• Source: List of the Cenozoic life of Nevada

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




A



Abies
†Abies concoloroides
†Abies klamathensis
†Abies laticarpus
†Abies nevadensis
†Abies scherri
†Abies scherrii
Acer
†Acer chaneyii
†Acer cyaneyii
†Acer glabroides
†Acer medianum
†Acer middlegatensis
†Acer negundoides
†Acer nevadensis
†Acer oregonianum
†Acer scottiae
†Acer septilobatum
†Acer trainii
†Acer tyrrelli
†Acer tyrrellii
†Actiocyon
†Actiocyon parverratis – type locality for species
†Aelurodon
†Aelurodon asthenostylus
†Aelurodon taxoides
†Aepycamelus
†Aepycamelus bradyi – type locality for species
†Aepycamelus robustus – or unidentified comparable form
†Aepycamelus stocki
†Aesculus
†Aesculus ashleyi – type locality for species
†Aesculus preglabra
†Agriotherium
†Agulla
†Agulla mineralensis – type locality for species
†Aletomeryx
†Alforjas
†Alilepus
†Alilepus hibbardi
†Alilepus vagus
†Allophaiomys
†Allophaiomys pliocaenicus
†Alluvisorex
†Alluvisorex chasseae
Alnus
†Alnus harneyana
†Alnus largei
†Alnus latahensis
†Alnus pyramidensis
†Alnus smithiana – type locality for species
†Alnus spokanensis
†Alphagaulus
†Alphagaulus pristinus – or unidentified comparable form
†Alphagaulus vetus
Amelanchier
†Amelanchier alvordensis
†Amelanchier apiculata
†Amelanchier desatoyana
†Amelanchier grayi
†Amelanchier nevadensis – type locality for species
†Americaphis – type locality for genus
†Americaphis longipes – type locality for species
†Amorpha
†Amorpha oblongifolia
†Amorpha stenophylla
†Anchitheriomys
†Ansomys
†Ansomys nevadensis – type locality for species
†Antecalomys
†Antecalomys valensis
†Antecalomys vasquezi – or unidentified comparable form
†Antiacodon
†Antiacodon pygmaeus
Antrozous
†Antrozous pallidus
†Apatemys
†Apatemys bellus
†Aphelops
†Aphelops malacorhinus
†Aphelops megalodus
†Apis
†Apis nearctica – type locality for species
Arbutus
†Arbutus idahoensis
†Arbutus matthesii
†Arbutus menziesii
†Arbutus prexalapensis
†Arctodus
†Arctodus simus
†Arctostaphylos
†Arctostaphylos verdiana
†Astrohippus




B



†Barbourofelis
†Barbourofelis fricki
†Bassaricyonoides – type locality for genus
†Bassaricyonoides stewartae – type locality for species
Bassariscus
†Bassariscus antiquus
†Bensonomys
†Bensonomys arizonae – or unidentified comparable form
†Bensonomys coffeyi – or unidentified comparable form
†Bensonomys lindsayi – type locality for species
Betula
†Betula ashleyi
†Betula ashleyii
†Betula desatoyana
†Betula idahoensis
†Betula smithiana
†Betula thor
†Betula vera
†Borophagus
†Borophagus diversidens – or unidentified comparable form
†Bouromeryx
†Bouromeryx americanus
†Bouromeryx submilleri
†Brachycrus
†Brachyerix
†Brachyerix incertis
Brachylagus
†Brachylagus idahoensis
†Brachypsalis
†Brachypsalis pachycephalus
†Brevimalictis – type locality for genus
†Brevimalictis chikasha – type locality for species
†Bumelia
†Bumelia beaverana




