List of the prehistoric life of California
This list of the prehistoric life of California contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of California.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in California.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of California
- †Advenella
- †Agathiceras
- †Ampyx – tentative report
- †Ampyx
- †Apatolichas
- †Aspidella – tentative report
- †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten occidentalis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bimuria
- †Bolbolenellus
- †Bristolia
- †Bumastus
- †Calymene
- †Camarotoechia – tentative report
- †Carolinites
- †Chonetes
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Composita
- †Composita grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Composita subtilita – or unidentified comparable form
- †Conchidium
- †Conocardium
- †Cruziana
- †Cyclolobus
- †Cyclonema
- †Cymbidium
- †Daguinaspis
- †Dicoelosia
- †Didymograptus
- †Dimeropygiella
- †Diplichnites
- †Encrinurus
- †Endoceras – tentative report
- †Euomphalus
- †Fallotaspis
- †Favosites
- †Fenestella
- †Gogia
- †Halysites
- †Helicoplacus
- †Helicoprion
- †Heliomeroides
- †Hercynella
- †Holopea
- †Hyolithes
- †Illaenus
- †Ingria
- †Isogramma
- †Isotelus
- †Kawina
- †Kutorgina
- †Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Lithostrotion
- †Lonchodomas
- †Meristella
- †Micromitra
- †Murchisonia
- †Neospirifer
- †Nephrolenellus
- †Nevadella
- †Obolella
- †Olenellus
- †Olenellus fowleri – or unidentified comparable form
- †Oryctocephalus
- †Paladin
- Palaeoaplysina
- †Paleochiton
- †Parafusulina
- †Paraschwagerina
- †Peachella
- †Pentamerus
- †Phillipsia
- †Phyllograptus
- †Plaesiomys
- †Planolites
- †Platyceras
- †Poleumita
- †Proetus
- †Pteridinium – tentative report
- †Raymondaspis
- †Remopleurides
- †Repinaella
- †Rusophycus
- †Schwagerina
- †Skenidioides
- †Spirifer
- †Spiriferina – tentative report
- †Stearoceras
- †Streptosolen
- †Stylonema
- †Swartpuntia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Syringopora
- †Thompsonella
- †Trinodus
- †Trocholites – tentative report
- †Volborthella
- †Wanneria
- †Xenodiscus
- †Zacanthoides
Mesozoic
Selected Mesozoic taxa of California
- †Abyssochrysos – tentative report
- †Acanthoceras
- Acanthosphaera – tentative report
- Acesta
- †Acrioceras
- †Acrodus
- †Acrodus wempliae – type locality for species
- †Acteon
- †Acteonella
- †Aletopelta – type locality for genus
- †Aletopelta coombsi – type locality for species
- Amauropsis
- †Ampullina
- †Anagaudryceras
- †Anagaudryceras sacya – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anahamulina
- †Anasibirites
- †Anasibirites kingianus – type locality for species
- †Anatomites
- †Anatropites
- †Anisoceras
- †Anomia
- †Anoplophora – tentative report
- †Aphaea
- †Aphrosaurus
- Aporrhais
- Architectonica – tentative report
- Arctica
- †Arctoceras
- Argyrotheca
- †Arnioceras
- †Arpadites
- Arrhoges
- †Aspenites – type locality for genus
- Astarte
- †Asteroceras
- †Atira
- †Augustynolophus
- †Axonoceras
- †Bacchites
- †Baculites
- †Baculites capensis
- †Baculites yokoyamai – or unidentified comparable form
- Barbatia
- †Barrettia
- †Basilemys
- † Belleza
- Bernaya
- †Beudanticeras
- †Bochianites
- †Bostrychoceras
- †Brancoceras
- Bulimulus
- Bullaria
- Bullina
- †Californites – type locality for genus
- †Californosaurus
- Callianassa – tentative report
- †Calliconites
- †Calliomphalus – tentative report
- Callista – tentative report
- †Calva
- †Calycoceras
- Cancellaria – tentative report
- Cantharus
- Capulus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cardinia
- Cardita
- †Cecrops
- Cerithidea
- Cerithium
- †Cidarina
- Cidaris
- †Clinura
- †Collignoniceras
- †Collonia
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- Cornutella
- †Cosmonautilus
- †Crioceratites
- Cucullaea
- †Cunningtoniceras
- †Cyclothyris
- Cylichna
- †Cylindroteuthis
