List of the prehistoric life of Alaska
Appearance
This list of the prehistoric life of Alaska contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Alaska.
Precambrian
[edit]The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alaska.
Paleozoic
[edit]Selected Paleozoic taxa of Alaska
[edit]- †Abadehella
- †Acanthophyllum
- †Acanthopyge
- †Acmarhachis
- †Agoniatites – tentative report
- †Amplexus
- †Ancyrognathus
- †Anomphalus – tentative report
- †Athyris
- †Athyris lamellosa – or unidentified related form
- †Atrypa
- †Aulopora
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten chesterensis – tentative report
- †Aviculopecten delawarensis – or unidentified related form
- †Aviculopecten edwardsi – or unidentified related form
- †Aviculopecten fasciculatus – or unidentified related form
- †Aviculopecten hardinensis – or unidentified related form
- †Aviculopecten mccoyi – or unidentified related form
- †Aviculopecten montpelierensis – or unidentified related form
- †Aviculopecten occidentalis – or unidentified related form
- †Aviculopecten similis – or unidentified related form
- † Avonia – tentative report
- †Bailiaspis
- †Bathyuriscus
- †Belemnites – tentative report
- †Bellerophon
- †Bellerophon chapmani
- †Bellerophon livengoodensis
- †Bellerophon spergensis – or unidentified related form
- †Bembexia – tentative report
- †Bimuria
- †Callograptus
- †Calymene
- †Camarotoechia
- †Camarotoechia billingsi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Camarotoechia duplicata – tentative report
- †Camarotoechia winiskensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Capulus
- †Catenipora
- †Catenipora jacovikii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Catenipora robustus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Catenipora rubra – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cedaria
- †Cheirurus
- †Chirognathus – tentative report
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes capax – or unidentified related form
- †Chonetes illinoisensis – or unidentified related form
- †Chonetes manitobensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chonetes timanicus – or unidentified related form
- †Chonetes verneuile – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chonetes verneuilianus – or unidentified related form
- †Christiania
- †Cladochonus
- †Cladospongia – type locality for genus
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Cleiothyridina sublamellosa – or unidentified related form
- †Climacograptus
- †Climacograptus antiquus – or unidentified related form
- †Climacograptus bicornis
- †Climacograptus eximius – or unidentified comparable form
- †Climacograptus hughesi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Climacograptus indivisus
- †Climacograptus innotatus
- †Climacograptus medius
- †Climacograptus minutus – tentative report
- †Climacograptus phyllophorus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Climacograptus pungens
- †Climacograptus rectangularis
- †Climacograptus scalaris
- †Climacograptus stenotelus
- †Climacograptus trifilis
- †Coenites
- †Composita
- †Composita ambigua – or unidentified comparable form
- †Composita bellula – or unidentified related form
- †Conchidium
- †Conocardium
- †Cordylodus – tentative report
- †Crania
- †Craticula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyclopteris – tentative report
- †Cymbidium
- †Cyphaspis
- †Cypricardinia
- †Cyrtoceras
- †Cyrtospirifer
- †Cyrtospirifer buddingtoni – type locality for species
- †Cyrtospirifer paridaensis
- †Cystodictya
- †Cystodictya lineata – or unidentified related form
- †Cystodictya pustulosa – or unidentified related form
- †Dalmanites
- †Dendrograptus
- †Dentalium
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dictyonema
- †Didymograptus
- †Didymograptus extensus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Didymograptus nitidus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Didymograptus sagitticaulis
- †Didymograptus serratulus
- †Diplograptus
- †Diplograptus cyperoides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Diplograptus elongatus
- †Diplograptus euglyptus
- †Diplograptus hughesi
- †Diplograptus inutilis
- †Diplograptus modestus
- †Diplograptus mucroterminatus
- †Diplograptus multidens – or unidentified related form
- †Diplograptus nicolsoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Diplopora – tentative report
- †Drepanophycus
- †Edmondia
- † Ella – tentative report
- †Ellesmeroceras
- †Elrathia
- †Emmonsia
- †Eospirifer
- †Epiphyton
- †Euomphalus
- †Euomphalus brooksensis
- †Euomphalus bundtzeni
- †Euomphalus planodorsatus – or unidentified related form
- †Euomphalus planorbis
- †Euomphalus utahensis – or unidentified related form
- †Favosites
- †Favosites emmonsi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Favosites hemispericus
- †Favosites hemisphericus
- †Favosites limitaris
- †Favosites radiciformis
- †Fenestella
- †Fletcheria – tentative report
