List of the prehistoric life of Alabama
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
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Alabama
- †Alethopteris
- †Amphiscapha – tentative report
- †Amplexopora
- †Annularia
- †Arenicolites
- †Artisia
- †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- †Bimuria
- †Calamites
- †Campbelloceras
- †Caninia
- †Carinamala
- †Cavusgnathus
- †Cedaria
- †Christiania
- †Cladodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Composita
- †Conocardium
- †Cordaites
- †Cornulites
- †Crania
- †Crepipora
- †Ctenacanthus
- †Ctenerpeton
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cystodictya
- †Decadocrinus
- †Deiracephalus
- †Dicoelosia
- †Diplichnites
- †Dolorthoceras
- †Fenestella
- †Girvanella
- †Glyptagnostus
- †Gnathodus
- †Hindeodus
- †Innitagnostus
- †Kingstonia
- †Kouphichnium
- †Lepidodendron
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Limnosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Lingulella
- †Lochriea
- †Lyginopteris
- †Meristina – tentative report
- †Naticopsis
- Nucula
- †Obolus
- †Paladin
- †Pecopteris
- †Pentremites
- †Petalodus – tentative report
- †Pinnularia
- †Platyceras
- †Platycrinites
- †Rachis
- †Sigillaria
- †Skenidioides
- †Solenopora
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenopteris
- Spirorbis
- †Treptichnus
- †Undichna
Mesozoic
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
- †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
- †Belemnitida
- †Belonostomus
- Botula
- Brachidontes – tentative report
- †Bulla – tentative report
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Callianassa
- †Calliomphalus
- 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
- Clavagella
- †Clidastes
- †Clidastes liodontus
- †Clidastes propython – type locality for species
- Cliona
- Corbula
- †Corsochelys – type locality for genus
- Crassostrea
- †Crenella
- †Cretolamna
- †Cretoxyrhina
- 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
- †Cymella
- Cypraea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Dasmosmilia
- †Dentalium
- †Discosaurus
- †Discoscaphites
- †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
- †Eulima
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exogyra
- Fusinus
- †Gegania
- Gemmula
- †Gervillia
- †Globidens – type locality for genus
- †Globidens alabamensis – type locality for species
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Halimornis – type locality for genus
- †Halimornis thompsoni – type locality for species
- †Halisaurus
- †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
- Isognomon
- Lima
- Limatula
- †Linearis
- †Linter
- †Linthia
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
- †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
- †Moorevillia – type locality for genus
- †Morea
- †Neithea
- Nozeba
- Nucula
- Odontaspis
- Ostrea
- †Pachydiscus
- †Pachymelania – tentative report
- †Pachyrhizodus
- Pagurus
- †Pagurus convexus – type locality for species
- Panopea
- †Paranomia
- †Pecten
- Pholadomya
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- †Plagiostoma
- †Platecarpus
- Plicatula
- Polinices
- †Polycotylus
- †Prognathodon
- †Protocardia
- †Protosphyraena
- †Protosphyraena nitida – tentative report
- †Protostega
- †Protostega dixie – type locality for species
- †Protostega gigas
- †Pseudocorax
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Ptychodus
- †Ptychotrygon
- Pycnodonte
- Ringicula
- Rissoina
- Rostellaria – tentative report
- †Sargana
- †Saurocephalus
- †Saurocephalus lanciformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Saurodon
- †Saurornitholestes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Scaphites
- †Schizobasis
- †Selmasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Selmasaurus russelli – type locality for species
- Serpula
- Solemya
- †Sphenodiscus
- †Spirorbula
- Spondylus
- Squalicorax
- †Stratodus
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- Teredo
- †Thalassinoides
- †Toxochelys
- Trachycardium
- Turritella
- †Turritella bilira
- †Turritella chalybeatensis
- †Turritella forgemoli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turritella hilgardi
- †Turritella paravertebroides
- †Turritella tippana
- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
- †Tylosaurus
- Xenophora
- †Xiphactinus
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Alabama
- Abra
- Acanthocardia
- Accipiter
- 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
- Ancilla
- Angaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Angulus
- Anodontia
- Anolis
- Anomia
- Antalis
- Apalone
- †Aphelops
- Aplodinotus – tentative report
- Aporrhais
- Arca
- Architectonica
- †Arctodus
- †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
- †Basilosaurus
- Bathytoma
- †Bathytoma nonplicata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Belosaepia
- Bison
- Bittium
