List of the prehistoric life of Alabama explained

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

Precambrian

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

Paleozoic

See main article: List of the Paleozoic life of Alabama.

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Alabama

• †Alethopteris
  • †Alethopteris lonchitica
  • †Alethopteris valida
• †Amphiscapha – tentative report
• †Amplexopora
• †Annularia
  • †Annularia radiata
  • †Annularia sphenophylloides
• †Arenicolites
• †Artisia
• †Atrypa
• †Aviculopecten
• †Bimuria
• †Calamites
  • †Calamites cisti
  • †Calamites goepperti
  • †Calamites suckowi
  • †Calamites suckowii
  • †Calamites undulatus
• †Campbelloceras
• †Caninia
• †Carinamala
• †Cavusgnathus
• †Cedaria
• †Christiania
• †Cladodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• †Cleiothyridina
• †Composita
  • †Composita subquadrata
• †Conocardium
• †Cordaites
• †Cornulites
• †Crania
• †Crepipora
• †Ctenacanthus
  • †Ctenacanthus elegans
• †Ctenerpeton
• †Cyclopteris
• †Cystodictya
• †Decadocrinus
• †Deiracephalus
• †Dicoelosia
• †Diplichnites
  • †Diplichnites gouldi
• †Dolorthoceras
• †Fenestella
• †Girvanella
• †Glyptagnostus
  • †Glyptagnostus reticulatus
• †Gnathodus
  • †Gnathodus bilineatus
• †Hindeodus
  • †Hindeodus minutus
• †Innitagnostus
• †Kingstonia
  • †Kingstonia appalachia
• †Kouphichnium
• †Lepidodendron
  • †Lepidodendron aculeatum
  • †Lepidodendron obovatum
• †Lepidostrobus
• †Limnosaurus – type locality for genus
• †Lingulella
  • †Lingulella alabamensis
  • †Lingulella lirata
  • †Lingulella pachyderma
• †Lochriea
• †Lyginopteris
  • †Lyginopteris hoeninghausi
• †Meristina – tentative report
• †Naticopsis
• Nucula
• †Obolus
• †Paladin
• †Pecopteris
  • †Pecopteris arborescens
• †Pentremites
  • †Pentremites laminatus
  • †Pentremites tulipaformis
• †Petalodus – tentative report
• †Pinnularia
• †Platyceras
• †Platycrinites
• †Rachis
• †Sigillaria
  • †Sigillaria elegans
  • †Sigillaria ichthyolepis
  • †Sigillaria scutella
  • †Sigillaria scutellata
• †Skenidioides
• †Solenopora
• †Sphenophyllum
  • †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
  • †Sphenophyllum emarginatum
• †Sphenopteris
  • †Sphenopteris brongniarti
  • †Sphenopteris elegans
  • †Sphenopteris herbacea
  • †Sphenopteris pottsvillea
  • †Sphenopteris pseudocristata
  • †Sphenopteris schatzlarensis
• Spirorbis
• †Treptichnus
• †Undichna

Mesozoic

See main article: List of the Mesozoic life of Alabama.

