• Source: List of the Cenozoic life of Kansas

This list of the Cenozoic life of Kansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Kansas and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.




A



Acris
†Acris crepitans
†Adelphailurus
†Adelphailurus kansensis – type locality for species
†Aelurodon
†Aelurodon taxoides
Agkistrodon
†Agkistrodon contortix
†Agriocharis
†Agriocharis progenes – type locality for species
†Agriotherium
†Alforjas
†Alforjas taylori
†Alilepus
†Alilepus hibbardi
†Allogona
†Allogona profunda
†Allophaiomys
†Allophaiomys pliocaenicus
†Ambystoma
†Ambystoma maculatum
†Ambystoma tigrinum
†Amebelodon
†Amebelodon britti
Amia
†Amia calva
†Amphimachairodus
†Amphimachairodus coloradensis
Anas
†Anas crecca
†Anchiblarinella
†Anchiblarinella wakeeneyensis – type locality for species
†Aphelops
†Aphelops malacorhinus
†Aphelops mutilus
Aplodinotus
†Aplodinotus grunniens – or unidentified comparable form
†Arctodus
†Arctodus pristinus – or unidentified comparable form
†Arctodus simus
†Astrohippus
†Astrohippus ansae




B



Baiomys
†Baiomys kolbi – type locality for species
†Baiomys rexroadi – type locality for species
†Barbourofelis
Bassariscus
†Bassariscus casei – type locality for species
†Bassariscus ogallalae
†Bensonomys
†Bensonomys eliasi
†Bensonomys meadensis – type locality for species
†Bensonomys stirtoni
†Berriochloa
†Berriochloa amphoralis
†Berriochloa maxima
†Berriochloa minuta
†Berriochloa pumila
†Berriochloa tuberculata
†Berriochloa variegata
†Biorbia
†Biorbia fossilia
Bison
†Bison antiquus – type locality for species
†Bison bison
†Bison latifrons
Blarina
†Blarina brevicauda
†Blarina carolinensis
†Borophagus
†Borophagus diversidens
†Borophagus hilli
†Borophagus pugnator
†Borophagus secundus – type locality for species
Botaurus
†Botaurus hibbardi – type locality for species
†Brachyopsigale
†Brachyopsigale dubius – type locality for species
Bufo
†Bufo cognatus
†Bufo hemiophrys
†Bufo hibbardi
†Bufo marinus
†Bufo pliocompactilis – type locality for species
†Bufo valentinensis
†Bufo woodhousei
†Buisnictis
†Buisnictis breviramus – type locality for species
†Buisnictis schoffi




C



†Calippus
†Calippus large informal
†Calippus martini
†Calippus regulus
†Camelops
Candona
†Candona lactea – or unidentified comparable form
†Candona nyensis
†Candona truncata
Canis
†Canis armbrusteri
†Canis dirus
†Canis edwardii
†Canis ferox
†Canis latrans
†Canis lepophagus
†Capromeryx
†Capromeryx furcifer
†Carpocyon
†Carpocyon compressus
Carychium
†Carychium exiguum
Castor
†Castor canadensis
†Castoroides
†Castoroides ohioensis – or unidentified comparable form
†Catostomus
†Catostomus commersoni
Celtis
†Celtis willistonii
†Ceratogaulus
†Ceratogaulus hatcheri
†Ceratogaulus minor
†Cervalces
†Cervalces scotti
Cervus
†Cervus elaphus
Chaetodipus
†Chaetodipus hispidus
Chara
†Chara globularis – or unidentified comparable form
†Chasmaporthetes
Chelydra
†Chelydra serpentina
Chrysemys
†Chrysemys picta
†Chrysemys scripta
†Cionella
†Cionella lubrica
Clethrionomys
†Clethrionomys gapperi
Cnemidophorus
†Cnemidophorus bilobatus
†Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
Coluber
†Coluber constrictor
†Copemys – type locality for genus
†Copemys pisinnus
†Copemys shotwelli – type locality for species
†Cosoryx
†Cosoryx furcatus
Crotalus
†Crotalus viridis
†Cryptantha
†Cryptantha auriculata
Cryptotis
†Cryptotis adamsi
†Cryptotis kansasensis – type locality for species
†Cryptotis meadensis – type locality for species
†Cryptotis parva
Cynomys
†Cynomys gunnisoni – or unidentified comparable form
†Cynomys hibbardi – type locality for species
†Cynomys ludovicianus
†Cynomys niobrarius
†Cynomys spenceri
†Cynomys vetus – type locality for species
Cyprideis
†Cyprideis littoralis
Cyprinotus – tentative report




