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List of the prehistoric life of Kansas

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This list of the prehistoric life of Kansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Kansas.

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

Paleozoic

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Kansas †Acanthodes †Achistrum †Acitheca †Acrodus – tentative report †Acroplous †Actiobates – type locality for genus †Actiobates peabodyi – type locality for species †Agassizodus †Agassizodus variabilis †Aglaocrinus †Alethopteris †Alethopteris grandini †Alethopteris serlii Ammodiscus – tentative report †Amphiscapha † Ananias – tentative report †Annularia †Annularia asteris †Annularia mucronata †Aphlebia Archaeolithophyllum †Archaeovenator – type locality for genus †Archaeovenator hamiltonensis – type locality for species †Archimylacris †Aristoceras †Artisia †Asterotheca †Asterotheca miltoni – or unidentified comparable form †Aviculopecten †Aviculopecten arctisulcatus †Aviculopecten mccoyi – type locality for species †Aviculopecten nodocosta †Aviculopecten occidentalis †Aviculopecten peculiaris – type locality for species †Aviculopecten sumnerensis – type locality for species †Belantsea – or unidentified comparable form †Bellerophon †Bellerophon graphicus – type locality for species †Blattoidea †Botryococcus †Botryococcus braunii †Calamites †Calamites cistii †Callipteris †Callipteris conferta †Callipteris lyratifolia – tentative report †Carbonita – tentative report †Caseodus †Caseodus eatoni †Chomatodus †Chonetes †Chonetes mesoloba †Cladodus Cladophlebis †Cleiothyridina †Cleiothyridina orbicularis †Composita †Composita elongata †Composita ovata †Composita subtilita †Cordaicarpus †Cordaites †Cordaites principalis †Ctenacanthus †Ctenacanthus amblyxiphias †Cyathus †Cyclopteris †Cystodictya †Dentalium †Diplichnites †Diplichnites gouldi †Ductilodon – type locality for genus †Dunbaria – type locality for genus †Echinaria †Edestus †Edestus heinrichi – or unidentified comparable form †Edmondia †Eocasea – type locality for genus †Eocasea martini – type locality for species †Eoscopus – type locality for genus †Eoscopus lockardi – type locality for species †Euconcordia – type locality for genus †Fenestella †Fusulina †Geinitzina †Gervillia †Glenopteris †Glikmanius †Glikmanius occidentalis †Glyptopleura †Gordia †Helminthopsis †Hybodus †Ianthasaurus – type locality for genus †Ianthasaurus hardestiorum – type locality for species †Ianthodon – type locality for genus †Ianthodon schultzei – type locality for species †Isogramma †Janassa †Kawichthys – type locality for genus †Kawichthys moodiei – type locality for species †Kennedya – type locality for genus †Kirkella †Kouphichnium †Lepidodendron †Lingula †Lisca – type locality for genus †Lissodus †Listracanthus Lithophaga †Lysorophus †Meganeuropsis – type locality for genus †Meganeuropsis permiana – type locality for species †Megatypus – type locality for genus †Metacoceras †Minilya †Misthodotes – type locality for genus †Modiolus †Naticopsis †Neoaganides †Neospirifer †Neospirifer cameratus †Neospirifer dunbari †Neospirifer kansasensis †Neuropteris †Neuropteris auriculata – tentative report †Neuropteris odontopteroides †Neuropteris ovata †Neuropteris scheuchzeri †Noeggerathia †Norwoodia Nucula †Ophiacodon – type locality for genus †Ophiacodon hilli – type locality for species †Orodus †Orthacanthus †Palaeoniscus †Paleolimulus – type locality for genus †Pecopteris †Pecopteris hemitelioides †Pecopteris unita †Petalodus †Petrolacosaurus – type locality for genus †Petrolacosaurus kansensis – type locality for species †Phillipsia – tentative report †Platyceras †Platysomus Pleurotomaria †Samaropsis †Sandalodus – or unidentified comparable form †Sigillaria †Sigillaria brardii †Sphenophyllum †Sphenophyllum oblongifolium †Sphenophyllum stoukenbergi – or unidentified comparable form †Sphenophyllum thonii – or unidentified comparable form †Sphenopteris †Spinoaequalis – type locality for genus †Spirifer †Spirifer rockymontanus – tentative report Spirorbis †Stemmatodus †Streptognathodus †Streptognathodus zethus †Syringopora †Tetrataxis †Therates – type locality for genus †Treptichnus †Undichna †Undichna britannica †Undichna simplicitas †Urba – type locality for genus †Walchia †Wilkingia †Worthenia †Xyrospondylus Yoldia

Mesozoic

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This list of the prehistoric life of Kansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Kansas. Precambrian The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Kansas.

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