User:Abyssal/List of the prehistoric life of Tanzania
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This list of the prehistoric life of Tanzania contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the country of Tanzania.
Precambrian
[edit]The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Tanzania.
Paleozoic
[edit]- †Aenigmastropheus – type locality for genus
- †Aenigmastropheus parringtoni – type locality for species
- †Anthodon
- †Baiera
- †Baiera sp. 1 – informal
- †Bakevellia
- †Bakevellia tealei – type locality for species
- †Cupressinocladus
- †Cupressinocladus sp. 1 – informal
- †Dadoxylon
- †Desmiophyllum
- †Desmiophyllum sp. 1 – informal
- †Desmiophyllum sp. 2 – informal
- †Dicynodon
- †Dicynodon huenei – type locality for species
- †Dicynodon huenei
- †Dicynodon sp.
- †Dicynodontoides
- †Dicynodontoides nowacki – type locality for species
- †Dicynodontoides nowacki
- †Endothiodon
- †Endothiodon sp.
- †Endothiodon tolani – type locality for species
- †Endothiodon tolani
- †Equisetites
- †Equisetites sp. 1 – informal
- †Esoterodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Euptychognathus
- †Euptychognathus bathyrhynchus – type locality for species
- †Gangamopteris
- †Gangamopteris sp. 1 – informal
- †Gangamopteris sp. 2 – informal
- †Geikia
- †Geikia locusticeps – type locality for species
- †Gervillia
- †Gervillia elianae – type locality for species
- †Gervillia kidodiensis – type locality for species
- †Gervillia piriformis – type locality for species
- †Gervillia sp.
- †Gervillia stockleyi – type locality for species
- †Glossopteris
- †Glossopteris sp. 1 – informal
- †Glossopteris sp. 2 – informal
- †Glossopteris sp. 3 – informal
- †Glossopteris sp. 4 – informal
- †Glossopteris sp. 5 – informal
- †Glossopteris sp. 6 – informal
- †Glossopteris sp. 7 – informal
- †Katumbia
- †Katumbia parringtoni – type locality for species
- †Katumbia parringtoni
- †Kawingasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Kawingasaurus fossilis – type locality for species
- †Liebea
- †Liebea squamosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Modiolopsis
- †Modiolopsis kidodiensis – type locality for species
- †Modiolopsis kidodiensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Modiolopsis stockleyi – type locality for species
- †Myalina
- †Noeggerathiopsis
- †Noeggerathiopsis sp. 1 – informal
- †Peltobatrachus
- †Phyllotheca
- †Phyllotheca sp. 1 – informal
- †Procynosuchus
- †Pteria
- †Pteria africana – type locality for species
- †Rhachiocephalus
- †Rhachiocephalus behemoth – type locality for species
- †Rhachiocephalus magnus
- †Schizoneura
- †Schizoneura sp. 1 – informal
- †Sigillaria
- †Sigillaria sp. 1 – informal
- †Taeniopteris
- †Taeniopteris sp. 1 – informal
- †Taeniopteris sp. 2 – informal
- †Tangasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Tangasaurus mennelli – type locality for species
- †Theriognathus
- †Ullmannia
- †Ullmannia sp. 1 – informal
- †Vertebraria
- †Vertebraria sp. 1 – informal
- †Voltziopsis
- †Voltziopsis sp. 1 – informal
- †Voltziopsis sp. 2 – informal
Mesozoic
[edit]- †Acesta – tentative report
- †Acesta
- †Acesta cutleri – type locality for species
- †Acesta cutleri
- †Acesta sp. A – informal
- †Acteonina
- †Actinaraea
- †Actinaraea granulata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Actinastrea
- †Actinostreon
- †Aequipecten
- †Aequipecten palinurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Aequipecten subarmatus – or unidentified related form
- †Agathelia
- †Agglutinated
- †Akera
- †Akera tanganyicensis – type locality for species
- †Aleodon – type locality for genus
- †Aleodon brachyrhamphus – type locality for species
- †Allomorphina
- †Allosaurus
- †Allosaurus tendagurensis – tentative report
- †Ammodiscus
- †Amphiastrea
- †Amphitrochus – tentative report
- †Ampullina – tentative report
- †Ampullina
- †Ampullina besairiei – type locality for species
- †Ampullina besairiei
- †Ampullina quennelli – type locality for species
- †Ampullina quennelli
- †Ampullina sp.
- †Ancyloceras
- †Angonisaurus – type locality for genus
- †Angonisaurus cruickshanki – type locality for species
- †Anisocardia – tentative report
- †Anisocardia
- †Anisocardia kinjeleensis – type locality for species
- †Anisocardia kinjeleensis
- †Anisocardia sp.
- †Apolinter
- †Apolinter kindopeensis – type locality for species
- †Araucariacites
- †Arcomya
- †Arcomya robustissima – type locality for species
- †Arcomya robustissima
- †Arcomytilus
- †Arkhangelskiella
- †Asilisaurus – type locality for genus
- †Asilisaurus
- †Asilisaurus kongwe – type locality for species
- †Asilisaurus kongwe
- †Asperoris – type locality for genus
- †Asperoris mnyama – type locality for species
- †Assilina
- †Astacolus
- †Astarte
- †Astarte aitkeni – type locality for species
- †Astarte cotteausia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Astarte episcopalis
- †Astarte icaunensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Astarte kenti – type locality for species
- †Astarte lonjiensis – type locality for species
- †Astarte mandawaensis – type locality for species
- †Astarte mitoleensis – type locality for species
- †Astarte muelleri
- †Astarte pindiroensis – type locality for species
- †Astarte sp.
