List of the prehistoric life of California

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

Precambrian

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

Paleozoic

Main article: List of the Paleozoic life of California

Selected Paleozoic taxa of California

• †Advenella
• †Agathiceras
• †Ampyx – tentative report
• †Ampyx
• †Apatolichas
• 

  Fossils of the mysterious Ediacaran organism Aspidella
  †Aspidella – tentative report
  • †Aspidella terranovica
• †Atrypa
  • †Atrypa reticularis
• †Aviculopecten
  • †Aviculopecten occidentalis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Bimuria
• †Bolbolenellus
• †Bristolia
• †Bumastus
• †Calymene
• †Camarotoechia – tentative report
• †Carolinites
• †Chonetes
• †Cleiothyridina
• †Composita
  • †Composita grandis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Composita subtilita – or unidentified comparable form
• †Conchidium
• †Conocardium
• 

  Fossil of the Devonian-Triassic arthropod trackway ichnogenus Cruziana
  †Cruziana
• †Cyclolobus
• †Cyclonema
• †Cymbidium
• †Daguinaspis
• †Dicoelosia
• †Didymograptus
• †Dimeropygiella
• †Diplichnites
• †Encrinurus
• †Endoceras – tentative report
• †Euomphalus
• †Fallotaspis
• †Favosites
• †Fenestella
• †Gogia
• †Halysites
• †Helicoplacus
• 

  Life restoration of the Permian Chimaera relative Helicoprion
  †Helicoprion
  • †Helicoprion davisii
• †Heliomeroides
• †Hercynella
• †Holopea
• †Hyolithes
• †Illaenus
• †Ingria
• †Isogramma
• †Isotelus
• †Kawina
• 

  Illustration of a fossilized shell of the brachiopod Kutorgina
  †Kutorgina
• †Lingula
• †Lingulella
• †Lithostrotion
  • †Lithostrotion pauciradiale
• †Lonchodomas
• †Meristella
• †Micromitra
• †Murchisonia
• †Neospirifer
• †Nephrolenellus
• †Nevadella
• †Obolella
• 

  Illustration of a fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Olenellus
  †Olenellus
  • †Olenellus fowleri – or unidentified comparable form
• †Oryctocephalus
  • †Oryctocephalus indicus
• †Paladin
• Palaeoaplysina
• †Paleochiton
• †Parafusulina
• †Paraschwagerina
• †Peachella
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Silurian-Middle Devonian brachiopod Pentamerus
  †Pentamerus
• †Phillipsia
• †Phyllograptus
• †Plaesiomys
• †Planolites
• †Platyceras
• †Poleumita
• †Proetus
• †Pteridinium – tentative report
• †Raymondaspis
• †Remopleurides
• †Repinaella
• 

  Fossil of the arthropod burrow ichnogenus Rusophycus
  †Rusophycus
• †Schwagerina
• †Skenidioides
• †Spirifer
  • †Spirifer brazerianus
• †Spiriferina – tentative report
• †Stearoceras
• †Streptosolen
• †Stylonema
• †Swartpuntia – or unidentified comparable form
• †Syringopora
• †Thompsonella
• †Trinodus
• †Trocholites – tentative report
• †Volborthella
• †Wanneria
• 

  Fossilized shells of the ammonoid cephalopod Xenodiscus
  †Xenodiscus
• †Zacanthoides

Mesozoic

Main article: List of the Mesozoic life of California

Selected Mesozoic taxa of California

• †Abyssochrysos – tentative report
• †Acanthoceras
• Acanthosphaera – tentative report
• Acesta
• †Acrioceras
• †Acrodus
  • †Acrodus wempliae – type locality for species
• †Acteon
• †Acteonella
• 

  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous armored dinosaur Aletopelta
  †Aletopelta – type locality for genus
  • †Aletopelta coombsi – type locality for species
• Amauropsis
• †Ampullina
• †Anagaudryceras
  • †Anagaudryceras sacya – or unidentified comparable form
• †Anahamulina
• †Anasibirites
  • †Anasibirites kingianus – type locality for species
• †Anatomites
• †Anatropites
• †Anisoceras
• 

  Interior and exterior of a shell of an Anomia, or jingle shell
  †Anomia
• †Anoplophora – tentative report
• †Aphaea
• †Aphrosaurus
  • †Aphrosaurus furlongi
• Aporrhais
• Architectonica – tentative report
• Arctica
• †Arctoceras
• Argyrotheca
• †Arnioceras
• †Arpadites
• Arrhoges
• †Aspenites – type locality for genus
• Astarte
• †Asteroceras
• †Atira
• 

  Fossilized partial skull of the Late Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur Augustynolophus
  †Augustynolophus
  • †Augustynolophus morrisi
• †Axonoceras
• †Bacchites
• †Baculites
  • †Baculites capensis
  • †Baculites yokoyamai – or unidentified comparable form
• Barbatia
• †Barrettia
• †Basilemys
• † Belleza
• Bernaya
• †Beudanticeras
• †Bochianites
• †Bostrychoceras
• †Brancoceras
• Bulimulus
• Bullaria
• Bullina
• †Californites – type locality for genus
• 

  Restoration of the Late Triassic ichthyosaur Californosaurus
  †Californosaurus
• Callianassa – tentative report
• †Calliconites
• †Calliomphalus – tentative report
• Callista – tentative report
• †Calva
• †Calycoceras
• Cancellaria – tentative report
• Cantharus
• Capulus – or unidentified comparable form
• Cardinia
• Cardita
• †Cecrops
• Cerithidea
• Cerithium
• †Cidarina
• 

  Shell and spines of a Cidaris sea urchin
  Cidaris
• †Clinura
• †Collignoniceras
• †Collonia
• Corbicula
• Corbula
• Cornutella
• †Cosmonautilus
• †Crioceratites
• Cucullaea
• †Cunningtoniceras
• †Cyclothyris
• Cylichna
• †Cylindroteuthis
• †Cymatoceras
• 

  Diagram illustrating the Middle-Late Triassic ichthyosaur Cymbospondylus with an anachronistic human to scale.
  †Cymbospondylus
  • †Cymbospondylus petrinus
• †Daonella – tentative report
  • †Daonella dubia
• †Dentalium
• †Desmoceras
• †Desmophyllites
• †Dictyoconites
• †Didymoceras
  • †Didymoceras hornbyense – or unidentified comparable form
• †Dieneria – type locality for genus
• †Discohelix – tentative report
• †Discoscaphites
• †Douvilleiceras
• †Durania
• †Echinocorys
• †Elimia
• 

  Restoration of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene bony fish Enchodus, or the "saber-toothed herring"
  †Enchodus
• †Entobia
• †Eriphyla
• †Eucalycoceras
• †Euclastes
• †Euomphaloceras
• †Eupachydiscus
• †Euspira
• †Eutrephoceras
• †Exiteloceras
• †Exogyra
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Fagesia
  †Fagesia
• Fissurella – tentative report
• †Flabellina
• †Flabellum
• †Fresnosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Fresnosaurus drescheri – type locality for species
• Gastrochaena – tentative report
• †Gaudryceras
• †Gervillia
• Glans – tentative report
• †Glauconia
• †Globigerinelloides
• Glossus
• Glycymeris
• †Goricanites – type locality for genus
• 

