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 edit
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic edit
Mesozoic edit
- †Actinacis
- †Actinastrea
- †Amphidonte
- †Anglonautilus
- †Annulariopsis
- †Annulariopsis sp. 1informal
- †Aplosmilia
- †Astarte
- †Baculites
- †Baculites vertebralis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Belbekella
- †Belbekella bertheloti
- †Belbekella multiformis – tentative report
- †Bostrychoceras
- †Calamophylliopsis
- †Callihoplites
- †Cardium – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Cardium cottaldinum – or unidentified related form
- †Carpolithus
- †Carpolithus sp. 1informal
- †Carpolithus sp. 2informal
- †Carpolithus sp. 3informal
- †Carpolithus sp. 4informal
- †Carpolithus sp. 5informal
- †Chodjapilesaurus – type locality for genus
- †Chodjapilesaurus krimholzi – type locality for species
- †Cladophlebis
- †Cladophlebis sp. 1informal
- †Cladophlebis sp. 2informal
- †Cladophlebis sp. 3informal
- †Claraia
- †Clausastrea
- †Columellogyra
- †Columnocoenia
- †Comoseris
- †Confusiscala
- †Coniopteris
- †Coniopteris sp. 1informal
- †Coniopteris sp. 2informal
- †Coniopteris sp. 3informal
- †Coniopteris sp. 4informal
- †Coniopteris sp. 5informal
- †Ctenis
- †Ctenis sp. 1informal
- †Ctenopteris
- †Ctenopteris sp. 1informal
- †Cucullaea
- †Cyathophora
- †Cyathophora babaevi – type locality for species
- †Cymatoceras
- †Cymatoceras bifurcatum – tentative report
- †Cymatoceras karakaschi
- †Cymatoceras neocomiense
- †Cymatoceras pseudoelegans
- †Dermoseris
- †Dermosmilia
- †Deshayesites
- †Deshayesites antiquus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Deshayesites antiquus
- †Deshayesites deshayesi – or unidentified related form
- †Deshayesites evolvens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Deshayesites kiliani – or unidentified comparable form
- †Deshayesites luppovi
- †Deshayesites pappi
- †Deshayesites similis
- †Deshayesites sp.
- †Deshayesites spathi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Deshayesites tuarkyricus
- †Desmoceras
- †Desmophyllum
- †Dictyophyllum
- †Dictyophyllum sp. 1informal
- †Dimorphastrea
- †Dimorphocoenia
- †Diplocoenia
- †Eboracia
- †Eboracia sp. 1informal
- †Elatides
- †Elatides sp. 1informal
- †Elatides sp. 2informal
- †Elatocladus
- †Elatocladus sp. 1informal
- †Ellipsocoenia
- †Equisetites
- †Equisetites sp. 1informal
- †Equisetites sp. 2informal
- †Equisetites sp. 3informal
- †Eucymatoceras
- †Eugyra
- †Eupachydiscus
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Eutrephoceras bouchardianum
- †Eutrephoceras clementinum
- †Eutrephoceras insigne – type locality for species
- †Favia
- †Fungiastraea
- †Gervillaria
- †Gervillella
- †Gervillia
- †Gissarosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Gissarosaurus tetrafalangensis – type locality for species
- †Gleichenites
- †Gleichenites sp. 1informal
- †Glenarea
- †Glenarea prozorovskii – type locality for species
- †Glosseudesia
- †Haustator
- †Heliocoenia
- †Heterocoenia
- †Heterocoenia balkhanensis – type locality for species
- †Holocystis
- †Hoplitoplacenticeras
- †Hoploscaphites
- †Hyphoplites
- †Hypoturrilites
- †Hypoturrilites betaitraensis
- †Hypoturrilites cricki – or unidentified related form
- †Hypoturrilites gravesianus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hypoturrilites gravesianus
- †Hypoturrilites intersignus – type locality for species
- †Hypoturrilites intersignus
- †Hypoturrilites mantelliex gr.
