List of the prehistoric life of Hawaii
This list of the prehistoric life of Hawaii contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Hawaii.
Precambrian-Mesozoic
Since the oldest of the Hawaiian islands is a little more than 5 million years old,[1] the Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian, Paleozoic, or Mesozoic fossils in Hawaii.
Cenozoic
This list of the Cenozoic life of Hawaii contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Hawaii and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
A
- Acar
- †Acar plicata
- Acropora
- †Acropora cerealis – tentative report
- Acrosterigma
- †Acrosterigma orbita
- Amphisorus
- Amphistegina
- †Amphistegina lessonii
- †Aplodon
- †Aplodon tectus
- †Apteribis
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Restorative model of an Apteribis flightless ibis- †Apteribis glenos
- Arca
- †Arca ventricosa
- †Arca vetula
- Astrea
- †Astrea curta – or unidentified comparable form
B
- Barbatia
Shell of a Barbatia, or bearded ark clam- †Barbatia hawaia
- †Barbatia hendersoni
- †Barbatia oahua
- †Barbatia tenella
- Bostrycapulus
- †Bostrycapulus gravispinosa
- Brachidontes
- †Brachidontes crebristriatus
- Branta
- †Branta hylobadistes – or unidentified related form
- Bulla
- †Bulla peasei
- Bursa
- †Bursa bufonia
- †Bursa corrugata
Shell of a Bursa corrugata frog shell sea snail
C
- Calcarina – or unidentified comparable form
- Calliotrochus
- †Canarium
Foliage of a living Canarium tree- †Canarium maculatus
- †Canarium mutabilis
- Cancilla
- †Cancilla granatina
- Carcharodon
- Casmaria
- †Casmaria cernica
- †Casmaria erinaceus
- †Casmaria ponderosa
- Cellana
- †Cellana argentata
- †Cellana exarata
- †Cellana melanostoma
- Cerithiopsis
- †Cerithiopsis radicula
- Cerithium
- †Cerithium columna
- †Cerithium echinatum
- †Cerithium interstria
- †Cerithium mutatum
- †Chaetoptila
Illustration of a Chaetoptila angustipluma, or kioea - Chama
- †Chama limbula
- Charonia
- †Charonia triton
- Cheilea
- †Cheilea cicatricosa
- †Cheilea dillwyni
- Chlamys
- †Chlamys cookei
- †Chlamys hawaiensis
- Circus
- †Circus dossenus – type locality for species
- †Ciridops
Illustration of a CiridopsHawaiian honeycreeper - Clava
- †Clava atromarginatum
- †Clava nesioticus
- Clypeomorus
- †Clypeomorus graniferum
- †Clypeomorus obeliscus
- Codakia
- †Codakia thaanumi
- Columbella
- †Columbella varians
- Conus
- †Conus abbreviatus
- †Conus aulicus
- †Conus catus
- †Conus chaldaeus
- †Conus ebraeus
- †Conus flavidus
- †Conus geographus
A living Conus geographus, or the geography cone sea snail - †Conus granifer – or unidentified comparable form
- †Conus imperialis
- †Conus kahiko – type locality for species
- †Conus litoglyphus
- †Conus lividus
- †Conus moreleti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Conus nanus
- †Conus nussatella
- †Conus obscura
- †Conus planorbis
- †Conus plicarius
- †Conus praelatus
- †Conus pulicarius
- †Conus rattus
- †Conus retifer
- †Conus sponsalis
- †Conus striatus
- †Conus tulipa
- †Conus vexillum
- Coralliobia
- †Coralliobia fimbriatus
- Coralliophila
- †Coralliophila madreporarum
- †Coralliophila violacea
- Corvus
- Cribrarula
- Ctena
- †Ctena bella