  Fossil negative with skin impressions of the theropod dinosaur footprint ichnogenus Grallator
  †Grallator
• †Gryphaea
• †Gryponautilus
• Gyroidina
• Haliotis
• †Hauericeras
• †Hecticoceras
• †Hedenstroemia
• †Helena
• †Hemicidaris
• Heptranchias
• Hipponix
• †Homerites
• †Hybodus
• †Hydrotherosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Hydrotherosaurus alexandrae – type locality for species
• †Hypophylloceras
• †Ichthyornis
• †Ichthyosaurus
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size
  †Inoceramus
  • †Inoceramus balticus
  • †Inoceramus cordiformis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Inoceramus incertus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Inoceramus naumanni
  • †Inoceramus steinmanni – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Inoceramus subundatus
  • †Inoceramus teshioensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Inoceramus turgidus – type locality for species
• †Inyoites – type locality for genus
  • †Inyoites oweni – type locality for species
• Isognomon
• 

  Fossilized shells of the Jurassic brachiopod Kallirhynchia
  †Kallirhynchia
• †Kilianella
• †Kossmaticeras
• †Lacunaria
• Leda – tentative report
• Lima
• †Linearis
• †Lingula
• Lithophaga
• Lopha
• †Loxo
• †Lucina
• †Lysis
• †Lytoceras
  • †Lytoceras batesi
• Macrocallista
• †Macrocephalites
• †Mammites – tentative report
• †Mantelliceras
• Margarella
• Margarites
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Early-Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Mariella
  †Mariella
• Martesia
• †Mediaster
• †Meekoceras
  • †Meekoceras gracilitatis
• †Melchiorites
• †Menuites
• †Merriamia
• † Mita – tentative report
• † Mita
• †Modiolus
• †Morenosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Morenosaurus stocki – type locality for species
• †Mortoniceras
• Musculus – or unidentified related form
• †Myophorella
  • †Myophorella argo
  • †Myophorella dawsoni – or unidentified related form
  • †Myophorella yellowstonensis
• †Myophoria
• †Mytilus
• Natica
• †Navahopus
• 

  Life restoration of the Late Triassic thalattosaurs Nectosaurus (right) and Thalattosaurus
  †Nectosaurus
• †Neithea
• †Neocardioceras – tentative report
• †Neohibolites
• †Neophylloceras
  • †Neophylloceras hetonaiense
  • †Neophylloceras ramosum
• †Nerinea
• Nerita
• †Nolita
• †Nostoceras
  • †Nostoceras splendidum
• Nucula
• Opalia
• †Ophiceras
• †Opis
• †Orthoceras
• 

  Shell of an Ostrea, or oyster
  Ostrea
• †Owenites
  • †Owenites carpenteri
  • †Owenites koeneni – type locality for species
• †Oxynautilus
• †Oxytoma
• †Pachydesmoceras
  • †Pachydesmoceras pachydiscoide – type locality for species
• †Pachydiscus
  • †Pachydiscus ootacodensis
• Panopea
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Parapuzosia with a human indicating its size
  †Parapuzosia
• Patella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• †Pecten
• †Pedalion
• †Pentzia
• †Peroniceras
• Phanerolepida
• Pholadomya
• †Phylloceras
• †Phyllopachyceras
• †Pinna
• †Plesiotylosaurus
  • †Plesiotylosaurus crassidens
• Plicatula
• 

  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Plotosaurus
  †Plotosaurus
  • †Plotosaurus bennisoni
  • †Plotosaurus tuckeri
• Polinices
• †Polycyclus
• †Polyptychites
• †Polyptychoceras
• †Posidonia
• †Potamides – tentative report
• †Proclydonautilus
• †Prognathodon
  • †Prognathodon waiparaensis – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Fossilized shells of the Triassic-modern marine bivalve Propeamussium
  Propeamussium
• †Protocardia
• †Protrachyceras
• †Pseudomelania
• †Pseudoperna
• †Pseudothurmannia – tentative report
• †Pteraichnus
• †Pterotrigonia
• †Puzosia
• Pycnodonte
• Quadrans – tentative report
• Retusa
• †Rhaetina – tentative report
• †Rhynchonella
• Rogerella
• †Romaniceras
• †Scalarites
• †Scapanorhynchus
• Scaphander
• †Scaphites
  • †Scaphites hippocrepis – or unidentified related form
• †Senis
• 

  Base of the trunk of a living Sequoia tree with a human to scale
  †Sequoia
• Serpula
• †Shastasaurus
  • †Shastasaurus alexandrae
  • †Shastasaurus pacificus
• †Shastoceras
• Siphonalia
• †Sirenites
• †Skolithos
• Solariella
• Solemya – tentative report
• Solen
• †Spiriferina – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Spiriferina coreyi – type locality for species
• Spondylus
• Squalicorax
• †Sturia
• † Suna
• †Tegula
• Tellina
• †Tenea
• Terebralia – tentative report
• †Tessarolax
• 

  Reconstructive illustration of the skull in side (above) and top view of the Late Triassic thalattosaur Thalattosaurus. The frontmost portion of the snout is portrayed erroneously as straight; it actually had a pronounced downward curve
  †Thalattosaurus
• Thyasira
• †Tollia
• †Tragodesmoceras
• †Trigonia
• †Trinacria
• †Trochactaeon
• Trophon
• †Turrilites
  • †Turrilites acutus
  • †Turrilites costatus – or unidentified comparable form
• Turritella
• Volsella
• †Worthenia
• †Wyomingites
• †Yezoites
• 

  Shell of a Yoldia limatula, or file yoldia
  Yoldia
• †Zanola
• †Zealandites

Cenozoic

Main article: List of the Cenozoic life of California

Selected Cenozoic taxa of California

• †Abantis
• 

  A living Abies, or fir tree
  Abies
• †Aboma
• †Acalypha
• Acanthina
  • †Acanthina spirata
• Acanthocardia
• Acar
• Accipiter
  • †Accipiter velox
• Acentrophryne
• Acer
• Acesta
• Acipenser
  • †Acipenser medirostris – or unidentified comparable form
• Acmaea
  • †Acmaea mitra
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus
  †Acritohippus
  • †Acritohippus isonesus – or unidentified comparable form
• Acteocina
• Acteon
• Actinemys
  • †Actinemys marmorata
• Admete
  • †Admete rhyssa
• Adula
• Aechmophorus
  • †Aechmophorus occidentalis
• †Aelurodon
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).
  †Aepycamelus
  • †Aepycamelus alexandrae
• Aequipecten
• Aesopus
• Aethia
• Agaronia
• Agelaius
• †Agriotherium
• †Ailanthus
• Akera
• Alaba
• Alabina
• †Albicetus
• Alca
• †Alcodes
• Aleochara
• Aletes
• †Aletomeryx
• †Alforjas
• †Alisea – type locality for genus
• †Allodelphis – type locality for genus
  • †Allodelphis pratti – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene seal Allodesmus
  †Allodesmus
  • †Allodesmus kernensis
• Alnus
• †Alopecocyon – type locality for genus
• Alopias
  • †Alopias vulpinus – or unidentified comparable form
• Alvania
• Amara
  • †Amara insignis
• Amauropsis
• Amelanchier
• Ammospermophilus
• †Amorpha
• †Amphicyon
  • †Amphicyon ingens
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus
  †Amphimachairodus
• Amphissa
  • †Amphissa versicolor
• Amphiura
• †Amphora
• †Ampullina
• Amusium
• Anachis
• Anadara
• Anas
  • †Anas americana
  • †Anas clypeata
  • †Anas platyrhynchos
• †Anchitheriomys – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Fossilized mandibles of the Miocene three-toed horse Anchitherium
  †Anchitherium
• Ancilla
• Angulus
• Anniella
• Anodontia
• Anomia
• †Ansen
• Anser
  • †Anser albifrons
• Antigona
• †Antilla
• Antilocapra
• Antrozous
  • †Antrozous pallidus
• Aphelocoma
  • †Aphelocoma californica
• 

