List of the prehistoric life of Oklahoma
Appearance
This list of the prehistoric life of Oklahoma contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Oklahoma.
Precambrian
[edit]The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
[edit]Selected Paleozoic taxa of Oklahoma
[edit]- †Abyssomedon – type locality for genus
- †Abyssomedon williamsi – type locality for species
- †Acheloma
- †Acheloma cumminsi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Acheloma dunni – type locality for species
- †Acleistorhinus – type locality for genus
- †Acleistorhinus pteroticus – type locality for species
- †Albertoceras
- †Alethopteris
- †Alexandrinia
- †Alexandrinia directa – type locality for species
- Ammodiscus
- †Amphiscapha
- †Anabathra
- †Ananaspis
- †Anataphrus
- †Angelosaurus
- †Angelosaurus romeri – type locality for species
- † Anisophyllum
- †Annularia
- †Anomphalus
- †Anthracoceras
- †Aphlebia
- †Archaeocidaris
- Archaeolithophyllum
- †Archeria
- †Archimedes
- †Archimedes distans
- †Archimedes meekanoides
- †Archimedes meekanus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Arkanites
- †Aspidosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten halensis
- †Aviculopecten multilineatus
- †Aviculopecten nodocosta – type locality for species
- †Avonia – tentative report
- †Axinolobus
- †Baeotherates – type locality for genus
- †Baeotherates fortsillensis – type locality for species
- †Bellerophon
- †Benthamaspis
- †Bicornella
- †Bilinguites
- †Bisatoceras – type locality for genus
- †Bolbocephalus
- †Bolosaurus
- †Bolosaurus grandis – type locality for species
- †Bolosaurus striatus
- †Bolterpeton – type locality for genus
- †Bothriocidaris
- †Cacops
- †Cacops morrisi – type locality for species
- †Cacops woehri – type locality for species
- †Calamites
- †Callipteris
- †Calymene
- †Calyptaulax
- †Camarotoechia
- † Camerate
- †Campbelloceras
- †Cancelloceras
- †Capnophyllum
- †Captorhinus
- †Cardiocephalus
- †Cardiocephalus peabodyi – type locality for species
- †Cardiocephalus sternbergi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Carolinites
- †Ceramopora
- †Ceratiocaris
- †Ceratocephala
- †Ceraurinella
- †Ceraurus
- †Cheirurus
- †Chonetes
- †Cladochonus
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Clepsydrops
- Cliona
- †Colobomycter – type locality for genus
- †Colobomycter pholeter – type locality for species
- †Composita
- †Coolinia
- †Cordania
- †Cordylodus
- †Cornulites
- †Cotylorhynchus – type locality for genus
- †Cotylorhynchus bransoni – type locality for species
- †Cotylorhynchus romeri – type locality for species
- Crania
- †Craniops
- †Cravenoceras
- †Cricotus
- †Crossotelos – type locality for genus
- †Ctenacanthus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Curtognathus
- †Cybelopsis
- †Cycloceras
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cyphaspis
- †Cyrtograptus
- †Cystodictya
- †Cystodictya elegans – type locality for species
- †Dalmanites
- †Delorhynchus – type locality for genus
- †Delorhynchus cifellii – type locality for species
- †Delorhynchus priscus – type locality for species
- †Diacalymene
- †Diadectes
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dicranurus
- †Dictyonema
- †Dimeropygiella
- †Dimetrodon
- †Dimetrodon dollovianus
- †Dimetrodon limbatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dimetrodon loomisi
- †Dimetrodon macrospondylus
- †Diplocaulus – type locality for genus
- †Diplograptus
- †Discitoceras
- †Doleserpeton – type locality for genus
- †Domatoceras
- †Eatonia
- †Echinaria
- †Echinosphaerites
- †Ectosteorhachis
- †Edaphosaurus
- †Edestus – type locality for genus
- †Edmondia
- †Eodictyonella
- †Eospirifer
- †Epiphyton
- †Eryops
- †Estheria
- †Eucalyptocrinites
- †Euryodus
- †Euryodus dalyae – type locality for species
