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List of the prehistoric life of Michigan

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

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

Paleozoic

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Michigan †Acidaspis †Actinoceras †Alethopteris †Alethopteris decurrens †Annularia †Annularia asteris †Annularia sphenophylloides †Athyris †Atrypa †Atrypa traversensis †Aulopora †Aulopora microbuccinata †Bellerophon †Calamites †Calamites carinatus †Calamites cistii †Calamites ramosus †Calamites schutzeiformis †Calamites suckowii †Calamites undulatus †Callixylon †Calymene †Camarotoechia †Ceraurus †Chonetes †Chonetes ensicosta †Chonetes hybus †Chonetes pachyactis †Climacograptus †Columnaria †Columnaria alveolata †Columnaria calicina †Columnaria stokesi †Cordaites †Cordaites borassifolius †Cordaites crassinervis †Cordaites michiganensis †Cordaites palmaeformis †Cordaites principalis †Cornulites †Cornulites corrugatus †Cornulites flexuosus †Cornulites sterlingensis – or unidentified comparable form †Cyclonema †Cyrtolites †Eldredgeops †Eldredgeops rana †Encrinurus †Endoceras †Erieopterus †Favosites †Flexicalymene †Flexicalymene croneisi †Flexicalymene magnipapilla – type locality for species †Flexicalymene meeki – or unidentified comparable form †Flexicalymene planilabra – type locality for species †Flexicalymene praelongicephala – type locality for species †Flexicalymene quadricapita – type locality for species †Flexicalymene senaria †Gilbertsocrinus †Girvanella †Grewingkia †Grewingkia canadensis †Hallopora †Hallopora subnodosa †Halysites †Hexagonaria †Hexagonaria pericarinata †Hindia †Holopea †Icriodus †Isotelus †Isotelus gigas †Lepidodendron †Lepidodendron aculeatum †Lepidodendron Brittsii †Lepidodendron dichotomum †Lepidodendron lanceolatum †Lepidodendron lycopodiodes †Lepidodendron obovatum †Lepidodendron obvatum †Lepidodendron ophiurioides †Lepidodendron vestitum †Lepidostrobus †Lingula †Maelonoceras †Meristella †Mucrospirifer †Mucrospirifer attenuatus †Mucrospirifer grabaui †Mucrospirifer latus †Mucrospirifer mucronatus †Mucrospirifer profundus †Mucrospirifer prolificus †Mucrospirifer thedfordensis †Murchisonia †Naticopsis †Naticopsis manitobensis †Neuropteris †Neuropteris caudata †Neuropteris dilitata †Neuropteris flexuosa †Neuropteris gigntea – tentative report †Neuropteris harrisi – or unidentified comparable form †Neuropteris heterophylla – or unidentified comparable form †Neuropteris obliqua †Neuropteris rarinervis †Neuropteris saginawensis †Neuropteris scheuchzeri †Neuropteris Schlehani †Neuropteris tenuifolia †Nodonema †Nowakia †Nuculoidea †Ogygites †Oncoceras †Orthoceras †Panenka †Paraspirifer †Pecopteris †Pentamerus †Phragmolites †Plaesiomys †Platyceras †Platyceras bucculentum †Platyceras carinatum †Platyceras rarispinum †Platystrophia †Platystrophia acutilirata †Platystrophia annieana †Platystrophia clarkesvillensis †Platystrophia clarksvillensis †Platystrophia cypha – or unidentified related form †Platystrophia moritura †Pleurodictyum †Polygnathus †Proetus †Proetus chambliensis †Samaropsis †Scenella – tentative report †Scutellum †Sigillaria †Sphenophyllum †Sphenophyllum bifurcatum †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium †Sphenophyllum emarginatum †Sphenophyllum majus †Sphenophyllum saxifragaefolium †Sphenopteris †Spirifer – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Spyroceras †Stethacanthus †Stigmaria †Stigmatella †Strophomena †Strophomena alpenensis †Strophomena costata †Strophomena crassa †Strophomena elongata †Strophomena erratica †Strophomena extenuata †Strophomena heteromys †Strophomena huronensis †Strophomena inaequiradiata †Strophomena levidensa †Strophomena neglecta †Strophomena nutans – or unidentified comparable form †Strophomena parvula †Strophomena pentagonia †Strophomena planumbona †Strophomena potterensis †Strophomena sulcata †Strophomena tenuicosta †Strophomena titan †Syringopora †Tentaculites †Tetradium †Triarthrus †Triarthrus eatoni

Mesozoic The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Michigan.

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

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