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List of the Cenozoic life of Nevada

This list of the Cenozoic life of Nevada contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Nevada and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

A

  • Living Abies, or fir trees
    Abies
    • †Abies concoloroides
    • †Abies klamathensis
    • †Abies laticarpus
    • †Abies nevadensis
    • †Abies scherri
    • †Abies scherrii
  • Acer
    • †Acer chaneyii
    • †Acer cyaneyii
    • †Acer glabroides
    • †Acer medianum
    • †Acer middlegatensis
    • †Acer negundoides
    • †Acer nevadensis
    • †Acer oregonianum
    • †Acer scottiae
    • †Acer septilobatum
    • †Acer trainii
    • †Acer tyrrelli
    • †Acer tyrrellii
  • †Actiocyon
    • †Actiocyon parverratis – type locality for species
  • †Aelurodon
  • Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).
    †Aepycamelus
  • †Aesculus
    • †Aesculus ashleyi – type locality for species
    • †Aesculus preglabra
  • †Agriotherium
  • †Agulla
  • Restorative model of the Miocene deer relative Aletomeryx
    †Aletomeryx
  • †Alforjas
  • †Alilepus
    • †Alilepus hibbardi
    • †Alilepus vagus
  • †Allophaiomys
    • †Allophaiomys pliocaenicus
  • †Alluvisorex
    • †Alluvisorex chasseae
  • Alnus
    • †Alnus harneyana
    • †Alnus largei
    • †Alnus latahensis
    • †Alnus pyramidensis
    • †Alnus smithiana – type locality for species
    • †Alnus spokanensis
  • †Alphagaulus
    • †Alphagaulus pristinus – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Alphagaulus vetus
  • Flowers and foliage of Amelanchier, or shadbush
    Amelanchier
    • †Amelanchier alvordensis
    • †Amelanchier apiculata
    • †Amelanchier desatoyana
    • †Amelanchier grayi
    • †Amelanchier nevadensis – type locality for species
  • †Americaphis – type locality for genus
    • †Americaphis longipes – type locality for species
  • †Amorpha
    • †Amorpha oblongifolia
    • †Amorpha stenophylla
  • †Anchitheriomys
  • †Ansomys
    • †Ansomys nevadensis – type locality for species
  • †Antecalomys
    • †Antecalomys valensis
    • †Antecalomys vasquezi – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Antiacodon
    • †Antiacodon pygmaeus
  • Antrozous
  • †Apatemys
    • †Apatemys bellus
  • †Aphelops
    • †Aphelops malacorhinus
    • †Aphelops megalodus
  • †Apis
  • Arbutus
    • †Arbutus idahoensis
    • †Arbutus matthesii
    • †Arbutus menziesii
    • †Arbutus prexalapensis
  • Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale
    †Arctodus
  • †Arctostaphylos
    • †Arctostaphylos verdiana
  • †Astrohippus

B

  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene-Pliocene false saber-toothed cat Barbourofelis
    †Barbourofelis
  • †Bassaricyonoides – type locality for genus
    • †Bassaricyonoides stewartae – type locality for species
  • Bassariscus
    • †Bassariscus antiquus
  • †Bensonomys
    • †Bensonomys arizonae – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Bensonomys coffeyi – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Bensonomys lindsayi – type locality for species
  • Betula
    • †Betula ashleyi
    • †Betula ashleyii
    • †Betula desatoyana
    • †Betula idahoensis
    • †Betula smithiana
    • †Betula thor
    • †Betula vera
  • †Borophagus
  • †Bouromeryx
    • †Bouromeryx americanus
    • †Bouromeryx submilleri
  • Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus
    †Brachycrus
  • †Brachyerix
    • †Brachyerix incertis
  • Brachylagus
  • †Brachypsalis
    • †Brachypsalis pachycephalus
  • †Brevimalictis – type locality for genus
    • †Brevimalictis chikasha – type locality for species
  • †Bumelia
    • †Bumelia beaverana

