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- †Acropora
- †Acropora cervicornis
- †Acropora palmata
- †Acropora panamensis
- †Acropora saludensis
- †Acropora sp. – type locality for species
- †Actinacis
- †Agaricia
- †Agathiphyllia
- †Agathiphyllia antiguensis
- †Agathiphyllia browni – type locality for species
- †Agathiphyllia hilli – type locality for species
- †Agathiphyllia hilli
- †Agathiphyllia splendens – type locality for species
- †Agathiphyllia tenuis
- †Alsophis
- †Alveopora
- †Amazona – tentative report
- †Ameiva
- †Amphistegina
- †Ampullinopsis
- †Anolis
- †Antiguastrea
- †Antillipecten
- †Argilloecia
- †Argilloecia alexanderi – or unidentified related form
- †Argilloecia nutusa
- †Argopecten
- †Astreopora
- †Astreopora antiguensis – type locality for species
- †Astrocoenia
- †Athene
- †Aurila
- †Austrochlamys
- †Bairdia
- †Bairdia sp.
- †Bairdia sp. Ainformal
- †Bairdia sp. Cinformal
- †Boa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Brachyphylla
- †Bythocypris
- †Calidris
- †Catapsydrax
- †Catapsydrax dissimilis – or unidentified related form
- †Caulastrea
- †Cinclocerthia
- †Cistellarcula
- †Cistellarcula dubia – type locality for species
- †Clypeaster
- †Colpophyllia
- †Colpophyllia natans
- †Colpophyllia willoughbiensis – type locality for species
- †Columbina
- †Costa
- †Costa meka – or unidentified related form
- †Cythereis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Cytherella
- †Cytherella gracilis – or unidentified related form
- †Cytherella sp.
- †Cytherura
- †Diploastrea
- †Diploria
- †Diplothecanthus
- †Echinolampas
- †Eleutherodactylus
- †Favia
- †Flabellipecten
- †Fungophyllia
- †Fungophyllia sp. – type locality for species
- †Globigerina
- †Globigerina ampliapertura – tentative report
- †Globigerina ciperoensis
- †Globigerina rohri
- †Globigerina venezuelana
- †Goniopora
- †Henryhowella
- †Henryhowella asperrimaex gr.
- †Hermanites
- †Hermanites paijenborchiana – or unidentified related form
- †Hermanites sp.
- †Heterostegina
- †Hyla
- †Hyla barbudensis – type locality for species
- †Interchlamys
- †Jugosocythereis
- †Krithe
- †Leiocephalus
- †Lepidocyclina
- †Leptomussa
- †Loxigilla
- †Loxoconcha
- †Loxoconcha durhami – or unidentified related form
- †Loxoconcha lienenklausi
- †Loxoconcha wagneri
- †Macrocypris
- †Margarops
- †Meandrina
- †Meandrina antiguensis – type locality for species
- †Megalomys
- †Metalia
- †Millepora
- †Molossus
- †Montastrea
- †Montipora
- †Montipora sp. – type locality for species
- †Mormoops
- †Natalus
- †Necronectes
- †Necronectes summus – type locality for species
- †Necronectes summus
- †Nummulites – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Occultocythereis
- †Operculinella
- †Orbicella
- †Orthorhynchus
- †Ostrea
- †Otodus
- †Paracypris
- †Paracypris contracta – or unidentified related form
- †Paracypris rosefieldensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paracytheridea
- †Parakrithella – tentative report
- †Pecten
- †Periglypta
- †Phyllonycteris
- †Pironastrea
- †Pironastrea antiguensis – type locality for species
- †Porites
- †Porphyrula
- †Porzana
- †Procythereis
- †Propontocypris
- †Pseudoboa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pteronotus
- †Puffinus
- †Puriana
- †Pycnodonte
- †Quadracythere
- †Schizaster
- †Siderastrea
- †Sismondia
- †Spondylus
- †Sporadotrema
- †Sthenorytis
- †Stylocoenia
- †Stylophora
- †Stylophora ponderosa
- †Stylophora sp. – type locality for species
- †Stylophora sp.
- †Tadarida
- †Thalassinoides
- †Thecadactylus
- †Tichosina
- †Tichosina foresti – type locality for species
- †Turritella
- †Typhlops
- †Tyrannus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Xestoleberis
- †Zebrasoma
- †Zebrasoma deani – type locality for species
- †Zenaida
References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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