List of the prehistoric life of Oregon
This list of the prehistoric life of Oregon contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Oregon.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Oregon.
Paleozoic
- †Acteonina
- †Acteonina permiana – type locality for species
- †Albaillella
- †Albaillella asymmetrica
- †Albaillella sinuata
- †Albaillella triangularis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Alexenia – tentative report
- †Alexenia occidentalis – type locality for species
- †Alexenia subquadrata – type locality for species
- †Anidanthus
- †Anidanthus minor – type locality for species
- †Antiquatonia
- †Antiquatonia cooperi – type locality for species
- †Antiquatonia reticulata – type locality for species
- †Arceodomus
- †Arceodomus sphairikos – type locality for species
- †Arcochiton
- †Arcochiton soccus – type locality for species
- †Bajkuria
- †Bathymyonia
- †Bathymyonia elongata – type locality for species
- †Calliprotonia
- †Calliprotonia inexpectatum – type locality for species
- †Changmeia
- †Changmeia bigflatensis – type locality for species
- †Changmeia bostwicki – type locality for species
- †Chauliochiton
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes alatus – or unidentified related form
- †Chonetes pygmoideus – type locality for species
- †Chonetinella
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Cleiothyridina attenuata – type locality for species
- †Composita
- †Corwenia – tentative report
- †Corwenia ashwillensis – type locality for species
- †Crurithyris
- †Cummingella
- †Cystolonsdaleia
- †Cystolonsdaleia berthiaumi – type locality for species
- †Deflandrella
- †Derbyia
- †Diadeloplax
- †Diadeloplax apiculatus – type locality for species
- †Dielasma
- †Dielasma brevicostatum – type locality for species
- †Dielasma rectimarginatum – type locality for species
- †Dielasma truncatum – type locality for species
- †Entactinia
- †Entactinosphaera
- †Entactinosphaera cimelia – or unidentified related form
- †Eoparafusulina
- †Follicucullus
- †Gryphochiton
- †Haplentactinia – tentative report
- †Hegleria
- †Heritschioides – tentative report
- †Himathyris
- †Homeochiton – type locality for genus
- †Homeochiton triangularis – type locality for species
- †Hustedia
- †Ishigaum
- †Kashiwara
- †Kleopatrina
- †Kleopatrina magnifica – or unidentified comparable form
- †Kochiproductus
- †Kochiproductus porrectus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Kochiproductus transversus – type locality for species
- †Krotovia
- †Krotovia barenzi – or unidentified related form
- †Krotovia oregonensis – type locality for species
- †Krotovia parva – type locality for species
- †Krotovia pustulata
- †Kuvelousia
- †Kuvelousia leptosa – type locality for species
- †Latentibifistula
- †Latentibifistula asperspongiosa – or unidentified related form
- †Latentifistula
- †Latentifistula crux – or unidentified related form
- †Latentifistula patagilaterala
- †Latentifistula texana
- †Leptodus – tentative report
- †Linoproductus
- †Linoproductus lutkewitschi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Marginifera – tentative report
- †Marginifera brevisulcata – type locality for species
- †Marginifera costellata – type locality for species
- †Marginifera multicostellata – type locality for species
- †Marginifera profundosulcata – type locality for species
- †Martinia
- †Martinia berthiaumei – type locality for species
- †Meekella
- †Monodiexodina – tentative report
- †Nazarovella
- †Neoalbaillella
- †Neospirifer
- †Petalaxis
- †Petalaxis occidentalis – type locality for species
- †Polydiexodina
- †Praedeflandrella
- †Probolionia
- †Probolionia elongata – type locality for species
- †Probolionia posteroreticulata – type locality for species
- †Proboscidella – tentative report
- †Proboscidella carinata – type locality for species
- †Protowentzelella
- †Pseudoalbaillella
- †Pseudoalbaillella fusiformis
- †Pseudoalbaillella globosa – or unidentified related form
