List of the Cenozoic life of Arizona

This list of the Cenozoic life of Arizona contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Arizona and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

A
  • †Adelphailurus
    • †Adelphailurus kansensis
  • Fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pleistocene bear Agriotherium
    †Agriotherium
  • †Alforjas
  • †Alilepus
    • †Alilepus browni
    • †Alilepus wilsoni
  • †Aluralagus
    • †Aluralagus bensonensis
    • †Aluralagus virginiae – type locality for species
  • †Ambystoma
    • †Ambystoma tigrinum
  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus
    †Amphimachairodus
    • †Amphimachairodus coloradensis
  • †Amplibuteo
    • †Amplibuteo concordatus
  • †Antecalomys
    • †Antecalomys vasquezi
  • Antrozous
    • †Antrozous pallidus
  • Aquila
    • †Aquila bivia
  • Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale
    †Arctodus
  • †Aztlanolagus
    • †Aztlanolagus agilis

B

C
  • †Calcibacunculus – type locality for genus
    • †Calcibacunculus tenuis – type locality for species
  • †Calciphilus – type locality for genus
    • †Calciphilus abboti – type locality for species
  • †Calcitro – type locality for genus
    • †Calcitro fisheri – type locality for species
  • †Calcoschizomus – type locality for genus
    • †Calcoschizomus latisternum – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
    †Camelops
    • †Camelops hesternus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Canis
    • †Canis armbrusteri
    • †Canis dirus
    • †Canis edwardii
    • †Canis ferox
    • †Canis latrans
    • †Canis thooides – type locality for species
  • †Capromeryx
    • †Capromeryx arizonensis
    • †Capromeryx gidleyi
  • †Carpocyon
    • †Carpocyon robustus
  • Castor
  • Celtis
  • †Cernictis
    • †Cernictis repenningi – type locality for species
  • Cervus
  • Fossilized cranium of the Pliocene-Pleistocene hyena Chasmaporthetes
    †Chasmaporthetes
    • †Chasmaporthetes ossifragus – type locality for species
  • †Chrysocyon
    • †Chrysocyon nearcticus – type locality for species
  • †Citellus
    • †Citellus bensoni
    • †Citellus cochisei
  • Cnemidophorus
  • †Copemys
  • Cratogeomys
    • †Cratogeomys bensoni
    • †Cratogeomys sansimonensis
  • Crotaphytus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Cupidinimus
    • †Cupidinimus bidahochiensis
  • Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius
    †Cuvieronius

D
  • A living Desmodus, or vampire bat
    Desmodus
    • †Desmodus stocki
  • †Diceratherium
  • †Dinohippus
    • †Dinohippus leidyanus
  • Dipodomys
    • †Dipodomys gidleyi
    • †Dipodomys hibbardi
    • †Dipodomys minor
  • †Dipoides
    • †Dipoides williamsi – type locality for species
  • †Domninoides – tentative report

E

G
  • †Galushamys
    • †Galushamys redingtonensis
  • †Geococcyx
    • †Geococcyx californianus
  • Geomys
    • †Geomys minor
  • Restoration of a herd of the Pliocene-Holocene ground sloth Glossotherium
    †Glossotherium
    • †Glossotherium chapadmalense
  • †Glyptotherium
    • †Glyptotherium arizonae
    • †Glyptotherium texanum

H
  • †Hemiauchenia
  • †Hesperotestudo
  • Heterodon
    • †Heterodon nasicus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Histiotus
    • †Histiotus stocki
  • Restoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat
    †Homotherium – tentative report
  • Hyla
  • †Hypolagus
    • †Hypolagus arizonensis – type locality for species
    • †Hypolagus edensis
    • †Hypolagus ringoldensis
    • †Hypolagus tedfordi
    • †Hypolagus vetus

I

J
  • †Jacobsomys
    • †Jacobsomys verdensis

K

L
  • Lampropeltis
    • †Lampropeltis getulus
  • Lasiurus
    • A living Lasiurus blossevillii, or desert red bat
      †Lasiurus blossevillii – or unidentified comparable form
  • Lemmiscus
    • †Lemmiscus curtatus
  • Lepus
    • †Lepus benjamini – type locality for species
  • Lynx

M
  • †Machairodus
  • †Mammut
  • †Mammuthus
    • Mounted fossilized skeleton of a Mammuthus columbi or Columbian mammoth
      †Mammuthus columbi
  • Marmota
    • †Marmota arizonae – type locality for species
  • Martes
  • †Megalonyx
    • †Megalonyx jeffersonii
  • †Megatylopus
    • †Megatylopus matthewi
  • Meleagris
    • †Meleagris crassipes – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Meleagris progenes – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Merychyus
    • †Merychyus calaminthus
  • †Metalopex
    • †Metalopex macconnelli
  • Microtus
  • Mictomys
    • †Mictomys vetus
  • †Morrillia
    • †Morrillia barbouri
  • Mustela
    • †Mustela frenata – or unidentified comparable form
  • Myotis
    • †Myotis thysanodes
    • †Myotis velifer

