List of the prehistoric life of California
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This list of the prehistoric life of California contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of California.
Precambrian edit
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in California.
Paleozoic edit
Selected Paleozoic taxa of California edit
- †Advenella
- †Agathiceras
- †Ampyx – tentative report
- †Ampyx
- †Apatolichas
Fossils of the mysterious Ediacaran organism Aspidella - †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten occidentalis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bimuria
- †Bolbolenellus
- †Bristolia
- †Bumastus
- †Calymene
- †Camarotoechia – tentative report
- †Carolinites
- †Chonetes
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Composita
- †Composita grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Composita subtilita – or unidentified comparable form
- †Conchidium
- †Conocardium
Fossil of the Devonian-Triassic arthropod trackway ichnogenus Cruziana - †Cyclolobus
- †Cyclonema
- †Cymbidium
- †Daguinaspis
- †Dicoelosia
- †Didymograptus
- †Dimeropygiella
- †Diplichnites
- †Encrinurus
- †Endoceras – tentative report
- †Euomphalus
- †Fallotaspis
- †Favosites
- †Fenestella
- †Gogia
- †Halysites
- †Helicoplacus
Life restoration of the Permian Chimaera relative Helicoprion - †Heliomeroides
- †Hercynella
- †Holopea
- †Hyolithes
- †Illaenus
- †Ingria
- †Isogramma
- †Isotelus
- †Kawina
Illustration of a fossilized shell of the brachiopod Kutorgina - †Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Lithostrotion
- †Lonchodomas
- †Meristella
- †Micromitra
- †Murchisonia
- †Neospirifer
- †Nephrolenellus
- †Nevadella
- †Obolella
Illustration of a fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Olenellus - †Olenellus fowleri – or unidentified comparable form
- †Oryctocephalus
- †Paladin
- Palaeoaplysina
- †Paleochiton
- †Parafusulina
- †Paraschwagerina
- †Peachella
Fossilized shell of the Silurian-Middle Devonian brachiopod Pentamerus - †Phillipsia
- †Phyllograptus
- †Plaesiomys
- †Planolites
- †Platyceras
- †Poleumita
- †Proetus
- †Pteridinium – tentative report
- †Raymondaspis
- †Remopleurides
- †Repinaella
Fossil of the arthropod burrow ichnogenus Rusophycus - †Schwagerina
- †Skenidioides
- †Spirifer
- †Spiriferina – tentative report
- †Stearoceras
- †Streptosolen
- †Stylonema
- †Swartpuntia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Syringopora
- †Thompsonella
- †Trinodus
- †Trocholites – tentative report
- †Volborthella
- †Wanneria
Fossilized shells of the ammonoid cephalopod Xenodiscus - †Zacanthoides
Mesozoic edit
Selected Mesozoic taxa of California edit
- †Abyssochrysos – tentative report
- †Acanthoceras
- Acanthosphaera – tentative report
- Acesta
- †Acrioceras
- †Acrodus
- †Acrodus wempliae – type locality for species
- †Acteon
- †Acteonella
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous armored dinosaur Aletopelta - †Aletopelta coombsi – type locality for species
- Amauropsis
- †Ampullina
- †Anagaudryceras
- †Anagaudryceras sacya – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anahamulina
- †Anasibirites
- †Anasibirites kingianus – type locality for species
- †Anatomites
- †Anatropites
- †Anisoceras
Interior and exterior of a shell of an Anomia, or jingle shell - †Anoplophora – tentative report
- †Aphaea
- †Aphrosaurus
- Aporrhais
- Architectonica – tentative report
- Arctica
- †Arctoceras
- Argyrotheca
- †Arnioceras
- †Arpadites
- Arrhoges
- †Aspenites – type locality for genus
- Astarte
- †Asteroceras
- †Atira
Fossilized partial skull of the Late Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur Augustynolophus - †Axonoceras
- †Bacchites
- †Baculites
- †Baculites capensis
- †Baculites yokoyamai – or unidentified comparable form
- Barbatia
- †Barrettia
- †Basilemys
- † Belleza
- Bernaya
- †Beudanticeras
- †Bochianites
- †Bostrychoceras
- †Brancoceras
- Bulimulus
- Bullaria
- Bullina
- †Californites – type locality for genus
Restoration of the Late Triassic ichthyosaur Californosaurus - Callianassa – tentative report
- †Calliconites
- †Calliomphalus – tentative report
- Callista – tentative report
- †Calva
- †Calycoceras
- Cancellaria – tentative report
- Cantharus
- Capulus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cardinia
- Cardita
- †Cecrops
- Cerithidea
- Cerithium
- †Cidarina
Shell and spines of a Cidaris sea urchin - †Clinura
- †Collignoniceras
- †Collonia
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- Cornutella
- †Cosmonautilus
- †Crioceratites
- Cucullaea
- †Cunningtoniceras
- †Cyclothyris
- Cylichna
- †Cylindroteuthis
- †Cymatoceras
Diagram illustrating the Middle-Late Triassic ichthyosaur Cymbospondylus with an anachronistic human to scale. - †Daonella – tentative report
- †Dentalium
- †Desmoceras
- †Desmophyllites
- †Dictyoconites