  Reconstructive illustration of the skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene hornless rhinoceros Aphelops
  †Aphelops
• Apiotoma
• Aplodontia
  • †Aplodontia rufa
• Aquila
  • †Aquila chrysaetos
• †Araeosteus
  • †Araeosteus rothi
• Arbutus
• Arca
• †Arceuthobium
• †Archaeocyon
• †Archaeohippus
• Architectonica
• Archoplites
  • †Archoplites interruptus
• Arcinella
• Arctica – tentative report
• Arctocephalus
• 

  Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale
  †Arctodus
  • †Arctodus simus – type locality for species
• †Arctostaphylos
• Ardea
  • †Ardea herodias
• Arenaria
  • †Arenaria melanocephala
• Arene
• †Argenna
• Argobuccinum
• Argopecten
  • 

    Shells of Argopecten gibbus, or Atlantic calico scallops
    †Argopecten gibbus
  • †Argopecten purpuratus
• Argyropelecus
• †Artocarpus
• Asio
  • †Asio wilsonianus
• Astraea
  • †Astraea undosa
• Astrangia
• Astropecten
• Astyris
• Athene
  • †Athene cunicularia
• Athleta
• †Atocetus
  • †Atocetus nasalis – type locality for species
• Atrina
• †Aturia
• Atys
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene sperm whale Aulophyseter
  †Aulophyseter – type locality for genus
• Austrotrophon
• †Avipeda
• Aythya
  • †Aythya affinis
  • †Aythya valisineria
• Baiomys
• Balaenoptera
  • †Balaenoptera physalus
  • †Balaenoptera ryani
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene whale Balaenula
  †Balaenula
• Balanophyllia
  • †Balanophyllia elegans
• Balanus
  • †Balanus crenatus
  • †Balanus nubilus – or unidentified comparable form
• Bankia
• Barbarofusus
• Barbatia
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene-Pliocene false saber-toothed cat Barbourofelis
  †Barbourofelis
  • †Barbourofelis whitfordi
• Barleeia
• Barnea
• †Basirepomys
• Bassariscus
  • †Bassariscus astutus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Bathylagus – type locality for genus
• Bathytoma
  • †Bathytoma pacifica
• †Batodonoides
• Bembidion
• †Benoistia
• Beringraja
  • †Beringraja binoculata – or unidentified comparable form
• Betula
• Bison
  • †Bison antiquus
  • 

    Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison
    †Bison latifrons
• Bittium
  • †Bittium alternatum – or unidentified comparable form
• Bivetopsia
• †Boavus
• †Bolbocara
• Bolinichthys
• Bonasa
  • †Bonasa umbellus
• †Bonellitia
• †Borophagus
  • †Borophagus diversidens
  • †Borophagus littoralis – type locality for species
  • †Borophagus parvus
  • †Borophagus secundus
• †Borophryne
  • †Borophryne apogon
• Brachidontes
• 

  Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus
  †Brachycrus
• †Brachypsalis
• Brachyramphus
• Branta
  • †Branta canadensis
  • †Branta nigricans – tentative report
• Bubo
  • †Bubo virginianus
• Buccinum
  • †Buccinum strigillatum
• Bucephala
  • †Bucephala albeola
• †Bucida
• Bufo
• Bulla
  • †Bulla gouldiana
  • †Bulla striata
• Bullia
• †Bumelia
• Bursa
• Buteo
  • †Buteo borealis
  • 

    A living Buteo jamaicensis, or red-tailed hawk
    †Buteo jamaicensis
  • †Buteo swainsoni
• Cadulus
• Caecum
• †Calicovatellus – type locality for genus
  • †Calicovatellus petrodytes – type locality for species
• Calidris
  • †Calidris alba
• Californiconus
  • †Californiconus californicus
• Calliostoma
  • 

    A living Calliostoma annulatum, or purple-ring top sea snail
    †Calliostoma annulatum
  • †Calliostoma canaliculatum
  • †Calliostoma gemmulatum
  • †Calliostoma ligatum
  • †Calliostoma supragranosum
  • †Calliostoma tricolor
• Callista
• Callorhinus
  • †Callorhinus ursinus
• Calosoma
  • †Calosoma semilaeve
• Calyptraea
• †Calyptranthes
• 

  Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
  †Camelops
  • †Camelops hesternus
  • †Camelops minidokae
• Campanile
• Camponotus – type locality for genus
  • †Camponotus festinatus – type locality for species
• †Canarium
• Cancellaria
  • †Cancellaria obesa
• Cancer
• Canis
  • †Canis dirus
  • †Canis edwardii
  • †Canis latrans
  • †Canis lepophagus
  • †Canis lupus
  • †Canis rufus
• Canthon
  • †Canthon praticola
  • †Canthon simplex
• †Cantius
• †Capromeryx
  • 

    Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx
    †Capromeryx minor
• Caracara
  • †Caracara cheriway
  • †Caracara plancus
• Carcharhinus
• Carcharias
• Carcharodon
  • †Carcharodon carcharias
  • †Carcharodon hastalis
• Carpelimus
• †Carpocyon
• Carya
• Caryophyllia
• Cassidulina
• Castanea
• Castanopsis
• Castor
  • †Castor californicus – or unidentified comparable form
• Cathartes
  • 

    A living Cathartes aura, or turkey vulture
    †Cathartes aura
• Catoptrophorus
  • †Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
• †Catostomus
• Ceanothus
• Cedrela
• †Celastrus
• Celtis
• Cepphus
  • †Cepphus columba
• Cercidiphyllum
• †Cercocarpus
• Cerithidea
  • †Cerithidea californica
• Cerithiopsis
• Cerithium
• †Cernina
• †Cerorhinca
• Cervus
  • †Cervus elaphus
• Cetorhinus
  • †Cetorhinus maximus
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene whale Cetotherium
  †Cetotherium
• †Chaenophryne
• Chaetodipus
  • †Chaetodipus formosus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Chalcidichthys – type locality for genus
• Chama
• †Chamaecyparis
• Charadrius
  • †Charadrius semipalmatus
• Chauliodus – type locality for genus
• Chelonia
• Chen
  • †Chen caerulescens
• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene Chendytes, or Law's diving-goose
  †Chendytes – type locality for genus
  • †Chendytes lawi – type locality for species
• Chione
  • †Chione californiensis
• Chlamys
  • †Chlamys hastata
  • †Chlamys rubida
  • †Chlamys swifti
• Chlorostoma
• †Chorizanthe
• †Chrysobalanus
• †Chrysocyon
• †Chrysodomus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• †Chrysolepis
• Cibicides
• Cicindela
  • †Cicindela oregona
• 

