List of the prehistoric life of Michigan
This list of the prehistoric life of Michigan contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Michigan.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Michigan.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Michigan
- †Acidaspis
- †Actinoceras
- †Alethopteris
- †Alethopteris decurrens
- †Annularia
- †Annularia asteris
- †Annularia sphenophylloides
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa traversensis
- †Aulopora
- †Aulopora microbuccinata
- †Bellerophon
- †Calamites
- †Calamites carinatus
- †Calamites cistii
- †Calamites ramosus
- †Calamites schutzeiformis
- †Calamites suckowii
- †Calamites undulatus
- †Callixylon
- †Calymene
- †Camarotoechia
- †Ceraurus
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes ensicosta
- †Chonetes hybus
- †Chonetes pachyactis
- †Climacograptus
- †Columnaria
- †Columnaria alveolata
- †Columnaria calicina
- †Columnaria stokesi
- †Cordaites
- †Cordaites borassifolius
- †Cordaites crassinervis
- †Cordaites michiganensis
- †Cordaites palmaeformis
- †Cordaites principalis
- †Cornulites
- †Cornulites corrugatus
- †Cornulites flexuosus
- †Cornulites sterlingensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyrtolites
- †Eldredgeops
- †Eldredgeops rana
- †Encrinurus
- †Endoceras
- †Erieopterus
- †Favosites
- †Flexicalymene
- †Flexicalymene croneisi
- †Flexicalymene magnipapilla – type locality for species
- †Flexicalymene meeki – or unidentified comparable form
- †Flexicalymene planilabra – type locality for species
- †Flexicalymene praelongicephala – type locality for species
- †Flexicalymene quadricapita – type locality for species
- †Flexicalymene senaria
- †Gilbertsocrinus
- †Girvanella
- †Grewingkia
- †Grewingkia canadensis
- †Hallopora
- †Hallopora subnodosa
- †Halysites
- †Hexagonaria
- †Hexagonaria pericarinata
- †Hindia
- †Holopea
- †Icriodus
- †Isotelus
- †Isotelus gigas
- †Lepidodendron
- †Lepidodendron aculeatum
- †Lepidodendron Brittsii
- †Lepidodendron dichotomum
- †Lepidodendron lanceolatum
- †Lepidodendron lycopodiodes
- †Lepidodendron obovatum
- †Lepidodendron obvatum
- †Lepidodendron ophiurioides
- †Lepidodendron vestitum
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Lingula
- †Maelonoceras
- †Meristella
- †Mucrospirifer
- †Mucrospirifer attenuatus
- †Mucrospirifer grabaui
- †Mucrospirifer latus
- †Mucrospirifer mucronatus
- †Mucrospirifer profundus
- †Mucrospirifer prolificus
- †Mucrospirifer thedfordensis
- †Murchisonia
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis manitobensis
- †Neuropteris
- †Neuropteris caudata
- †Neuropteris dilitata
- †Neuropteris flexuosa
- †Neuropteris gigntea – tentative report
- †Neuropteris harrisi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neuropteris heterophylla – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neuropteris obliqua
- †Neuropteris rarinervis
- †Neuropteris saginawensis
- †Neuropteris scheuchzeri
- †Neuropteris Schlehani
- †Neuropteris tenuifolia
- †Nodonema
- †Nowakia
- †Nuculoidea
- †Ogygites
- †Oncoceras
- †Orthoceras
- †Panenka
- †Paraspirifer
- †Pecopteris
- †Pentamerus
- †Phragmolites
- †Plaesiomys
- †Platyceras
- †Platyceras bucculentum
- †Platyceras carinatum
- †Platyceras rarispinum
- †Platystrophia
- †Platystrophia acutilirata
- †Platystrophia annieana
- †Platystrophia clarkesvillensis
- †Platystrophia clarksvillensis
- †Platystrophia cypha – or unidentified related form
- †Platystrophia moritura
- †Pleurodictyum
- †Polygnathus
- †Proetus
- †Proetus chambliensis
- †Samaropsis
- †Scenella – tentative report
- †Scutellum
- †Sigillaria
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenophyllum bifurcatum
- †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
- †Sphenophyllum emarginatum
- †Sphenophyllum majus
- †Sphenophyllum saxifragaefolium
- †Sphenopteris
- †Spirifer – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Spyroceras
- †Stethacanthus
- †Stigmaria
- †Stigmatella
- †Strophomena
- †Strophomena alpenensis
- †Strophomena costata
- †Strophomena crassa
- †Strophomena elongata
- †Strophomena erratica
- †Strophomena extenuata
- †Strophomena heteromys
- †Strophomena huronensis
- †Strophomena inaequiradiata
- †Strophomena levidensa
- †Strophomena neglecta
- †Strophomena nutans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Strophomena parvula
- †Strophomena pentagonia
- †Strophomena planumbona
- †Strophomena potterensis
- †Strophomena sulcata
- †Strophomena tenuicosta
- †Strophomena titan
- †Syringopora
- †Tentaculites
- †Tetradium
- †Triarthrus
- †Triarthrus eatoni
Mesozoic
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Michigan.