D



Deroceras
†Deroceras aenigma
Diadophis
†Diadophis punctatus
†Dinohippus
†Dinohippus interpolatus
†Dinohippus leidyanus
Dipodomys
†Dipodomys hibbardi – type locality for species
†Dipodomys ordii – or unidentified comparable form
†Dipoides
†Dipoides rexroadensis – type locality for species
†Dipoides wilsoni – type locality for species
Discus
†Discus cronkhitei
†Domninoides
†Domninoides mimicus – type locality for species




E



Egretta
Elaphe – type locality for genus
†Elaphe kansensis – type locality for species
†Elaphe obsoleta
†Elaphe vulpina
Emydoidea
†Emydoidea twentei
†Epicyon
†Epicyon aelurodontoides – type locality for species
†Epicyon haydeni
†Epicyon saevus
Equus
†Equus conversidens
†Equus francisci
†Equus giganteus – or unidentified comparable form
†Equus niobrarensis
†Equus scotti
†Equus simplicidens
†Eucastor
†Euconulus
†Euconulus fulvus
†Eucyon
†Eucyon davisi
Eumeces
†Eumeces fasciatus
†Eumeces hixsonorum – type locality for species
†Eumeces obsoletus
†Eumeces septentrionalis
†Eumeces striatulus
†Eumecoides
†Eumecoides hibbardi
†Eumecoides mylocoelus




F



Felis
†Felis rexroadensis
†Ferissia
†Ferissia fragilis – or unidentified comparable form
Ferrissia
†Ferrissia rivularis
†Fundulus




G



Gastrocopta
†Gastrocopta armifera
†Gastrocopta cristata
†Gastrocopta tappaniana
Geochelone
Geomys
†Geomys adamsi – type locality for species
†Geomys bursarius
†Geomys jacobi – type locality for species
†Geomys minor
†Geomys quinni
†Geomys tobinensis
Gerrhonotus
†Gerrhonotus mungerorum – type locality for species
†Gigantocamelus
†Gigantocamelus spatulus
†Gnathabelodon
†Gnathabelodon thorpei – type locality for species
†Gomphotherium
Gopherus
Graptemys
†Graptemys geographica
Grus
†Grus americana
†Grus nannodes – type locality for species
†Guildayomys
†Guildayomys hibbardi
Gyraulus
†Gyraulus parvus




H



Hawaiia
†Hawaiia miniscula
†Hawaiia minuscula
Helicodiscus
†Helicodiscus paralellus
†Helicodiscus parallelus
Helisoma
†Helisoma anceps
†Helisoma lentum
†Helisoma trivolvis
†Hemiauchenia
†Hemiauchenia macrocephala
†Hesperoscalops
†Hesperoscalops rexroadi – type locality for species
†Hesperoscalops sewardensis – type locality for species
†Hesperotestudo
†Hesperotestudo orthopygia
†Hesperotestudo riggsi
Heterodon
†Heterodon nasicus
†Heterodon platyrhinos
†Heterodon plionasicus
†Hibbardomys
†Hibbardomys fayae – type locality for species
†Hibbardomys marthae
†Hibbardomys voorhiesi
†Hipparion
†Hipparion tehonense – or unidentified comparable form
†Hippotherium
Holbrookia
†Holbrookia maculata
†Holmesina
†Holmesina septentrionalis
Homo
†Homo sapiens
†Homotherium
†Homotherium serum
Hyla
†Hyla cinerea – or unidentified comparable form
†Hyla gratiosa – or unidentified comparable form
†Hyla squirella – or unidentified comparable form
†Hyla versicolor
†Hypohippus
†Hypolagus
†Hypolagus regalis – type locality for species
†Hypolagus ringoldensis
†Hypolagus vetus
†Hypolagus voorhiesi
†Hystricops




I



Ictalurus
†Ictalurus lambda
†Ictalurus melas
†Ictalurus punctatus
†Ictiobus
Ilyocypris
†Ilyocypris bradyi
†Ischyrocyon – tentative report




K



†Kansasimys
†Kansasimys dubius
Kinosternon
†Kinosternon flavescens
†Kinosternon subrubrum