  Shell and spines of a Cidaris sea urchin
  Cidaris
• Cinnamomum
• Cissus
• †Citellus
• Citharichthys
  • †Citharichthys stigmaeus
• Clathrodrillia
• Clathurella
• Clavilithes
• Clavus
• Clementia
• Cletocamptus
• 

  Shell of a Clinocardium cockle
  Clinocardium
  • †Clinocardium nuttallii
• Cliona
• Clupea
• Clypeaster
• Cnemidophorus
• †Cocconeis
• Cochliomyia – type locality for genus
  • †Cochliomyia macellaria – type locality for species
• Codakia
• Colaptes
• †Colodon
• Coluber
  • †Coluber constrictor
• Colubraria
• Columba – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Columba fasciata
• Columbarium
• †Conasprelloides
• Concavus
• 

  Fossilized shell of a Conus cone snail
  Conus
  • †Conus fergusoni
  • †Conus regularis
  • †Conus scalaris
• †Cophocetus – tentative report
• Copris
• Coragyps
• Corbicula
• Corbula
• †Cormohipparion
• Cornus
• Coronula – tentative report
• Corvus
  • †Corvus brachyrhynchos
  • †Corvus corax
• †Cosoryx
• 

  Restoration of the Miocene palaeomerycid Cranioceras, a relative of modern deer, with anachronistic human to scale
  †Cranioceras
• Crassadoma
  • †Crassadoma gigantea
• Crassispira
  • †Crassispira montereyensis – or unidentified related form
• Crassostrea
  • †Crassostrea ashleyi
  • †Crassostrea titan
• Crataegus
• Crawfordina
• Crepidula
  • †Crepidula adunca
  • †Crepidula onyx
• Crepipatella
  • †Crepipatella lingulata
• †Crommium
• Crossata
  • †Crossata ventricosa
• Crotalus
  • 

    A living Crotalus viridis, or prairie rattlesnake
    †Crotalus viridis
• Crucibulum
  • †Crucibulum spinosum
• †Cryptocarya
• Cryptonatica
  • †Cryptonatica affinis
• Cryptotermes
• Cryptotis
• Cucullaea
• Culicoides
• Cumingia
• †Cupania
• †Cupressus
  • †Cupressus goveniana
• Cuspidaria
• †Cuyamacamelus
• Cyanocitta
  • †Cyanocitta stelleri
• Cybocephalus
  • †Cybocephalus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
• Cyclammina
• Cyclocardia
• 

  Illustration of a living Cyclothone bristlemouth
  Cyclothone
• Cygnus
  • †Cygnus columbianus
• Cylichna
• Cymatium
• Cymatogaster
  • †Cymatogaster aggregata
• †Cynarctoides
  • †Cynarctoides acridens
• †Cynarctus
• 

  Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos
  †Cynelos
• Cynoscion
• Cyperus
• Cypraea
• Cyrtonyx
• Cystiscus
• Cythara
• Cytherea
• †Dalbergia
• †Daphoenodon – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Miocene bear-dog Daphoenus
  †Daphoenus
  • †Daphoenus ruber – type locality for species
• Dardanus
  • †Dardanus arrosor
• Dasyatis
• Dasyhelea
• †Decapterus
• Deltochilum – tentative report
• Dendragapus
  • †Dendragapus fuliginosus
  • †Dendragapus obscurus
• Dendraster
  • 

    A living Dendraster excentricus, or sea cake
    †Dendraster excentricus
• Dendrophyllia
• Dendryphantes
• Dentalium
  • †Dentalium neohexagonum
• Dermochelys – or unidentified related form
• Deroceras
• †Desmatippus
• †Desmatochoerus
• †Desmocyon
• †Desmodium
• 

  Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene herbivorous marine mammal Desmostylus
  †Desmostylus
  • †Desmostylus hesperus – type locality for species
• Diacria
• †Diceratherium
• Dichocoenia
• †Dinohippus
• †Dinohyus
  • †Dinohyus hollandi
• Diodora
  • †Diodora arnoldi
  • †Diodora aspera
  • †Diodora inaequalis
• Diomedea
• †Diomedia
• †Diospyros
• Diploria
• Dipodomys
  • †Dipodomys agilis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Dipodomys compactus
  • †Dipodomys deserti – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Dipodomys heermanni – or unidentified comparable form
  • 

    A living Dipodomys merriami, or Merriam's kangaroo rat
    †Dipodomys merriami
  • †Dipodomys ordii
• †Dipoides
• †Diprionomys
• Discinisca
• †Discohelix
• †Dissacus
• Distorsio
• †Domnina
• Donax
  • †Donax gouldii
• Dosinia
  • †Dosinia dunkeri
• †Drimys – type locality for genus
• †Dromomeryx
• 

  Illustration of the fossilized jaws and teeth of the Eocene brontothere mammal Duchesneodus
  †Duchesneodus
• †Dusisiren
• Dytiscus
• Echinarachnius
• Echinorhinus
• Eclipes – type locality for genus
• †Ectasis – type locality for genus
• †Ectopistes
  • †Ectopistes migratorius
• Eleodes
  • †Eleodes osculans – type locality for species
• Elgaria
  • †Elgaria multicarinata
• 

  Life restoration of two of the Eocene-Oligocene anthracothere mammal Elomeryx being menaced by fellow-anthracothere Anthracotherium
  †Elomeryx
• †Enaliarctos
  • †Enaliarctos mealsi
  • †Enaliarctos mitchelli
• †Enallagma – type locality for genus
• Engelhardtia
• Engina
• Enhydra
  • †Enhydra lutris
  • †Enhydritherium terraenovae
• Ensis
• Entomobrya
• †Eomellivora
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Pliocene frog Eopelobates
  †Eopelobates
• †Eosurcula
• †Epicyon
  • †Epicyon haydeni
• †Epihippus
• Epinephelus
• †Epiphragmophora
• Epitonium
• Eptesicus
  • †Eptesicus fuscus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Equisetum
• Equus
  • †Equus idahoensi
  • 

    Restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene horse Equus scotti, or Scott's horse
    †Equus scotti
  • †Equus simplicidens
• Eremophila
  • †Eremophila alpestris
• Erethizon
  • †Erethizon dorsatum
• †Eriquius
• Eschrichtius
  • †Eschrichtius robustus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Etringus
• Eubalaena – or unidentified comparable form
• †Eucastor
• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene bovid Euceratherium, or the shrub ox. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
  †Euceratherium – type locality for genus
  • †Euceratherium collinum – type locality for species
• †Eucyon
  • †Eucyon davisi
• Euleptorhamphus
• Eumetopias
• †Euoplocyon
• Euphagus
  • †Euphagus cyanocephalus
• Euscelis
• Eusmilia
• Euspira
  • †Euspira lewisii
• Eutamias
• †Eutrephoceras
• Euvola
• †Evesthes
• †Exilia
• Falco
  • 

    A living Falco peregrinus, or peregrine falcon
    †Falco peregrinus
  • †Falco sparverius
• Felis
• †Ficopsis
• Ficus
• Fimbria
• Fissurella
  • †Fissurella volcano
• Flabellipecten
• Flabellum
• †Forestiera
• Forreria
  • †Forreria belcheri
• †Fragilaria
• Fratercula
  • 