- †Pseudoalbaillella lomentaria – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pseudoalbaillella longicornis – or unidentified related form
- †Pseudoalbaillella scalprata
- †Pseudotormentus
- †Pterochiton
- †Punctospirifer
- †Quinqueremis
- †Quinqueremis robusta – or unidentified related form
- †Rhipidomella
- †Rhynchopora
- †Rhynchopora magna – type locality for species
- †Rostranteris
- †Rostranteris merriami – type locality for species
- †Rostranteris sulcatum – type locality for species
- †Schwagerina
- †Siphonodendron – tentative report
- †Spiriferella
- †Spiriferella pseudodraschei – type locality for species
- †Spiriferellina
- †Spiriferellina pauciplicata – type locality for species
- †Stenoscisma
- †Stenoscisma americanum – type locality for species
- †Stenoscisma biplicatoideum – type locality for species
- †Stenoscisma mutabile
- †Stenoscisma mutabilis
- †Stenoscisma plicatum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Stigmosphaerostylus
- †Tiramnia
- †Tiramnia semiglobosa – or unidentified related form
- †Triplanospongos
- †Waagenoconcha
- †Waagenoconcha parvispinosa – type locality for species
- †Wellerella
- †Wellerella multiplicata – type locality for species
- †Wilsonastraea
- †Wilsonastraea ochocoensis – type locality for species
- †Yakovlevia
- †Yakovlevia brevisulcata
- †Yakovlevia transversa – type locality for species
- †Yokoyamaella – tentative report
- †Yokoyamaella oregonensis – type locality for species
Mesozoic
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Oregon
- †Acanthodiscus
- †Actinoceramus
- †Anahamulina
- †Anatropites
- †Arcestes
- †Arietoceltites
- Astarte
- †Bennettazhia
- †Bennettazhia oregonensis – type locality for species
- Cadulus
- †Calycoceras
- Cardinia
- †Cenoceras
- Chlamys
- †Cleoniceras – tentative report
- †Corum
- †Crioceratites
- Dentalium
- †Gervillia
- †Gryphaea
- †Hoploparia
- †Hypophylloceras
- †Inoceramus
- †Kilianella
- †Lantus
- Lima
- †Lissodus
- † Loffa
- Lopha
- †Lucina
- †Lyelliceras
- †Lytoceras
- †Mantelliceras
- †Metapolygnathus
- Milax
- †Modiolus
- †Myophorella
- †Myophorella argo – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neogondolella
- †Nerinea
- †Olcostephanus
- †Ophthalmidium
- Ostrea
- †Otoscaphites
- †Pachus – tentative report
- †Pachydiscus
- †Peronidella
- Pholadomya
- †Phylloceras
- †Phyllopachyceras
- †Plagiostoma – tentative report
- †Platymya
- Plicatula
- †Radium – type locality for genus
- †Scalarites
- †Scaphites
- †Shastasaurus
- †Shastasaurus pacificus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spitidiscus
- †Thamnasteria
- †Tragodesmoceras
- †Trigonia
- Turritella
- †Tutcheria
- Venericardia
- †Vermiceras
- †Xiphotheca
- †Zoneait – type locality for genus
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Oregon
- Abies
- †Acamptogenotia
- Acanthocardia
- Abies
- †Acamptogenotia
- Acanthocardia
- Acer
- Acmaea
- †Acritohippus
- Acteon
- †Actinidia
- Admete
- Aechmophorus
- †Aesculus
- †Aetiocetus – type locality for genus
- †Aetiocetus cotylalveus – type locality for species
- Aforia
- Agelaius – tentative report
- †Agriochoerus
- Aix
- Alangium
- Alnus
- †Amebelodon
- Amelanchier
- Ammospermophilus
- Ampelocissus
- †Amphicyon
- †Amphicyon frendens
- †Amphicyon galushai – or unidentified comparable form
- Amphissa
- †Ampullina
- †Anabernicula
- Anadara
- †Anamirta
- Anas
- Ancilla
- Anona
- Anser
- †Anser albifrons
- †Anser condoni – type locality for species
- Antillophos
- Antilocapra
- †Antilocapra americana – or unidentified comparable form
- Aphananthe
- †Aphelops
- Aquila
- Arbacia
- †Archaeocyon
- †Archaeohippus
- †Archaeotherium
- Architectonica
- †Arctodus
- Ardea
- Argobuccinum
- †Ascosphaera
- Astraea
- Astreopora
- Astropecten
- †Aturia
- †Aucuba
- Aythya
- Balaena
- Balaenoptera
- †Balaenoptera acutorostrata – or unidentified comparable form
- Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- Bartramia
- †Basirepomys
- Bathybembix
- Bathytoma
- Bela
- Betula
- Bittium
- †Bonellitia
- Boreotrophon
