List of the prehistoric life of Arkansas
This list of the prehistoric life of Arkansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Arkansas.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Arkansas
- † Adnatoceras
- † Amphiscapha
- † Amplexus
- † Ananaspis
- † Anthracoceras
- † Aphelaeceras
- † Arcanoceras
- † Archaeocidaris
- Archaeolithophyllum – tentative report
- †ArchimedesFossils of the Carboniferous-Permian bryozoan Archimedes
- † Archimylacris
- † Arkanites
- † Athyris
- † Atrypa
- † Aviculopecten
- † Aviculopecten inspeciosus
- † Aviculopecten jennyi
- † Aviculopecten morrowensis
- † Aviculopecten squamula
- † Avonia
- † Axinolobus
- † Bactritimimus
- † Baschkirites
- †Bellerophon
- † Bellerophon welshi
- † Bisatoceras
- † Bistrialites
- † Branneroceras
- † Cancelloceras
- † Cavusgnathus
- † Cheirurus
- † Chonetes
- † Cleiothyridina
- † Composita
- † Cornuproetus
- † Cravenoceras
- † Cypricardinia – tentative report
- † Dalmanites – type locality for genusFossil of the Late Ordovician-Middle Devonian trilobite Dalmanites
- † Deiphon
- † Delops
- † Diacalymene
- † Dicoelosia
- † Dolorthoceras
- † Echinaria
- † Edmondia
- † Encrinurus
- † Endolobus
- † Eophacops
- † Eospirifer
- † Eowellerites
- † EucalyptocrinitesFossilized calyx of the Silurian-Middle Devonian crinoid ("sea lily") Eucalyptocrinites
- † Euomphalus
- † Gastrioceras
- Gastrochaenolites
- † Girvanella
- † Glyptambon – type locality for genus
- † Glyptopleura
- † Gnathodus
- † Goniatites
- † Goniatites crenistria – or unidentified related form
- † Hematites
- † Irvingella
- † Kazakhstania – tentative report
- † Lingula
- † Liroceras – tentative report
- † Mariceras
- † Meristina
- † MetacocerasFossilized shell of the Carboniferous-Permian nautiloid cephalopod Metacoceras
- † Michelinoceras
- † Naticopsis
- † Ozarcus – type locality for genus
- † Ozarcus mapesae – type locality for species
- † Pachylyroceras
- † Paladin
- † Paleoconus
- † Paralegoceras
- † Pentremites
- † Peripetoceras
- † Platyceras
- † Plectodonta – tentative report
- † Plicochonetes
- † Posidonia
- †Proetus
- † Quinnites
- † Rayonnoceras
- † Sandia
- † Solenochilus
- † Solenomorpha
- † SphaerexochusFossil of the Middle Ordovician-Silurian trilobite Sphaerexochus
- † Spirifer
- † Stearoceras
- † Stigmaria
- † Stroboceras
- † Sutherlandia
- † Tesuquea
- † Triboloceras – tentative report
- † Tripteroceroides – tentative report
- Trypanites
- † Tylonautilus
- † Valhallites
- † Wilkingia
- † Zia
Mesozoic
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Arkansas
- †Anomia
- † Baculites
- † Baculites crickmayi
- † Baculites ovatus
- Botula
- † Botula conchafodentis
- † BrontopodusFossil of the sauropod dinosaur footprint ichnogenus Brontopodus
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- † Caestocorbula crassaplica
- † Caestocorbula crassiplica
- Caryophyllia
- † Cirroceras
- Cliona
- Corbicula
- †Crenella
- † Crenella serica
- CucullaeaShell of a Cucullaea, or false ark shell
- † Cucullaea capax
- Cylichna
- † Cymella
- †Dentalium
- † Dentalium leve
- † Desmophyllites
- † Didymoceras
- † Didymoceras binodosum
- † Didymoceras platycostatum
- † Discoscaphites
- † Discoscaphites conradi
- † Douvilleiceras
- † Echinocorys
- † Eutrephoceras
- † ExogyraInterior of a fossilized shell of the Jurassic-Cretaceous foam oyster Exogyra
- † Exogyra costata
- † Exogyra ponderosa
- † Gaudryceras
- † Heminautilus
- † Hoploscaphites
- † Inoceramus
- † Jeletzkytes
- † Jeletzkytes nodosus
- Limatula
- † Linthia
- † Mathilda
- † Menuites
- † Micraster
- Micropora – tentative report
- † Naomichelys
- † Nostoceras
- † Nostoceras approximans
- † Pachydiscus
- Panopea
- † Placenticeras
- † PlatecarpusRestoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Platecarpus
- † Protocardia
- †Pteria
