List of the prehistoric life of Arkansas
Appearance
This article needs attention from an expert in Palaeontology. The specific problem is: Several of the genus names (including but not necessarily limited to those tagged as {{dn}}) appear to be invalid. E.g. (1) Sandia, a brachiopod, name preoccupied by a butterfly, possibly now Neosandia or Brasilioproductus. E.g. (2) Cytherea, a mollusc, name preoccupied by a fly, now apparently split into Callista and Neocallista.. (May 2018) |
This list of the prehistoric life of Arkansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Arkansas.
Precambrian
[edit]The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
[edit]Selected Paleozoic taxa of Arkansas
[edit]- †Adnatoceras
- †Amphiscapha
- †Amplexus
- †Ananaspis
- †Anthracoceras
- †Aphelaeceras
- †Arcanoceras
- †Archaeocidaris
- Archaeolithophyllum – tentative report
- †Archimedes
- †Archimylacris
- †Arkanites
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- † Avonia
- †Axinolobus
- †Bactritimimus
- †Baschkirites
- †Bellerophon
- †Bisatoceras
- †Bistrialites
- †Branneroceras
- †Cancelloceras
- †Cavusgnathus
- †Cheirurus
- †Chonetes
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Composita
- †Cornuproetus
- †Cravenoceras
- †Cypricardinia – tentative report
- †Dalmanites – type locality for genus
- †Deiphon
- †Delops
- †Diacalymene
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dolorthoceras
- †Echinaria
- †Edmondia
- †Encrinurus
- †Endolobus
- †Eophacops
- †Eospirifer
- †Eowellerites
- †Eucalyptocrinites
- †Euomphalus
- †Gastrioceras
- Gastrochaenolites
- †Girvanella
- †Glyptambon – type locality for genus
- †Glyptopleura
- †Gnathodus
- †Goniatites
- †Goniatites crenistria – or unidentified related form
- †Hematites
- †Irvingella
- †Kazakhstania – tentative report
- †Lingula
- †Liroceras – tentative report
- †Mariceras
- †Meristina
- †Metacoceras
- †Michelinoceras
- †Naticopsis
- †Ozarcus – type locality for genus
- †Ozarcus mapesae – type locality for species
- †Pachylyroceras
- †Paladin
- †Paleoconus
- †Paralegoceras
- †Pentremites
- †Peripetoceras
- †Platyceras
- †Plectodonta – tentative report
- †Plicochonetes
- †Posidonia
- †Proetus
- †Quinnites
- †Rayonnoceras
- †Sandia
- †Solenochilus
- †Solenomorpha
- †Sphaerexochus
- †Spirifer
- †Stearoceras
- †Stigmaria
- †Stroboceras
- †Sutherlandia
- †Tesuquea
- †Triboloceras – tentative report
- †Tripteroceroides – tentative report
- Trypanites
- †Tylonautilus
- †Valhallites
- †Wilkingia
- †Zia
Mesozoic
[edit]Selected Mesozoic taxa of Arkansas
[edit]- †Anomia
- †Baculites
- Botula
- †Brontopodus
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Caryophyllia
- †Cirroceras
- Cliona
- Corbicula
- †Crenella
- Cucullaea
- Cylichna
- †Cymella
- †Dentalium
- †Desmophyllites
- †Didymoceras
- †Discoscaphites
- †Douvilleiceras
- †Echinocorys
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exogyra
- †Gaudryceras
- †Heminautilus
- †Hoploscaphites
- †Inoceramus
- †Jeletzkytes
- Limatula
- †Linthia
- †Mathilda
- †Menuites
- †Micraster
- Micropora – tentative report
- †Naomichelys
- †Nostoceras
- †Pachydiscus
- Panopea
- †Placenticeras
- †Platecarpus
- †Protocardia
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- Pycnodonte
- Serpula
- †Sphenodiscus
- Spondylus
- †Stylina
- †Tenea
- †Thamnasteria
- †Toxochelys – type locality for genus
- †Toxochelys latiremis – type locality for species
- Trachycardium
- Turritella
- †Uhligella – tentative report
Cenozoic
[edit]Selected Cenozoic taxa of Arkansas
[edit]- Acteon
- Agaronia
- Antalis
- Architectonica
- Arius – or unidentified comparable form
- Astrangia
- Athleta
- Barbatia
- †Basilosaurus
- Blarina
- †Bootherium
- Brachidontes
- †Brachyprotoma
- Bullia
- Caestocorbula
- Canis
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Castor
- Cervus
- Chlamys
- Clavilithes
- Coluber
- †Coluber constrictor – or unidentified comparable form
- Conomitra
- Conus
- Corbula
- Crassostrea
- Crotalus
- Cytherea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Dasyatis
- Dentalium
- †Diaphyodus
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- Equus
- †Equus scotti – tentative report
- Erethizon
- Galeocerdo
- Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- Geomys
- Ginglymostoma
- Hemipristis
- Hemisinus
- Hexaplex
- †Iridomyrmex
- †Iridomyrmex mapesi – type locality for species
- †Lacunaria
- Latirus
- Lepisosteus
- Lepus
- †Lepus alleni
- †Lepus americanus – tentative report
- †Linthia
- Lynx
- †Mammuthus
- Marmota
- Mephitis
- Mesalia
- Microtus
- †Miracinonyx
- Mustela
- Myliobatis
- †Mylohyus
- Myotis
- Mytilus
- Nassarius
- Neogale
- Neotoma
- Nucula
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- Ostrea
- †Pachecoa
- Panthera
- Pekania
- Peromyscus
- Pitar
- Pituophis
- Pitymys
- Pleuromeris
- Polinices
- Pristis
- Procyon
- Propeamussium
- †Protocardia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pseudoliva
- Reithrodontomys
- Retusa
- Scalopus
- †Sinistrella
- †Smilodon
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus – tentative report
- Sphyraena
- Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius – tentative report
- Spisula
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus floridanus – tentative report
- Tamiasciurus
- Terebra
- Teredo
- Trichiurus
- Turritella
- Urocyon
- Ursus
- Venericardia
- Vulpes
- Yoldia
References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.