- †Cymatoceras
- †Cymbospondylus
- †Daonella – tentative report
- †Dentalium
- †Desmoceras
- †Desmophyllites
- †Dictyoconites
- †Didymoceras
- †Didymoceras hornbyense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dieneria – type locality for genus
- †Discohelix – tentative report
- †Discoscaphites
- †Douvilleiceras
- †Durania
- †Echinocorys
- †Elimia
- †Enchodus
- †Entobia
- †Eriphyla
- †Eucalycoceras
- †Euclastes
- †Euomphaloceras
- †Eupachydiscus
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exiteloceras
- †Exogyra
- †Fagesia
- Fissurella – tentative report
- †Flabellina
- †Flabellum
- †Fresnosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Fresnosaurus drescheri – type locality for species
- Gastrochaena – tentative report
- †Gaudryceras
- †Gervillia
- Glans – tentative report
- †Glauconia
- †Globigerinelloides
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Goricanites – type locality for genus
- †Grallator
- †Gryphaea
- †Gryponautilus
- Gyroidina
- Haliotis
- †Hauericeras
- †Hecticoceras
- †Hedenstroemia
- †Helena
- †Hemicidaris
- Heptranchias
- Hipponix
- †Homerites
- †Hybodus
- †Hydrotherosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Hydrotherosaurus alexandrae – type locality for species
- †Hypophylloceras
- †Ichthyornis
- †Ichthyosaurus
- †Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus balticus
- †Inoceramus cordiformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus incertus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus naumanni
- †Inoceramus steinmanni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus subundatus
- †Inoceramus teshioensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus turgidus – type locality for species
- †Inyoites – type locality for genus
- †Inyoites oweni – type locality for species
- Isognomon
- †Kallirhynchia
- †Kilianella
- †Kossmaticeras
- †Lacunaria
- Leda – tentative report
- Lima
- †Linearis
- †Lingula
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
- †Loxo
- †Lucina
- †Lysis
- †Lytoceras
- Macrocallista
- †Macrocephalites
- †Mammites – tentative report
- †Mantelliceras
- Margarella
- Margarites
- †Mariella
- Martesia
- †Mediaster
- †Meekoceras
- †Melchiorites
- †Menuites
- †Merriamia
- † Mita – tentative report
- † Mita
- †Modiolus
- †Morenosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Morenosaurus stocki – type locality for species
- †Mortoniceras
- Musculus – or unidentified related form
- †Myophorella
- †Myophorella argo
- †Myophorella dawsoni – or unidentified related form
- †Myophorella yellowstonensis
- †Myophoria
- †Mytilus
- Natica
- †Navahopus
- †Nectosaurus
- †Neithea
- †Neocardioceras – tentative report
- †Neohibolites
- †Neophylloceras
- †Nerinea
- Nerita
- †Nolita
- †Nostoceras
- Nucula
- Opalia
- †Ophiceras
- †Opis
- †Orthoceras
- Ostrea
- †Owenites
- †Owenites carpenteri
- †Owenites koeneni – type locality for species
- †Oxynautilus
- †Oxytoma
- †Pachydesmoceras
- †Pachydesmoceras pachydiscoide – type locality for species
- †Pachydiscus
- Panopea
- †Parapuzosia
- Patella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Pentzia
- †Peroniceras
- Phanerolepida
- Pholadomya
- †Phylloceras
- †Phyllopachyceras
- †Pinna
- †Plesiotylosaurus
- Plicatula
- †Plotosaurus
- Polinices
- †Polycyclus
- †Polyptychites
- †Polyptychoceras
- †Posidonia
- †Potamides – tentative report
- †Proclydonautilus
- †Prognathodon
- †Prognathodon waiparaensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Propeamussium
- †Protocardia
- †Protrachyceras
- †Pseudomelania
- †Pseudoperna
- †Pseudothurmannia – tentative report
- †Pteraichnus
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Puzosia
- Pycnodonte
- Quadrans – tentative report
- Retusa
- †Rhaetina – tentative report
- †Rhynchonella
- Rogerella
- †Romaniceras
- †Scalarites
- †Scapanorhynchus
- Scaphander
- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites hippocrepis – or unidentified related form
