List of the prehistoric life of Texas
This list of the prehistoric life of Texas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Texas.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Texas
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Texas
- †Acheloma – type locality for genus
- †Acheloma cumminsi – type locality for species
- †Achistrum
- †Achistrum ludwigi – type locality for species
- †Acrodus – tentative report
- †Acrodus olsoni – type locality for species
- †Acrodus sweetlacruzensis – type locality for species
- †Actinoconchus
- †Acutichiton
- †Adamantina
- †Adrianites – tentative report
- †Agathiceras
- †Agathiceras applini – type locality for species
- †Alegeinosaurus
- †Alethopteris
- †Almites
- †Altudoceras
- †Alveus – type locality for genus
- †Amphiscapha
- †Amplexus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Amusium – tentative report
- †Ananias
- †Anatsabites
- †Angelosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Angelosaurus dolani – type locality for species
- †Anisodexis
- †Annularia
- †Annularia stellata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anomalesia
- †Anomphalus
- †Aphetoceras
- †Aphlebia
- †Apsisaurus – type locality for genus
- †Apsisaurus witteri – type locality for species
- †Araeoscelis – type locality for genus
- †Archaeocidaris
- Archaeolithophyllum
- †Archeria – type locality for genus
- †Archeria crassidisca – type locality for species
- †Archimedes
- †Arcuolimbus
- †Aristoceras
- †Armenoceras
- †Artisia
- †Aspidosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Athyris
- †Aulopora – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten ballingerana
- †Aviculopecten girtyi – type locality for species
- †Aviculopecten gryphus – type locality for species
- †Aviculopecten occidentalis
- †Aviculopecten sumnerensis
- †Avonia
- †Barnesoceras – type locality for genus
- †Bathyglyptus – type locality for genus
- †Bellerophon – tentative report
- †Bellerophon
- †Bembexia
- †Bitaunioceras
- †Blountiella
- †Bolosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Bolosaurus major – type locality for species
- †Bolosaurus striatus – type locality for species
- †Brachydectes
- †Brachyphyllum – tentative report
- †Branneroceras
- †Broiliellus – type locality for genus
- †Broiliellus brevis – type locality for species
- †Broiliellus olsoni – type locality for species
- †Broiliellus texensis – type locality for species
- †Burenoceras
- †Cacops
- †Cacops aspidephorus – type locality for species
- †Calamites
- †Callipteridium
- †Callipteris
- †Calophyllum – tentative report
- †Camarotoechia
- †Captorhinus – type locality for genus
- †Captorhinus aguti – type locality for species
- †Carbonicola
- †Cardiocephalus – type locality for genus
- †Cardiocephalus sternbergi – type locality for species
- †Carrolla – type locality for genus
- †Casea – type locality for genus
- †Casea broilii – type locality for species
- †Caseoides – type locality for genus
- †Caseopsis
- †Cassiavellia – type locality for genus
- †Cassiavellia galtarae – type locality for species
- †Catenipora
- †Cedaria
- †Chancelloria – tentative report
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes flemingi – tentative report
- †Chonetes verneuilianus
- †Cibolites – type locality for genus
- †Clarkoceras
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Cleiothyridina mulsa
- †Cleiothyridina nana
- †Cleiothyridina pilularis
- †Cleiothyridina rara
- †Cleiothyridina rectimarginata – type locality for species
- †Climacograptus
- †Clitendoceras
- †Clonograptus
- †Coenocystis – type locality for genus
- †Collemataria – type locality for genus
- †Composita
- †Composita affinis
- †Composita apheles – type locality for species
- †Composita apsidata
- †Composita bucculenta – type locality for species
- †Composita costata
- †Composita cracens
- †Composita crassa – type locality for species
- †Composita discina
- †Composita emarginata
- †Composita enormis – type locality for species
- †Composita imbricata – type locality for species
- †Composita mexicana
- †Composita mira
- †Composita nucella
- †Composita ovata
- †Composita parasulcata – type locality for species
- †Composita pilula
- †Composita prospera
- †Composita pyriformis
- †Composita quantilla
- †Composita stalagmium
- †Composita strongyle – type locality for species
- †Composita subcircularis
- †Composita subtilita
- †Conjunctio
- †Conocardium – tentative report
- †Cooperoceras – type locality for genus
- †Coosella
- †Coosia
- †Cordaites
- †Cotteroceras
- †Cotylorhynchus
- †Cotylorhynchus hancocki – type locality for species
- Crania
- †Cravenoceras – tentative report
- †Cricotus
- †Crossotelos
- †Ctenacanthus
- †Ctenacanthus amblyxiphias – type locality for species
- †Ctenospondylus – type locality for genus
- †Cylicioscapha
- †Cypricardinia – tentative report
- †Cyptendoceras
- †Cystothalamia – type locality for genus
- †Dadoxylon
- †Dakeoceras – tentative report
- †Dasyceps
- †Deiracephalus
- Dentalium
- †Diadectes – type locality for genus
- †Dimacrodon – type locality for genus
- †Dimetrodon – type locality for genus