- †Astarte unilateralis
- †Astarte weissermeli
- †Ataphrus
- †Ataphrus acmon – or unidentified related form
- †Audouliceras
- †Australodocus – type locality for genus
- †Australodocus bohetii – type locality for species
- †Bakevellia – tentative report
- †Bakevellia
- †Baryphyllia
- †Bathrotomaria
- †Bathrotomaria aitkeni – type locality for species
- †Bathrotomaria aitkeni
- †Belemnites
- †Belemnites tanganensis – or unidentified related form
- †Bernissartia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Berthelina
- †Biretisporites
- †Bositra
- †Bourguetia
- †Brachidontes
- †Brachiosaurus – tentative report
- †Brachymeandra
- †Brachymeandra leptophylla – or unidentified comparable form
- †Brachytrema
- †Brancatherulum – type locality for genus
- †Brancatherulum tendagurense – type locality for species
- †Branching
- †Buliminid
- †Calamophyllia
- †Calamophyllia northeyi
- †Calamophyllia sikesi
- †Calamophyllia tangana – type locality for species
- †Callialasporites
- †Callipurbeckia
- †Callipurbeckia tendaguruensis – type locality for species
- †Callipurbeckia tendaguruensis
- †Camptodocis
- †Cardium
- †Ceratobulimina
- †Ceratolithoides
- †Ceratomya
- †Ceratomya pittieri
- †Ceratomya sp.
- †Ceratomya tanganyicensis – type locality for species
- †Ceratomyopsis
- †Ceratosaurus
- †Ceratosaurus roechlingi – tentative report
- †Ceratosaurus sp.
- †Cercomya
- †Chartronella
- †Chartronella mitoleensis – type locality for species
- †Chlamys
- †Chlamys curvivarians
- †Chlamys matapwaensis – type locality for species
- †Chlamys sp.
- †Chlamys subacutus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chlamys subtextoria
- †Chlamys textoria
- †Chrysostoma
- †Cidaris
- †Cingentolium
- †Classopollis
- †Coelastarte
- †Coelastarte dietrichi – type locality for species
- †Coelostylina
- †Coelostylina mandawaensis – type locality for species
- †Coelostylina mandawaensis
- †Coelostylina stockleyi – type locality for species
- †Colomia
- †Colomia sp. – tentative report
- †Colomia sp.
- †Columnocoenia
- †Concavissimisporites
- †Contusotruncana
- †Corbula – tentative report
- †Corbula
- †Corbula eamesi – type locality for species
- †Corbula kidugalloensis – type locality for species
- †Corbula mandawaensis – type locality for species
- †Corbula pindiroensis – type locality for species
- †Corbula sp.
- †Corbula tanganyicensis – type locality for species
- †Corollithion
- †Cossmannea
- †Cossmannea hennigi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cossmannea hennigi
- †Cricodon – type locality for genus
- †Cricodon metabolus – type locality for species
- †Cryptaulax
- †Ctenostreon
- †Cucullaea
- †Cucullaea contractaex gr.
- †Cucullaea contracta
- †Cucullaea gabrielis
- †Cucullaea irritans
- †Cucullaea kipandeensis – type locality for species
- †Cucullaea kipandeensis
- †Cucullaea kraussi
- †Cucullaea sp.
- †Cucullaea texta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cycloserpula
- †Cymatoceras
- †Cymatoceras mikado – type locality for species
- †Cymatoceras pseudoelegans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cyrena
- †Deltoidospora
- †Densoisporites
- †Dentalina
- †Deshayesites
- †Deshayesites kuntzi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dicarinella
- †Dicraeosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Dicraeosaurus
- †Dicraeosaurus hansemanni – type locality for species
- †Dicraeosaurus hansemanni
- †Dicraeosaurus sattleri – type locality for species
- †Dicraeosaurus sattleri
- †Dicraeosaurus sp.
- †Dimorphastrea
- †Dimorphoseris
- †Diploastrea
- †Diploastrea sp. – informal
- †Dorothia
- †Dysalotosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Dysalotosaurus lettowvorbecki – type locality for species
- †Eiffellithus
- †Elaphrosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Elaphrosaurus – tentative report
- †Elaphrosaurus
- †Elaphrosaurus bambergi – type locality for species
- †Elaphrosaurus bambergi
- †Engaibatis – type locality for genus
- †Engaibatis schultzei – type locality for species
- †Entolium
- †Eomiodon
- †Eomiodon baroni
- †Eomiodon cutleri – type locality for species
- †Eomiodon cutleri
- †Eomiodon dinosaurianum – type locality for species
- †Eomiodon dinosaurianum
- †Eomiodon namgaruensis – type locality for species
- †Eomiodon sp.
- †Eomiodon tanganyicensis – type locality for species
- †Eonavicula
- †Eonavicula quadrisulcata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Eonavicula sp.
- †Eopecten
- †Epistomina
- †Eponides
- †Eprolithus
- †Eugyra
- †Exelissa
- †Exelissa africana – type locality for species
- †Exelissa africana
- †Exogyra
- †Falcimytilus
- †Falcimytilus dietrichi – type locality for species
- †Falcimytilus dietrichi
- †Falsotruncana
- †Fimbria
- †Fimbria decussata
- †Fimbria kidugalloensis – type locality for species
- †Fimbria quennelli – type locality for species
- †Fimbria sp.
- †Fissurina
- †Foraminisporis
- †Foraminisporis sp. A – informal
- †Frenguelliella – tentative report
- †Frondicularia
- †Gaudryina
- †Gavelinella
- †Gervillella – tentative report
- †Gervillella
- †Gervillia
- †Giraffatitan – tentative report
- †Giraffatitan
- †Giraffatitan brancai – type locality for species
- †Giraffatitan brancai
- †Globotruncana
- †Globotruncanita
- †Globularia
- †Globularia phasianelloides – or unidentified related form
- †Globularia sp.
- †Glomalveolina
- †Glomospira
- †Glossus – tentative report
- †Goniomya
- †Grammatodon
- †Grammatodon irritans
- †Grammatodon kindopeensis
- †Grammatodon matapwaensis – type locality for species
- †Grammatodon sp.