C

D

  • †Desmathyus
    • †Desmathyus pinensis
  • †Desmatippus
    • †Desmatippus avus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Diceratherium – or unidentified comparable form
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Dinohippus
    †Dinohippus
  • †Diospyros
    • †Diospyros oregonianum
  • Dipodomys
    • †Dipodomys gidleyi
  • †Dipoides
    • †Dipoides stirtoni – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Dipoides wilsoni – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Diprionomys
    • †Diprionomys minimus – type locality for species
    • †Diprionomys parvus – type locality for species
  • †Domninoides
    • †Domninoides riparensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Dromomeryx

E

F

  • †Fouchia
    • †Fouchia elyensis
  • Illustrations of the flowers and foliage of a living Fraxinus, or ash tree, with insets further detailing its anatomy
    †Fraxinus
    • †Fraxinus alcorni – type locality for species
    • †Fraxinus caudata
    • †Fraxinus coulteri
    • †Fraxinus desatoyana
    • †Fraxinus eastgatensis
    • †Fraxinus millsiana

G

H

I

J

  • Juglans
    • †Juglans desatoyana
    • †Juglans nevadensis
  • A living Juniperus, or juniper tree
    Juniperus
    • †Juniperus desatoyana
    • †Juniperus nevadensis

K

  • †Knightomys

L

  • †Lachnarius – type locality for genus
    • †Lachnarius miocaenicus – type locality for species
  • A living Lampropeltis getula, or eastern kingsnake
    Lampropeltis
  • Larix
    • †Larix cassiana
    • †Larix churchillensis
    • †Larix fernleyii – type locality for species
    • †Larix nevadensis
  • Lemmiscus
  • †Lepoides
    • †Lepoides lepoides
  • Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon
    †Leptocyon
  • †Leucothoe
    • †Leucothoe nevadensis
  • †Limnoecus
    • †Limnoecus compressus
    • †Limnoecus tricuspis
  • Limnonyx
  • †Liodontia
    • †Liodontia alexandrae – type locality for species
    • †Liodontia furlongi
  • †Lithocarpus
    • †Lithocarpus nevadensis
  • †Lutravus
    • †Lutravus halli – type locality for species
  • A living Lymnaea (larger) freshwater snail, or Melantho snail
    Lymnaea
  • †Lyonothamnus
    • †Lyonothamnus cedrusensis
    • †Lyonothamnus parvifolius

M

  • Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus
    †Machairodus
  • †Macrognathomys
    • †Macrognathomys nanus – type locality for species
  • Mahonia
    • †Mahonia macginitiei
    • †Mahonia marginata
    • †Mahonia reticulata
    • †Mahonia reticulate
    • †Mahonia simplex
    • †Mahonia trainii
  • †Mammut
  • Marmota
    • †Marmota korthi – type locality for species
    • †Marmota minor
  • †Marshochoerus
    • †Marshochoerus socialis
  • †Martinogale – tentative report
  • Masticophis
  • Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon
    †Mastodon
    • †Mastodon proavus
  • †Mattimys
  • †Megahippus
    • †Megahippus matthewi – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Megahippus mckennai
  • †Megalonyx
  • †Megapeomys
    • †Megapeomys bobwilsoni – type locality for species
  • †Megatylopus
  • †Meniscomys
    • †Meniscomys hippodus
  • †Merychippus
    • †Merychippus brevidontus
    • †Merychippus calamarius
    • †Merychippus californicus
    • †Merychippus close
  • †Merychyus
    • †Merychyus elegans
    • †Merychyus novomexicanus
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene pronghorn Merycodus
    †Merycodus
    • †Merycodus hookwayi – type locality for species
  • †Metalopex
    • †Metalopex merriami
  • †Metatomarctus
  • †Metechinus
    • †Metechinus nevadensis – type locality for species
  • †Microparamys
    • †Microparamys sambucus
  • †Microtomarctus
    • †Microtomarctus conferta
  • Microtus
  • Mictomys
    • †Mictomys meltoni
  • †Mimomys
    • †Mimomys panacaensis – type locality for species
    • †Mimomys virginianus
  • †Mioedipoda – type locality for genus
    • †Mioedipoda reisereri – type locality for species
  • †Miopelodytes – type locality for genus
    • †Miopelodytes gilmorei – type locality for species
  • †Miospermophilus
    • †Miospermophilus wyomingensis
  • †Monosaulax
    • †Monosaulax curtus
    • †Monosaulax skinneri
  • †Moropus
    • †Moropus merriami
  • Mustela
  • Myotis
  • †Mystipterus
    • †Mystipterus vespertilio – type locality for species