- †Didymoceras
- †Didymoceras hornbyense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dieneria – type locality for genus
- †Discohelix – tentative report
- †Discoscaphites
- †Douvilleiceras
- †Durania
- †Echinocorys
- †Elimia
Restoration of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene bony fish Enchodus, or the "saber-toothed herring" - †Entobia
- †Eriphyla
- †Eucalycoceras
- †Euclastes
- †Euomphaloceras
- †Eupachydiscus
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exiteloceras
- †Exogyra
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Fagesia - Fissurella – tentative report
- †Flabellina
- †Flabellum
- †Fresnosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Fresnosaurus drescheri – type locality for species
- Gastrochaena – tentative report
- †Gaudryceras
- †Gervillia
- Glans – tentative report
- †Glauconia
- †Globigerinelloides
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Goricanites – type locality for genus
Fossil negative with skin impressions of the theropod dinosaur footprint ichnogenus Grallator - †Gryphaea
- †Gryponautilus
- Gyroidina
- Haliotis
- †Hauericeras
- †Hecticoceras
- †Hedenstroemia
- †Helena
- †Hemicidaris
- Heptranchias
- Hipponix
- †Homerites
- †Hybodus
- †Hydrotherosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Hydrotherosaurus alexandrae – type locality for species
- †Hypophylloceras
- †Ichthyornis
- †Ichthyosaurus
Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size - †Inoceramus balticus
- †Inoceramus cordiformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus incertus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus naumanni
- †Inoceramus steinmanni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus subundatus
- †Inoceramus teshioensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus turgidus – type locality for species
- †Inyoites – type locality for genus
- †Inyoites oweni – type locality for species
- Isognomon
Fossilized shells of the Jurassic brachiopod Kallirhynchia - †Kilianella
- †Kossmaticeras
- †Lacunaria
- Leda – tentative report
- Lima
- †Linearis
- †Lingula
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
- †Loxo
- †Lucina
- †Lysis
- †Lytoceras
- Macrocallista
- †Macrocephalites
- †Mammites – tentative report
- †Mantelliceras
- Margarella
- Margarites
Fossilized shell of the Early-Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Mariella - Martesia
- †Mediaster
- †Meekoceras
- †Melchiorites
- †Menuites
- †Merriamia
- † Mita – tentative report
- † Mita
- †Modiolus
- †Morenosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Morenosaurus stocki – type locality for species
- †Mortoniceras
- Musculus – or unidentified related form
- †Myophorella
- †Myophorella argo
- †Myophorella dawsoni – or unidentified related form
- †Myophorella yellowstonensis
- †Myophoria
- †Mytilus
- Natica
- †Navahopus
Life restoration of the Late Triassic thalattosaurs Nectosaurus (right) and Thalattosaurus - †Neithea
- †Neocardioceras – tentative report
- †Neohibolites
- †Neophylloceras
- †Nerinea
- Nerita
- †Nolita
- †Nostoceras
- Nucula
- Opalia
- †Ophiceras
- †Opis
- †Orthoceras
Shell of an Ostrea, or oyster - †Owenites
- †Owenites carpenteri
- †Owenites koeneni – type locality for species
- †Oxynautilus
- †Oxytoma
- †Pachydesmoceras
- †Pachydesmoceras pachydiscoide – type locality for species
- †Pachydiscus
- Panopea
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Parapuzosia with a human indicating its size - Patella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Pentzia
- †Peroniceras
- Phanerolepida
- Pholadomya
- †Phylloceras
- †Phyllopachyceras
- †Pinna
- †Plesiotylosaurus
- Plicatula
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Plotosaurus - Polinices
- †Polycyclus
- †Polyptychites
- †Polyptychoceras
- †Posidonia
- †Potamides – tentative report
- †Proclydonautilus
- †Prognathodon
- †Prognathodon waiparaensis – or unidentified comparable form
Fossilized shells of the Triassic-modern marine bivalve Propeamussium - †Protocardia
- †Protrachyceras
- †Pseudomelania
- †Pseudoperna
- †Pseudothurmannia – tentative report
- †Pteraichnus
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Puzosia
- Pycnodonte
- Quadrans – tentative report
- Retusa
- †Rhaetina – tentative report
- †Rhynchonella
- Rogerella
- †Romaniceras
- †Scalarites
- †Scapanorhynchus
- Scaphander
- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites hippocrepis – or unidentified related form
- †Senis
Base of the trunk of a living Sequoia tree with a human to scale - Serpula
- †Shastasaurus
- †Shastoceras
- Siphonalia
- †Sirenites
- †Skolithos
- Solariella
- Solemya – tentative report
- Solen
- †Spiriferina – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Spiriferina coreyi – type locality for species
- Spondylus
- Squalicorax
- †Sturia
- † Suna
- †Tegula