L



Lampropeltis
†Lampropeltis calligaster
†Lampropeltis doliata
†Lampropeltis getulus
†Lampropeltis similis
Lasiurus
†Lasiurus cinereus
†Lasiurus fossilis – type locality for species
†Lasiurus golliheri – type locality for species
Lepisosteus
†Lepisosteus osseus
†Lepisosteus platostomus – tentative report
Lepomis
†Lepomis cyanellus
†Lepomis humilis – or unidentified comparable form
†Leptarctus
†Leptarctus mummorum – type locality for species
†Leptarctus woodburnei – type locality for species
†Leptarctus wortmani – type locality for species
†Leptocyon
†Leptocyon vafer
Lepus
†Lepus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
†Longirostromeryx
Lontra
†Lontra canadensis
Lymnaea
†Lymnaea caperota
†Lymnaea humulus
†Lymnaea parva
Lynx




M



†Machairodus
†Machairodus catocopis
Macrochelys
†Macrochelys temminckii
†Macrognathomys
†Mammut
†Mammut americanum
†Mammuthus
†Mammuthus columbi
Martes
†Martes foxi – type locality for species
†Martes stirtoni – type locality for species
†Martinogale
†Martinogale alveodens
†Megalonyx
†Megalonyx jeffersonii
†Megalonyx leptostomus
†Megantereon
†Megantereon hesperus
†Megatylopus
†Megatylopus cochrani
†Megatylopus gigas
†Megatylopus matthewi
†Menetus
†Menetus exacuous
Mephitis
†Mephitis mephitis – tentative report
†Mephitis rexroadensis – type locality for species
†Merychyus
†Merychyus novomexicanus
Micropterus
†Micropterus punctulatus – or unidentified comparable form
Microtus
†Microtus llanensis
†Microtus meadensis
†Microtus ochrogaster
†Microtus paroperarius – type locality for species
†Microtus pennsylvanicus
Mictomys
†Mictomys borealis
†Mictomys kansasensis
†Mictomys meltoni
†Mictomys vetus
†Minytrema – tentative report
†Mionictis
Musculium
†Musculium partineium
†Musculium transversum
Mustela
†Mustela meltoni – type locality for species
†Mustela rexroadensis – type locality for species
†Mustela richardsonii – or unidentified comparable form
†Mylagaulus
†Mylagaulus sesquipedalis – type locality for species
†Mylohyus
†Mylohyus fossilis
Myotis




N



†Nannippus
†Nannippus lenticularis
†Nannippus peninsulatus
†Nassella
†Nassella pohlii
†Nassella reynoldsii
†Nebraskomys
†Nebraskomys mcgrewi
†Nebraskomys rexroadensis
†Nekrolagus
†Nekrolagus progressus – type locality for species
Neofiber
†Neofiber leonardi – type locality for species
Neogale
†Neogale frenata – or unidentified comparable form
†Neogale vison
†Neohipparion
†Neohipparion affine – or unidentified comparable form
†Neohipparion eurystyle
†Neohipparion leptode
†Neohipparion trampasense
Neotoma
†Neotoma floridana – or unidentified comparable form
†Neotoma leucopetrica
†Neotoma micropus
†Neotoma quadriplicata – type locality for species
†Neotoma sawrockensis – type locality for species
†Neotoma taylori – type locality for species
Nerodia
†Nerodia hillmani
†Nerodia sipedon
†Nerterogeomys
†Nerterogeomys smithi
Nesovitrea
†Nesovitrea electrina
Nettion
†Nettion ogallalae – type locality for species
†Nimravides
†Nimravides thinobates
†Nothrotheriops
†Nothrotheriops texanus
Notiosorex
†Notiosorex crawfordi
†Notiosorex jacksoni – type locality for species
†Notolagus
†Notolagus lepusculus – type locality for species
†Notropes
†Notropis – tentative report




O



Odocoileus
Ogmodontomys
†Ogmodontomys poaphagus – type locality for species
†Ogmodontomys sawrockensis – type locality for species
†Ogmophis
†Ogmophis pliocompactus – type locality for species
Ondatra
†Ondatra annectens
†Ondatra idahoensis
†Ondatra meadensis
†Ondatra zibethicus
Onychomys
†Onychomys gidleyi – type locality for species
†Onychomys hollisteri – type locality for species
†Onychomys leucogaster – or unidentified comparable form
†Onychomys martini
†Onychomys pedroensis
Ophisaurus
†Ophisaurus attenuatus
Ortalis
†Ortalis affinis – type locality for species
Oryzomys
†Oryzomys palustris