N

  • †Negodiaetictis – type locality for genus
    • †Negodiaetictis rugatrulleum – type locality for species
  • †Nekrolagus
    • †Nekrolagus progressus
  • Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Neohipparion
    • †Neohipparion leptode – type locality for species
  • Neotoma
    • †Neotoma vaughani – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Neotragocerus – tentative report
  • †Nerterogeomys – tentative report
  • †Nevaphis – type locality for genus
    • †Nevaphis nevadensis – type locality for species
  • †Notharctus
  • Notiosorex
  • †Nymphaeites
    • †Nymphaeites nevadensis

O

P

  • †Pachystima
    • †Pachystima nevadensis
  • †Paciculus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Paenemarmota
    • †Paenemarmota nevadensis
  • †Palaeogreenidea – type locality for genus
    • †Palaeogreenidea rittae – type locality for species
  • †Pantolestes
    • †Pantolestes longieundus
  • Paracamelus
    †Paracamelus
  • †Paracosoryx
    • †Paracosoryx alticornis – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Paracosoryx loxoceros
    • †Paracosoryx nevadensis
    • †Paracosoryx wilsoni – or unidentified related form
  • †Paracynarctus
    • †Paracynarctus kelloggi
  • †Parahippus
    • †Parahippus pawniensis
  • †Parapliohippus
    • †Parapliohippus carrizoensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Parapliosaccomys
    • †Parapliosaccomys oregonensis
  • †Paratomarctus
    • †Paratomarctus temerarius
  • †Paronychomys
    • †Paronychomys lemredfieldi – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pauromys
    • †Pauromys exallos
  • †Peraceras
    • †Peraceras profectum
    • †Peraceras superciliosum
  • †Perognathoides
    • †Perognathoides quartus
  • Perognathus
    • †Perognathus minutus – or unidentified comparable form
  • A living Peromyscus, or deer mouse
    Peromyscus
    • †Peromyscus antiquus – type locality for species
    • †Peromyscus dentalis
  • †Pewelagus
    • †Pewelagus dawsonae
  • Phenacomys
    • †Phenacomys gryci – or unidentified comparable form
  • Phrynosoma
  • Picea
    • †Picea lahontense
    • †Picea magna
    • †Picea sonomensis
  • A living Pinus, or pine tree
    Pinus
    • †Pinus alvordensis
    • †Pinus balfouroides
    • †Pinus florissanti
    • †Pinus ponderosoides
    • †Pinus prelambertiana
    • †Pinus quinifolia
    • †Pinus sturgisii
    • †Pinus tiptoniana
    • †Pinus wheeleri
  • Pituophis
  • Platanus
    • †Platanus bendirei
    • †Platanus dissecta
    • †Platanus paucidentata
  • Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).
    †Platygonus
    • †Platygonus pearcei – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pleiolama
    • †Pleiolama vera
  • †Plesiosorex
    • †Plesiosorex latidens
  • †Pliauchenia
  • †Pliogale
    • †Pliogale furlongi – type locality for species
  • †Pliohippus
    • †Pliohippus fairbanksi – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Pliohippus spectans
  • †Pliosaccomys
    • †Pliosaccomys dubius – type locality for species
  • †Pliotaxidea
    • †Pliotaxidea nevadensis
  • †Pliozapus
    • †Pliozapus solus – type locality for species
  • †Pontoniella – tentative report
  • †Populas
    • †Populas eotremuloides
  • Montage of photographs in spring (top left), summer (top right), autumn (bottom left), and winter (bottom right) of Populus, or poplar tree
    Populus
    • †Populus alexanderi
    • †Populus bonhamii
    • †Populus cedrusensis
    • †Populus eotremuloidea
    • †Populus eotremuloides
    • †Populus payettensis
    • †Populus pliotremuloides
    • †Populus sonorensis
    • †Populus subwashoensis – type locality for species
    • †Populus washoensis
  • †Problastomeryx
    • †Problastomeryx primus
  • †Procamelus
  • †Prodipodomys
  • †Prodipoides
    • †Prodipoides dividerus – type locality for species
    • †Prodipoides lecontei
  • †Pronotolagus
    • †Pronotolagus nevadensis – type locality for species
  • †Prosthennops
    • †Prosthennops niobrarensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Protolabis
  • †Protomarctus
    • †Protomarctus optatus
  • †Protomelanitta
    • †Protomelanitta bakeri – type locality for species
  • †Protospermophilus
    • †Protospermophilus angusticeps
  • Prunus
    • †Prunus chaneyi
    • †Prunus chaneyii
    • †Prunus moragensis
    • †Prunus treasheri
  • Restoration of the Miocene cat Pseudaelurus
    †Pseudaelurus
    • †Pseudaelurus intrepidus
  • †Pseudocamponotus – type locality for genus
  • †Pseudotrimylus
  • †Pseudotsuga
    • †Pseudotsuga sonomensis
  • Pteridium
    • †Pteridium scalabazensis
  • Pterocarya
    • †Pterocarya mixta

