurus
- Xenophora
- †Xiphactinus
Cenozoic
[edit]Selected Cenozoic taxa of Alabama
[edit]- Abra
- Acanthocardia
- Accipiter
- Acirsa
- Aclis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Acropora
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- †Adeorbis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Aequipecten
- Aetobatus
- Agaronia
- Alaba
- Albula
- †Allomorone – type locality for genus
- Alopias
- Amaura
- †Ambystoma
- Ampheristus
- †Ampullina
- Amusium
- Anas
- Ancilla
- Angaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Angulus
- Anodontia
- Anolis
- Anomia
- Antalis
- Apalone
- †Aphelops
- Aplodinotus – tentative report
- Aporrhais
- Arca
- Architectonica
- †Arctodus
- †Area
- Argobuccinum
- Argyrotheca
- Astarte
- Asthenotoma
- Astrangia
- Astyris
- Athleta
- Atrina
- †Aturia
- Atys
- Aythya
- †Aythya collaris
- †Aythya valisineria – or unidentified comparable form
- Bactridium
- †Baculites
- Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- †Baluchicardia
- Barbatia
- Barnea
- Bartramia
- †Basilosaurus
- Bathytoma
- †Bathytoma nonplicata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Belosaepia
- Bison
- Bittium
- Blarina
- Bonasa
- †Bonellitia
- Botula
- Brachidontes
- Branta
- Bufo
- Bullia
- †Burnhamia
- Busycon
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Callianassa
- Calliostoma
- Callista
- Calyptraea
- Campanile
- Cancellaria
- Canis
- Cantharus
- Capulus
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carphophis
- Caryophyllia
- †Castoroides
- †Catenicella
- Catoptrophorus
- Centroberyx
- Cerithiella
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Cervus
- Chama
- Charonia
- Chiton
- Chlamys
- †Chlorophthalmus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Chrysemys
- †Chrysodomus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Cibicides
- Cidaris
- Cirsotrema
- Clavatula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Clavilithes
- Cliona
- Closia
- Clypeaster
- Cochlespira
- Codakia – tentative report
- Colinus
- Coluber
- Columbellopsis
- Conomitra
- †Conorbis
- Conus
- Corbicula – tentative report
- Corbula
- Cordieria
- †Cormohipparion
- †Corvina
- Corvus
- †Coryphodon
- Crassostrea
- Crenella
- Crepidula
- Crisia
- †Crommium
- Crotalus
- Cryptobranchus
- Cucullaea
- Cultellus
- Cuna
- Cuspidaria
- Cyanocitta
- Cygnus
- Cylichna
- †Cylindracanthus
- Cyllene – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cynthiacetus
- Cypraea
- Cypraedia
- †Cytherideis
- Daphnella
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
- Dendrophyllia
- Dentalium
- Desmognathus
- Diadophis
- Dichocoenia
- †Dinematichthys
- †Dinohyus
- †Dinohyus hollandi – or unidentified related form
- Diodon – tentative report
- Diodora
- Discorbis
- Distorsio
- †Dolicholatirus – tentative report
- Donax
- Dorsanum
- Dosinia – tentative report
- Dumetella
- †Echinopsis – tentative report
- †Ectopistes
- †Egertonia
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe guttata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elaphe vulpina
- †Elimia
- Emarginula
- †Eosurcula
- †Epicyon
- †Epicyon haydeni – or unidentified comparable form
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- Equus
- Ervilia
- Erycina
- Eulima
- Eulimella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Eupleura
- †Eurycea
- Euspira
- Euthria
- †Eutrephoceras
- Evalea
- †Exilia
- †Exogyra
- Falco
- †Ficopsis
- Fimbria
- Fissurella
- Flabellum
- Fulgurofusus
- Fustiaria
- Galeocerdo
- Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- Gavia
- Gegania
- Gemma
- Genota
- Geodia
- †Georgiacetus
- †Gigantostrea
- Ginglymostoma
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- Glyptoactis
- Goniopora
- Graptemys
- Grus
- Gyroidina
- Haliaeetus
- †Haliaeetus leucocephalus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hamulus
- Hastula
- Haustator
- Hemipristis
- †Hemisurcula
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon platirhinos – or unidentified comparable form
- Heterodontus
- Hexaplex
