List of the prehistoric life of Alabama facts for kids
This list of the prehistoric life of Alabama contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Alabama.
Contents
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
Main page: List of the Paleozoic life of Alabama
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Alabama
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†Alethopteris
- †Alethopteris lonchitica
- †Alethopteris valida
- †Amphiscapha – tentative report
- †Amplexopora
- †Annularia
- †Annularia radiata
- †Annularia sphenophylloides
- †Arenicolites
- †Artisia
- †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- †Bimuria
- †Calamites
- †Campbelloceras
- †Caninia
- †Carinamala
- †Cavusgnathus
- †Cedaria
- †Christiania
- †Cladodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Composita
- †Composita subquadrata
- †Conocardium
- †Cordaites
- †Cornulites
- †Crania
- †Crepipora
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†Ctenacanthus
- †Ctenacanthus elegans
- †Ctenerpeton
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cystodictya
- †Decadocrinus
- †Deiracephalus
- †Dicoelosia
- †Diplichnites
- †Diplichnites gouldi
- †Dolorthoceras
- †Fenestella
- †Girvanella
- †Glyptagnostus
- †Glyptagnostus reticulatus
- †Gnathodus
- †Gnathodus bilineatus
- †Hindeodus
- †Hindeodus minutus
- †Innitagnostus
- †Kingstonia
- †Kingstonia appalachia
- †Kouphichnium
- †Lepidodendron
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Limnosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Lingulella
- †Lingulella alabamensis
- †Lingulella lirata
- †Lingulella pachyderma
- †Lochriea
- †Lyginopteris
- †Lyginopteris hoeninghausi
- †Meristina – tentative report
- †Naticopsis
- Nucula
- †Obolus
- †Paladin
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†Pecopteris
- †Pecopteris arborescens
- †Pentremites
- †Pentremites laminatus
- †Pentremites tulipaformis
- †Petalodus – tentative report
- †Pinnularia
- †Platyceras
- †Platycrinites
- †Rachis
- †Sigillaria
- †Skenidioides
- †Solenopora
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
- †Sphenophyllum emarginatum
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†Sphenopteris
- †Sphenopteris brongniarti
- †Sphenopteris elegans
- †Sphenopteris herbacea
- †Sphenopteris pottsvillea
- †Sphenopteris pseudocristata
- †Sphenopteris schatzlarensis
- Spirorbis
- †Treptichnus
- †Undichna
Mesozoic
Main page: List of the Mesozoic life of Alabama
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Alabama
- Acirsa
- Acmaea
- †Acteon
- †Agerostrea
- †Albertosaurus
- †Albula
- †Ampullina
- †Ancilla
- †Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
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†Appalachiosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Appalachiosaurus montgomeriensis – type locality for species
- Arca
- Architectonica
- Arrhoges
- Astarte
- †Avellana
- †Avitelmessus
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†Baculites
- †Baculites arculus
- †Baculites asper – or unidentified comparable form
- †Baculites capensis
- †Baculites tippahensis
- †Bananogmius
- †Bananogmius crieleyi – type locality for species
- †Bananogmius zitteli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Banis
- Barbatia
- †Belemnitella
- †Belemnitella americana
- †Belemnitida
- †Belonostomus
- Botula
- †Botula carolinensis
- †Botula conchafodentis
- †Botula ripleyana
- Brachidontes – tentative report
- †Bulla – tentative report
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- †Caestocorbula crassaplica
- †Caestocorbula crassiplica
- †Caestocorbula percompressa
- †Caestocorbula suffalciata
- †Caestocorbula terramaria
- Callianassa
- †Callianassa mortoni
- †Calliomphalus
- †Calliomphalus americanus