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- Terebralia – tentative report
- †Tessarolax
Reconstructive illustration of the skull in side (above) and top view of the Late Triassic thalattosaur Thalattosaurus. The frontmost portion of the snout is portrayed erroneously as straight; it actually had a pronounced downward curve - Thyasira
- †Tollia
- †Tragodesmoceras
- †Trigonia
- †Trinacria
- †Trochactaeon
- Trophon
- †Turrilites
- †Turrilites acutus
- †Turrilites costatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Turritella
- Volsella
- †Worthenia
- †Wyomingites
- †Yezoites
Shell of a Yoldia limatula, or file yoldia - †Zanola
- †Zealandites
Cenozoic edit
Selected Cenozoic taxa of California edit
- †Abantis
A living Abies, or fir tree - †Aboma
- †Acalypha
- Acanthina
- Acanthocardia
- Acar
- Accipiter
- Acentrophryne
- Acer
- Acesta
- Acipenser
- †Acipenser medirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- Acmaea
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus - †Acritohippus isonesus – or unidentified comparable form
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- Actinemys
- Admete
- Adula
- Aechmophorus
- †Aelurodon
Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920). - Aequipecten
- Aesopus
- Aethia
- Agaronia
- Agelaius
- †Agriotherium
- †Ailanthus
- Akera
- Alaba
- Alabina
- †Albicetus
- Alca
- †Alcodes
- Aleochara
- Aletes
- †Aletomeryx
- †Alforjas
- †Alisea – type locality for genus
- †Allodelphis – type locality for genus
- †Allodelphis pratti – type locality for species
Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene seal Allodesmus - Alnus
- †Alopecocyon – type locality for genus
- Alopias
- †Alopias vulpinus – or unidentified comparable form
- Alvania
- Amara
- Amauropsis
- Amelanchier
- Ammospermophilus
- †Amorpha
- †Amphicyon
Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus - Amphissa
- Amphiura
- †Amphora
- †Ampullina
- Amusium
- Anachis
- Anadara
- Anas
- †Anchitheriomys – or unidentified comparable form
Fossilized mandibles of the Miocene three-toed horse Anchitherium - Ancilla
- Angulus
- Anniella
- Anodontia
- Anomia
- †Ansen
- Anser
- Antigona
- †Antilla
- Antilocapra
- Antrozous
- Aphelocoma
Reconstructive illustration of the skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene hornless rhinoceros Aphelops - Apiotoma
- Aplodontia
- Aquila
- †Araeosteus
- Arbutus
- Arca
- †Arceuthobium
- †Archaeocyon
- †Archaeohippus
- Architectonica
- Archoplites
- Arcinella
- Arctica – tentative report
- Arctocephalus
Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale - †Arctodus simus – type locality for species
- †Arctostaphylos
- Ardea
- Arenaria
- Arene
- †Argenna
- Argobuccinum
- Argopecten
Shells of Argopecten gibbus, or Atlantic calico scallops - †Argopecten purpuratus
- Argyropelecus
- †Artocarpus
- Asio
- Astraea
- Astrangia
- Astropecten
- Astyris
- Athene
- Athleta
- †Atocetus
- †Atocetus nasalis – type locality for species
- Atrina
- †Aturia
- Atys
Life restoration of the Miocene sperm whale Aulophyseter - Austrotrophon
- †Avipeda
- Aythya
- Baiomys
- Balaenoptera
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene whale Balaenula - Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- †Balanus crenatus
- †Balanus nubilus – or unidentified comparable form
- Bankia
- Barbarofusus
- Barbatia
Fossilized skull of the Miocene-Pliocene false saber-toothed cat Barbourofelis - Barleeia
- Barnea
- †Basirepomys
- Bassariscus
- †Bassariscus astutus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bathylagus – type locality for genus
- Bathytoma
- †Batodonoides
- Bembidion
- †Benoistia
- Beringraja
- †Beringraja binoculata – or unidentified comparable form
- Betula
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison
- Bittium
- †Bittium alternatum – or unidentified comparable form
- Bivetopsia
- †Boavus
- †Bolbocara
- Bolinichthys
- Bonasa
- †Bonellitia
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus diversidens
- †Borophagus littoralis – type locality for species
- †Borophagus parvus
- †Borophagus secundus
- †Borophryne
- Brachidontes
Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus - †Brachypsalis
- Brachyramphus
- Branta
- †Branta canadensis
- †Branta nigricans – tentative report
- Bubo
- Buccinum
- Bucephala
- †Bucida
- Bufo
- Bulla
- Bullia
- †Bumelia
- Bursa
- Buteo
- †Buteo borealis
A living Buteo jamaicensis, or red-tailed hawk - †Buteo swainsoni
- Cadulus
- Caecum
- †Calicovatellus – type locality for genus
- †Calicovatellus petrodytes – type locality for species
- Calidris
- Californiconus
- Calliostoma
A living Calliostoma annulatum, or purple-ring top sea snail - †Calliostoma canaliculatum
- †Calliostoma gemmulatum
- †Calliostoma ligatum
- †Calliostoma supragranosum
- †Calliostoma tricolor
- Callista
- Callorhinus
- Calosoma
- Calyptraea
- †Calyptranthes