C



†Calocedrus
†Calocedrus masonii
†Camelops – tentative report
Candona
Canis
†Canis latrans
†Canis lepophagus
†Capricamelus
†Carpocyon
†Carpocyon compressus
Carya
†Carya bendirei
†Carya ovata
Castanopsis
†Castanopsis sonomensis
Ceanothus
†Ceanothus chaneyi
†Ceanothus leitchii
†Ceanothus precuneatus
Cedrela
†Cedrela trainii
†Ceratophyllum
†Ceratophyllum praedemersum
Cercis
†Cercis carsoniana – type locality for species
†Cercocarpus
†Cercocarpus antiquus
†Cercocarpus eastgatensis
†Cercocarpus linearifolius
†Cercocarpus nevadensis – type locality for species
†Cercocarpus ovatifolius
†Chamaebatia
†Chamaebatia nevadensis
†Chamaecyparis
†Chamaecyparis cordillerae
†Chamaecyparis linguaefolia
Chara
†Chara verdiana
†Chrysolepis
†Chrysolepis convexa
†Chrysolepis sonomensis
Cnemidophorus
†Cnemidophorus tigris
Comptonia
†Comptonia parvifolia – type locality for species
†Copemys
†Copemys esmeraldensis – type locality for species
†Copemys loxodon
Cornus
†Cornus ovalis
†Cosoryx
†Cosoryx furcatus
Crataegus
†Crataegus gracilens
†Crataegus middlegatensis
†Crataegus newberryi
†Crataegus pacifica
Crotalus
†Crotalus atrox
†Crotalus mitchelli
†Crotalus viridis
Crotaphytus
†Crotaphytus collaris
†Cupidinimus
†Cupidinimus cuyamensis
†Cupidinimus magnus
†Cupidinimus tertius
†Cuvieronius – tentative report




D



†Desmathyus
†Desmathyus pinensis
†Desmatippus
†Desmatippus avus – or unidentified comparable form
†Diceratherium – or unidentified comparable form
†Dinohippus
†Diospyros
†Diospyros oregonianum
Dipodomys
†Dipodomys gidleyi
†Dipoides
†Dipoides stirtoni – or unidentified comparable form
†Dipoides wilsoni – or unidentified comparable form
†Diprionomys
†Diprionomys minimus – type locality for species
†Diprionomys parvus – type locality for species
†Domninoides
†Domninoides riparensis – or unidentified comparable form
†Dromomeryx
†Dromomeryx borealis




E



†Elkobatrachus – type locality for genus
†Elkobatrachus brocki – type locality for species
†Elymys
†Elymys complexus
†Eorubeta – type locality for genus
†Eorubeta nevadensis – type locality for species
†Epicyon
†Epicyon saevus
†Equisetum
†Equisetum alexanderi
Equus
†Equus giganteus
†Equus idahoensis
†Equus simplicidens
†Eriosaphis – type locality for genus
†Eriosaphis leei – type locality for species
†Eriosomaphis – type locality for genus
†Eriosomaphis jesperi – type locality for species
†Eriosomaphis occidentalis – type locality for species
†Eucastor
†Euceratherium
†Euceratherium collinum
†Eucyon
†Eucyon davisi
Eugenia
†Eugenia nevadensis




F



†Fouchia
†Fouchia elyensis
†Fraxinus
†Fraxinus alcorni – type locality for species
†Fraxinus caudata
†Fraxinus coulteri
†Fraxinus desatoyana
†Fraxinus eastgatensis
†Fraxinus millsiana




G



Gambelia
†Garrya
†Garrya idahoensis
†Gigantocamelus
†Gigantocamelus spatulus
Glyptostrobus
†Glyptostrobus oregonensis
†Gomphotherium
†Gomphotherium obscurum
Gopherus
†Gopherus agassizii
†Gymnocladus
†Gymnocladus dayana




H



†Helaletes
†Helaletes nanus
Heloderma
†Heloderma suspectum
†Hemiauchenia
†Hemiauchenia macrocephala – or unidentified comparable form
†Hesperhys
†Hesperhys vagrans – or unidentified related form
†Hesperocamelus
†Hesperocamelus stylodon – type locality for species
†Hesperogaulus
†Hesperolagomys
†Hesperolagomys galbreathi – type locality for species
†Heteromeles
†Heteromeles desatoyana
†Heteromeles sonomensis
†Heteromeles stenophylla – type locality for species
†Hexobelomeryx
†Hipparion
†Hipparion tehonense
†Hippotherium
†Holodiscus
†Holodiscus idahoensis
Hydrangea
†Hydrangea bendirei
†Hydrangea ovatifolius
†Hyopsodus
†Hyopsodus paulus
†Hypohippus
†Hypohippus affinis
†Hypohippus nevadensis – type locality for species
†Hypohippus osborni – or unidentified comparable form
†Hypolagus
†Hypolagus edensis
†Hypolagus fontinalis
†Hypolagus furlongi
†Hypolagus gidleyi
†Hypolagus parviplicatus – type locality for species
†Hypolagus ringoldensis
†Hypolagus tedfordi
†Hypolagus vetus – type locality for species
†Hyrachyus
†Hyrachyus modestus
†Hystricops – tentative report




