List of the Cenozoic life of Texas
This list of the Cenozoic life of Texas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Texas and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
A
[edit]- †Abdounia
- Abra
Shell of an Acanthocardia cockle - Acar
- Acirsa
- †Aclistomycter
- †Aclistomycter dunagani – type locality for species
- †Aclistomycter middletoni – type locality for species
- Acris
Shells of Acteocina barrel-bubble sea snails - Acteon
- Adeonellopsis – tentative report
- †Adjidaumo
- †Adjidaumo minutus – or unidentified comparable form
- Admetula
- †Admetula irregularis – type locality for species
- Adrana
- Aedes
- †Aelurodon
Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920). - Agaronia
- Agkistrodon
- †Agriocharis
- †Agriochoerus
- †Agriotherium
- †Agrobuccinium
- †Agrobuccinum
- †Aguascalientia
- †Aguispira
- Akera
- †Alforjas
- †Alforjas taylori – type locality for species
- Aliculastrum
- †Alilepus
- †Allaeochelys – or unidentified comparable form
- Alligator
- †Alligator mississipiensis
- †Alligator mississippiensis
Fossilized forelimbs of the Miocene Alligator olseni, or Olsen's Alligator
- †Allognathosuchus
- †Allomorone
- †Allophaiomys
- †Altaspiratella
- †Altaspiratella bearnensis – tentative report
- Alvania
- †Alveinus
- Amaea
- †Amaea macula – type locality for species
- †Amaea texana – type locality for species
- †Amaurellina
- †Amaurellina plummeri – type locality for species
- †Amaurellina singleyi
- †Amblema
- †Ambystoma
Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon. Margret Flinsch (1932). - †Amebelodon britti
- †Amebelodon floridanus
- †Amebelodon fricki – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ameiurus
- †Amentogerdiopollenites – type locality for genus
- †Amentogerdiopollenites oligocenensis – type locality for species
- †Amentoplexipollenites – type locality for genus
- †Amentoplexipollenites catahoulaensis – type locality for species
- Amnicola
- †Amphicyon
Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus - †Amphimachairodus coloradensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Amphiuma
- †Amphiuma antica – type locality for species
- †Amplobalanus – type locality for genus
- †Amplobalanus texensis – type locality for species
- †Ampullina
- Amuletum
- Amusium
- †Amusium zinguli – type locality for species
- †Amynodon
- †Amynodontopsis
- Anadara
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Anancus - †Anancus defloccatus – type locality for species
- †Anancus orarius – type locality for species
- †Anchitheriomys
- †Anchitherium
- †Anchitherium navasotae – type locality for species
- Ancilla
- †Ancilla staminea – type locality for species
- †Ancilla staminea punctulifera
- †Angelarctocyon
- †Angelarctocyon australis – type locality for species
- †Angulithes
- †Anilioides
- †Anilioides nebraskensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anisaster
Modern fruit, whole and in cross-section of an Annona tree - Anodontia
- †Anodontia reklawensis – type locality for species
- †Anomalofusus
- Anomia
- Antalis
- †Antalis minutistriatum
- †Antalis mississippiense
- †Antalis palmerae – type locality for species
- Anthonomus – tentative report
- †Antiguastrea
- Antillophos
- †Antillophos multilineatum – type locality for species
- Antrozous
- †Aphelops
- †Aplexia
- Aplodinotus
- †Apocynophyllum
- †Apternodus
- Aquila
- Arca
- †Archaeohippus
- †Archaeohippus blackbergi – type locality for species
- †Archaeolagus
- †Archaeolagus acaricolus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Archaeolagus buangulus – type locality for species
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene entelodont mammal Archaeotherium - †Archaeotherium mortoni – or unidentified comparable form
- Architectonica
- †Architectonica aldrichi – type locality for species
- †Architectonica alveatum
- †Architectonica amoena
- †Architectonica bellensis
- †Architectonica bellistriata
- †Architectonica bimixta
- †Architectonica elaborata
- †Architectonica fimbriaea – type locality for species
- †Architectonica geminicostata – type locality for species
- †Architectonica huppertzi
- †Architectonica meekana
- †Architectonica ornata
- †Architectonica phoenicea
- †Architectonica planiformis
- †Architectonica reklawensis – type locality for species
- †Architectonica texcarolina
- †Architectonica vespertina
- Arcopagia
- †Arctocyon
- †Arctocyon mumak – or unidentified comparable form
Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale - †Arctonasua
- †Arctonasua gracilis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ardynomys
- Argobuccinum
- Argyrotheca
- Arius – or unidentified comparable form
- Arizona
- †Arretotherium
- †Artocarpus
- Astarte
- Asthenotoma
- †Astrohippus
- †Astrohippus ansae – type locality for species
- †Astrohippus stockii
Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the volute sea snail Athleta - †Athletea
- Atlanta
- †Atopomys
- Atractosteus
- †Atractosteus spatula
- †Atractosteus tristoechus – tentative report
- Atrina
Restoration of the Paleocene-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Aturia - Atys
- †Aulolithomys
- †Australocamelus
- †Australocamelus orarius – type locality for species
- †Auxontodon
- †Awateria
B
[edit]- †Baioconodon
- Baiomys
- †Baiotomeus
- Bairdia
A living Balanophyllia stony coral - †Balanophyllia augustinensis – type locality for species
- †Balanophyllia desmophyllum
- †Balanophyllia irrorata
- †Balanophyllia ponderosa
- Balanus
- Balcis
Three fossilized shells of the Late Cretaceous-Eocene marine bivalve Baluchicardia - Bankia
- †Bankia petalus – type locality for species
- †Baptemys – or unidentified comparable form
- Barbatia
- †Barbatia cuculloides
- †Barbatia deusseni
- †Barbatia ludoviciana
- †Barbatia reklawensis – type locality for species
- †Barbatia salebrosus – type locality for species
- †Barbatia uxorispalmeri
Fossilized skull of the Miocene-Pliocene false saber-toothed cat Barbourofelis - Bassariscus
- Bathyarca
- †Bathyarca claibornica – type locality for species
- †Bathygenys
- †Bathygenys reevesi – type locality for species
- Bathytoma
- †Bathytoma nonplicata – or unidentified comparable form
- Bathytormus
- †Batrachosauroides
- †Bauzaia – type locality for genus
- †Bauzaia lamberi – type locality for species
- †Bauzaia melrosensis
- †Bauzaia mucronata
- †Beckiasorex
- Bela – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Belosaepia
- †Belosaepia pennae – type locality for species
- †Belosaepia ungula
- †Belosaepia ungulata
- †Belosepia
- †Belosepia pennae – type locality for species
- †Bensonomys
- †Beretra
- †Beretra ornatula – or unidentified related form
- Bison
- †Bison alaskensis
- †Bison antiquus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, or long-horned bison
- Bittiolum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Bittium
- †Bittium anita
- †Bittium estellense
- †Bittium estellensis
- †Bittium henryleai
- †Bittium ridgei – type locality for species
- †Bittium tresquatrum – type locality for species
- †Blancocamelus
- †Blancotherium – type locality for genus[1]
- †Blancotherium buckneri – type locality for species. Formerly known as Gnathabelodon buckneri.[1]
- Blarina
- †Blarina brevicauda – or unidentified comparable form
- †Blastomeryx
- †Blastomeryx vigoratus – type locality for species
Fossilized skeleton of the eocene-?Miocene boa snake Boavus - †Bolis
- †Bombacacidites
- †Bomburia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bonellitia
- †Borealosuchus
- Bornia
Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964). - †Borophagus diversidens
- †Borophagus hilli – type locality for species
- †Borophagus pugnator – or unidentified comparable form
- †Borophagus secundus
- †Bouromeryx
- †Boverisuchus
- †Boverisuchus vorax – or unidentified comparable form
- Brachidontes
- Brachiodontes
- †Brachyerix – tentative report
- †Brachyerix hibbardi – type locality for species
- †Brachyhyops
- †Brachyopsigale
Skeletal reconstruction of the Eocene-Oligocene bear-dog Brachyrhynchocyon - †Brauzaia
- †Brazosiella – type locality for genus
- †Brazosiella kokeni – type locality for species
- †Brazosiella moselevi
- †Brazosiella moseleyi – type locality for species
- Bregmaceros
- †Bregmaceros troelli – type locality for species
- Brissus
- †Bryozoan
- Bufo
A living Anaxyrus cognatus (formerly Bufo cognatus), or Great Plains toad - †Bufo woodhousei
- †Buisnictis
- Bulimulus
- Bullia
- †Bullia altilis – type locality for species
- †Bullia ancillops
- †Bullia ellipticum – type locality for species
- †Bullia tenera
- †Bulovia
C
[edit]- Cadulus
- †Cadulus abruptus
- †Cadulus aldrichi
- †Cadulus bisissura – type locality for species
- †Cadulus ouachitensis
- †Cadulus phoenicea
- †Cadulus subcoarcuatus
- †Cadulus turgidus
- Caecum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Caenolambda
- Caestocorbula
- †Calamagras
Fossilized carapace of the Paleocene-Miocene crab Calappilia - †Calippus
- †Calippus cerasinus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Calippus circulus – type locality for species
- †Calippus large informal
- †Calippus martini
- †Calippus placidus
- †Calippus proplacidus
- †Calippus regulus – type locality for species
- Callianassa
- Callucina
- †Calorhadia
- †Calorhadia bella
- †Calorhadia compsa
- †Calorhadia diminutia – type locality for species
- †Calorhadia opulenta
- Calyptraea
- †Calyptraphorus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops - †Camelops hesternus – type locality for species
- †Camelops minidokae
- †Camptoceratops
- †Camptoceratops priscus – type locality for species
- Cancellaria
- †Cancelrana
- Candona
- †Candona lactea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Candona nyensis
- Canis
- †Canis armbrusteri
- †Canis dirus
- †Canis edwardii
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis lepophagus – type locality for species
- Cantharus
Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx - Capulus
- Carapus
- †Carapus smithvillensis – type locality for species
- Carcharhinus
- Cardiomya
- †Cardiomya fredsmithi – type locality for species
- Cardium
- †Caricella
- †Carpocyon
- †Carpolithus
- Carychium
- Caryocorbula
- †Caryocorbula cappa
- †Caryocorbula coloradoensis
- †Caryocorbula deusseni
- †Caryocorbula engonatoides
- †Caryocorbula kennedyi
- †Caryocorbula marquezensis – type locality for species
A living Caryophyllia solitary coral - †Caryophyllia constricta – type locality for species
- †Caryophyllia mediavia – type locality for species
- †Caryophyllia texana – type locality for species
- Castor
- Catagonus
- †Caveola
- †Caveola ostium – type locality for species
- Celleporaria
- Celtis
- †Centetodon
- Centropomus – tentative report
- Ceratobulimina
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pleistocene horned gopher Ceratogaulus. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Ceratogaulus anecdotus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cerdocyon
- †Cerdocyon texanus – type locality for species
- Cerithiella
- †Cerithioderma
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium – tentative report
- Chaetodipus
- Chama
- †Chama taylorensis – type locality for species
- Charina
- †Charophyte
Fossilized cranium of the Pliocene-Pleistocene hyena Chasmaporthetes - †Chiromyoides
- †Chiromyoides minor – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chiromyoides potior
- Chironomus
- †Chironomus kirklandi – type locality for species
- Chlamys
- †Chriacus
- †Cimolodon
- †Cimomia
- †Cimomia vaughani – type locality for species
- Cirsotrema
- Cissus
- †Claibornichthys
- †Claibornichthys troelli – type locality for species
Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Pliocene spindle sea snail Clavilithes - †Clavilithes acus – type locality for species
- †Clavilithes chamberlaini
- †Clavilithes kennedyanus
- †Clavilithes parvetorbis – type locality for species
- †Clavilithes penrosei
- †Clavilithes regexus
- †Clavilithes texanus
- Clavus – tentative report
- †Cleonidius
- †Cleonidius channingensis – type locality for species
- †Cleonidius ritablancaensis – type locality for species
- Clithrocytheridea
- Closia
- Clypeaster
- †Clypeaster oxybaphon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Clypeaster rogersi
- †Cochlefusia
- †Cochlefusia serrae – type locality for species
Shell of a Cochlespira sea snail - †Cochlespira bastropensis
- †Cochlespira bella
- †Cochlespira columbaria
- †Cochlespira engonata
- †Cochlespira greggi – tentative report
- †Cochlespirella
- †Cochlespiropsis
- Cochliolepis
- †Cochliolepis palaeocenica – type locality for species
- Cochlodesma
- †Cochlodesma howei – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cochlodesma ovalis – type locality for species
- †Colodon
- Coluber
A living Coluber constrictor, or eastern racer
- Colubraria
- Columbella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Colwellia
- †Colwellia bilineata – type locality for species
- †Combretum
- Cominella – or unidentified comparable form
- Conomitra
- Conopeum
- †Contracuparius – type locality for genus
- †Contracuparius huntsvillensis – type locality for species
- †Contracuparius robustus – type locality for species
Fossilized shell of a Conus cone snail - †Conus sauridens – type locality for species
- †Conus smithvillensis
- †Copemys
- †Coptostoma
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- †Corbula alabamiensis
- †Corbula augustae
- †Corbula cappa
- †Corbula coloradoensis
- †Corbula kennedyi
- †Corbula marquezensis – type locality for species
- †Corbula milium
- †Corbula texana – type locality for species
Fossilized skeleton preserved in situ (upper left, 2) of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Cormohipparion - †Cormohipparion fricki – type locality for species
- †Cormohipparion goorisi
- †Cormohipparion ingenuum – type locality for species
- †Cormohipparion skinneri – type locality for species
- †Cornulina
- †Cornulina armigera
- †Cornulina dalli
- †Cornulina minax – type locality for species
- †Coronia
- †Coronia alternata
- †Coronia anacona
- †Coronia childreni
- †Coronia genitiva
- †Coronia margaritosa
- †Coronia mediavia
- †Coronia nodoidea
- †Coronia nucleata
- †Coronia ostrarupis
- †Coronia sublerchi
- †Coronia taylori – type locality for species
- †Corvina
- Corvus
- †Coryphodon
Restoration of the Miocene palaeomerycid Cranioceras, a relative of modern deer, with anachronistic human to scale - †Cranioceras teres – type locality for species
- Crassatella
- Crassinella
Fossilized shell of the Cretaceous-modern oyster Crassostrea - Cratogeomys
- Crenella
- †Crenodonta
- †Creonella
- Creseis
- †Cristellaria
- Crotalus
- †Crotalus atrox
A living Crotalus horridus, or timber rattlesnake
- Crotaphytus
- †Cryptochorda
- Cryptotis
- Ctenoides
- †Cubitostrea
Shell of a Cucullaea, or false ark shell - Culex
- Cuna
- †Cuneocorbula
- †Cupanites
- †Cupidinimus
- Cuspidaria
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius - Cyclammina
- Cyclostremiscus
- Cylichna
- †Cylichna bicarinata – type locality for species
