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List of the prehistoric life of Indiana

This list of the prehistoric life of Indiana contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Indiana.

Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Indiana. ==Paleozoic==
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of IndianaAbrotocrinus'' • †Abrotocrinus coreyi • †Abrotocrinus nodosus • †Abrotocrinus unicus • †Achistrum • †Achistrum brevis – type locality for species • †Achistrum ludwigi • †Achistrum nicholsoni • †Achistrum triassicum • †Acidaspis • † Acrophyllum • †Actinocrinites • †Actinocrinites gibsoni • †Actinocrinites grandissimus • †Actinocrinites lobatus – tentative report • †Actinocrinites lowei • †Agaricocrinus • †Agaricocrinus americanus • †Aipoceras – tentative report • Alethopteris'' • †Alethopteris davreuxi • †Alethopteris decurrens • †Alethopteris grandini • †Alethopteris lonchitica • †Alethopteris owenii • †Alethopteris serliiAmmodiscus • †Ammonellipsites • †Amplexopora • †Amplexus • †Anchiopsis • †Angustidontus • †Annularia • †Annularia mucronata • †Annularia radiata • †Annularia sphenophylloides • †Annularia stellata • †AphlebiaArchimedes'' • †Archimedes communis • †Archimedes compactus • †Archimedes distans • †Archimedes intermedius • †Archimedes invaginatus • †Archimedes lativolvis • †Archimedes macfarlani • †Archimedes meekanoides • †Archimedes meekanus • †Archimedes negligens – or unidentified comparable form • †Archimedes proutanus • †Archimedes swallovanus • †Archimedes swallowvanus • †Archimedes symmetricus • †Archimedes terebriformis • †Arctinurus • †Armenoceras • †Artisia • †Asterotheca • †Asterotheca crenulata • †Asterotheca cyathea • †Asterotheca hemitelliodes • †Asterotheca miltoni • †Asterotheca oreopteridiaAsteroxylon'' • †Athyris • †Athyris fultonensis • †Athyris lamellosa • †Athyris parvirostra • †Athyris spiriferoides • †Atrypa • †Atrypa newsomensis • †Atrypa parva – or unidentified comparable form • †Atrypa reticularis • †Atrypa reticularus • †Aulacophyllum • †Aulopora • †Aulopora edithana • †Aulopora microbuccinata • †Aulopora tubiporoides • †Aviculopecten • †Aviculopecten colletti • †Aviculopecten invalidus • †Aviculopecten spinuliferus • †Aviculopecten terminalis • † Avonia – tentative report • † AvoniaBellerophon'' • †Bellerophon gibsoni – type locality for species • †Bellerophon jeffersonensis • †Bellerophon spergensis – type locality for species • †Bembexia • †Beyrichoceras • †Bordonia • †Bumastus • †Bumastus armatus – or unidentified comparable form • †Bumastus insignis • †Bumastus ioxus • †Bumastus niagarense – or unidentified comparable form • †Calamites • †Calamites cruciatus • †Calamites suckowiiCallipteridium'' • †Callixylon • †Calymene • †Calymene breviceps • †Calymene celebra • †Calymene niagarensis • †Camarotoechia • †Camarotoechia gregaria – tentative report • †Camarotoechia horsfordi • †Camarotoechia mutata • †Camarotoechia neglecta – or unidentified comparable form • †Camarotoechia pisa • †Camarotoechia tethysCarcinosoma'' • †Caseodus • †Caseodus eatoni – type locality for species • †Ceramopora • †Ceramopora imbricata • †Ceramopora vesicularis • †Ceraurinus • †Ceraurus • †Chancelloria • †Charactoceras • †Cheirurus • †Chomatodus • †Chondrites • †Chonetes • †Chonetes geniculatus • †Cincinnetina • †Cincinnetina meeki • †Cincinnetina multisecta • †Cladochonus • †Cladochonus beecheri • †Cladochonus crassus • †Cladochonus longiCleiothyridina'' • †Cleiothyridina hirsuta • †Cleiothyridina sublamellosa • †Clorinda – tentative report • †Coenites • †Coenites brownsportensis • †Coenites cryptodens – or unidentified comparable form • †Coenites laqueata – or unidentified comparable form • †Coenites rectilineatus • †Columnaria • †Columnaria alveolata • †Composita • †Composita subquadrata • †Composita sulcata • †Composita trinuclea • †Conchidium • †Conocardium • †Conocardium richmondense – type locality for species • Constellaria'' • †Coolinia • †Cordaites • †Cordaites borassifolius • †Cordaites crassinervis • †Cordaites principalis • †Cornulites • †Cornulites formosa • †Cornulites proprius • †Coronura • †Crania • †Craniops • †CrotalocrinitesCyathocrinites'' • †Cyathocrinites glenni – or unidentified comparable form • †Cyathocrinites multibrachiatus • †Cyathocrinites parvibrachiatus • †Cyathocrinites pauli • †Cyathocrinites sanduskyensis • †Cyathocrinites striatissimus • †Cyathocrinites wilsoni • †Cyclonema • †Cyclopteris • †Cyphaspis • †Cypricardinia • †Cypricardinia indenta • †Cypricardinia scitula • †Cyrtolites • †Cyrtospirifer • †Cystodictya • †Cystodictya lineataDalmanites'' • †Dalmanites halli • †Dalmanites limulurus • †Danaea • †Decadocrinus • †Decadocrinus depressus • †Dicoelosia • †Dictyonema • †Dimerocrinites • †Dimerocrinites carleyi • †Dimerocrinites inornatus • †Dimerocrinites occidentalis • †Dinicthys • †Dizygocrinus • †Dizygocrinus indianaensis • †Dizygocrinus indianensis • †Dizygocrinus venustus – or unidentified comparable form • †Dizygocrinus whitei – or unidentified comparable form • †DrepanopterusEdestus'' • †Edestus heinrichi • †Edmondia • †Eldredgeops • †Eldredgeops rana • †Elytron • †Emmonsia • †EncrinurusEocaudina • †Eodictyonella • †Eospirifer • †Eospirifer eudora • †Eospirifer foggi • †Eospirifer niagarensis • †Eospirifer radiatus • †Eretmocrinus • †Eretmocrinus cassedayanus – tentative report • †Eretmocrinus magnificus • †Erieopterus • †Eucalyptocrinites • †Eucalyptocrinites caelatus • †Eucalyptocrinites crassus • †Eucalyptocrinites tuberculatusFavosites'' • †Favosites arbor • †Favosites baculus • †Favosites biloculi • †Favosites clelandi • †Favosites cristatus • †Favosites discoideus • †Favosites favosus • †Favosites forbesi • †Favosites forbsei • †Favosites goodwini • †Favosites hisingeri • †Favosites hispidus – or unidentified comparable form • †Favosites impeditus • †Favosites mundus • †Favosites niagarensis • †Favosites occidentalis • †Favosites patellatus – type locality for species • †Favosites pirum • †Favosites placentus • †Favosites proximatus • †Favosites quercus • †Favosites ramulosus • †Favosites rotundituba • †Favosites spinigerus • †Favosites turbinatus • †Fayettoceras • †Fenestella • †Fenestella burlingtonensis • †Fenestella cestriensis • †Fenestella exigua • †Fenestella matheri • †Fletcheria • †Flexicalymene • †Flexicalymene meeki • †GilbertsocrinusGlikmanius'' • †Glikmanius occidentalis • †Glyptambon • †Glyptocrinus • †Gomphoceras • †Greenops • †Grewingkia • †Grewingkia canadensis • †Grewingkia rusticum • †Hallopora • †Hallopora elegantula • †Hallopora subnodosaHalysites'' • †Halysites catenularia • †Halysites labyrinthicus • †Halysites microporus • †Harpidium – tentative report • †Heliophyllum • †Heliophyllum agassizi • †Heliophyllum denticulatum • †Heliophyllum halli • †Heliophyllum incrassatum • †Heliophyllum latericrescens • †Heliophyllum venatum • †Heliophyllum verticale, also known as a Petoskey stoneHexagonaria'' • †Hexagonaria bella • †Hexagonaria cincta • †Hexagonaria curta • †Hexagonaria ovoidea • †Hexagonaria partita • †Hexagonaria ponderosa • †Hexagonaria prisma • †Hexameroceras • †Hindia • †Holopea • †Hyolithes • †Icriodus • †IllaenusIniopteryx'' • †Iniopteryx rushlaui • †Iocrinus • †Isotelus • †Isotelus gigas • †Isotelus maximus • †Kindleoceras • †Kingstonia • †Kionoceras • †Kokomopterus • †Lambeoceras. Eli Heimans (1911). †Lepidodendron'' • †Lepidodendron aculeatum • †Lepidodendron dichotomum • †Lepidodendron lanceolatum – tentative report • †Lepidodendron obovatum • †Lepidodendron vestitum • †Lepidophyllum • †Lepidostrobus • †Lichas • †Lingula • †Llanoaspis – tentative report • †Manitoulinoceras • †Marsupiocrinus • †Martinia • †Melonechinus • †Meristella • †Meristina • †Microplasma • †Mucrospirifer • †Mucrospirifer mucronatus • †Mucrospirifer profundus • †Mucrospirifer prolificus • †Murchisonia • †Natica • †Naticopsis • †Naticopsis carleyana – type locality for species • Neuropteris'' • †Neuropteris fimbriata • †Neuropteris flexuosa • †Neuropteris heterophylla • †Neuropteris obliqua • †Neuropteris ovata • †Neuropteris rarinervis • †Neuropteris scheuchzeri • †Neuropteris tenuifolia • †Odontopleura – tentative report • †Oncoceras • †Onychocrinus • †Onychopterella • †Oonoceras • †Ornithoprion – type locality for genus • Orodus'' • †Palmatolepis • †Paolia – type locality for genus • †Paraspirifer • †Pecopteris • †Pelagiella • †Pentagonia • †Pentameroceras • †Pentamerus • †Pentremites • †Pentremites tulipaformis • †Periastron • †PeriechocrinusPhacops'' • †Phillipsia • †Phragmolites • †Pinna • †Pinnularia • †Plaesiomys • †Platyceras • †Platyceras bucculentum • †Platycrinites • †Platystrophia • †Platystrophia acutilirata • †Platystrophia annieana • †Platystrophia clarksvillensis • †Platystrophia cypha • †Platystrophia moritura • †Plectodonta • †Pleurodictyum • †Pleurorthoceras • †Poleumita • †Polygnathus • †Polysacos – type locality for genus • Priscopedatus • †Proetus • †Protochonetes – tentative report • †Protosalvinia • †Psaronius • †Pteria • †PterothecaPterygotus'' • †Quasillites – tentative report • †Retzia • †Rhadinichthys • †Rhynchonella • †Richmondoceras – type locality for genus • †Rineceras • †Rota • †Samaropsis • †Sandalodus • †Scytalocrinus • †SidetesSigillaria'' • †Sigillaria brardii • †Sigillaria scutellata • †Skenidioides • †Sowerbyella • †Spathognathodus • †Sphaerexochus • †Sphaerocodium • †Sphenophyllum • †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium • †Sphenophyllum emarginatum • †Sphenophyllum myriophyllum • †Sphenophyllum plurifoliatum • †Sphenopteris • †SpiriferSpirorbis • †SpyrocerasStethacanthus'' • †Stethacanthus altonensis • †Stigmaria • †Stigmatella • †Strophomena • †Strophomena concordensis • †Strophomena erratica • †Strophomena extenuata • †Strophomena neglecta • †Strophomena nutans • †Strophomena planumbona • †Strophomena sulcata • †Syringopora • †Taxocrinus • †Tentaculites • †Tetradium • †Thalassinoides • †Treptoceras • †Tricrepicephalus • †Trimerus • †Zittelloceras • †Zoophycos ==Mesozoic==
Mesozoic