- †Dimetrodon booneorum – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon dollovianus – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon gigashomogenes – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon grandis – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon kempae – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon limbatus – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon loomisi – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon macrospondylus – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon milleri – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon natalis – type locality for species
- †Diplocaulus – type locality for genus
- †Diplocaulus magnicornis – type locality for species
- †Diraphora
- †Dissorophus – type locality for genus
- †Dissorophus multicinctus – type locality for species
- †Domatoceras
- †Driveria – type locality for genus
- †Echinaria
- †Ectenolites
- †Edaphosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Edaphosaurus boanerges
- †Edaphosaurus cruciger – or unidentified related form
- †Edaphosaurus pogonias – type locality for species
- †Edestus
- †Edmondia
- †Edops
- †Ellesmeroceras
- †Empedias
- †Endoceras
- †Endolobus
- Eocaudina
- †Eosyodon – type locality for genus
- †Eothyris – type locality for genus
- †Eothyris parkeyi – type locality for species
- †Eowellerites
- †Epiphyton
- †error
- †Error
- †Eryops – type locality for genus
- †Eryops megacephalus – type locality for species
- †Estheria
- †Euomphalus
- †Euryodus – type locality for genus
- †Euryodus primus – type locality for species
- †Exovasa – type locality for genus
- †Exovasa cystauletoides – type locality for species
- †Fenestella
- †Fusulina – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Gastrioceras
- †Geinitzina
- †Genevievella
- †Geragnostus
- †Gerobatrachus – type locality for genus
- †Gerobatrachus hottoni – type locality for species
- †Gervillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Girvanella
- †Glaucosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Glaucosaurus megalops – type locality for species
- †Glikmanius
- †Gnathorhiza
- †Goniatites
- †Gorgodon – type locality for genus
- †Gorgodon minutus – type locality for species
- †Grewingkia
- †Guadalupia
- †Guadalupia auricula – type locality for species
- †Guadalupia cupulosa – type locality for species
- †Guadalupia microcamera – type locality for species
- †Guadalupia ramescens – type locality for species
- †Guadalupia vasa – type locality for species
- †Gypospirifer – type locality for genus
- †Helicoconchus – type locality for genus
- †Helicoprion
- †Helminthochiton
- †Hercosestria
- †Hoffmannia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Homagnostus
- †Hybodus
- †Hypseloconus
- †Icriodus
- †Incisimura – type locality for genus
- †Incisimura bella – type locality for species
- †Isodectes
- †Isogramma
- †Janassa
- †Jeffersonia
- †Jinogondolella
- †Kingstonia
- †Knoxosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Kockelella
- †Komia
- †Labidosaurikos
- †Labidosaurus
- †Lambeoceras
- †Lepidophyllum
- †Levisoceras
- †Limbella
- Lingula
- †Liroceras
- †Llanoaspis
- †Lysorophus
- †Martinia
- †Mastersonia – type locality for genus
- †Mcqueenoceras
- †Metacoceras
- †Metalegoceras
- †Meteoraspis
- †Metoptoma
- †Michelinoceras – tentative report
- †Micraroter – tentative report
- †Microbaltoceras – type locality for genus
- †Minilya
- †Murchisonia
- †Mycterosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Mycterosaurus longiceps – type locality for species
- †Nanobamus – type locality for genus
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis judithae
- †Naticopsis remex
- †Naticopsis transversa – type locality for species
- †Neldasaurus
- †Neoaganides
- †Neocalamites – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neospirifer
- †Neospirifer amphigyus – type locality for species
- †Neospirifer apothescelus – type locality for species
- †Neospirifer bakeri – type locality for species
- †Neospirifer cameratus – tentative report
- †Neospirifer formulosus
- †Neospirifer huecoensis – type locality for species
- †Neospirifer kansasensis
- †Neospirifer mansuetus
- †Neospirifer neali
- †Neospirifer notialis
- †Neospirifer placidus
- †Neospirifer triplicatus
- †Neospirifer venezuelensis
- †Neuropteris
- †Neuropteris cordata – tentative report
- †Nielsenoceras
- †Norwoodia
- Nucula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Nybyoceras
- †Olenus
- †Ophiacodon – type locality for genus
- †Ophiacodon major – type locality for species
- †Ophiacodon retroversus – type locality for species
- †Ophiacodon uniformis – type locality for species
- †Ormoceras
- †Orodus
- †Orthacanthus
- †Ostodolepis – type locality for genus
- †Oulodus
- †Ozarkodina
- †Pachylyroceras
- †Paladin
- †Palaeoniscus – tentative report
- †Pantylus – type locality for genus
- †Pantylus cordatus – type locality for species
- †Paraceltites
- †Parafusulina
- †Paralegoceras
- †Paraschwagerina
- †Pariotichus – type locality for genus
- †Parioxys – type locality for genus
- Patella – tentative report
- †Pecopteris
- †Pedanochiton – type locality for genus
- †Pelodosotis – type locality for genus
- †Pelodosotis elongatum – type locality for species
- †Peripetoceras
- †Petalodus
- †Phlegethontia – tentative report
- †Phonerpeton
- †Phonerpeton pricei – type locality for species
- †Pinnularia
- †Plaesiomys