- †Cylindracanthus
- †Cylindrodon
- Cyllene – or unidentified comparable form
Underside of a fossilized cranium of the Oligocene-Miocene bone-crushing dog Cynarctoides - †Cynarctus
- Cynomys
- Cypraea
- Cypraedia
- †Cypraedia subcancellata – type locality for species
- †Cypraeorbis
- †Cypraeorbis bulbus – type locality for species
- Cypridopsis
- Cythara
- Cythere
- †Cythereis
- †Cythereis bursilloides
- †Cythereis davidwhitei
- †Cythereis elmana
- †Cythereis elongata – type locality for species
- †Cythereis fragillissima – type locality for species
- †Cythereis hilgardi
- †Cythereis linospinosa – type locality for species
- †Cythereis montgomeryensis
- †Cythereis quinquespinosa – type locality for species
- †Cythereis reklawensis – type locality for species
- †Cythereis russelli
- †Cythereis sinuata – type locality for species
- †Cythereis smithvillensis – type locality for species
- †Cythereis spinosa – type locality for species
- †Cythereis splendens – type locality for species
- †Cythereis uptonensis – type locality for species
- †Cythereis washburni – type locality for species
- Cytherella
- †Cytherella fimbricinctus – type locality for species
- †Cytherella texana
- Cytheridea
- †Cytheridea compressa – type locality for species
- †Cytheridea habropapillosa – type locality for species
- †Cytheridea mulleri
- †Cytheridea subovata – type locality for species
- †Cytheridea subpyriformis – type locality for species
- Cytheropteron
- †Cytheropteron minutum – type locality for species
- †Cytheropteron virgineum
D
[edit]- †Dakotaophis
- †Daphoenictis
- †Daphoenodon
- †Daphoenus
- †Daphoenus lambei – or unidentified comparable form
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
Fossilized mandible in multiple views of the Pleistocene Dasypus bellus, or beautiful armadillo
- †Delahomeryx
- †Delahomeryx browni – type locality for species
- Dentalium
- †Dentalium mediaviense
- †Dentalium palmerae – type locality for species
- †Dentalium thalloides – or unidentified related form
- Dermatemys
- †Desmatippus
- †Diablomomys – type locality for genus
- †Diablomomys dalquesti – type locality for species
- †Diaphyodus
- †Diaphyodus wilsoni – type locality for species
- †Dibelodon
Restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene hornless rhinoceros Diceratherium. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - Didelphis
- †Dillenites
- †Dinofelis
- †Dinohippus
- †Dinohippus interpolatus – type locality for species
- †Dinohippus mexicanus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dinohyus
- Diplodonta
- Diplotaxis – or unidentified comparable form
- Dipodomys
- †Dipodomys merriami
- †Dipodomys ordii
- †Dipodomys pattersoni – type locality for species
- †Dipodomys spectabilis
- †Dirocerithium
- †Discotrochus
- †Discradisca
- Disonycha
- †Dolicholatirus
- †Domenginella
- †Domenginella ridgei – type locality for species
- †Domingella
- †Domingella ridgei – type locality for species
- Dorsanum
- †Drepanomeryx
- †Dryophyllum
Illustration of the fossilized jaws and teeth of the Eocene brontothere mammal Duchesneodus
E
[edit]- †Eburneopecten
Fossilized shell of the Eocene turtle Echmatemys - †Ectypodus
- †Edaphocyon
- †Edaphocyon pointblankensis – type locality for species
- †Ekokenia
- Elaphe
- Eleutherodactylus
- †Ellipsechinus
- †Ellisella
Shell of an Emarginula keyhole limpet - Endochironomus
- Endopachys
- Engelhardia[2]
- †Engelhardia trinitiensis – type locality for species[2]
- †Eoancilla
- †Eoancilla hordea – type locality for species
- †Eocypraea
- †Eocythara – type locality for genus
- †Eocythara lineata – type locality for species
- †Eocythara texanum – type locality for species
- †Eodichroma – type locality for genus
- †Eodichroma mirifica – type locality for species
- †Eodrilla
- †Eodrillia
- †Eomellivora
- †Eopleurotoma
- †Eosolea – type locality for genus
- †Eosolea texana – type locality for species
- †Eosurcula
- †Eosurcula moorei – type locality for species
- †Eosurcula superpons
- †Eotylopus
- †Eotylopus reedi – or unidentified comparable form
- Epicauta
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon - †Epihippus
- Epilucina
- Episcynia
- Episiphon
- †Episiphon gracilis – type locality for species
- Epitonium
- †Epitriplopus
- Eponides
- Eptesicus
- †Eptesicus fuscus
- †Eptesicus hemphillensis – type locality for species
- Equus
- †Equus alaskae – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equus complicatus
- †Equus conversidens
- †Equus francisci – type locality for species
- †Equus giganteus
- †Equus idahoensis
- †Equus midlandensis
- †Equus scotti – type locality for species
- †Equus semiplicatus
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene horse Equus simplicidens, also known as the Hagerman horse or American zebra
- Erethizon
- †Eucheilodon
- †Eucyon
- Eucytherura
- †Eucytherura claibornensis – type locality for species
- Eulima
A living Plestiodon obsoletus (formerly Eumeces obsoletus), or Great Plains skink - †Eumeces fasciatus
- †Eumeces miobsoletus – type locality for species
- †Eumeces obsoletus
- †Euonymus
- Eupleura
- †Euryochetus
- †Euryochetus punctatum – type locality for species
- Eurytellina
- †Eurytellina milamensis – type locality for species
- †Eurytellina mooreana
- †Eurytellina papyria
Shell of a Euspira moon sea snail - †Eutrephoceras
- †Eutypomys
- †Eutypomys inexpectatus – type locality for species
- †Exilia
F
[edit]- Falsifusus
Shell of a Fasciolaria, or tulip sea snail - Felis
- Fibularia
- †Ficopsis
- †Ficopsis nucleoides – type locality for species
- †Ficopsis penita
- †Ficopsis texana
- Ficus
- †Fimbriatella
- †Fimbriatella iugum – type locality for species
- Flabellum
- †Flabellum concoideum
- †Flabellum conodeum – tentative report
- †Flabellum conoideum – type locality for species
- †Flabellum cuneiforme
- †Flabellum johnsonae
- †Floridachoerus – tentative report
- †Floridatragulus
A living Formica, or wood ant - †Formica eoptera – type locality for species
- Fossaria
- Fulgurofusus
- †Fusconaia
- †Fusconaia undulata – or unidentified comparable form
- Fusimitra
A living Fusinus sea snail - †Fusinus claibornica – type locality for species
- †Fusoficula
- Fustiaria
- †Fustiaria aciculata – type locality for species
G
[edit]- Gadila
- Galeocerdo
Shell of a Galeodea helmet snail - Gastrocopta
Fossilized skull of the Miocene crocodile relative Gavialosuchus - Gegania
- †Gelastops
- †Genartina – type locality for genus
- †Genartina texana – type locality for species
- Geochelone
- Geomys
- †Gigantocamelus
- †Gilbertina
Restoration of a herd of the Pliocene-Holocene ground sloth Glossotherium - †Glottidia
- †Glottidia antarctica – type locality for species
- Glycymeris
- †Glyphalini
- Glyptoactis
- †Glyptoactis alticostata
- †Glyptoactis coloradonis
- †Glyptoactis crenaea
- †Glyptoactis eoa
- †Glyptoactis linguinodifera – type locality for species
- †Glyptoactis milamensis – type locality for species
- †Glyptoactis trapaquara
- †Glyptotherium
- †Glyptotoma
- Glyptozaria
- †Glyptozaria americanae – type locality for species
- †Gnathabelodon – only reported species reclassified new genus Blancotherium.[1]
- †Gnathabelodon buckneri – type locality for species. Later reclassified as Blancotherium buckneri[1]
- †Gomphopages
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium - †Gomphotherium gratum – type locality for species
- †Gomphotherium obscurum
- †Goniobasis
- Gopherus – type locality for genus
- †Gopherus canyonensis – type locality for species