P



†Paenemarmota
†Paenemarmota barbouri
†Paenemarmota sawrockensis
†Paleoheterodon
†Panicum
†Panicum elegans
Panthera
†Panthera leo
†Paracryptotis
†Paracryptotis rex – type locality for species
†Paramylodon
†Paramylodon harlani
†Paranasua – or unidentified comparable form
†Parapliosaccomys
†Parapliosaccomys hibbardi
†Pediomeryx
†Pediomeryx hemphillensis
†Peraceras
Perca
†Perca flavescens
Perognathus
†Perognathus coquorum – or unidentified comparable form
†Perognathus dunklei – type locality for species
†Perognathus gidleyi
†Perognathus mclaughlini – type locality for species
†Perognathus pearlettensis – type locality for species
†Perognathus rexroadensis – type locality for species
Peromyscus
†Peromyscus baumgartneri – type locality for species
†Peromyscus berendsensis
†Peromyscus cochrani – type locality for species
†Peromyscus cragini
†Peromyscus kansasensis – type locality for species
†Peromyscus progressus – type locality for species
†Petenyia
†Petenyia concisa
Phenacomys
†Phenacomys intermedius – or unidentified comparable form
Phrynosoma
†Phrynosoma cornutum
Physa
†Physa anatina
†Physa arboreus
†Physa gyrina
†Physa hawni
Pisidium
†Pisidium abditum
†Pisidium compressum
†Pisidium noveboracense
Pituophis
†Pituophis catenifer
†Pituophis melanoleucus
†Planisorex
†Planisorex dixonensis
†Planorbula
†Planorbula campestris
†Platybelodon
†Platybelodon loomisi
†Platygonus
†Platygonus bicalcaratus
†Platygonus compressus – or unidentified comparable form
†Platygonus pollenae
†Platygonus vetus – or unidentified comparable form
Plegadis – or unidentified comparable form
†Pleiolama
†Pleiolama vera – type locality for species
†Plesiogulo
†Plesiogulo marshalli – type locality for species
†Plioctomys
†Plioctomys rinkeri
†Pliogyps – type locality for genus
†Pliogyps fisheri – type locality for species
†Pliohippus
†Pliohippus nobilis – type locality for species
†Pliohippus pernix
†Pliolemmus
†Pliolemmus antiquus – type locality for species
†Pliophenacomys
†Pliophenacomys dixonensis – type locality for species
†Pliophenacomys finneyi
†Pliophenacomys meadensis
†Pliophenacomys osborni
†Pliophenacomys primaevus – type locality for species
†Pliopicus – type locality for genus
†Pliopicus brodkorbi – type locality for species
†Pliotaxidea
†Pliotaxidea nevadensis
†Pomoxis
†Potamocypris
†Pratifelis
†Pratifelis martini – type locality for species
†Pratilepus
†Pratilepus kansasensis – type locality for species
†Procamelus
†Procastoroides
†Procastoroides sweeti
Procyon
†Procyon lotor
†Procyon rexroadensis – type locality for species
†Prodipodomys
†Prodipodomys centralis
†Prodipodomys griggsorum
†Prodipodomys kansensis
†Prodipodomys tiheni
†Prodipoides
†Prodipoides phillisi – type locality for species
†Prolappula
†Prolappula verrucosa
†Prolithospermum
†Prolithospermum johnstonii
†Prosthennops
†Prosthennops serus – type locality for species
†Protohippus
†Protohippus gidleyi
†Protohippus supremus
†Protolabis
Pseudacris
†Pseudacris clarki – or unidentified comparable form
†Pseudacris triseriata
Pseudemys
†Pseudemys hibbardi
†Pseudhipparion
†Pseudoceras
†Pseudoceras skinneri
Puma
†Puma concolor
Pupilla
†Pupilla sinistra
Pupoides
†Pupoides marginatus




R



†Ramoceros
†Ramoceros osborni
†Rana
†Rana areolata – or unidentified comparable form
†Rana bucella
†Rana catesbeiana
†Rana fayeae
†Rana parvissima
†Rana pipiens
†Rana rexroadensis
†Regina
†Regina grahami
Reithrodontomys
†Reithrodontomys humulis
†Reithrodontomys megalotis
†Reithrodontomys montanus – or unidentified comparable form
†Reithrodontomys moorei
†Reithrodontomys pratincola – type locality for species
†Reithrodontomys rexroadensis – type locality for species
†Reithrodontomys wetmorei – type locality for species
Rhinocheilus – tentative report
†Rhinocheilus lecontei
†Rhynchotherium