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus pugnator
- †Borophagus secundus – or unidentified comparable form
- Botaurus
- Brachidontes
- Branta
- Bubo
- Buccinum
- Bullia
- †Bumelia – tentative report
- Cadulus
- Calliostoma
- Callista
- Callorhinus – tentative report
- †Calocedrus
- †Calycocarpum
- Calyptraea
- †Camelops
- Cancellaria
- Canis
- †Canis dirus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Canis edwardii
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis lupus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Carpocyon
- Carya
- Caryophyllia
- Castanea
- Castanopsis
- Castor
- †Catalpa
- Cedrela
- Celtis
- †Centrocercus
- Cercidiphyllum
- Cercis
- Cerithiopsis
- †Charitonetta
- Chen
- †Chendytes
- Chione
- Chlidonias
- Chlorostoma
- †Choerodon
- †Chrysodomus
- Circus
- Cladrastis
- Clangula
- Cleyera
- Clinocardium
- Cochliolepis – tentative report
- Colaptes
- †Colodon
- Columbella
- Colus – tentative report
- Comitas
- Comptonia
- Conomitra
- Conus
- †Cophocetus – type locality for genus
- Corbula
- †Cormocyon
- Cornus
- †Cornwallius
- Corvus
- †Coryloides
- Craigia
- Crataegus
- Crenella
- Crepidula
- †Crepidula adunca
- †Crepidula grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- Cryptonatica
- Cryptotis
- †Cunninghamia
- Cyclocardia
- Cygnus
- Cymatium
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynarctoides lemur
- †Cynarctoides luskensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cynelos
- †Daeodon
- †Daphoenodon
- †Daphoenus
- †Dasornis – or unidentified related form
- Decodon
- Dendragapus – type locality for genus
- Dentalium
- †Desmatippus
- †Desmatochoerus
- †Desmatophoca
- †Desmocyon
- †Desmostylus
- †Desmostylus hesperus – type locality for species
- †Diceratherium
- †Dilophodelphis – type locality for genus
- †Dinaelurus
- †Dinictis
- †Diploporus
- †Dipoides
- †Diprionomys
- Dipteronia
- Discinisca
- Dosinia
- †Dromomeryx
- †Dyticonastis – type locality for genus
- †Dyticonastis rensbergeri – type locality for species
- Echinophoria
- †Ekgmowechashala
- †Emmenopterys
- †Enaliarctos
- †Enaliarctos barnesi – type locality for species
- †Enaliarctos emlongi – type locality for species
- †Enaliarctos mitchelli
- †Enaliarctos tedfordi – type locality for species
- Engelhardtia
- Enhydra
- †Enhydrocyon
- †Ensete
- †Epicyon
- †Epihippus
- Epitonium
- †Eporeodon
- †Equisetum
- Equus
- Erolia
- Ervilia – tentative report
- †Eucastor
- †Eucyon
- †Euoplocyon
- Euphagus
- Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- Exbucklandia
- †Exilia
- Fagus
- Falco
- Ficus
- Fimbria
- Flabellum
- †Floridaceras
- †Florissantia
- Fothergilla
- Fraxinus
- Fulgoraria
- Fulgurofusus
- Fulica
- Fusinus
- †Gaillardia
- Gari – tentative report
- Gemmula
- †Gentilicamelus
- Glycymeris
- †Goedertius – type locality for genus
- †Gomphotherium
- Granula
- Gyrineum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Hadrianus
- Halesia
- Haliaeetus
- †Haplohippus
- †Hemiauchenia – tentative report
- Heptranchias
- †Herpetotherium
- Hiatella
- Himantopus
- †Hippotherium
- †Hoplophoneus
- †Hovenia
- Hydrangea
- †Hypertragulus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hypsidoris
- †Hypsiops
- †Hyrachyus
- †Indarctos
- Isurus
- Juglans
- †Kalobatippus
- †Kardiasperma
- Kellia
- †Keteleeria
- †Kolponomos
- †Kolponomos newportensis – type locality for species
- Lacuna
- Larus
- Lepeta
- †Leptocyon
- Lepus
- Leukoma
- Limnodromus
- †Limnodromus griseus – tentative report
- Lindera
- Liquidambar
- †Lithocarpus
- Littorina
- Lophodytes
- †Lophortyx
- Lynx
- Lytechinus
- †Machairodus
- †Machilus
- Macoma
- Macrocallista
- Magnolia
- Mahonia
- †Malus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mammut
- †Mammut furlongi – type locality for species
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi – tentative report
- Marcia
- Margarites
- Martes
- Martesia
- Mastixia
- Megachasma
- †Megalonyx
- †Megapaloelodus
- †Megatylopus
- Melanitta
- †Meliosma
- †Menispermum – or unidentified comparable form