I



†Ilingoceros
†Ilingoceros alexandrae – type locality for species
†Ilingoceros schizoceras – type locality for species
†Indarctos
†Indarctos nevadensis
†Ischyrocyon
†Isectolophus
†Isectolophus latidens




J



Juglans
†Juglans desatoyana
†Juglans nevadensis
Juniperus
†Juniperus desatoyana
†Juniperus nevadensis




K



†Knightomys




L



†Lachnarius – type locality for genus
†Lachnarius miocaenicus – type locality for species
Lampropeltis
†Lampropeltis getulus
Larix
†Larix cassiana
†Larix churchillensis
†Larix fernleyii – type locality for species
†Larix nevadensis
Lemmiscus
†Lemmiscus curtatus
†Lepoides
†Lepoides lepoides
†Leptocyon
†Leptocyon leidyi
†Leptocyon matthewi
†Leptocyon vafer
†Leucothoe
†Leucothoe nevadensis
†Limnoecus
†Limnoecus compressus
†Limnoecus tricuspis
Limnonyx
†Liodontia
†Liodontia alexandrae – type locality for species
†Liodontia furlongi
†Lithocarpus
†Lithocarpus nevadensis
†Lutravus
†Lutravus halli – type locality for species
Lymnaea
†Lyonothamnus
†Lyonothamnus cedrusensis
†Lyonothamnus parvifolius




M



†Machairodus
†Macrognathomys
†Macrognathomys nanus – type locality for species
Mahonia
†Mahonia macginitiei
†Mahonia marginata
†Mahonia reticulata
†Mahonia reticulate
†Mahonia simplex
†Mahonia trainii
†Mammut
†Mammut americanum
†Mammut matthewi
Marmota
†Marmota korthi – type locality for species
†Marmota minor
†Marshochoerus
†Marshochoerus socialis
†Martinogale – tentative report
Masticophis
†Masticophis flagellum
†Mastodon
†Mastodon proavus
†Mattimys
†Megahippus
†Megahippus matthewi – or unidentified comparable form
†Megahippus mckennai
†Megalonyx
†Megalonyx leptostomus
†Megapeomys
†Megapeomys bobwilsoni – type locality for species
†Megatylopus
†Meniscomys
†Meniscomys hippodus
†Merychippus
†Merychippus brevidontus
†Merychippus calamarius
†Merychippus californicus
†Merychippus close
†Merychyus
†Merychyus elegans
†Merychyus novomexicanus
†Merycodus
†Merycodus hookwayi – type locality for species
†Metalopex
†Metalopex merriami
†Metatomarctus
†Metechinus
†Metechinus nevadensis – type locality for species
†Microparamys
†Microparamys sambucus
†Microtomarctus
†Microtomarctus conferta
Microtus
†Microtus meadensis
†Microtus paroperarius
†Microtus pennsylvanicus
Mictomys
†Mictomys meltoni
†Mimomys
†Mimomys panacaensis – type locality for species
†Mimomys virginianus
†Mioedipoda – type locality for genus
†Mioedipoda reisereri – type locality for species
†Miopelodytes – type locality for genus
†Miopelodytes gilmorei – type locality for species
†Miospermophilus
†Miospermophilus wyomingensis
†Monosaulax
†Monosaulax curtus
†Monosaulax skinneri
†Moropus
†Moropus merriami
Mustela
†Mustela americana
†Mustela nigripes
†Mustela nivalis
Myotis
†Mystipterus
†Mystipterus vespertilio – type locality for species




N



†Negodiaetictis – type locality for genus
†Negodiaetictis rugatrulleum – type locality for species
†Nekrolagus
†Nekrolagus progressus
†Neohipparion
†Neohipparion leptode – type locality for species
Neotoma
†Neotoma vaughani – or unidentified comparable form
†Neotragocerus – tentative report
†Nerterogeomys – tentative report
†Nevaphis – type locality for genus
†Nevaphis nevadensis – type locality for species
†Notharctus
†Notharctus tenebrosus
Notiosorex
†Nymphaeites
†Nymphaeites nevadensis