- †Grammatodon stockleyi
- †Grammatodon virgatus
- †Gryphaea
- †Gyroidinoides
- †Haploceras
- †Haploceras carachtheis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Haplophragminids
- †Harpagodes
- †Harpagodes oceani – or unidentified related form
- †Hedbergella
- †Helenea
- †Heliocoenia
- †Helvetoglobotruncana
- †Herzogina
- †Hexamphiastrea
- †Hildoglochiceras
- †Hinnites
- †Hippopodium
- †Holcophylloceras
- †Holocystis
- †Homomya
- †Homomya hortulana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Homomya hortulana
- †Hybodus
- †Hyperodapedon
- †Hyperodapedon stockleyi – type locality for species
- †Hypophylloceras
- †Hypselorhachis – type locality for genus
- †Hypselorhachis mirabilis – type locality for species
- †Inaperturopollenites
- †Inaperturopollenites sp. IV – informal
- †Indotrigonia
- †Inoperna
- †Integricardium
- †Integricardium propebanneianum – type locality for species
- †Integricardium propebanneianum
- †Isastrea
- †Isocyprina – tentative report
- †Isocyprina kenti – type locality for species
- †Isocyprina sp.
- †Janenschia
- †Janenschia robusta – type locality for species
- †Janenschia robusta
- †Kentrosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Kentrosaurus – tentative report
- †Kentrosaurus
- †Kentrosaurus aethiopicus – type locality for species
- †Kentrosaurus aethiopicus
- †Kentrosaurus sp.
- †Kobyastraea
- †Kobyphyllia
- †Laevitrigonia
- †Laevitrigonia dwanikana – type locality for species
- †Lagena
- †Latusastrea
- †Lenticulina
- †Lepidotes – tentative report
- †Lepidotes
- †Lima
- †Lima kindopeensis – type locality for species
- †Lima sp.
- †Limatula
- †Limatula migeodi
- †Limatula moorei – type locality for species
- †Limatula sp. A – informal
- †Limatula tendagurensis
- †Lingulogavelinella
- †Liostrea – tentative report
- †Liostrea
- †Lissoceras
- †Lissochilus
- †Lithastrinus
- †Lithophaga
- †Lithraphidites
- †Lonchidion
- †Lopha – tentative report
- †Lopha
- †Lopha eruca
- †Lopha hennigi
- †Lopha kindopeensis – type locality for species
- †Lopha kindopeensis
- †Lopha sp.
- †Lucina
- †Lucina circularis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lucina cutleri – type locality for species
- †Lucina despecta
- †Lucina sp.
- †Lupaceradotus – type locality for genus
- †Lupaceradotus useviaensis – type locality for species
- †Lytoceras
- †Mactromya – tentative report
- †Mactromya
- †Mactromya eamesi – type locality for species
- †Mactromya quadrata
- †Mactromya sp.
- †Mandagomphodon
- †Mandagomphodon hirschsoni – type locality for species
- †Marginotruncana
- †Marginulina
- †Meandrastrea
- †Meandrophyllia
- †Megalosaurus – tentative report
- †Megalosaurus – or unidentified related form
- †Megalosaurus
- †Megalosaurus ingens – type locality for species
- †Megalosaurus ingens – tentative report
- †Megalosaurus sp.
- †Melchiorites
- †Meleagrinella
- †Microphyllia
- †Micula
- †Modiolus
- †Montlivaltia
- †Morozovella
- †Musculus
- †Musculus kindopeensis – type locality for species
- †Musculus kindopeensis
- †Myophorella
- †Myophorella kiwawaensis – type locality for species
- †Myophorella quennelli – type locality for species
- †Mytilus – tentative report
- †Mytilus
- †Nanogyra
- †Naricopsina
- †Natica
- †Natica eroyna – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neithea
- †Neocaeniopsis
- †Neridomus
- †Neridomus gea – or unidentified related form
- †Nerinea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Nerinea
- †Nerinea sp.
- †Nerinea tuberculosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nerinella – tentative report
- †Nerinella
- †Nerinella cutleri – type locality for species
- †Nerinella cutleri
- †Nerinella mandawaensis – type locality for species
- †Nerinella muelleri
- †Nerita
- †Nerita sp.
- †Nerita transversa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nicaniella – tentative report
- †Nicaniella sp. A – informal
- †Nodosaria
- †Nucula
- †Nummocalcar
- †Nummocalcar mitoleensis – type locality for species
- †Nummulites
- †Nyasasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Nyasasaurus
- †Nyasasaurus parringtoni – type locality for species
- †Opis
- †Opisthotrigonia
- †Ostafrikasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Ostafrikasaurus crassiserratus – type locality for species
- †Osteomya
- †Ostrea – tentative report
- †Ostrea
- †Ovalastrea
- †Ovalastrea recki
- †Ovalastrea sp.
- †Ovalastrea tangenticostata – type locality for species
- †Ovalastrea urgonica
- †Oxytoma – tentative report
- †Oxytoma
- †Oxytoma inequivalvis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Oxytoma inequivalvis
- †Oxytoma sp.
- †Pakasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Pakasuchus kapilimai – type locality for species
- †Panopea
- †Paracenoceras
- †Paracenoceras dorsatus
- †Paracenoceras sattleri – type locality for species
- †Paracerithium
- †Paracerithium lonjiense – type locality for species
- †Parallelodon – tentative report
- †Parallelodon
- †Parallelodon pindiroensis – type locality for species
- †Parallelodon sp.
- †Parathalmanninella
- †Parringtonia – type locality for genus
- †Parringtonia gracilis – type locality for species
- †Patella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Patella
- †Peplosmilia
- †Pholadomya
- †Pictavia
- †Pictavia tanganyicensis – type locality for species
- †Pietteia
- †Pinna
- †Pinna buchii
- †Pinna constantini – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pinna constantini
- †Pinna hombresi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pinna mitis
- †Pinna robinaldina – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pinna sp.