- †Senis
- †Sequoia
- Serpula
- †Shastasaurus
- †Shastoceras
- Siphonalia
- †Sirenites
- †Skolithos
- Solariella
- Solemya – tentative report
- Solen
- †Spiriferina – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Spiriferina coreyi – type locality for species
- Spondylus
- Squalicorax
- †Sturia
- † Suna
- †Tegula
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- Terebralia – tentative report
- †Tessarolax
- †Thalattosaurus
- Thyasira
- †Tollia
- †Tragodesmoceras
- †Trigonia
- †Trinacria
- †Trochactaeon
- Trophon
- †Turrilites
- †Turrilites acutus
- †Turrilites costatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Turritella
- Volsella
- †Worthenia
- †Wyomingites
- †Yezoites
- Yoldia
- †Zanola
- †Zealandites
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of California
- †Abantis
- Abies
- †Aboma
- †Acalypha
- Acanthina
- Acanthocardia
- Acar
- Accipiter
- Acentrophryne
- Acer
- Acesta
- Acipenser
- †Acipenser medirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- Acmaea
- †Acritohippus
- †Acritohippus isonesus – or unidentified comparable form
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- Actinemys
- Admete
- Adula
- Aechmophorus
- †Aelurodon
- †Aepycamelus
- Aequipecten
- Aesopus
- Aethia
- Agaronia
- Agelaius
- †Agriotherium
- †Ailanthus
- Akera
- Alaba
- Alabina
- †Albicetus
- Alca
- †Alcodes
- Aleochara
- Aletes
- †Aletomeryx
- †Alforjas
- †Alisea – type locality for genus
- †Allodelphis – type locality for genus
- †Allodelphis pratti – type locality for species
- †Allodesmus
- Alnus
- †Alopecocyon – type locality for genus
- Alopias
- †Alopias vulpinus – or unidentified comparable form
- Alvania
- Amara
- Amauropsis
- Amelanchier
- Ammospermophilus
- †Amorpha
- †Amphicyon
- †Amphimachairodus
- Amphissa
- Amphiura
- †Amphora
- †Ampullina
- Amusium
- Anachis
- Anadara
- Anas
- †Anchitheriomys – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anchitherium
- Ancilla
- Angulus
- Anniella
- Anodontia
- Anomia
- †Ansen
- Anser
- Antigona
- †Antilla
- Antilocapra
- Antrozous
- Aphelocoma
- †Aphelops
- Apiotoma
- Aplodontia
- Aquila
- †Araeosteus
- Arbutus
- Arca
- †Arceuthobium
- †Archaeocyon
- †Archaeohippus
- Architectonica
- Archoplites
- Arcinella
- Arctica – tentative report
- Arctocephalus
- †Arctodus
- †Arctodus simus – type locality for species
- †Arctostaphylos
- Ardea
- Arenaria
- Arene
- †Argenna
- Argobuccinum
- Argopecten
- Argyropelecus
- †Artocarpus
- Asio
- Astraea
- Astrangia
- Astropecten
- Astyris
- Athene
- Athleta
- †Atocetus
- †Atocetus nasalis – type locality for species
- Atrina
- †Aturia
- Atys
- †Aulophyseter – type locality for genus
- Austrotrophon
- †Avipeda
- Aythya
- Baiomys
- Balaenoptera
- †Balaenula
- Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- †Balanus crenatus
- †Balanus nubilus – or unidentified comparable form
- Bankia
- Barbarofusus
- Barbatia
- †Barbourofelis
- Barleeia
- Barnea
- †Basirepomys
- Bassariscus
- †Bassariscus astutus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bathylagus – type locality for genus
- Bathytoma
- †Batodonoides
- Bembidion
- †Benoistia
- Beringraja
- †Beringraja binoculata – or unidentified comparable form
- Betula
- Bison
- Bittium
- †Bittium alternatum – or unidentified comparable form
- Bivetopsia
- †Boavus
- †Bolbocara
- Bolinichthys
- Bonasa
- †Bonellitia
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus diversidens
- †Borophagus littoralis – type locality for species
- †Borophagus parvus
- †Borophagus secundus
- †Borophryne
- Brachidontes
- †Brachycrus
- †Brachypsalis
- Brachyramphus
- Branta
- †Branta canadensis
- †Branta nigricans – tentative report
- Bubo
- Buccinum
- Bucephala
- †Bucida
- Bufo
- Bulla
- Bullia
- †Bumelia
- Bursa
- Buteo
- Cadulus
- Caecum
- †Calicovatellus – type locality for genus
- †Calicovatellus petrodytes – type locality for species
