List of the prehistoric life of Idaho
This list of the prehistoric life of Idaho contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Idaho.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Idaho
- †Acrothyra
- †Adrianites
- †AgnostusAssemblage of fossils of the Cambrian trilobite Agnostus
- †Amplexus
- † Ananias
- Archaeolithophyllum
- †Atrypa
- †Aulopora
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten kaibabensis – or unidentified comparable form
- † Avonia
- †Bathyuriscus
- †Benthamaspis
- †Caninia
- †Cardiograptus
- †Chancia
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes logani
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Cleiothyridina sublamellosa
- †ClimacograptusAssemblage of fossils of the Cambrian graptolite Climacograptus
- †Climacograptus bicornis
- †Climacograptus innotatus
- †Climacograptus scalaris – or unidentified comparable form
- †Composita
- †Composita humilis
- †Composita idahoensis – type locality for species
- †Composita mira – or unidentified comparable form
- †Composita sigma
- †Composita subquadrata
- †Composita subtilita – or unidentified comparable form
- †Composita sulcata
- †Cyrtograptus
- †Cystodictya
- †Dictyonema
- †Didymograptus
- †Didymograptus extensus
- †Diplograptus
- †Edmondia
- †Ehmaniella
- †Elrathia
- †Elrathina
- †Euomphalus
- †Fenestella
- †Gastrioceras – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Girvanella
- †Gogia
- †Goniograptus
- †Haplophrentis
- †Helcionella
- †HelicoprionLife restoration of the Permian Chimaera relative Helicoprion
- †Helicoprion davisii – type locality for species
- †Hintzeia
- †Hyolithes
- †Isograptus
- †Kazakhstania
- †Kootenia
- †Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Lithostrotion
- †Margaretia
- †Martinia
- †Micromitra
- †Monograptus
- †Monograptus convolutus
- †Morania
- †Naticopsis
- †Neospirifer
- †Niobe – tentative report
- †Obolus
- †Ogygopsis
- †OlenoidesFossil of the Cambrian trilobite Olenoides
- †Orthotheca
- †Oryctocephalus
- †Pagetia
- Palaeoaplysina
- †Paterina
- †Pelagiella
- †Peronopsis
- †Phyllograptus
- †Plaesiomys
- †Platyceras
- †Platycrinites
- †Platystrophia
- †Poulsenia
- †Prodentalium
- †ProetusRestoration of the Silurian trilobite Proetus
- †Protopliomerella
- †Protospongia
- †Quadratia
- †Selkirkia
- †Siphonodendron
- †Spirifer
- †Spirifer brazerianus
- †Spiriferina
- †Strophomena
- †SyringoporaFossil of the Devonian tabulate coral Syringopora
- †Tetragraptus
- †Tetrataxis
- †Thoracocare
- †Urotheca
- †Wilkingia
- †Worthenia – tentative report
- †Zacanthoides
Mesozoic
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Idaho
- †Albanites
- †Anaflemingites
- †Anasibirites
- †Anemia
- †Arcestes – tentative reportLife restoration of two species of the Late Triassic ammonoid cephalopod Arcestes
- †Arctomeekoceras
- †Aspenites
- Astarte
- †Aviculopecten – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Aviculopecten altus – type locality for species
- †Aviculopecten idahoensis
- †Aviculopecten pealei – type locality for species
- †Carteria – type locality for genus
- †Ceccaisculitoides
- †Ceccaisculitoides hammondi
- Chlamys
- †Claraia
- †Claraia stachei
- Corbicula
- †Cryptaulax
- †Cycadeoidea
- †CymbospondylusDiagram illustrating the Middle-Late Triassic ichthyosaur Cymbospondylus with an anachronistic human to scale.
- †Dagnoceras
- †Dennstaedtia – tentative report
- †Enoploceras
- †Flemingites
- †Germanonautilus
- †Gervillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Gleichenia
- †Gryphaea
- †Grypoceras
- †Hedenstroemia
- †InoceramusFossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size
- †Inyoites
- †Inyoites oweni
- †Lecanites
- †Lingula
- Lopha
- †Meekoceras
- †Meekoceras gracilitatis – type locality for species
- †Megasphaeroceras
- †Naticopsis – tentative report
- †Nemacanthus
- †Nemacanthus elegans – type locality for species
- †Neogondolella
- †Neospathodus
- †Nerinea
- †NormannitesFossilized shell of the Middle Jurassic ammonoid cephalopod Normannites
- †Orthoceras
- Ostrea
- †Owenites
- †Owenites koeneni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pagiophyllum
- †Palaeophyllites – tentative report
- †Phaedrysmocheilus
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya inaequiplicata
- †Plagiostoma
- †Platymya
- †PleuronautilusFossilized shell of the Carboniferous-Triassic nautiloid cephalopod Pleuronautilus
- †Protocardia
- †Pseudomelania – tentative report
- †Pteria – tentative report
- †Rhaetina
- †Rhynchonella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Saurichthys
- †Spiriferina
- †Spiriferina roundyi
- †Stephanoceras
- †Tempskya
- †TenontosaurusLife restoration of the Early Cretaceous Iguanodon relative Tenontosaurus
- †Thamnasteria
- †Trigonia
- †Trigonia montanaensis
- †Ussuria
- †Ussurites
- †Vex – type locality for genus
- †Worthenia
- †Wyomingites – type locality for genus
- †Xenoceltites
- †Xenoceltites cordilleranus
- †XenodiscusFossilized shells of the ammonoid cephalopod Xenodiscus
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Idaho
- Abies
- Acer
- †Acritohippus
- †Acritohippus isonesus
- †Aepycamelus
- †Aesculus
- Agelaius
- †Agelaius phoeniceus
- †Agriotherium
- †Alforjas – tentative report
- Alnus
- †AmebelodonLife restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon. Margret Flinsch (1932).