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Indiana. ==Cenozoic==
Cenozoic
Acer, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920). †Aepycamelus'' – or unidentified comparable form • Alces • †Alces alces • †Arctodus • †Arctodus simus • †Bensonomys • †Bensonomys hershkovitzi – type locality for species • †Bootherium • †Bootherium bombifrons • †Borophagus • †BryumBufoCandona • †Candona crogmaniana – or unidentified comparable form • †Candona elliptica – or unidentified related form • Canis, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf †Canis dirus'' – or unidentified comparable form • †Canis latrans – or unidentified comparable form • †Canis lupus • †CarexCaryaCharaChelydra • †Chelydra serpentina – or unidentified comparable form • Chrysemys • †Chrysemys picta – or unidentified comparable form • Coluber • †Coluber constrictorComptonia – or unidentified comparable form • CyperusCypridopsis • †Cypridopsis okeechobei – or unidentified related form • †Cypridopsis vidua – or unidentified comparable form • ElapheEmydoidea • †Emydoidea blandingii – or unidentified comparable form • Equus • †Equus complicatus – or unidentified comparable form • Fagus • †Fagus grandifolia – or unidentified comparable form • Geomys • †Geomys adamsi – or unidentified comparable form • †Geomys bursarius – or unidentified comparable form • †Hemiauchenia – or unidentified comparable form • †Hesperotestudo • †Hypolagus • †Hypolagus fontinalis – or unidentified comparable form • Lynx • †Lynx rufus – or unidentified comparable form • Lyonia – or unidentified comparable form • †Mammut, or American mastodon †Mammut americanum'' • Marmota • †Marmota monaxMephitis • †Mephitis mephitisMicrotus • †Microtus ochrogaster – or unidentified comparable form • Mustela • †Mylohyus • †Mylohyus fossilisNeotoma • †Neotoma floridana – or unidentified comparable form • Nerodia • †Nerodia erythrogaster – or unidentified comparable form • Odocoileus, or white-tailed deer †Odocoileus virginianus'' • Ogmodontomys • †Ogmodontomys pipecreekensis – type locality for species • †Oxalis • †Paleoheterodon • †Paleoheterodon tiheniPanthera • †Panthera onca • †Paracoluber • †Paracoluber storeiParascalops • †Parascalops breweriPeromyscus • †Peromyscus leucopus – or unidentified comparable form • Platanus • †Platanus occidentalis • of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922). †Platygonus • †Platygonus vetus – or unidentified comparable form • †Plionarctos • †Plionarctos edensis • †Pliophenacomys • †Pliophenacomys koenigswaldi – type locality for species • PolygonumPopulus • †Populus deltoides – or unidentified comparable form • †Potamocypris • †Potamocypris unicaudata – or unidentified related form • †Potamogeton • †Potentilla • †Rana • †Rana catesbeiana – or unidentified comparable form • RumexSalix • †ScirpusSmilodon'' • †Smilodon fatalisSpermophilus • †Spermophilus howelliSpilogale • †Spilogale putorius – or unidentified comparable form • †Symmetrodontomys • †Symmetrodontomys daamsi – type locality for species • Synaptomys • †Synaptomys cooperiTeleoceras'' • ThamnophisTrachemys • †Trachemys scripta – or unidentified comparable form • Urocyon • †Urocyon cinereoargenteusUrsus • †Ursus americanus – or unidentified comparable form • †Verbena • †ViolaVitisVulpes • †Xanthium ==References==
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