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Alabama

• Acirsa
• Acmaea
• †Acteon
• †Agerostrea
• †Albertosaurus
• †Albula
• †Ampullina
• †Ancilla
• †Anomia
• †Anomoeodus
• †Appalachiosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Appalachiosaurus montgomeriensis – type locality for species
• Arca
• Architectonica
• Arrhoges
• Astarte
• †Avellana
• †Avitelmessus
  • †Avitelmessus grapsoideus
• †Baculites
  • †Baculites arculus
  • †Baculites asper – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Baculites capensis
  • †Baculites tippahensis
• †Bananogmius
  • †Bananogmius crieleyi – type locality for species
  • †Bananogmius zitteli – or unidentified comparable form
• †Banis
• Barbatia
• †Belemnitella
  • †Belemnitella americana
• †Belemnitida
• †Belonostomus
• Botula
  • †Botula carolinensis
  • †Botula conchafodentis
  • †Botula ripleyana
• Brachidontes – tentative report
• †Bulla – tentative report
• Cadulus
• Caestocorbula
  • †Caestocorbula crassaplica
  • †Caestocorbula crassiplica
  • †Caestocorbula percompressa
  • †Caestocorbula suffalciata
  • †Caestocorbula terramaria
• Callianassa
  • †Callianassa mortoni
• †Calliomphalus
  • †Calliomphalus americanus
  • †Calliomphalus nudus
• Calyptraea
• Capulus
• †Caveola
• Cerithiella
  • †Cerithiella nodoliratum – or unidentified related form
  • †Cerithiella semirugatum
• Cerithiopsis
• Cerithium
• Charonia
• †Chelosphargis
  • †Chelosphargis advena – or unidentified comparable form
• Chlamys
• †Chondrites
• Cidaris
• †Cimolichthys
  • †Cimolichthys nepaholica
• Clavagella
• †Clidastes
  • †Clidastes liodontus
  • †Clidastes propython – type locality for species
• Cliona
• Corbula
• †Corsochelys – type locality for genus
• Crassostrea
• †Crenella
  • †Crenella elegantula
  • †Crenella senica
  • †Crenella serica
• †Cretolamna
  • †Cretolamna appendiculata
• †Cretoxyrhina
  • †Cretoxyrhina mantelli
• Crucibulum
• Ctenochelys – type locality for genus
  • †Ctenochelys acris – type locality for species
  • †Ctenochelys tenuitesta – type locality for species
• Cucullaea
  • †Cucullaea capax
  • †Cucullaea littlei
  • †Cucullaea powersi – or unidentified comparable form
• Cuspidaria
  • †Cuspidaria ampulla
  • †Cuspidaria grandis
  • †Cuspidaria grovensis
  • †Cuspidaria jerseyensis – or unidentified comparable form
• Cylichna
  • †Cylichna diversilirata
  • †Cylichna incisa
• †Cymella
• Cypraea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Dasmosmilia
  • †Dasmosmilia kochii
  • †Dasmosmilia reesidi
• †Dentalium
  • †Dentalium leve
  • †Dentalium pauperculum
  • †Dentalium ripleyana
• †Discosaurus
  • †Discosaurus vetustus
• †Discoscaphites
  • †Discoscaphites conradi
  • †Discoscaphites iris
• †Dolicholatirus
• †Ecphora
• Edaphodon
  • †Edaphodon barberi – type locality for species
  • †Edaphodon mirificus
• †Enchodus
  • †Enchodus petrosus
  • †Enchodus saevus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Eotrachodon – type locality for genus
  • †Eotrachodon orientalis – type locality for species
• †Epitonium
  • †Epitonium sillimani
• †Eulima
  • †Eulima gracilistylis
  • †Eulima monmouthensis
• †Euspira
• †Eutrephoceras
• †Exogyra
  • †Exogyra costata
  • †Exogyra ponderosa
  • †Exogyra upatoiensis
• Fusinus
• †Gegania
• Gemmula
• †Gervillia
• †Globidens – type locality for genus
  • †Globidens alabamensis – type locality for species
• Glossus
• Glycymeris
  • †Glycymeris hamula
  • †Glycymeris rotundata
  • †Glycymeris subaustralis
• †Halimornis – type locality for genus
  • †Halimornis thompsoni – type locality for species