- †Plagiostoma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Platyceras
- †Platyhystrix – or unidentified comparable form
- †Plectronoceras
- †Pleuronautilus
- Pleurotomaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Plicochonetes
- †Posidonia
- Priscopedatus
- †Prodentalium
- †Prostacheoceras
- †Prostacheoceras skinneri – type locality for species
- †Protocaptorhinus – type locality for genus
- †Protocaptorhinus pricei – type locality for species
- †Protorothyris – type locality for genus
- †Protorothyris archeri – type locality for species
- †Psaronius
- †Pseudomelania – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pteria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Pterochiton
- †Pugnax
- †Quadratia
- †Quasicaecilia – type locality for genus
- †Rananasus
- †Rayonnoceras
- †Reiszorhinus – type locality for genus
- †Retaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Rhabdiferoceras
- †Rhynchonella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Ribeiria
- †Rioceras
- †Romeria – type locality for genus
- †Romeria prima – type locality for species
- †Romeria texana – type locality for species
- †Rota
- †Rubeostratilia – type locality for genus
- †Rugaria
- †Ruthenoceras – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Sagenodus
- †Sallya
- †Samaropsis
- †Sauropleura
- †Scapanops – type locality for genus
- †Scapanops neglecta – type locality for species
- †Schwagerina
- †Secodontosaurus
- †Secodontosaurus obtusidens – type locality for species
- Serpula – tentative report
- †Seymouria – type locality for genus
- †Seymouria baylorensis – type locality for species
- †Shouchangoceras
- †Sigillaria
- †Slaugenhopia – type locality for genus
- Solemya – tentative report
- †Solenochilus
- †Solenopora
- †Spermatodus
- †Sphenacanthus
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenopteris
- †Spica
- †Spirifer
- Spirorbis
- †Stearoceras
- †Steppesaurus – type locality for genus
- †Stereophallodon – type locality for genus
- †Stereophallodon ciscoensis – type locality for species
- †Stethacanthus
- †Strepsodiscus
- †Strophomena
- †Syringopora – tentative report
- †Tainoceras
- †Tappenosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Tappenosaurus magnus – type locality for species
- †Tarphyceras
- †Terebratula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Tersomius – type locality for genus
- †Tersomius texensis – type locality for species
- †Tesnusocaris – type locality for genus
- †Tesnusocaris goldichi – type locality for species
- †Tetraceratops – type locality for genus
- †Tetraceratops insignis – type locality for species
- †Tetrataxis
- †Texoceras
- †Trichasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Trichasaurus texensis – type locality for species
- †Tricrepicephalus
- †Trimerorhachis
- †Trimerorhachis greggi – type locality for species
- †Trimerorhachis insignis – type locality for species
- †Triproetus
- Trochus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Tunstallia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Turbo – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Varanops
- †Varanops brevirostris – type locality for species
- †Varanosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Varanosaurus acutirostris – type locality for species
- †Vidria
- †Waagenina
- †Waagenoceras
- †Waggoneria – type locality for genus
- †Walchia
- †Wattia – type locality for genus
- †Wilkingia
- †Worthenia
- †Wurmiella
- †Xenacanthus
- †Xyloiulus – tentative report
- Yoldia – tentative report
- †Zatrachys
Mesozoic
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Texas
- †Acanthoceras
- Acesta
- Acirsa
- Acmaea
- †Acompsoceras
- †Acrocanthosaurus
- Acteon
- †Acteonella
- †Adelobasileus – type locality for genus
- †Adelobasileus cromptoni – type locality for species
- †Adkinsia
- †Adocus
- †Aenona
- †Aetodactylus – type locality for genus
- †Aetodactylus halli – type locality for species
- †Agerostrea
- †Agujaceratops
- †Agujaceratops mariscalensis – type locality for species
- †Akera
- †Alamosaurus
- †Albanerpeton
- †Allocrioceras
- Alnus
- †Alphadon
- †Alphadon halleyi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ampullina – or unidentified comparable form
- Amusium
- †Anaklinoceras
- †Ancilla
- †Angistorhinus
- †Angulomastacator – type locality for genus
- †Angulomastacator daviesi – type locality for species
- †Anisoceras
- Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
- †Anomotodon
- †Apachesaurus
- Arca
- Architectonica
- †Arganodus
- †Arganodus dorotheae – type locality for species
- Arrhoges
- †Aspidoceras
- Astarte
- Astrangia
- Astreopora – tentative report
- †Astroconodon – type locality for genus
- †Astroconodon denisoni – type locality for species
- †Astrodon
- †Astrophocaudia – type locality for genus
- †Astrophocaudia slaughteri – type locality for species
- †Axonoceras
- †Baculites
- †Baculites aquilaensis - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Baculites haresi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Baculites ovatus
- †Baculites scotti
- †Baculites tippahensis
- †Baena – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Banis
- Barbatia – tentative report
- †Barroisiceras
- †Basilemys
- †Belemnitella
- †Belodon
- †Belonostomus
