List of the prehistoric life of Tennessee facts for kids
This list of the prehistoric life of Tennessee contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Tennessee.
Contents
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
Main page: List of the Paleozoic life of Tennessee
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Tennessee
- †Acodus
- †Actinoceras
- †Actinocrinites
- †Agaricocrinus
- †Amplexopora
- †Amplexus
- †Ampyx
- †Aphetoceras
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Aulopora
- †Bellerophon
- †Bembexia
- †Bimuria
- †Bumastus
- †Calymene
- †Calymene niagarensis
- †Calyptaulax
- †Camarotoechia
- †Cartersoceras – type locality for genus
- †Ceratopsis
- †Ceraurinus
- †Ceraurus
- †Chasmatopora
- †Cheirurus
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes glenparkensis – or unidentified related form
- †Christiania
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†Cincinnetina
- †Cincinnetina meeki
- †Cladochonus
- †Cladochonus crassus
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Columnaria
- †Columnaria alveolata
- †Conocardium
- †Constellaria
- †Coolinia
- †Cornulites
- †Cornulites proprius
- Crania
- †Craniops
- †Crepicephalus
- †Crepipora
- †Cruziana
- †Ctenostoma
- †Cyathocrinites
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyphaspis
- †Cypricardinia
- †Cyrtoceras
- †Cyrtolites
- †Cystodictya
- †Dalmanites
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dimerocrinites
- †Dimerocrinites carleyi
- †Dimerocrinites inornatus
- †Dimerocrinites occidentalis
- †Distomodus
- †Distomodus staurognathoides
- †Eatonia
- †Echinosphaerites
- †Eospirifer
- †Eospirifer radiatus
- †Eretmocrinus
- †Eretmocrinus magnificus
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†Eucalyptocrinites
- †Eucalyptocrinites caelatus
- †Eucalyptocrinites crassus
- †Favositella
- †Favosites
- †Favosites forbesi
- †Favosites spinigerus
- †Fenestella
- †Fletcheria
- †Flexicalymene
- †Flexicalymene meeki
- †Flexicalymene senaria
- †Foerstia
- †Forbesiocrinus
- †Gilbertsocrinus
- †Girvanella
- †Glyptocrinus
- †Gonioceras
- †Gravicalymene
- †Grewingkia
- †Grewingkia canadensis
- †Hallopora
- †Hedstroemia
- †Helcionopsis
- †Helcionopsis striata
- †Hibbertia
- †Hindia
- †Holopea
- †Hyolithes
- †Illaenus
- †Isotelus
- †Kockelella
- †Krausella
- †Lingulella
- †Lonchodomas
- †Marsupiocrinus
- †Meristella
- †Meristina
- †Monomorphichnus
- †Orthoceras
- †Ozarkodina
- †Ozarkodina confluens
- †Paciphacops
- †Pentremites
- †Phragmolites
- †Phycodes
- †Phylloporina
- †Plaesiomys
- †Planolites
- †Platyceras – type locality for genus
- †Platycrinites
- †Platystrophia
- †Platystrophia acutilirata
- †Platystrophia cypha
- †Plectoceras
- †Pleurodictyum
- †Plumulites
- †Proetus
- †Protosalvinia
- †Pterotheca
- †Quadratia
- †Rusophycus
- †Sagenocrinites
- †Salterella
- †Siphonotreta
- †Skenidioides
- †Skolithos
- †Solenopora
- †Solenopora compacta
- †Sowerbyella
- †Sphaerocodium – tentative report
- †Spirifer
- Spirorbis
- †Spyroceras
- †Stigmatella
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†Strophomena
- †Strophomena concordensis
- †Strophomena filitexta
- †Strophomena incurvata
- †Strophomena neglecta
- †Strophomena planumbona
- †Subulites
- †Taxocrinus
- †Tentaculites
- †Tetradium
- †Tricrepicephalus
- †Trimerus
- †Westonia
- †Whiteavesia
- †Wurmiella
- †Wurmiella excavata
Mesozoic
Main page: List of the Mesozoic life of Tennessee
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Tennessee
- Acirsa
- Acmaea
- †Acteon
- †Aenona
- Amauropsis
- †Ampullina
- †Ancilla
- †Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
- †Arca
- Arctica
- †Avitelmessus
- †Baculites
- †Baculites grandis
- †Baculites ovatus
- Barbatia
- Brachidontes
