This list of the prehistoric life of Oklahoma contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Oklahoma.
Precambrian
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
editSelected Paleozoic taxa of Oklahoma
edit- †Abyssomedon – type locality for genus
- †Abyssomedon williamsi – type locality for species
- †Acheloma
- †Acheloma cumminsi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Acheloma dunni – type locality for species
- †Acleistorhinus – type locality for genus
- †Acleistorhinus pteroticus – type locality for species
- †Albertoceras
- †Alethopteris
- †Alexandrinia
- †Alexandrinia directa – type locality for species
- Ammodiscus
- †Amphiscapha
- †Anabathra
- †Ananaspis
- †Anataphrus
- †Angelosaurus
- †Angelosaurus romeri – type locality for species
- † Anisophyllum
- †Annularia
- †Anomphalus
- †Anthracoceras
- †Aphlebia
- †Archaeocidaris
- Archaeolithophyllum
- †Archeria
- †Archimedes
- †Archimedes distans
- †Archimedes meekanoides
- †Archimedes meekanus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Arkanites
- †Aspidosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten halensis
- †Aviculopecten multilineatus
- †Aviculopecten nodocosta – type locality for species
- †Avonia – tentative report
- †Axinolobus
- †Baeotherates – type locality for genus
- †Baeotherates fortsillensis – type locality for species
- †Bellerophon
- †Benthamaspis
- †Bicornella
- †Bilinguites
- †Bisatoceras – type locality for genus
- †Bolbocephalus
- †Bolosaurus
- †Bolosaurus grandis – type locality for species
- †Bolosaurus striatus
- †Bolterpeton – type locality for genus
- †Bothriocidaris
- †Cacops
- †Cacops morrisi – type locality for species
- †Cacops woehri – type locality for species
- †Calamites
- †Callipteris
- †Calymene
- †Calyptaulax
- †Camarotoechia
- † Camerate
- †Campbelloceras
- †Cancelloceras
- †Capnophyllum
- †Captorhinus
- †Cardiocephalus
- †Cardiocephalus peabodyi – type locality for species
- †Cardiocephalus sternbergi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Carolinites
- †Ceramopora
- †Ceratiocaris
- †Ceratocephala
- †Ceraurinella
- †Ceraurus
- †Cheirurus
- †Chonetes
- †Cladochonus
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Clepsydrops
- Cliona
- †Colobomycter – type locality for genus
- †Colobomycter pholeter – type locality for species
- †Composita
- †Coolinia
- †Cordania
- †Cordylodus
- †Cornulites
- †Cotylorhynchus – type locality for genus
- †Cotylorhynchus bransoni – type locality for species
- †Cotylorhynchus romeri – type locality for species
- Crania
- †Craniops
- †Cravenoceras
- †Cricotus
- †Crossotelos – type locality for genus
- †Ctenacanthus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Curtognathus
- †Cybelopsis
- †Cycloceras
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cyphaspis
- †Cyrtograptus
- †Cystodictya
- †Cystodictya elegans – type locality for species
- †Dalmanites
- †Delorhynchus – type locality for genus
- †Delorhynchus cifellii – type locality for species
- †Delorhynchus priscus – type locality for species
- †Diacalymene
- †Diadectes
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dicranurus
- †Dictyonema
- †Dimeropygiella
- †Dimetrodon
- †Dimetrodon dollovianus
- †Dimetrodon limbatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dimetrodon loomisi
- †Dimetrodon macrospondylus
- †Diplocaulus – type locality for genus
- †Diplograptus
- †Discitoceras
- †Doleserpeton – type locality for genus
- †Domatoceras
- †Eatonia
- †Echinaria
- †Echinosphaerites
- †Ectosteorhachis
- †Edaphosaurus
- †Edestus – type locality for genus
- †Edmondia
- †Eodictyonella
- †Eospirifer
- †Epiphyton
- †Eryops
- †Estheria
- †Eucalyptocrinites
- †Euryodus
- †Euryodus dalyae – type locality for species
- †Euryodus primus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Favosites