• †Halisaurus
  • †Halisaurus sternbergi
• †Hamulus
• Haustator
• †Helicoceras
• Hoplopteryx – tentative report
• †Hybodus
• †Ichthyodectes
  • †Ichthyodectes ctenodon – or unidentified comparable form
• †Ichthyornis – type locality for genus
  • †Ichthyornis dispar – type locality for species
• †Inoceramus
• †Ischyrhiza
  • †Ischyrhiza mira
• Isognomon
• Lima
• Limatula
• †Linearis
• †Linter
• †Linthia
• Lithophaga
• Lopha
  • †Lopha falcata
  • †Lopha mesenterica
  • †Lopha ucheensis
• †Lophorhothon – type locality for genus
  • †Lophorhothon atopus – type locality for species
• †Loxotoma
• †Lucina
• Martesia
• †Mathilda
• †Megalocoelacanthus – type locality for genus
  • †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei – type locality for species
• Menippe
• †Modiolus
  • †Modiolus sedesclaris
  • †Modiolus sedesclarus
  • †Modiolus trigonus
• †Moorevillia – type locality for genus
• †Morea
• †Neithea
  • †Neithea bexarensis
  • †Neithea quinquecostata
  • †Neithea quinquecostatus
• Nozeba
• Nucula
  • †Nucula camia
  • †Nucula cuneifrons
  • †Nucula percrassa
  • †Nucula severnensis
• Odontaspis
• Ostrea
• †Pachydiscus
• †Pachymelania – tentative report
• †Pachyrhizodus
  • †Pachyrhizodus caninus
  • †Pachyrhizodus kingi
  • †Pachyrhizodus minimus
• Pagurus
  • †Pagurus convexus – type locality for species
• Panopea
• †Paranomia
• †Pecten
• Pholadomya
  • †Pholadomya occidentalis
  • †Pholadomya tippana
• †Pinna
• †Placenticeras
  • †Placenticeras benningi
• †Plagiostoma
• †Platecarpus
• Plicatula
• Polinices
• †Polycotylus
  • †Polycotylus latipinnis
• †Prognathodon
• †Protocardia
• †Protosphyraena
  • †Protosphyraena nitida – tentative report
• †Protostega
  • †Protostega dixie – type locality for species
  • †Protostega gigas
• †Pseudocorax
  • †Pseudocorax affinis
  • †Pseudocorax laevis
• †Pteria
• †Pterotrigonia
  • †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
  • †Pterotrigonia cerulea
  • †Pterotrigonia eufalensis
  • †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
  • †Pterotrigonia thoracica
• †Ptychodus
  • †Ptychodus mortoni
  • †Ptychodus polygyrus
• †Ptychotrygon
• Pycnodonte
  • †Pycnodonte belli
  • †Pycnodonte mutabilis
  • †Pycnodonte vesicularis
  • †Pycnodonte wratheri
• Ringicula
  • †Ringicula clarki
  • †Ringicula pulchella
• Rissoina
• Rostellaria – tentative report
• †Sargana
• †Saurocephalus
  • †Saurocephalus lanciformis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Saurodon
  • †Saurodon leanus
• †Saurornitholestes – or unidentified comparable form
• †Scapanorhynchus
  • †Scapanorhynchus rapax
  • †Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon
• †Scaphites
• †Schizobasis
• †Selmasaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Selmasaurus russelli – type locality for species
• Serpula
• Solemya
• †Sphenodiscus
  • †Sphenodiscus lobatus
  • †Sphenodiscus pleurisepta
• †Spirorbula
• Spondylus
• Squalicorax
  • †Squalicorax falcatus
  • †Squalicorax pristodontus
• †Stratodus
• Teinostoma
• Tellina
• †Tenea
• Teredo
• †Thalassinoides
• †Toxochelys
• Trachycardium
  • †Trachycardium efaulense
  • †Trachycardium eufaulense
  • †Trachycardium eufaulensis
• Turritella
  • †Turritella bilira
  • †Turritella chalybeatensis
  • †Turritella forgemoli – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Turritella hilgardi
  • †Turritella paravertebroides
  • †Turritella tippana
  • †Turritella trilira
  • †Turritella vertebroides
• †Tylosaurus
  • †Tylosaurus zangerli
• Xenophora
• †Xiphactinus
  • †Xiphactinus audax