- †Euryodus primus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Favosites
- †Fayella – type locality for genus
- †Feeserpeton – type locality for genus
- †Feeserpeton oklahomensis – type locality for species
- †Fenestella
- †Foerstia
- †Fragiscutum
- †Frencrinuroides
- †Fusulina
- †Gastrioceras
- †Girvanella
- †Glaphurochiton
- †Glyptopleura
- †Gnathodus
- †Gnathorhiza
- †Goniatites
- †Gotlandochiton
- †Gymnophyllum
- †Hallopora
- †Halysites
- †Hapsidopareion – type locality for genus
- †Hapsidopareion lepton – type locality for species
- †Helminthochiton
- †Hibbertia
- †Hindia
- †Holopea – tentative report
- †Huntoniatonia
- †Idiognathodus
- †Illaenus
- †Isotelus
- †Ivoechiton
- †Jeffersonia
- †Kainops
- †Kawina
- †Kennedya
- †Kockelella
- †Krausella
- †Labidosaurikos – type locality for genus
- †Labidosaurus
- †Leonaspis
- †Lepidodendron
- Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Liroceras
- †Lisca
- Lithophaga
- †Llistrofus – type locality for genus
- †Lonchodomas
- †Lutesvillia
- †Lysorophus
- †Macroleter
- †Macroleter agilis – type locality for species
- †Marsupiocrinus
- †Maximites
- †Mcqueenoceras
- †Meganeuropsis
- †Meristella
- †Meristina
- †Metacoceras
- †Michelinoceras
- †Micraroter – type locality for genus
- †Micraroter erythrogeios – type locality for species
- †Microleter – type locality for genus
- †Microleter mckinzieorum – type locality for species
- †Micula – tentative report
- †Misthodotes
- Modiolus
- †Monograptus
- †Moravia
- †Mycterosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Mycterosaurus longiceps – type locality for species
- †Nannaroter – type locality for genus
- †Nannospondylus – type locality for genus
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis transversa – type locality for species
- †Neospirifer
- †Neuropteris
- Nucula
- †Odontochile
- †Oinochoe
- † Oliveria
- †Ophiacodon
- †Ophiacodon major
- †Ophiacodon mirus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ophiacodon uniformis
- †Opisthodontosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Oromycter – type locality for genus
- †Oromycter dolesorum – type locality for species
- †Orovenator – type locality for genus
- †Orovenator mayorum – type locality for species
- †Orthacanthus
- †Orthoceras
- †Oulodus
- †Ozarkodina
- †Pachylyroceras
- †Paciphacops
- †Paladin
- Palaeoaplysina – tentative report
- †Paleochiton
- †Paralegoceras
- †Pasawioops – type locality for genus
- †Pecopteris
- †Pentremites
- †Peripetoceras
- †Perryella – type locality for genus
- †Petalodus
- †Phillipsia – tentative report
- †Phragmolites
- †Pinnularia
- †Plaesiomys
- †Platyceras
- †Platycrinites
- †Platysomus
- †Platystrophia
- †Plectodonta
- †Pleuracanthus
- †Pleurocystites
- †Plicochonetes
- †Polygnathodella – type locality for genus
- †Polygnathus
- †Prioniodus
- †Prodentalium
- †Proetus
- †Protocaptorhinus
- †Punka
- †Rayella
- †Rayonnoceras
- †Reedops
- †Remopleurides
- †Reteocrinus
- †Rhopalia
- †Rhynchonkos
- †Rhynchonkos stovalli – type locality for species
- Rogerella
- †Sagenodus
- †Sandia
- †Scytalocrinus
- †Seymouria
- †Sigillaria
- †Sillerpeton – type locality for genus
- †Skenidioides
- Solecurtus
- Solemya – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Solenochilus
- †Solenomorpha – tentative report
- †Sowerbyella
- †Sphaerexochus
- †Sphaerocoryphe
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenophyllum emarginatum
- †Sphenophyllum gilmorei
- †Sphenophyllum latifolium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphenophyllum stoukenbergi – tentative report
- †Sphenopteris
- †Spirifer
- Spirorbis
- †Streptognathodus
- †Stroboceras
- †Strophomena
- †Strophomena costellata
- †Strophomena neglecta
- †Strophomena perconcava – or unidentified comparable form
- †Strophomena planumbona
- †Tainoceras
- †Tarphyceras