- †Fayella – type locality for genus
- †Feeserpeton – type locality for genus
- †Feeserpeton oklahomensis – type locality for species
- †Fenestella
- †Foerstia
- †Fragiscutum
- †Frencrinuroides
- †Fusulina
- †Gastrioceras
- †Girvanella
- †Glaphurochiton
- †Glyptopleura
- †Gnathodus
- †Gnathorhiza
- †Goniatites
- †Gotlandochiton
- †Gymnophyllum
- †Hallopora
- †Halysites
- †Hapsidopareion – type locality for genus
- †Hapsidopareion lepton – type locality for species
- †Helminthochiton
- †Hibbertia
- †Hindia
- †Holopea – tentative report
- †Huntoniatonia
- †Idiognathodus
- †Illaenus
- †Isotelus
- †Ivoechiton
- †Jeffersonia
- †Kainops
- †Kawina
- †Kennedya
- †Kockelella
- †Krausella
- †Labidosaurikos – type locality for genus
- †Labidosaurus
- †Leonaspis
- †Lepidodendron
- Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Liroceras
- †Lisca
- Lithophaga
- †Llistrofus – type locality for genus
- †Lonchodomas
- †Lutesvillia
- †Lysorophus
- †Macroleter
- †Macroleter agilis – type locality for species
- †Marsupiocrinus
- †Maximites
- †Mcqueenoceras
- †Meganeuropsis
- †Meristella
- †Meristina
- †Metacoceras
- †Michelinoceras
- †Micraroter – type locality for genus
- †Micraroter erythrogeios – type locality for species
- †Microleter – type locality for genus
- †Microleter mckinzieorum – type locality for species
- †Micula – tentative report
- †Misthodotes
- Modiolus
- †Monograptus
- †Moravia
- †Mycterosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Mycterosaurus longiceps – type locality for species
- †Nannaroter – type locality for genus
- †Nannospondylus – type locality for genus
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis transversa – type locality for species
- †Neospirifer
- †Neuropteris
- Nucula
- †Odontochile
- †Oinochoe
- † Oliveria
- †Ophiacodon
- †Ophiacodon major
- †Ophiacodon mirus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ophiacodon uniformis
- †Opisthodontosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Oromycter – type locality for genus
- †Oromycter dolesorum – type locality for species
- †Orovenator – type locality for genus
- †Orovenator mayorum – type locality for species
- †Orthacanthus
- †Orthoceras
- †Oulodus
- †Ozarkodina
- †Pachylyroceras
- †Paciphacops
- †Paladin
- Palaeoaplysina – tentative report
- †Paleochiton
- †Paralegoceras
- †Pasawioops – type locality for genus
- †Pecopteris
- †Pentremites
- †Peripetoceras
- †Perryella – type locality for genus
- †Petalodus
- †Phillipsia – tentative report
- †Phragmolites
- †Pinnularia
- †Plaesiomys
- †Platyceras
- †Platycrinites
- †Platysomus
- †Platystrophia
- †Plectodonta
- †Pleuracanthus
- †Pleurocystites
- †Plicochonetes
- †Polygnathodella – type locality for genus
- †Polygnathus
- †Prioniodus
- †Prodentalium
- †Proetus
- †Protocaptorhinus
- †Punka
- †Rayella
- †Rayonnoceras
- †Reedops
- †Remopleurides
- †Reteocrinus
- †Rhopalia
- †Rhynchonkos
- †Rhynchonkos stovalli – type locality for species
- Rogerella
- †Sagenodus
- †Sandia
- †Scytalocrinus
- †Seymouria
- †Sigillaria
- †Sillerpeton – type locality for genus
- †Skenidioides
- Solecurtus
- Solemya – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Solenochilus
- †Solenomorpha – tentative report
- †Sowerbyella
- †Sphaerexochus
- †Sphaerocoryphe
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenophyllum emarginatum
- †Sphenophyllum gilmorei
- †Sphenophyllum latifolium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphenophyllum stoukenbergi – tentative report
- †Sphenopteris
- †Spirifer
- Spirorbis
- †Streptognathodus
- †Stroboceras
- †Strophomena
- †Strophomena costellata
- †Strophomena neglecta
- †Strophomena perconcava – or unidentified comparable form
- †Strophomena planumbona
- †Tainoceras
- †Tarphyceras
- †Tentaculites
- †Tersomius