    A living Fratercula cirrhata, or tufted puffin
    †Fratercula cirrhata
  • †Fratercula dowi – type locality for species
• †Fraxinus
• Fulgoraria
• †Fulica
  • †Fulica americana
• Fulmarus
  • †Fulmarus glacialis
• Fusinus
  • †Fusinus barbarensis
  • †Fusinus luteopictus
• 

  A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark
  Galeocerdo
  • †Galeocerdo aduncus
• Galeodea
• Galeorhinus
• †Ganolytes
• Gari
• Gasterosteus
  • †Gasterosteus aculeatus
• Gastrochaena
• Gavia
  • †Gavia arctica
  • 

    A living Gavia immer, or common loon
    †Gavia immer
  • †Gavia pacifica
  • †Gavia stellata
• Gemmula
• Genota
• Genyonemus
  • †Genyonemus lineatus
• Geochelone
• †Geococcyx
  • 

    A living Geococcyx californianus, or greater roadrunner
    †Geococcyx californianus
• Geomys
• Geranoaetus
• Gerrhonotus
• †Gila – tentative report
• †Gilbertia
• Glans
• Glaucidium
  • †Glaucidium gnoma
• Glebocarcinus
• Globigerina
  • †Globigerina bulloides
• Globularia
• Glossus
• Glycimeris
• Glycymeris
• Glyptoactis
• Glyptostrobus
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene walrus Gomphotaria
  †Gomphotaria – type locality for genus
  • †Gomphotaria pugnax – type locality for species
• †Gomphotherium
• †Goniobasis – tentative report
• Goniopora
• Gopherus
  • †Gopherus agassizii
• †Gordonia
• Granulina
• Gymnogyps
  • †Gymnogyps californianus – type locality for species
• Gyroidina
• Haliaeetus
  • †Haliaeetus leucocephalus
• †Haliaetus
• Haminoea
• 

  Fossilized skull of the mesonychian mammal Harpagolestes
  †Harpagolestes – or unidentified comparable form
• Heloderma
• †Hemiauchenia
  • †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
• Hemipristis
  • †Hemipristis serra
• Hemitelia
• Hemitoma
• Here
• †Herpetocetus
• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene mammal Herpetotherium
  †Herpetotherium
  • †Herpetotherium knighti – or unidentified comparable form
• Hespererato
  • †Hespererato columbella
• †Hesperocamelus – or unidentified comparable form
• Hesperomys
• †Hesperotestudo
• Heterodontus
• Hexagrammos
• Hexanchus
• Hiatella
  • †Hiatella arctica
• †Hiltonius
• 

  Life restoration of a herd of the Miocene-Pleistocene horse Hipparion. Heinrich Harder (1920).
  †Hipparion
  • †Hipparion forcei
• †Hippidion
• Hipponix
• †Hipponoe
• †Hippotherium
• Histrionicus
  • †Histrionicus histrionicus – tentative report
• Hodomys
• Homalopoma
• Homo
  • †Homo sapiens
• 

  Restoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat
  †Homotherium
  • †Homotherium serum – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hoplophoneus
• †Hyaenodon
  • †Hyaenodon venturae
  • †Hyaenodon vetus – type locality for species
• Hyalina
• Hydrangea
• †Hydrodamalis
  • †Hydrodamalis cuestae – type locality for species
  • †Hydrodamalis gigas
• Hydrophilus
• Hyla
• †Hyopsodus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hyperbaena
• †Hypertragulus
• †Hypohippus
• †Hypolagus
• †Hyrachyus
• †Ilingoceros
• 

  Restoration of the Miocene walrus Imagotaria
  †Imagotaria – type locality for genus
  • †Imagotaria downsi – type locality for species
• †Indarctos
• †Inga
• †Ioscion
• Ischnochiton
• †Ischyrocyon
• †Ischyromys
• Isognomon
• Isurus
  • †Isurus oxyrinchus
  • †Isurus planus
• Jaton
• †Julus
• †Juncus
• Juniperus
• Kelletia
  • †Kelletia kelletii
• Kellia
• 

  Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene dolphin Kentriodon
  †Kentriodon – type locality for genus
• †Keteleeria
• †Kingena
• Kurtzia
  • †Kurtzia arteaga
• Kurtziella
  • †Kurtziella plumbea
• †Labyrinthus
• Lacuna
  • †Lacuna porrecta
  • †Lacuna unifasciata
• †Lacunaria
• Laevicardium
  • †Laevicardium elatum
• Lagena
• Lagenorhynchus
• Lamna
• Lampanyctus
• †Lampris – type locality for genus
  • 

    Life restoration of the Miocene opah fish Lampris zatima
    †Lampris zatima – type locality for species
• Lampropeltis
  • †Lampropeltis getulus
• Larus
  • †Larus californicus
  • †Larus delawarensis
  • †Larus glaucescens
  • †Larus philadelphia
• Latirus
• †Laytonia – type locality for genus
• Lechytia
• Leda
• Lepeta
• Lepidochitona
• Lepisosteus
  • †Lepisosteus spatula – or unidentified comparable form
• †Leptacanthichthys
  • †Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis
• 

  Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon
  †Leptocyon
• †Leptomeryx
  • †Leptopecten latiauratus
• †Leptoreodon
• Lepus
  • †Lepus americanus
  • †Lepus californicus
  • †Lepus callotis
• Leukoma
  • †Leukoma staminea
• Lima
• Limaria
• 

  Top view of a fossilized skull of the Eocene creodont mammal Limnocyon
  †Limnocyon
• †Limosa
  • †Limosa fedoa
• Linga
• †Linophryne
  • †Linophryne indica
• †Liolithax – type locality for genus
• Liquidambar
• †Lirosceles
• Lirularia
  • †Lirularia lirulata
• Lissodelphis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Lithocarpus
• Lithophaga
• Lithophyllum
• 

  Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene bird Lithornis
  †Lithornis – or unidentified comparable form
• Lithothamnion
• Littorina
  • †Littorina scutulata
• †Lompoquia – type locality for genus
• Lontra
  • †Lontra canadensis
• †Lophar – type locality for genus
• †Lophocetus
• †Lophortyx
• †Lora
• Lottia
  • †Lottia limatula
  • †Lottia scabra
• Lucapinella
  • †Lucapinella callomarginata
• Lucina
• Luidia
• †Lycophocyon – type locality for genus
  • †Lycophocyon hutchisoni – type locality for species
• †Lygisma – type locality for genus
• Lygodium
• Lynx
  • †Lynx rufus
• Lyonsia
• Lyria
• 

  Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus
  †Machairodus
• Macoma
  • †Macoma nasuta
• Macrarene
• Macrocallista
• †Macrodelphinus – type locality for genus
• Madrepora
• Magnolia
• Mahonia
• Makaira
• Malea
  • †Malea ringens
• Mallotus
• †Mammut
  • †Mammut americanum
  • †Mammut cosoensis
  • †Mammut matthewi
• †Mammuthus
  • †Mammuthus columbi
  • 