- †Gopherus hexagonatus
- †Gopherus polyphemus – type locality for species
- †Granocardium
- Graptemys
- Gregariella
- †Gregariella ridgei – type locality for species
- †Gregorymys
- †Gregorymys riograndensis – type locality for species
- †Gulfoceras
- †Gulfoceras westfalli – type locality for species
Restorative portrait of the Eocene-Oligocene bear dog Gustafsonia - Guttulina
- Gyraulus
H
[edit]- †Hadrianus
- †Haimesiastraea
- †Haplaletes
- †Haploconus
- Haplocytheridea
Fossilized mandible of the Eocene horse Haplohippus - Harpa
- †Harpactocarcinus
- †Harpagolestes
- †Harrisianella
Shells in differing orientations of Hastula augur sea snails - †Hastula ampulla – type locality for species
- †Hastula houstonia
- †Hastula longifera – type locality for species
- †Hastula milamensis – type locality for species
- †Hastula sabina
- †Hastula venusta
- Haustator
- Hawaiia
- †Hawiia
Life restoration of the Pleistocene pronghorn Hayoceros - Helicina
- Helicodiscus
- †Heliconoides
- †Heliconoides auriformis – type locality for species
- Helisoma
- Heloderma
- †Heloderma texana – type locality for species
- †Helohyus
- †Helohyus lentus – or unidentified comparable form
Fossilized lower jaw of the Miocene-Pleistocene llama relative Hemiauchenia - †Hemipsalodon
- †Hemipsalodon viejaensis – type locality for species
- †Hendryomeryx
- †Heptacodon
- †Heptacodon yeguaensis – type locality for species
- †Hercoglossa
Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene mammal Herpetotherium - †Hesperhys – tentative report
- †Hesperiturris
- †Hesperiturris monilis – type locality for species
- †Hesperiturris nodocarinatus – type locality for species
- †Hesperoscalops
- †Hesperotestudo
- †Hesperotestudo crassiscutata – type locality for species
- †Hesperotestudo johnstoni – type locality for species
- †Hesperotestudo turgida – type locality for species
- †Hesperotestudo wilsoni
- †Hessolestes
- †Heteraletes
- †Heteraletes leotanus – or unidentified comparable form
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon nasicus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Heterodon platyrhinos – or unidentified comparable form
- †Heteromeryx
- Hexaplex
- †Hexaplex colei
- †Hexaplex eoa – type locality for species
- †Hexaplex silvaticus
- †Hexaplex texanus – type locality for species
- †Hexaplex vanuxemi
- †Hexobelomeryx – tentative report
Life restoration of a herd of the Miocene-Pleistocene horse Hipparion. Heinrich Harder (1920). - †Hippidion
- Hippodamia
- †Hippodamia convergens – tentative report
- Hipponix
- †Hippotherium
- Holbrookia
Life restoration of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Holmesina with a human to scale - †Homotherium
- †Hyaenodon
- †Hyaenodon crucians
- †Hyaenodon horridus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyaenodon montanus
- †Hyaenodon raineyi
- †Hyaenodon vetus – or unidentified comparable form
- Hyla
- †Hyla holmani – type locality for species
- †Hyla miocenica – type locality for species
- †Hylomeryx
- †Hyopsodus
- †Hyopsodus paulus
- †Hyopsodus uintensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyopsodus wortmani – or unidentified comparable form
- Hyotissa
- †Hyotissa offemanae – type locality for species
- †Hyotissa offmanna
- †Hypertragulus
- †Hypertragulus heikeni – or unidentified comparable form
Life restoration of the Miocene horse Hypohippus. Heinrich Harder (1920). - †Hypohippus affinis – type locality for species
- †Hypolagus
- †Hyrachyus
- †Hyrachyus modestus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyracodon
Life restoration of the Eocene horse Eohippus. Heinrich Harder (1920).
I
[edit]- †Icacorea
- Ictalurus
- †Ictiobus
- †Ignacius
Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos - †Infracoronia
- †Inga
- †Ischnognathus
- †Ischnognathus savagei – type locality for species
- †Ischyrocyon
- †Ischyrocyon gidleyi – type locality for species
- †Ischyromys
- †Ischyromys blacki – type locality for species
- Isognomon
J
[edit]- †Jefitchia – type locality for genus
- †Jefitchia copelandi – type locality for species
- †Jepsenella
- †Jimomys
- Juglans
- Jupiteria
K
[edit]
Restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene horse Kalobatippus - †Kansasimys
- †Kapalmerella
- Katherinella
- Kelliella
- Kellyella
- †Kellyella texana – type locality for species
- Kinosternon
Fossilized "worm" tube, possibly of the Oligocene-modern shipworm marine bivalve genus Kuphus
L
[edit]- †Lacinia
- †Lacunaria
- †Laevibuccinum
- †Lambdoceras
- †Lambertocyon
A living Lampropeltis getula, or eastern kingsnake - †Langiopollis
- †Lapparia
- †Laredochoerus – type locality for genus
- †Laredochoerus edwardsi – type locality for species
- †Laredomys
- †Laredomys riograndensis – type locality for species
- Lasionycteris
- Lasiurus
Two views of a shell of a Latirus sea snail - †Latirus humilior
- †Latirus moorei
- †Latirus ostrarupis
- †Latirus sexcostatus
- †Latirus stephensoni
- †Latirus traceyi – type locality for species
- †Latrius
- †Latrius traceyi – type locality for species
- †Ledina
- †Ledina smirna
- †Ledina turgeo – type locality for species
- †Leea
- Lepisosteus
- †Lepisosteus spatula – or unidentified comparable form
- Lepomis
- †Lepomis cyanellus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptarctus
- †Leptarctus supremus – type locality for species
- †Leptictis
- †Leptictis douglassi – type locality for species
- †Leptictis wilsoni – type locality for species
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon - †Leptoreodon
- †Leptosurcula
- †Leptosurcula beadata
- †Leptosurcula carinata – type locality for species
- †Leptotomus
- Lepus
Lepus californicus, or black-tailed jackrabbit
- †Levifusus
- †Levifusus dalei – tentative report
- †Levifusus hubbardi
- †Levifusus identus
- †Levifusus irrasus
- †Levifusus lithae
- †Levifusus mortoniopsis
- †Levifusus pagodiformis
- †Levifusus serrae – type locality for species
- †Levifusus supraplanus
- †Levifusus trabeatus
- Limacina
- †Limacina stenzeli – type locality for species
- †Limacina taylori
Living Limaria, or file shells - †Limnenetes
- †Limnenetes platyceps – or unidentified comparable form
- Limopsis
- †Linthia
- †Lirodiscus
- †Lirofusus
Shell of a Lithophaga, or date mussel - †Lithophysema
- Litiopa
- †Litiopa texana – type locality for species
- †Litorhadia
- †Litorhadia aldrichiana
- †Litorhadia bastropensis
- †Litorhadia compsa
- †Litorhadia evanescentior
- †Litorhadia milamensis – type locality for species
- †Litorhadia petropolitana
- †Litorhadia undulata – type locality for species
- †Litorhadia valdefragilis – type locality for species
- †Litoyoderimys
- Littorina
- †Littorina eofasciata – type locality for species
- †Longirostromeryx
- †Longirostromeryx clarendonensis – type locality for species
- †Longirostromeryx wellsi
Shell of a Lovenia sea urchin - Loxoconcha
- Lucina
- Lucinisca
- Lunatia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Lunularia – tentative report
- Lunulites
- †Lygodiumsporites
- Lymnaea
- Lynx
- †Lynx proterolyncis
A living Lynx rufus, or bobcat
- Lyria
- †Lyrosurcula
- Lytta
M
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Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus - Macrocallista
- †Macrocallista triangulata – type locality for species
- †Macrotarsius
- †Macrotarsius jepseni – or unidentified comparable form
- Mactra
- Madracis
- †Madracis gregorioi
- †Madracis herricki – type locality for species
- †Madracis johnsoni – type locality for species
- Madrepora
- Magnolia
- †Mahgarita
