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List of the prehistoric life of Arkansas

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Reference excerpt

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 The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.

Paleozoic

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Arkansas †Adnatoceras †Amphiscapha †Amplexus †Ananaspis †Anthracoceras †Aphelaeceras †Arcanoceras †Archaeocidaris Archaeolithophyllum – tentative report †Archimedes †Archimylacris †Arkanites †Athyris †Atrypa †Aviculopecten †Aviculopecten inspeciosus †Aviculopecten jennyi †Aviculopecten morrowensis †Aviculopecten squamula † Avonia †Axinolobus †Bactritimimus †Baschkirites †Bellerophon †Bellerophon welshi †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

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Arkansas †Anomia †Baculites †Baculites crickmayi †Baculites ovatus Botula †Botula conchafodentis †Brontopodus Cadulus Caestocorbula †Caestocorbula crassaplica †Caestocorbula crassiplica Caryophyllia †Cirroceras Cliona Corbicula †Crenella †Crenella serica Cucullaea †Cucullaea capax Cylichna †Cymella †Dentalium †Dentalium leve †Desmophyllites †Didymoceras †Didymoceras binodosum †Didymoceras platycostatum †Discoscaphites †Discoscaphites conradi †Douvilleiceras †Echinocorys †Eutrephoceras †Exogyra †Exogyra costata †Exogyra ponderosa †Gaudryceras †Heminautilus †Hoploscaphites †Inoceramus †Jeletzkytes †Jeletzkytes nodosus Limatula †Linthia †Mathilda †Menuites †Micraster Micropora – tentative report †Naomichelys †Nostoceras †Nostoceras approximans †Pachydiscus Panopea †Placenticeras †Platecarpus †Protocardia †Pteria †Pterotrigonia †Pterotrigonia thoracica Pycnodonte †Pycnodonte vesicularis Serpula †Sphenodiscus Spondylus †Stylina †Tenea †Thamnasteria †Toxochelys – type locality for genus †Toxochelys latiremis – type locality for species Trachycardium Turritella †Turritella bilira †Turritella trilira †Uhligella – tentative report

Cenozoic

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Arkansas Acteon Agaronia Antalis Architectonica Arius – or unidentified comparable form Astrangia Athleta Barbatia †Basilosaurus †Basilosaurus cetoides Blarina †Blarina brevicauda †Bootherium †Bootherium bombifrons Brachidontes †Brachyprotoma †Brachyprotoma obtusata Bullia Caestocorbula Canis †Canis armbrusteri †Canis latrans Carcharhinus Carcharias Castor †Castor canadensis 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 †Eptesicus fuscus Equus †Equus scotti – tentative report Erethizon †Erethizon dorsatum Galeocerdo Galeodea Galeorhinus Geomys †Geomys bursarius Ginglymostoma Hemipristis †Hemipristis curvatus Hemisinus Hexaplex †Iridomyrmex †Iridomyrmex mapesi – type locality for species †Lacunaria Latirus Lepisosteus Lepus †Lepus alleni †Lepus americanus – tentative report †Linthia Lynx †Lynx rufus †Mammuthus †Mammuthus columbi Marmota †Marmota monax Mephitis †Mephitis mephitis Mesalia Microtus †Miracinonyx †Miracinonyx studeri Mustela †Mustela richardsonii Myliobatis †Mylohyus †Mylohyus fossilis Myotis Mytilus Nassarius Neogale †Neogale frenata †Neogale vison Neotoma Nucula Odocoileus †Odocoileus virginianus Ondatra Ostrea †Pachecoa Panthera †Panthera onca Pekania Peromyscus Pitar Pituophis Pitymys Pleuromeris Polinices Pristis Procyon †Procyon lotor Propeamussium †Protocardia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature Pseudoliva Reithrodontomys Retusa Scalopus †Scalopus aquaticus †Sinistrella †Smilodon †Smilodon fatalis Sorex †Sorex cinereus †Sorex fumeus †Sorex minutus †Sorex monticolus Spermophilus †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus – tentative report Sphyraena Spilogale †Spilogale putorius – tentative report Spisula Sylvilagus †Sylvilagus floridanus – tentative report Tamiasciurus †Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Terebra Teredo Trichiurus Turritella Urocyon †Urocyon cinereoargenteus Ursus †Ursus americanus Venericardia Vulpes Yoldia

References Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved December 17, 2021.

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