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops - Campanile
- Camponotus – type locality for genus
- †Camponotus festinatus – type locality for species
- †Canarium
- Cancellaria
- Cancer
- Canis
- Canthon
- †Cantius
- †Capromeryx
Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx
- Caracara
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carcharodon
- Carpelimus
- †Carpocyon
- Carya
- Caryophyllia
- Cassidulina
- Castanea
- Castanopsis
- Castor
- †Castor californicus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cathartes
A living Cathartes aura, or turkey vulture
- Catoptrophorus
- †Catostomus
- Ceanothus
- Cedrela
- †Celastrus
- Celtis
- Cepphus
- Cercidiphyllum
- †Cercocarpus
- Cerithidea
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
- †Cernina
- †Cerorhinca
- Cervus
- Cetorhinus
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene whale Cetotherium - †Chaenophryne
- Chaetodipus
- †Chaetodipus formosus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chalcidichthys – type locality for genus
- Chama
- †Chamaecyparis
- Charadrius
- Chauliodus – type locality for genus
- Chelonia
- Chen
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene Chendytes, or Law's diving-goose - †Chendytes lawi – type locality for species
- Chione
- Chlamys
- Chlorostoma
- †Chorizanthe
- †Chrysobalanus
- †Chrysocyon
- †Chrysodomus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Chrysolepis
- Cibicides
- Cicindela
Shell and spines of a Cidaris sea urchin - Cinnamomum
- Cissus
- †Citellus
- Citharichthys
- Clathrodrillia
- Clathurella
- Clavilithes
- Clavus
- Clementia
- Clethrionomys
- Cletocamptus
Shell of a Clinocardium cockle - Cliona
- Clupea
- Clypeaster
- Cnemidophorus
- †Cocconeis
- Cochliomyia – type locality for genus
- †Cochliomyia macellaria – type locality for species
- Codakia
- Colaptes
- †Colodon
- Coluber
- Colubraria
- Columba – or unidentified comparable form
- Columbarium
- †Conasprelloides
- Concavus
Fossilized shell of a Conus cone snail - †Cophocetus – tentative report
- Copris
- Coragyps
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- †Cormohipparion
- Cornus
- Coronula – tentative report
- Corvus
- †Cosoryx
Restoration of the Miocene palaeomerycid Cranioceras, a relative of modern deer, with anachronistic human to scale - Crassadoma
- Crassispira
- †Crassispira montereyensis – or unidentified related form
- Crassostrea
- Crataegus
- Crawfordina
- Crepidula
- Crepipatella
- †Crommium
- Crossata
- Crotalus
A living Crotalus viridis, or prairie rattlesnake
- Crucibulum
- †Cryptocarya
- Cryptonatica
- Cryptotermes
- Cryptotis
- Cucullaea
- Culicoides
- Cumingia
- †Cupania
- †Cupressus
- Cuspidaria
- †Cuyamacamelus
- Cyanocitta
- Cybocephalus
- †Cybocephalus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cyclammina
- Cyclocardia
Illustration of a living Cyclothone bristlemouth - Cygnus
- Cylichna
- Cymatium
- Cymatogaster
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynarctus
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos - Cynoscion
- Cyperus
- Cypraea
- Cyrtonyx
- Cystiscus
- Cythara
- Cytherea
- †Dalbergia
- †Daphoenodon – or unidentified comparable form
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Miocene bear-dog Daphoenus - †Daphoenus ruber – type locality for species
- Dardanus
- Dasyatis
- Dasyhelea
- †Decapterus
- Deltochilum – tentative report
- Dendragapus
- Dendraster
A living Dendraster excentricus, or sea cake
- Dendrophyllia
- Dendryphantes
- Dentalium
- Dermochelys – or unidentified related form
- Deroceras
- †Desmatippus
- †Desmatochoerus
- †Desmocyon
- †Desmodium
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene herbivorous marine mammal Desmostylus - †Desmostylus hesperus – type locality for species
- Diacria
- †Diceratherium
- Dichocoenia
- †Dinohippus
- †Dinohyus
- Diodora
- Diomedea
- †Diospyros
- Diploria
- Dipodomys
- †Dipodomys agilis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipodomys compactus
- †Dipodomys deserti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipodomys heermanni – or unidentified comparable form
A living Dipodomys merriami, or Merriam's kangaroo rat - †Dipodomys ordii
- †Dipoides
- †Diprionomys
- Discinisca
- †Discohelix
- †Dissacus
- Distorsio
- †Domnina
- Donax
- Dosinia
- †Drimys – type locality for genus
- †Dromomeryx
Illustration of the fossilized jaws and teeth of the Eocene brontothere mammal Duchesneodus - †Dusisiren
- Dytiscus
- Echinarachnius
- Echinorhinus
- Eclipes – type locality for genus
- †Ectasis – type locality for genus
- †Ectopistes
- Eleodes
- †Eleodes osculans – type locality for species
- Elgaria
Life restoration of two of the Eocene-Oligocene anthracothere mammal Elomeryx being menaced by fellow-anthracothere Anthracotherium - †Enaliarctos
- †Enallagma – type locality for genus
- Engelhardtia