- Mergus
- †Merychippus
- †Merychyus
- †Merycochoerus
- †Merycoides
- †Merycoidodon
- †Mesocyon
- †Mesohippus
- †Metalopex
- Metasequoia
- †Microphallus
- Microtus
- †Miohippus
- †Miotapirus
- Modiolus
- Molothrus
- †Molothrus ater – tentative report
- †Monosaulax
- †Moropus
- Mulinia
- Mustela
- †Mya
- Myotis – or unidentified comparable form
- Mytilus
- †Nanotragulus – or unidentified comparable form
- Nassarius
- Natica
- †Nautilus
- Nectandra
- †Neohipparion
- Neophrontops
- Neotamias
- †Neurotrichus – tentative report
- Neverita
- †Nexuotapirus
- Nucella
- Nucula
- Numenius
- †Numenius americanus – tentative report
- †Nuphar
- †Nyssa
- Ochotona
- †Ochotona spanglei – type locality for species
- Ocotea
- Olar
- †Oligobunis
- Olivella
- Ondatra
- Opalia
- †Oreodontoides
- †Osbornodon
- †Osmunda
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea lurida – or unidentified comparable form
- Ostrya
- †Palaeocastor
- †Palaeolagus
- †Paleopanax
- Paliurus
- Pandora
- Panopea
- Panthera
- †Panthera onca – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paradaphoenus
- †Paraenhydrocyon
- †Parahippus
- †Parahippus leonensis – or unidentified related form
- †Paramylodon
- †Paratomarctus
- †Paratylopus
- †Paronychomys
- †Paroreodon
- †Parrotia
- †Parthenocissus
- Passalus
- †Patriofelis
- Pekania
- †Pelagornis
- Pelecanus
- †Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- †Pelecanus erythrorhynchus – tentative report
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- †Perse
- Phalacrocorax
- †Phalacrocorax auritus – tentative report
- Phalaropus
- Phalium
- Phanerolepida
- †Philotrox
- †Phlaocyon
- Phoca
- †Phoca vitulina – or unidentified comparable form
- Phoenicopterus
- †Phoenicopterus copei – type locality for species
- Pinus
- Pitar
- †Plagiolophus
- Platanus
- †Platygonus
- †Pleiolama
- †Plesiocolopirus
- †Plesiogulo
- †Pliocyon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pliohippus
- †Plionarctos
- Podiceps
- †Podiceps auritus – tentative report
- Podilymbus
- †Pogonodon
- Polinices
- †Polypodium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pontolis – type locality for genus
- †Pontolis magnus – type locality for species
- †Potamogeton
- †Pristichampsus
- †Procamelus
- †Promartes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Promerycochoerus
- Propeamussium
- †Protitanops
- †Protolabis – or unidentified comparable form
- Protothaca
- Prunus
- †Psephophorus – tentative report
- †Pseudaelurus
- †Pseudotsuga
- Pteris
- Pterocarya
- †Pteronarctos – type locality for genus
- Puncturella
- Purpura
- Pyramidella – tentative report
- Pyrenacantha
- †Pyrus
- Quercus
- Querquedula
- Raja
- Rallus
- Recurvirostra
- Retusa
- Rhabdus
- †Rhizocyon
- Rhus
- †Ribes
- Rimella
- Rosa
- Rubus
- Sabal
- †Sabia
- Salix
- Sanguinolaria
- Sassia
- Saxidomus
- Scapanus
- Scaphander
- †Schisandra
- Schizaster
- Sciurus
- †Scutella
- Semele
- Sequoia
- Siliqua
- †Simocetus – type locality for genus
- †Simocyon
- Sinum
- Solariella
- Solemya
- Solen
- †Somatochlora
- Spermophilus
- Spirotropis
- Spisula
- Spizaetus
- †Steneofiber
- Stercorarius
- Sterna
- †Sterna elegans – tentative report
- †Sterna forsteri
- Sthenictis
- Strongylocentrotus
- Sturnella
- †Suavodrillia
- †Subhyracodon
- Sveltella
- Symplocos
- Tapirus
- †Tapirus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
- Tapiscia
- Taranis
- Taxidea
- †Taxus
- Tegula
- †Teleoceras
- Tellina
- †Temnocyon
- †Tephrocyon
- Terminalia
- †Tetraclinis
- Thais
- Thesbia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Thomomys
- Thracia
- †Ticholeptus
- Tilia
- †Torreya
- Totanus
- †Toxicodendron
- Trema
- Tresus
- Trichotropis
- Trochita
- Trophon
- †Tsuga
- Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- †Tylocephalonyx
- Tympanuchus
- Ulmus
- †Ursavus
- Venericardia
- †Viburnum
- Vitis
- Vulpes
- Xema
- Yoldia
- †Yoldia cooperii – or unidentified comparable form
- Zalophus
- Zelkova
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.