This list of the prehistoric life of Alabama contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported to the Scientific literature from Alabama.
Precambrian
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
editMesozoic
edit- †Anomotodon
- †Anomotodon plicatus – or unidentified related form
- †Anomotodon sp.
- †Arberophyllum
- †Arberophyllum sp.informal
- †Ataktobatis
- †Carcharias
- †Carpolithus
- †Carpolithus sp. 1informal
- †Chiloscyllium
- †Choffaticeras
- †Choffaticeras securiforme – type locality for species
- †Cladophlebis
- †Cladophlebis sp. 1informal
- †Coupatezia
- †Cretolamna
- †Cretolamna appendiculata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cretolamna biauriculata
- †Cretolamna maroccana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ctenopristis
- †Dalpiazia
- †Enchodus
- †Erguitaia
- †Ganopristis
- †Globidens
- †Hamrabatis
- †Hexanchus
- †Hypsobatis
- †Lebanoculicoides
- †Lebanoculicoides bloudani – type locality for species
- †Leiodon
- †Mosasaurus
- †Nigeremys
- †Pachyvaranus
- †Parapalaeobates
- †Platecarpus
- †Plicatopristis
- †Plicatoscyllium
- †Prognathodon
- †Pteroscyllium
- †Rhinobatos
- †Rhombodus
- †Rhombodus meridionalis – or unidentified related form
- †Rhombodus sp.
- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Schizorhiza
- †Squalicorax
- †Squalicorax africanus
- †Squalicorax bassanii
- †Squalicorax kaupi
- †Squalicorax pristodontus
- †Squalicorax sp.
- †Squalicorax yangaensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Squatigaleus
- †Stephanodus
- †Stratodus
- †Youssoubatis
Cenozoic
edit- †Aceratherium –
- †Apodemus –
- †Arvicola –
- †Barbus –
- †Barbus canis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bison –
- †Bos –
- †Camelus –
- †Camelus bactrianus –
- †Camelus dromedarius –
- †Camelus sp. –
- †Camelus thomasi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Canis –
- †Canis sp. –
- †Crocidura –
- †Crocuta –
- †Equus –
- †Equus altidens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equus ferus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equus hemionus –
- †Equus hydruntinus –
- †Gazella –
- †Giraffa –
- †Hipparion –
- †Hippopotamus –
- †Hippopotamus behemoth – or unidentified comparable form
- †Homo –
- †Homo erectus –
- †Lagurodon –
- †Mammut –
- †Mammut pentelici – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mammuthus –
- †Meriones –
- †Oryx –
- †Oryx sp. –
- †Palaeoryx –
- †Palaeotragus –
- †Panthera –
- †Panthera leo –
- †Praemegaceros –
- †Rhabdosargus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Stegodon –
- †Stegodon trigonocephalus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Stephanorhinus –
References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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