List of the prehistoric life of Tennessee

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

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Tennessee • †Acodus • †Actinoceras • †Actinocrinites • †Agaricocrinus • , or the mushroom crinoid †Agaricocrinus americanus'' • †Amplexopora • †Amplexus • †Ampyx • †Aphetoceras • †Atrypa • †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • †Aulopora • †Bellerophon • †Bembexia • †Bimuria • †Bumastus • †Calymene • †Calymene niagarensis • †Calyptaulax • †Camarotoechia • †Cartersoceras – type locality for genus • †Ceratopsis • †Ceraurinus • †Ceraurus • †Chasmatopora • †Cheirurus • †Chonetes • †Chonetes glenparkensis – or unidentified related form • †Christiania • †Cincinnetina'' • †Cincinnetina meeki • †Cladochonus • †Cladochonus crassus • †Cleiothyridina • †Columnaria • †Columnaria alveolata • †Conocardium • †Constellaria • †Coolinia • †Cornulites • †Cornulites proprius • Costellirostra • Costellirostra Tennesseensis • Crania • †Craniops • †Crepicephalus • †Crepipora • †Cruziana • †Ctenostoma • †Cyathocrinites • †Cyclonema • †Cyphaspis • †Cypricardinia • †Cyrtoceras'' • †Cyrtolites • †Cystodictya • †Dalmanites • †Dicoelosia • †Dimerocrinites • †Dimerocrinites carleyi • †Dimerocrinites inornatus • †Dimerocrinites occidentalis • †Distomodus • †Distomodus staurognathoides • Dunkleosteus • †Eatonia • †Echinosphaerites • †Eospirifer • †Eospirifer radiatus • †Eretmocrinus • †Eretmocrinus magnificus • ' †Eucalyptocrinites'' • †Eucalyptocrinites caelatus • †Eucalyptocrinites crassus • †Favositella • †Favosites • †Favosites forbesi • †Favosites spinigerus • †Fenestella • †Fletcheria • †Flexicalymene • †Flexicalymene meeki • †Flexicalymene senaria • †Foerstia • †Forbesiocrinus • †Gilbertsocrinus'' • †Girvanella • †Glyptocrinus • †Gonioceras • †Gravicalymene • †Grewingkia • †Grewingkia canadensis • †Hallopora • †Hedstroemia • †Helcionopsis • †Helcionopsis striata • †Hibbertia • †Hindia • †Holopea • †Hyolithes • †Illaenus • . †Isotelus'' • †Kockelella • †Krausella • †Lingulella • †Lonchodomas • †Marsupiocrinus • †Meristella • †Meristina • †Monomorphichnus • †Orthoceras • †Ozarkodina • †Ozarkodina confluens • †Paciphacops • †Pentremites'' • †Phragmolites • †Phycodes • †Phylloporina • †Plaesiomys • †Planolites • †Platyceras – type locality for genus • †Platycrinites • †Platystrophia • †Platystrophia acutilirata • †Platystrophia cypha • †Plectoceras • †Pleurodictyum • †Plumulites • †Proetus • †Protosalvinia • †Pterotheca • †Quadratia • †Rusophycus'' • †Sagenocrinites • †Salterella • †Siphonotreta • †Skenidioides • †Skolithos • †Solenopora • †Solenopora compacta • †Sowerbyella • †Sphaerocodium – tentative report • †Spirifer • Spirorbis • †Spyroceras • †Stigmatella • †Strophomena'' • †Strophomena concordensis • †Strophomena filitexta • †Strophomena incurvata • †Strophomena neglecta • †Strophomena planumbona • †Subulites • †Taxocrinus • †Tentaculites • †Tetradium • †Tricrepicephalus • †Trimerus • †Westonia • †Whiteavesia • †Wurmiella • †Wurmiella excavata ==Mesozoic==

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Tennessee • Acirsa • Acmaea • barrel bubble sea snail †Acteon'' • †Aenona • Amauropsis • †Ampullina • †Ancilla • †Anomia • †Anomoeodus • †Arca • Arctica • †Avitelmessus'' • †Avitelmessus grapsoideus • †Baculites • †Baculites grandis • †Baculites ovatus • Barbatia • Brachidontes • Cadulus • Caestocorbula • †Caestocorbula crassiplica • Callianassa • †Callianassa mortoni • †Calliomphalus • †Calliomphalus americanus – type locality for species • nutmeg sea snail Cancellaria'' • Capulus • †Caveola • Cerithiopsis • Cerithium • Charonia • Chiton • Clavagella • Cliona • †Conorbis • Corbula • †Crania – tentative report • †Crenella • †Crenella elegantula • †Crenella serica • Cucullaea • †Cucullaea capax • †Cucullaea littlei • Cylichna • †Cylichna incisa • †Dentalium • †Discoscaphites • †Discoscaphites iris • †Dolicholatirus • †Ecphora • Edmontosaurus • Edmontosaurus regalis - report made of unidentified related form • , or the "saber-toothed herring" †Enchodus'' • †Eothoracosaurus • †Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis • †Eulima • †Euspira • †Eutrephoceras • †Exilia • †Exogyra • †Exogyra cancellata • †Exogyra costata • Fasciolaria – tentative report • marine bivalve Gastrochaena'' • †Gegania • Gemmula • Glossus • Glycymeris • †Hamulus • †Helicoceras • †Helicoceras navarroense • †Hoploparia • with a human indicating its size †Inoceramus'' • †Inoceramus proximus • †Inoceramus sagensis • †Ischyrhiza • †Ischyrhiza mira • Latiaxis • Limatula • †Linearis • Lithophaga • Littorina • Lopha • †Lopha falcata • †Lucina • †Mammila • Martesia • †Mathilda • Melanatria • Membranipora • Meretrix • †Metopaster • Micropora • †Morea • †Mosasaurus'' • †Neithea • †Neithea quinquecostata • Nucula • †Nucula percrassa • †Obeliscus • †Odostomia • †Odostomia plicata – type locality for species • Opalia • Ostrea • Panopea • † Paranomia • †Pecten • †Pedalion • †Peneus • Pholadomya • †Pholadomya occidentalis • †Plioplatecarpus • †Plioplatecarpus depressus • Polinices • preying upon an ammonoid cephalopod †Prognathodon'' • †Protocardia • †Pteria • †Pterotrigonia • †Pterotrigonia angulicostata • †Pterotrigonia thoracica • Pycnodonte • Ringicula • †Ringicula pulchella • Rissoina • Rostellaria – tentative report • †Sargana • †Saurodon – tentative report • † Scala • canoe bubble sea snail Scaphander'' • †Scaphites • †Schizobasis • Seila • †Seminola • Serpula • Serpulorbis • †Siphonaria • Teinostoma • Tellina • †Tenea • †Teredo • †Toxochelys'' • †Toxochelys latiremis • Trichotropis • †Trigonia • Trochus • †Tuba • Turbinella • †Turricula • Turris • Turritella • †Turritella bilira • †Turritella paravertebroides • †Turritella tippana • †Turritella trilira • †Turritella vertebroides • Yoldia ==Cenozoic==

• Aegolius • †Aegolius acadicus • †Aegolius funereus • Alligator • Alnus • †Ambystoma • †Androglandula – type locality for genus • †Androglandula tennessensis – type locality for species • †Arctomeles • †Arctomeles dimolodontus – type locality for species • Athleta • †Athleta rugatus • †Basilosaurus'' • †Basilosaurus cetoides – or unidentified comparable form • †Berhamniphyllum – type locality for genus • †Berhamniphyllum claibornense – type locality for species • Betula • †Blattotermes • †Blattotermes wheeleri – type locality for species • Bonasa • †Bonasa umbellus • Brachidontes – or unidentified comparable form • †Brachidontes saffordi • †Caesalpinia • †Caesalpinia claibornensis – type locality for species • Canis • , the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf †Canis dirus'' – tentative report • Capella • †Capella gallinago • Carduelis • †Carduelis pinus • Carpodacus • †Carpodacus purpureus • Carya • †Castaneoidea – type locality for genus • †Castaneoidea puryearensis – type locality for species • †Castanopsoidea – type locality for genus • †Castanopsoidea columbiana – type locality for species • Castor • †Castor canadensis • †Castoroides'' • Celtis • Cervus • †Cervus elaphus • Chaetura • †Chaetura pelagica • Chrysemys • Clethrionomys • †Clethrionomys gapperi • Colaptes • †Colaptes auratus • Coluber • Corbula • †Corbula subcompressa • †Cormohipparion'' – or unidentified comparable form • Coturnicops • †Coturnicops noveboracensis • Crassatella • †Crassatella gabbi • Crotalus • Cucullaea • †Cucullaea saffordi • Cyanocitta • †Cyanocitta cristata • Desmognathus • Didelphis • †Didelphis virginiana • †Diplotropis • †Diplotropis claybornensis – type locality for species • †Ectopistes • , or passenger pigeon †Ectopistes migratorius'' • †Elater • †Elater berryi – type locality for species • †Eoglandulosa – type locality for genus • †Eoglandulosa warmanensis – type locality for species • †Eomimosoidea – type locality for genus • †Eomimosoidea plumosa – type locality for species • Eptesicus • †Eptesicus