- †Placunopsis
- †Plagiostoma
- †Plagiostoma sp.
- †Plagiostoma sp. A – informal
- †Planomalina
- †Pleuromya
- †Pleurostylina
- †Pleurotomaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Podocarpidites
- †Podocarpidites ellipticus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Polyphylloseris
- †Praebulimina
- †Praeconia
- †Praeexogyra
- †Praeglobotruncana
- †Preverastraea
- †Procerithium
- †Procerithium mandawaense – type locality for species
- †Procerithium mandawaense
- †Procheloniceras
- †Procheloniceras hennigi – type locality for species
- †Promathildia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Pronoella
- †Pronoella kidugalloensis – type locality for species
- †Pronoella pindiroensis – type locality for species
- †Pronoella pindiroensis
- †Pronoella putealis – type locality for species
- †Pronoella putealis
- †Protocardia – tentative report
- †Protocardia
- †Protocardia besairiei – type locality for species
- †Protocardia bipi – type locality for species
- †Protocardia consobrina
- †Protocardia schencki
- †Protocardia schenki
- †Protocardia sp.
- †Protocardia suprajurensis
- †Psammohelia
- †Pseudohaploceras
- †Pseudohaploceras matheroni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pseudolimea
- †Pseudolimea duplicata
- †Pseudolimea mandawaensis – type locality for species
- †Pseudomelania
- †Pseudomelania aitkeni – type locality for species
- †Pseudomelania aspasia – or unidentified related form
- †Pseudomelania aspasia
- †Pseudomelania conica
- †Pseudomelania dietrichi – type locality for species
- †Pseudomelania dietrichi
- †Pseudomelania kidugalloensis – type locality for species
- †Pseudomelania sp.
- †Pseudomelania vittata
- †Pseudomonotis
- †Pseudomyriophyllia
- †Pseudomyriophyllia carpathica
- †Pseudomyriophyllia sp. 1 – informal
- †Pseudomyriophyllia sp. 2 – informal
- †Pseudonerinea
- †Pseudopatelinella
- †Pseudopecten – tentative report
- †Pseudorhytidopilus
- †Pseudorhytidopilus lonjiensis – type locality for species
- †Pseudosigmoilina
- †Pseudotrapezium
- †Psilocitharella
- †Pteria
- †Pteria tanganyicensis – type locality for species
- †Pterodactylus
- †Pterodactylus brancai – type locality for species
- †Pterodactylus maximus – type locality for species
- †Ptychomya
- †Purpuroidea
- †Purpuroidea gigas – or unidentified related form
- †Quadrimorphina
- †Quadrum
- †Radotruncana
- †Radulopecten – tentative report
- †Radulopecten
- †Radulopecten kinjeleensis – type locality for species
- †Radulopecten kinjeleensis
- †Radulopecten scarburgensis
- †Radulopecten sp.
- †Ramulina
- †Rechnisaurus
- †Rhamphorhynchus
- †Rhamphorhynchus tendagurensis – type locality for species
- †Rhytidopilus
- †Rollieria – tentative report
- †Rotalipora
- †Ruhuhuaria – type locality for genus
- †Ruhuhuaria reiszi – type locality for species
- †Rukwasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Rukwasuchus
- †Rukwasuchus yajabalijekundu – type locality for species
- †Rukwasuchus yajabalijekundu
- †Rukwatitan – type locality for genus
- †Rukwatitan bisepultus – type locality for species
- †Saracenaria
- †Scalenodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Scalenodon
- †Scalenodon angustifrons – type locality for species
- †Scalenodon attridgei – type locality for species
- †Scalenodon charigi – type locality for species
- †Scalenodon sp.
- †Scaphonyx
- †Scaphonyx africanus – type locality for species
- †Scurriopsis
- †Seebachia
- †Shanbeipollenites
- †Sigalia
- †Sphaera
- †Sphaera corrugata
- †Sphaera subcorrugata – type locality for species
- †Sphaera subcorrugata
- †Sphenodus
- †Spiroplectammina
- †Spiroplectinata
- †Spondylopecten – tentative report
- †Staffia – type locality for genus
- †Staffia aenigmatica – type locality for species
- †Stagonosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Stagonosuchus nyassicus – type locality for species
- †Staurolithites
- †Stegoconcha
- †Stelidioseris
- †Stenaulorhynchus – type locality for genus
- †Stenaulorhynchus
- †Stenaulorhynchus major – type locality for species
- †Stenaulorhynchus major
- †Stenaulorhynchus sp.
- †Stenaulorhynchus stockleyi – type locality for species
- †Stensioeina
- †Stylina
- †Subbotina
- †Subdichotomoceras
- †Subdichotomoceras sparsiplicatum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Symmetrocapulus – tentative report
- †Synhelia
- †Tancredia
- †Tappanina
- †Teleocrater – type locality for genus
- †Teleocrater rhadinus – type locality for species
- †Tellina
- †Tendaguria – type locality for genus
- †Tendaguria tanzaniensis – type locality for species
- †Tendaguripterus – type locality for genus
- †Tendaguripterus recki – type locality for species
- †Tendagurodon – type locality for genus
- †Tendagurodon janenschi – type locality for species
- †Tendagurutherium – type locality for genus
- †Tendagurutherium dietrichi – type locality for species
- †Tetragonias
- †Tetragonias njalilus – type locality for species
- †Thalmanninella
- †Thamnoseris
- †Thecosmilia
- †Thracia
- †Tornieria – type locality for genus
- †Tornieria – tentative report
- †Tornieria
- †Tornieria africana – type locality for species
- †Tornieria africana
- †Tornieria sp.
