List of the prehistoric life of Illinois
This list of the prehistoric life of Illinois contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Illinois.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Illinois.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Illinois
- †Achatella
- †Actinoceras
- †Alethopteris
- †Alethopteris decurrens
- †Alethopteris lonchitica
- †Alethopteris owenii
- †Alethopteris serlii
- †Amphibamus – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Carboniferous amphibian Amphibamus
- †Amphibamus grandiceps – type locality for species
- †Amphiscapha
- †Amynilyspes – type locality for genus
- †Annularia
- †Annularia asteris – or unidentified comparable form
- †Annularia stellata
- †Anomphalus – type locality for genus
- †Anthracoceras
- †Archaeocidaris – tentative report
- †Archaeopteris
- †Archimedes
- †Archimedes communis
- †Archimedes compactus
- †Archimedes invaginatus
- †Archimedes lativolvis
- †Archimedes macfarlani
- †Archimedes swallovanus
- †Archimedes terebriformis
- †Archimylacris
- †Arctinurus
- †Arthrolycosa – type locality for genusIllustration of a fossil of the Carboniferous-Permian spider Arthrolycosa. Charles Emerson Beecher (1889).
- †Artisia
- †Asterotheca
- †Asterotheca miltoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Asyncritus – type locality for genus
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten fasciculatus
- † Avonia
- †Bandringa – type locality for genus
- †Bassleroceras
- †Bellerophon
- †Bellerophon spergensis
- †Bellinurus
- †Bembexia
- †Blattoidea
- †BrachydectesLife restorationg of the Carboniferous amphibian Brachydectes
- †Brachydectes newberryi
- †Bumastus
- †Bumastus armatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bumastus chicagoensis
- †Bumastus cuniculus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bumastus graftonensis
- †Bumastus insignis
- †Bumastus springfieldensis
- †Bumastus transversalis
- †Calamites
- †Calamites suckowii
- †Callipteridium
- †Calvinia
- †Calymene
- †Calymene breviceps
- †Calymene celebra
- †Calyptaulax
- †Camarotoechia
- †CaseodusLife restoration of the Carboniferous Chimaera relative Caseodus
- †Cephalerpeton – type locality for genus
- †Cephalerpeton ventriarmatum – type locality for species
- †Ceratiocaris
- †Ceratocephala
- †Ceraurinella
- †Ceraurinus
- †Ceraurus
- †Cheirurus
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes ornatus
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Cleiothyridina atrypoides
- †Cleiothyridina sublamellosa
- †Clepsydrops – type locality for genus
- †Cliftonia
- †CoelacanthusLife restoration (foreground) of the Permian-Jurassic lobe-finned fish Coelacanthus
- †Composita
- †Composita subtilita
- †Composita trinuclea
- †Conocardium
- †Cooperoceras
- †Cordaicarpus
- †Cordaites
- †Cordaites principalis
- †Cornulites
- †Crania
- †Craniops
- †Cricotus – type locality for genusFossilized skeleton of the Carboniferous-Permian reptile relative Cricotus
- †Crotalocrinites
- †Ctenacanthus
- †Ctenacanthus buttersi – type locality for species
- †Curriella – tentative report
- †Cyathocrinites
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyclus
- †Cyphaspis
- †Cyrtoceras
- †Dalmanites
- †Deiphon
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dictyonema
- †Dimerocrinites
- †Dimerocrinites occidentalis
- †Diplocaulus – type locality for genusFossilized axial skeleton of the Carboniferous-Permian amphibian Diplocaulus
- †Domatoceras
- †Echinaria
- †Edestus
- †Edmondia
- †Elonichthys
- †Encrinurus
- †Eodictyonella
- †Eophacops
- †Eophacops handwerki
- †Eospirifer
- †Eospirifer radiatus
- †Erratencrinurus
- †Eucalyptocrinites
- †Eucalyptocrinites crassus
- †Euomphalus
- †Euomphalus planodorsatus
- †Euphoberia – type locality for genusIllustration of fossil of the Carboniferous millipede Euphoberia
- †Euphoberia armigera – type locality for species
- †Favosites
- †Fenestella
- †Fletcheria
- †Gerarus – type locality for genus
- †Glikmanius
- †Glikmanius occidentalis
- †Glyptambon
- †Glyptopleura
- †Gondolella
- †Graeophonus
- †Graeophonus scudderi – type locality for species
- †Greenops
- †GreererpetonLife restoration of the Carboniferous four-limbed animal precursor Greererpeton
- †Hallopora – tentative report
- †Halysites
- †Harpidium
- †Helenodora – type locality for genus
- †Helenodora inopinata – type locality for species
- †Heliomeroides
- †Holia
- †Hyolithes
- †Ilyodes
- †Isodectes
- †IsotelusFossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician giant trilobite Isotelus.
