List of the prehistoric life of Tennessee
This list of the prehistoric life of Tennessee contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Tennessee.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Tennessee
- †Acodus
- †Actinoceras
- †Actinocrinites
- †Agaricocrinus
- †Agaricocrinus americanusFossilized calyx of the Carboniferous crinoid ("sea lily") Agaricocrinus americanus, or the mushroom crinoid
- †Amplexopora
- †Amplexus
- †Ampyx
- †Aphetoceras
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Aulopora
- †Bellerophon
- †Bembexia
- †Bimuria
- †Bumastus
- †Calymene
- †Calyptaulax
- †Camarotoechia
- †Cartersoceras – type locality for genus
- †Ceratopsis
- †Ceraurinus
- †Ceraurus
- †Chasmatopora
- †Cheirurus
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes glenparkensis – or unidentified related form
- †Christiania
- †CincinnetinaAssemblage of fossilized shells of the Ordovician brachiopod Cincinnetina
- †Cincinnetina meeki
- †Cladochonus
- †Cladochonus crassus
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Columnaria
- †Columnaria alveolata
- †Conocardium
- †Constellaria
- †Coolinia
- †Cornulites
- †Cornulites proprius
- Crania
- †Craniops
- †Crepicephalus
- †Crepipora
- †Cruziana
- †Ctenostoma
- †Cyathocrinites
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyphaspis
- †Cypricardinia
- †CyrtocerasRestoration of the Cambrian-Middle Devonian nautiloid cephalopod Cyrtoceras
- †Cyrtolites
- †Cystodictya
- †Dalmanites
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dimerocrinites
- †Dimerocrinites carleyi
- †Dimerocrinites inornatus
- †Dimerocrinites occidentalis
- †Distomodus
- †Distomodus staurognathoides
- †Eatonia
- †Echinosphaerites
- †Eospirifer
- †Eospirifer radiatus
- †Eretmocrinus
- †Eretmocrinus magnificus
- †EucalyptocrinitesFossilized calyx of the Silurian-Middle Devonian crinoid ("sea lily") Eucalyptocrinites
- †Eucalyptocrinites caelatus
- †Eucalyptocrinites crassus
- †Favositella
- †Favosites
- †Favosites forbesi
- †Favosites spinigerus
- †Fenestella
- †Fletcheria
- †Flexicalymene
- †Flexicalymene meeki
- †Flexicalymene senaria
- †Foerstia
- †Forbesiocrinus
- †GilbertsocrinusFossilized calyx and partial stem of the Devonian-Carboniferous crinoid ("sea lily") Gilbertsocrinus
- †Girvanella
- †Glyptocrinus
- †Gonioceras
- †Gravicalymene
- †Grewingkia
- †Grewingkia canadensis
- †Hallopora
- †Hedstroemia
- †Helcionopsis
- †Hibbertia
- †Hindia
- †Holopea
- †Hyolithes
- †Illaenus
- †IsotelusFossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician giant trilobite Isotelus.