S



†Satherium
†Satherium piscinarium
Scalopus
†Scalopus aquaticus
Scaphiopus
†Scaphiopus hardeni
Sceloporus
†Sceloporus robustus – type locality for species
†Sceloporus undulatus
†Semotilus
†Semotilus atromaculatus – or unidentified comparable form
Sigmodon
†Sigmodon curtisi – or unidentified comparable form
†Sigmodon minor
Sistrurus
†Sistrurus catenatus
†Smilodon
†Soergelia
†Soergelia mayfieldi – or unidentified comparable form
Sorex
†Sorex arcticus
†Sorex cinereus
†Sorex cudahyensis
†Sorex kansasensis – type locality for species
†Sorex lacustris
†Sorex leahyi – type locality for species
†Sorex megapalustris
†Sorex palustris
†Sorex pratensis
†Sorex rexroadensis – type locality for species
†Sorex sandersi – type locality for species
†Sorex scottensis – type locality for species
†Sorex taylori – type locality for species
Spea
†Spea bombifrons
†Spea diversus
Spermophilus
†Spermophilus boothi
†Spermophilus cragini – type locality for species
†Spermophilus franklinii – or unidentified comparable form
†Spermophilus fricki
†Spermophilus howelli – type locality for species
†Spermophilus lorisrusselli – type locality for species
†Spermophilus meadensis – type locality for species
†Spermophilus rexroadensis – type locality for species
†Spermophilus richardsonii
†Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
Sphaerium
†Sphaerium simile
Spilogale
†Spilogale putorius
†Spilogale rexroadi – type locality for species
Stagnicola
†Stagnicola caperata
†Stegomastodon
†Stegomastodon mirificus
†Stegomastodon primitivus
†Stenotrema
†Stenotrema leai
Sternotherus
†Sternotherus odoratus
Storeria
†Storeria dekayi – or unidentified comparable form
Succinea
†Succinea ovalis
†Succinia
†Succinia concordalis
†Succinia haydeni
Sylvilagus
†Sylvilagus floridanus
†Symmetrodontomys
†Symmetrodontomys simplicidens – type locality for species
Synaptomys
†Synaptomys australis




T



Tapirus
†Tapirus veroensis
Taxidea
†Taxidea taxus
†Teleoceras
†Teleoceras fossiger – type locality for species
†Teleoceras guymonense
Terrapene
†Terrapene carolina
†Terrapene ilanensis
†Texasophis
†Texasophis wilsoni – type locality for species
†Texoceros
†Texoceros guymonensis – or unidentified comparable form
Thamnophis
†Thamnophis proximus
†Thamnophis radix
†Thamnophis saurita – or unidentified comparable form
†Thamnophis sirtalis
Thomomys
†Thomomys talpoides
Trachemys
†Trachemys scripta
†Tregobatrachus – type locality for genus
†Tregobatrachus hibbardi – type locality for species
†Tregophis – type locality for genus
†Tregophis brevirachis – type locality for species
†Tregosorex
†Tregosorex holmani – type locality for species
†Trigonictis
†Trigonictis macrodon
Trionyx
†Trionyx spinifer
Tropidoclonion
†Tropidoclonion lineatum
Tympanuchus – or unidentified comparable form




U



†Untermannerix
†Untermannerix copiosus
Urocyon
†Urocyon cinereoargenteus
†Urocyon progressus
†Ustatochoerus
†Ustatochoerus medius




V



Vallonia
†Vallonia gracilicosta
†Vallonia pulchella
Valvata
†Valvata tricarinata
Vertigo
†Vertigo ovata
Vulpes
†Vulpes velox




Z



Zapus
†Zapus burti – type locality for species
†Zapus hudsonius
†Zapus rinkeri – type locality for species
†Zapus sandersi – type locality for species
Zonitoides
†Zonitoides arboreus
†Zonitoides nitidus




References


Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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• Foraminifera
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• Late Cenozoic Ice Age
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• List of fossil sites
• Western United States
• Lepomis
• Crystal Palace Dinosaurs