This list of the prehistoric life of Iowa contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Iowa.
Precambrian
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
editSelected Paleozoic taxa of Iowa
edit- †Acidaspis
- †Actinocrinites
- †Agassizodus
- †Aglaocrinus
- †Amplexus
- †Anataphrus
- †Anomphalus
- †Archaeogastropod
- †Arctinurus
- †Athyris
- †Athyris fultonensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- †Bellerophon
- †Bembexia
- †Bothriocidaris
- †Bumastus
- †Calymene
- †Camarotoechia
- †Cardiola
- †Catenipora
- †Ceratocephala
- †Ceratopsis
- †Ceraurus
- †Charactoceras
- †Cheirurus
- †Chomatodus
- †Chonetes
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Cleiothyridina incrassata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cleiothyridina sublamellosa
- †Climacograptus
- †Coenites
- †Composita
- †Composita humilis – tentative report
- †Composita trinuclea
- †Conocardium
- †Coolinia
- †Cornulites
- †Crania
- †Crotalocrinites
- †Curtognathus
- †Cyathocrinites
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyphaspis
- †Cypricardinia
- †Cyrtolites
- †Cyrtospirifer
- †Cystodictya
- †Dalmanites
- †Decadocrinus
- †Deiphon
- †Deltaherpeton – type locality for genus
- †Dentalium
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dimerocrinites
- †Diplograptus
- †Diplograptus modestus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Discosorus
- †Earlandia
- †Edestus
- †Edmondia
- †Eldredgeops
- †Ellesmeroceras
- †Encrinurus
- †Endoceras
- Eocaudina
- †Eodictyonella
- †Eophacops
- †Eospirifer
- †Eucalyptocrinites
- †Euomphalus
- †Favosites
- †Fenestella
- †Flexicalymene
- †Goniatites
- †Gravicalymene
- †Greenops
- †Grewingkia
- †Gyroceras
- †Hallopora
- †Halysites
- †Harpidium
- †Heliophyllum
- †Hexagonaria
- †Hindia
- †Holopea
- †Huronia
- †Hyolithes
- †Icriodus
- †Idiognathodus
- †Iniopteryx
- †Iocrinus
- †Isotelus
- †Kayoceras
- †Kionoceras
- †Krausella
- †Leptopora
- †Lingula
- †Manticoceras
- †Marsupiocrinus
- †Meristella
- †Meristina
- †Michelia
- †Michelinoceras
- †Murchisonia
- †Mycterops
- †Mystrocephala
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis depressa – type locality for species
- †Neospirifer
- Nucula
- †Odontopleura
- †Onychodus
- †Orthoceras
- †Oulodus
- †Ozarkodina
- †Pachyphyllum
- †Paladin
- †Palmatolepis
- †Peachocaris
- †Pentamerus
- †Pentremites
- †Periechocrinus
- †Petalodus
- †Phacops
- †Phillipsia
- †Pinnocaris
- †Plaesiomys
- †Platyceras
- †Platycrinites
- †Platystrophia
- †Plectodonta
- †Pleurocystites
- Pleurotomaria – tentative report
- †Plicochonetes
- †Poleumita
- †Polygnathus
- †Posidonia
- †Proetus
- †Ptyctodus
- †Rhynchodus
- †Rigidella
- †Scutellum
- †Scytalocrinus
- †Septemchiton
- †Sigournea – type locality for genus
- †Sigournea multidentata – type locality for species
- †Similodonta
- †Skenidioides – tentative report
- †Sowerbyella
- †Sphenothallus
- †Spirifer
- †Spiriferina
- Spirorbis
- †Spyroceras
- †Stethacanthus
- †Streptognathodus
- †Strophomena
- †Stylonema – tentative report
- †Syringopora
- †Taxocrinus
- †Tranodis
- †Whatcheeria – type locality for genus
- †Worthenia
- †Youngia
Mesozoic
edit- †Arcellites
- †Arcellites crillensis – type locality for species
- †Arcellites disciformis
- †Balmeisporites
- †Balmeisporites auriculata – type locality for species
- †Chrysotheca
- †Chrysotheca dakotaensis – type locality for species
- †Chrysotheca diskoensis
- †Chrysotheca levis
- Coptothyris
- †Coptothyris dakotaensis – type locality for species
- †Dunveganoceras
- †Inoceramus
- †Metengonoceras
- †Microcarpolithes
- †Minerisporites
- †Molaspora – type locality for genus
- †Molaspora lobata
- †Molaspora rugosa – type locality for species
- †Perotrilites
- †Perotrilites bursatus – type locality for species
- †Perotrilites convolutus – type locality for species
- †Pilularia
- †Regnellidium
- †Spermatites
Cenozoic
edit- Blarina
- †Camelops
- Canis
- Castor
- †Castoroides
- Didelphis
- Equus
- †Euceratherium – tentative report
- Geomys
- Lepus
- Lontra
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- †Megalonyx
- Microtus
- Mictomys
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- Panthera
- †Paramylodon
- †Platygonus
- Procyon
- Rangifer
- Sciurus
- Sorex
- †Sorex dispar – or unidentified comparable form
- †Stegomastodon
- †Stegomastodon aftoniae – type locality for species
- Sylvilagus
- Taxidea
- Ursus
- Vulpes
References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.