    Reconstructive illustration of the skeleton of a Mammuthus exilis, or pygmy mammoth
    †Mammuthus exilis
  • †Mammuthus primigenius
• †Mancalla – type locality for genus
  • †Mancalla californiensis – type locality for species
• †Mangelia
• Margarites
  • †Margarites pupillus
• Marginella
• Marmota
• Martes
• Martesia
• Maxwellia
  • †Maxwellia gemma
• †Mayena – tentative report
• †Mediochoerus
• †Megacamelus
• Megachasma
• Megachile
  • †Megachile gentilis
• †Megahippus
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx
  †Megalonyx
  • †Megalonyx jeffersonii
  • †Megalonyx wheatleyi
• Megalops – tentative report
• †Megapaloelodus
• Megaptera
• Megathura – tentative report
• †Megatylopus
• Melampus
• Melanella
• Melanitta
  • †Melanitta deglandi – tentative report
  • †Melanitta fusca
  • †Melanitta perspicillata
• Melanoplus
  • †Melanoplus differentialis
• Meleagris
• †Meliosma
• Melospiza
  • †Melospiza melodia
• †Meniscotherium
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras
  †Menoceras
• Mephitis
  • †Mephitis mephitis
• Meretrix
• Mergus
  • †Mergus serrator
• Merluccius
  • †Merluccius productus
• †Merriamoceros
• †Merychippus
• †Merychyus
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene pronghorn Merycodus
  †Merycodus
• Mesalia
• †Mesocyon
• †Mesodma – tentative report
• †Mesohippus
• Mesophyllum
• †Mesoreodon
• †Metalopex
• †Metarhinus
• †Metatomarctus
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene manatee relative Metaxytherium
  †Metaxytherium
• †Miacis
• †Michenia
• †Microcosmodon – or unidentified comparable form
• Microdipodops
• Microgadus – tentative report
• †Microsyops
• †Microtomarctus
• Microtus
  • †Microtus californicus
• †Miocryptorhopalum – type locality for genus
• †Miocyon
• †Miohippus
• †Miomancalla
• †Miotapirus
• †Miotylopus
• 

  Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah
  †Miracinonyx
  • †Miracinonyx studeri – tentative report
• Mirounga
  • †Mirounga angustirostris – or unidentified comparable form
• Mitra
  • †Mitra fultoni
  • †Mitra idae
• Mitrella
  • †Mitrella carinata
• †Mixocetus – type locality for genus
• Modiolus
  • †Modiolus capax – or unidentified comparable form
• Modulus
• Monoplex
  • †Monoplex amictus
• †Monosaulax
• Montipora
• Mopalia
  • †Mopalia ciliata
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene chalicothere mammal Moropus threatening a pair of the bear-dog Daphoenodon. Jay Matternes (1964).
  †Moropus
• Morula
• Morus – or unidentified comparable form
• Morus
• Mulinia
• Murex – or unidentified related form
• Musculus
• Mustela
  • †Mustela frenata
• †Mya
  • †Mya truncata
• Myctophum
• Myliobatis
  • †Myliobatis californicus
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus
  †Mylohyus
  • †Mylohyus fossilis
• †Mylopharodon
  • †Mylopharodon conocephalus
• Myodes
• Mytilus
  • †Mytilus californianus
  • †Mytilus edulis
• Myurella
• †Nannippus
• †Nannocetus – type locality for genus
• †Nanotragulus
• Narona
  • †Narona clavatula
• Nassa
• 

  A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail
  Nassarius
  • †Nassarius fossatus
• Natica
• Naticarius
• †Navahoceros
• Nectandra
• Negaprion
• †Neobernaya
  • †Neobernaya spadicea
• †Neogyps
  • †Neogyps errans
• †Neohipparion
• †Neoliotomus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Neolitsea
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene aquatic desmostylian mammal Neoparadoxia
  †Neoparadoxia – type locality for genus
  • †Neoparadoxia cecilialina – type locality for species
  • †Neoparadoxia repenningi – type locality for species
• Neophrontops
  • †Neophrontops americanus
• †Neoplagiaulax
• Neotamias
  • †Neotamias senex
• †Neotherium – type locality for genus
• Neotoma
  • †Neotoma cinerea – type locality for species
  • †Neotoma fuscipes
  • †Neotoma lepida
• Neptunea
• Nerita
• Neritina
• †Nerium
• Neverita
• Nicrophorus
  • †Nicrophorus guttula
  • †Nicrophorus marginatus – type locality for species
  • †Nicrophorus nigrita
• †Nimravides
• 

  Illustration of the fossilized skull of the Oligocene false saber-toothed cat Nimravus
  †Nimravus
• Niso – tentative report
• †Nitzschia
• Nodipecten
  • †Nodipecten subnodosus
• Norrisia
  • †Norrisia norrisi
• †Nothrotheriops
• †Nothrotherium
• Notiosorex
  • †Notiosorex crawfordi
• Notoacmea
• 

  Illustration of a living Notorynchus cow shark
  Notorhynchus
• †Nototamias
• Nucella
  • †Nucella emarginata
  • †Nucella lamellosa
  • †Nucella lima
• Nucula
• Numenius
  • 

    A living Numenius phaeopus, or whimbrel
    †Numenius phaeopus
• Nuttallia
• †Nyssa
• Oceanodroma
  • †Oceanodroma furcata
  • †Oceanodroma homochroa
• Ocenebra
• Ocotea
• †Ocystias
• †Odaxosaurus
• Odobenus
  • †Odobenus rosmarus
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Odocoileus lucasi, or American mountain deer
  Odocoileus
  • †Odocoileus hemionus
  • †Odocoileus virginianus – or unidentified comparable form
• Odontaspis
  • †Odontaspis ferox
• Odostomia
  • †Odostomia avellana
  • †Odostomia beringi – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Odostomia californica – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Odostomia callimene – or unidentified related form
  • †Odostomia columbiana – or unidentified comparable form
  • 

    Illustration of the shell of an Odostomia donilla pyram shell sea snail
    †Odostomia donilla
  • †Odostomia eugena
  • †Odostomia farallonensis
  • †Odostomia fetella
  • †Odostomia gravida
  • †Odostomia helena
  • †Odostomia minutissima – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Odostomia nemo
  • †Odostomia nota
  • †Odostomia stephensae
  • †Odostomia tenuisculpta – or unidentified comparable form
• Oenopota
  • †Oenopota tabulata
• Oliva
  • †Oliva spicata
• Olivella
  • †Olivella baetica
  • †Olivella biplicata
  • †Olivella gracilis
  • †Olivella pedroana
• Oncorhynchus
  • 

    Life restoration of a school of the Miocene-Pleistocene Oncorhynchus rastrosus, or saber-toothed salmon
    †Oncorhynchus rastrosus
• Ondatra
• Oneirodes
• Onthophagus
• Onychomys
  • †Onychomys torridus
• Ophiodermella
  • †Ophiodermella inermis
• †Opisthonema
• Oreamnos
  • †Oreamnos americanus
• Oreortyx
  • †Oreortyx picta
• Orthemis
  • †Orthemis ferruginea
• Orthodon
• †Osbornodon
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene pseudo-toothed bird Osteodontornis
  †Osteodontornis – type locality for genus
  • †Osteodontornis orri – type locality for species
• Ostrea
  • †Ostrea conchaphila
  • †Ostrea lurida
• †Otodus
  • †Otodus megalodon
• Otus
  • †Otus asio
• Ovibos
  • †Ovibos moschatus
• Ovis
  • †Ovis canadensis
• †Oxyrhina
• †Oxyura
  • †Oxyura jamaicensis
• †Ozymandias – type locality for genus
• †Pacifichelys
• †Palaeolagus
• 