- Amelanchier
- Anas
- †Anas platyrhynchos
- Anser
- †Anser caerulescens
- Antilocapra
- †Antilocapra americana
- Antrozous
- †Antrozous pallidus
- †Aphelops
- †Archaeohippus
- †Arctodus
- †Arctodus simus
- Ardea
- †Ardea herodias
- Baiomys
- Betula
- Bibio
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bison latifronsMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison
- †Bison priscus
- Boletina
- †Bolitophila
- †Bombus
- Bonasa
- †Bonasa umbellus
- †Bootherium
- †Bootherium bombifrons
- †Borophagus
- †BrachycrusRestorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus
- Brachylagus
- †Brachylagus idahoensis
- Branta
- †Branta canadensis
- Bucephala
- †Camelops
- †Camelops hesternus
- Camponotus
- Canis
- †Canis dirus
- †Canis ferox
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis lepophagus
- CaryaA living Carya, or hickory tree
- Castor
- †Castor californicus
- †Castor canadensis
- Ceanothus
- Cedrela
- Cercidiphyllum
- Cervus
- †Cervus elaphus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chamaecyparis
- Chen
- †Chrysolepis
- Ciconia – tentative report
- †Ciconia malthaMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Ciconia maltha, also known as the asphalt stork or La Brea stork
- Comptonia
- Cornus
- †Cosoryx
- Craigia
- Crataegus
- †Cunninghamia
- Cygnus
- Cynomys
- †Dennstaedtia
- †Diceratherium
- †Dipoides
- Dolichoderus
- †Domnina
- †Dromomeryx
- Dytiscus
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe vulpina
- †Epicyon
- †Epicyon haydeni
- †Equisetum
- Equus
- †Equus idahoensis
- †Equus scotti
- †Equus simplicidensFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene horse Equus simplicidens, also known as the Hagerman horse or American zebra
- Erethizon
- †Erethizon dorsatum
- †Eucommia
- †Euptelea
- Falco
- †Falco peregrinus
- Felis
- †Fraxinus
- Gallinula
- †Gallinula chloropus
- †Garrya
- †Gigantocamelus
- Ginkgo
- †Gleditsia
- Halesia
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
- Homo
- †HomotheriumRestoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat
- †Homotherium serum
- Hydrangea
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- Ilex
- Juglans
- Larix
- Lasiurus
- Lasius
- †Ledum
- Lepus
- Libocedrus
- †LimnephilusA living Limnephilus caddisfly
- †Liriodendron
- †Lithocarpus
- Lontra
- †Lontra canadensis
- Lynx
- †Lynx canadensis
- †Lynx rufus
- †Macrophya
- Mahonia
- †Mammut
- †Mammut americanumRestoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi
- †Megacamelus
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx jeffersonii
- †Megalonyx leptostomus
- †Megantereon
- Meleagris
- †Meleagris gallopavo
- Mergus
- †Mergus merganser
- †Merychyus
- †Mesoreodon
- Messor – tentative report
- †Metalopex
- Metasequoia
- †Michenia
- †MiohippusFossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene three-toed horse Miohippus
- Mustela
- Natrix
- Neophrontops
- Neotoma
- †Niglarodon
- †Nyssa
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- †Ondatra zibethicus
- †Osmunda
- Ostrya
- †Oxydactylus
- †Palaeolagus – tentative report
- Panthera
- †Panthera leo
- †ParamylodonFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
- †Paramylodon harlani
- †Parthenocissus
- Pelecanus
- †Pelecanus halieus – type locality for species
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- Persea
- Phalacrocorax
- †Phalacrocorax auritus
- Phenacomys
- Phryganea
- Picea
- Pinus
- Platanus
- †Platygonus
- Populus
- Porzana
- †Potamogeton
- †Procastoroides
- Procyon
- †Procyon lotor
- †PromerycochoerusRestoration of the Miocene hippopotamus-like oreodont Promerycochoerus both onshore and in the water. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
- †Protolabis
- Prunus
- †Pseudolarix
- †Pseudotsuga
- Pterocarya
- Puma
- †Puma concolor
- Quercus
- Querquedula
- Rangifer
- †Rangifer tarandus
- †Rhamnus
- Rhododendron
- Rhus
- †RhynchotheriumRestoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
- †Ribes
- Rosa
- Salix
- Sassafras
- †Satherium
- Scapanus
- †Scapanus townsendii – or unidentified related form
- Sciara
- Sequoia
- †Sequoiadendron
- †Simocyon
- †Smilax
- †SmilodonLife restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
- †Smilodon fatalis
- †Sophora
- †Sorbus
- Sorex
- †Sorex palustris
- Spermophilus
- †Spiraea
- †Stegomastodon
- †Stegomastodon mirificus
- Sthenictis
- †Symphoricarpos
- Taxidea
- †Taxidea taxus
- Taxodium
- †TeleocerasRestoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
- Thamnophis
- Thomomys
- †Thomomys townsendii
- †Thuja
- †Ticholeptus
- Tilia
- †Tsuga
- Typha
- Ulmus
- †Ungnadia
- Ursus
- †VacciniumA variety of modern Vaccinium species, clockwise from top right: cranberries, lingonberries, blueberries, and huckleberries
- †Vauquelinia
- Vulpes
- †Vulpes vulpes
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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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