- †Fusulina
- †Gastrioceras
- †Geragnostus
- †Gervillia
- †Girvanella
- †Gomphoceras
- †Goniatites
- †Grewingkia
- †Gypospirifer
- †Halysites
- †Harpides
- †Harpidium
- †Hedstroemia – tentative report
- †Heliophyllum
- †Hemirhodon
- †Hercynella
- †Hexagonaria
- †Hindeodus
- †Holopea
- †Homagnostus
- †Howittia
- †Icriodus
- †Idiognathodus
- †Isograptus
- †Isograptus forcipiformis
- †Isograptus manubriatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Kionoceras
- †Kootenia
- †Kootenia anabarensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Kootenia granulospinosa – type locality for species
- †Kootenia serrata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Krausella
- †Lejopyge
- †Lichas
- Lima
- †Lingula
- †Lithostrotion
- †Lithostrotion mclareni
- †Lithostrotion portlocki – or unidentified related form
- †Lithostrotion sinuosum
- †Lithostrotion warreni
- †Lucina
- †Martinia
- †Meristella
- †Meristella barrisi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Meristella ceras – or unidentified comparable form
- †Meristella tumida – tentative report
- †Meristina
- Mesophyllum
- †Michelinoceras – tentative report
- †Microplasma
- †Modiolus – tentative report
- †Monograptus
- †Monograptus acinaces
- †Monograptus atavus
- †Monograptus bohemicus
- †Monograptus buddingtoni
- †Monograptus calamistratus
- †Monograptus clingani – or unidentified related form
- †Monograptus convolutus
- †Monograptus crenularis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Monograptus crinitus
- †Monograptus cyphus
- †Monograptus difformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Monograptus dubius
- †Monograptus gregarius
- †Monograptus incommodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Monograptus involutus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Monograptus nilssoni
- †Monograptus noyesensis
- †Monograptus pacificus
- †Monograptus praedubius – or unidentified related form
- †Monograptus priodon
- †Monograptus pseudodubius
- †Monograptus raitzhainesis – or unidentified related form
- †Monograptus revolutus
- †Monograptus scanicus
- †Monograptus tenuis
- †Monograptus thomasi – or unidentified related form
- †Monograptus tumescens
- †Monograptus uncinatus
- †Monograptus undulatus
- †Monograptus varians
- †Monograptus vulgaris – or unidentified comparable form
- †Monograptus yukonensis
- †Morania
- †Mucrospirifer
- †Mucrospirifer refugiensis – type locality for species
- †Murchisonia
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis bowsheri
- †Naticopsis carleyana – or unidentified related form
- †Naticopsis suturicompta
- †Neogondolella
- †Neospirifer
- †Neospirifer cameratus
- †Neospirifer fasciger – or unidentified related form
- †Neospirifer striatus – tentative report
- †Nowakia
- Nucula
- †Nucula shumardiana – or unidentified related form
- †Oncagnostus
- †Oonoceras
- †Orthoceras
- †Orthoceras anguliferas – or unidentified comparable form
- †Oulodus
- †Ozarkodina
- †Ozarkodina confluens
- †Ozarkodina eberleini – type locality for species
- †Ozarkodina paucidentata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pagetia
- †Panenka
- †Paradoxides
- †Parafusulina – tentative report
- †Pecopteris
- †Pentamerus
- †Peronopsis
- †Phalagnostus
- †Phillipsia
- †Phyllograptus
- †Pinna
- †Platyceras
- †Platycrinites
- Pleurotomaria
- †Polygnathus
- †Polygnathus alexanderensis
- †Polygnathus angusticostatus
- †Polygnathus angustipennatus
- †Polygnathus aspelundi
- †Polygnathus borealis
- †Polygnathus brevis
- †Polygnathus churkini
- †Polygnathus costatus
- †Polygnathus eberleini
- †Polygnathus eiflius
- †Polygnathus inversus
- †Polygnathus kennettensis
- †Polygnathus linguiformis
- †Polygnathus pacificus
- †Polygnathus parawebbi
- †Polygnathus perbonus – or unidentified related form
- †Polygnathus praetrigonicus
- †Polygnathus pseudofoliatus
- †Polygnathus robusticostatus
- †Polygnathus samueli
- †Polygnathus sinuosus
- †Polygnathus trigonicus
- †Polygnathus unicornis
- †Polygnathus xylus
- †Prodentalium
- †Proetus
- †Prohedinia
- †Pseudoamplexus
- †Pseudobornia
- †Pseudomelania
- †Psilophyton
- †Pteria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Ptychagnostus
- †Pugnax
- †Receptaculites
- †Rhynchonella
- †Rothpletzella
- † Sarcinula
- †Schwagerina
- †Sinutropis
- †Skenidioides
- †Solenopora
- † Solenopsis – tentative report
- †Sowerbyella
- †Spathognathodus
- †Sphaerina
- †Sphaerocodium
- †Spirifer
- †Spirifer schellwieni – or unidentified related form
- †Spiriferina
- †Spiriferina panderi – or unidentified related form
- Spirorbis
- †Spyroceras
- †Stringocephalus
- †Strophomena
- †Syringopora
- †Taeniocrada
- †Teganium
- †Tentaculites
- †Tetradium
- †Tetragraptus
- †Triarthrus
- †Uraloceras
- †Westergaardodina
- †Wodnika
- †Zacanthoides
Mesozoic
[edit]Selected Mesozoic taxa of Alaska
[edit]This list of the Mesozoic life of Alaska contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Alaska and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.
