List of the prehistoric life of Arkansas
This list of the prehistoric life of Arkansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Arkansas.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Arkansas
- †Adnatoceras
- †Amphiscapha
- †Amplexus
- †Ananaspis
- †Anthracoceras
- †Aphelaeceras
- †Arcanoceras
- †Archaeocidaris
- Archaeolithophyllum – tentative report
- †Archimedes
- †Archimylacris
- †Arkanites
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- † Avonia
- †Axinolobus
- †Bactritimimus
- †Baschkirites
- †Bellerophon
- †Bisatoceras
- †Bistrialites
- †Branneroceras
- †Cancelloceras
- †Cavusgnathus
- †Cheirurus
- †Chonetes
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Composita
- †Cornuproetus
- †Cravenoceras
- †Cypricardinia – tentative report
- †Dalmanites – type locality for genus
- †Deiphon
- †Delops
- †Diacalymene
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dolorthoceras
- †Echinaria
- †Edmondia
- †Encrinurus
- †Endolobus
- †Eophacops
- †Eospirifer
- †Eowellerites
- †Eucalyptocrinites
- †Euomphalus
- †Gastrioceras
- Gastrochaenolites
- †Girvanella
- †Glyptambon – type locality for genus
- †Glyptopleura
- †Gnathodus
- †Goniatites
- †Goniatites crenistria – or unidentified related form
- †Hematites
- †Irvingella
- †Kazakhstania – tentative report
- †Lingula
- †Liroceras – tentative report
- †Mariceras
- †Meristina
- †Metacoceras
- †Michelinoceras
- †Naticopsis
- †Ozarcus – type locality for genus
- †Ozarcus mapesae – type locality for species
- †Pachylyroceras
- †Paladin
- †Paleoconus
- †Paralegoceras
- †Pentremites
- †Peripetoceras
- †Platyceras
- †Plectodonta – tentative report
- †Plicochonetes
- †Posidonia
- †Proetus
- †Quinnites
- †Rayonnoceras
- †Sandia
- †Solenochilus
- †Solenomorpha
- †Sphaerexochus
- †Spirifer
- †Stearoceras
- †Stigmaria
- †Stroboceras
- †Sutherlandia
- †Tesuquea
- †Triboloceras – tentative report
- †Tripteroceroides – tentative report
- Trypanites
- †Tylonautilus
- †Valhallites
- †Wilkingia
- †Zia
Mesozoic
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Arkansas
- †Anomia
- †Baculites
- Botula
- †Brontopodus
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Caryophyllia
- †Cirroceras
- Cliona
- Corbicula
- †Crenella
- Cucullaea
- Cylichna
- †Cymella
- †Dentalium
- †Desmophyllites
- †Didymoceras
- †Discoscaphites
- †Douvilleiceras
- †Echinocorys
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exogyra
- †Gaudryceras
- †Heminautilus
- †Hoploscaphites
- †Inoceramus
- †Jeletzkytes
- Limatula
- †Linthia
- †Mathilda
- †Menuites
- †Micraster
- Micropora – tentative report
- †Naomichelys
- †Nostoceras
- †Pachydiscus
- Panopea
- †Placenticeras
- †Platecarpus
- †Protocardia
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- Pycnodonte
- Serpula
- †Sphenodiscus
- Spondylus
- †Stylina
- †Tenea
- †Thamnasteria
- †Toxochelys – type locality for genus
- †Toxochelys latiremis – type locality for species
- Trachycardium
- Turritella
- †Uhligella – tentative report
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Arkansas
- Acteon
- Agaronia
- Antalis
- Architectonica
- Arius – or unidentified comparable form
- Astrangia
- Athleta
- Barbatia
- †Basilosaurus
- Blarina
- †Bootherium
- Brachidontes
- †Brachyprotoma
- Bullia
- Caestocorbula
- Canis
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Castor
- Cervus
- Chlamys
- Clavilithes
- Coluber
- †Coluber constrictor – or unidentified comparable form
- Conomitra
- Conus
- Corbula
- Crassostrea
- Crotalus
- Cytherea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Dasyatis
- Dentalium
- †Diaphyodus
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- Equus
- †Equus scotti – tentative report
- Erethizon
- Galeocerdo
- Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- Geomys
- Ginglymostoma
- Hemipristis
- Hemisinus
- Hexaplex
- †Iridomyrmex
- †Iridomyrmex mapesi – type locality for species
- †Lacunaria
- Latirus
- Lepisosteus
- Lepus
- †Lepus alleni
- †Lepus americanus – tentative report
- †Linthia
- Lynx
- †Mammuthus
- Marmota
- Mephitis
- Mesalia
- Microtus
- †Miracinonyx
- Mustela
- Myliobatis
- †Mylohyus
- Myotis
- Mytilus
- Nassarius
- Neogale
- Neotoma
- Nucula
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- Ostrea
- †Pachecoa
- Panthera
- Pekania
- Peromyscus
- Pitar
- Pituophis
- Pitymys
- Pleuromeris
- Polinices
- Pristis
- Procyon
- Propeamussium
- †Protocardia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pseudoliva
- Reithrodontomys
- Retusa
- Scalopus
- †Sinistrella
- †Smilodon
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus – tentative report
- Sphyraena
- Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius – tentative report
- Spisula
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus floridanus – tentative report
- Tamiasciurus
- Terebra
- Teredo
- Trichiurus
- Turritella
- Urocyon
- Ursus
- Venericardia
- Vulpes
- Yoldia
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.