N
  • Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus
    †Nannippus
    • †Nannippus peninsulatus
  • †Nekrolagus
    • †Nekrolagus progressus
  • †Neochoerus
  • Neotoma
    • †Neotoma albigula – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Neotoma cinerea
    • †Neotoma fossilis
    • †Neotoma mexicana – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Neotoma quadriplicata
    • †Neotoma taylori
    • †Neotoma vaughani – type locality for species
  • Nerodia
  • †Nerterogeomys
    • †Nerterogeomys persimilis
  • Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops
    †Nothrotheriops
  • †Nothrotherium
    • †Nothrotherium shastense
  • Notiosorex
    • †Notiosorex crawfordi
  • †Notolagus
    • †Notolagus lepusculus

O
  • A living Odocoileus deer
    Odocoileus
  • Ogmodontomys
  • Ondatra
    • †Ondatra idahoensis
    • †Ondatra meadensis
    • †Ondatra zibethicus
  • †Onychocampodea – type locality for genus
    • †Onychocampodea onychis – type locality for species
  • †Onychojapyx – type locality for genus
    • †Onychojapyx schmidti – type locality for species
  • †Onycholepisma – type locality for genus
    • †Onycholepisma arizonae – type locality for species
  • †Onychomachilis – type locality for genus
    • †Onychomachilis fisheri – type locality for species
  • Onychomys
    • †Onychomys bensoni
    • †Onychomys pedroensis
  • †Onychothelyphonus – type locality for genus
    • †Onychothelyphonus bonneri – type locality for species
  • †Ophiomys
    • †Ophiomys taylori – or unidentified comparable form
  • Ovis
    • A living Ovis canadensis, or bighorn sheep
      †Ovis canadensis – type locality for species

P
  • †Paenemarmota
  • †Paleokoenenia – type locality for genus
    • †Paleokoenenia mordax – type locality for species
  • Panthera
    • †Panthera leo
  • †Parajulus
    • †Parajulus onychis – type locality for species
  • †Paramachaerodus
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
    †Paramylodon
    • †Paramylodon harlani
  • †Paronychomys
    • †Paronychomys alticuspis – type locality for species
    • †Paronychomys lemredfieldi
    • †Paronychomys tuttlei
  • Perognathus
    • †Perognathus gidleyi
    • †Perognathus henryredfieldi
    • †Perognathus mclaughlini
    • †Perognathus pearlettensis
    • †Perognathus strigipredus – type locality for species
  • Peromyscus
    • †Peromyscus brachygnathus
    • †Peromyscus hagermanensis
    • †Peromyscus minimus
  • †Phugatherium
    • †Phugatherium dichroplax
  • Pituophis
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene peccary Platygonus
    †Platygonus
  • †Pleiolama
    • †Pleiolama vera
  • †Plesiogulo
    • †Plesiogulo lindsayi
    • †Plesiogulo marshalli
  • †Pliogale
    • †Pliogale furlongi
  • †Plionarctos
  • †Pliophenacomys
    • †Pliophenacomys primaevus
  • †Plioprojapyx – type locality for genus
    • †Plioprojapyx primitivus – type locality for species
  • †Pliotaxidea
    • †Pliotaxidea nevadensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Prodipodomys
    • †Prodipodomys idahoensis
    • †Prodipodomys kansensis
  • †Prosigmodon
    • †Prosigmodon holocuspis
  • †Protolabis
    • †Protolabis coartatus
    • †Protolabis yavapaiensis – type locality for species
  • Restoration of the Miocene cat Pseudaelurus
    †Pseudaelurus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • Ptinus
    • †Ptinus priminidi

R
  • †Rana
  • Reithrodontomys
    • †Reithrodontomys galushai
    • †Reithrodontomys rexroadensis
    • †Reithrodontomys wetmorei – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Repomys
    • †Repomys arizonensis
    • †Repomys panacaensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
    †Rhynchotherium
    • †Rhynchotherium falconeri – tentative report

S
  • Scaphiopus
  • Sciurus
    • A living Sciurus aberti, or Abert's squirrel
      †Sciurus aberti – or unidentified comparable form
  • Sigmodon
    • †Sigmodon curtisi
    • †Sigmodon minor
  • Sorex
    • †Sorex taylori
  • Spermophilus
    • †Spermophilus tuitus
    • †Spermophilus variegatus
  • †Sphenophalos
    • †Sphenophalos nevadanus
  • Spilogale
    • †Spilogale putorius
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon
    †Stegomastodon
    • †Stegomastodon mirificus
  • †Stenomylus
  • †Stockoceros
    • †Stockoceros conklingi – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Stockoceros onusrosagris
  • Sylvilagus
    • †Sylvilagus audubonii – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Sylvilagus cunicularis – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Sylvilagus hibbardi

T

U
  • A living Urocyon fox
    Urocyon
    • †Urocyon galushai – type locality for species

V
  • Vulpes
    • †Vulpes stenognathus
    • A living Vulpes velox, or swift fox
      †Vulpes velox
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References
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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