- †Kockelella
- †Krausella
- †Lingulella
- †Lonchodomas
- †Marsupiocrinus
- †Meristella
- †Meristina
- †Monomorphichnus
- †Orthoceras
- †Ozarkodina
- †Ozarkodina confluens
- †Paciphacops
- †PentremitesFossilized theca of the Carboniferous blastoid echinoderm ("sea bud") Pentremites
- †Phragmolites
- †Phycodes
- †Phylloporina
- †Plaesiomys
- †Planolites
- †Platyceras – type locality for genus
- †Platycrinites
- †Platystrophia
- †Platystrophia acutilirata
- †Platystrophia cypha
- †Plectoceras
- †Pleurodictyum
- †Plumulites
- †Proetus
- †Protosalvinia
- †Pterotheca
- †Quadratia
- †RusophycusFossil of the arthropod burrow ichnogenus Rusophycus
- †Sagenocrinites
- †Salterella
- †Siphonotreta
- †Skenidioides
- †Skolithos
- †Solenopora
- †Solenopora compacta
- †Sowerbyella
- †Sphaerocodium – tentative report
- †Spirifer
- Spirorbis
- †Spyroceras
- †Stigmatella
- †StrophomenaFossilized shell of the Ordovician-Silurian brachiopod Strophomena
- †Strophomena concordensis
- †Strophomena filitexta
- †Strophomena incurvata
- †Strophomena neglecta
- †Strophomena planumbona
- †Subulites
- †Taxocrinus
- †Tentaculites
- †Tetradium
- †Tricrepicephalus
- †Trimerus
- †Westonia
- †Whiteavesia
- †Wurmiella
- †Wurmiella excavata
Mesozoic
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Tennessee
- Acirsa
- Acmaea
- †ActeonA living Acteon barrel bubble sea snail
- †Aenona
- Amauropsis
- †Ampullina
- †Ancilla
- †Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
- †Arca
- Arctica
- †AvitelmessusFossil of the Late Cretaceous crab Avitelmessus
- †Avitelmessus grapsoideus
- †Baculites
- †Baculites grandis
- †Baculites ovatus
- Barbatia
- Brachidontes
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- †Caestocorbula crassiplica
- Callianassa
- †Callianassa mortoni
- †Calliomphalus
- †Calliomphalus americanus – type locality for species
- CancellariaShell of a Cancellaria nutmeg sea snail
- Capulus
- †Caveola
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
- Charonia
- Chiton
- Clavagella
- Cliona
- †Conorbis
- Corbula
- †Crania – tentative report
- †Crenella
- †Crenella elegantula
- †Crenella serica
- Cucullaea
- †Cucullaea capax
- †Cucullaea littlei
- Cylichna
- †Cylichna incisa
- †Dentalium
- †Discoscaphites
- †Discoscaphites iris
- †Dolicholatirus
- †Ecphora
- †EnchodusRestoration of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene bony fish Enchodus, or the "saber-toothed herring"
- †Eothoracosaurus
- †Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis
- †Eulima
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exilia
- †Exogyra
- †Exogyra cancellata
- †Exogyra costata
- Fasciolaria – tentative report
- GastrochaenaA Gastrochaena marine bivalve
- †Gegania
- Gemmula
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Hamulus
- †Helicoceras
- †Helicoceras navarroense
- †Hoploparia
- †InoceramusFossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size
- †Inoceramus proximus
- †Inoceramus sagensis
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Ischyrhiza mira
- Latiaxis
- Limatula
- †Linearis
- Lithophaga
- Littorina
- Lopha
- †Lopha falcata
- †Lucina
- †Mammila
- Martesia
- †Mathilda
- Melanatria
- Membranipora
- Meretrix
- †Metopaster
- Micropora
- †Morea
- †MosasaurusLife restoration of two of the Late Cretaceous Mosasaurus
- †Neithea
- †Neithea quinquecostata
- Nucula
- †Nucula percrassa
- †Obeliscus
- †Odostomia
- †Odostomia plicata – type locality for species
- Opalia
- Ostrea
- Panopea
- † Paranomia
- †Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Peneus
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya occidentalis
- †Plioplatecarpus
- †Plioplatecarpus depressus
- Polinices
- †PrognathodonLife restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Prognathodon preying upon an ammonoid cephalopod
- †Protocardia
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
- †Pterotrigonia thoracica
- Pycnodonte
- Ringicula
- Rissoina
- Rostellaria – tentative report
- †Sargana
- †Saurodon – tentative report
- † Scala
- ScaphanderShells in multiple views of a Scaphander canoe bubble sea snail