Cenozoic

See main article: List of the Cenozoic life of Alabama.

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Alabama

• Abra
• Acanthocardia
• Accipiter
  • †Accipiter striatus
• Acirsa
• Aclis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Acropora
• Acteocina
• Acteon
• †Adeorbis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Aequipecten
• Aetobatus
• Agaronia
• Alaba
• Albula
• †Allomorone – type locality for genus
• Alopias
• Amaura
• †Ambystoma
• Ampheristus
• †Ampullina
• Amusium
• Anas
  • †Anas crecca
  • †Anas platyrhynchos
• Ancilla
• Angaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Angulus
• Anodontia
• Anolis
  • †Anolis carolinensis
• Anomia
• Antalis
• Apalone
  • †Apalone spinifera
• †Aphelops
• Aplodinotus – tentative report
• Aporrhais
• Arca
• Architectonica
• †Arctodus
  • †Arctodus simus
• †Area
• Argobuccinum
• Argyrotheca
• Astarte
• Asthenotoma
• Astrangia
• Astyris
• Athleta
• Atrina
• †Aturia
• Atys
• Aythya
  • †Aythya collaris
  • †Aythya valisineria – or unidentified comparable form
• Bactridium
• †Baculites
• Balanophyllia
• Balanus
• †Baluchicardia
• Barbatia
• Barnea
• Bartramia
  • †Bartramia longicauda
• †Basilosaurus
  • †Basilosaurus cetoides
• Bathytoma
  • †Bathytoma nonplicata – or unidentified comparable form
• †Belosaepia
• Bison
  • †Bison antiquus
• Bittium
• Blarina
  • †Blarina carolinensis
• Bonasa
  • †Bonasa umbellus
• †Bonellitia
• Botula
  • †Botula carolinensis
• Brachidontes
• Branta
  • †Branta canadensis
• Bufo
  • †Bufo americanus
  • †Bufo woodhousei
• Bullia
• †Burnhamia
• Busycon
• Cadulus
• Caestocorbula
• Callianassa
• Calliostoma
• Callista
• Calyptraea
• Campanile
• Cancellaria
  • †Cancellaria costata
• Canis
  • †Canis rufus
• Cantharus
• Capulus
• Carcharhinus
• Carcharias
• Carphophis
• Caryophyllia
• †Castoroides
• †Catenicella
• Catoptrophorus
  • †Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
• Centroberyx
• Cerithiella
• Cerithiopsis
• Cerithium – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Cervus
  • †Cervus elaphus
• Chama
• Charonia
• Chiton
• Chlamys
• †Chlorophthalmus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Chrysemys
  • †Chrysemys picta
• †Chrysodomus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Cibicides
• Cidaris
• Cirsotrema
• Clavatula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Clavilithes
• Cliona
• Closia
• Clypeaster
• Cochlespira
• Codakia – tentative report
• Colinus
  • †Colinus virginianus
• Coluber
  • †Coluber constrictor
• Columbellopsis
• Conomitra
• †Conorbis
• Conus
• Corbicula – tentative report
• Corbula
• Cordieria
• †Cormohipparion
• †Corvina
• Corvus
  • †Corvus corax
• †Coryphodon
• Crassostrea
  • †Crassostrea alabamiensis
• Crenella
• Crepidula
• Crisia
• †Crommium
• Crotalus
  • †Crotalus horridus
• Cryptobranchus
  • †Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
• Cucullaea
• Cultellus
• Cuna
• Cuspidaria
• Cyanocitta
  • †Cyanocitta cristata
• Cygnus
• Cylichna
• †Cylindracanthus
• Cyllene – or unidentified comparable form
• †Cynthiacetus
• Cypraea
• Cypraedia
• †Cytherideis
• Daphnella
• Dasyatis
• Dasypus
  • †Dasypus bellus
• Dendrophyllia
