This list of the prehistoric life of Alabama contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the country of Alabama.
Precambrian
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Paleozoic fossils in Alabama.
Mesozoic
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Alabama.
Cenozoic
edit- †Acar
- †Acropora
- †Acrosterigma
- †Aepyceros
- †Anadara
- †Ancilla
- †Anomia
- †Antidorcas
- †Antigona
- †Aplodon
- †Arca
- †Architectonica
- †Arcopagia
- †Arcopaginula
- †Argobuccinum
- †Asaphis
- †Atys
- †Azorinus
- †Barbatia
- †Beatragus
- †Bistolida
- †Bulla[disambiguation needed]
- †Callista
- †Canarium
- †Cancilla
- †Cantharus
- †Cardita
- †Cardium
- †Caryocorbula
- †Cassidula
- †Cassidula sulculosa – or unidentified related form
- †Cerastoderma
- †Ceratotherium
- †Cerithium
- †Chama
- †Chama asperella
- †Chama aspersa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chama brassica
- †Chama fragum
- †Chama lazarus
- †Chama macerophylla
- †Chama reflexa
- †Charonia
- †Cheilea
- †Chicoreus
- †Chlamys
- †Circe
- †Clanculus
- †Clanculus pharaonius
- †Clanculus submorum – type locality for species
- †Clavus
- †Clementia
- †Clementia cumingi
- †Clementia fischeri – type locality for species
- †Clypeomorus
- †Codakia
- †Columbella
- †Connochaetes
- †Conus
- †Conus arenatus
- †Conus catus
- †Conus erythraeensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Conus generalis
- †Conus nussatella
- †Conus omaria
- †Conus striatus
- †Conus terebra
- †Conus tessellatus
- †Corbula
- †Crassatella
- †Cribrarula
- †Crocodylus
- †Crocuta
- †Crocuta crocuta – or unidentified related form
- †Cryptomya
- †Ctena
- †Ctenoides
- †Cyphastrea
- †Cypraea
- †Damaliscus
- †Dendostrea
- †Diodora
- †Diplodonta
- †Dipsastraea
- †Dipsastraea favus
- †Dipsastraea pallida – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipsastraea pallida
- †Divalinga
- †Divaricella
- †Donax
- †Dosinia
- †Drupa
- †Duplicaria
- †Echinopora
- †Engina
- †Equus
- †Equus quagga – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equus sp.
- †Equus tabeti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Erosaria
- †Erronea
- †Ervillia
- †Euphyllia
- †Favites
- †Favites abdita – or unidentified comparable form
- †Fungia
- †Galaxea
- †Gari
- †Geochelone
- †Gibberula
- †Glycymeris
- †Goniastrea
- †Heterobranchus
- †Hipparion
- †Hipparion cornelianum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hippopotamus
- †Hippopotamus amphibius – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hippopotamus gorgops – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hippotragus
- †Homalocantha
- †Homo
- †Hydnophora
- †Hyotissa
- †Hystrix
- †Hystrix cristata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Joannisiella
- †Jopas
- †Kobus
- †Kolpochoerus
- †Kolpochoerus phacochoeroides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Laevicardium
- †Lambis
- †Lambis millepeda – or unidentified comparable form
- †Latirus
- †Leptastrea
- †Leptoria
- †Lima
- †Limopsis
- †Lioconcha
- †Lopha
- †Lophiotoma
- †Loxodonta
- †Lucina
- †Luria
- †Lutraria
- †Lyncina
- †Mactra
- †Mauritia
- †Megalotragus
- †Megaxinus
- †Megaxinus lamyi – type locality for species
- †Melongena
- †Meretrix
- †Mesodesma
- †Metridiochoerus
- †Metridiochoerus andrewsi
- †Metridiochoerus compactus
- †Metridiochoerus hopwoodi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mitra
- †Mitrella
- †Monetaria
- †Monilea
- †Monoplex
- †Montipora
- †Montipora gortanii – type locality for species
- †Montipora sp.
- †Nassa
- †Nassa coronata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nassa pullus
- †Nassarius
- †Nassarius albescens
- †Nassarius arcularia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nassarius crenulata
- †Nassarius voluptabilis
- †Natica
- †Nerita
- †Neritopsis
- †Nuculana
- †Numidocapra
- †Oliva
- †Orbicella
- †Ostrea
- †Palaeoloxodon
- †Palaeoloxodon recki – or unidentified comparable form
- †Palaeoloxodon recki
- †Pavona
- †Pelorovis
- †Pelorovis oldowayensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Periglypta
- †Petricola
- †Platygyra
- †Plicatula
- †Pocillopora
- †Polinices
- †Purpura
- †Purpuradusta
- †Pustularia
- †Redunca
- †Rhinoclavis
- †Scapharca
- Semele
- †Septifer
- †Seriatopora
- †Sivatherium
- †Solecurtus
- †Spondylus
- †Staphylaea
- †Strombus
- †Stylophora
- †Sunetta
- †Syncerus
- †Talparia
- †Tapes
- †Tellina
- †Tenagodus
- †Terebra
- †Terebra cingulifera – or unidentified comparable form
- †Terebra consors
- †Terebra nimbosa
- †Terebra straminea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Terebralia
- †Tibia
- †Tivela
- †Trachycardium
- †Trapezium
- †Trapezium auberti – type locality for species
- †Tridacna
- †Trochus
- †Turbo
- †Turris
- †Turris fascialis
- †Turris garnonsii
- †Turris variegata – or unidentified related form
- †Umbrella
- †Vasum
- †Venericardia
- †Venus
- †Vexillum
References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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