O



Odocoileus
Ondatra
†Ondatra idahoensis – tentative report
†Ophiomys
†Ophiomys magilli
Oreamnos
†Oreamnos americanus
†Oregonomys
†Oregonomys sargenti – or unidentified comparable form
†Oreolagus
†Oreolagus nevadensis – type locality for species
Ostrya
†Ostrya oregoniana
Ovis
†Ovis canadensis




P



†Pachystima
†Pachystima nevadensis
†Paciculus – or unidentified comparable form
†Paenemarmota
†Paenemarmota nevadensis
†Palaeogreenidea – type locality for genus
†Palaeogreenidea rittae – type locality for species
†Pantolestes
†Pantolestes longieundus
†Paracamelus
†Paracosoryx
†Paracosoryx alticornis – or unidentified comparable form
†Paracosoryx loxoceros
†Paracosoryx nevadensis
†Paracosoryx wilsoni – or unidentified related form
†Paracynarctus
†Paracynarctus kelloggi
†Parahippus
†Parahippus pawniensis
†Parapliohippus
†Parapliohippus carrizoensis – or unidentified comparable form
†Parapliosaccomys
†Parapliosaccomys oregonensis
†Paratomarctus
†Paratomarctus temerarius
†Paronychomys
†Paronychomys lemredfieldi – or unidentified comparable form
†Pauromys
†Pauromys exallos
†Peraceras
†Peraceras profectum
†Peraceras superciliosum
†Perognathoides
†Perognathoides quartus
Perognathus
†Perognathus minutus – or unidentified comparable form
Peromyscus
†Peromyscus antiquus – type locality for species
†Peromyscus dentalis
†Pewelagus
†Pewelagus dawsonae
Phenacomys
†Phenacomys gryci – or unidentified comparable form
Phrynosoma
†Phrynosoma platyrhinos
Picea
†Picea lahontense
†Picea magna
†Picea sonomensis
Pinus
†Pinus alvordensis
†Pinus balfouroides
†Pinus florissanti
†Pinus ponderosoides
†Pinus prelambertiana
†Pinus quinifolia
†Pinus sturgisii
†Pinus tiptoniana
†Pinus wheeleri
Pituophis
†Pituophis catenifer
Platanus
†Platanus bendirei
†Platanus dissecta
†Platanus paucidentata
†Platygonus
†Platygonus pearcei – or unidentified comparable form
†Pleiolama
†Pleiolama vera
†Plesiosorex
†Plesiosorex latidens
†Pliauchenia
†Pliogale
†Pliogale furlongi – type locality for species
†Pliohippus
†Pliohippus fairbanksi – or unidentified comparable form
†Pliohippus spectans
†Pliosaccomys
†Pliosaccomys dubius – type locality for species
†Pliotaxidea
†Pliotaxidea nevadensis
†Pliozapus
†Pliozapus solus – type locality for species
†Pontoniella – tentative report
†Populas
†Populas eotremuloides
Populus
†Populus alexanderi
†Populus bonhamii
†Populus cedrusensis
†Populus eotremuloidea
†Populus eotremuloides
†Populus payettensis
†Populus pliotremuloides
†Populus sonorensis
†Populus subwashoensis – type locality for species
†Populus washoensis
†Problastomeryx
†Problastomeryx primus
†Procamelus
†Procamelus grandis – or unidentified comparable form
†Prodipodomys
†Prodipoides
†Prodipoides dividerus – type locality for species
†Prodipoides lecontei
†Pronotolagus
†Pronotolagus nevadensis – type locality for species
†Prosthennops
†Prosthennops niobrarensis – or unidentified comparable form
†Protolabis
†Protolabis coartatus
†Protolabis heterodontus
†Protomarctus
†Protomarctus optatus
†Protomelanitta
†Protomelanitta bakeri – type locality for species
†Protospermophilus
†Protospermophilus angusticeps
Prunus
†Prunus chaneyi
†Prunus chaneyii
†Prunus moragensis
†Prunus treasheri
†Pseudaelurus
†Pseudaelurus intrepidus
†Pseudocamponotus – type locality for genus
†Pseudocamponotus elkoanus – type locality for species
†Pseudotrimylus
†Pseudotsuga
†Pseudotsuga sonomensis
Pteridium
†Pteridium scalabazensis
Pterocarya
†Pterocarya mixta