- Engina
- Enhydra
- Ensis
- Entomobrya
- †Eomellivora
Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Pliocene frog Eopelobates - †Eosurcula
- †Epicyon
- †Epihippus
- Epinephelus
- †Epiphragmophora
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- †Eptesicus fuscus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equisetum
- Equus
- †Equus idahoensi
Restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene horse Equus scotti, or Scott's horse - †Equus simplicidens
- Eremophila
- Erethizon
- †Eriquius
- Eschrichtius
- †Eschrichtius robustus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Etringus
- Eubalaena – or unidentified comparable form
- †Eucastor
Life restoration of the Pleistocene bovid Euceratherium, or the shrub ox. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Euceratherium collinum – type locality for species
- †Eucyon
- Euleptorhamphus
- Eumetopias
- †Euoplocyon
- Euphagus
- Euscelis
- Eusmilia
- Euspira
- Eutamias
- †Eutrephoceras
- Euvola
- †Evesthes
- †Exilia
- Falco
A living Falco peregrinus, or peregrine falcon - †Falco sparverius
- Felis
- †Ficopsis
- Ficus
- Fimbria
- Fissurella
- Flabellipecten
- Flabellum
- †Forestiera
- Forreria
- †Fragilaria
- Fratercula
A living Fratercula cirrhata, or tufted puffin - †Fratercula dowi – type locality for species
- †Fraxinus
- Fulgoraria
- †Fulica
- Fulmarus
- Fusinus
A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark - Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- †Ganolytes
- Gari
- Gasterosteus
- Gastrochaena
- Gavia
- †Gavia arctica
A living Gavia immer, or common loon - †Gavia pacifica
- †Gavia stellata
- Gemmula
- Genota
- Genyonemus
- Geochelone
- †Geococcyx
A living Geococcyx californianus, or greater roadrunner
- Geomys
- Geranoaetus
- Gerrhonotus
- †Gila – tentative report
- †Gilbertia
- Glans
- Glaucidium
- Glebocarcinus
- Globigerina
- Globularia
- Glossus
- Glycimeris
- Glycymeris
- Glyptoactis
- Glyptostrobus
Life restoration of the Miocene walrus Gomphotaria - †Gomphotaria pugnax – type locality for species
- †Gomphotherium
- †Goniobasis – tentative report
- Goniopora
- Gopherus
- †Gordonia
- Granulina
- Gymnogyps
- †Gymnogyps californianus – type locality for species
- Gyroidina
- Haliaeetus
- †Haliaetus
- Haminoea
Fossilized skull of the mesonychian mammal Harpagolestes - Heloderma
- †Hemiauchenia
- Hemipristis
- Hemitelia
- Hemitoma
- Here
- †Herpetocetus
Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene mammal Herpetotherium - †Herpetotherium knighti – or unidentified comparable form
- Hespererato
- †Hesperocamelus – or unidentified comparable form
- Hesperomys
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodontus
- Hexagrammos
- Hexanchus
- Hiatella
- †Hiltonius
Life restoration of a herd of the Miocene-Pleistocene horse Hipparion. Heinrich Harder (1920). - †Hippidion
- Hipponix
- †Hipponoe
- †Hippotherium
- Histrionicus
- †Histrionicus histrionicus – tentative report
- Hodomys
- Homalopoma
- Homo
Restoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat - †Homotherium serum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hoplophoneus
- †Hyaenodon
- †Hyaenodon venturae
- †Hyaenodon vetus – type locality for species
- Hyalina
- Hydrangea
- †Hydrodamalis
- †Hydrodamalis cuestae – type locality for species
- †Hydrodamalis gigas
- Hydrophilus
- Hyla
- †Hyopsodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyperbaena
- †Hypertragulus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hyrachyus
- †Ilingoceros
Restoration of the Miocene walrus Imagotaria - †Imagotaria downsi – type locality for species
- †Indarctos
- †Inga
- †Ioscion
- Ischnochiton
- †Ischyrocyon
- †Ischyromys
- Isognomon
- Isurus
- Jaton
- †Julus
- †Juncus
- Juniperus
- Kelletia
- Kellia
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene dolphin Kentriodon - †Keteleeria
- †Kingena
- Kurtzia
- Kurtziella
- †Labyrinthus
- Lacuna
- †Lacunaria
- Laevicardium
- Lagena
- Lamna
- Lampanyctus
- †Lampris – type locality for genus
Life restoration of the Miocene opah fish Lampris zatima
- Lampropeltis
- Larus
- Latirus
- †Laytonia – type locality for genus
- Lechytia
- Leda
- Lepeta
- Lepidochitona
- Lepisosteus
- †Lepisosteus spatula – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptacanthichthys
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon - †Leptomeryx
- †Leptoreodon
- Lepus
- Leukoma
- Lima
- Limaria
Top view of a fossilized skull of the Eocene creodont mammal Limnocyon - †Limosa
- Linga
- †Linophryne
- †Liolithax – type locality for genus
- Liquidambar
- †Lirosceles
- Lirularia
- Lissodelphis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lithocarpus
- Lithophaga
- Lithophyllum
Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene bird Lithornis - Lithothamnion
- Littorina
- †Lompoquia – type locality for genus
- Lontra