- †Mahgarita stevensi – type locality for species
- †Malaquiferus – tentative report
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
Life restoration of a herd of Mammuthus columbi, or Columbian mammoths. The extent of the fur depicted is hypothetical. Charles R. Knight (1909). - †Mammuthus hayi
- Marginella
- Marmota
- †Marshochoerus
- Martes
- Martesia
- †Martinogale
- †Mathilda
- †Mathilda claibornensis
- †Mathilda cribraea – type locality for species
- †Mathilda iugum – type locality for species
- †Mathilda retisculpta
- †Mauricia
- †Mazzalina
- †Mazzalina conica – type locality for species
- †Mazzalina plena
- †Megalictis – tentative report
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx jeffersonii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Megalonyx leptostomus
Restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene ground sloth Megatherium. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Megatylopus
- †Megatylopus matthewi – type locality for species
- †Megatylopus primaevus
- Melanella
- †Melanella extremis – or unidentified related form
- †Melanella minutissima – type locality for species
- †Melanella notata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Melanella wheeleri
- †Meliakrouniomys
- †Meliakrouniomys wilsoni – type locality for species
- Meliosma[2]
- †Meliosma berryi – type locality for species[2]
- †Menetus
Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras - †Menops
- Mephitis
- Meretrix
- †Merychippus
- †Merychippus gunteri
- †Merychippus insignis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Merychippus sejunctus
- †Merychippus shirleyae
- †Merychyus
- †Merychyus calaminthus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Merychyus novomexicanus
Restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene oreodont mammal Merycoidodon. Heinrich Harder (1920). - Mesalia
- †Mescalerolemur – type locality for genus
- †Mescalerolemur horneri – type locality for species
- Mesodesma
- †Mesodma
- †Mesodma pygmaea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesodma thompsoni
- †Mesohippus
- †Mesomphix
- †Metalopex
- †Metalopex bakeri – type locality for species
Restoration of the Eocene-Miocene swamp rhinoceros Metamynodon. Charles R. Knight (1896). - †Metamynodon chadronensis
- †Metamynodon mckinneyi – type locality for species
- Metula
- †Metula brazosensis
- †Metula elongatoides – type locality for species
- †Metula gracilis
- †Metula reticulata – type locality for species
- †Michela
- †Michela trabeatoides – type locality for species
- †Michenia
- †Michenia exilis – type locality for species
Shell in multiple views of a Microdrillia sea snail - †Microeutypomys
- †Microeutypomys karenae – type locality for species
- †Microparamys
Illustration of a living Micropterus, or black bass - †Microsurcula
- †Microsurcula iuventae – type locality for species
- †Microsyops
- †Microtomarctus
- Microtus
- Micrurus
A living Micrurus fulvius, or eastern coral snake
- Mictomys
- Miltha
- †Mimetodon
- †Minippus
- †Mioclaenus
- †Miocoluber – type locality for genus
- †Miocoluber dalquesti – type locality for species
- †Miocyon
- †Miocyon scotti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Miocyon vallisrubrae
- †Miohippus
- †Miolabis
- †Mionictis
Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah - †Miracinonyx inexpectatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Miracinonyx studeri
- Mitrella
- †Mitrella bastropensis
- †Mitrella nuttalli – type locality for species
- †Mitrella texana – type locality for species
- †Mixodectes
- Mnestia
- †Mnestia confusa – type locality for species
- †Mnestia dekayi
- †Mnestia ovata – type locality for species
- †Mnestia rotunda – type locality for species
- Modiolus – tentative report
- †Monoptygma
- Montastraea
- †Moropus
- †Moropus oregonensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Morrillia
- Murex
- Mustela
- Myctophum
- †Myctophum americanum – type locality for species
- Myliobatis
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus - Myotis
- Myrtea
- †Myrtea curta
- †Myrtea mesakta
- †Myrtea uhleri – or unidentified comparable form
- Mytilus
- †Mytonomys
- Myzinum – or unidentified comparable form
N
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Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus - †Nannippus aztecus
- †Nannippus beckensis – type locality for species
- †Nannippus lenticularis
- †Nannippus peninsulatus
- †Nannodectes
- †Nannodectes gidleyi – or unidentified related form
- †Nanotragulus
- Narona
- Nassarius
- †Nassarius emoryi
- †Nassarius exilis
- †Nassarius nodosa – type locality for species
- †Nassarius seguinensis – type locality for species
A living Nasua, or coati - †Nasua pronarica – type locality for species
- Natica
- †Natica aperta
- †Natica brevisulcata – type locality for species
- †Natica clarkeana
- †Natica moffitti – type locality for species
- †Natica moorei
- †Natica permunda
- †Natica perspecta
- †Natica reversa
- †Natica saffordia
A living Naticarius moon sea snail - Natrix
- †Navajovius
- Nectandra
- †Nekrolagus
- Nemocardium
- †Nemodon
- †Neochoerus – type locality for genus
- Neofiber
- Neogale
Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Neohipparion affine
- †Neohipparion eurystyle – type locality for species
- †Neohipparion leptode
- †Neonatrix
- †Neonatrix elongata
- †Neonatrix infera – type locality for species
- Neotamias
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma albigula
- †Neotoma floridana
- †Neotoma fossilis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neotoma mexicana
A living Neotoma micropus, or southern Plains woodrat - †Neotoma minutus
- †Neotoma quadriplicata
- †Neozanthopsis
- Neptunea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Nerodia
- †Nerterogeomys
- Neverita
- †Nexuotapirus
Fossilized partial cranium of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Nimravides - †Nimravides hibbardi – type locality for species
- †Nimravides thinobates – or unidentified comparable form
- Niptus
- †Nonomys
- Norrisia
- †Notharctus
- †Nothokemas
- †Nothokemas floridanus
- †Nothokemas hidalgensis – type locality for species
- †Nothotylopus
Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops - †Nothrotherium
- Notiosorex
- †Notiotitanops
- †Notolagus
- Notophthalmus
- †Notophthalmus slaughteri – type locality for species
Interior of a fossilized shell of the Early Ordovician-modern marine bivalve Nucula - †Nucula cochlear – type locality for species
- †Nucula magnifica
- †Nucula mauricensis
- †Nucula mediavia
- †Nucula smithvillensis
- Nuculana
- †Nuculana aldrichiana
- †Nuculana corpulentoides
- †Nuculana demissa – type locality for species
- †Nuculana eoa
- †Nuculana jewetti
- †Nuculana milamensis
- †Nuculana ovula
- †Nuculana saffordana
- †Nuculana smithvillensis – or unidentified related form
- †Nuculana travisana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nuculana trivitate
- †Nuculana turgeo – type locality for species
- †Nudivagus
- †Nuulana
- †Nuulana turgeo – type locality for species
- Nysius – tentative report
O
[edit]- Oculina
- †Oculina singleyi – type locality for species
- Odocoileus
A living Odocoileus virginianus, or white-tailed deer
- Odontaspis
- †Odontaspis exilis – type locality for species
- †Odontopolys
- Odostomia
- †Odostomia ova – type locality for species
- †Odostomia trapaquara
- Ogmodontomys
- †Ogmophis
- Olivella
- †Omomys
A living Ondatra, or muskrat - †Ondatra annectens