- †Calliomphalus nudus
- Calyptraea
- Capulus
- †Caveola
- Cerithiella
- †Cerithiella nodoliratum – or unidentified related form
- †Cerithiella semirugatum
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
- Charonia
- †Chelosphargis
- †Chelosphargis advena – or unidentified comparable form
- Chlamys
- †Chondrites
- Cidaris
- †Cimolichthys
- †Cimolichthys nepaholica
- Clavagella
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†Clidastes
- †Clidastes liodontus
- †Clidastes propython – type locality for species
- Cliona
- Corbula
- †Corsochelys – type locality for genus
- Crassostrea
- †Crenella
- †Crenella elegantula
- †Crenella senica
- †Crenella serica
- †Cretolamna
- †Cretolamna appendiculata
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†Cretoxyrhina
- †Cretoxyrhina mantelli
- Crucibulum
- Ctenochelys – type locality for genus
- †Ctenochelys acris – type locality for species
- †Ctenochelys tenuitesta – type locality for species
- Cucullaea
- †Cucullaea capax
- †Cucullaea littlei
- †Cucullaea powersi – or unidentified comparable form
- Cuspidaria
- †Cuspidaria ampulla
- †Cuspidaria grandis
- †Cuspidaria grovensis
- †Cuspidaria jerseyensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Cylichna
- †Cylichna diversilirata
- †Cylichna incisa
- †Cymella
- Cypraea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Dasmosmilia
- †Dasmosmilia kochii
- †Dasmosmilia reesidi
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†Dentalium
- †Dentalium leve
- †Dentalium pauperculum
- †Dentalium ripleyana
- †Discosaurus
- †Discosaurus vetustus
- †Discoscaphites
- †Discoscaphites conradi
- †Discoscaphites iris
- †Dolicholatirus
- †Ecphora
- Edaphodon
- †Edaphodon barberi – type locality for species
- †Edaphodon mirificus
- †Enchodus
- †Enchodus petrosus
- †Enchodus saevus – or unidentified comparable form
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†Eotrachodon – type locality for genus
- †Eotrachodon orientalis – type locality for species
- †Epitonium
- †Epitonium sillimani
- †Eulima
- †Eulima gracilistylis
- †Eulima monmouthensis
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exogyra
- †Exogyra costata
- †Exogyra ponderosa
- †Exogyra upatoiensis
- Fusinus
- †Gegania
- Gemmula
- †Gervillia
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†Globidens – type locality for genus
- †Globidens alabamensis – type locality for species
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Glycymeris hamula
- †Glycymeris rotundata
- †Glycymeris subaustralis
- †Halimornis – type locality for genus
- †Halimornis thompsoni – type locality for species
- †Halisaurus
- †Halisaurus sternbergi
- †Hamulus
- Haustator
- †Helicoceras
- Hoplopteryx – tentative report
- †Hybodus
- †Ichthyodectes
- †Ichthyodectes ctenodon – or unidentified comparable form
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†Ichthyornis – type locality for genus
- †Ichthyornis dispar – type locality for species
- †Inoceramus
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Ischyrhiza mira
- Isognomon
- Lima
- Limatula
- †Linearis
- †Linter
- †Linthia
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
- †Lopha falcata
- †Lopha mesenterica
- †Lopha ucheensis
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†Lophorhothon – type locality for genus
- †Lophorhothon atopus – type locality for species
- †Loxotoma
- †Lucina
- Martesia
- †Mathilda
- †Megalocoelacanthus – type locality for genus
- †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei – type locality for species
- Menippe
- †Modiolus
- †Modiolus sedesclaris
- †Modiolus sedesclarus
- †Modiolus trigonus
- †Moorevillia – type locality for genus
- †Morea
- †Neithea
- †Neithea bexarensis
- †Neithea quinquecostata
- †Neithea quinquecostatus
