List of the prehistoric life of Michigan

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

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Michigan • †Acidaspis • †Actinoceras • †Alethopteris • †Alethopteris decurrens • †Annularia'' • †Annularia asteris • †Annularia sphenophylloides • †Athyris • †Atrypa • †Atrypa traversensis • †Aulopora • †Aulopora microbuccinata • †Bellerophon • †Calamites • †Calamites carinatus • †Calamites cistii • †Calamites ramosus • †Calamites schutzeiformis • †Calamites suckowii • †Calamites undulatus • †Callixylon • †Calymene • †Camarotoechia • †Ceraurus'' • †Chonetes • †Chonetes ensicosta • †Chonetes hybus • †Chonetes pachyactis • †Climacograptus • †Columnaria • †Columnaria alveolata • †Columnaria calicina • †Columnaria stokesi • †Cordaites • †Cordaites borassifolius • †Cordaites crassinervis • †Cordaites michiganensis • †Cordaites palmaeformis • †Cordaites principalis • †Cornulites • †Cornulites corrugatus • †Cornulites flexuosus • †Cornulites sterlingensis – or unidentified comparable form • †Cyclonema • †Cyrtolites • †Eldredgeops • †Eldredgeops rana • †Encrinurus • †Endoceras • †Erieopterus • †Favosites • †Flexicalymene • †Flexicalymene croneisi • †Flexicalymene magnipapilla – type locality for species • †Flexicalymene meeki – or unidentified comparable form • †Flexicalymene planilabra – type locality for species • †Flexicalymene praelongicephala – type locality for species • †Flexicalymene quadricapita – type locality for species • †Flexicalymene senaria • †Gilbertsocrinus • †Girvanella • †Grewingkia • †Grewingkia canadensis • †Hallopora • †Hallopora subnodosa • †Halysites • , also known as a Petoskey stone †Hexagonaria'' • †Hexagonaria pericarinata • †Hindia • †Holopea • †Icriodus • †Isotelus • †Isotelus gigas • †Lepidodendron • †Lepidodendron aculeatum • †Lepidodendron Brittsii • †Lepidodendron dichotomum • †Lepidodendron lanceolatum • †Lepidodendron lycopodiodes • †Lepidodendron obovatum • †Lepidodendron obvatum • †Lepidodendron ophiurioides • †Lepidodendron vestitum • †Lepidostrobus • †Lingula • †Maelonoceras • †Meristella • †Mucrospirifer'' • †Mucrospirifer attenuatus • †Mucrospirifer grabaui • †Mucrospirifer latus • †Mucrospirifer mucronatus • †Mucrospirifer profundus • †Mucrospirifer prolificus • †Mucrospirifer thedfordensis • †Murchisonia • †Naticopsis • †Naticopsis manitobensis • †Neuropteris'' • †Neuropteris caudata • †Neuropteris dilitata • †Neuropteris flexuosa • †Neuropteris gigntea – tentative report • †Neuropteris harrisi – or unidentified comparable form • †Neuropteris heterophylla – or unidentified comparable form • †Neuropteris obliqua • †Neuropteris rarinervis • †Neuropteris saginawensis • †Neuropteris scheuchzeri • †Neuropteris Schlehani • †Neuropteris tenuifolia • †Nodonema • †Nowakia • †Nuculoidea • †Ogygites • †Oncoceras • †Orthoceras • †Panenka • †Paraspirifer • †Pecopteris • †Pentamerus • †Phragmolites • †Plaesiomys • †Platyceras'' • †Platyceras bucculentum • †Platyceras carinatum • †Platyceras rarispinum • †Platystrophia • †Platystrophia acutilirata • †Platystrophia annieana • †Platystrophia clarkesvillensis • †Platystrophia clarksvillensis • †Platystrophia cypha – or unidentified related form • †Platystrophia moritura • †Pleurodictyum • †Polygnathus • †Proetus'' • †Proetus chambliensis • †Samaropsis • †Scenella – tentative report • †Scutellum • †Sigillaria • †Sphenophyllum • †Sphenophyllum bifurcatum • †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium • †Sphenophyllum emarginatum • †Sphenophyllum majus • †Sphenophyllum saxifragaefolium • †Sphenopteris • †Spirifer – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • †Spyroceras • †Stethacanthus'' • †Stigmaria • †Stigmatella • †Strophomena • †Strophomena alpenensis • †Strophomena costata • †Strophomena crassa • †Strophomena elongata • †Strophomena erratica • †Strophomena extenuata • †Strophomena heteromys • †Strophomena huronensis • †Strophomena inaequiradiata • †Strophomena levidensa • †Strophomena neglecta • †Strophomena nutans – or unidentified comparable form • †Strophomena parvula • †Strophomena pentagonia • †Strophomena planumbona • †Strophomena potterensis • †Strophomena sulcata • †Strophomena tenuicosta • †Strophomena titan • †Syringopora • †Tentaculites • †Tetradium • †Triarthrus'' • †Triarthrus eatoni ==Mesozoic==

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Michigan. ==Cenozoic==

• Abies • †Abies balsamea • Acer • †Achnanthes • †Achnanthes biasolettiana • †Achnanthes exigua • , or moose Alces'' • †Alces alces • Alnus • †Ambrosia • Amnicola • †Amnicola integra • †Amnicola limosa • †Amphora • †Amphora perpusilla • Anodonta • †Anodonta grandis – or unidentified comparable form • Aplodinotus • †Aplodinotus grunniens – or unidentified comparable form • †Armiger • †Armiger crista • †Artemesia • †Artemisia • Aythya • †Aythya affinis • †Bakerilymnea • †Bakerilymnea dalli • Betula • Bufo • (formerly Bufo americanus), or American toad †Bufo americanus'' • Candona • †Candona caudata • †Candona paraohioensis • †Candona rawsoni • Canis • Carya • Carychium • †Carychium exiguum • Castor • †Castor canadensis • †Castoroides'' • †Castoroides ohioensis • †Catinella • †Catostomus • †Catostomus commersoni • †Cervalces • †Cervalces scotti • †Cionella • †Cionella lubrica • Clethrionomys • †Columella • †Cymbella • †Cymbella diluviana • †Cytherissa • †Cytherissa lacustris • Dicrostonyx • Discus • †Discus cronkhitei • Dryopteris • Esox • , or northern pike †Esox lucius'' • Ferrissia • †Ferrissia fragilis • †Ferrissia paralellelus • Fossaria • †Fossaria decampi • †Fragilaria • †Fragilaria brevistriata • †Fragilaria construens • †Fragilaria lapponica • †Fragillaria • †Fragillaria pinnata • †Fraxinus • Grus • , or whooping crane †Grus americana'' • Gryaulus • †Gryaulus parvus • Gyraulus • †Gyraulus deflectus • †Gyraulus parvus • Helisoma • †Helisoma anceps • Hendersonia • †Hendersonia occulta • Juglans • Larix • †Larix laricina • Lemmus • †Lemmus trimucronatus – or unidentified comparable form • Limnocythere • †Limnocythere varia • Lioplax • †Lioplax suculosa – or unidentified comparable form • Lycopodium • Lymnaea • †Lymnaea stagnalis • †Mammut • †Mammut americanum • †Mammuthus • †Mammuthus columbi • , or American mastodon (right), and a Mammuthus primigenius, or wooly mammoth (left) †Mammuthus primigenius'' • Meleagris • †Meleagris gallopavo • Microtus • †Microtus pennsylvanicus • †Microtus xanthognathus • Mictomys • †Mictomys borealis • Mustela • †Mustela richardsonii • †Navicula • †Navicula graciloides • †Navicula minima • †Navicula modica • †Navicula subrotundata • Odocoileus • , or white-tailed deer †Odocoileus virginianus'' • Ondatra • †Ondatra zibethicus • Ostrya • †Pediastrum • Perca • †Perca flavescens • Peromyscus • Physella • †Physella integra • Picea • †Picea glauca • †Picea mariana • Pinus • †Pinus banksiana • †Pinus resinosa • †Pinus strobus • Pisidium • †Pisidium compressum • †Pisidium dubium • †Pisidium idahoense • †Pisidium milium • †Pisidium nitidum • †Pisidium variabile • †Pisidium ventricosum • †Planorbella • †Planorbella campanulata • of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922). †Platygonus • †Platygonus compressus • †Pomoxis – or unidentified comparable form • Populus • †Probythinella • †Probythinella lacustris • Pteridium • Pungitius • †Pungitius pungitius – or unidentified comparable form • Quercus • †Rana • †Rana catesbeiana • †Rana clamitans • Rangifer • Salix • †Selaginella • †Shepherdia • †Shepherdia argentea • Sorex • †Sorex hoyi • Sphaerium • †Sphaerium striatinum • Sphagnum • Stagnicola • †Stagnicola elodes • †Thalictrum • †Thuja • Tilia • †Tsuga • Typha • Ulmus • Ursus • , or American black bear †Ursus americanus'' • Vallonia • †Vallonia costata • Valvata • †Valvata sincera • †Valvata tricarinata • Vertigo • †Vertigo alpestris • †Vertigo elatior • †Vertigo gouldi – or unidentified comparable form • †Vertigo hannai • †Vertigo modesta • †Vertigo morsei • †Vertigo ovata • †Vertigo paradoxa • , or grapevine Vitis'' • Zapus • †Zapus hudsonius – or unidentified comparable form • Zonitoides • †Zonitoides aboreas ==References==