- Calidris
- Californiconus
- Calliostoma
- Callista
- Callorhinus
- Calosoma
- Calyptraea
- †Calyptranthes
- †Camelops
- Campanile
- Camponotus – type locality for genus
- †Camponotus festinatus – type locality for species
- †Canarium
- Cancellaria
- Cancer
- Canis
- Canthon
- †Cantius
- †Capromeryx
- Caracara
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carcharodon
- Carpelimus
- †Carpocyon
- Carya
- Caryophyllia
- Cassidulina
- Castanea
- Castanopsis
- Castor
- †Castor californicus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cathartes
- Catoptrophorus
- †Catostomus
- Ceanothus
- Cedrela
- †Celastrus
- Celtis
- Cepphus
- Cercidiphyllum
- †Cercocarpus
- Cerithidea
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
- †Cernina
- †Cerorhinca
- Cervus
- Cetorhinus
- †Cetotherium
- †Chaenophryne
- Chaetodipus
- †Chaetodipus formosus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chalcidichthys – type locality for genus
- Chama
- †Chamaecyparis
- Charadrius
- Chauliodus – type locality for genus
- Chelonia
- Chen
- †Chendytes – type locality for genus
- †Chendytes lawi – type locality for species
- Chione
- Chlamys
- Chlorostoma
- †Chorizanthe
- †Chrysobalanus
- †Chrysocyon
- †Chrysodomus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Chrysolepis
- Cibicides
- Cicindela
- Cidaris
- Cinnamomum
- Cissus
- †Citellus
- Citharichthys
- Clathrodrillia
- Clathurella
- Clavilithes
- Clavus
- Clementia
- Clethrionomys
- Cletocamptus
- Clinocardium
- Cliona
- Clupea
- Clypeaster
- Cnemidophorus
- †Cocconeis
- Cochliomyia – type locality for genus
- †Cochliomyia macellaria – type locality for species
- Codakia
- Colaptes
- †Colodon
- Coluber
- Colubraria
- Columba – or unidentified comparable form
- Columbarium
- †Conasprelloides
- Concavus
- Conus
- †Cophocetus – tentative report
- Copris
- Coragyps
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- †Cormohipparion
- Cornus
- Coronula – tentative report
- Corvus
- †Cosoryx
- †Cranioceras
- Crassadoma
- Crassispira
- †Crassispira montereyensis – or unidentified related form
- Crassostrea
- Crataegus
- Crawfordina
- Crepidula
- Crepipatella
- †Crommium
- Crossata
- Crotalus
- Crucibulum
- †Cryptocarya
- Cryptonatica
- Cryptotermes
- Cryptotis
- Cucullaea
- Culicoides
- Cumingia
- †Cupania
- †Cupressus
- Cuspidaria
- †Cuyamacamelus
- Cyanocitta
- Cybocephalus
- †Cybocephalus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cyclammina
- Cyclocardia
- Cyclothone
- Cygnus
- Cylichna
- Cymatium
- Cymatogaster
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynarctus
- †Cynelos
- Cynoscion
- Cyperus
- Cypraea
- Cyrtonyx
- Cystiscus
- Cythara
- Cytherea
- †Dalbergia
- †Daphoenodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Daphoenus
- †Daphoenus ruber – type locality for species
- Dardanus
- Dasyatis
- Dasyhelea
- †Decapterus
- Deltochilum – tentative report
- Dendragapus
- Dendraster
- Dendrophyllia
- Dendryphantes
- Dentalium
- Dermochelys – or unidentified related form
- Deroceras
- †Desmatippus
- †Desmatochoerus
- †Desmocyon
- †Desmodium
- †Desmostylus
- †Desmostylus hesperus – type locality for species
- Diacria
- †Diceratherium
- Dichocoenia
- †Dinohippus
- †Dinohyus
- Diodora
- Diomedea
- †Diospyros
- Diploria
- Dipodomys
- †Dipodomys agilis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipodomys compactus
- †Dipodomys deserti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipodomys heermanni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipodomys merriami
- †Dipodomys ordii
- †Dipoides
- †Diprionomys
- Discinisca
- †Discohelix
- †Dissacus
- Distorsio
- †Domnina
- Donax
- Dosinia
- †Drimys – type locality for genus
- †Dromomeryx
- †Duchesneodus
- †Dusisiren
- Dytiscus
- Echinarachnius
- Echinorhinus
- Eclipes – type locality for genus
- †Ectasis – type locality for genus
- †Ectopistes
- Eleodes
- †Eleodes osculans – type locality for species