- †Tentaculites
- †Tersomius
- †Tersomius texensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tetrataxis
- Textularia
- †Thoracoceras
- †Thrausmosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Trimerorhachis
- †Urasterella
- †Varanodon – type locality for genus
- †Varanodon agilis – type locality for species
- †Varanops
- †Varanops brevirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- †Vinella
- †Walchia
- †Watongia – type locality for genus
- †Watongia meieri – type locality for species
- †Wilkingia
- †Worthenia
- †Wurmiella
- †Xenacanthus
- Yoldia
- †Zatrachys
Mesozoic
[edit]- †Acrocanthosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Acrocanthosaurus atokensis – type locality for species
- †Albanerpeton
- †Allosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Allosaurus fragilis – type locality for species
- Ammobaculites
- †Ammobaculites subgoodlandensis – type locality for species
- †Apatosaurus
- †Arcellites
- †Arcellites hexapartitus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Astroconodon
- †Astroconodon denisoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Astrodon
- †Atokasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Atokasaurus metarsiodon – type locality for species
- †Atokatheridium – type locality for genus
- †Atokatheridium boreni – type locality for species
- †Barosaurus
- †Bernissartia
- †Brachiosaurus
- †Brontosaurus
- †Camarasaurus
- †Camptosaurus
- †Caririchnium
- †Ceratodus
- †Ceratosaurus – tentative report
- Cythere
- †Cythereis
- †Cythereis carpenterae
- †Cythereis mahonae
- †Cythereis subgoodlandensis – type locality for species
- Cytherella
- Cytherelloidea
- †Cytherelloidea rhomboidalis – type locality for species
- †Cytherelloidea subgoodlandensis – type locality for species
- Cytheridea
- †Cytheridea amygdaloides
- †Cytheridea oliverensis
- †Cytheridea rotundus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cytheropteron
- †Deinonychus
- †Diplodocus
- †Escharoides – tentative report
- †Escharoides nomas – type locality for species
- †Exogyra
- †Glyptops
- †Goniopholis
- †Goniopholis stovalli – type locality for species
- †Grallator
- †Gyronchus
- †Holoclemensia
- †Hybodus
- †Kermackia
- †Koskinonodon
- Lituotuba
- †Lonchidion
- †Magnoavipes
- †Megalosauripus
- †Naomichelys
- †Oklatheridium – type locality for genus
- †Oklatheridium minax – type locality for species
- †Oklatheridium szalayi – type locality for species
- Ostrea
- †Palaeobalistum – tentative report
- †Pappotherium
- †Paracimexomys – tentative report
- †Paracimexomys crossi – type locality for species
- Paracypris
- Patellina
- Planulina
- †Pleurocoelus
- †Pteraichnus
- †Ptilotodon – type locality for genus
- †Ptilotodon wilsoni – type locality for species
- Pyripora
- Ramphonotus
- Ramulina
- Reophax
- †Reophax subgoodlandensis – type locality for species
- †Saurophaganax – type locality for genus
- †Saurophaganax maximus – type locality for species
- †Sauroposeidon – type locality for genus
- †Sauroposeidon proteles – type locality for species
- †Stegosaurus
- †Tenontosaurus
- Textularia
- Vaginulina
Cenozoic
[edit]- †Adelphailurus
- †Aelurodon
- †Aelurodon taxoides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Aepycamelus
- †Agriotherium
- †Alforjas
- Alligator
- †Amebelodon
- †Amphimachairodus
- †Aphelops
- †Arctonasua
- †Arctonasua fricki – type locality for species
- †Astrohippus
- †Barbourofelis
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus
- †Bison latifrons – or unidentified comparable form
- Blarina
- †Bootherium
- †Borophagus
- †Buisnictis
- †Buisnictis schoffi – type locality for species
- †Calippus
- †Calippus martini – type locality for species
- †Calippus regulus
- †Camelops
- Canis
- †Carpocyon
- †Castoroides
- †Castoroides ohioensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Chaetodipus
