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List of the prehistoric life of Missouri

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

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

Paleozoic

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Missouri †Achatella †Achistrum †Acutimitoceras – tentative report †Alethopteris †Alethopteris davreuxi †Alethopteris decurrens †Alethopteris grandini †Alethopteris serlii †Alethopteris valida †Amphiscapha † Ananias †Annularia †Annularia sphenophylloides †Annularia stellata †Anomphalus †Anthracoceras †Aphetoceras †Aphlebia †Archeognathus – type locality for genus †Artisia †Asterotheca †Athyris †Athyris fultonensis †Athyris lamellosa †Aulochiton – type locality for genus †Aviculopecten †Aviculopecten gradicosta †Avonia †Bellerophon †Bellerophon graphicus †Bellerophon jeffersonensis – type locality for species †Bembexia †Beyrichoceras †Bisatoceras †Bolbocephalus †Bumastus †Bumastus trentonensis †Calamites †Calamites carinatus †Calamites cistii †Calamites cruciatus †Calamites suckowii †Calyptaulax †Camarotoechia †Camarotoechia elegantula †Camarotoechia horsfordi †Camarotoechia tuta †Campbelloceras †Cardiocarpus †Cavusgnathus †Ceraurus †Chelodes †Chonetes †Chonetes geniculatus †Chonetes mesoloba †Chonetes ornatus †Clarkoceras †Cleiothyridina †Cleiothyridina incrassata †Cleiothyridina orbicularis †Cliftonia †Coenocystis †Composita †Composita elongata †Composita ovata †Composita subtilita †Composita tetralobata †Conocardium †Coolinia †Cordaicarpus †Cordaites †Cordaites crassinervis †Cordaites principalis †Cornuella – type locality for genus †Cornulites †Crania †Crepipora †Crepipora globulifera – type locality for species †Curtognathus †Cyclonema †Cyclopteris †Cyphaspis †Cyrtoceras †Cyrtolites †Dalmanites †Deckera † Della †Dicoelosia †Dinichthys †Domatoceras †Dorycordaites †Earlandia †Echinosphaerites †Edmondia †Ellesmeroceras Eocaudina †Eospirifer †Euomphalus †Fadenia †Favosites †Flexicalymene †Flexicalymene senaria †Gervillia †Glossina †Gnathodus †Gnathodus typicus †Gondolella †Halysites †Helcionopsis †Hemithecella – type locality for genus †Hindia †Holia – type locality for genus †Holopea †Hyolithes †Hypseloconus †Idiognathodus †Irvingella †Isotelus †Isotelus gigas †Isotelus maximus †Jeffersonia †Kendallina †Kirengella †Kirkella – type locality for genus †Lepidophyllum †Lingula †Liroceras †Matthevia †Maximites †Meristella †Meristina †Metacoceras †Murchisonia – tentative report †Naticopsis †Naticopsis judithae – type locality for species †Naticopsis marthaae – type locality for species †Naticopsis scintilla – type locality for species †Naticopsis wortheniana – type locality for species †Neospirifer †Neospirifer cameratus †Neospirifer goreii †Neospirifer latus †Neospirifer triplicatus †Neuropteris †Neuropteris caudata †Neuropteris flexuosa †Neuropteris heterophylla †Neuropteris ovata †Neuropteris rarinervis †Neuropteris scheuchzeri †Neuropteris tenuifolia Nucula †Oncagnostus †Oncagnostus tumidosus †Orodus †Orthoceras †Orygmaspis †Oulodus †Ozarkodina †Palaeoniscus †Paradycheia – type locality for genus †Pecopteris †Pecopteris unita †Phillipsia – tentative report †Phragmolites †Pinnularia †Platyceras †Pleurocystites †Plicochonetes †Polygnathus †Polygnathus communis †Prioniodus †Proetus †Pseudopolygnathus †Pteridosperm †Pterotheca †Ptyctodus †Quadratia †Receptaculites †Remopleurides †Robustum – type locality for genus †Robustum nodum – type locality for species †Rota †Shelbyoceras – type locality for genus †Sigillaria †Skenidioides Solemya †Spathognathodus †Sphaerocoryphe †Sphenophyllum †Sphenophyllum emarginatum †Sphenophyllum longifolium †Sphenophyllum majus †Sphenopteris †Spirifer †Spirifer marionensis †Spirifer opimus †Spirifer rockymontanus Spirorbis †Spyroceras †Strepsodiscus †Streptognathodus †Streptognathodus clarki – type locality for species †Strophomena †Strophomena incurvata †Subulites †Tarphyceras †Tricrepicephalus †Tryblidium †Vellamo †Whiteavesia †Wilkingia †Worthenia

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

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