Q

  • A living Quercus, or oak tree
    Quercus
    • †Quercus hannibali
    • †Quercus hannibalii
    • †Quercus pollardiana
    • †Quercus prelobata
    • †Quercus renoana
    • †Quercus shrevoides
    • †Quercus simulata
    • †Quercus wislizenoides

R

  • †Rana
  • †Reithroparamys
    • †Reithroparamys delicatissimus
    • †Reithroparamys huerfanensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Repomys
    • †Repomys gustelyi – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Repomys panacaensis
  • †Rhamnus
    • †Rhamnus columbiana
    • †Rhamnus precalifornica
  • Rhododendron
    • †Rhododendron gianellana
  • Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
    †Rhynchotherium
  • Rhyncolus
    • †Rhyncolus kathrynae – type locality for species
  • †Ribes
    • †Ribes barrowsii
    • †Ribes bonhamii
    • †Ribes galeana
    • †Ribes stanfordianum
    • †Ribes webbi
  • †Robinia
    • †Robinia bisonensis
    • †Robinia californica
  • Rosa
    • †Rosa harneyana
    • †Rosa schornii

S

T

  • Tamias
    • †Tamias ateles
  • †Tardontia
    • †Tardontia nevadans – type locality for species
    • †Tardontia occidentale
  • Taxidea
  • Taxodium
    • †Taxodium oregonensis
  • Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
    †Teleoceras
  • †Tetrapassalus – tentative report
    • †Tetrapassalus mckennai – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Texoceros
  • Thomomys
    • †Thomomys carsonensis – type locality for species
  • †Thuja
    • †Thuja dimorpha
  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene oreodont mammal Ticholeptus
    †Ticholeptus
    • †Ticholeptus zygomaticus
  • Tipula
    • †Tipula nevadensis – type locality for species
  • †Tomarctus
  • †Torreya
    • †Torreya nancyana – type locality for species
  • †Trogolemur
    • †Trogolemur myodes
  • †Tsuga
    • †Tsuga mertensioides
    • †Tsuga sonomensis
  • Typha
    • †Typha lesquereuxi
    • †Typha lesquereuxii

U

V

  • A variety of modern Vaccinium species, clockwise from top right: cranberries, lingonberries, blueberries, and huckleberries
    †Vaccinium
    • †Vaccinium sophoroides
  • †Viverravus
    • †Viverravus minutus
  • Vulpes
    • †Vulpes stenognathus

Z

  • Zelkova
    • †Zelkova brownii
    • †Zelkova nevadensis – type locality for species
  • Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene mastodon relative Zygolophodon
    †Zygolophodon

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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