- †Scaphites
- †Schizobasis
- Seila
- †Seminola
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
- †Siphonaria
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- †Teredo
- †ToxochelysMounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous sea turtle Toxochelys
- †Toxochelys latiremis
- Trichotropis
- †Trigonia
- Trochus
- †Tuba
- Turbinella
- †Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- †Turritella bilira
- †Turritella paravertebroides
- †Turritella tippana
- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
- Yoldia
Cenozoic
- Aegolius
- †Aegolius acadicus
- †Aegolius funereus
- Alligator
- Alnus
- †Ambystoma
- †Androglandula – type locality for genus
- †Androglandula tennessensis – type locality for species
- †Arctomeles
- †Arctomeles dimolodontus – type locality for species
- Athleta
- †Athleta rugatus
- †BasilosaurusLife restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus
- †Basilosaurus cetoides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Berhamniphyllum – type locality for genus
- †Berhamniphyllum claibornense – type locality for species
- Betula
- †Blattotermes
- †Blattotermes wheeleri – type locality for species
- Bonasa
- †Bonasa umbellus
- Brachidontes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Brachidontes saffordi
- †Caesalpinia
- †Caesalpinia claibornensis – type locality for species
- Canis
- †Canis dirus – tentative reportModern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf
- Capella
- †Capella gallinago
- Carduelis
- †Carduelis pinus
- Carpodacus
- †Carpodacus purpureus
- Carya
- †Castaneoidea – type locality for genus
- †Castaneoidea puryearensis – type locality for species
- †Castanopsoidea – type locality for genus
- †Castanopsoidea columbiana – type locality for species
- Castor
- †Castor canadensis
- †CastoroidesMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides
- Celtis
- Cervus
- †Cervus elaphus
- Chaetura
- †Chaetura pelagica
- Chrysemys
- Clethrionomys
- †Clethrionomys gapperi
- Colaptes
- †Colaptes auratus
- Coluber
- Corbula
- †Corbula subcompressa
- †Cormohipparion – or unidentified comparable formFossilized skeleton preserved in situ (upper left, 2) of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Cormohipparion
- Coturnicops
- †Coturnicops noveboracensis
- Crassatella
- †Crassatella gabbi
- Crotalus
- Cucullaea
- †Cucullaea saffordi
- Cyanocitta
- †Cyanocitta cristata
- Desmognathus
- Didelphis
- †Didelphis virginiana
- †Diplotropis
- †Diplotropis claybornensis – type locality for species
- †Ectopistes
- †Ectopistes migratoriusTaxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius, or passenger pigeon
- †Elater
- †Elater berryi – type locality for species
- †Eoglandulosa – type locality for genus
- †Eoglandulosa warmanensis – type locality for species
- †Eomimosoidea – type locality for genus
- †Eomimosoidea plumosa – type locality for species
- Eptesicus
- †Eptesicus fuscus
- Equus
- †Equus complicatus
- †Equus leidyi
- Eremophila
- †Eremophila alpestris
- Erethizon
- †Erethizon dorsatum
- Falco
- †Falco sparveriusA living Falco sparverius, or American kestrel
- †Folindusia
- †Folindusia wilcoxiana
- †Formicium – type locality for genus
- †Formicium berryi – type locality for species
- †Fraxinus
- Geomys
- Glaucomys
- †Glaucomys sabrinus
- Glycymeris
- Glyptemys
- †Glyptemys insculpta
- †Hippomaneoidea – type locality for genus
- †Hippomaneoidea warmanensis – type locality for species
- Hyla
- †Hyla femoralis
- †Knightiophyllum
- †Knightiophyllum wilcoxianum
- †Laevibuccinum
- †Laevibuccinum constrictum
- Lepus
- †Lepus americanus
- Lontra
- †Lontra canadensis
- Lynx
- †Lynx rufus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Machairodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mammut
- †Mammut americanum
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus primigeniusLife restorations of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon (right), and a Mammuthus primigenius, or wooly mammoth (left)
- Marmota
- †Marmota monax
- †Mazzalina – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mazzalina impressa