- Elgaria
- †Elomeryx
- †Enaliarctos
- †Enallagma – type locality for genus
- Engelhardtia
- Engina
- Enhydra
- Ensis
- Entomobrya
- †Eomellivora
- †Eopelobates
- †Eosurcula
- †Epicyon
- †Epihippus
- Epinephelus
- †Epiphragmophora
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- †Eptesicus fuscus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equisetum
- Equus
- Eremophila
- Erethizon
- †Eriquius
- Eschrichtius
- †Eschrichtius robustus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Etringus
- Eubalaena – or unidentified comparable form
- †Eucastor
- †Euceratherium – type locality for genus
- †Euceratherium collinum – type locality for species
- †Eucyon
- Euleptorhamphus
- Eumetopias
- †Euoplocyon
- Euphagus
- Euscelis
- Eusmilia
- Euspira
- Eutamias
- †Eutrephoceras
- Euvola
- †Evesthes
- †Exilia
- Falco
- Felis
- †Ficopsis
- Ficus
- Fimbria
- Fissurella
- Flabellipecten
- Flabellum
- †Forestiera
- Forreria
- †Fragilaria
- Fratercula
- †Fratercula cirrhata
- †Fratercula dowi – type locality for species
- †Fraxinus
- Fulgoraria
- †Fulica
- Fulmarus
- Fusinus
- Galeocerdo
- Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- †Ganolytes
- Gari
- Gasterosteus
- Gastrochaena
- Gavia
- Gemmula
- Genota
- Genyonemus
- Geochelone
- †Geococcyx
- Geomys
- Geranoaetus
- Gerrhonotus
- †Gila – tentative report
- †Gilbertia
- Glans
- Glaucidium
- Glebocarcinus
- Globigerina
- Globularia
- Glossus
- Glycimeris
- Glycymeris
- Glyptoactis
- Glyptostrobus
- †Gomphotaria – type locality for genus
- †Gomphotaria pugnax – type locality for species
- †Gomphotherium
- †Goniobasis – tentative report
- Goniopora
- Gopherus
- †Gordonia
- Granulina
- Gymnogyps
- †Gymnogyps californianus – type locality for species
- Gyroidina
- Haliaeetus
- †Haliaetus
- Haminoea
- †Harpagolestes – or unidentified comparable form
- Heloderma
- †Hemiauchenia
- Hemipristis
- Hemitelia
- Hemitoma
- Here
- †Herpetocetus
- †Herpetotherium
- †Herpetotherium knighti – or unidentified comparable form
- Hespererato
- †Hesperocamelus – or unidentified comparable form
- Hesperomys
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodontus
- Hexagrammos
- Hexanchus
- Hiatella
- †Hiltonius
- †Hipparion
- †Hippidion
- Hipponix
- †Hipponoe
- †Hippotherium
- Histrionicus
- †Histrionicus histrionicus – tentative report
- Hodomys
- Homalopoma
- Homo
- †Homotherium
- †Homotherium serum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hoplophoneus
- †Hyaenodon
- †Hyaenodon venturae
- †Hyaenodon vetus – type locality for species
- Hyalina
- Hydrangea
- †Hydrodamalis
- †Hydrodamalis cuestae – type locality for species
- †Hydrodamalis gigas
- Hydrophilus
- Hyla
- †Hyopsodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyperbaena
- †Hypertragulus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hyrachyus
- †Ilingoceros
- †Imagotaria – type locality for genus
- †Imagotaria downsi – type locality for species
- †Indarctos
- †Inga
- †Ioscion
- Ischnochiton
- †Ischyrocyon
- †Ischyromys
- Isognomon
- Isurus
- Jaton
- †Julus
- †Juncus
- Juniperus
- Kelletia
- Kellia
- †Kentriodon – type locality for genus
- †Keteleeria
- †Kingena
- Kurtzia
- Kurtziella
- †Labyrinthus
- Lacuna
- †Lacunaria
- Laevicardium
- Lagena
- Lamna
- Lampanyctus
- †Lampris – type locality for genus
- †Lampris zatima – type locality for species
- Lampropeltis
- Larus
- Latirus
- †Laytonia – type locality for genus
- Lechytia
- Leda
- Lepeta
- Lepidochitona
- Lepisosteus
- †Lepisosteus spatula – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptacanthichthys
- †Leptocyon
- †Leptomeryx
- †Leptoreodon
- Lepus
- Leukoma
- Lima
- Limaria
- †Limnocyon
- †Limosa
- Linga
- †Linophryne
- †Liolithax – type locality for genus
- Liquidambar
- †Lirosceles
- Lirularia
- Lissodelphis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lithocarpus
- Lithophaga
- Lithophyllum
- †Lithornis – or unidentified comparable form