- †Ondatra idahoensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ondatra zibethicus
- Onychomys
- Opalia
- †Opalia cooperi – type locality for species
- Opheodrys
A living Opheodrys aestivus, or rough green snake
- Ophisaurus
- †Oreodaphne
- †Oromeryx
- †Orthosurcula
- †Orthosurcula adeona
- †Orthosurcula francescae
- †Orthosurcula indenta
- †Orthosurcula langdoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Orthosurcula longipersa
- †Orthosurcula persa
- †Orthosurcula phoenicea
- Orthoyoldia
- Oryzomys
Life restoration of the Miocene pronghorn Osbornoceros - Ostrea
- Otionella
- †Otostomia
- †Ourayia
- Ovis
Life restoration of a pair of the Oligocene-Miocene camel Oxydactylus. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Oxydactylus benedentatus – type locality for species
P
[edit]- †Pachecoa
- †Pachecoa adamsi
- †Pachecoa concentrica – type locality for species
- †Pachecoa decisa
- †Pachecoa microcancellata
- †Pachecoa ovalis
- †Pachecoa pulchra
- †Pachecoa sabinica
- †Pachecoa smithvillensis
- †Paenemarmota
- †Palaechthon
- †Palaechthon woodi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Palaeictops – tentative report
- †Palaeolama
Restoration of the Cretaceous-Eocene sea snake Palaeophis - †Palaeorhaphis
- †Palaeorhaphis palaeocenica – type locality for species
- †Paleoheterodon
- †Paleotomus
- Panopea
- Panthera
- †Papillina
- †Paracryptotis
- Paracyathus
- †Paracyathus alternatus
- †Paracyathus bastropensis – type locality for species
- †Paraenhydrocyon
- †Parahippus
- †Parahippus leonensis – type locality for species
- †Parahyus
- †Paralbula
- †Paramerychyus
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon - †Paramys
- †Paramys delicatior – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paramys excavatus
- †Paramys leptodus
- †Paraoreomunea
- †Parapavo
- †Parapotos – type locality for genus
- †Parapotos tedfordi – type locality for species
- †Paratoceras
- †Paratoceras macadamsi – type locality for species
- †Paratoceras wardi – type locality for species
- †Paratomarctus
- Parbatmya – type locality for genus
- †Parbatmya brazosensis
- †Parbatmya fornicata – type locality for species
- †Parectypodus
- †Pareumys
- †Paronychomys – tentative report
- †Parvitragulus
- †Parvobalanus – type locality for genus
- †Parvobalanus gracilis – type locality for species
- †Patulaxis
- †Pauromys
- †Pauromys simplex – type locality for species
- †Pauromys texensis
- †Pediomeryx
- †Pediomeryx hemphillensis – type locality for species
Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene lizard Peltosaurus - †Penetrigonias
- †Peraceras
- †Peradectes – tentative report
- †Peratherium
- Periploma
- †Periptychus
- Perognathus
- †Perognathus carpenteri – type locality for species
A living Perognathus flavus, or silky pocket mouse - †Perognathus pearlettensis
- †Perognathus rexroadensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus boylii
- †Peromyscus cragini
- †Peromyscus difficilis
- †Peromyscus eremicus
- †Peromyscus gossypinus
- †Peromyscus kansasensis
- †Peromyscus leucopus
- †Peromyscus maniculatus
- †Peromyscus pectoralis
- †Peromyscus progressus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Petauristodon
- †Petauristodon jamesi
- †Petauristodon minimus – or unidentified comparable form
- Petrophyllia
- †Pewelagus
- Phacoides
- Phaedon – or unidentified comparable form
- Phalium
- †Phalium brevicostatum
- †Phalium reklawensis – type locality for species
- †Phelopteria
Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene ungulate Phenacodus. Charles R. Knight (1898). - Philine
- †Phlaocyon
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- Phos
- Phrynosoma
- Phyllodus
- Physa
- †Physocypria
- Pinna – tentative report
- Pisidium
Shell of a Pitar venus clam - †Pitar angelinae
- †Pitar biboraensis
- †Pitar gazleyensis
- †Pitar hawtofi
- †Pitar juliae
- †Pitar kempae
- †Pitar nuttalliopsis
- †Pitar petropolitanus
- †Pitar pteleina
- †Pitar pteleinus
- †Pitar ripleyanus
- †Pitar texacola
- †Pitar texibrazus
- †Pitar tornadonis
- †Pitar trigoniata
- †Pitar turneri – type locality for species
- Pituophis
- †Plagiarca
- Plagiocardium – or unidentified comparable form
- Planorbis
- †Planorbula
Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922). - Platytrochus
- †Platytrochus primaevus – type locality for species
- †Platytrochus stokesi
- †Pleiolama
- †Plesiocolopirus
- †Plesiocolopirus hancocki – or unidentified comparable form
- †Plesiogulo
- †Plesiolestes
- †Plesiosminthus
- †Pleuofusia – tentative report
- †Pleuofusia huppertzi – type locality for species
- Pleurocera
- Pleurofusia
- †Pleurolicus
- †Pleuroliria
- Pleuromeris
Shell in multiple views of a Pleuroploca sea snail - †Pleuroploca plummeri – or unidentified related form
- †Pleurostoma
- Pleurotomella
- Plicatula
- †Plicatula filamentosa
- †Plicatula pustula – type locality for species
- Pliciscala
- †Plinthicus
Fossilized skull of the Miocene horse Pliohippus - †Pliohippus fossulatus
- †Pliohippus nobilis
- †Pliohippus pernix
- †Pliohippus spectans – tentative report
- †Pliometanastes
- †Pliometanastes protistus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pliosaccomys
- †Pliotaxidea
- †Pliotaxidea nevadensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Plotophysops – tentative report
- †Plotophysops angularis – type locality for species
- †Poabromylus
- Podomys
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene camel Poebrotherium - †Poebrotherium chadronense – type locality for species
- †Poebrotherium franki – type locality for species
- †Polidevcia
- Polinices
- †Polinices aratus
- †Polinices eminulus
- †Polinices harrisii
- †Polinices julianna
- †Polinices onustus – type locality for species
- Polydora
- Polygyra
- Polymorphina
- Polyschides
Living Porites stony coral - Poromya – or unidentified related form
- †Postalia
- †Postalia americana – type locality for species
- †Potamides
- †Pratilepus
- †Preophidion – type locality for genus
- †Preophidion petropolis
- †Preophidion stintoni – type locality for species
- Prionocidaris
- †Priscocamelus
- †Priscoficus
- †Pristichampsus
- Pristis
- †Probassariscus
- †Problastomeryx
- †Procamelus
- †Procastoroides
- †Procynodictis
- †Procynodictis vulpiceps – or unidentified comparable form
- Procyon
- †Prodipodomys
- †Progeomys
- †Progeomys sulcatus – type locality for species
- †Prohesperocyon
- †Proheteromys
- †Proheteromys sabinensis – type locality for species
- †Proheteromys toledoensis – type locality for species
- †Prolapsus
- †Prolapsus junctionis – type locality for species
- †Prolapsus sibilatoris – type locality for species
- †Promathildia
- †Promathildia parvilis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Promathildia parvula – or unidentified comparable form
- Promenetus
- †Promioclaenus
- †Proneofiber
- †Proneofiber guildayi – type locality for species
Fossilized shells of the Triassic-modern marine bivalve Propeamussium - †Prosigmodon
- †Prosimnia
- †Prosthennops
- †Prosynthetoceras
- †Prosynthetoceras francisi – type locality for species
- †Prosynthetoceras orthrionanus – type locality for species
- †Prosynthetoceras texanus – type locality for species
- †Proterixoides
- †Prothryptacodon
- †Protictis
Restorative models in multiple views of the Eocene brontothere Protitanotherium (figure 3) - †Protoceras – tentative report
- †Protocitta
- †Protocitta ajax – type locality for species
- †Protohippus
- †Protohippus gidleyi
- †Protohippus perditus
- †Protohippus supremus – type locality for species