- †Bernissartia – tentative report
- †Betelgeusia – type locality for genus
- †Betelgeusia reidi – type locality for species
- †Bostrychoceras
- Botula
- †Brachauchenius
- Brachidontes
- †Brachychampsa
- †Brachysuchus – type locality for genus
- †Brachysuchus megalodon – type locality for species
- †Bravoceratops – type locality for genus
- †Bravoceratops polyphemus – type locality for species
- †Brontopodus – type locality for genus
- Busycon – tentative report
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Callianassa
- †Calliomphalus
- †Calyptosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Calyptosuchus wellesi – type locality for species
- Calyptraea
- Cancellaria
- Cantharus – tentative report
- †Caprina
- Capulus
- Carcharias
- †Caririchnium
- Carota
- Caryophyllia
- †Caseosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Caseosaurus crosbyensis – type locality for species
- †Casierius
- †Catactegenys – type locality for genus
- †Caturus
- †Caveola
- †Cedarosaurus
- †Ceratodus
- Cerithiella
- †Cerithiella nodoliratum – or unidentified related form
- †Cerithiella semirugatum
- Cerithium
- †Chamops
- †Champsosaurus
- †Chindesaurus
- †Chinlea
- †Chirostenotes
- †Chupacabrachelys – type locality for genus
- Cidaris
- †Cimexomys
- †Cimoliasaurus
- †Cimoliopterus
- †Cimoliopterus dunni – type locality for species
- †Cimolodon
- †Cimolodon electus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cimolomys
- †Clevosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Clidastes
- Cliona
- †Coahomasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Coahomasuchus kahleorum – type locality for species
- †Coelodus
- †Coelophysis
- †Coilopoceras
- †Collignoniceras
- †Colognathus – type locality for genus
- †Coniasaurus
- †Continuoolithus
- †Conulus
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- †Coupatezia
- Crassostrea
- †Crenella
- †Cretolamna
- †Cretorectolobus
- †Cretorectolobus olsoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Crosbysaurus – type locality for genus
- †Crosbysaurus harrisae – type locality for species
- Cucullaea
- Cuspidaria
- †Cyathophora
- †Cyclothyris
- Cylichna
- †Cymatoceras
- †Cymella
- Cyzicus – tentative report
- †Dallasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Dallasaurus turneri – type locality for species
- Dasmosmilia
- †Dasmosmilia kochii – type locality for species
- Dasyatis
- †Deinosuchus
- †Deinosuchus riograndensis
- †Deinosuchus rugosus – type locality for species
- Dentalium
- †Desmatosuchus
- †Desmatosuchus haplocerus
- †Desmatosuchus smalli – type locality for species
- †Desmatosuchus spurensis – type locality for species
- †Desmoceras
- Diodora – tentative report
- †Diphydontosaurus – or unidentified related form
- †Diploastrea
- Discorbis
- †Discoscaphites
- †Doswellia
- †Douvilleiceras
- †Dreissena
- †Dromomeron
- †Dromomeron gregorii – type locality for species
- †Dryptosaurus
- †Dufrenoyia
- †Durania
- †Echinocorys
- †Ecphora
- †Ectenosaurus
- †Edmontonia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elea – tentative report
- †Enchodus
- †Episcoposaurus – type locality for genus
- †Episcoposaurus haplocerus – type locality for species
- †Epitonium
- †Eubostrychoceras
- †Eucalycoceras
- †Eugyra
- †Euhoplites – tentative report
- †Eulima
- †Euomphaloceras
- †Eupachydiscus
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Ewingia – type locality for genus
- †Exogyra
- †Fagesia
- †Faujasia
- †Favia
- †Flexomornis – type locality for genus
- †Flexomornis howei – type locality for species
- †Flickia
- †Forbesiceras
- †Forresteria
- Fusinus
- Galeorhinus
- Gastrochaena
- Gegania
- †Gervillia
- Ginglymostoma
- †Globidens
- Globigerina
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Glyptops – tentative report
- †Gobiates
- †Gryphaea
- †Gryposaurus – tentative report
- †Gypsichnites
- †Gyronchus
- Haminoea – tentative report
- †Hamites
- †Hamulus
- †Helicoceras
- †Hemicalypterus – tentative report
- Heterodontus
- †Heteromorpha
- Hexanchus
- Homarus
- †Hoplochelys
- †Hoploscaphites
- †Hybodus
- †Hydnophora – tentative report
- †Hypophylloceras
- †Ichthyodectes
- †Ichthyornis
- †Idoceras
- †Iguanodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus anomalus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus arnoldi
- †Inoceramus arvanus
- †Inoceramus balticus
- †Inoceramus cordiformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus deformis
- †Inoceramus dimidius
- †Inoceramus fragilis
- †Inoceramus prefragilis
- †Inoceramus vanuxemi – tentative report
- †Irenesauripus
- †Isastrea
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Jeletzkytes
- †Kamerunoceras
- †Koskinonodon – type locality for genus
- †Kritosaurus
- Lamna
- Latiaxis
- †Lepidotes
- Lepisosteus
- †Leptorhynchos – type locality for genus
- †Leptorhynchos gaddisi – type locality for species
- †Leptostyrax
- †Leptosuchus
- †Leptosuchus crosbiensis – type locality for species
- †Leptosuchus imperfecta – type locality for species
- †Leptosuchus studeri – type locality for species
- †Lewesiceras
- †Leyvachelys
- †Libognathus – type locality for genus
- †Libonectes
- †Libonectes morgani – type locality for species
- Lima
- Limatula
- †Linearis
- Lingula
- †Linter
- †Linthia
- Linuparus
- †Lioestheria – tentative report