- Lithothamnion
- Littorina
- †Lompoquia – type locality for genus
- Lontra
- †Lophar – type locality for genus
- †Lophocetus
- †Lophortyx
- †Lora
- Lottia
- Lucapinella
- Lucina
- Luidia
- †Lycophocyon – type locality for genus
- †Lycophocyon hutchisoni – type locality for species
- †Lygisma – type locality for genus
- Lygodium
- Lynx
- Lyonsia
- Lyria
- †Machairodus
- Macoma
- Macrarene
- Macrocallista
- †Macrodelphinus – type locality for genus
- Madrepora
- Magnolia
- Mahonia
- Makaira
- Malea
- Mallotus
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- †Mancalla – type locality for genus
- †Mancalla californiensis – type locality for species
- †Mangelia
- Margarites
- Marginella
- Marmota
- Martes
- Martesia
- Maxwellia
- †Mayena – tentative report
- †Mediochoerus
- †Megacamelus
- Megachasma
- Megachile
- †Megahippus
- †Megalonyx
- Megalops – tentative report
- †Megapaloelodus
- Megaptera
- Megathura – tentative report
- †Megatylopus
- Melampus
- Melanella
- Melanitta
- †Melanitta deglandi – tentative report
- †Melanitta fusca
- †Melanitta perspicillata
- Melanoplus
- Meleagris
- †Meliosma
- Melospiza
- †Meniscotherium
- †Menoceras
- Mephitis
- Meretrix
- Mergus
- Merluccius
- †Merriamoceros
- †Merychippus
- †Merychyus
- †Merycodus
- Mesalia
- †Mesocyon
- †Mesodma – tentative report
- †Mesohippus
- Mesophyllum
- †Mesoreodon
- †Metalopex
- †Metarhinus
- †Metatomarctus
- †Metaxytherium
- †Miacis
- †Michenia
- †Microcosmodon – or unidentified comparable form
- Microdipodops
- Microgadus – tentative report
- †Microsyops
- †Microtomarctus
- Microtus
- †Miocryptorhopalum – type locality for genus
- †Miocyon
- †Miohippus
- †Miomancalla
- †Miotapirus
- †Miotylopus
- †Miracinonyx
- †Miracinonyx studeri – tentative report
- Mirounga
- †Mirounga angustirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- Mitra
- Mitrella
- †Mixocetus – type locality for genus
- Modiolus
- †Modiolus capax – or unidentified comparable form
- Modulus
- Monoplex
- †Monosaulax
- Montipora
- Mopalia
- †Moropus
- Morula
- Morus – or unidentified comparable form
- Morus
- Mulinia
- Murex – or unidentified related form
- Musculus
- Mustela
- †Mya
- Myctophum
- Myliobatis
- †Mylohyus
- †Mylopharodon
- Mytilus
- Myurella
- †Nannippus
- †Nannocetus – type locality for genus
- †Nanotragulus
- Narona
- Nassa
- Nassarius
- Natica
- Naticarius
- †Navahoceros
- Nectandra
- Negaprion
- †Neobernaya
- †Neogyps
- †Neohipparion
- †Neoliotomus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neolitsea
- †Neoparadoxia – type locality for genus
- †Neoparadoxia cecilialina – type locality for species
- †Neoparadoxia repenningi – type locality for species
- Neophrontops
- †Neoplagiaulax
- Neotamias
- †Neotherium – type locality for genus
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma cinerea – type locality for species
- †Neotoma fuscipes
- †Neotoma lepida
- Neptunea
- Nerita
- Neritina
- †Nerium
- Neverita
- Nicrophorus
- †Nicrophorus guttula
- †Nicrophorus marginatus – type locality for species
- †Nicrophorus nigrita
- †Nimravides
- †Nimravus
- Niso – tentative report
- †Nitzschia
- Nodipecten
- Norrisia
- †Nothrotheriops
- †Nothrotherium
- Notiosorex
- Notoacmea
- Notorhynchus
- †Nototamias
- Nucella
- Nucula
- Numenius
- Nuttallia
- †Nyssa
- Oceanodroma
- Ocenebra
- Ocotea
- †Ocystias
- †Odaxosaurus
- Odobenus
- Odocoileus
- †Odocoileus hemionus
- †Odocoileus virginianus – or unidentified comparable form
- Odontaspis
- Odostomia
- †Odostomia avellana
- †Odostomia beringi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia californica – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia callimene – or unidentified related form
- †Odostomia columbiana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia donilla
- †Odostomia eugena
- †Odostomia farallonensis
- †Odostomia fetella
- †Odostomia gravida
- †Odostomia helena
