List of the prehistoric life of Alabama

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama. ==Paleozoic==

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Alabama • †Alethopteris'' • †Alethopteris lonchitica • †Alethopteris valida • †Amphiscapha – tentative report • †Amplexopora • †Annularia • †Annularia radiata • †Annularia sphenophylloides • †Arenicolites • †Artisia • †Atrypa • †Aviculopecten • †Bimuria • †Calamites'' • †Calamites cisti • †Calamites goepperti • †Calamites suckowi • †Calamites suckowii • †Calamites undulatus • †Campbelloceras • †Caninia • †Carinamala • †Cavusgnathus • †Cedaria • †Christiania • †Cladodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • †Cleiothyridina • †Composita • †Composita subquadrata • †Conocardium • †Cordaites • †Cornulites • †Crania • †Crepipora • †Ctenacanthus'' • †Ctenacanthus elegans • †Ctenerpeton • †Cyclopteris • †Cystodictya • †Decadocrinus • †Deiracephalus • †Dicoelosia • †Diplichnites • †Diplichnites gouldi • †Dolorthoceras • †Fenestella • †Girvanella • †Glyptagnostus • †Glyptagnostus reticulatus • †Gnathodus • †Gnathodus bilineatus • †Hindeodus • †Hindeodus minutus • †Innitagnostus • †Kingstonia • †Kingstonia appalachia • †Kouphichnium • . Eli Heimans (1911). †Lepidodendron'' • †Lepidodendron aculeatum • †Lepidodendron obovatum • †Lepidostrobus • †Limnosaurus – type locality for genus • †Lingulella • †Lingulella alabamensis • †Lingulella lirata • †Lingulella pachyderma • †Lochriea • †Lyginopteris • †Lyginopteris hoeninghausi • †Meristina – tentative report • †Naticopsis • Nucula • †Obolus • †Paladin • †Pecopteris'' • †Pecopteris arborescens • †Pentremites • †Pentremites laminatus • †Pentremites tulipaformis • †Petalodus – tentative report • †Pinnularia • †Platyceras • †Platycrinites • †Rachis • †Sigillaria'' • †Sigillaria elegans • †Sigillaria ichthyolepis • †Sigillaria scutella • †Sigillaria scutellata • †Skenidioides • †Solenopora • †Sphenophyllum • †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium • †Sphenophyllum emarginatum • †Sphenopteris'' • †Sphenopteris brongniarti • †Sphenopteris elegans • †Sphenopteris herbacea • †Sphenopteris pottsvillea • †Sphenopteris pseudocristata • †Sphenopteris schatzlarensis • Spirorbis • †Treptichnus • †Undichna ==Mesozoic==

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Alabama • Acirsa • Acmaea • †Acteon • †Agerostrea • †Albertosaurus • †Albula • †Ampullina • †Ancilla • †Anomia • †Anomoeodus • †Appalachiosaurus'' – type locality for genus • †Appalachiosaurus montgomeriensis – type locality for species • Arca • Architectonica • Arrhoges • Astarte • †Avellana • †Avitelmessus • †Avitelmessus grapsoideus • †Baculites'' • †Baculites arculus • †Baculites asper – or unidentified comparable form • †Baculites capensis • †Baculites tippahensis • †Bananogmius • †Bananogmius crieleyi – type locality for species • †Bananogmius zitteli – or unidentified comparable form • †Banis • Barbatia • †Belemnitella • †Belemnitella americana • †Belemnitida • †Belonostomus'' • Botula • †Botula carolinensis • †Botula conchafodentis • †Botula ripleyana • Brachidontes – tentative report • †Bulla – tentative report • Cadulus • Caestocorbula • †Caestocorbula crassaplica • †Caestocorbula crassiplica • †Caestocorbula percompressa • †Caestocorbula suffalciata • †Caestocorbula terramaria • Callianassa • †Callianassa mortoni • †Calliomphalus • †Calliomphalus americanus • †Calliomphalus nudus • Calyptraea • cap sea snails Capulus'' • †Caveola • Cerithiella • †Cerithiella nodoliratum – or unidentified related form • †Cerithiella semirugatum • Cerithiopsis • Cerithium • Charonia • †Chelosphargis • †Chelosphargis advena – or unidentified comparable form • Chlamys • †Chondrites • Cidaris • †Cimolichthys • †Cimolichthys nepaholica • Clavagella • †Clidastes'' • †Clidastes liodontus • †Clidastes propython – type locality for species • Cliona • Corbula • †Corsochelys – type locality for genus • Crassostrea • †Crenella • †Crenella elegantula • †Crenella senica • †Crenella serica • †Cretolamna • †Cretolamna appendiculata • , or the Ginsu shark †Cretoxyrhina'' • †Cretoxyrhina mantelli • Crucibulum • Ctenochelys – type locality for genus • †Ctenochelys acris – type locality for species • †Ctenochelys tenuitesta – type locality for species • Cucullaea • †Cucullaea capax • †Cucullaea littlei • †Cucullaea powersi – or unidentified comparable form • Cuspidaria • †Cuspidaria ampulla • †Cuspidaria grandis • †Cuspidaria grovensis • †Cuspidaria jerseyensis – or unidentified comparable form • Cylichna • †Cylichna diversilirata • †Cylichna incisa • †Cymella • Cypraea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Dasmosmilia • †Dasmosmilia kochii • †Dasmosmilia reesidi • tusk shell †Dentalium'' • †Dentalium leve • †Dentalium pauperculum • †Dentalium ripleyana • †Discosaurus • †Discosaurus vetustus • †Discoscaphites • †Discoscaphites conradi • †Discoscaphites iris • †Dolicholatirus • †Ecphora • Edaphodon • †Edaphodon barberi – type locality for species • †Edaphodon mirificus • †Enchodus • †Enchodus petrosus • †Enchodus saevus – or unidentified comparable form • †Eotrachodon'' – type locality for genus • †Eotrachodon orientalis – type locality for species • †Epitonium • †Epitonium sillimani • †Eulima • †Eulima gracilistylis • †Eulima monmouthensis • †Euspira • †Eutrephoceras • †Exogyra • †Exogyra costata • †Exogyra ponderosa • †Exogyra upatoiensis • Fusinus • †Gegania • Gemmula • †Gervillia • †Globidens'' – type locality for genus • †Globidens alabamensis – type locality for species • Glossus • Glycymeris • †Glycymeris hamula • †Glycymeris rotundata • †Glycymeris subaustralis • †Halimornis – type locality for genus • †Halimornis thompsoni – type locality for species • †Halisaurus • †Halisaurus sternbergi • †Hamulus • Haustator • †Helicoceras • Hoplopteryx – tentative report • †Hybodus • †Ichthyodectes • †Ichthyodectes ctenodon – or unidentified comparable form • †Ichthyornis'' – type locality for genus • †Ichthyornis dispar – type locality for species • †Inoceramus • †Ischyrhiza • †Ischyrhiza mira • Isognomon • Lima • Limatula • †Linearis • †Linter • †Linthia • Lithophaga • Lopha • †Lopha falcata • †Lopha mesenterica • †Lopha ucheensis • †Lophorhothon'' – type locality for genus • †Lophorhothon atopus – type locality for species • †Loxotoma • †Lucina • Martesia • †Mathilda • †Megalocoelacanthus – type locality for genus • †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei – type locality for species • Menippe • †Modiolus • †Modiolus sedesclaris • †Modiolus sedesclarus • †Modiolus trigonus • †Moorevillia – type locality for genus • †Morea • †Neithea • †Neithea bexarensis • †Neithea quinquecostata • †Neithea quinquecostatus • Nozeba • Nucula • †Nucula camia • †Nucula cuneifrons • †Nucula percrassa • †Nucula severnensis • Odontaspis • Ostrea • †Pachydiscus • †Pachymelania – tentative report • †Pachyrhizodus'' • †Pachyrhizodus caninus • †Pachyrhizodus kingi • †Pachyrhizodus minimus • Pagurus • †Pagurus convexus – type locality for species • Panopea • †Paranomia • †Pecten • Pholadomya • †Pholadomya occidentalis • †Pholadomya tippana • †Pinna • †Placenticeras • †Placenticeras benningi • †Plagiostoma • †Platecarpus • Plicatula • Polinices • giving birth †Polycotylus'' • †Polycotylus latipinnis • †Prognathodon • †Protocardia • †Protosphyraena • †Protosphyraena nitida – tentative report • †Protostega • †Protostega dixie – type locality for species • †Protostega gigas • †Pseudocorax • †Pseudocorax affinis • †Pseudocorax laevis • †Pteria • †Pterotrigonia • †Pterotrigonia angulicostata • †Pterotrigonia cerulea • †Pterotrigonia eufalensis • †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis • †Pterotrigonia thoracica • †Ptychodus • †Ptychodus mortoni • †Ptychodus polygyrus • †Ptychotrygon • Pycnodonte • †Pycnodonte belli • †Pycnodonte mutabilis • †Pycnodonte vesicularis • †Pycnodonte wratheri • Ringicula • †Ringicula clarki • †Ringicula pulchella • Rissoina • Rostellaria – tentative report • †Sargana • †Saurocephalus • †Saurocephalus lanciformis – or unidentified comparable form • †Saurodon'' • †Saurodon leanus • †Saurornitholestes – or unidentified comparable form • †Scapanorhynchus • †Scapanorhynchus rapax • †Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon • †Scaphites • †Schizobasis • †Selmasaurus'' – type locality for genus • †Selmasaurus russelli – type locality for species • Serpula • Solemya • †Sphenodiscus • †Sphenodiscus lobatus • †Sphenodiscus pleurisepta • †Spirorbula • Spondylus • Squalicorax'' • †Squalicorax falcatus • †Squalicorax pristodontus • †Stratodus • Teinostoma • Tellina • †Tenea • Teredo • †Thalassinoides • †Toxochelys'' • Trachycardium • †Trachycardium efaulense • †Trachycardium eufaulense • †Trachycardium eufaulensis • Turritella • †Turritella bilira • †Turritella chalybeatensis • †Turritella forgemoli – or unidentified comparable form • †Turritella hilgardi • †Turritella paravertebroides • †Turritella tippana • †Turritella trilira • †Turritella vertebroides • †Tylosaurus'' • †Tylosaurus zangerli • Xenophora • †Xiphactinus • †Xiphactinus audax ==Cenozoic==

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Alabama • Abra • Acanthocardia • Accipiter • , or sharp-shinned hawks †Accipiter striatus'' • Acirsa • Aclis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Acropora • Acteocina • Acteon • †Adeorbis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Aequipecten • Aetobatus • Agaronia • Alaba • Albula • †Allomorone – type locality for genus • , or thresher shark Alopias'' • Amaura • †Ambystoma • Ampheristus • †Ampullina • Amusium • Anas • †Anas crecca • †Anas platyrhynchos • Ancilla • Angaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Angulus • Anodontia • Anolis • †Anolis carolinensis • Anomia • Antalis • Apalone • †Apalone spinifera • †Aphelops • Aplodinotus – tentative report • Aporrhais • Arca • Architectonica • †Arctodus • †Arctodus simus • †Area • Argobuccinum • Argyrotheca • Astarte • Asthenotoma • Astrangia • Astyris • Athleta • Atrina • †Aturia'' • Atys • Aythya • †Aythya collaris • †Aythya valisineria – or unidentified comparable form • Bactridium • †Baculites • Balanophyllia • Balanus • †Baluchicardia • Barbatia • Barnea • Bartramia • †Bartramia longicauda • †Basilosaurus'' • †Basilosaurus cetoides • Bathytoma • †Bathytoma nonplicata – or unidentified comparable form • †Belosaepia • Bison • †Bison antiquus • Bittium • Blarina • †Blarina carolinensis • Bonasa • †Bonasa umbellus • †Bonellitia • Botula • †Botula carolinensis • Brachidontes • Branta • , or Canada goose †Branta canadensis'' • Bufo • †Bufo americanus • †Bufo woodhousei • Bullia • †Burnhamia • Busycon • Cadulus • Caestocorbula • Callianassa • top sea snail Calliostoma'' • Callista • Calyptraea • Campanile • Cancellaria • †Cancellaria costata • Canis • †Canis rufus • Cantharus • Capulus • Carcharhinus • Carcharias • Carphophis • Caryophyllia • †Castoroides'' • †Catenicella • Catoptrophorus • †Catoptrophorus semipalmatus • Centroberyx • Cerithiella • Cerithiopsis • Cerithium – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Cervus • †Cervus elaphus • Chama • Charonia • Chiton • Chlamys • †Chlorophthalmus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Chrysemys • †Chrysemys picta • †Chrysodomus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Cibicides • Cidaris • Cirsotrema • Clavatula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Clavilithes'' • Cliona • Closia • Clypeaster • Cochlespira • Codakia – tentative report • Colinus • †Colinus virginianus • Coluber • †Coluber constrictor • Columbellopsis • Conomitra • †Conorbis • Conus • Corbicula – tentative report • Corbula • Cordieria • †Cormohipparion • †Corvina • Corvus • †Corvus corax • . Heinrich Harder (1920). †Coryphodon'' • Crassostrea • †Crassostrea alabamiensis • Crenella • Crepidula • Crisia • †Crommium • Crotalus • †Crotalus horridus • Cryptobranchus • †Cryptobranchus alleganiensis • Cucullaea • Cultellus • Cuna • Cuspidaria • Cyanocitta • †Cyanocitta cristata • Cygnus • Cylichna • †Cylindracanthus • Cyllene – or unidentified comparable form • †Cynthiacetus'' • Cypraea • Cypraedia • †Cytherideis • Daphnella • Dasyatis • Dasypus • †Dasypus bellus • Dendrophyllia • Dentalium • Desmognathus • †Desmognathus ochrophaeus • Diadophis • †Diadophis punctatus • Dichocoenia • †Dinematichthys • †Dinohyus • †Dinohyus hollandi – or unidentified related form • Diodon – tentative report • Diodora • Discorbis • Distorsio • †Dolicholatirus – tentative report • Donax • Dorsanum • Dosinia – tentative report • Dumetella • †Dumetella carolinensis • †Echinopsis – tentative report • †Ectopistes • , or passenger pigeon †Ectopistes migratorius'' • †Egertonia • Elaphe • †Elaphe guttata – or unidentified comparable form • †Elaphe vulpina • †Elimia • Emarginula • †Eosurcula • †Epicyon • †Epicyon haydeni – or unidentified comparable form • Epitonium • Eptesicus • †Eptesicus fuscus • Equus • Ervilia • Erycina • Eulima • Eulimella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Eupleura • †Eurycea • Euspira • Euthria • †Eutrephoceras'' • Evalea • †Exilia • †Exogyra • †Exogyra costata • Falco • †Falco sparverius • †Ficopsis • Fimbria • Fissurella • Flabellum • Fulgurofusus • Fustiaria • requiem shark Galeocerdo'' • Galeodea • Galeorhinus • Gari • Gastrochaena • Gavia • †Gavia immer • Gegania • Gemma • Genota • Geodia • †Georgiacetus'' • †Georgiacetus vogtlensis • †Gigantostrea • Ginglymostoma • Glossus • Glycymeris • Glyptoactis • Goniopora • Graptemys • †Graptemys geographica • , or whooping crane Grus'' • Gyroidina • Haliaeetus • †Haliaeetus leucocephalus – or unidentified comparable form • †Hamulus • Hastula • Haustator • Hemipristis • †Hemipristis curvatus • †Hemisurcula • Heterodon • †Heterodon platirhinos – or unidentified comparable form • , or bullhead shark Heterodontus'' • Hexaplex • Hipponix • Hyla • †Hyla gratiosa • †Hyposaurus • †Hyposaurus rogersii • Isognomon • †Jefitchia • Kuphus • †Lacunaria • Laevicardium • Lamna • , or kingsnake Lampropeltis'' • †Lampropeltis getulus • †Lampropeltis triangulum • Latirus • †Ledina • Lepton • Limacina • Limaria • Linga • †Linthia • †Linuparus • Lithophaga • †Lithophaga nigra – or unidentified related form • red algae Lithophyllum'' – tentative report • Lithothamnion – tentative report • Longchaeus • Lopha • Lucina • Lunularia • Lynx • †Lynx rufus • Macoma • Macrocallista • †Mammut • , or American mastodon †Mammut americanum'' • †Mammuthus • †Mammuthus columbi • Margaretta • Marginella • Martesia • †Mastigophora • †Mathilda • †Megalonyx • †Megalonyx jeffersonii • Melanella • Melanerpes • †Melanerpes carolinus – or unidentified comparable form • Melanopsis • Meleagris • , or turkey, displaying his facial coloration and tail feathers to attract a female †Meleagris gallopavo'' • Membranipora • Meretrix • Mergus • Mesalia • Mesophyllum • Metula • †Michela • Microdrillia • Micropora • Microtus • †Microtus pennsylvanicus • Mitrella • Mitrolumna • Modiolus • Murex • Murexiella • Myliobatis • †Mylohyus'' • †Mylohyus fossilis • Myotis • †Myotis lucifugus • †Nannippus • Narona • Nassarius • Natica • Naticarius • Nebrius • Negaprion • †Nemipterus • . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). †Neohipparion'' • Neotoma • †Neotoma floridana • Neritina • Nerodia • Neverita • Niso • Norrisia • Nucula • Nycticeius • †Nycticeius humeralis • Oculina – type locality for genus • Odocoileus • , or white-tailed deer †Odocoileus virginianus'' • Odontaspis • Odostomia • Oliva • Olivella • Opheodrys • †Opheodrys aestivus • Ostrea • †Otodus • Otus • †Otus asio • †Oxyrhina • †Pachecoa • †Palaeophis'' • Panopea • Panthera • †Panthera onca • Pasithea • Pecten • †Pediomeryx • Pekania • †Pekania pennanti • Pelecyora • Penion • Peromyscus • Petricola • Phalium • Philine • Pholadomya • , or angelwing Pholas'' • Phos • Phyllodus • Pica • †Pica pica • Picoides • †Picoides villosus – or unidentified comparable form • Pinna • Pipistrellus • Piranga • †Piranga olivacea – or unidentified comparable form • Pitar • †Planaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Planorbis – or unidentified comparable form • †Pleiolama • Plethodon • , or northern slimy salamander †Plethodon glutinosus'' • Pleurofusia • Pleuromeris • †Pleurostoma • Pleurotomaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Pleurotomella • Plicatula • Podilymbus • †Podilymbus podiceps • murex snail Poirieria'' • Polinices • Polyschides • Pomatodelphis • †Pontogeneus • Porella • Porina • †Potamides – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Pristis • Propeamussium • †Protocardia • †Protohippus'' • Prunum • Pseudemys • †Pseudolatirus • Pseudoliva • Pteria • Pterothrissus • Pterynotus • Pycnodonte • Pyramidella • †Pyrgulina • Quinqueloculina • Quiscalus • †Quiscalus quiscula • Raja • †Rana • †Rana catesbeiana • †Rana pipiens • Rangifer • , or reindeer †Rangifer tarandus'' • Raphitoma • Reithrodontomys • Reteporella • Retusa • Rhinobatos • Rhinoclavis • Rhinoptera • Rhizoprionodon • Rhynchoconger • Rimella • Ringicula • Rissoina'' • Rostellaria • †Rotularia • Sassia • Sayornis • †Sayornis phoebe – or unidentified comparable form • Scaphander • Scaphella • †Sceptrum • Schizaster • bryozoan ("moss animal") Schizoporella'' • Scolopax • †Scolopax minor • Scyliorhinus • Seila • Semele • Serpula • Serpulorbis • Siderastrea • Sigatica • Sinum • Siphonalia • Siphonochelus • Skena • Skenea • †Smilodon'' • †Smilodon fatalis • Solariella • Solemya • Sorex • Sphyraena – tentative report • Sphyrna • Spilogale – tentative report • †Spilogale putorius • Spirorbis • †Spirorbula – tentative report • Spisula • Spondylus • Sterna • Stomachetosella • Storeria • †Striatolamia'' • Strioturbonilla • Strix • †Strix varia – or unidentified comparable form • Strombus • Stylophora • Sveltella • Sveltia • Sylvilagus • †Synthetoceras • †Synthetoceras tricornatus – or unidentified comparable form • Tapirus • Teinostoma • †Teleoceras'' • Tellina • Temnocidaris – tentative report • Tenagodus • Terebra • Teredo • Textularia • Thamnophis • †Thamnophis sirtalis • Thiara • Tornus • Trachyphyllia • cutlassfish Trichiurus'' • Trigonostoma • †Trinacria • Trionyx • Triphora • †Tripia • Trochita • Trochus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Trophon • Turbinella – or unidentified related form • Turbo – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Turbonilla • Turdus • , or American robin †Turdus migratorius'' • Turricula • Turris • Turritella • Tylocidaris • Tympanuchus • †Tympanuchus cupido • Umbraculum • Ursus • †Ursus americanus • Venericardia • Verticordia • Vitrinella • †Volvariella • Xenophora • Xylophaga • Yoldia • †Zygorhiza'' • †Zygorhiza kochii – type locality for species ==References==