- †Lophar – type locality for genus
- †Lophocetus
- †Lophortyx
- †Lora
- Lottia
- Lucapinella
- Lucina
- Luidia
- †Lycophocyon – type locality for genus
- †Lycophocyon hutchisoni – type locality for species
- †Lygisma – type locality for genus
- Lygodium
- Lynx
- Lyonsia
- Lyria
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus - Macoma
- Macrarene
- Macrocallista
- †Macrodelphinus – type locality for genus
- Madrepora
- Magnolia
- Mahonia
- Makaira
- Malea
- Mallotus
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi
Reconstructive illustration of the skeleton of a Mammuthus exilis, or pygmy mammoth - †Mammuthus primigenius
- †Mancalla – type locality for genus
- †Mancalla californiensis – type locality for species
- †Mangelia
- Margarites
- Marginella
- Marmota
- Martes
- Martesia
- Maxwellia
- †Mayena – tentative report
- †Mediochoerus
- †Megacamelus
- Megachasma
- Megachile
- †Megahippus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx - Megalops – tentative report
- †Megapaloelodus
- Megaptera
- Megathura – tentative report
- †Megatylopus
- Melampus
- Melanella
- Melanitta
- †Melanitta deglandi – tentative report
- †Melanitta fusca
- †Melanitta perspicillata
- Melanoplus
- Meleagris
- †Meliosma
- Melospiza
- †Meniscotherium
Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras - Mephitis
- Meretrix
- Mergus
- Merluccius
- †Merriamoceros
- †Merychippus
- †Merychyus
Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene pronghorn Merycodus - Mesalia
- †Mesocyon
- †Mesodma – tentative report
- †Mesohippus
- Mesophyllum
- †Mesoreodon
- †Metalopex
- †Metarhinus
- †Metatomarctus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene manatee relative Metaxytherium - †Miacis
- †Michenia
- †Microcosmodon – or unidentified comparable form
- Microdipodops
- Microgadus – tentative report
- †Microsyops
- †Microtomarctus
- Microtus
- †Miocryptorhopalum – type locality for genus
- †Miocyon
- †Miohippus
- †Miomancalla
- †Miotapirus
- †Miotylopus
Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah - †Miracinonyx studeri – tentative report
- Mirounga
- †Mirounga angustirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- Mitra
- Mitrella
- †Mixocetus – type locality for genus
- Modiolus
- †Modiolus capax – or unidentified comparable form
- Modulus
- Monoplex
- †Monosaulax
- Montipora
- Mopalia
- †Moropus
- Morula
- Morus – or unidentified comparable form
- Morus
- Mulinia
- Murex – or unidentified related form
- Musculus
- Mustela
- †Mya
- Myctophum
- Myliobatis
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus - †Mylopharodon
- Mytilus
- Myurella
- †Nannippus
- †Nannocetus – type locality for genus
- †Nanotragulus
- Narona
- Nassa
A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail - Natica
- Naticarius
- †Navahoceros
- Nectandra
- Negaprion
- †Neobernaya
- †Neogyps
- †Neohipparion
- †Neoliotomus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neolitsea
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene aquatic desmostylian mammal Neoparadoxia - †Neoparadoxia cecilialina – type locality for species
- †Neoparadoxia repenningi – type locality for species
- Neophrontops
- †Neoplagiaulax
- Neotamias
- †Neotherium – type locality for genus
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma cinerea – type locality for species
- †Neotoma fuscipes
- †Neotoma lepida
- Neptunea
- Nerita
- Neritina
- †Nerium
- Neverita
- Nicrophorus
- †Nicrophorus guttula
- †Nicrophorus marginatus – type locality for species
- †Nicrophorus nigrita
- †Nimravides
Illustration of the fossilized skull of the Oligocene false saber-toothed cat Nimravus - Niso – tentative report
- †Nitzschia
- Nodipecten
- Norrisia
- †Nothrotheriops
- †Nothrotherium
- Notiosorex
- Notoacmea
Illustration of a living Notorynchus cow shark - †Nototamias
- Nucella
- Nucula
- Numenius
A living Numenius phaeopus, or whimbrel
- Nuttallia
- †Nyssa
- Oceanodroma
- Ocenebra
- Ocotea
- †Ocystias
- †Odaxosaurus
- Odobenus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Odocoileus lucasi, or American mountain deer - †Odocoileus hemionus
- †Odocoileus virginianus – or unidentified comparable form
- Odontaspis
- Odostomia
- †Odostomia avellana
- †Odostomia beringi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia californica – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia callimene – or unidentified related form
- †Odostomia columbiana – or unidentified comparable form
Illustration of the shell of an Odostomia donilla pyram shell sea snail - †Odostomia eugena
- †Odostomia farallonensis
- †Odostomia fetella
- †Odostomia gravida
- †Odostomia helena
- †Odostomia minutissima – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia nemo
- †Odostomia nota
- †Odostomia stephensae
- †Odostomia tenuisculpta – or unidentified comparable form
- Oenopota
- Oliva
- Olivella
- Oncorhynchus