- Nozeba
- Nucula
- †Nucula camia
- †Nucula cuneifrons
- †Nucula percrassa
- †Nucula severnensis
- Odontaspis
- Ostrea
- †Pachydiscus
- †Pachymelania – tentative report
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†Pachyrhizodus
- †Pachyrhizodus caninus
- †Pachyrhizodus kingi
- †Pachyrhizodus minimus
- Pagurus
- †Pagurus convexus – type locality for species
- Panopea
- †Paranomia
- †Pecten
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya occidentalis
- †Pholadomya tippana
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- †Placenticeras benningi
- †Plagiostoma
- †Platecarpus
- Plicatula
- Polinices
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†Polycotylus
- †Polycotylus latipinnis
- †Prognathodon
- †Protocardia
- †Protosphyraena
- †Protosphyraena nitida – tentative report
- †Protostega
- †Protostega dixie – type locality for species
- †Protostega gigas
- †Pseudocorax
- †Pseudocorax affinis
- †Pseudocorax laevis
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
- †Pterotrigonia cerulea
- †Pterotrigonia eufalensis
- †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
- †Pterotrigonia thoracica
- †Ptychodus
- †Ptychodus mortoni
- †Ptychodus polygyrus
- †Ptychotrygon
- Pycnodonte
- †Pycnodonte belli
- †Pycnodonte mutabilis
- †Pycnodonte vesicularis
- †Pycnodonte wratheri
- Ringicula
- †Ringicula clarki
- †Ringicula pulchella
- Rissoina
- Rostellaria – tentative report
- †Sargana
- †Saurocephalus
- †Saurocephalus lanciformis – or unidentified comparable form
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†Saurodon
- †Saurodon leanus
- †Saurornitholestes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Scapanorhynchus rapax
- †Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon
- †Scaphites
- †Schizobasis
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†Selmasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Selmasaurus russelli – type locality for species
- Serpula
- Solemya
- †Sphenodiscus
- †Sphenodiscus lobatus
- †Sphenodiscus pleurisepta
- †Spirorbula
- Spondylus
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Squalicorax
- †Squalicorax falcatus
- †Squalicorax pristodontus
- †Stratodus
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- Teredo
- †Thalassinoides
- †Toxochelys
- Trachycardium
- †Trachycardium efaulense
- †Trachycardium eufaulense
- †Trachycardium eufaulensis
- Turritella
- †Turritella bilira
- †Turritella chalybeatensis
- †Turritella forgemoli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turritella hilgardi
- †Turritella paravertebroides
- †Turritella tippana
- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
- †Tylosaurus
- Xenophora
- †Xiphactinus
Cenozoic
Main page: List of the Cenozoic life of Alabama
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Alabama
- Abra
- Acanthocardia
- Accipiter
- †Accipiter striatus
- Acirsa
- Aclis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Acropora
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- †Adeorbis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Aequipecten
- Aetobatus
- Agaronia
- Alaba
- Albula
- †Allomorone – type locality for genus
- Alopias
- Amaura
- †Ambystoma
- Ampheristus
- †Ampullina
- Amusium
- Anas
- Ancilla
- Angaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Angulus
- Anodontia
- Anolis
- Anomia
- Antalis
- Apalone
- †Aphelops
- Aplodinotus – tentative report
- Aporrhais
- Arca
- Architectonica
- †Arctodus
- †Area
- Argobuccinum
- Argyrotheca
- Astarte
- Asthenotoma
- Astrangia
- Astyris
- Athleta
- Atrina
- †Aturia
- Atys
- Aythya
- †Aythya collaris
- †Aythya valisineria – or unidentified comparable form
- Bactridium
- †Baculites
- Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- †Baluchicardia