- †Trichites
- †Trigonia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Trigonia
- †Trigonia costata
- †Trigonia dietrichi
- †Trigonia dubia
- †Trigonia elongata
- †Trigonia kenti – type locality for species
- †Trigonia kidugalloensis – type locality for species
- †Trigonia migeodi – type locality for species
- †Trigonia muelleri
- †Trigonia schwarzi
- †Trigonia smeei
- †Trigonia sp.
- †Trigonia sp. A – informal
- †Trigonia tealei
- †Trochamminids
- †Trochus
- †Tropaeum
- †Tubular
- †Unio
- †Uniplanarius
- †Venilicardia
- †Venilicardia sublineolata – type locality for species
- †Whiteinella
- †Zeugrhabdotus
- †Zygopleura
Cenozoic
[edit]- †Acacia
- †Acacia albida
- †Acacia mahengense – type locality for species
- †Acacia sp.
- †Acalypha
- †Achatina
- †Achatina zanzibaria – or unidentified comparable form
- †Achyranthes
- †Acinonyx
- †Acroprivesa
- †Acroprivesa msandarusi – type locality for species
- †Acutibaeus – type locality for genus
- †Acutibaeus bellicosus – type locality for species
- †Adansonia
- †Adenium
- †Aegypius
- †Aepyceros – or unidentified comparable form
- †Aepyceros
- †Aerva
- †Aethiopomyia
- †Aethomys
- †Aethomys lavocati – or unidentified comparable form
- †Aethomys lavocati
- †Agrabtoblatta – type locality for genus
- †Agrabtoblatta symmetrica – type locality for species
- †Agrypnus – type locality for genus
- †Agrypnus unicolor – type locality for species
- †Alaptus
- †Alaptus fructuosus – type locality for species
- †Alcelaphus
- †Alchornea
- †Alestes
- †Alestes dentex – or unidentified related form
- †Alestes nurse/affinis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Alestes sp.
- †Alestes stuhlmanni – or unidentified related form
- †Amorphoscelis
- †Amorphoscelis brevialata – type locality for species
- †Amusium
- †Amusurgus
- †Amusurgus africanus – type locality for species
- †Anadara
- †Anancus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anancus
- †Ancylotherium
- †Angerona
- †Angerona electrina – type locality for species
- †Anisus
- †Anomalinoides
- †Anthospermum
- †Antidorcas
- †Antidorcas recki – or unidentified comparable form
- †Antidorcas recki
- †Antidorcas sp.
- †Aonyx
- †Apentacentrus
- †Apentacentrus copalicus – type locality for species
- †Aphaenogaster
- †Aphanocalyx
- †Aphanocalyx singidaensis – type locality for species
- †Apis
- †Archaeopotamus
- †Artemisia
- †Articerus – type locality for genus
- †Articerus armatus – type locality for species
- †Arturium – tentative report
- †Arvicanthis
- †Asiraca
- †Asiraca albipuncta – type locality for species
- †Australopithecus
- †Avicanthis
- †Belenois
- †Bellamya
- †Bellamya capillata – or unidentified related form
- †Bitis
- †Bitis arietans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bitis arietans
- †Bitis olduvaiensis – type locality for species
- †Bitis sp.
- †Blatta
- †Blatta persipicillata – type locality for species
- †Bolbocranius
- †Bolbocranius nasalis – type locality for species
- †Boscia
- †Brabovus
- †Bubo
- †Bulinus
- †Bulinus tropicus
- †Bulinus truncatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Burtoa
- †Calciosolenia
- †Calcitoryctes – type locality for genus
- †Calcitoryctes magnificus – type locality for species
- †Calotelea – type locality for genus
- †Calotelea aurantia – type locality for species
- †Calotermes
- †Calotermes erythrops – type locality for species
- †Camelus
- †Campylocera
- †Campylocera setosa – type locality for species
- †Canis – or unidentified related form
- †Canis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Canis
- †Canthumeryx – or unidentified comparable form
- †Caracal
- †Caracal caracal
- †Caracal serval – or unidentified comparable form
- †Caracal serval
- †Cardiophorus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Carissa
- †Celosia
- †Celtis
- †Centorus – tentative report
- †Centorus inhumatus – type locality for species
- †Cephalophus
- †Cerambyx
- †Cerambyx dichropterus – type locality for species
- †Ceraphron
- †Ceraphron fasciatus – type locality for species
- †Ceraphron serrulatus – type locality for species
- †Ceratitis
- †Ceratitis rosa – tentative report
- †Ceratobaeus
- †Ceratobaeus incertus – type locality for species
- †Ceratotherium
- †Cercocebus
- †Cercopis
- †Cercopis aurata – type locality for species
- †Cercopithecoides
- †Ceroxys
- †Ceroxys ethiopia – type locality for species
- †Chaeteessa
- †Chaeteessa burmeisteri – type locality for species
- †Chaetogonopteron
- †Chaetogonopteron sobrium – type locality for species
- †Charidea
- †Charidea metis – type locality for species
- †Chironomus
- †Chironomus haustus – type locality for species
- †Chironomus inclusus – type locality for species
- †Chlaenius
- †Chlaenius electrinus – type locality for species
- †Chlamys
- †Chlorocebus
- †Chrysichthys
- †Chrysis
- †Chrysis viridicyanea – type locality for species
- †Cibicidoides
- †Cicada
- †Cicada forsythii – type locality for species
- †Cirina – or unidentified comparable form
- †Civettictis
- †Clarias
- †Clematis
- †Cleopatra
- †Cleopatra ferruginea – or unidentified related form
- †Clerodendron
- †Clerus
- †Clerus succini – type locality for species
- †Clutia
- †Coccolithus
- †Codakia
- †Colius
- †Colius striatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Commelina
- †Commiphoa
- †Commiphora
- †Connochaetes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Connochaetes
- †Connochaetes sp.