- †Actinoceramus
- †Alaskacephale – type locality for genus
- †Alaskacephale gangloffi – type locality for species
- †Amaltheus
- †Amblydactylus
- †Amoeboceras
- Amusium
- †Anagaudryceras
- †Anagaudryceras auranium
- †Anagaudryceras aurarium
- †Anagaudryceras inflatus
- †Anagaudryceras sacya – type locality for species
- †Anapachydiscus
- †Anapachydiscus nelchinensis – type locality for species
- †Anatomites
- †Anomia
- †Arcestes
- †Archaeocidaris – tentative report
- †Arcthoplites
- Arctica – tentative report
- †Arcticoceras
- †Arctocephalites
- †Arctocephalites alticostus
- †Arctocephalites costidensus – type locality for species
- †Arctocephalites pompeckji
- †Arctoceras
- †Arieticeras
- †Arnioceras
- †Arpadites – tentative report
- †Aspenites
- Astarte
- †Asthenoceras
- †Aviculopecten
- †Baculites
- †Belemnites
- †Bradfordia
- †Cadoceras
- †Cadoceras bathomphalum – type locality for species
- †Cadoceras catostoma
- †Cadoceras chinitnense – type locality for species
- †Cadoceras comma – type locality for species
- †Cadoceras crassicostatum – type locality for species
- †Cadoceras doroschini
- †Cadoceras glabrum – type locality for species
- †Cadoceras grewingki
- †Cadoceras kialagvikense – type locality for species
- †Cadoceras petelini
- †Cadoceras schmidti
- †Cadoceras tenuicostatum – type locality for species
- †Cadoceras wosnessenskii
- †Calliphylloceras
- †Calliphylloceras aldersoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Calliphylloceras freibrocki – type locality for species
- †Calliphylloceras nizinanum – type locality for species
- †Calycoceras
- Capulus – tentative report
- Cardinia
- Cardita – tentative report
- †Cenoceras
- †Ceratites
- Cerithium – tentative report
- Chlamys
- †Chondrites – tentative report
- †Chonetes – tentative report
- Cidaris – tentative report
- †Cimolodon
- Cladophlebis
- †Cladophlebis hirta – tentative report
- †Claraia
- †Cleoniceras
- †Collonia
- †Corum
- †Cosmonautilus – tentative report
- †Ctenophyllum
- †Cylindroteuthis
- †Dactylioceras
- †Dactylioceras commune – or unidentified comparable form
- †Daonella
- †Daxatina
- †Dentalium
- †Desmoceras
- †Desmophyllites
- †Didymoceras
- †Didymoceras hornbyense – or unidentified related form
- †Docidoceras
- †Docidoceras camachoi – type locality for species
- †Docidoceras longalvum – or unidentified related form
- †Docidoceras paucinodosum – type locality for species
- †Douvilleiceras
- †Dromaeosaurus
- †Edmontonia
- †Edmontosaurus – or unidentified related form
- †Ellisonia
- †Epigondolella
- †Euaptetoceras
- †Eubostrychoceras
- †Eudmetoceras
- †Euomphaloceras
- †Euomphalus
- †Fresvillia
- †Gaudryceras
- †Germanonautilus
- †Gervillia
- Ginkgo
- †Ginkgo adiantoides - or unidentified loosely related form
- Gleichenia
- †Gryphaea
- †Gryphaea arcuataeformis
- †Gryphaea arcusta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Gryphaea cymbium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Gryphaea impressimarginata
- †Gryphaea keilhaui – or unidentified comparable form
- †Gryphaea rockymontana
- Guttulina
- †Gymnocodium
- †Hamulus – tentative report
- †Hebetoxyites
- †Hesperornis
- †Heterastridium
- †Hildaites – tentative report
- †Hypophylloceras
- †Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus comancheanus
- †Inoceramus cuvieri – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus elegans – or unidentified related form
- †Inoceramus eximius
- †Inoceramus hobetsensis – or unidentified related form
- †Inoceramus mamatensis – or unidentified related form
- †Inoceramus naumanni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus porrectus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus schmidti
- †Inoceramus subundatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus teshioensis – or unidentified related form