- †Odostomia minutissima – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia nemo
- †Odostomia nota
- †Odostomia stephensae
- †Odostomia tenuisculpta – or unidentified comparable form
- Oenopota
- Oliva
- Olivella
- Oncorhynchus
- Ondatra
- Oneirodes
- Onthophagus
- Onychomys
- Ophiodermella
- †Opisthonema
- Oreamnos
- Oreortyx
- Orthemis
- Orthodon
- †Osbornodon
- †Osteodontornis – type locality for genus
- †Osteodontornis orri – type locality for species
- Ostrea
- †Otodus
- Otus
- Ovibos
- Ovis
- †Oxyrhina
- †Oxyura
- †Ozymandias – type locality for genus
- †Pacifichelys
- †Palaeolagus
- †Paleoparadoxia
- Pandora
- Panopea
- Panthera
- †Panthera leo
- †Panthera onca – or unidentified comparable form
- †Parabalaenoptera – type locality for genus
- †Parabalaenoptera baulinensis – type locality for species
- †Paracynarctus
- †Parahippus
- Paralichthys – type locality for genus
- †Paramylodon
- †Paramys
- †Parapontoporia
- †Parapontoporia sternbergi – type locality for species
- †Parastylotermes
- †Parastylotermes calico – type locality for species
- †Parastylotermes frazieri – type locality for species
- †Paratomarctus
- †Parietobalaena
- †Paronychomys
- †Parribacus
- Patelloida
- Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Pediomeryx
- †Pelagiarctos – type locality for genus
- †Pelagiarctos thomasi – type locality for species
- †Pelagornis
- Pelecanus
- †Pelecanus erythrorhynchus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pelecanus occidentalis
- †Peltosaurus
- †Peraceras
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus truei – or unidentified comparable form
- †Perse
- Persea
- Persististrombus
- Petricola
- Phalacrocorax
- Phalaropus
- †Phanaeus
- †Phlaocyon
- Phloeodes
- †Phoberogale
- Phoca
- †Phoca vitulina – or unidentified comparable form
- Phocoena – or unidentified comparable form
- †Phoebastria
- †Phoebastria albatrus – type locality for species
- Phoenicopterus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pholadidea
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- Phos
- †Photinia
- Phrynosoma
- Phyllonotus
- Physa
- Picea
- Pinna
- Pinus
- Piranga
- Pitar
- Pituophis
- Pitymys
- Platanus
- †Platygonus
- Platynus
- Plegadis
- †Pleiolama
- †Plesiadapis
- †Plesiogulo
- Pleurofusia
- †Pleuroncodes
- †Pleuronichthys
- †Pliauchenia
- †Pliocyon
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliometanastes
- †Plionarctos
- †Pliopedia – type locality for genus
- †Pliopedia pacifica – type locality for species
- †Plithocyon
- Pluvialis
- †Poabromylus – tentative report
- Pocillopora
- Podiceps
- Podilymbus
- Pododesmus
- †Poebrodon
- †Poebrodon californicus – type locality for species
- †Pogonodon
- Polinices
- Polydora
- Polymesoda
- Polystira
- †Pongamia
- †Pontolis – or unidentified comparable form
- Populus
- Porichthys
- Porites
- †Portunites
- †Potamides
- †Praemancalla – type locality for genus
- Priene
- Prionace
- †Pristichampsus
- Pristiophorus
- †Procamelus
- †Procynodictis
- Procyon
- †Promartes
- †Protanthias – type locality for genus
- †Protepicyon
- †Protitanops
- †Protohepialus – type locality for genus
- †Protohepialus comstocki – type locality for species
- †Protolabis
- †Protomarctus
- †Protostrix
- Protothaca
- †Protylopus
- Prunus
- †Psephophorus
- †Pseudaelurus
- Pseudochama
- Pseudoliva
- Pseudomelatoma
- †Pseudoseriola – type locality for genus
- †Pseudotsuga
- Pteria
- †Pteroplatea
- Pteropurpura
- Pterostichus
- Pterynotus
- †Ptilodus
- Ptinus
- Ptychoramphus
- Puffinus
- †Puma
- †Puma concolor – type locality for species
- Puncturella
- Purpura
- Pusula
- Pycnodonte
- Pyramidella
- †Pyramidella adamsi – or unidentified comparable form
- Pyrene
- Quercus
- Raja
- Rallus
- †Ramoceros
- †Raja
- Rallus
- †Ramoceros
- †Rana
- Rapana
- Recurvirostra
- Reithrodontomys
- †Repomys
- Reticulitermes
- Reticutriton
- Retusa
- †Rhabdammina
- †Rhamnidium
- †Rhamnus
- Rhus
- †Rhynchotherium
- †Rhythmias