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- †Caestocorbula crassiplica
- Callianassa
- †Callianassa mortoni
- †Calliomphalus
- †Calliomphalus americanus – type locality for species
- Cancellaria
- Capulus
- †Caveola
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
- Charonia
- Chiton
- Clavagella
- Cliona
- †Conorbis
- Corbula
- †Crania – tentative report
- †Crenella
- †Crenella elegantula
- †Crenella serica
- Cucullaea
- †Cucullaea capax
- †Cucullaea littlei
- Cylichna
- †Cylichna incisa
- †Dentalium
- †Discoscaphites
- †Discoscaphites iris
- †Dolicholatirus
- †Ecphora
- †Enchodus
- †Eothoracosaurus
- †Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis
- †Eulima
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exilia
- †Exogyra
- †Exogyra cancellata
- †Exogyra costata
- Fasciolaria – tentative report
- Gastrochaena
- †Gegania
- Gemmula
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Hamulus
- †Helicoceras
- †Helicoceras navarroense
- †Hoploparia
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†Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus proximus
- †Inoceramus sagensis
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Ischyrhiza mira
- Latiaxis
- Limatula
- †Linearis
- Lithophaga
- Littorina
- Lopha
- †Lopha falcata
- †Lucina
- †Mammila
- Martesia
- †Mathilda
- Melanatria
- Membranipora
- Meretrix
- †Metopaster
- Micropora
- †Morea
- †Mosasaurus
- †Neithea
- †Neithea quinquecostata
- Nucula
- †Nucula percrassa
- †Obeliscus
- †Odostomia
- †Odostomia plicata – type locality for species
- Opalia
- Ostrea
- Panopea
- † Paranomia
- †Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Peneus
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya occidentalis
- †Plioplatecarpus
- †Plioplatecarpus depressus
- Polinices
- †Prognathodon
- †Protocardia
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
- †Pterotrigonia thoracica
- Pycnodonte
- Ringicula
- †Ringicula pulchella
- Rissoina
- Rostellaria – tentative report
- †Sargana
- †Saurodon – tentative report
- † Scala
- Scaphander
- †Scaphites
- †Schizobasis
- Seila
- †Seminola
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
- †Siphonaria
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- †Teredo
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†Toxochelys
- †Toxochelys latiremis
- Trichotropis
- †Trigonia
- Trochus
- †Tuba
- Turbinella
- †Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- †Turritella bilira
- †Turritella paravertebroides
- †Turritella tippana
- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
- Yoldia
Cenozoic
- Aegolius
- †Aegolius acadicus
- †Aegolius funereus
- Alligator
- Alnus
- †Ambystoma
- †Androglandula – type locality for genus
- †Androglandula tennessensis – type locality for species
- †Arctomeles
- †Arctomeles dimolodontus – type locality for species
- Athleta
- †Athleta rugatus
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†Basilosaurus
- †Basilosaurus cetoides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Berhamniphyllum – type locality for genus
- †Berhamniphyllum claibornense – type locality for species
- Betula
- †Blattotermes
- †Blattotermes wheeleri – type locality for species
- Bonasa
- Brachidontes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Brachidontes saffordi
- †Caesalpinia
- †Caesalpinia claibornensis – type locality for species
- Canis
- †Canis dirus – tentative report
- Capella
- †Capella gallinago
- Carduelis
- Carpodacus
- †Carpodacus purpureus
- Carya
- †Castaneoidea – type locality for genus
- †Castaneoidea puryearensis – type locality for species
- †Castanopsoidea – type locality for genus
- †Castanopsoidea columbiana – type locality for species
- Castor
- †Castoroides
- Celtis
- Cervus
- Chaetura
- Chrysemys