- †Protohippus vetus
- †Protolabis
- †Protoreodon
- †Protosciurus
- †Protoscutella
- †Protoselene – or unidentified comparable form
- †Protospermophilus
- †Protosurcula
- †Protosurcula aurora – type locality for species
- †Protosurcula gabbii
- †Protosurcula tenuirostris
- †Protylopus – tentative report
- Pseudacris
- †Pseudaelurus – tentative report
Replica of a fossilized cranium of the Miocene horse Pseudhipparion - †Pseudhipparion curtivallum
- †Pseudhipparion hessei – type locality for species
- †Pseudhipparion skinneri
- †Pseudoceras
- Pseudochama
- †Pseudocylindrodon
- †Pseudocylindrodon neglectus
- †Pseudocylindrodon pintoensis – or unidentified related form
- †Pseudocylindrodon texanus – type locality for species
- Pseudoliva
- Pseudomalaxis
- †Pseudomalaxis acuta – type locality for species
- †Pseudomalaxis plummerae
- †Pseudomalaxis reklawensis – type locality for species
- †Pseudomalaxis texana
- †Pseudometula – type locality for genus
- †Pseudometula gradus – type locality for species
- †Pseudoparablastomeryx
Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene protoceratid mammal Pseudoprotoceras - †Pseudotheridomys
- †Pseudotomus
- †Pseudotomus johanniculi
- †Pseudotomus petersoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Psittacotherium
- Pteria
- Pteris
- †Pteropsella
- †Pterosphenus
- Pterothrissus
- Pterynotus
- †Pterynotus sabinola
- †Pterynotus stenzeli – type locality for species
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Paleocene multituberculate mammal Ptilodus - Ptinus
- Puma
- Pupilla
- Pupoides
- Pycnodonte
- †Pylodictis
A living Pylodictis olivaris, or flathead catfish
- Pyramidella
- †Pyramidella bastropensis
- †Pyramidella dalli
- †Pyramidella filamentosa – type locality for species
- †Pyramidella perexilis
- †Pyramidella pirum – type locality for species
- †Pyramidella propeacicula
- †Pyramidella pseudopymaea
- †Pyramidella tundrae – type locality for species
- †Pyramimitra
- †Pyramimitra eocenica – type locality for species
- †Pyramimitra terebraeformis
- †Pyricythereis
- †Pyricythereis alabamensis
- †Pyricythereis delicata – type locality for species
- †Pyricythereis foveovalva – type locality for species
- †Pyricythereis seminuda – type locality for species
- †Pyricythereis smithvillensis – type locality for species
- †Pyricythereis subtriangularis – type locality for species
Q
[edit]- †Quadratomus
A living Quadrula freshwater mussel - Quinqueloculina
R
[edit]- Raja
A living Raja texana also known as a roundel skate or Texas clearnose skate
- †Rana
- †Rana catesbiana – lapsus calami of Rana catesbeiana
- †Rana pipiens
- Ranularia
- Raphitoma
- †Raphitoma bastropensis – type locality for species
- †Raphitoma bellula
- †Raphitoma fannae
- †Raphitoma georgei – type locality for species
- †Raphitoma iuventae – type locality for species
- †Raphitoma rebecella
- †Raphitoma sabinia
- †Raphitoma specus
- Reithrodontomys
- †Reithrodontomys fulvescens
- †Reithrodontomys megalotis
- †Reithrodontomys montanus
- †Reithrodontomys moorei
- †Reithrodontomys rexroadensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Retinella
A living Retusa barrel bubble sea snail - †Retusa adamsi
- †Retusa adamski – or unidentified comparable form
- †Retusa emoryi
- †Retusa galba
- †Retusa jacksonensis
- †Retusa kellogii
- †Retusa notata – type locality for species
- †Retusa sylvaerupis
- †Rhabdopitaria
- Rhinobatos
- Rhinocheilus
- Rhinoptera
- Rhizorus
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium - Rimella
- Ringicula
- †Ringicula alabamensis
- †Ringicula butleriana – tentative report
- †Ringicula dubia
- †Ringicula trapaquara
- †Rooneyia – type locality for genus
- †Rooneyia viejaensis – type locality for species
- †Rotalia
- †Rotularia
- †Rudiscala
S
[edit]- Saccella
- Salvadora
- †Sapindus
Shell of a Sassia triton sea snail - †Sassia nucleoides – type locality for species
- †Sassia septemdentata
- †Sassia septendentata
- †Saxolucina
- Scalina
- Scalopus
- Scaphander
- Scaphella
A living Scaphiopus, or North American spadefoot toad - †Scaphites
- Sceloporus
- †Scenopagus
- †Scenopagus edenensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Schedocardia
- †Schizorthosecos
- Sciurus
A living Sciurus carolinensis, or eastern gray squirrel - †Sciurus niger
- Scobinella
- †Selaginella
- Selenophorus – or unidentified comparable form
- Semele
- †Semiactaeon
- †Semiactaeon texanum – type locality for species
- †Septastrea
- †Septastrea kerioides – type locality for species
- Serpulorbis
- †Serpulorbis gonioides
- †Serpulorbis multiclavus – type locality for species
- Sigatica
- Sigmodon
- †Sigmodon curtisi – or unidentified comparable form
A living Sigmodon hispidus, or hispid cotton rat - †Sigmodon hudspethensis – type locality for species
- †Sigmodon minor
- †Signata – type locality for genus
- †Signata nicoli – type locality for species
- †Signata stenzeli – type locality for species
- Siliqua
- †Simidectes
- †Similisciurus
- †Similisciurus maxwelli – type locality for species
- †Simimys – or unidentified comparable form
- Simnia
- Sincola
- Sinodia
Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Oligocene creodont mammal Sinopa - Sinum
- †Sinum arctatum
- †Sinum bilix
- †Sinum declive
- †Sinum fiski – type locality for species
- †Sinum inconstans
- †Sinum moveum – type locality for species
- †Sinum taylori – type locality for species
- Siphonalia
- Siren
- †Siren miotexana – type locality for species
- †Skaptotion
- †Skaptotion reklawensis – type locality for species
- Skena
- Skenea
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon - †Soergelia
- Solariella
- Solariorbis
- †Solariorbis conicus – type locality for species
- †Solariorbis discoides – type locality for species
- †Solariorbis parsnaticoide – type locality for species
- †Solariorbis parsnaticoides – type locality for species
- †Solariorbis proius
- †Solariorbis velarum – type locality for species
- †Solastella – type locality for genus
- †Solastella cookei – type locality for species
- Solemya
- Solen
- Solena
- †Solena shirleyi – type locality for species
- †Sophora
- Sorex
- †Sorex cinereus
- †Sorex cudahyensis
- †Sorex lacustris
- †Sorex megapalustris
A living Sorex palustris, or American water shrew - †Sorex pratensis
- †Sorex taylori
- †Sorex vagrans
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus elegans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spermophilus finlayensis
- †Spermophilus howelli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spermophilus mcgheei
- †Spermophilus spilosoma
A living Ictidomys tridecemlineatus (formerly Spermophilus tridecemlineatus), or thirteen-lined ground squirrel - †Spermophilus variegatus
- Sphaerium
- †Sphyreana
- Spilogale
- †Spinizoncolpites
- Spirorbis
- Spirotropis
- †Spirotropis claibornica – type locality for species
- Spisula
- Sportella – tentative report
- Stagnicola
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon - †Steneofiber
- †Steneofiber barbouri – or unidentified comparable form
- †Steneofiber fossor
- †Steneofiber hesperus
- †Stenomylus
- †Stenotrema
- Sternotherus
- Sthenictis
- †Stintonia
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the fossil pronghorn Stockoceros - Storeria
- †Strepsidura
- †Strepsidura contorea
- †Strepsidura ficus
- †Strepsidura harrisi – type locality for species
- Striarca
- †Striatolamia
- Strobilops
- †Stygimys
- †Stygimys vastus – type locality for species
Life restoration of the Eocene taeniodont mammal Stylinodon mirus - Succinea
