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List of the prehistoric life of Minnesota

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Reference excerpt

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

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

Paleozoic

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Minnesota †Actinoceras †Actinodiscus †Amorphognathus †Armenoceras †Bothriocidaris †Bumastus †Bumastus orbicaudatus †Calymene †Cameroceras †Ceratopsis †Ceraurinella †Ceraurinus †Ceraurus †Charactoceras †Chasmatopora †Chidleyenoceras †Chirognathus †Cincinnetina †Cincinnetina minnesotensis – type locality for species †Constellaria †Cordylodus †Cotteroceras †Crania †Craniops †Culumbodina †Curtognathus †Cyclonema †Cyptendoceras †Cyrtolites †Diplograptus †Ellesmeroceras †Endoceras †Erratencrinurus †Fayettoceras – tentative report †Flexicalymene †Flexicalymene senaria †Gabriceraurus †Geisonoceras †Glyptocrinus †Gonioceras †Grewingkia †Hallopora †Helcionopsis †Hindia †Holopea †Hypseloconus – type locality for genus †Icriodus †Illaenus †Isotelus †Isotelus gigas †Kentlandoceras †Kionoceras †Kirengella †Krausella †Lambeoceras †Lingula †Manitoulinoceras †Michelinoceras †Nanno †Ormoceras – tentative report †Orthoceras †Oulodus †Ozarkodina †Periodon †Phragmolites †Plaesiomys †Platystrophia †Plectoceras †Pleurocystites †Polygnathus †Polygnathus linguiformis †Polygnathus parawebbi †Polygrammoceras †Pterotheca †Reedsoceras †Reteocrinus †Rigidella †Rioceras †Scenella †Scenella compressa †Scenella obtusa †Similodonta †Skenidioides †Sowerbyella †Spyroceras †Stigmatella †Strepsodiscus †Strophomena †Strophomena billingsi †Strophomena filitexta †Strophomena incurvata †Strophomena plattinensis – or unidentified comparable form †Subulites †Teichertoceras †Tryblidium †Ulrichoceras †Urasterella †Valcouroceras †Vellamo †Westonoceras †Whiteavesia †Zittelloceras

Mesozoic †Acanthoceras †Acteon †Acteon propinquus †Amphidonte – tentative report †Anatimya †Anatimya plicata Anatina †Anatina marblensis †Anchura †Anchura grouti †Anomia †Anomia propatoris Aporrhais †Aporrhais nuptialis †Arcellites †Arcellites disciformis †Ariadnaesporites †Ariadnaesporites varius Azolla – or unidentified comparable form Barbatia †Barbatia micronema Brachidontes †Brachidontes arcturusensis †Calliomphalus – tentative report †Calliomphalus colerainensis †Calycoceras – tentative report Carcharias †Carcharias amonensis †Cenocarcharias †Cenocarcharias tenuiplicatus †Collignoniceras †Collignoniceras percarinatum Coptothyris †Coptothyris dakotaensis Corbula †Corbula kanabensis †Costatheca †Cretodus †Cretodus semiplicatus †Cretolamna †Cretolamna appendiculata †Cymbophora †Cymbophora emmonsi †Cymbophora utahensis – tentative report †Dentalium Discradisca †Dunveganoceras †Dunveganoceras hagei †Epitonium †Etea – tentative report †Exogyra †Exogyra boveyensis †Exogyra lamellosa †Exogyra mesabiensis †Exogyra suborbiculata †Gervillia †Gervillia propleura – tentative report †Goolandia †Goolandia minnesotensis Granocardium †Granocardium enstromi Gyrodes †Gyrodes conradi †Hybodus †Hybodus rajkovichi – type locality for species †Inoceramus †Inoceramus apicalis †Inoceramus fragilis †Inoceramus mesabiensis †Ischyodus †Legumen †Legumen planulatum – or unidentified comparable form †Leptosolen †Leptosolen biplicatus Lima †Lima utahensis †Lingula †Lingula subspatulata – tentative report †Mesozoisynangia †Mesozoisynangia trilobus †Metengonoceras †Metengonoceras acutum †Metengonoceras dumblei – or unidentified comparable form †Metengonoceras dumbli †Metoicoceras †Metoicoceras bergquisti †Metoicoceras swallovi – or unidentified related form †Minerisporites †Minerisporites mirabilis †Molaspora †Molaspora rugosa †Mytiloides †Mytiloides labiatus †Mytiloides mytiloides Nerita – tentative report †Nerita minnesotensis Nucula †Nucula coloradoensis †Onchopristis †Onchopristis dunklei Ostrea †Ostrea gilei †Ostrea prudentia †Ostrea soleniscus †Ostrea staufferi Parapholas †Parapholas sphenoideus †Pecten †Pecten platessus Pholadomya †Pholadomya coloradensis †Pholadomya coloradoensis †Pinna †Placenticeras †Placenticeras pseudoplacenta Polinices †Polinices concinna †Prionocyclus †Prionocyclus novimexicanus †Protolamna †Protolamna gigantea – type locality for species †Pseudoperna †Pseudoperna congesta †Pteria †Pteria gastrodes Rostellaria †Rostellaria shumardi †Sanoarca †Sanoarca siouxensis †Scaphites †Scaphites corvensis †Scaphites preventricosus Serpula †Serpula bicarinata Siliqua †Siliqua huerfanensis †Spermatites Squalicorax †Squalicorax baharijensis Tapes (bivalve) †Tapes cyprimeriformis Tellina †Tellina calumetensis †Tenellisporites †Tenellisporites spinatus Teredolites – tentative report †Terminonaris †Terminonaris robusta – type locality for species †Volutoderma †Volutoderma dalli Vulsella †Watinoceras †Watinoceras coloradoense Yoldia †Yoldia calumetensis

Cenozoic Bison †Bison antiquus †Bison bison †Mammut †Mammut americanum †Mammuthus †Mammuthus columbi Castoroides †Castoroides ohioensis Megalonyx †Megalonyx jeffersonii

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

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

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