- Liquidambar – tentative report
- †Lissodus
- †Lithacoceras
- Lithophaga
- †Lonchidion
- †Longosuchus
- †Longosuchus meadei – type locality for species
- Lopha
- †Lucasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Lucasuchus hunti – type locality for species
- Lucina
- †Macrepistius
- †Magnoavipes – type locality for genus
- †Malerisaurus
- †Mammites
- †Mantelliceras
- †Mariella
- †Martinectes
- †Mathilda
- Megalomphalus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Megalosauropus – tentative report
- Melanatria
- Membranipora
- †Meniscoessus
- †Menuites
- Mesalia
- †Mesodma
- †Metoicoceras
- †Metoposaurus
- †Metoposaurus bakeri – type locality for species
- †Micraster
- †Modiolus
- Monodonta – tentative report
- †Monopleura – tentative report
- †Morea
- †Mortoniceras
- †Mosasaurus
- †Mosasaurus missouriensis – tentative report
- †Mytilus
- †Naomichelys
- Natica
- Nebrius
- †Neithea
- †Neocardioceras
- †Neohibolites
- †Neoptychites
- †Nerinea – tentative report
- Nerita
- Neritina
- †Nostoceras
- Nucula
- †Nyssa
- †Odaxosaurus
- Odontaspis
- †Oklatheridium
- †Onchopristis
- †Onchosaurus
- †Ophiomorpha
- †Ophiopsis – tentative report
- †Opis
- †Ornithomimus
- †Ostlingoceras
- Ostrea
- †Otischalkia – type locality for genus
- †Otischalkia elderae – type locality for species
- †Oxyrhina
- †Pachycheilosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Pachycheilosuchus trinquei – type locality for species
- †Pachydesmoceras
- †Pachydiscus
- †Pachygenelus
- †Pachymelania
- Pagurus
- †Palaeobalistum
- †Palaeoctonus
- †Paleorhinus
- †Paleorhinus sawini – type locality for species
- †Paluxysaurus – type locality for genus. Now regarded as a junior synonym of Sauroposeidon.[citation needed]
- †Paluxysaurus jonesi – type locality for species. Now regarded as a junior synonym of Sauroposeidon proteles.[citation needed]
- †Paluxysuchus – type locality for genus
- †Paluxysuchus newmani – type locality for species
- †Panis
- Panopea
- †Pappotherium – type locality for genus
- †Paracimexomys
- †Paramicrodon – type locality for genus
- †Paranomia
- †Parapuzosia
- †Parasuchus
- †Paratypothorax
- †Paronychodon
- †Paronychodon lacustris – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pawpawsaurus – type locality for genus
- †Pawpawsaurus campbelli – type locality for species
- †Pecten
- †Pekinosaurus – or unidentified related form
- Perna – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pholadidea
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- †Phymosoma
- †Phytosaurus
- †Pinna
- Pitar
- †Placenticeras
- †Planocephalosaurus
- †Platecarpus
- †Platecarpus planifrons
- †Platecarpus somenensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Platecarpus tympaniticus
- †Platyceramus
- †Platyceramus cycloides
- †Platyceramus mantelli - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Platypterygius
- †Plesiosaurus
- Pleurotomaria
- †Plicatoscyllium – type locality for genus
- Plicatula
- †Plioplatecarpus – tentative report
- Polinices
- †Pollex
- †Polyptychodon
- †Poposaurus
- †Porituberoolithus
- †Postosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Postosuchus kirkpatricki – type locality for species
- †Procardia
- †Prognathodon – tentative report
- †Promystriosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Prosiren – type locality for genus
- †Protecovasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Protecovasaurus lucasi – type locality for species
- †Protoavis – type locality for genus
- †Protoavis texensis – type locality for species
- †Protocardia
- †Protohadros – type locality for genus
- †Protohadros byrdi – type locality for species
- †Protosphyraena
- †Pseudocorax
- †Pseudomelania
- †Pseudoperna
- †Pteranodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Ptychotrygon
- †Puzosia
- Pycnodonte
- †Quetzalcoatlus – type locality for genus
- †Quetzalcoatlus northropi – type locality for species
- †Quitmaniceras
- Raja
- †Rewaconodon – or unidentified related form
- Rhinobatos
- †Rhombodus
- †Richardoestesia
- †Richardoestesia gilmorei
- †Richardoestesia isosceles – type locality for species
- †Rileymillerus – type locality for genus
- Ringicula
- Rogerella
- †Romaniceras
- Rostellaria – tentative report
- †Russellosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Russellosaurus coheni – type locality for species
- †Rutiodon
- †Sargana
- †Sauroposeidon
- †Saurornitholestes
- †Saurornitholestes langstoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sauvagesia – tentative report
- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Scapherpeton
- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites hippocrepis - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Scaphites warreni
- †Schizobasis
- Scintilla – tentative report
- †Sclerorhynchus
- Scyliorhinus
- †Selaginella – or unidentified comparable form
- †Seminola – tentative report
- †Semionotus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Senis
- Serpula
- †Serratolamna
- †Sexta
- †Shuvosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Shuvosaurus inexpectatus – type locality for species
- †Siderastrea
- †Sierritasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Sierritasuchus macalpini – type locality for species
- †Skolithos
- Solemya