- †Connochaetes taurinus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Connochaetes taurinus
- †Corbicula
- †Corynoptera
- †Crepis
- †Crocidura – or unidentified comparable form
- †Crocodylus
- †Crocodylus anthropophagus – type locality for species
- †Crocodylus anthropophagus
- †Crocodylus nilocticus
- †Crocodylus niloticus
- †Crocodylus sp. – type locality for species
- †Crocodylus sp.
- †Crocuta
- †Crocuta crocuta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Crocuta crocuta
- †Crocuta sp.
- †Crocuta sp.nov.-Laetoli – informal
- †Crocuta ultra – or unidentified comparable form
- †Croton
- †Cryptotermes
- †Cryptotermes batheri – type locality for species
- †Ctenicera
- †Ctenicera eximius – type locality for species
- †Cyclorhipidion
- †Cyclorhipidion pseudocrucifer – type locality for species
- †Cynictis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Damalacra
- †Damaliscus
- †Damaliscus agelaius
- †Damaliscus dorcas
- †Damaliscus korrigum
- †Damaliscus niro – or unidentified comparable form
- †Damaliscus niro
- †Damaliscus sp.
- †Dasymys
- †Deinotherium
- †Deinotherium bozasi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Deinotherium bozasi
- †Dendromus
- †Dentalinoides
- †Diaphorus
- †Diaphorus alsiosus – type locality for species
- †Diceros
- †Dichrostachys
- †Dichrystachys
- †Digera
- †Dinofelis
- †Disus
- †Dodnaea
- †Dodonaea
- †Dolichotachina
- †Doliopygus
- †Drino
- †Drino solennis – type locality for species
- †dubia
- †Echinolampas
- †Edourdia
- †Eiffellithus
- †Elater
- †Elater wallesii – type locality for species
- †Elephantulus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elephantulus
- †Elephas – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ellipsolithus
- †Enicocephalus
- †Enicocephalus fulvescens – type locality for species
- †Eocitharinus – type locality for genus
- †Eocitharinus macrognathus – type locality for species
- †Epyris – type locality for genus
- †Epyris
- †Epyris ramosus – type locality for species
- †Epyris staphylinoides – type locality for species
- †Equus
- †Equus oldowayensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equus oldowayensis
- †Equus quagga
- †Equus sp.
- †Ericsonia
- †Euonyma
- †Euphorbia
- †Euplatypus
- †Eurygnathohippus
- †Eurygnathohippus hasumense – or unidentified related form
- †Eurygnathohippus sitifense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Eurygnathohippus sitifense
- †Eurygnathohippus sp.
- †Eurygnathohippus turkanense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Eurygnathohippus turkanense
- †Eustegasta
- †Eustegasta ruficeps – type locality for species
- †Euwallacea
- †Exechia
- †Exechia erupta – type locality for species
- †Fasciculithus
- †Fasciolaria
- †Fasciolaria trapezium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Felis
- †Felis libyca
- †Felis sp.
- †Felis sp. large – informal
- †Felis sp. medium – informal
- †Felis sp. small – informal
- †Feresa
- †Francolinus
- †Francolinus sp.
- †Francolinus sp. large – informal
- †Francolinus sp. small – informal
- †Gabbia
- †Gabbia subadiella – or unidentified comparable form
- †Gabbiella
- †Gabbiella humerosa – or unidentified related form
- †Gafrarium
- †Galago
- †Gazella
- †Genetta
- †Geochelone
- †Gephyrocapsa
- †gibbonsi
- †Giraffa
- †Giraffa camelopardalis
- †Giraffa jumae – or unidentified comparable form
- †Giraffa jumae
- †Giraffa pygmaea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Giraffa sp.
- †Giraffa stillei
- †Globanomalina
- †Globigerinella
- †Globigerinoides
- †Globorotalia
- †Glyptotermes
- †Glyptotermes pusillus – type locality for species
- †Graphiurinae
- †Grewia
- †Gyroidinoides
- †Haematopota
- †Haematopota pinicola – type locality for species
- †Hagenia
- †Heleomyza
- †Heleomyza humilis – type locality for species
- †Heleomyza insaturabilis – type locality for species
- †Helicosphaera
- †Heliotropium
- †Helluomorpha
- †Helluomorpha protogaea – type locality for species
- †Helogale
- †Hemitriecphora
- †Hemitriecphora strongii – type locality for species
- †Herpestes
- †Heterocephalis
- †Heterocephalus
- †Heterohyrax
- †Heterostegina
- †Hexprotodon
- †Hipparion
- †Hipparion cornelianum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hipparion ethiopicum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hipparion sp.
- †Hippopotamus
- †Hippopotamus amphibius
- †Hippopotamus gorgops – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hippopotamus gorgops
- †Hippoptragus
- †Hippotragus
- †Hirpicium
- †Homo
- †Homoioceras
- †Homotherium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Homotherium
- †Hyaena
- †Hydrocynus
- †Hyllus
- †Hyllus succini – type locality for species
- †Hyotissa
- †Hypericum
- †Hypoestes
- †Hystrix
- †Hystrix africaeaustralis
- †Hystrix leakeyi
- †Hystrix makapanensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hystrix sp.
- †Ichneumia
- †Indet.
- †Jaculus
- †Juniperus
- †Justicia
- †Kahawamys – type locality for genus
- †Kahawamys mbeyaensis – type locality for species
- †Kobus
- †Kobus defassa
- †Kobus ellipsiprymnus
- †Kobus kob
- †Kobus porrecticornis – or unidentified related form
- †Kobus sigmoidalis
- †Kobus sp.