- Barbatia
- Barnea
- Bartramia
- †Basilosaurus
- Bathytoma
- †Bathytoma nonplicata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Belosaepia
- Bison
- Bittium
- Blarina
- Bonasa
- †Bonellitia
- Botula
- †Botula carolinensis
- Brachidontes
- Branta
- Bufo
- Bullia
- †Burnhamia
- Busycon
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Callianassa
- Calliostoma
- Callista
- Calyptraea
- Campanile
- Cancellaria
- †Cancellaria costata
- Canis
- Cantharus
- Capulus
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carphophis
- Caryophyllia
- †Castoroides
- †Catenicella
- Catoptrophorus
- Centroberyx
- Cerithiella
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Cervus
- Chama
- Charonia
- Chiton
- Chlamys
- †Chlorophthalmus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Chrysemys
- †Chrysodomus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Cibicides
- Cidaris
- Cirsotrema
- Clavatula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Clavilithes
- Cliona
- Closia
- Clypeaster
- Cochlespira
- Codakia – tentative report
- Colinus
- Coluber
- Columbellopsis
- Conomitra
- †Conorbis
- Conus
- Corbicula – tentative report
- Corbula
- Cordieria
- †Cormohipparion
- †Corvina
- Corvus
- †Coryphodon
- Crassostrea
- †Crassostrea alabamiensis
- Crenella
- Crepidula
- Crisia
- †Crommium
- Crotalus
- Cryptobranchus
- Cucullaea
- Cultellus
- Cuna
- Cuspidaria
- Cyanocitta
- Cygnus
- Cylichna
- †Cylindracanthus
- Cyllene – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cynthiacetus
- Cypraea
- Cypraedia
- †Cytherideis
- Daphnella
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
- †Dasypus bellus
- Dendrophyllia
- Dentalium
- Desmognathus
- Diadophis
- Dichocoenia
- †Dinematichthys
- †Dinohyus
- †Dinohyus hollandi – or unidentified related form
- Diodon – tentative report
- Diodora
- Discorbis
- Distorsio
- †Dolicholatirus – tentative report
- Donax
- Dorsanum
- Dosinia – tentative report
- Dumetella
- †Echinopsis – tentative report
- †Ectopistes
- †Egertonia
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe guttata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elaphe vulpina
- †Elimia
- Emarginula
- †Eosurcula
- †Epicyon
- †Epicyon haydeni – or unidentified comparable form
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- Equus
- Ervilia
- Erycina
- Eulima
- Eulimella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Eupleura
- †Eurycea
- Euspira
- Euthria
- †Eutrephoceras
- Evalea
- †Exilia
- †Exogyra
- †Exogyra costata
- Falco
- †Falco sparverius
- †Ficopsis
- Fimbria
- Fissurella
- Flabellum
- Fulgurofusus
- Fustiaria
- Galeocerdo
- Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- Gavia
- Gegania
- Gemma
- Genota
- Geodia
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†Georgiacetus
- †Georgiacetus vogtlensis
- †Gigantostrea
- Ginglymostoma
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- Glyptoactis
- Goniopora
- Graptemys
- Grus
- Gyroidina
- Haliaeetus
- †Haliaeetus leucocephalus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hamulus
- Hastula
- Haustator
- Hemipristis
- †Hemipristis curvatus
- †Hemisurcula
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon platirhinos – or unidentified comparable form
- Heterodontus
- Hexaplex
- Hipponix
- Hyla
- †Hyposaurus
- †Hyposaurus rogersii
- Isognomon
- †Jefitchia
- Kuphus
- †Lacunaria
- Laevicardium
- Lamna
- Lampropeltis
- Latirus
- †Ledina
- Lepton
- Limacina
- Limaria
- Linga
- †Linthia
- †Linuparus
- Lithophaga
- †Lithophaga nigra – or unidentified related form
- Lithophyllum – tentative report
- Lithothamnion – tentative report
- Longchaeus
- Lopha
- Lucina
- Lunularia
- Lynx
- Macoma
- Macrocallista
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Margaretta