  Restoration of the Miocene aquatic desmostylian mammal Paleoparadoxia
  †Paleoparadoxia
  • †Paleoparadoxia tabatai
• Pandora
• Panopea
  • †Panopea abrupta
• Panthera
  • †Panthera leo
  • †Panthera onca – or unidentified comparable form
• †Parabalaenoptera – type locality for genus
  • †Parabalaenoptera baulinensis – type locality for species
• †Paracynarctus
• †Parahippus
• Paralichthys – type locality for genus
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
  †Paramylodon
  • †Paramylodon harlani
• †Paramys
• †Parapontoporia
  • †Parapontoporia sternbergi – type locality for species
• †Parastylotermes
  • †Parastylotermes calico – type locality for species
  • †Parastylotermes frazieri – type locality for species
• †Paratomarctus
• †Parietobalaena
• †Paronychomys
• †Parribacus
• Patelloida
• Pecten
• †Pedalion
• †Pediomeryx
• †Pelagiarctos – type locality for genus
  • †Pelagiarctos thomasi – type locality for species
• 

  Reconstructive illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Pleistocene pseudo-toothed bird Pelagornis, with close-up insets of its pseudo-teeth
  †Pelagornis
• Pelecanus
  • †Pelecanus erythrorhynchus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pelecanus occidentalis
• †Peltosaurus
• †Peraceras
• Perognathus
• Peromyscus
  • †Peromyscus truei – or unidentified comparable form
• †Perse
• Persea
• Persististrombus
• Petricola
• Phalacrocorax
  • †Phalacrocorax auritus
  • †Phalacrocorax pelagicus
  • †Phalacrocorax penicillatus
• Phalaropus
  • †Phalaropus fulicaria
  • †Phalaropus lobatus
• †Phanaeus
• 

  Illustration of a fossilized skull in multiple views of the Oligocene-Miocene bone-crushing dog Phlaocyon
  †Phlaocyon
• Phloeodes
  • †Phloeodes diabolicus
  • †Phloeodes plicatus
• †Phoberogale
• Phoca
  • †Phoca vitulina – or unidentified comparable form
• Phocoena – or unidentified comparable form
• †Phoebastria
  • †Phoebastria albatrus – type locality for species
• Phoenicopterus – or unidentified comparable form
• Pholadidea
• Pholadomya
• Pholas
• Phos
• †Photinia
• 

  A living Phrynosoma, or horned lizard
  Phrynosoma
• Phyllonotus
• Physa
• Picea
• Pinna
• Pinus
  • †Pinus muricata
  • †Pinus radiata
• Piranga
  • †Piranga ludoviciana
• Pitar
• Pituophis
  • †Pituophis melanoleucus
• Pitymys
• Platanus
• 

  Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).
  †Platygonus
• Platynus
• Plegadis
  • †Plegadis chihi
• †Pleiolama
• †Plesiadapis
• †Plesiogulo
• Pleurofusia
• †Pleuroncodes
• †Pleuronichthys
• †Pliauchenia
• †Pliocyon
• †Pliohippus
• †Pliometanastes
• †Plionarctos
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene walrus Pliopedia
  †Pliopedia – type locality for genus
  • †Pliopedia pacifica – type locality for species
• †Plithocyon
• Pluvialis
  • †Pluvialis squatarola
• †Poabromylus – tentative report
• Pocillopora
• Podiceps
  • †Podiceps auritus
• Podilymbus
  • †Podilymbus podiceps
• Pododesmus
  • †Pododesmus macrochisma
• †Poebrodon
  • †Poebrodon californicus – type locality for species
• 

  Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene false faber-toothed cat Pogonodon
  †Pogonodon
• Polinices
  • †Polinices lewisii
• Polydora
• Polymesoda
• Polystira
• †Pongamia
• †Pontolis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pontolis magnus
• Populus
• Porichthys
  • 

    A modern Porichthys notatus, or plainfin midshipman
    †Porichthys notatus
• Porites
• †Portunites
• †Potamides
• †Praemancalla – type locality for genus
• Priene
• Prionace
  • †Prionace glauca
• †Pristichampsus
• Pristiophorus
• †Procamelus
• †Procynodictis
• Procyon
  • †Procyon lotor
• †Promartes
• †Protanthias – type locality for genus
• †Protepicyon
• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene brontothere mammal Protitanops
  †Protitanops
• †Protohepialus – type locality for genus
  • †Protohepialus comstocki – type locality for species
• †Protolabis
• †Protomarctus
• †Protostrix
• Protothaca
• †Protylopus
• Prunus
• 

  Hypothetical restoration of the Oligocene-Pliocene sea turtle Psephophorus
  †Psephophorus
• †Pseudaelurus
• Pseudochama
• Pseudoliva
• Pseudomelatoma
  • †Pseudomelatoma penicillata
• †Pseudoseriola – type locality for genus
• †Pseudotsuga
• Pteria
• †Pteroplatea
• Pteropurpura
  • †Pteropurpura festiva
• Pterostichus
• Pterynotus
• 

  Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Paleocene multituberculate mammal Ptilodus
  †Ptilodus
• Ptinus
• Ptychoramphus
  • †Ptychoramphus aleuticus
• Puffinus
  • †Puffinus griseus
  • †Puffinus opisthomelas
  • †Puffinus tenuirostris
• †Puma
  • †Puma concolor – type locality for species
• Puncturella
  • †Puncturella galeata
• Purpura
• Pusula
• 

  Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Cretaceous-Pleistocene oyster Pycnodonte
  Pycnodonte
• Pyramidella
  • †Pyramidella adamsi – or unidentified comparable form
• Pyrene
• Quercus
• Raja
• Rallus
  • †Rallus limicola
• †Ramoceros
• †Raja
• Rallus
  • †Rallus limicola
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene pronghorn Ramoceros and Cosoryx. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
  †Ramoceros
• †Rana
• Rapana
• Recurvirostra
• Reithrodontomys
• †Repomys
• Reticulitermes
• Reticutriton
• Retusa
• †Rhabdammina
• †Rhamnidium
• †Rhamnus
• Rhus
• 

  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
  †Rhynchotherium
• †Rhythmias
• Rimella
• Rissa
  • †Rissa tridactyla
• Rissoina
• †Robinia
• †Rotularia
• Sabal
• Salix
• †Saniwa
  • †Saniwa ensidens – type locality for species
• †Sapindus
• †Sarda
• Sassia
• Saxidomus
  • †Saxidomus gigantea
  • †Saxidomus nuttalli
• 

  Fossilized teeth of the Neogene sperm whale Scaldicetus
  †Scaldicetus
• Scapanus
  • †Scapanus latimanus
• Scaphander
• Scapharca
• Scaphinotus
  • †Scaphinotus interruptus
• †Scaphohippus
• Sceloporus
  • †Sceloporus occidentalis
• †Schistomerus – type locality for genus
  • †Schistomerus californense – type locality for species
• Schizaster
• Sciurus
• Scomber
• †Scomberesox
• 

  Illustration of a living Scopelogadus ridgehead
  Scopelogadus
• †Scutella
• Scyliorhinus
• †Scymnorhinus
• †Sebastodes
• Seila
• Semele – tentative report
• Semele
• Semicassis
• Semicossyphus
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Pliocene porpoise Semirostrum
  †Semirostrum – type locality for genus
  • †Semirostrum ceruttii – type locality for species
• †Sequoiadendron
• †Serbelodon
• Serica
• Seriola
• Seriphus
  • †Seriphus politus
• Serpula
• Serpulorbis
• 