- †Tersomius texensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tetrataxis
- Textularia
- †Thoracoceras
- †Thrausmosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Trimerorhachis
- †Urasterella
- †Varanodon – type locality for genus
- †Varanodon agilis – type locality for species
- †Varanops
- †Varanops brevirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- †Vinella
- †Walchia
- †Watongia – type locality for genus
- †Watongia meieri – type locality for species
- †Wilkingia
- †Worthenia
- †Wurmiella
- †Xenacanthus
- Yoldia
- †Zatrachys
Mesozoic
edit- †Acrocanthosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Acrocanthosaurus atokensis – type locality for species
- †Albanerpeton
- †Allosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Allosaurus fragilis – type locality for species
- Ammobaculites
- †Ammobaculites subgoodlandensis – type locality for species
- †Apatosaurus
- †Arcellites
- †Arcellites hexapartitus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Astroconodon
- †Astroconodon denisoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Astrodon
- †Atokasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Atokasaurus metarsiodon – type locality for species
- †Atokatheridium – type locality for genus
- †Atokatheridium boreni – type locality for species
- †Barosaurus
- †Bernissartia
- †Brachiosaurus
- †Brontosaurus
- †Camarasaurus
- †Camptosaurus
- †Caririchnium
- †Ceratodus
- †Ceratosaurus – tentative report
- Cythere
- †Cythereis
- †Cythereis carpenterae
- †Cythereis mahonae
- †Cythereis subgoodlandensis – type locality for species
- Cytherella
- Cytherelloidea
- †Cytherelloidea rhomboidalis – type locality for species
- †Cytherelloidea subgoodlandensis – type locality for species
- Cytheridea
- †Cytheridea amygdaloides
- †Cytheridea oliverensis
- †Cytheridea rotundus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cytheropteron
- †Deinonychus
- †Diplodocus
- †Escharoides – tentative report
- †Escharoides nomas – type locality for species
- †Exogyra
- †Glyptops
- †Goniopholis
- †Goniopholis stovalli – type locality for species
- †Grallator
- †Gyronchus
- †Holoclemensia
- †Hybodus
- †Kermackia
- †Koskinonodon
- Lituotuba
- †Lonchidion
- †Magnoavipes
- †Megalosauripus
- †Naomichelys
- †Oklatheridium – type locality for genus
- †Oklatheridium minax – type locality for species
- †Oklatheridium szalayi – type locality for species
- Ostrea
- †Palaeobalistum – tentative report
- †Pappotherium
- †Paracimexomys – tentative report
- †Paracimexomys crossi – type locality for species
- Paracypris
- Patellina
- Planulina
- †Pleurocoelus
- †Pteraichnus
- †Ptilotodon – type locality for genus
- †Ptilotodon wilsoni – type locality for species
- Pyripora
- Ramphonotus
- Ramulina
- Reophax
- †Reophax subgoodlandensis – type locality for species
- †Saurophaganax – type locality for genus
- †Saurophaganax maximus – type locality for species
- †Sauroposeidon – type locality for genus
- †Sauroposeidon proteles – type locality for species
- †Stegosaurus
- †Tenontosaurus
- Textularia
- Vaginulina
Cenozoic
edit- †Adelphailurus
- †Aelurodon
- †Aelurodon taxoides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Aepycamelus
- †Agriotherium
- †Alforjas
- Alligator
- †Amebelodon
- †Amphimachairodus
- †Aphelops
- †Arctonasua
- †Arctonasua fricki – type locality for species
- †Astrohippus
- †Barbourofelis
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus
- †Bison latifrons – or unidentified comparable form
- Blarina
- †Bootherium
- †Borophagus
- †Buisnictis
- †Buisnictis schoffi – type locality for species
- †Calippus
- †Calippus martini – type locality for species
- †Calippus regulus
- †Camelops
- Canis
- †Carpocyon
- †Castoroides
- †Castoroides ohioensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Chaetodipus