- Marginella
- Martesia
- †Mastigophora
- †Mathilda
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx jeffersonii
- Melanella
- Melanerpes
- †Melanerpes carolinus – or unidentified comparable form
- Melanopsis
- Meleagris
- Membranipora
- Meretrix
- Mergus
- Mesalia
- Mesophyllum
- Metula
- †Michela
- Microdrillia
- Micropora
- Microtus
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Mitrella
- Mitrolumna
- Modiolus
- Murex
- Murexiella
- Myliobatis
-
†Mylohyus
- †Mylohyus fossilis
- Myotis
- †Nannippus
- Narona
- Nassarius
- Natica
- Naticarius
- Nebrius
- Negaprion
- †Nemipterus
- †Neohipparion
- Neotoma
- Neritina
- Nerodia
- Neverita
- Niso
- Norrisia
- Nucula
- Nycticeius
- Oculina – type locality for genus
- Odocoileus
- Odontaspis
- Odostomia
- Oliva
- Olivella
- Opheodrys
- Ostrea
- †Otodus
- Otus
- †Oxyrhina
- †Pachecoa
- †Palaeophis
- Panopea
- Panthera
- Pasithea
- Pecten
- †Pediomeryx
- Pekania
- Pelecyora
- Penion
- Peromyscus
- Petricola
- Phalium
- Philine
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- Phos
- Phyllodus
- Pica
- Picoides
- †Picoides villosus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pinna
- Pipistrellus
- Piranga
- †Piranga olivacea – or unidentified comparable form
- Pitar
- †Planaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Planorbis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pleiolama
- Plethodon
- Pleurofusia
- Pleuromeris
- †Pleurostoma
- Pleurotomaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pleurotomella
- Plicatula
- Podilymbus
- †Podilymbus podiceps
- Poirieria
- Polinices
- Polyschides
- Pomatodelphis
- †Pontogeneus
- Porella
- Porina
- †Potamides – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pristis
- Propeamussium
- †Protocardia
- †Protohippus
- Prunum
- Pseudemys
- †Pseudolatirus
- Pseudoliva
- Pteria
- Pterothrissus
- Pterynotus
- Pycnodonte
- Pyramidella
- †Pyrgulina
- Quinqueloculina
- Quiscalus
- Raja
- †Rana
- Rangifer
- Raphitoma
- Reithrodontomys
- Reteporella
- Retusa
- Rhinobatos
- Rhinoclavis
- Rhinoptera
- Rhizoprionodon
- Rhynchoconger
- Rimella
- Ringicula
- Rissoina
- Rostellaria
- †Rotularia
- Sassia
- Sayornis
- †Sayornis phoebe – or unidentified comparable form
- Scaphander
- Scaphella
- †Sceptrum
- Schizaster
- Schizoporella
- Scolopax
- Scyliorhinus
- Seila
- Semele
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
- Siderastrea
- Sigatica
- Sinum
- Siphonalia
- Siphonochelus
- Skena
- Skenea
- †Smilodon
- Solariella
- Solemya
- Sorex
- Sphyraena – tentative report
- Sphyrna
- Spilogale – tentative report
- †Spilogale putorius
- Spirorbis
- †Spirorbula – tentative report
- Spisula
- Spondylus
- Sterna
- Stomachetosella
- Storeria
- †Striatolamia
- Strioturbonilla
- Strix
- †Strix varia – or unidentified comparable form
- Strombus
- Stylophora
- Sveltella
- Sveltia
- Sylvilagus
- †Synthetoceras
- †Synthetoceras tricornatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Tapirus
- Teinostoma
- †Teleoceras
- Tellina
- Temnocidaris – tentative report
- Tenagodus
- Terebra
- Teredo
- Textularia
- Thamnophis
- Thiara
- Tornus
- Trachyphyllia
- Trichiurus
- Trigonostoma
- †Trinacria
- Trionyx
- Triphora
- †Tripia
- Trochita
- Trochus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Trophon
- Turbinella – or unidentified related form
- Turbo – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Turbonilla
- Turdus
- Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- Tylocidaris
- Tympanuchus
- Umbraculum
- Ursus
- Venericardia
- Verticordia
- Vitrinella
- †Volvariella
- Xenophora
- Xylophaga
- Yoldia
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†Zygorhiza
- †Zygorhiza kochii – type locality for species
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