  Restoration of two species of the Oligocene oreodont mammal genus Sespia
  †Sespia
• Siderastrea
• Sigmodon
• Sigmoilina – tentative report
• Siliqua
  • †Siliqua patula – or unidentified related form
• Sinum
• Siphonalia
• Skenea
  • †Skenea californica
• †Smilax
• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
  †Smilodon
  • †Smilodon fatalis
  • †Smilodon gracilis
• †Smilodonichthys
• Solariella
  • †Solariella peramabilis
• Solemya
• Solen
• Solenosteira
• Sorex
• Spermophilus
  • 

    A living Otospermophilus beecheyi (formerly Spermophilus beecheyi), or California ground squirrel
    †Spermophilus beecheyi
  • †Spermophilus lateralis
• Sphyrna
• Spilogale
  • †Spilogale putorius
• Spirotropis
• Spisula
• Spondylus
• Squalus
• Squatina
  • †Squatina californica – or unidentified comparable form
• Squilla
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon
  †Stegomastodon
  • †Stegomastodon mirificus – or unidentified comparable form
• Stenella
• †Stenomylus
  • †Stenomylus hitchcocki – or unidentified comparable form
• Stenoplax
  • †Stenoplax conspicua
• Stercorarius
• Sterna
• †Sternbergia – type locality for genus
• Sthenictis
• †Stictocarbo
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the fossil pronghorn Stockoceros
  †Stockoceros – or unidentified comparable form
• Stomias
• Stramonita
  • †Stramonita biserialis
  • †Stramonita canaliculata
• †Striatolamia
• Strioterebrum
• Strombiformis
• Strombus
  • †Strombus galeatus
  • †Strombus gracilior
• Strongylocentrotus
• †Strongylodon
• Sturnella
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Oligocene tortoise Stylemys
  †Stylemys
• Subcancilla
  • †Subcancilla sulcata
• †Subhyracodon
• Succinea
• Sula
• †Syllomus – or unidentified comparable form
• Sylvilagus
  • †Sylvilagus audubonii
  • †Sylvilagus bachmani
  • †Sylvilagus floridanus
• 

  A living Syngnathus pipefish
  Syngnathus
• Synthliboramphus
  • †Synthliboramphus antiquus
  • †Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
• †Tabernaemontana
• Tadorna
  • †Tadorna tadorna
• Tagelus
  • †Tagelus californianus
  • †Tagelus subteres
• Tamias
• Tamiasciurus
  • †Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
• †Tanymykter
• 

  A living Tapirus, or tapir
  Tapirus
  • †Tapirus californicus
  • †Tapirus merriami – type locality for species
• †Tapocyon
• Taranis
• Taricha
• Taxidea
  • †Taxidea taxus
• Tayassu
• Tegula
  • †Tegula aureotincta
  • †Tegula eiseni
  • †Tegula ligulata
• 

  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
  †Teleoceras
• Tellina
• †Temnocyon
• Tenagodus
• †Teratornis
  • †Teratornis merriami
• Terebellum
• Terebra
  • †Terebra pedroana
  • †Terebra protexta
• Terebratula
• Teredo
• Terminalia
• †Tessarolax – tentative report
• Testudo
• †Tetraclaenodon
• †Tetrameryx
• Thais
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene fur seal Thalassoleon
  †Thalassoleon
  • †Thalassoleon macnallyae – type locality for species
  • †Thalassoleon mexicanus
• †Thamnasteria
• Thamnophis
• Thomomys
  • †Thomomys bottae
  • †Thomomys monticola
• Thracia
• Thunnus – type locality for genus
• Thyasira
• †Thyrsites
• †Ticholeptus
• Timoclea
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene camel Titanotylopus
  †Titanotylopus
• Tivela
  • †Tivela stultorum
• †Tomarctus
  • †Tomarctus brevirostris
  • †Tomarctus hippophaga
• Totanus
• †Toxicodendron
• Toxopneustes
  • †Toxopneustes roseus – or unidentified comparable form
• Toxostoma
  • †Toxostoma redivivum
• Trachycardium
• 

  A living Tremarctos, or spectacled bear
  Tremarctos
  • †Tremarctos floridanus
• Tresus
  • †Tresus capax
  • †Tresus nuttallii
• Triakis – tentative report
• Trichotropis
• Tricolia
  • †Tricolia pulloides
  • †Trigonictis macrodon
• Trionyx
• Triphora
• Triplofusus
  • †Triplofusus princeps
• Trochita
• †Trogosus
• Trophon
• Tucetona
  • †Tucetona multicostata
• †Tunita – type locality for genus
• Turbonilla
  • †Turbonilla aepynota
  • †Turbonilla almo
  • †Turbonilla asser
  • †Turbonilla canfieldi
  • †Turbonilla carpenteri
  • †Turbonilla laminata
  • †Turbonilla pentalopha
  • †Turbonilla raymondi
  • †Turbonilla regina
  • †Turbonilla stylina
  • †Turbonilla tenuicula
  • †Turbonilla torquata
  • †Turbonilla tridentata
  • †Turbonilla weldi
• 

  Shell of a Turcica sea snail
  Turcica
  • †Turcica caffea
• Turdus
• †Turio
• Turricula
• Turris
• Turritella
• Turritriton
  • †Turritriton gibbosus
• Tursiops – or unidentified comparable form
• Typha
• Typhis
• Tyto
  • †Tyto alba
• Uca
• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene mammal Uintatherium
  †Uintatherium
• Ulmus
• †Umbellularia
• Uria
  • †Uria aalge
• †Urobatis
  • †Urobatis halleri
• †Urocitellus
  • †Urocitellus beldingi
• Urocyon
  • †Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Urolophus
  • †Urolophus halleri – tentative report
• Ursus
  • 

    A living Ursus americanus, or American black bear
    †Ursus americanus
• †Ustatochoerus
• Uta
  • †Uta stansburiana
• †Valenictus – type locality for genus
  • †Valenictus chulavistensis – type locality for species
  • †Valenictus imperialensis – type locality for species
• †Vanderhoofius
• Vasum
• †Vauquelinia
• †Velates
• Velutina
  • †Velutina velutina
• Venericardia
• Venus
• Vermicularia
• Veromessor
• 

  Leaves and fruit of a living Viburnum.
  †Viburnum
• †Vireo
• Vitrinella – tentative report
• Volsella
• Voluta
• Volutopsius
• †Vouapa
• Vulpes
  • †Vulpes cascadensis
  • †Vulpes velox
• Williamia
• †Wodnika
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous-modern carrier shell sea snail Xenophora
  Xenophora
• †Xyne – type locality for genus
• Yoldia
  • †Yoldia cooperii
• †Yumaceras – tentative report
• †Zachrysia
• Zalophus
  • †Zalophus californianus
• †Zamites
• †Zaphleges
  • †Zaphleges longurio
• †Zapteryx
• †Zarhinocetus
  • †Zarhinocetus errabundus – type locality for species
• Zelkova
• Zenaida
  • †Zenaida macroura
• Zonotrichia
  • †Zonotrichia leucophrys
• 

  Known material diagram depicting the Miocene-Pleistocene mastodon relative Zygolophodon with a human to scale
  †Zygolophodon

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.