- †Hypoturrilites mantelli
- †Hypoturrilites primus – type locality for species
- †Hypoturrilites tuberculatus
- †Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus barsliensis – type locality for species
- †Inoceramus crippsi
- †Iotrigonia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Iotrigonia
- †Isognomon
- †Juralina
- †Lacunosella
- †Latusastrea
- †Lechites
- †Litschkovitrigonia
- †Malbalnella – type locality for genus
- †Malbalnella turkmeniensis – type locality for species
- †Mantelliceras
- †Mantelliceras tuberculatum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Marattiopsis
- †Marattiopsis sp. 1informal
- †Marchantites
- †Marchantites sp. 1informal
- †Mariella
- †Mariella bergeri
- †Mariella bicarinata
- †Mariella boukhadraensis
- †Mariella cenomanensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mariella cenomanensis
- †Mariella dorsetensis
- †Mariella essenensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mariella essenensis
- †Mariella lewesiensis
- †Mariella miliaris
- †Mariella oehlerti
- †Mariella quadrituberculata
- †Mariella thomsoni
- †Matheronites
- †Matheronites brevicostatus – type locality for species
- †Matheronites brevicostatus
- †Megalosauripus – type locality for genus
- †Megalosauripus uzbekistanicus – type locality for species
- †Mesomorpha
- †Micrabacia
- †Microphyllia
- †Microsolena
- †Montlivaltia
- †Neostlingoceras
- †Neostlingoceras morrisi – or unidentified related form
- †Neostlingoceras morrisiformis
- †Nilsonia
- †Nilsonia sp.informal
- †Nostoceras
- †Nostoceras excelsus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nostoceras schloenbachi
- †Nucleatina
- †Nummocalcar
- †Ostlingoceras
- †Pagiophyllum
- †Pagiophyllum sp. 1informal
- †Palaeopsammia
- †Parasmilia
- †Peplosmilia
- †Phlebopteris
- †Phlebopteris sp. 1informal
- †Pityophyllum
- †Pityophyllum sp. 1informal
- †Pityospermum
- †Pityospermum sp. 1informal
- †Placophyllia
- †Platythyris
- †Pleurophyllia
- †Pleurostylina
- †Pleurostylina turkmenensis – type locality for species
- †Podozamites
- †Podozamites sp. 1informal
- †Polyphylloseris
- †Polytremacis
- †Polytremacis urgonensis – or unidentified related form
- †Postepithyris
- †Praeneothyris
- †Praeneothyris concinna – type locality for species
- †Praeneothyris subovalis – type locality for species
- †Pseudhelicoceras
- †Pseudocoenia
- †Pseudocoenia limbata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pseudokossmaticeras
- †Pseudosilesites
- †Pterophyllum
- †Pterophyllum sp. 1informal
- †Ptilophyllum
- †Ptilophyllum sp. 1informal
- †Quadratotrigonia
- †Radicites
- †Radicites sp. 1informal
- †Resatrix – tentative report
- †Ringinella
- †Sagenopteris
- †Sagenopteris sp. 1informal
- †Sagenopteris sp. 2informal
- †Sagenopteris sp. 3informal
- †Sagenopteris sp. 4informal
- †Saltericeras
- †Samaropsis
- †Samaropsis sp. 1informal
- †Schizolepis
- †Schizolepis sp. 1informal
- †Schloenbachia
- †Selaginellites
- †Selaginellites sp. 1informal
- †Sellithyris
- †Semigalerium
- †Septaliphoria
- †Smilotrochus
- †Sphaera
- †Stelidioseris
- †Stereocaenia
- †Stoliczkaia
- †Stoliczkaia tetragona – or unidentified related form
- †Stylina
- †Stylosmilia
- †Summigaraea
- †Taeniopteris
- †Taeniopteris sp. 1informal
- †Taeniopteris sp. 2informal
- †Taeniopteris sp. 3informal
- †Terebratulids
- †Terebratuliids
- †Thamnasteria
- †Thamnoseris
- †Thaumatopteris
- †Thaumatopteris sp. 1informal
- †Thecosmilia
- †Therangospodus
- †Thinnfeldia
- †Thinnfeldia sp. 1informal
- †Tongoboryceras
- †Toxaster
- †Toxaster retusus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Trachyscaphites
- †Trigonia
- †Trigonioids
- †Turbo
- †Turkmeniceras
- †Turkmeniceras rarecostatum – type locality for species
- †Turkmeniceras rarecostatum
- †Turkmeniceras tumidum – type locality for species
- †Turkmeniceras tumidum
- †Turrilites
- †Tyrmia
- †Tyrmia sp. 1informal
- †Wielandiella
- †Wielandiella sp. 1informal
- †Williamsoniella
- †Williamsoniella sp. 1informal
Cenozoic edit
- †Anas –
- †Anas sp. –
- †Anser –
- †Anser sp. –
- †Argestichthys –
- †Auxides –
- †Avipeda –
- †Bestipeda –
- †Bos – tentative report
- †Bos sp. –
- †Camelipeda –
- †Canis –
- †Canis sp. –
- †Caryophyllia –
- †Ceratotrochus –
- †Cervus –
- †Cervus elaphus –
- †Cervus sp. –
- †Delphinus –
- †Dicerorhinus –
- †Elasmotherium –
- †Elephas –
- †Eocoelopoma –
- †Equus –
- †Equus sp. –
- †Equus suessenbornensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Esox –
- †Esox sp. –
- †Francolinus –
- †Gazellipeda –
- †Hemingwaya –
- †Hercoglossa –
- †Hercoglossa asiatica – type locality for species
- †Kaluginella –
- †Lepus – tentative report
- †Lepus tolai –
- †Mammuthus – tentative report
- †Mammuthus –
- †Moltkia –
- †Palaeopsammia –
- †Palaeothunnus –
- †Palimphyes –
- †Parisis –
- †Pecoripeda –
- †Scomberomorus –
- †Silurus –
- †Silurus sp. –
- †Struthio –
- †Teichertia –
- †Trochocyathus –
- †Trochocyathus speciosus – type locality for species
- †Trochocyathus speciosus –
References edit
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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