fuscus • Equus • †Equus complicatus • †Equus leidyi • Eremophila • †Eremophila alpestris • Erethizon • †Erethizon dorsatum • Falco • , or American kestrel †Falco sparverius'' • †Folindusia • †Folindusia wilcoxiana • †Formicium – type locality for genus • †Formicium berryi – type locality for species • †Fraxinus • Geomys • Glaucomys • †Glaucomys sabrinus • Glycymeris • Glyptemys • †Glyptemys insculpta • †Hippomaneoidea – type locality for genus • †Hippomaneoidea warmanensis – type locality for species • Hyla • †Hyla femoralis • †Knightiophyllum • †Knightiophyllum wilcoxianum • †Laevibuccinum • †Laevibuccinum constrictum • Lepus • †Lepus americanus • Lontra • †Lontra canadensis • Lynx • †Lynx rufus – or unidentified comparable form • †Machairodus – or unidentified comparable form • †Mammut • †Mammut americanum • †Mammuthus • , or American mastodon (right), and a Mammuthus primigenius, or wooly mammoth (left) †Mammuthus primigenius'' • Marmota • †Marmota monax • †Mazzalina – or unidentified comparable form • †Mazzalina impressa • †Megatylopus – or unidentified comparable form • Melanerpes • †Melanerpes carolinus • †Melolonthites • †Melolonthites collinsi – type locality for species • Mephitis • , or striped skunk †Mephitis mephitis'' • Mesalia • †Mesalia hardemanensis • †Mesalia pumila • Microtus • †Microtus pennsylvanicus • †Microtus xanthognathus • †Mylohyus • †Mylohyus fossilis • Natica – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • †Natica saffordia • Neotoma • †Neotoma floridana • Notophthalmus • Nuculana • †Nuculana hannahae • †Nuculana saffordana • Odocoileus • , or white-tailed deer †Odocoileus virginianus'' • Ondatra • †Ondatra zibethicus • Orthoyoldia • †Orthoyoldia kindlei • Ostrea • †Ostrea crenulimarginata • †Ostrea pulaskensis • †Otiorhynchites • †Otiorhynchites wilcoxianus • †Ovibovini • Paleofroeschnerius – type locality for genus • †Paleofroeschnerius magnus – type locality for species • †Paleojulacea – type locality for genus • †Paleojulacea laxa – type locality for species • Panthera • †Panthera onca • Paramylodon †Paramylodon • Pedioecetes • †Pedioecetes phasianellus • Perisoreus • †Perisoreus canadensis • Phenacomys • †Phenacomys intermedius • Pholadomya • †Pholadomya mauryi • Picoides • †Picoides villosus • Pinicola • †Pinicola enucleator • Pinus • Pipilo • †Pipilo erythrophthalmus • Pitar – tentative report • †Pitar ripleyanus • Pituophis • Plethodon • †Plionarctos • '', or Bristol's panda †Pristinailurus – type locality for genus • †Pristinailurus bristoli – type locality for species • Procyon • †Procyon lotor • Quercus • †Regina – or unidentified comparable form • Salix • Sayornis • †Sayornis phoebe • Sciurus • †Sciurus carolinensis • Scolopax • †Scolopax minor • Sistrurus – or unidentified comparable form • Sitta • †Sitta canadensis • †Smilodon'' • †Smilodon fatalis • Sorex • †Sorex arcticus • †Sorex hoyi • †Sorex palustris • Spermophilus • †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus • Sternotherus • Strix • †Strix varia • , or eastern meadowlark Sturnella'' • Surnia • †Surnia ulula • Sylvilagus • †Sylvilagus aquaticus – or unidentified comparable form • †Sylvilagus floridanus • Tamias • †Tamias striatus • Tamiasciurus • †Tamiasciurus hudsonicus • Tapirus • †Tapirus haysii • †Tapirus polkensis • †Tapirus veroensis • †Teleoceras'' • †Teleoceras aepysoma – type locality for species • Tellina • †Tellina estellensis • †Tornatellaea • †Tornatellaea quercollis • Trachemys • †Trigonobalanoidea – type locality for genus • †Trigonobalanoidea americana – type locality for species • †Tsuga • Turdus • †Turdus migratorius • Turritella • †Turritella saffordi • †Turritella tennesseensis • Tympanuchus • †Tympanuchus cupido • Ulmus • Ursus • , or American black bear †Ursus americanus'' • Venericardia • †Venericardia hijuana • †Venericardia mediaplata • Zonotrichia • †Zonotrichia albicollis 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