- †Kobus subdolus – or unidentified related form
- †Kolpochoerus
- †laetoliensis
- †Lagenodelphis
- †Lanistes
- †Lates
- †Lenticulina
- †Lepidocyclina
- †Leptogaster
- †Leptogaster erecta – type locality for species
- †Lepus
- †Leriella – type locality for genus
- †Leriella crassifemorata – type locality for species
- †Leucas
- †Libycochoerus
- †Liotrigona
- †Liotrigona vetula – type locality for species
- †Liposcelis
- †Liposcelis resinatus – type locality for species
- †Lopha
- †Loxodonta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Loxodonta
- †Loxodonta africana
- †Loxodonta exoptata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Loxodonta exoptata
- †Lycaon
- †Lymnea
- †Macaranga
- †Machairodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Madoqua
- †Madoqua avifluminis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Madoqua avifluminis
- †Madoqua kirki
- †Madoqua sp.
- †Mahengecharax
- †Mahengechromis
- †Mastomys
- †Mastomys cinereus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mastomys cinereus
- †Mastomys natalensis
- †Mastomys sp.
- †Mecostibus
- †Megacyon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Megalocera – type locality for genus
- †Megalocera rubricollis – type locality for species
- †Megalotragus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Megalotragus
- †Megalotragus kattwinkeli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Megalotragus kattwinkeli
- †Megalotragus sp.
- †Megantereon
- †Megaselia
- †Megaselia copalina – type locality for species
- †Megaselia ethiopia – type locality for species
- †Megaselia inclusa – type locality for species
- †Megaselia infossa – type locality for species
- †Megaselia obruta – type locality for species
- †Megaselia praepedita – type locality for species
- †Melanoides
- †Melanoides anomala – or unidentified related form
- †Mellivora
- †Melongena
- †Mesidia
- †Mesidia minuta – type locality for species
- †Mesochoerus
- †Mesoplodon
- †Metaphiomys
- †Metaphiomys beadnelli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Metridiochoerus
- †Metridiochoerus compactus
- †Metridiochoerus jacksoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Metridiochoerus modestus
- †Metridiochoerus sp.
- †Microcerotermes
- †Microcerotermes latinotus – type locality for species
- †Micropeza
- †Micropeza prompta – type locality for species
- †Micula
- †Miogypsina
- †Mirotermes
- †Mirotermes resinatus – type locality for species
- †Morozovella
- †Mungos
- †Mus
- †Myosorex
- †Myrica
- †Myrsine
- †Naja
- †Namablatta
- †Namablatta elliptica – type locality for species
- †Neochiastozygus
- †Neoempheria
- †Neoempheria maculata – type locality for species
- †Neoflabellina
- †Neostenoptera – type locality for genus
- †Neostenoptera kiefferi – type locality for species
- †Nepticulomima
- †Nepticulomima mortuum – type locality for species
- †nilotica
- †Nodosarina
- †Notochoerus
- †Nsungwepithecus – type locality for genus
- †Nsungwepithecus gunnelli – type locality for species
- †Numida
- †Nuttalides
- †Nyanzachoerus
- †Oenomys
- †Okapia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Okapia
- †Olea
- †Oligotoma
- †Oligotoma westwoodi – type locality for species
- †Operculina
- †Operculinella
- †Orbulina
- †Orchestina
- †Orchestina kenyana – type locality for species
- †Orchestina longimana – type locality for species
- †Orcinus
- †Oreotragus
- †Ormocarpum
- †Orycteropus
- †Oryx
- †Osaka
- †Osaka sp. 1 – informal
- †Osorius
- †Osorius brunnicornis – type locality for species
- †Ostrea
- †Otocyon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Otocyon
- †Otomys
- †Ourebia
- †Ovata
- †Palaeodenticeps
- †Palaeoloxodon
- †Palaeoloxodon recki – or unidentified comparable form
- †Palaeoloxodon recki
- †Palmon – type locality for genus
- †Palmon
- †Palmon bellator – type locality for species
- †Palmon capitellatus – type locality for species
- †Palmon clavellatus – type locality for species
- †Panthera
- †Panthera crassidens
- †Panthera gombaseoegensis – or unidentified related form
- †Panthera gombaszoegensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Panthera leo
- †Panthera pardus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Panthera pardus
- †Papio – or unidentified comparable form
- †Papio
- †Papio anubis
- †Papio sp. – type locality for species
- †Papio sp.
- †Paracolobus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paramularius
- †Parapapio
- †Parasubbotina
- †Paraxerus
- †Parestigorgon
- †Parmularius
- †Parmularius altidens
- †Parmularius angusticornis
- †Parmularius augusticornis
- †Parmularius pandatus
- †Parmularius rugosus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pauroripidius
- †Pauroripidius pyrrholophus – type locality for species
- †Pecten
- †Pedetes
- †Pelea – or unidentified related form
- †Pelea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pelea
- †Pelecanus
- †Pelomys
- †Pelorovis
- †Pelusios
- †Pelussios
- †Pentatoma
- †Pentatoma schaurothi – type locality for species
- †Peponocephala
- †Perientomum
- †Perientomum incultum – type locality for species
- †Petrorossia
- †Petrorossia gracilis – type locality for species
- †Phacochoerus
- †Phalacrocorax
- †Phalacrocoraz
- †Pheidole
- †Pheidole rasnitsyni – type locality for species
- †Phlebotomus – type locality for genus
- †Phlebotomus
- †Phlebotomus pungens – type locality for species
- †Phlebotomus pungens
- †Plagiolepis
- †Plagiolepis succini – type locality for species
- †Plantago
- †Platydactylus
- †Platydactylus minutus – type locality for species
- †Platyura
- †Platyura exigua – type locality for species
- †Plutothrix
- †Plutothrix minutissima – type locality for species
- †Pocharica
- †Pochazoides
- †Pochazoides sp. 1 – informal
- †Pochazoides sp. 2 – informal
- †Pochazoides szwedoi – type locality for species
- †Podocarpus
- †Poeocera
- †Poeocera venulosa – type locality for species
- †Pontosphaera
- †Potamochoerus
- †Praeanthropus
- †Praedamalis
- †Praemurica
- †Praomys
- †Primelephas
- †Prinsius
- †Prionophyes – type locality for genus
- †Prionophyes acanthomerus – type locality for species
- †Procavia
- †Propoecilogale
- †Protopterus
- †Prunus
- †Pseudinvoluta
- †Pseudinvoluta pseudinvoluta
- †Pseudinvoluta sp. – type locality for species
- †Pseudocivetta
- †Pseudoemiliania
- †Pseudoglessula
- †Pseudoglessula gibbonsi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pseudorca
- †Pyrellia
- †Pyrellia viridissima – type locality for species
- †Python[disambiguation needed]
- †Rabaticeras
- †Raphicerus – tentative report
- †Raphicerus
- †Redunca
- †Retecapsa
- †Rhagio – or unidentified comparable form
- †Rhamphiophis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Rhicnogryllus
- †Rhicnogryllus zeuneri – type locality for species
- †Rhus
- †Rhynchocyon
- †Rhynchosia
- †Ricania
- †Ricania equestris – type locality for species
- †Ricania multinervis – type locality for species
- †Ricinus
- †Ripidius
- †Ripidius megalophus – type locality for species
- †Rukwalorax – type locality for genus
- †Rukwalorax jinokitana – type locality for species
- †Rukwanyoka – type locality for genus
- †Rukwanyoka holmani – type locality for species
- †Rukwapithecus – type locality for genus
- †Rukwapithecus fleaglei – type locality for species
- †Saccostomus
- †Saccostomus major
- †Saccostomus mearnsi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Saccostomus sp.