- †Inoceramus yokoyamai – or unidentified comparable form
- †Isastrea – tentative report
- Isognomon – tentative report
- †Joannites
- †Kepplerites
- †Kosmoceras
- †Kosmoceras spinosum – or unidentified comparable form
- Lima
- †Lobites
- †Lucina
- †Lytoceras
- †Lytoceras eudesianum – or unidentified related form
- †Lytoceras fimbriatum – or unidentified comparable form
- Margarites
- †Meekoceras
- †Metapolygnathus
- Milax – tentative report
- Milax
- †Modiolus
- †Muramotoceras
- †Murchisonia – tentative report
- †Myophorella
- †Myophorella alaskaensis – type locality for species
- †Myophorella argo
- †Myophorella dawsoni
- †Myophorella devexa
- †Myophorella orientalis
- †Myophorella packardi
- †Myophorella tipperi
- †Myophorella tuxedniensis – type locality for species
- †Myophoria
- †Mytilus
- †Nanuqsaurus – type locality for genus
- †Nanuqsaurus hoglundi – type locality for species
- Natica
- †Neogondolella
- †Neophylloceras
- †Neospathodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Nerita – tentative report
- Neritopsis
- Nucula
- †Nucula percrassa – or unidentified related form
- †Ophiceras
- Ostrea
- †Otoscaphites
- †Owenites
- †Owenites koeneni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Oxycerites
- †Oxytoma
- †Pachydiscus
- †Pachydiscus hazzardi – type locality for species
- †Pachydiscus kamishakensis – type locality for species
- †Pachydiscus obsoletiformis – type locality for species
- †Pachydiscus ootacodensis
- †Pachyrhinosaurus
- †Pachyrhinosaurus perotorum – type locality for species
- †Pagiophyllum
- Panopea
- †Parkinsonia – tentative report
- Patella – tentative report
- †Pecten
- †Peregrinella
- Pholadomya
- †Phylloceras
- †Phyllopachyceras
- †Phyllopachyceras chitinanum – type locality for species
- †Phyllopachyceras forbesianum
- †Phyllopachyceras shastalense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pinna
- † Plagiostoma
- †Planolites – tentative report
- Platanus
- †Platyceras
- †Pleuroacanthites
- †Pleuronautilus
- Pleurotomaria
- Plicatula
- †Posidonia
- †Procerites
- †Protocardia
- †Protrachyceras
- †Pseudomelania – tentative report
- †Pseudotoites
- †Pteria
- †Pterophyllum
- †Puzosia
- †Puzosia alaskana – type locality for species
- †Reineckeites
- †Rhynchonella
- †Sagenopteris – tentative report
- †Saurexallopus
- †Saurornitholestes
- †Saxoceras – tentative report
- †Scaphites
- Scurria – tentative report
- Serpula
- †Sirenites
- Solecurtus – tentative report
- Solemya – tentative report
- †Solenopora
- †Sphenobaiera
- †Sphenobaiera biloba - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Sphenobaiera czekanowskiana - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Sphenobaiera longifolia - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Spiriferina
- †Spiriferina borealis – tentative report
- †Spiriferina yukonensis – type locality for species
- †Spirocyclina – tentative report
- Spondylus – tentative report
- Terebratula
- Teredolites
- †Thamnasteria
- Thracia
- †Trichites – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Trigonia
- Trochus
- †Troodon
- Turbo – tentative report
- Turritella – tentative report
- †Tutcheria
- †Ugrunaaluk – type locality for genus
- †Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis – type locality for species
- †Vermiceras
- †Worthenia
- †Wyomingites
- †Xenoceltites
- †Xenocephalites
- †Xenocephalites hartsocki – type locality for species
- †Xenocephalites vicarius – type locality for species
- †Yezoites
- †Zetoceras
Cenozoic
[edit]Selected Cenozoic taxa of Alaska
[edit]This list of the Cenozoic life of Alaska contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Alaska and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
- Acanthocardia
- Acirsa
- Acmaea
- Agonum
- †Ainus
- Alces
- Alnus
- Alopex
- Alvania
- Amara
- Amauropsis
- Ancistrolepis