Cenozoic
- Abies
- Acer
- †Achnanthes
- †Achnanthes biasolettiana
- †Achnanthes exigua
- Alces
- †Alces alces
- Alnus
- †Ambrosia
- Amnicola
- †Amnicola integra
- †Amnicola limosa
- †Amphora
- †Amphora perpusilla
- Anodonta
- †Anodonta grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- Aplodinotus
- †Aplodinotus grunniens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Armiger
- †Armiger crista
- †Artemesia
- †Artemisia
- Aythya
- †Aythya affinis
- †Bakerilymnea
- †Bakerilymnea dalli
- Betula
- Bufo
- †Bufo americanus
- Candona
- †Candona caudata
- †Candona paraohioensis
- †Candona rawsoni
- Canis
- Carya
- Carychium
- Castor
- †Castor canadensis
- †Castoroides
- †Castoroides ohioensis
- †Catinella
- †Catostomus
- †Catostomus commersoni
- †Cervalces
- †Cionella
- †Cionella lubrica
- †Columella
- †Cymbella
- †Cymbella diluviana
- †Cytherissa
- †Cytherissa lacustris
- Dicrostonyx
- Discus
- †Discus cronkhitei
- Dryopteris
- Esox
- †Esox lucius
- Ferrissia
- †Ferrissia fragilis
- †Ferrissia paralellelus
- Fossaria
- †Fossaria decampi
- †Fragilaria
- †Fragilaria brevistriata
- †Fragilaria construens
- †Fragilaria lapponica
- †Fragillaria
- †Fragillaria pinnata
- †Fraxinus
- Grus
- †Grus americana
- Gryaulus
- †Gryaulus parvus
- Gyraulus
- †Gyraulus deflectus
- †Gyraulus parvus
- Helisoma
- Hendersonia
- †Hendersonia occulta
- Juglans
- Larix
- Lemmus
- †Lemmus trimucronatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Limnocythere
- †Limnocythere varia
- Lioplax
- †Lioplax suculosa – or unidentified comparable form
- Lycopodium
- Lymnaea
- †Mammut
- †Mammut americanum
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi
- †Mammuthus primigenius
- Meleagris
- †Meleagris gallopavo
- Microtus
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Microtus xanthognathus
- Mictomys
- †Mictomys borealis
- Mustela
- †Mustela erminea
- Myodes
- †Navicula
- †Navicula graciloides
- †Navicula minima
- †Navicula modica
- †Navicula subrotundata
- Odocoileus
- †Odocoileus virginianus
- Ondatra
- †Ondatra zibethicus
- Ostrya
- †Pediastrum
- Perca
- †Perca flavescens
- Peromyscus
- Physella
- †Physella integra
- Picea
- Pinus
- †Pinus banksiana
- †Pinus resinosa
- †Pinus strobus
- Pisidium
- †Pisidium compressum
- †Pisidium dubium
- †Pisidium idahoense
- †Pisidium milium
- †Pisidium nitidum
- †Pisidium variabile
- †Pisidium ventricosum
- †Planorbella
- †Planorbella campanulata
- †Platygonus
- †Pomoxis – or unidentified comparable form
- Populus
- †Probythinella
- †Probythinella lacustris
- Pteridium
- Pungitius
- †Pungitius pungitius – or unidentified comparable form
- Quercus
- †Rana
- †Rana catesbeiana
- †Rana clamitans
- Rangifer
- Salix
- †Selaginella
- †Shepherdia
- Sorex
- †Sorex hoyi
- Sphaerium
- †Sphaerium striatinum
- Sphagnum
- Stagnicola
- †Thalictrum
- †Thuja
- Tilia
- †Tsuga
- Typha
- Ulmus
- Ursus
- †Ursus americanus
- Vallonia
- Valvata
- Vertigo
- †Vertigo alpestris
- †Vertigo elatior
- †Vertigo gouldi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Vertigo hannai
- †Vertigo modesta
- †Vertigo morsei
- †Vertigo ovata
- †Vertigo paradoxa
- Vitis
- Zapus
- †Zapus hudsonius – or unidentified comparable form
- Zonitoides
- †Zonitoides aboreas
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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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