- †Sphenodiscus
- †Spinosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Spinosuchus caseanus – type locality for species
- †Spironema
- Spondylus
- Squalicorax
- Squalus
- †Squatirhina
- †Struthiomimus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Technosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Technosaurus smalli – type locality for species
- †Tecovasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Tecovasaurus murryi – type locality for species
- †Tecovasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Tecovasuchus chatterjeei – type locality for species
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- †Tenontosaurus
- †Tenontosaurus dossi – type locality for species
- Teredolites
- †Terlinguachelys – type locality for genus
- †Terlinguachelys fischbecki – type locality for species
- †Terminonaris
- †Terminonaris robusta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Texacephale – type locality for genus
- †Texacephale langstoni – type locality for species
- †Texasetes – type locality for genus
- †Texasetes pleurohalio – type locality for species
- Textularia
- †Thamnasteria
- †Thamnoseris – tentative report
- †Thomasites
- Trachycardium
- †Triceratops
- †Trigonia
- †Trilophosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Trilophosaurus buettneri – type locality for species
- †Trilophosaurus jacobsi
- †Trinacromerum – type locality for genus
- †Trinacromerum bentonianum – type locality for species
- †Triodus
- †Triopticus – type locality for genus
- †Trochactaeon
- Tryonia
- †Turrilites
- Turritella
- †Turritella bilira
- †Turritella forgemoli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turritella hilgardi
- †Turritella paravertebroides
- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
- †Tylosaurus
- †Tylosaurus kansasensis
- †Tylosaurus nepaeolicus
- †Tylosaurus proriger – or unidentified comparable form
- †Typothorax
- †Tyrannosaurus
- †Uktenadactylus
- Unio
- †Upogebia
- †Vancleavea
- †Vascellum
- †Vascoceras
- Venericardia
- †Vinella
- Viviparus – tentative report
- Volsella
- Vulsella
- †Wannchampsus – type locality for genus
- †Wannia
- †Wannia scurriensis – type locality for species
- †Woodbinesuchus – type locality for genus
- †Woodbinesuchus byersmauricei – type locality for species
- †Wrightoceras
- Xanthosia
- †Xenacanthus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Xenophora
- †Xiphactinus
- †Yezoites
- Yoldia
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Texas
- Abra
- Acanthocardia
- Acar
- Acirsa
- †Aclistomycter
- Acris
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- Admetula
- Adrana
- Aedes
- †Aelurodon
- †Aepycamelus
- Agaronia
- Agkistrodon
- †Agriocharis
- †Agriochoerus
- †Agriotherium
- †Aguascalientia
- Akera
- †Alforjas
- Aliculastrum
- †Allaeochelys – or unidentified comparable form
- Alligator
- †Allognathosuchus
- †Allomorone
- Alvania
- †Amblema
- †Ambystoma
- †Amebelodon
- †Ameiurus
- Amnicola
- †Amphicyon
- †Amphimachairodus
- Amphiuma
- †Ampullina
- Amusium
- Anadara
- †Anancus
- †Anchitheriomys
- †Anchitherium
- Ancilla
- †Angelarctocyon
- †Angelarctocyon australis – type locality for species
- †Annona
- Anodontia
- Anomia
- Antalis
- Anthonomus – tentative report
- Antillophos
- Antrozous
- †Aphelops
- †Aplexia
- Aplodinotus
- Aquila
- Arca
- †Archaeohippus
- †Archaeotherium
- Architectonica
- †Arctocyon
- †Arctodus
- †Arctonasua
- Argobuccinum
- Argyrotheca
- Arius – or unidentified comparable form
- Arizona
- †Artocarpus
- Astarte
- Asthenotoma
- †Astrohippus
- Athleta
- Atlanta
- Atractosteus
- †Atractosteus spatula
- †Atractosteus tristoechus – tentative report
- Atrina
- †Aturia
- Atys
- †Australocamelus
- †Awateria
- Baiomys
- †Baiotomeus
- Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- †Baluchicardia
- Bankia
- Barbatia
- †Barbourofelis
- Bassariscus
- †Bathygenys
- Bathytoma
- †Bathytoma nonplicata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Batrachosauroides
- Bela – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Belosaepia
- †Belosepia
- Bison
- Bittiolum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Bittium
- †Blancocamelus
- Blarina
- †Blarina brevicauda – or unidentified comparable form
- †Blastomeryx
- †Boavus – tentative report
- †Bonellitia
- †Borealosuchus
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus diversidens
- †Borophagus hilli – type locality for species
- †Borophagus pugnator – or unidentified comparable form
- †Borophagus secundus
- †Boverisuchus
- †Boverisuchus vorax – or unidentified comparable form
- Brachidontes
- †Brachyhyops
- †Brachyrhynchocyon
- Bregmaceros
- †Bryozoan
- Bufo
- Bulimulus
- Bullia
- Cadulus
- Caecum – or unidentified comparable form
- Caestocorbula
- †Calappilia
- †Calippus
- Callianassa
- Calyptraea
- †Camelops
- †Camelops hesternus – type locality for species
- †Camelops minidokae
- Cancellaria
- Candona
- Canis
- †Canis armbrusteri
- †Canis dirus
- †Canis edwardii
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis lepophagus – type locality for species
- Cantharus
- †Capromeryx
- Capulus
- Carapus
- Carcharhinus
- †Carpocyon
- Carychium
- Caryophyllia
- Castor
- Catagonus
- †Caveola
- Celtis
- Centropomus – tentative report
- †Ceratogaulus