- Cycloseris
- Cymatium
- †Cymatium gemmatum
- †Cymatium mundum
- Cyphastrea
- †Cyphastrea ocellina
- Cypraea
Multiple views of a shell of a Cypraea cowrie sea snail
D
- Daphnella
- Dendropoma
- †Dendropoma maximus
- Diodora
- †Dolicholatirus
Shell of a Dolicholatirus sea snail - Drupa
- †Drupa albolabris
- †Drupa morum
- †Drupa ricina
- †Drupa rubusidaeus
E
- Erosaria
- †Erosaria caputserpentis
A living Monetaria caputserpentis, or snakehead cowry - †Erosaria erosa
- †Erosaria helvola
- †Erosaria labrolineata
- †Erosaria poraria
F
G
- †Galaxea
Living Galaxea stony coral- †Galaxea haligena – or unidentified comparable form
- Gardineroseris
- †Gardineroseris planulata
- Gastrochaena
- †Gastrochaena hawaiensis
- Globulina
- †Grallistrix
- †Grallistrix geleches – type locality for species
- †Grallistrix orion – type locality for species
- Gutturinium
- †Gutturinium muricinum
- Gypsina
H
- Haliaeetus
A living Haliaeetus, or sea eagle - †Halimeda
- Haminoea
- †Haminoea curta
- Harpa
- †Harpa amouretta
- †Harpa armouret – or unidentified comparable form
- Hastula
- †Hastula confusa
- †Hastula mera
- †Hastula verreauxi
- Heliacus
- †Heliacus variegata
- Heterocentrotus
A living Heterocentrotus mamillatus, or red slate pencil urchin- †Heterocentrotus mammillatus
- Heterostegina
- Hipponix
- †Hipponix foliacea
- †Hipponix pilosa
- Hydrolithon
- †Hydrolithon munitum
- †Hydrolithon onkodes
- †Hydrolithon rupestre
I
- Isognomon
- †Isognomon marspiallis
L
- Lamna
A modern Lamna mackerel shark - Leptastrea
- †Leptastrea purpurea
- Leptoseris
- †Leptoseris hawaiiensis
- Linatella
- †Linatella succinta – or unidentified comparable form
- Liocerithium
- †Liocerithium thaanumi
- †Litharium
- †Litharium oceanida
- Lithophaga
- †Lithophaga hawaia
- Lithophyllum
Lithophyllum red algae- †Lithophyllum acrocamptum
- †Lithophyllum incrassatum
- †Lithophyllum insipidum
- †Lithophyllum pustulatum
- †Lithoporella
- †Lithoporella melobesiodes
- Lithothamnion
- †Lithothamnion muelleri
- †Lithothamnion prolifer
- †Lithothamnion pulchrum
- Littoraria
- Luria
- †Luria isabella
- †Luria tessellata
- Lyncina
- †Lyncina carneola
- †Lyncina leviathan
- †Lyncina schilderorum
- †Lyncina vitellus
Shell in multiple views of a Lyncina vitellus, or calf cowry
M
- Mauritia
- Mesophyllum
Living Mesophyllum red algae - †Micromelo
- †Miripecten
- †Miripecten amaliae – or unidentified comparable form
- Mitra
- †Mitra ambigua
- †Mitra assimilis
- †Mitra astricta
- †Mitra brunnea
- †Mitra chrysalis
- †Mitra crassa
- †Mitra fulvescens
- †Mitra limbifera
- †Mitra litterata
- †Mitra lutea
- †Mitra mitra
- †Mitra pellisserpentis
- †Mitra stictica
Shell in multiple views of a Mitra stictica, or pontifical mitre shell sea snail - †Mitra tabanula
- Monoplex
- Montipora
- †Montipora hispida
- Morula
- †Morulina
- †Morulina chrysostoma
- †Morulina morus
- †Morulina ochrostoma
N
- Nassa
- †Nassa francolinus
- Nassarius
A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail- †Nassarius crematus
- †Nassarius hirtus
- †Nassarius pauperus
- †Nassarius pictus
- Natica
- †Natica lurida
- †Neogoniolithon
- †Neogoniolithon fosliei
- Nerita
- †Nerita neglecta
- †Nerita picea
- Neritina