• Dentalium
• Desmognathus
  • †Desmognathus ochrophaeus
• Diadophis
  • †Diadophis punctatus
• Dichocoenia
• †Dinematichthys
• †Dinohyus
  • †Dinohyus hollandi – or unidentified related form
• Diodon – tentative report
• Diodora
• Discorbis
• Distorsio
• †Dolicholatirus – tentative report
• Donax
• Dorsanum
• Dosinia – tentative report
• Dumetella
  • †Dumetella carolinensis
• †Echinopsis – tentative report
• †Ectopistes
  • †Ectopistes migratorius
• †Egertonia
• Elaphe
  • †Elaphe guttata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Elaphe vulpina
• †Elimia
• Emarginula
• †Eosurcula
• †Epicyon
  • †Epicyon haydeni – or unidentified comparable form
• Epitonium
• Eptesicus
  • †Eptesicus fuscus
• Equus
• Ervilia
• Erycina
• Eulima
• Eulimella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Eupleura
• †Eurycea
• Euspira
• Euthria
• †Eutrephoceras
• Evalea
• †Exilia
• †Exogyra
  • †Exogyra costata
• Falco
  • †Falco sparverius
• †Ficopsis
• Fimbria
• Fissurella
• Flabellum
• Fulgurofusus
• Fustiaria
• Galeocerdo
• Galeodea
• Galeorhinus
• Gari
• Gastrochaena
• Gavia
  • †Gavia immer
• Gegania
• Gemma
• Genota
• Geodia
• †Georgiacetus
  • †Georgiacetus vogtlensis
• †Gigantostrea
• Ginglymostoma
• Glossus
• Glycymeris
• Glyptoactis
• Goniopora
• Graptemys
  • †Graptemys geographica
• Grus
• Gyroidina
• Haliaeetus
  • †Haliaeetus leucocephalus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hamulus
• Hastula
• Haustator
• Hemipristis
  • †Hemipristis curvatus
• †Hemisurcula
• Heterodon
  • †Heterodon platirhinos – or unidentified comparable form
• Heterodontus
• Hexaplex
• Hipponix
• Hyla
  • †Hyla gratiosa
• †Hyposaurus
  • †Hyposaurus rogersii
• Isognomon
• †Jefitchia
• Kuphus
• †Lacunaria
• Laevicardium
• Lamna
• Lampropeltis
  • †Lampropeltis getulus
  • †Lampropeltis triangulum
• Latirus
• †Ledina
• Lepton
• Limacina
• Limaria
• Linga
• †Linthia
• †Linuparus
• Lithophaga
  • †Lithophaga nigra – or unidentified related form
• Lithophyllum – tentative report
• Lithothamnion – tentative report
• Longchaeus
• Lopha
• Lucina
• Lunularia
• Lynx
  • †Lynx rufus
• Macoma
• Macrocallista
• †Mammut
  • †Mammut americanum
• †Mammuthus
  • †Mammuthus columbi
• Margaretta
• Marginella
• Martesia
• †Mastigophora
• †Mathilda
• †Megalonyx
  • †Megalonyx jeffersonii
• Melanella
• Melanerpes
  • †Melanerpes carolinus – or unidentified comparable form
• Melanopsis
• Meleagris
  • †Meleagris gallopavo
• Membranipora
• Meretrix
• Mergus
• Mesalia
• Mesophyllum
• Metula
• †Michela
• Microdrillia
• Micropora
• Microtus
  • †Microtus pennsylvanicus
• Mitrella
• Mitrolumna
• Modiolus
• Murex
• Murexiella
• Myliobatis
• †Mylohyus
  • †Mylohyus fossilis
• Myotis
  • †Myotis lucifugus
• †Nannippus
• Narona
• Nassarius
• Natica
• Naticarius
• Nebrius
• Negaprion
• †Nemipterus
• †Neohipparion
• Neotoma
  • †Neotoma floridana
• Neritina
• Nerodia
• Neverita
• Niso
• Norrisia
• Nucula
• Nycticeius
  • †Nycticeius humeralis
• Oculina – type locality for genus
• Odocoileus
  • †Odocoileus virginianus
• Odontaspis
• Odostomia
• Oliva
• Olivella
• Opheodrys
  • †Opheodrys aestivus
• Ostrea
• †Otodus
• Otus
  • †Otus asio
• †Oxyrhina