- †Ceratogaulus anecdotus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cerdocyon
- Cerithiella
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium – tentative report
- Chaetodipus
- Chama
- Charina
- †Charophyte
- †Chasmaporthetes
- Chironomus
- Chlamys
- †Chriacus
- †Cimolodon
- Cirsotrema
- Cissus
- Clavilithes
- Clavus – tentative report
- Closia
- Clypeaster
- Cochlespira
- Cochliolepis
- †Colodon
- Coluber
- Colubraria
- Columbella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Colwellia
- †Combretum
- Cominella – or unidentified comparable form
- Conomitra
- Conus
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- †Cormohipparion
- †Corvina
- Corvus
- †Coryphodon
- †Cranioceras
- Crassostrea
- Cratogeomys
- Crenella
- †Cristellaria
- Crotalus
- Crotaphytus
- Cryptotis
- Cucullaea
- Culex
- Cuna
- Cuspidaria
- †Cuvieronius
- Cyclammina
- Cylichna
- †Cylindracanthus
- Cyllene – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynarctus
- Cynomys
- Cypraea
- Cypraedia
- Cythara
- †Daphoenictis
- †Daphoenodon
- †Daphoenus
- †Daphoenus lambei – or unidentified comparable form
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
- Dentalium
- Dermatemys
- †Desmatippus
- †Diaphyodus
- †Dibelodon
- †Diceratherium
- Didelphis
- †Dinofelis
- †Dinohippus
- †Dinohyus
- Diplotaxis – or unidentified comparable form
- Dipodomys
- †Discradisca
- Disonycha
- †Dolicholatirus
- Dorsanum
- †Duchesneodus
- †Echmatemys
- Elaphe
- Eleutherodactylus
- †Ellisella
- Emarginula – or unidentified comparable form
- Endochironomus
- †Eomellivora
- †Eosurcula
- Epicauta
- †Epicyon
- †Epihippus
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- Equus
- †Equus alaskae – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equus conversidens
- †Equus francisci – type locality for species
- †Equus giganteus
- †Equus idahoensis
- †Equus scotti – type locality for species
- †Equus semiplicatus
- †Equus simplicidens
- †Equus occidentalis
- Erethizon
- †Eucyon
- Eulima
- Eumeces
- †Euonymus
- Eupleura
- Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exilia
- Fasciolaria – tentative report
- Felis
- †Ficopsis
- Ficus
- Flabellum
- †Floridachoerus – tentative report
- †Floridatragulus
- Formica
- Fossaria
- Fulgurofusus
- †Fusconaia
- Fusinus
- Fustiaria
- Gadila
- Galeocerdo
- Galeodea
- Gastrocopta
- †Gavialosuchus
- Gegania
- Geochelone
- Geomys
- †Gigantocamelus
- †Glossotherium
- Glycymeris
- Glyptoactis
- †Glyptotherium
- Glyptozaria
- †Gnathabelodon
- †Gomphotherium
- †Goniobasis
- Gopherus – type locality for genus
- †Gopherus polyphemus – type locality for species
- Graptemys
- Gregariella
- †Gulfoceras
- †Gustafsonia
- Guttulina
- Gyraulus
- †Hadrianus
- †Haplohippus
- Harpa
- †Harpactocarcinus
- †Harpagolestes
- Hastula
- Haustator
- Hawaiia
- †Hayoceros
- Helicina
- Helicodiscus
- Helisoma
- Heloderma
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Herpetotherium
- †Hesperotestudo
- †Heteraletes
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon nasicus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Heterodon platyrhinos – or unidentified comparable form
- †Heteromeryx
- Hexaplex
- †Hipparion
- †Hippidion
- Hippodamia
- †Hippodamia convergens – tentative report
- Hipponix
- †Hippotherium
- Holbrookia
- †Holmesina
- †Homotherium
- †Hyaenodon
- †Hyaenodon crucians
- †Hyaenodon horridus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyaenodon montanus
- †Hyaenodon raineyi
- †Hyaenodon vetus – or unidentified comparable form
- Hyla
- †Hyopsodus
- Hyotissa
- †Hypertragulus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hyrachyus
- †Hyracodon
- †Hyracotherium
- Ictalurus
- †Ictiobus
- †Indarctos
- †Inga
- †Ischyrocyon
- †Ischyromys
- Isognomon
- †Jefitchia – type locality for genus
- Juglans
- †Kalobatippus
- Kinosternon
- Kuphus
- †Lacunaria
- †Lambdoceras
- †Lambertocyon
- Lampropeltis
- Lasionycteris
- Lasiurus
- Latirus
- †Ledina
- †Leea
- Lepisosteus
- †Lepisosteus spatula – or unidentified comparable form
- Lepomis
- †Lepomis cyanellus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptictis
- †Leptocyon
- †Leptoreodon
- Lepus
- Limacina
- Limaria
- †Limnenetes
- †Linthia
- Lithophaga
- Litiopa
- Littorina
- †Longirostromeryx
- Lovenia
- Lucina
- Lunatia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Lunularia – tentative report
- Lymnaea
- Lynx
- Lyria
- Lytta
- †Machairodus
- Macrocallista
- Mactra
- Madrepora
- Magnolia
- †Mahgarita
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Marginella
- Marmota
- Martes
- Martesia
- †Mathilda – tentative report
- †Mathilda – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mathilda
- †Mauricia
- †Megalictis – tentative report
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx jeffersonii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Megalonyx leptostomus
- †Megatherium
- †Megatylopus
- Melanella
- †Menetus
- †Menoceras
- †Menops
- Mephitis
- Meretrix
- †Merychippus
- †Merychyus
- †Merycoidodon
- Mesalia
- †Mescalerolemur – type locality for genus
- †Mescalerolemur horneri – type locality for species
- Mesodesma
- †Mesodma
- †Mesodma pygmaea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesodma thompsoni
- †Mesohippus
- †Metalopex
- †Metamynodon
- Metula
- †Michela
- †Michenia