Life restoration of a school of the Miocene-Pleistocene Oncorhynchus rastrosus, or saber-toothed salmon
- Ondatra
- Oneirodes
- Onthophagus
- Onychomys
- Ophiodermella
- †Opisthonema
- Oreamnos
- Oreortyx
- Orthemis
- Orthodon
- †Osbornodon
Life restoration of the Miocene pseudo-toothed bird Osteodontornis - †Osteodontornis orri – type locality for species
- Ostrea
- †Otodus
- Otus
- Ovibos
- Ovis
- †Oxyrhina
- †Oxyura
- †Ozymandias – type locality for genus
- †Pacifichelys
- †Palaeolagus
Restoration of the Miocene aquatic desmostylian mammal Paleoparadoxia - Pandora
- Panopea
- Panthera
- †Panthera leo
- †Panthera onca – or unidentified comparable form
- †Parabalaenoptera – type locality for genus
- †Parabalaenoptera baulinensis – type locality for species
- †Paracynarctus
- †Parahippus
- Paralichthys – type locality for genus
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon - †Paramys
- †Parapontoporia
- †Parapontoporia sternbergi – type locality for species
- †Parastylotermes
- †Parastylotermes calico – type locality for species
- †Parastylotermes frazieri – type locality for species
- †Paratomarctus
- †Parietobalaena
- †Paronychomys
- †Parribacus
- Patelloida
- Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Pediomeryx
- †Pelagiarctos – type locality for genus
- †Pelagiarctos thomasi – type locality for species
Reconstructive illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Pleistocene pseudo-toothed bird Pelagornis, with close-up insets of its pseudo-teeth - Pelecanus
- †Pelecanus erythrorhynchus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pelecanus occidentalis
- †Peltosaurus
- †Peraceras
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus truei – or unidentified comparable form
- †Perse
- Persea
- Persististrombus
- Petricola
- Phalacrocorax
- Phalaropus
- †Phanaeus
Illustration of a fossilized skull in multiple views of the Oligocene-Miocene bone-crushing dog Phlaocyon - Phloeodes
- †Phoberogale
- Phoca
- †Phoca vitulina – or unidentified comparable form
- Phocoena – or unidentified comparable form
- †Phoebastria
- †Phoebastria albatrus – type locality for species
- Phoenicopterus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pholadidea
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- Phos
- †Photinia
A living Phrynosoma, or horned lizard - Phyllonotus
- Physa
- Picea
- Pinna
- Pinus
- Piranga
- Pitar
- Pituophis
- Pitymys
- Platanus
Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922). - Platynus
- Plegadis
- †Pleiolama
- †Plesiadapis
- †Plesiogulo
- Pleurofusia
- †Pleuroncodes
- †Pleuronichthys
- †Pliauchenia
- †Pliocyon
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliometanastes
- †Plionarctos
Life restoration of the Miocene walrus Pliopedia - †Pliopedia pacifica – type locality for species
- †Plithocyon
- Pluvialis
- †Poabromylus – tentative report
- Pocillopora
- Podiceps
- Podilymbus
- Pododesmus
- †Poebrodon
- †Poebrodon californicus – type locality for species
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene false faber-toothed cat Pogonodon - Polinices
- Polydora
- Polymesoda
- Polystira
- †Pongamia
- †Pontolis – or unidentified comparable form
- Populus
- Porichthys
A modern Porichthys notatus, or plainfin midshipman
- Porites
- †Portunites
- †Potamides
- †Praemancalla – type locality for genus
- Priene
- Prionace
- †Pristichampsus
- Pristiophorus
- †Procamelus
- †Procynodictis
- Procyon
- †Promartes
- †Protanthias – type locality for genus
- †Protepicyon
Life restoration of the Eocene brontothere mammal Protitanops - †Protohepialus – type locality for genus
- †Protohepialus comstocki – type locality for species
- †Protolabis
- †Protomarctus
- †Protostrix
- Protothaca
- †Protylopus
- Prunus
Hypothetical restoration of the Oligocene-Pliocene sea turtle Psephophorus - †Pseudaelurus
- Pseudochama
- Pseudoliva
- Pseudomelatoma
- †Pseudoseriola – type locality for genus
- †Pseudotsuga
- Pteria
- †Pteroplatea
- Pteropurpura
- Pterostichus
- Pterynotus
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Paleocene multituberculate mammal Ptilodus - Ptinus
- Ptychoramphus
- Puffinus
- †Puma
- †Puma concolor – type locality for species
- Puncturella
- Purpura
- Pusula
Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Cretaceous-Pleistocene oyster Pycnodonte - Pyramidella
- †Pyramidella adamsi – or unidentified comparable form
- Pyrene
- Quercus
- Raja
- Rallus
- †Ramoceros
- †Raja
- Rallus
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene pronghorn Ramoceros and Cosoryx. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Rana
- Rapana
- Recurvirostra
- Reithrodontomys
- †Repomys
- Reticulitermes
- Reticutriton
- Retusa
- †Rhabdammina
- †Rhamnidium
- †Rhamnus
- Rhus
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium - †Rhythmias
- Rimella
- Rissa
- Rissoina
- †Robinia