- Hipponix
- Hyla
- †Hyposaurus
- Isognomon
- †Jefitchia
- Kuphus
- †Lacunaria
- Laevicardium
- Lamna
- Lampropeltis
- Latirus
- †Ledina
- Lepton
- Limacina
- Limaria
- Linga
- †Linthia
- †Linuparus
- Lithophaga
- †Lithophaga nigra – or unidentified related form
- Lithophyllum – tentative report
- Lithothamnion – tentative report
- Longchaeus
- Lopha
- Lucina
- Lunularia
- Lynx
- Macoma
- Macrocallista
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Margaretta
- Marginella
- Martesia
- †Mastigophora
- †Mathilda
- †Megalonyx
- Melanella
- Melanerpes
- †Melanerpes carolinus – or unidentified comparable form
- Melanopsis
- Meleagris
- Membranipora
- Meretrix
- Mergus
- Mesalia
- Mesophyllum
- Metula
- †Michela
- Microdrillia
- Micropora
- Microtus
- Mitrella
- Mitrolumna
- Modiolus
- Murex
- Murexiella
- Myliobatis
- †Mylohyus
- Myotis
- †Nannippus
- Narona
- Nassarius
- Natica
- Naticarius
- Nebrius
- Negaprion
- †Nemipterus
- †Neohipparion
- Neotoma
- Neritina
- Nerodia
- Neverita
- Niso
- Norrisia
- Nucula
- Nycticeius
- Oculina – type locality for genus
- Odocoileus
- Odontaspis
- Odostomia
- Oliva
- Olivella
- Opheodrys
- Ostrea
- †Otodus
- Otus
- †Oxyrhina
- †Pachecoa
- †Palaeophis
- Panopea
- Panthera
- Pasithea
- Pecten
- †Pediomeryx
- Pekania
- Pelecyora
- Penion
- Peromyscus
- Petricola
- Phalium
- Philine
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- Phos
- Phyllodus
- Pica
- Picoides
- †Picoides villosus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pinna
- Pipistrellus
- Piranga
- †Piranga olivacea – or unidentified comparable form
- Pitar
- †Planaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Planorbis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pleiolama
- Plethodon
- Pleurofusia
- Pleuromeris
- †Pleurostoma
- Pleurotomaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pleurotomella
- Plicatula
- Podilymbus
- Poirieria
- Polinices
- Polyschides
- Pomatodelphis
- †Pontogeneus
- Porella
- Porina
- †Potamides – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pristis
- Propeamussium
- †Protocardia
- †Protohippus
- Prunum
- Pseudemys
- †Pseudolatirus
- Pseudoliva
- Pteria
- Pterothrissus
- Pterynotus
- Pycnodonte
- Pyramidella
- †Pyrgulina
- Quinqueloculina
- Quiscalus
- Raja
- †Rana
- Rangifer
- Raphitoma
- Reithrodontomys
- Reteporella
- Retusa
- Rhinobatos
- Rhinoclavis
- Rhinoptera
- Rhizoprionodon
- Rhynchoconger
- Rimella
- Ringicula
- Rissoina
- Rostellaria
- †Rotularia
- Sassia
- Sayornis
- †Sayornis phoebe – or unidentified comparable form
- Scaphander
- Scaphella
- †Sceptrum
- Schizaster
- Schizoporella
- Scolopax
- Scyliorhinus
- Seila
- Semele
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
- Siderastrea
- Sigatica
- Sinum
- Siphonalia
- Siphonochelus
- Skena
- Skenea
- †Smilodon
- Solariella
- Solemya
- Sorex
- Sphyraena – tentative report
- Sphyrna
- Spilogale – tentative report
- Spirorbis
- †Spirorbula – tentative report
- Spisula
- Spondylus
- Sterna
- Stomachetosella
- Storeria
- †Striatolamia
- Strioturbonilla
- Strix
- †Strix varia – or unidentified comparable form
- Strombus
- Stylophora
- Sveltella
- Sveltia
- Sylvilagus
- †Synthetoceras
- †Synthetoceras tricornatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Tapirus
- Teinostoma
- †Teleoceras
- Tellina
- Temnocidaris – tentative report
- Tenagodus
- Terebra
- Teredo
- Textularia
- Thamnophis
- Thiara
- Tornus
- Trachyphyllia
- Trichiurus
- Trigonostoma
- †Trinacria
- Trionyx
- Triphora
- †Tripia
- Trochita
- Trochus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Trophon
- Turbinella – or unidentified related form
- Turbo – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Turbonilla
- Turdus
- Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- Tylocidaris
- Tympanuchus
- Umbraculum
- Ursus
- Venericardia
- Verticordia
- Vitrinella
- †Volvariella
- Xenophora
- Xylophaga
- Yoldia
- †Zygorhiza
- †Zygorhiza kochii – type locality for species
References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.