- Rimella
- Rissa
- Rissoina
- †Robinia
- †Rotularia
- Sabal
- Sagmatias
- Salix
- †Saniwa
- †Saniwa ensidens – type locality for species
- †Sapindus
- †Sarda
- Sassia
- Saxidomus
- †Scaldicetus
- Scapanus
- Scaphander
- Scapharca
- Scaphinotus
- †Scaphohippus
- Sceloporus
- †Schistomerus – type locality for genus
- †Schistomerus californense – type locality for species
- Schizaster
- Sciurus
- Scomber
- †Scomberesox
- Scopelogadus
- †Scutella
- Scyliorhinus
- †Scymnorhinus
- †Sebastodes
- Seila
- Semele – tentative report
- Semele
- Semicassis
- Semicossyphus
- †Semirostrum – type locality for genus
- †Semirostrum ceruttii – type locality for species
- †Sequoiadendron
- †Serbelodon
- Serica
- Seriola
- Seriphus
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
- †Sespia
- Siderastrea
- Sigmodon
- Sigmoilina – tentative report
- Siliqua
- †Siliqua patula – or unidentified related form
- Sinum
- Siphonalia
- Skenea
- †Smilax
- †Smilodon
- †Smilodonichthys
- Solariella
- Solemya
- Solen
- Solenosteira
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- Sphyrna
- Spilogale
- Spirotropis
- Spisula
- Spondylus
- Squalus
- Squatina
- †Squatina californica – or unidentified comparable form
- Squilla
- †Stegomastodon
- †Stegomastodon mirificus – or unidentified comparable form
- Stenella
- †Stenomylus
- †Stenomylus hitchcocki – or unidentified comparable form
- Stenoplax
- Stercorarius
- Sterna
- †Sternbergia – type locality for genus
- Sthenictis
- †Stictocarbo
- †Stockoceros – or unidentified comparable form
- Stomias
- Stramonita
- †Striatolamia
- Strioterebrum
- Strombiformis
- Strombus
- Strongylocentrotus
- †Strongylodon
- Sturnella
- †Stylemys
- Subcancilla
- †Subhyracodon
- Succinea
- Sula
- †Syllomus – or unidentified comparable form
- Sylvilagus
- Syngnathus
- Synthliboramphus
- †Tabernaemontana
- Tadorna
- Tagelus
- Tamias
- Tamiasciurus
- †Tanymykter
- Tapirus
- †Tapirus californicus
- †Tapirus merriami – type locality for species
- †Tapocyon
- Taranis
- Taricha
- Taxidea
- Tayassu
- Tegula
- †Teleoceras
- Tellina
- †Temnocyon
- Tenagodus
- †Teratornis
- Terebellum
- Terebra
- Terebratula
- Teredo
- Terminalia
- †Tessarolax – tentative report
- Testudo
- †Tetraclaenodon
- †Tetrameryx
- Thais
- †Thalassoleon
- †Thalassoleon macnallyae – type locality for species
- †Thalassoleon mexicanus
- †Thamnasteria
- Thamnophis
- Thomomys
- Thracia
- Thunnus – type locality for genus
- Thyasira
- †Thyrsites
- †Ticholeptus
- Timoclea
- †Titanotylopus
- Tivela
- †Tomarctus
- Totanus
- †Toxicodendron
- Toxopneustes
- †Toxopneustes roseus – or unidentified comparable form
- Toxostoma
- Trachycardium
- Tremarctos
- Tresus
- Triakis – tentative report
- Trichotropis
- Tricolia
- Trionyx
- Triphora
- Triplofusus
- Trochita
- †Trogosus
- Trophon
- Tucetona
- †Tunita – type locality for genus
- Turbonilla
- Turcica
- Turdus
- †Turio
- Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- Turritriton
- Tursiops – or unidentified comparable form
- Typha
- Typhis
- Tyto
- Uca
- †Uintatherium
- Ulmus
- †Umbellularia
- Uria
- †Urobatis
- †Urocitellus
- Urocyon
- Urolophus
- †Urolophus halleri – tentative report
- Ursus
- †Ustatochoerus
- Uta
- †Valenictus – type locality for genus
- †Valenictus chulavistensis – type locality for species
- †Valenictus imperialensis – type locality for species
- †Vanderhoofius
- Vasum
- †Vauquelinia
- †Velates
- Velutina
- Venericardia
- Venus
- Vermicularia
- Veromessor
- †Viburnum
- †Vireo
- Vitrinella – tentative report
- Volsella
- Voluta
- Volutopsius
- †Vouapa
- Vulpes
- Williamia
- †Wodnika
- Xenophora
- †Xyne – type locality for genus
- Yoldia
- †Yumaceras – tentative report
- †Zachrysia
- Zalophus
- †Zamites
- †Zaphleges
- †Zapteryx
- †Zarhinocetus
- †Zarhinocetus errabundus – type locality for species
- Zelkova
- Zenaida
- Zonotrichia
- †Zygolophodon
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.