- Numenius
- †Numenius tahitiensis
A living Numenius tahitiensis, or bristle-thighed curlew
O
P
- Pavona
- †Pavona duerdeni
Living Pavona duerdeni, or porkchop coral - †Pavona varians
- Peneroplis
- Periglypta
- †Periglypta reticulata
- Peristernia
- Peyssonnelia
- †Phaeornis
- †Phaeornis obscurus
- Pinctada
- Pisania
- †Pisania ignea
- †Pisania marmorata
- †Planorbinella
- Platygyra
- Plesiotrochus
- †Plesiotrochus exilis
- Pocillopora
- †Pocillopora damicornis
- †Pocillopora eydouxi
- †Pocillopora ligulata
- †Pocillopora molekensis
- †Pocillopora verrucosa
Living Pocillopora verrucosa, or cauliflower coral
- Polinices
- †Polinices opaca
- Porites
- †Porolithon
- †Porolithon gardineri
- Porzana
- †Porzana ralphorum – type locality for species
- †Porzana ziegleri – type locality for species
- Proterato
- †Proterato sandwichensis
- Psammocora
- Pterodroma
A living Pterodroma, or gadfly petrel- †Pterodroma hypoleuca
- †Pterodroma jugabilis – type locality for species
- †Pterodroma phaeopygia
- Purpura
- †Purpura intermedia
- †Purpuradusta
- Pustularia
- Pyrene
- †Pyrene moleculina
Q
- Quidnipagus
- †Quidnipagus palatum
- Quinqueloculina
R
- Rhinoclavis
- Rissoina
- †Rissoina ambigua
Shell in multiple views of a Rissoina ambigua sea snail - †Rissoina triticea
S
- †Scutarcopagia
- †Scutarcopagia scobinata
- Semele
- †Semele tita
- Septifer
- †Septifer excisus
- Seriatopora
- †Seriatopora hystrix – or unidentified comparable form
Living Seriatopora hystrix, or thin birdsnest coral
- Spondylus
- †Spondylus mimus
- †Spongites
- †Sporolithon
- †Sporolithon episoredion
- †Sporolithon molle
- †Sporolithon ptychoides
- Staphylaea
- †Staphylaea granulata
- Stilifer
- †Stilifer speciosa
- Strombus
- †Strombus aurisdianae
- †Strombus chiragra
- †Strombus erythrinus
- †Strombus gibberulus
- †Strombus helli
- †Strombus oostergaardi
- Stylophora
- †Stylophora gemmans
- †Stylophora pistillata
Living Stylophora pistillata, or hood coral
T
- Talostolida
- Talparia
- Tellina
- †Tellina dispar
- Terebra
Shell of a Terebra augur sea snail- †Terebra affinis
- †Terebra babylon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Terebra cerithina
- †Terebra chlorata
- †Terebra colume – or unidentified comparable form
- †Terebra crenulata
- †Terebra felina
- †Terebra flavescens
- †Terebra funiculata
- †Terebra gouldi
- †Terebra kilburnii
- †Terebra maculata
- †Terebra nodularis
- †Terebra peasei
- †Terebra undulata
- Textularia
- †Thambetochen
- †Thambetochen chauliodous
Life restoration of a pair of Thambetochen chauliodous, or Maui Nui large-billed moa-nalo - †Thambetochen xanion – type locality for species
- †Titanoderma
- †Titanoderma prototypum
- Tonna
- Trapezium
- †Trapezium oblongum
- †Tridentarius
- Triphora
- †Triphora cingulifera
- †Tritonoturris
- Trivirostra
- Trochus
- †Trochus sandwichensis
- Turbo
- †Turridrupa
- Turris
- Tutufa
V
X
- Xenoturris
- †Xenoturris gemmuloides – or unidentified comparable form
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References
- "Evolution of Hawaiian Volcanoes". USGS Site. USGS. September 8, 1995. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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