- Angulus
- †Anomalosipho – tentative report
- Anomia – tentative report
- Aphaenogaster
- Arca
- Arctica
- †Arctodus
- Argobuccinum
- †Arktocara – type locality for genus
- †Arktocara yakataga – type locality for species
- Asaphidion
- Asinus
- Astarte
- Astrangia
- †Aturia
- Balanus
- †Balanus balanoides
- †Balanus balanus
- †Balanus crenatus
- †Balanus nubilus – or unidentified comparable form
- Bembidion
- Beringius
- Betula
- Bibio
- Bison
- †Bootherium
- Boreotrophon
- †Boreotrophon rotundatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Brachidontes
- †Branchioplax
- Buccella
- Buccinum
- Bulbus
- Cadulus
- Calliostoma
- Callorhinus
- Calyptraea
- Camponotus
- Cancellaria
- Canis
- Carabus
- †Carabus nemoralis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Carabus truncaticollis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Carex
- Caryophyllia
- Cassidulina
- Castalia
- Castanea
- Cepheus
- †Cervalces
- Cervus
- Ceutorhynchus – tentative report
- Chama
- Chione
- Chlamys
- †Chrysodomus – tentative report
- Chrysolina
- Cibicides
- Cingula
- Clinocardium
- Colus
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- †Cornwallius
- †Corylus
- Crenella
- Crepidula
- Cryptonatica
- Cyclocardia
- Cylichna
- Cyperus
- Delphinapterus – tentative report
- Dentalium
- †Desmatophoca – tentative report
- Diacheila
- Dicrostonyx
- Dioon
- Dyschirius
- Echinarachnius
- Echinophoria
- Elphidium
- Enhydra
- Enicmus
- †Epipremnum
- Epitonium
- Equus
- Erignathus
- Erigone
- Eschrichtius
- Eumetopias
- †Eumorphocorystes
- Euspira
- Evalea
- †Exilia – tentative report
- †Flabellaria
- Fulgoraria
- Gari
- Georissus
- Globigerina
- †Globigerina bulloides – or unidentified related form
- Glycymeris
- Helophorus
- Hiatella
- Hinnites – tentative report
- Histriophoca
- Homalopoma – tentative report
- †Hydrodamalis
- Isurus
- †Kolponomos – or unidentified comparable form
- Lasiopodomys
- Lathrobium
- Laurus
- Leistus
- Lemmus
- Leptothorax
- Leukoma
- Limatula
- Liocyma
- Liomesus
- Littorina
- †Lora
- Lunatia
- Lyonsia
- Macoma
- †Macoma balthica – or unidentified related form
- Macrocallista – tentative report
- Magnolia
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Margarites
- Marmota
- Martesia – tentative report
- Mathilda
- Messor
- †Metacarcinus
- Micropeplus
- Microtus
- Modiolus
- Musculus
- †Mya
- †Mya arenaria – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mya truncata
- Myrica
- Mytilus
- Natica
- Nebria
- Neoconorbina
- Neptunea
- Neverita
- Notiophilus
- Nucula
- Ochotona
- Odobenus
- Oenopota
- †Osmunda
- Ostrea
- Ovibos
- Ovis
- †Ovis dalli – tentative report
- †Oxytoma
- Pagophilus
- Palliolum
- Pandora
- Papyridea
- Patrobus
- †Perse
- Phenacomys
- Phoca
- Picea
- †Picea glauca
- †Picea mariana
- †Picea sitchensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Pinus
- Pitar
- †Planera
- Plicifusus
- Polinices
- Populus
- Portlandia
- †Portunites
- ��Predicrostonyx
- †Protocardia – tentative report
- †Protochelydra
- †Protochelydra zangerli – or unidentified comparable form
- Protothaca
- Pteris
- Pterostichus
- Puncturella
- Purpura
- Pusa – or unidentified related form
- Pyrgo
- Pyrulofusus
- Quercus
- Quinqueloculina
- Rangifer
- Rhabdus
- Rosalina
- †Rotalia
- Saiga
- Saxidomus
- Scaphander
- †Scaphander lignarius – or unidentified comparable form
- †Scutella
- Sequoia
- Serripes
- Siliqua
- Siphonalia
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- Spirorbis
- Spirotropis
- Spisula
- Stenus
- Strongylocentrotus
- †Symphoricarpos
- Tachyrhynchus
- Taxodium
- Tellina
- Terebratula
- Thracia
- Thyasira
- Tonicella
- Trichotropis
- †Tsuga
- Turritella
- Ulmus
- Ursus
- †Vaccinium
- Venericardia
- Vitis
- Volutopsius
- Vulpes
- Xysticus
- Yoldia
References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.