- †Saccotomus
- †Saidomys
- †Scholastes
- †Scholastes foordi – type locality for species
- †Sciara
- †Sciara radians – type locality for species
- †Serengetilagus
- †Sergentomyia
- †Sergentomyia succini – type locality for species
- Serica
- †Simatherium
- †Sindacharax
- †Singida
- †Singidella – type locality for genus
- †Singidella latecostata – type locality for species
- †Sivatherium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sivatherium
- †Sivatherium maurusium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sivatherium maurusium
- †Sivatherium sp.
- †Solanum
- †Sora
- †Sora zanzibarensis – type locality for species
- †Sousa
- †Spathopsis
- †Sphaeroidinellopsis
- †Sphenolithus
- †Steatomys – or unidentified comparable form
- †Steatomys
- †Stegotetrabelodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Stenella
- †Stigmatium
- †Stigmatium bifasciatum – type locality for species
- †Streptopegia
- †Streptopelia
- †Streptoslele
- †Streptoslele urguessensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Streptostele
- †Streptostele urguessensis – or unidentified related form
- †Streptostele urguessensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Strombus
- †Struthio – or unidentified comparable form
- †Struthio
- †Struthis
- †Suaeda
- †Subbotina
- †Subulonia
- †Suncus
- †Suncus orangiae – or unidentified comparable form
- †Suncus varilla
- †Sus
- †Sylvicapra
- †Sylvisorex
- †Symploce – tentative report
- †Symploce rete – type locality for species
- †Syncerus
- †Syzygium
- †Tanypus
- †Tanzanycteris – type locality for genus
- †Tanzanycteris mannardi – type locality for species
- †Tatera
- †Tatera gentryi
- †Tatera inclusa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tatera sp.
- †Taurotragus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Taurotragus
- †Temnodera – type locality for genus
- †Temnodera testacea – type locality for species
- †Tentyria – tentative report
- †Terebralia
- †Termes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Termes
- †Termes amicus – type locality for species
- †Termes debilis – type locality for species
- †Termes sp.
- †Thallomys
- †Thallomys laetolilensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Thallomys laetolilensis
- †Thallomys quadrilobatus
- †Thallomys sp.
- †Theropithecus
- †Theropithecus oswaldi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Theropithecus oswaldi
- †Thryonomys
- †Thryptocera
- †Thryptocera media – type locality for species
- †Thylacella – type locality for genus
- †Thylacella eversiana – type locality for species
- †Thylax – type locality for genus
- †Thylax fimbriatum – type locality for species
- †Tilapia
- †Tillus
- †Tillus nigripes – type locality for species
- †Tillus novemmaculatus – type locality for species
- †Toweius
- †Toxorhynchites
- †Toxorhynchites brevipalpis – type locality for species
- †Tragelaphus
- †Tragelaphus arkelli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tragelaphus scriptus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tragelaphus scriptus
- †Tragelaphus sp.
- †Tragelaphus strepsiceros – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tragelaphus strepsiceros
- †Trema
- †Trentepohlia
- †Tribulus
- †Trichomyia – type locality for genus
- †Trichomyia buceras – type locality for species
- †Trirhithrum
- †Trochoideus
- †Trochoideus cruciatus – type locality for species
- †Trochonanina
- †Trochonanina A-Laetoli – informal
- †Trochonanina A-Laetoli
- †Trochonanina B-Laetoli – informal
- †Trochonanina B-Laetoli
- †Trochonanina sp. A – informal
- †Trochonanina sp. B – informal
- †Trycherus
- †Trycherus castaneus – type locality for species
- †Tursiops
- †Typha
- †Tytoaloa
- †Tytoaloa affinis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Umbilicosphaera
- †Usambioproctus
- †Usambioproctus inclusus – type locality for species
- †Vigna
- †Viverra
- †Volkensinia
- †Vulpes
- †Watznaueria
- †Withius
- †Withius eucarpus – type locality for species
- †Xenohystrix
- †Xenopus
- †Xerus
- †Xerus janenschi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Xerus janenschi
- †Xerus sp.
- †Ximenia
- †Xyleborus
- †Xyleborus alluaudi
- †Xyleborus amanicus
- †Xyleborus ferrugineus
- †Xyleborus perforans
- †Xyleborus resinosus – type locality for species
- †Yuripopoverus – type locality for genus
- †Yuripopoverus africanus – type locality for species
- †zanzibarica
- †Zelotomys
- †Zeugrhabdotus
- †Zoraida
References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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