- Clethrionomys
- Colaptes
- †Colaptes auratus
- Coluber
- Corbula
- †Corbula subcompressa
- †Cormohipparion – or unidentified comparable form
- Coturnicops
- Crassatella
- †Crassatella gabbi
- Crotalus
- Cucullaea
- †Cucullaea saffordi
- Cyanocitta
- Desmognathus
- Didelphis
- †Diplotropis
- †Diplotropis claybornensis – type locality for species
- †Ectopistes
- †Elater
- †Elater berryi – type locality for species
- †Eoglandulosa – type locality for genus
- †Eoglandulosa warmanensis – type locality for species
- †Eomimosoidea – type locality for genus
- †Eomimosoidea plumosa – type locality for species
- Eptesicus
- Equus
- †Equus complicatus
- †Equus leidyi
- Eremophila
- †Eremophila alpestris
- Erethizon
- Falco
- †Falco sparverius
- †Folindusia
- †Folindusia wilcoxiana
- †Formicium – type locality for genus
- †Formicium berryi – type locality for species
- †Fraxinus
- Geomys
- Glaucomys
- Glycymeris
- Glyptemys
- †Hippomaneoidea – type locality for genus
- †Hippomaneoidea warmanensis – type locality for species
- Hyla
- †Knightiophyllum
- †Knightiophyllum wilcoxianum
- †Laevibuccinum
- †Laevibuccinum constrictum
- Lepus
- Lontra
- Lynx
- †Lynx rufus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Machairodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Marmota
- †Mazzalina – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mazzalina impressa
- †Megatylopus – or unidentified comparable form
- Melanerpes
- †Melolonthites
- †Melolonthites collinsi – type locality for species
- Mephitis
- †Mephitis mephitis
- Mesalia
- †Mesalia hardemanensis
- †Mesalia pumila
- Microtus
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Microtus xanthognathus
- †Mylohyus
- †Mylohyus fossilis
- Natica – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Natica saffordia
- Neotoma
- Notophthalmus
- Nuculana
- †Nuculana hannahae
- †Nuculana saffordana
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- Orthoyoldia
- †Orthoyoldia kindlei
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea crenulimarginata
- †Ostrea pulaskensis
- †Otiorhynchites
- †Otiorhynchites wilcoxianus
- †Ovibovini
- Paleofroeschnerius – type locality for genus
- †Paleofroeschnerius magnus – type locality for species
- †Paleojulacea – type locality for genus
- †Paleojulacea laxa – type locality for species
- Panthera
- †Paramylodon
- Pedioecetes
- Perisoreus
- Phenacomys
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya mauryi
- Picoides
- Pinicola
- †Pinicola enucleator
- Pinus
- Pipilo
- Pitar – tentative report
- †Pitar ripleyanus
- Pituophis
- Plethodon
- †Plionarctos
-
†Pristinailurus – type locality for genus
- †Pristinailurus bristoli – type locality for species
- Procyon
- Quercus
- †Regina – or unidentified comparable form
- Salix
- Sayornis
- Sciurus
- Scolopax
- Sistrurus – or unidentified comparable form
- Sitta
- †Smilodon
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- Sternotherus
- Strix
- Sturnella
- Surnia
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus aquaticus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sylvilagus floridanus
- Tamias
- Tamiasciurus
- Tapirus
- †Tapirus haysii
- †Tapirus polkensis
- †Tapirus veroensis
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†Teleoceras
- †Teleoceras aepysoma – type locality for species
- Tellina
- †Tellina estellensis
- †Tornatellaea
- †Tornatellaea quercollis
- Trachemys
- †Trigonobalanoidea – type locality for genus
- †Trigonobalanoidea americana – type locality for species
- †Tsuga
- Turdus
- Turritella
- †Turritella saffordi
- †Turritella tennesseensis
- Tympanuchus
- Ulmus
- Ursus
- Venericardia
- †Venericardia hijuana
- †Venericardia mediaplata
- Zonotrichia
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