- †Chaetodipus hispidus – or unidentified comparable form
- Coluber
- †Copemys
- †Copemys mariae – type locality for species
- †Copemys shotwelli
- †Cormohipparion
- Crotalus
- †Crotalus viridis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cuvieronius
- Cynomys
- Dasypus
- †Desmathyus
- †Dinohippus
- †Dipoides
- †Domninoides
- †Domninoides hessei – type locality for species
- †Domninoides knoxjonesi – type locality for species
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe buisi – type locality for species
- †Elaphe obsoleta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elaphe vulpina
- †Epicyon
- Equus
- †Euceratherium
- †Euceratherium collinum – type locality for species
- †Eucyon
- Felis
- Geochelone
- Geomys
- †Gigantocamelus
- †Glyptotherium
- †Gomphotherium
- Gopherus
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hesperoscalops
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodon
- †Hipparion
- †Hippotherium
- †Homotherium – type locality for genus
- †Homotherium serum – type locality for species
- †Hypolagus
- Lampropeltis
- Lasionycteris
- †Leptodontomys
- Lepus
- Lophodytes
- Lynx
- †Macrognathomys
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Marmota
- †Megalonyx
- †Megatylopus
- †Merychippus
- †Merychippus coloradense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Merychyus
- Microtus
- †Microtus ochrogaster – or unidentified comparable form
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Miospermophilus
- †Miospermophilus lavertyi – type locality for species
- †Mylohyus
- Myotis
- †Myotis yumanensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nannippus
- †Neohipparion
- Neotoma
- Nerodia
- †Nimravides
- †Nimravides thinobates – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nothodipoides
- †Nothodipoides planus – type locality for species
- †Nothrotheriops
- Odocoileus
- †Oklahomalagus
- †Oklahomalagus whisenhunti – type locality for species
- Ondatra
- Onychomys
- †Onychomys leucogaster – or unidentified comparable form
- Ophisaurus
- †Paramylodon
- †Paranasua
- †Pediomeryx
- Perognathus
- †Perognathus mclaughlini – or unidentified comparable form
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus berendsensis – type locality for species
- †Peromyscus cochrani – or unidentified comparable form
- Pipistrellus
- Pituophis
- †Platygonus
- †Platygonus vetus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pleiolama
- †Plesiogulo
- †Pliogeomys
- †Pliogeomys buisi – type locality for species
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliotaxidea
- †Pliotaxidea nevadensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Podomys
- †Procamelus
- †Procamelus grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Prodipodomys
- †Pronotolagus
- Pseudacris
- Pseudemys
- †Pseudemys hilli – type locality for species
- †Pseudhipparion
- Reithrodontomys
- †Serbelodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Smilodon
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus dotti
- †Spermophilus franklinii
- †Spermophilus rexroadensis
- †Spermophilus richardsonii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
- Sthenictis
- Sylvilagus
- Synaptomys
- Tamias
- Tapirus
- †Teleoceras
- †Teleoceras fossiger
- †Teleoceras guymonense – type locality for species
- †Teleoceras hicksi
- Terrapene
- †Terrapene parornata – type locality for species
- †Texoceros
- †Texoceros guymonensis – type locality for species
- †Texoceros minorei – type locality for species
- Thamnophis
- Thomomys
- †Tregosorex
- †Untermannerix
- Vulpes
- †Vulpes stenognathus – type locality for species
- †Vulpes velox
- †Yumaceras
- †Yumaceras figginsi – or unidentified comparable form
- Zapus
References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.