- †Sulcocypraea
- Surculites
- †Surculites cabezai
- †Surculites lapillus – type locality for species
- †Surculoma
- †Surculoma dumblei
- †Surculoma falsabenes
- †Surculoma imbricata – type locality for species
- †Surculoma kellogii
- †Surculoma leoncola
- †Surculoma penrosei
- †Sycostoma
- †Sycostoma texana – type locality for species
- Sylvilagus
- †Symmetrodontomys
- †Symplocos[2]
- †Symplocos amoena – type locality for species[2]
- †Symplocos fritschii – type locality for species[2]
- †Symplocos martinettoi – type locality for species[2]
- †Symplocos platycarpa – type locality for species[2]
- †Symplocos rothwelii – type locality for species[2]
- †Symplocos trinitiensis – type locality for species[2]
- †Symplocos trisulcata – type locality for species[2]
- Synaptomys
- †Synaptomys australis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Synaptomys cooperi
- †Syncyclonema
Life restoration of the Miocene even-toed ungulate Synthetoceras - †Synthetoceras tricornatus – type locality for species
- Syrphus – or unidentified comparable form
- Syrrhophus
T
[edit]- Tantilla
- Tanytarsus – tentative report
A living Tapirus, or tapir - Taxidea
- Teinostoma
- †Teinostoma barryi – type locality for species
- †Teinostoma eoa
- †Teinostoma texanum
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras 
Shell of a Tellina, or tellin - †Tellina cherokeensis
- †Tellina leana
- †Tellina makelloides
- †Tellina petropolitana
- †Tellina quihi
- †Tellina santander
- †Tellina semipapyra – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tellina semipapyria
- †Tellina tallicheti
- †Tellina trumani
Shell in multiple views of a Tenagodus sea snail - †Tenuimactra – type locality for genus
- †Tenuimactra hodgkinsoni – type locality for species
- †Tephrocyon
- Terebellum
- Terebra
- †Terebrifusus
- Teredo
- Terminalia
- †Ternstroemites
- Terrapene
- Testudo
Restoration of the Pleictocene pronghorn Tetrameryx - †Texasophis – type locality for genus
- †Texasophis fossilis – type locality for species
- †Texmelanatria
- †Texoceros
- †Texoceros altidens – type locality for species
- †Texodon
- †Texodon meridianus – type locality for species
- †Texomys
- †Texomys ritchiei – type locality for species
- Thamnophis
- Theodoxus
- †Theodoxus domicilium – type locality for species
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene ground sloth Thinobadistes - †Thisbemys
- Thomomys
- †Thomomys bottae
- †Thomomys talpoides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tibiella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Tiburnus
- †Ticholeptus
- †Ticholeptus rileyi – type locality for species
Life restoration of the Paleocene pantodont mammal Titanoides - †Titanoides gidleyi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tomarctus
- †Tornatellaea
- †Tornatellaea leai
- †Tornatellaea quercollis – tentative report
- †Tornatellaea texana
- †Tornatina – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Toromeryx
- †Toromeryx marginensis – type locality for species
- †Toxotherium
- †Transovula
- †Transovula scobina – type locality for species
- †Trichiuris
- †Trigonias – tentative report
- †Trigonictis
- Trigonostoma
- †Trigonostoma babylonicum
- †Trigonostoma elegantissima – type locality for species
- †Trigonostoma gemmatum
- †Trigonostoma harrisi
- †Trigonostoma herbae – type locality for species
- †Trigonostoma jonesae – type locality for species
- †Trigonostoma panones
- †Trigonostoma penrosei
- †Trigonostoma sabinetownense
- †Trigonostoma sabinetownensis – type locality for species
- Trigonulina
- †Trimalaxis – type locality for genus
- †Trimalaxis ora – type locality for species
- †Trinacria
- †Trinacria microcancellata – type locality for species
- †Tripia
- †Tripia anteatripla – tentative report
- †Triplopus – tentative report
- †Triplopus implicatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Trochita
- Trochocyathus
- †Trochocyathus coloradoensis – type locality for species
- †Trochocyathus uber – type locality for species
A living Tropidoclonion, or lined snake - †Tropisurcula
- †Tropisurcula crenula – tentative report
- †Tropisurcula grandis – type locality for species
- †Tropisurcula milamensis – type locality for species
- †Tropisurcula planus – type locality for species
- †Truncilla
- †Trygon
- †Trygon alveolatus – type locality for species
- †Trypanotoma
- †Trypanotopsis
- †Tuba
- Tubiola
- †Tubiola gracilis – type locality for species
Shell of a Tucetona bittersweet clam - †Turbinolia
- †Turbinolia pharetra
- †Turbinolia subtercisa – type locality for species
- †Turbinolia tenuis
- Turboella
- Turbonilla
- †Turbonilla clinensis
- †Turbonilla meta – type locality for species
- †Turbonilla neglecta – type locality for species
- Turpinia[2]
- †Turpinia tiffneyi – type locality for species[2]
- Turricula
Shell in multiple views of a Turris sea snail - †Turris bimaniofus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turris capax
- †Turris mediavia
- †Turris nadoideus
- †Turris nasuta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turris rockscreekensis
- †Turris specus
- Turritella
- †Turritella – type locality for species informal
- †Turritella bellifera
- †Turritella biplicata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turritella chirena
- †Turritella cortezi
- †Turritella dutexata
- †Turritella eurynome
- †Turritella femina
- †Turritella hilli
- †Turritella houstonia
- †Turritella humerosa
- †Turritella kincaidensis
- †Turritella nasuta
- †Turritella nerinexa
- †Turritella ola
- †Turritella plummeri
- †Turritella polysticha
- †Turritella prehumerosa
- †Turritella premortoni
- †Turritella turneri
- †Tylotrochus
A living Tympanuchus, or prairie chicken - Typhina
- †Typodus
- Tyto
U
[edit]
Life restoration of the Eocene mammal Uintatherium - Umbraculum
- †Umbraculum planulatum
- †Umbraculum tomaculum – type locality for species
- Unio
- Urocyon
- †Urocyon cinereoargenteus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Urocyon galushai
- Uromitra
- Ursus
- †Ustatochoerus
V
[edit]
A living Vallonia land snail - †Varicobela
- †Varicobela filum – type locality for species
- Venericardia
- †Venericardia bashiplata
- †Venericardia densata – type locality for species
- †Venericardia dua
- †Venericardia eoa
- †Venericardia horatiana
- †Venericardia jewelli
- †Venericardia mediaplata
- †Venericardia planicosta
- †Venericardia rotunda
- †Venericardia smithi
- †Venericardia smithii
- †Venericardia stewarti
- †Venericardia texalana
- Verticordia
- †Verticordia satex – or unidentified comparable form
- Vertigo
Illustration of the opening of the shell of a Vertigo ovata land snail, or ovate vertigo
- †Vetericardiella
- Vibracellina
- †Viejadjidaumo
- †Viejadjidaumo magniscopuli – type locality for species
- †Viridomys
- †Vokesula
- †Volutostrombus – type locality for genus
- †Volutostrombus eocenica – type locality for species
- †Volvaria
- †Volvariella
- †Volvariella milamensis – type locality for species
- Volvulella
- †Volvulella reklawensis – type locality for species
- Vulpes
- †Vulpes stenognathus
A living Vulpes velox, or swift fox - †Vulpes vulpes
X
[edit]- †Xenochelys
Fossilized skull of the Pliocene-Pleistocene wolf Xenocyon - Xenophora
Y
[edit]- Yoldia
- Yua[2]
- †Yua texana – type locality for species[2]
- †Yumaceras
- †Yumaceras figginsi – or unidentified comparable form
Z
[edit]- †Zanthopsis
- †Zanycteris – tentative report
- Zonitoides
Living Zonitoides arboreus land snails
References
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