Q



Quercus
†Quercus hannibali
†Quercus hannibalii
†Quercus pollardiana
†Quercus prelobata
†Quercus renoana
†Quercus shrevoides
†Quercus simulata
†Quercus wislizenoides




R



†Rana
†Rana johnsoni – type locality for species
†Rana pipiens
†Reithroparamys
†Reithroparamys delicatissimus
†Reithroparamys huerfanensis – or unidentified comparable form
†Repomys
†Repomys gustelyi – or unidentified comparable form
†Repomys panacaensis
†Rhamnus
†Rhamnus columbiana
†Rhamnus precalifornica
Rhododendron
†Rhododendron gianellana
†Rhynchotherium
Rhyncolus
†Rhyncolus kathrynae – type locality for species
†Ribes
†Ribes barrowsii
†Ribes bonhamii
†Ribes galeana
†Ribes stanfordianum
†Ribes webbi
†Robinia
†Robinia bisonensis
†Robinia californica
Rosa
†Rosa harneyana
†Rosa schornii




S



Salix
†Salix boisiensis
†Salix churchillensis
†Salix desatoyana
†Salix inquirenda
†Salix knowltoni
†Salix laevigatoides
†Salix owyheeana
†Salix payettensis
†Salix pelviga
†Salix storeyana
†Salix truckeana
†Salix venosiuscula
†Salix wildcatensis
†Satherium
†Satherium piscinarium
Sauromalus
†Sauromalus obesus
Scapanus
†Sciuravus
Sciurus
†Sciurus olsoni – type locality for species
†Sequoiadendron
†Sequoiadendron chaneyi – type locality for species
†Sequoiadendron chaneyii
†Similidrepan – type locality for genus
†Similidrepan pulawskii – type locality for species
†Sinocapra
†Sinocapra willdownsi – type locality for species
†Sinopa
†Sinopa rapax
†Sophora
†Sophora spokanensis
†Sorbus
†Sorbus cassiana
†Sorbus idahoensis
†Sorbus macjannetii
Sorex
†Sparganium
†Sparganium nevadense
Spea
†Spea alexanderi – type locality for species
Spermophilus
†Spermophilus argonautus
†Spermophilus howelli
†Spermophilus wellingtonensis
Sphaerium
†Sphenophalos
†Sphenophalos nevadanus – type locality for species
†Steneofiber
†Steneofiber gradatus
†Styrax
†Styrax middlegatensis
†Subdromomeryx
†Subdromomeryx antilopinus – or unidentified related form
†Symphoricarpos
†Symphoricarpos wassukana – type locality for species




T



Tamias
†Tamias ateles
†Tardontia
†Tardontia nevadans – type locality for species
†Tardontia occidentale
Taxidea
Taxodium
†Taxodium oregonensis
†Teleoceras
†Teleoceras fossiger
†Teleoceras hicksi
†Teleoceras major
†Teleoceras medicornutum
†Tetrapassalus – tentative report
†Tetrapassalus mckennai – or unidentified comparable form
†Texoceros
Thomomys
†Thomomys carsonensis – type locality for species
†Thuja
†Thuja dimorpha
†Ticholeptus
†Ticholeptus zygomaticus
Tipula
†Tipula nevadensis – type locality for species
†Tomarctus
†Tomarctus brevirostris
†Torreya
†Torreya nancyana – type locality for species
†Trogolemur
†Trogolemur myodes
†Tsuga
†Tsuga mertensioides
†Tsuga sonomensis
Typha
†Typha lesquereuxi
†Typha lesquereuxii




U



†Uintasorex
Ulmus
†Ulmus moorei
†Ulmus speciosa
†Ursavus
†Ursavus brevirhinus – or unidentified comparable form
†Ursavus pawniensis
†Ursavus primaevus – or unidentified comparable form
Ursus
†Ursus abstrusus
†Ursus americanus
†Ursus arctos – or unidentified comparable form




V



†Vaccinium
†Vaccinium sophoroides
†Viverravus
†Viverravus minutus
Vulpes
†Vulpes stenognathus




Z



Zelkova
†Zelkova brownii
†Zelkova nevadensis – type locality for species
†Zygolophodon




References


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

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• List of the Cenozoic life of Nevada
• Sierra Nevada
• Paleontology in Nevada
• Mojave Desert
• List of the prehistoric life of Nevada
• Western United States
• Paris biota
• List of U.S. state fossils
• Last Glacial Period
• Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument