List of the prehistoric life of Minnesota

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

Precambrian

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

Paleozoic

Main article: List of the Paleozoic life of Minnesota

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Minnesota

• †Actinoceras
• †Actinodiscus
• †Amorphognathus
• †Armenoceras
• 

  Reconstructive diagram (left) of a fossil (right) of the Ordovician sea urchin Bothriocidaris. The short spines which were attached to the tubercles are not drawn.
  †Bothriocidaris
• †Bumastus
  • †Bumastus orbicaudatus
• †Calymene
• †Cameroceras
• †Ceratopsis
• †Ceraurinella
• †Ceraurinus
• †Ceraurus
• †Charactoceras
• †Chasmatopora
• †Chidleyenoceras
• †Chirognathus
• 

  Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Ordovician brachiopod Cincinnetina
  †Cincinnetina
  • †Cincinnetina minnesotensis – type locality for species
• †Constellaria
• †Cordylodus
• †Cotteroceras
• †Crania
• †Craniops
• †Culumbodina
• †Curtognathus
• †Cyclonema
• †Cyptendoceras
• †Cyrtolites
• †Diplograptus
• †Ellesmeroceras
• 

  Fossilized shells and restored appearances of the Middle-Late Ordovician nautiloid cephalopod Endoceras
  †Endoceras
• †Erratencrinurus
• †Fayettoceras – tentative report
• †Flexicalymene
  • †Flexicalymene senaria
• †Gabriceraurus
• †Geisonoceras
• †Glyptocrinus
• †Gonioceras
• †Grewingkia
• †Hallopora
• †Helcionopsis
• †Hindia
• †Holopea
• †Hypseloconus – type locality for genus
• †Icriodus
• †Illaenus
• 

  Fossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician giant trilobite Isotelus.
  †Isotelus
  • †Isotelus gigas
• †Kentlandoceras
• †Kionoceras
• †Kirengella
• †Krausella
• †Lambeoceras
• †Lingula
• †Manitoulinoceras
• †Michelinoceras
• †Nanno
• †Ormoceras – tentative report
• †Orthoceras
• †Oulodus
• †Ozarkodina
• †Periodon
• †Phragmolites
• †Plaesiomys
• †Platystrophia
• †Plectoceras
• 

  Fossil of the Late Ordovician cystoid echinoderm Pleurocystites
  †Pleurocystites
• †Polygnathus
  • †Polygnathus linguiformis
  • †Polygnathus parawebbi
• †Polygrammoceras
• †Pterotheca
• †Reedsoceras
• †Reteocrinus
• †Rigidella
• †Rioceras
• 

  Fossils of the Cambrian mollusc Scenella
  †Scenella
  • †Scenella compressa
  • †Scenella obtusa
• †Similodonta
• †Skenidioides
• †Sowerbyella
• †Spyroceras
• †Stigmatella
• †Strepsodiscus
• †Strophomena
  • †Strophomena billingsi
  • †Strophomena filitexta
  • †Strophomena incurvata
  • †Strophomena plattinensis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Subulites
• †Teichertoceras
• †Tryblidium
• †Ulrichoceras
• 

  Fossil of the Ordovician-Devonian sea star Urasterella
  †Urasterella
• †Valcouroceras
• †Vellamo
• †Westonoceras
• †Whiteavesia
• †Zittelloceras

Mesozoic

• †Acanthoceras
• 

  A living Acteon barrel bubble sea snail
  †Acteon
  • †Acteon propinquus
• †Amphidonte – tentative report
• †Anatimya
  • †Anatimya plicata
• Anatina
  • †Anatina marblensis
• †Anchura
  • †Anchura grouti
• 

  Interior and exterior of a shell of an Anomia, or jingle shell
  †Anomia
  • †Anomia propatoris
• Aporrhais
  • †Aporrhais nuptialis
• †Arcellites
  • †Arcellites disciformis
• †Ariadnaesporites
  • †Ariadnaesporites varius
• Azolla – or unidentified comparable form
• Barbatia
  • †Barbatia micronema
• Brachidontes
  • †Brachidontes arcturusensis
• †Calliomphalus – tentative report
  • †Calliomphalus colerainensis
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Calycoceras
  †Calycoceras – tentative report
• Carcharias
  • †Carcharias amonensis
• Cardium
  • †Cardium enstromi
• †Cenocarcharias
  • †Cenocarcharias tenuiplicatus
• †Collignoniceras
  • †Collignoniceras percarinatum
• Coptothyris
  • †Coptothyris dakotaensis
• Corbula
  • †Corbula kanabensis
• †Costatheca
• †Cretodus
  • †Cretodus semiplicatus
• 

  Fossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna
  †Cretolamna
  • †Cretolamna appendiculata
• †Cymbophora
  • †Cymbophora emmonsi
  • †Cymbophora utahensis – tentative report
• †Dentalium
• Discradisca
• †Dunveganoceras
  • †Dunveganoceras hagei
• †Epitonium
• †Etea – tentative report
• 

  Interior of a fossilized shell of the Jurassic-Cretaceous foam oyster Exogyra
  †Exogyra
  • †Exogyra boveyensis
  • †Exogyra lamellosa
  • †Exogyra mesabiensis
  • †Exogyra suborbiculata
• †Gervillia
  • †Gervillia propleura – tentative report
• †Goolandia
  • †Goolandia minnesotensis
• Gyrodes
  • †Gyrodes conradi
• †Hybodus
  • †Hybodus rajkovichi – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size
  †Inoceramus
  • †Inoceramus apicalis
  • †Inoceramus fragilis
  • †Inoceramus mesabiensis
• †Ischyodus
• †Legumen
  • †Legumen planulatum – or unidentified comparable form
• †Leptosolen
  • †Leptosolen biplicatus
• Lima
  • †Lima utahensis
• †Lingula
  • †Lingula subspatulata – tentative report
• †Mesozoisynangia
  • †Mesozoisynangia trilobus
• †Metengonoceras
  • †Metengonoceras acutum
  • †Metengonoceras dumblei – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Metengonoceras dumbli
• †Metoicoceras
  • †Metoicoceras bergquisti
  • †Metoicoceras swallovi – or unidentified related form
• †Minerisporites
  • †Minerisporites mirabilis
• †Molaspora
  • †Molaspora rugosa
• †Mytiloides
  • †Mytiloides labiatus
  • †Mytiloides mytiloides
• Nerita – tentative report
  • †Nerita minnesotensis
• Nucula
  • †Nucula coloradoensis
• 

  Fossilized tooth of the Late Cretaceous giant sawfish Onchopristis
  †Onchopristis
  • †Onchopristis dunklei
• Ostrea
  • †Ostrea gilei
  • †Ostrea prudentia
  • †Ostrea soleniscus
  • †Ostrea staufferi
• Parapholas
  • †Parapholas sphenoideus
• †Pecten
  • †Pecten platessus
• Pholadomya
  • †Pholadomya coloradensis
  • †Pholadomya coloradoensis
• †Pinna
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Placenticeras
  †Placenticeras
  • †Placenticeras pseudoplacenta
• Polinices
  • †Polinices concinna
• †Prionocyclus
  • †Prionocyclus novimexicanus
• †Protolamna
  • †Protolamna gigantea – type locality for species
• †Pseudoperna
  • †Pseudoperna congesta
• †Pteria
  • †Pteria gastrodes
• Rostellaria
  • †Rostellaria shumardi
• †Sanoarca
  • †Sanoarca siouxensis
• †Scaphites
  • †Scaphites corvensis
  • †Scaphites preventricosus
• Serpula
  • †Serpula bicarinata
• Siliqua
  • †Siliqua huerfanensis
• †Spermatites
• 

  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax
  Squalicorax
  • †Squalicorax baharijensis
• Tapes (bivalve)
  • †Tapes cyprimeriformis
• Tellina
  • †Tellina calumetensis
• †Tenellisporites
  • †Tenellisporites spinatus
• Teredolites – tentative report
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous crocodilian relative Terminonaris
  †Terminonaris
  • †Terminonaris robusta – type locality for species
• †Volutoderma
  • †Volutoderma dalli
• Vulsella
• †Watinoceras
  • †Watinoceras coloradoense
• Yoldia
  • †Yoldia calumetensis

Cenozoic

• Bison
  • †Bison antiquus
  • †Bison bison
• †Mammut
  • 

    Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon
    †Mammut americanum
• †Mammuthus
  • †Mammuthus columbi

References

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