- Microdrillia
- Micropterus
- †Microsyops
- †Microtomarctus
- Microtus
- Micrurus
- †Mimetodon
- †Miocyon
- †Miohippus
- †Miracinonyx
- †Miracinonyx inexpectatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Miracinonyx studeri
- Mitrella
- †Mixotoxodon
- Modiolus – tentative report
- †Moropus
- †Morrillia
- Murex
- Mustela
- Myctophum
- Myliobatis
- †Mylohyus
- Myotis
- Mytilus
- Myzinum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nannippus
- †Nanotragulus
- Narona
- Nassarius
- Nasua
- Natica
- Naticarius
- Natrix
- Nectandra
- †Neochoerus – type locality for genus
- Neofiber
- †Neohipparion
- Neotamias
- Neotoma
- Neptunea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Nerodia
- Neverita
- †Nexuotapirus
- †Nimravides
- Niptus
- Norrisia
- †Notharctus
- †Nothokemas
- †Nothrotheriops
- †Nothrotherium
- Notiosorex
- †Notiotitanops
- Notophthalmus
- Nucula
- Nysius – tentative report
- Oculina
- Odocoileus
- Odontaspis
- Odostomia
- Olivella
- Ondatra
- Onychomys
- Opalia
- Opheodrys
- Ophisaurus
- †Oreodaphne
- Oryzomys
- †Osbornoceros – tentative report
- Ostrea
- Ovis
- †Oxydactylus
- †Pachecoa
- †Palaeolama
- †Palaeophis
- Panopea
- Panthera
- †Paraenhydrocyon
- †Parahippus
- †Parahippus leonensis – type locality for species
- †Paralbula
- †Paramylodon
- †Paramys
- †Paratoceras
- †Paratomarctus
- †Parectypodus
- †Paronychomys – tentative report
- †Parvitragulus
- †Pediomeryx
- †Peltosaurus – tentative report
- †Peraceras
- †Peratherium
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- Phaedon – or unidentified comparable form
- Phalium
- †Phenacodus
- Philine
- †Phlaocyon
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- Phos
- Phrynosoma
- Phyllodus
- Physa
- Pinna – tentative report
- Pisidium
- Pitar
- Pituophis
- Planorbis
- †Platygonus
- †Pleiolama
- †Plesiocolopirus
- †Plesiogulo
- Pleurocera
- Pleurofusia
- Pleuromeris
- Pleuroploca
- †Pleurostoma
- Pleurotomella
- Plicatula
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliometanastes
- †Poabromylus
- Podomys
- †Poebrotherium
- Polinices
- Polydora
- Polygyra
- Polyschides
- Porites
- †Potamides
- †Priscocamelus
- †Pristichampsus
- Pristis
- †Procamelus
- †Procastoroides
- †Procynodictis
- Procyon
- †Prohesperocyon
- Propeamussium
- †Prosimnia
- †Prosynthetoceras
- †Protitanotherium
- †Protoceras – tentative report
- †Protohippus
- †Protolabis
- †Protylopus – tentative report
- Pseudacris
- †Pseudaelurus – tentative report
- †Pseudhipparion
- Pseudochama
- Pseudoliva
- †Pseudoprotoceras
- †Psittacotherium
- Pteria
- Pteris
- Pterothrissus
- Pterynotus
- †Ptilodus
- Ptinus
- Puma
- Pupilla
- Pupoides
- Pycnodonte
- †Pylodictis
- Pyramidella
- †Quadrula
- Quinqueloculina
- †Raja
- †Raja texana – type locality for species
- †Rana
- †Rana catesbiana – lapsus calami of Rana catesbeiana
- †Rana pipiens
- Ranularia
- Raphitoma
- Reithrodontomys
- †Retinella
- Retusa
- Rhinobatos
- Rhinocheilus
- Rhinoptera
- †Rhynchotherium – tentative report
- Rimella
- Ringicula
- †Rooneyia – type locality for genus
- †Rooneyia viejaensis – type locality for species
- †Rotalia
- †Rotularia
- Salvadora
- †Sapindus
- Sassia
- Scalopus
- Scaphander
- Scaphella
- Scaphiopus
- †Scaphites
- Sceloporus
- Sciurus
- †Selaginella
- Selenophorus – or unidentified comparable form
- Semele
- Serpulorbis
- Sigatica
- Sigmodon
- Siliqua
- Simnia
- †Sinopa
- Sinum
- Siphonalia
- Siren
- †Siren miotexana – type locality for species
- Skena
- Skenea
- †Smilodon
- †Soergelia
- Solariella
- Solemya
- Solen
- †Sophora
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus elegans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spermophilus spilosoma
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
- †Spermophilus variegatus
- Sphaerium
- Spilogale
- Spirorbis
- Spirotropis
- Spisula
- Stagnicola
- †Stegomastodon
- †Steneofiber
- †Stenomylus
- †Stenotrema
- Sternotherus
- Sthenictis
- †Stockoceros – or unidentified comparable form
- Storeria
- †Striatolamia
- Strobilops
- †Stygimys
- †Stylinodon
- Succinea
- Sylvilagus
- Synaptomys
- †Synthetoceras
- †Synthetoceras tricornatus – type locality for species
- Syrphus – or unidentified comparable form
- Tantilla
- Tanytarsus – tentative report
- Tapirus
- Taxidea
- Teinostoma
- †Teleoceras
- Tellina
- Tenagodus
- †Tephrocyon
- Terebellum
- Terebra
- Teredo
- Terminalia
- Terrapene
- Testudo
- †Tetrameryx
- Thamnophis
- Theodoxus
- †Thinobadistes
- Thomomys
- †Thomomys bottae
- †Thomomys talpoides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ticholeptus
- †Titanoides
- †Titanoides gidleyi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tomarctus
- †Toromeryx
- †Trigonias – tentative report
- Trigonostoma
- †Trinacria
- †Tripia
- Trochita
- Tropidoclonion
- †Truncilla
- †Trygon
- †Tuba
- Tucetona
- Turbonilla
- Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- Tympanuchus
- Typhina
- Tyto
- †Uintatherium – or unidentified comparable form
- Umbraculum
- Unio
- Urocyon
- †Urocyon cinereoargenteus – or unidentified comparable form
- Ursus
- †Ustatochoerus
- Vallonia
- Venericardia
- Verticordia
- Vertigo
- †Viridomys
- †Volvariella
- Vulpes
- †Xenocyon
- Xenophora
- Yoldia
- †Yumaceras
- Zonitoides
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.