- † Pterotrigonia
- † Pterotrigonia thoracica
- Pycnodonte
- † Pycnodonte vesicularis
- Serpula
- † Sphenodiscus
- Spondylus
- † Stylina
- † Tenea
- † Thamnasteria
- † Toxochelys – type locality for genusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous sea turtle Toxochelys
- † Toxochelys latiremis – type locality for species
- Trachycardium
- Turritella
- † Turritella bilira
- † Turritella trilira
- † Uhligella – tentative report
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Arkansas
- Acteon
- Agaronia
- Antalis
- Architectonica
- Arius – or unidentified comparable form
- Astrangia
- Athleta
- Barbatia
- †BasilosaurusLife restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus
- †Basilosaurus cetoides
- Blarina
- †Blarina brevicauda
- †Bootherium
- †Bootherium bombifrons
- Brachidontes
- †Brachyprotoma
- †Brachyprotoma obtusata
- Bullia
- Caestocorbula
- Canis
- †Canis armbrusteriIllustration of a fossilized cranium of the Pleistocene Canis armbrusteri, or Armbruster's wolf
- †Canis latrans
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Castor
- †Castor canadensis
- Cervus
- Chlamys
- Clavilithes
- Coluber
- †Coluber constrictor – or unidentified comparable formA living Coluber constrictor, or eastern racer
- Conomitra
- Conus
- Corbula
- Crassostrea
- Crotalus
- Cytherea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Dasyatis
- Dentalium
- †Diaphyodus
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- †Eptesicus fuscus
- Equus
- †Equus scotti – tentative reportRestoration of the Pliocene-Holocene horse Equus scotti, or Scott's horse
- Erethizon
- †Erethizon dorsatum
- Galeocerdo
- Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- Geomys
- †Geomys bursarius
- Ginglymostoma
- Hemipristis
- Hemisinus
- Hexaplex
- †IridomyrmexA living Iridomyrmex, or rainbow ant
- †Iridomyrmex mapesi – type locality for species
- †Lacunaria
- Latirus
- Lepisosteus
- Lepus
- †Lepus alleni
- †Lepus americanus – tentative report
- †Linthia
- Lynx
- †Lynx rufus
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbiMounted fossilized skeleton of a Mammuthus columbi or Columbian mammoth
- Marmota
- †Marmota monax
- Mephitis
- †Mephitis mephitis
- Mesalia
- Microtus
- †Miracinonyx
- †Miracinonyx studeri
- Mustela
- †Mustela erminea
- †Mustela frenata
- †Mustela vison
- Myliobatis
- †MylohyusFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus
- †Mylohyus fossilis
- Myotis
- Mytilus
- Nassarius
- Neotoma
- Nucula
- Odocoileus
- †Odocoileus virginianus
- Ondatra
- Ostrea
- †Pachecoa
- Panthera
- †Panthera oncaA living Panthera onca, or jaguar
- Pekania
- Peromyscus
- Pitar
- Pituophis
- Pitymys
- Pleuromeris
- Polinices
- PristisA living Pristis sawfish
- Procyon
- †Procyon lotor
- Propeamussium
- †Protocardia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pseudoliva
- Reithrodontomys
- Retusa
- Scalopus
- †Scalopus aquaticus
- †Sinistrella
- †SmilodonLife restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
- †Smilodon fatalis
- Sorex
- †Sorex cinereus
- †Sorex fumeus
- †Sorex minutus
- †Sorex monticolus
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus – tentative report
- Sphyraena
- Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius – tentative report
- SpisulaShell of a Spisula, or surf clam
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus floridanus – tentative report
- Tamiasciurus
- †Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
- Terebra
- Teredo
- Trichiurus
- Turritella
- Urocyon
- †Urocyon cinereoargenteusA living Urocyon cinereoargenteus, or gray fox
- Ursus
- †Ursus americanus
- Venericardia
- Vulpes
- Yoldia
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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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