- †Chaetodipus hispidus – or unidentified comparable form
- Coluber
- †Copemys
- †Copemys mariae – type locality for species
- †Copemys shotwelli
- †Cormohipparion
- Crotalus
- †Crotalus viridis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cuvieronius
- Cynomys
- Dasypus
- †Desmathyus
- †Dinohippus
- †Dipoides
- †Domninoides
- †Domninoides hessei – type locality for species
- †Domninoides knoxjonesi – type locality for species
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe buisi – type locality for species
- †Elaphe obsoleta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elaphe vulpina
- †Epicyon
- Equus
- †Euceratherium
- †Euceratherium collinum – type locality for species
- †Eucyon
- Felis
- Geochelone
- Geomys
- †Gigantocamelus
- †Glyptotherium
- †Gomphotherium
- Gopherus
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hesperoscalops
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodon
- †Hipparion
- †Hippotherium
- †Homotherium – type locality for genus
- †Homotherium serum – type locality for species
- †Hypolagus
- Lampropeltis
- Lasionycteris
- †Leptodontomys
- Lepus
- Lophodytes
- Lynx
- †Macrognathomys
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Marmota
- †Megalonyx
- †Megatylopus
- †Merychippus
- †Merychippus coloradense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Merychyus
- Microtus
- †Microtus ochrogaster – or unidentified comparable form
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Miospermophilus
- †Miospermophilus lavertyi – type locality for species
- †Mylohyus
- Myotis
- †Myotis yumanensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nannippus
- †Neohipparion
- Neotoma
- Nerodia
- †Nimravides
- †Nimravides thinobates – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nothodipoides
- †Nothodipoides planus – type locality for species
- †Nothrotheriops
- Odocoileus
- †Oklahomalagus
- †Oklahomalagus whisenhunti – type locality for species
- Ondatra
- Onychomys
- †Onychomys leucogaster – or unidentified comparable form
- Ophisaurus
- †Paramylodon
- †Paranasua
- †Pediomeryx
- Perognathus
- †Perognathus mclaughlini – or unidentified comparable form
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus berendsensis – type locality for species
- †Peromyscus cochrani – or unidentified comparable form
- Pipistrellus
- Pituophis
- †Platygonus
- †Platygonus vetus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pleiolama
- †Plesiogulo
- †Pliogeomys
- †Pliogeomys buisi – type locality for species
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliotaxidea
- †Pliotaxidea nevadensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Podomys
- †Procamelus
- †Procamelus grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Prodipodomys
- †Pronotolagus
- Pseudacris
- Pseudemys
- †Pseudemys hilli – type locality for species
- †Pseudhipparion
- Reithrodontomys
- †Serbelodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Smilodon
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus dotti
- †Spermophilus franklinii
- †Spermophilus rexroadensis
- †Spermophilus richardsonii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
- Sthenictis
- Sylvilagus
- Synaptomys
- Tamias
- Tapirus
- †Teleoceras
- †Teleoceras fossiger
- †Teleoceras guymonense – type locality for species
- †Teleoceras hicksi
- Terrapene
- †Terrapene parornata – type locality for species
- †Texoceros
- †Texoceros guymonensis – type locality for species
- †Texoceros minorei – type locality for species
- Thamnophis
- Thomomys
- †Tregosorex
- †Untermannerix
- Vulpes
- †Vulpes stenognathus – type locality for species
- †Vulpes velox
- †Yumaceras
- †Yumaceras figginsi – or unidentified comparable form
- Zapus
References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.