- †Megatylopus – or unidentified comparable form
- Melanerpes
- †Melanerpes carolinus
- †Melolonthites
- †Melolonthites collinsi – type locality for species
- Mephitis
- †Mephitis mephitisA living Mephitis mephitis, or striped skunk
- Mesalia
- †Mesalia hardemanensis
- †Mesalia pumila
- Microtus
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Microtus xanthognathus
- †Mylohyus
- †Mylohyus fossilis
- Natica – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Natica saffordia
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma floridana
- Notophthalmus
- Nuculana
- †Nuculana hannahae
- †Nuculana saffordana
- Odocoileus
- †Odocoileus virginianusA living Odocoileus virginianus, or white-tailed deer
- Ondatra
- †Ondatra zibethicus
- Orthoyoldia
- †Orthoyoldia kindlei
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea crenulimarginata
- †Ostrea pulaskensis
- †Otiorhynchites
- †Otiorhynchites wilcoxianus
- †Ovibovini
- Paleofroeschnerius – type locality for genus
- †Paleofroeschnerius magnus – type locality for species
- †Paleojulacea – type locality for genus
- †Paleojulacea laxa – type locality for species
- Panthera
- †Panthera onca
- †ParamylodonFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
- Pedioecetes
- †Pedioecetes phasianellus
- Perisoreus
- †Perisoreus canadensis
- Phenacomys
- †Phenacomys intermedius
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya mauryi
- Picoides
- †Picoides villosus
- Pinicola
- †Pinicola enucleator
- Pinus
- Pipilo
- †Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- Pitar – tentative report
- †Pitar ripleyanus
- Pituophis
- Plethodon
- †Plionarctos
- †Pristinailurus – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene red panda Pristinailurus, or Bristol's panda
- †Pristinailurus bristoli – type locality for species
- Procyon
- †Procyon lotor
- Quercus
- †Regina – or unidentified comparable form
- Salix
- Sayornis
- †Sayornis phoebe
- Sciurus
- †Sciurus carolinensis
- Scolopax
- †Scolopax minor
- Sistrurus – or unidentified comparable form
- Sitta
- †Sitta canadensis
- †SmilodonLife restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
- †Smilodon fatalis
- Sorex
- †Sorex arcticus
- †Sorex hoyi
- †Sorex palustris
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
- Sternotherus
- Strix
- †Strix varia
- SturnellaA living Sturnella magna, or eastern meadowlark
- Surnia
- †Surnia ulula
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus aquaticus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sylvilagus floridanus
- Tamias
- †Tamias striatus
- Tamiasciurus
- †Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
- Tapirus
- †Tapirus haysii
- †Tapirus polkensis
- †Tapirus veroensis
- †Teleoceras[1]Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
- †Teleoceras aepysoma – type locality for species[2]
- Tellina
- †Tellina estellensis
- †Tornatellaea
- †Tornatellaea quercollis
- Trachemys
- †Trigonobalanoidea – type locality for genus
- †Trigonobalanoidea americana – type locality for species
- †Tsuga
- Turdus
- †Turdus migratorius
- Turritella
- †Turritella saffordi
- †Turritella tennesseensis
- Tympanuchus
- †Tympanuchus cupido
- Ulmus
- Ursus
- †Ursus americanusA living Ursus americanus, or American black bear
- Venericardia
- †Venericardia hijuana
- †Venericardia mediaplata
- Zonotrichia
- †Zonotrichia albicollis
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References
- Citations
- Rachel A. Short; Steven C. Wallace; Laura G. Emmert (2019). "A new species of Teleoceras (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) from the late Hemphillian of Tennessee" (PDF). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 56 (5): 183–260.
- Rachel A. Short; Steven C. Wallace; Laura G. Emmert (2019). "A new species of Teleoceras (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) from the late Hemphillian of Tennessee" (PDF). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 56 (5): 183–260.
- Bibliography
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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