- †Isotelus gigas
- †Isotelus maximus
- †Kionoceras
- †Latzelia – type locality for genus
- †Latzelia primordialis – type locality for species
- †Lepidodendron
- †Lepidodendron aculeatum
- †Lepidophyllum
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Lichas
- †Lingula
- †Liroceras
- Lithophaga – tentative report
- †Lysorophus – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Permian snake-like amphibian Lysorophus showing speculative egg-coiling behavior
- †Marsupiocrinus
- †Meristina
- †Metacoceras
- †Milosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Monograptus
- †Monograptus dubius
- †Murchisonia
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis carleyana
- †Naticopsis planifrons
- †Naticopsis waterlooensis – type locality for species
- †Nemastomoides – type locality for genus
- †Neospirifer
- †Neospirifer dunbari
- †Neospirifer triplicatus
- †NeuropterisFossilized frond of the Carboniferous seed fern Neuropteris
- †Neuropteris ovata
- †Neuropteris rarinervis
- †Neuropteris scheuchzeri
- †Neuropteris tenuifolia
- †Nodonema
- Nucula
- †Nuculoidea – tentative report
- †Onychopterella – tentative report
- †Palenarthrus – type locality for genus
- †Palenarthrus impressus – type locality for species
- †Paraisobuthus
- †Pecopteris
- †Pecopteris plumosa
- †Pentremites
- †Pentremites tulipaformis
- †Periechocrinus
- †Phacops
- †PhlegethontiaLife restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian amphibian Phlegethontia.
- †Phlegethontia longissima – type locality for species
- †Phragmolites
- †Platyceras
- †Platysomus
- †Platystrophia
- †Plicochonetes
- †Polysentor – type locality for genus
- †Priapulites – type locality for genus
- †Priapulites konecniorum – type locality for species
- †Prodentalium
- †Proetus
- †ProtophasmaLife restoration of the Carboniferous insects Protophasma and Titanophasma
- †Protopilio
- †Pseudophlegethontia – type locality for genus
- †Pseudophlegethontia turnbullorum – type locality for species
- †Pterochiton
- †Pterotheca
- †Rasstriga – type locality for genus
- †Rasstriga americana – type locality for species
- †Remopleurides
- †Rhodea
- †Rhynchonella
- †Saccoglossus
- †Sagenodus
- †Samaropsis
- †Savagella
- †Scepasma – type locality for genus
- †SigillariaFossilized stump of the Carboniferous-Permian club moss relative Sigillaria
- †Silphion – type locality for genus
- † Simplicius
- †Skenidioides
- Solemya
- †Solenochilus
- †Sphaerexochus
- †Sphaerocoryphe
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
- †Sphenophyllum emarginatum
- †Sphenophyllum longifolium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphenopteris
- †Stearoceras
- †Stethacanthus
- †Stethacanthus altonensis
- †Stigmaria
- †Strophomena
- †Symmorium – type locality for genus
- †Syringopora
- †Tainoceras
- †Tentaculites
- †Tranodis
- †Tullimonstrum – type locality for genusRestoration of the mysterious Carboniferous life-form Tullimonstrum, or the Tully monster
- †Wilkingia
- †Worthenia
- †Xyloiulus
- Yoldia
Mesozoic
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Illinois.
Cenozoic
- Agabus
- †Agabus praelugens – type locality for species
- †Agabus savagei – type locality for species
- †Anomodon – type locality for genus
- †Anomodon snyderi – type locality for species
- †Araloselachus
- †Araloselachus cuspidata
- Arvicola
- †Bananogmius
- †Bananogmius crieleyi – or unidentified comparable form
- Bison
- †Bison antiquusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison antiquus, or ancient bison
- †Bison bison
- Blarina
- †Bootherium
- †Bootherium bombifrons
- Carabus
- Castor
- †Castor canadensis
- †Castoroides
- †Castoroides ohioensis
- †Cervalces
- †Cervalces latifrons – tentative report
- †Cervalces scottiLife restoration of the Pleistocene Cervalces scotti, or stag-moose
- Chelonia
- Chlaenius
- †Chlaenius plicatipennis – type locality for species
- Conopeum
- †Conopeum damicornis
- Donacia
- †Donacia stirioides – type locality for species
- Equus
- Esox
- †Euceratherium
- †Euceratherium collinum
- Geomys
- †Geomys bursarius
- †Ischyodus
- †Ischyodus williamsae
- Lasiopodomys
- †Lasiopodomys deceitensis
- †Mammut
- †Mammut americanum
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus primigeniusRestoration of a herd of Mammuthus primigenius, or wooly mammoths
- Marmota
- †Marmota monax
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx jeffersonii
- Mesalia
- †Mesalia alabamiensis
- Microtus
- †Microtus paroperarius
- Natica
- †Natica reversa
- Olophrum
- †Olophrum henryi – type locality for species
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea pulaskensis
- †Pachyrhizodus
- †Pachyrhizodus caninus
- Patrobus
- †Patrobus henshawi – type locality for species
- Peromyscus
- Pitar – tentative report
- †Pitar ripleyanus
- Pituophis
- †Platygonus – type locality for genusRestoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).
- †Platygonus compressus – type locality for species
- †Platygonus cumberlandensis – tentative report
- Platynus
- †Platynus calvini – type locality for species
- †Platynus pleistocenicus – type locality for species
- †Platynus subgelidus – type locality for species
- Procyon
- †Procyon lotor – type locality for species
- †Propenser
- †Propenser hewletti
- †Ptychodus
- Rangifer
- †Rangifer tarandusA living Rangifer tarandus, or reindeer
- †Sangamona
- †Sangamona fugitiva
- Sorex
- †Strepsidura
- †Strepsidura contorea
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus floridanus
- Ursus
- †Ursus americanus
- Venericardia
- †Venericardia smithii
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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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