• †Pachecoa
• †Palaeophis
• Panopea
• Panthera
  • †Panthera onca
• Pasithea
• Pecten
• †Pediomeryx
• Pekania
  • †Pekania pennanti
• Pelecyora
• Penion
• Peromyscus
• Petricola
• Phalium
• Philine
• Pholadomya
• Pholas
• Phos
• Phyllodus
• Pica
  • †Pica pica
• Picoides
  • †Picoides villosus – or unidentified comparable form
• Pinna
• Pipistrellus
• Piranga
  • †Piranga olivacea – or unidentified comparable form
• Pitar
• †Planaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Planorbis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Pleiolama
• Plethodon
  • †Plethodon glutinosus
• Pleurofusia
• Pleuromeris
• †Pleurostoma
• Pleurotomaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Pleurotomella
• Plicatula
• Podilymbus
  • †Podilymbus podiceps
• Poirieria
• Polinices
• Polyschides
• Pomatodelphis
• †Pontogeneus
• Porella
• Porina
• †Potamides – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Pristis
• Propeamussium
• †Protocardia
• †Protohippus
• Prunum
• Pseudemys
• †Pseudolatirus
• Pseudoliva
• Pteria
• Pterothrissus
• Pterynotus
• Pycnodonte
• Pyramidella
• †Pyrgulina
• Quinqueloculina
• Quiscalus
  • †Quiscalus quiscula
• Raja
• †Rana
  • †Rana catesbeiana
  • †Rana pipiens
• Rangifer
  • †Rangifer tarandus
• Raphitoma
• Reithrodontomys
• Reteporella
• Retusa
• Rhinobatos
• Rhinoclavis
• Rhinoptera
• Rhizoprionodon
• Rhynchoconger
• Rimella
• Ringicula
• Rissoina
• Rostellaria
• †Rotularia
• Sassia
• Sayornis
  • †Sayornis phoebe – or unidentified comparable form
• Scaphander
• Scaphella
• †Sceptrum
• Schizaster
• Schizoporella
• Scolopax
  • †Scolopax minor
• Scyliorhinus
• Seila
• Semele
• Serpula
• Serpulorbis
• Siderastrea
• Sigatica
• Sinum
• Siphonalia
• Siphonochelus
• Skena
• Skenea
• †Smilodon
  • †Smilodon fatalis
• Solariella
• Solemya
• Sorex
• Sphyraena – tentative report
• Sphyrna
• Spilogale – tentative report
  • †Spilogale putorius
• Spirorbis
• †Spirorbula – tentative report
• Spisula
• Spondylus
• Sterna
• Stomachetosella
• Storeria
• †Striatolamia
• Strioturbonilla
• Strix
  • †Strix varia – or unidentified comparable form
• Strombus
• Stylophora
• Sveltella
• Sveltia
• Sylvilagus
• †Synthetoceras
  • †Synthetoceras tricornatus – or unidentified comparable form
• Tapirus
• Teinostoma
• †Teleoceras
• Tellina
• Temnocidaris – tentative report
• Tenagodus
• Terebra
• Teredo
• Textularia
• Thamnophis
  • †Thamnophis sirtalis
• Thiara
• Tornus
• Trachyphyllia
• Trichiurus
• Trigonostoma
• †Trinacria
• Trionyx
• Triphora
• †Tripia
• Trochita
• Trochus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Trophon
• Turbinella – or unidentified related form
• Turbo – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Turbonilla
• Turdus
  • †Turdus migratorius
• Turricula
• Turris
• Turritella
• Tylocidaris
• Tympanuchus
  • †Tympanuchus cupido
• Umbraculum
• Ursus
  • †Ursus americanus
• Venericardia
• Verticordia
• Vitrinella
• †Volvariella
• Xenophora
• Xylophaga
• Yoldia
• †Zygorhiza
  • †Zygorhiza kochii – type locality for species

References

• Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database . ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)) . 17 December 2021.