- Blarina
- Bonasa
- †Bonellitia
- Botula
- Brachidontes
- Branta
- Bufo
- Bullia
- †Burnhamia
- Busycon
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Callianassa
- Calliostoma
- Callista
- Calyptraea
- Campanile
- Cancellaria
- Canis
- Cantharus
- Capulus
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carphophis
- Caryophyllia
- †Castoroides
- †Catenicella
- Catoptrophorus
- Centroberyx
- Cerithiella
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Cervus
- Chama
- Charonia
- Chiton
- Chlamys
- †Chlorophthalmus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Chrysemys
- †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
- Coluber
- Columbellopsis
- Conomitra
- †Conorbis
- Conus
- Corbicula – tentative report
- Corbula
- Cordieria
- †Cormohipparion
- †Corvina
- Corvus
- †Coryphodon
- Crassostrea
- Crenella
- Crepidula
- Crisia
- †Crommium
- Crotalus
- Cryptobranchus
- Cucullaea
- Cultellus
- Cuna
- Cuspidaria
- Cyanocitta
- Cygnus
- Cylichna
- †Cylindracanthus
- Cyllene – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cynthiacetus
- Cypraea
- Cypraedia
- †Cytherideis
- Daphnella
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
- Dendrophyllia
- Dentalium
- Desmognathus
- Diadophis
- Dichocoenia
- †Dinematichthys
- †Dinohyus
- †Dinohyus hollandi – or unidentified related form
- Diodon – tentative report
- Diodora
- Discorbis
- Distorsio
- †Dolicholatirus – tentative report
- Donax
- Dorsanum
- Dosinia – tentative report
- Dumetella
- †Echinopsis – tentative report
- †Ectopistes
- †Egertonia
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe guttata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elaphe vulpina
- †Elimia
- Emarginula
- †Eosurcula
- †Epicyon
- †Epicyon haydeni – or unidentified comparable form
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- Equus
- Ervilia
- Erycina
- Eulima
- Eulimella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Eupleura
- †Eurycea
- Euspira
- Euthria
- †Eutrephoceras
- Evalea
- †Exilia
- †Exogyra
- Falco
- †Ficopsis
- Fimbria
- Fissurella
- Flabellum
- Fulgurofusus
- Fustiaria
- Galeocerdo
- Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- Gavia
- Gegania
- Gemma
- Genota
- Geodia
- †Georgiacetus
- †Gigantostrea
- Ginglymostoma
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- Glyptoactis
- Goniopora
- Graptemys
- Grus
- Gyroidina
- Haliaeetus
- †Haliaeetus leucocephalus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hamulus
- Hastula
- Haustator
- Hemipristis
- †Hemisurcula
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon platirhinos – or unidentified comparable form
- Heterodontus
- Hexaplex
- Hipponix
- Hyla
- †Hyposaurus
- Isognomon
- †Jefitchia
- Kuphus
- †Lacunaria
- Laevicardium
- Lamna
- Lampropeltis
- 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
- Macoma
- Macrocallista
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Margaretta
- Marginella
- Martesia
- †Mastigophora
- †Mathilda
- †Megalonyx
- Melanella
- Melanerpes
- †Melanerpes carolinus – or unidentified comparable form
- Melanopsis
- Meleagris
- Membranipora
- Meretrix
- Mergus
- Mesalia
- Mesophyllum
- Metula
- †Michela
- Microdrillia
- Micropora
- Microtus
- Mitrella
- Mitrolumna
- Modiolus
- Murex
- Murexiella
- Myliobatis
- †Mylohyus
- Myotis
- †Nannippus
- Narona
- Nassarius
- Natica
- Naticarius
- Nebrius
- Negaprion
- †Nemipterus
- †Neohipparion
- Neotoma
- Neritina
- Nerodia
- Neverita
- Niso
- Norrisia
- Nucula
- Nycticeius
- Oculina – type locality for genus
- Odocoileus
- Odontaspis
- Odostomia
- Oliva
- Olivella
- Opheodrys
- Ostrea
- †Otodus
- Otus
- †Oxyrhina
- †Pachecoa
- †Palaeophis
- Panopea
- Panthera
- Pasithea
- Pecten
- †Pediomeryx
- Pekania
- Pelecyora
- Penion
- Peromyscus
- Petricola
- Phalium
- Philine
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- Phos
- Phyllodus
- 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
- Pleurofusia
- Pleuromeris
- †Pleurostoma
- Pleurotomaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pleurotomella
- Plicatula
- Podilymbus
- 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
- Raja
- †Rana
- Rangifer
- 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
- Scyliorhinus
- Seila
- Semele
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
- Siderastrea
- Sigatica
- Sinum
- Siphonalia
- Siphonochelus
- Skena
- Skenea
- †Smilodon
- Solariella
- Solemya
- Sorex
- Sphyraena – tentative report
- Sphyrna
- Spilogale – tentative report
- 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
- 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
- Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- Tylocidaris
- Tympanuchus
- Umbraculum
- Ursus
- Venericardia
- Verticordia
- Vitrinella
- †Volvariella
- Xenophora
- Xylophaga
- Yoldia
- †Zygorhiza
- †Zygorhiza kochii – type locality for species
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.