- †Rotularia
- Sabal
- Sagmatias
- Salix
- †Saniwa
- †Saniwa ensidens – type locality for species
- †Sapindus
- †Sarda
- Sassia
- Saxidomus
Fossilized teeth of the Neogene sperm whale Scaldicetus - Scapanus
- Scaphander
- Scapharca
- Scaphinotus
- †Scaphohippus
- Sceloporus
- †Schistomerus – type locality for genus
- †Schistomerus californense – type locality for species
- Schizaster
- Sciurus
- Scomber
- †Scomberesox
Illustration of a living Scopelogadus ridgehead - †Scutella
- Scyliorhinus
- †Scymnorhinus
- †Sebastodes
- Seila
- Semele – tentative report
- Semele
- Semicassis
- Semicossyphus
Fossilized skull of the Pliocene porpoise Semirostrum - †Semirostrum ceruttii – type locality for species
- †Sequoiadendron
- †Serbelodon
- Serica
- Seriola
- Seriphus
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
Restoration of two species of the Oligocene oreodont mammal genus Sespia - Siderastrea
- Sigmodon
- Sigmoilina – tentative report
- Siliqua
- †Siliqua patula – or unidentified related form
- Sinum
- Siphonalia
- Skenea
- †Smilax
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon - †Smilodonichthys
- Solariella
- Solemya
- Solen
- Solenosteira
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
A living Otospermophilus beecheyi (formerly Spermophilus beecheyi), or California ground squirrel - †Spermophilus lateralis
- Sphyrna
- Spilogale
- Spirotropis
- Spisula
- Spondylus
- Squalus
- Squatina
- †Squatina californica – or unidentified comparable form
- Squilla
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon - †Stegomastodon mirificus – or unidentified comparable form
- Stenella
- †Stenomylus
- †Stenomylus hitchcocki – or unidentified comparable form
- Stenoplax
- Stercorarius
- Sterna
- †Sternbergia – type locality for genus
- Sthenictis
- †Stictocarbo
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the fossil pronghorn Stockoceros - Stomias
- Stramonita
- †Striatolamia
- Strioterebrum
- Strombiformis
- Strombus
- Strongylocentrotus
- †Strongylodon
- Sturnella
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Oligocene tortoise Stylemys - Subcancilla
- †Subhyracodon
- Succinea
- Sula
- †Syllomus – or unidentified comparable form
- Sylvilagus
A living Syngnathus pipefish - Synthliboramphus
- †Tabernaemontana
- Tadorna
- Tagelus
- Tamias
- Tamiasciurus
- †Tanymykter
A living Tapirus, or tapir - †Tapirus californicus
- †Tapirus merriami – type locality for species
- †Tapocyon
- Taranis
- Taricha
- Taxidea
- Tayassu
- Tegula
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras - Tellina
- †Temnocyon
- Tenagodus
- †Teratornis
- Terebellum
- Terebra
- Terebratula
- Teredo
- Terminalia
- †Tessarolax – tentative report
- Testudo
- †Tetraclaenodon
- †Tetrameryx
- Thais
Life restoration of the Miocene fur seal Thalassoleon - †Thalassoleon macnallyae – type locality for species
- †Thalassoleon mexicanus
- †Thamnasteria
- Thamnophis
- Thomomys
- Thracia
- Thunnus – type locality for genus
- Thyasira
- †Thyrsites
- †Ticholeptus
- Timoclea
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene camel Titanotylopus - Tivela
- †Tomarctus
- Totanus
- †Toxicodendron
- Toxopneustes
- †Toxopneustes roseus – or unidentified comparable form
- Toxostoma
- Trachycardium
A living Tremarctos, or spectacled bear - Tresus
- Triakis – tentative report
- Trichotropis
- Tricolia
- Trionyx
- Triphora
- Triplofusus
- Trochita
- †Trogosus
- Trophon
- Tucetona
- †Tunita – type locality for genus
- Turbonilla
Shell of a Turcica sea snail - Turdus
- †Turio
- Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- Turritriton
- Tursiops – or unidentified comparable form
- Typha
- Typhis
- Tyto
- Uca
Life restoration of the Eocene mammal Uintatherium - Ulmus
- †Umbellularia
- Uria
- †Urobatis
- †Urocitellus
- Urocyon
- Urolophus
- †Urolophus halleri – tentative report
- Ursus
A living Ursus americanus, or American black bear
- †Ustatochoerus
- Uta
- †Valenictus – type locality for genus
- †Valenictus chulavistensis – type locality for species
- †Valenictus imperialensis – type locality for species
- †Vanderhoofius
- Vasum
- †Vauquelinia
- †Velates
- Velutina
- Venericardia
- Venus
- Vermicularia
- Veromessor
Leaves and fruit of a living Viburnum. - †Vireo
- Vitrinella – tentative report
- Volsella
- Voluta
- Volutopsius
- †Vouapa
- Vulpes
- Williamia
- †Wodnika
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous-modern carrier shell sea snail Xenophora - †Xyne – type locality for genus
- Yoldia
- †Yumaceras – tentative report
- †Zachrysia
- Zalophus
- †Zamites
- †Zaphleges
- †Zapteryx
- †Zarhinocetus
- †Zarhinocetus errabundus – type locality for species
- Zelkova
- Zenaida
- Zonotrichia
Known material diagram depicting the Miocene-Pleistocene mastodon relative Zygolophodon with a human to scale
References edit
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.