List of the prehistoric life of Oklahoma
This list of the prehistoric life of Oklahoma contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Oklahoma.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Oklahoma
- † Abyssomedon – type locality for genus
- † Abyssomedon williamsi – type locality for species
- † AchelomaRestoration of the Permian amphibian Acheloma
- † Acheloma cumminsi – or unidentified comparable form
- † Acheloma dunni – type locality for species
- † Acleistorhinus – type locality for genus
- † Acleistorhinus pteroticus – type locality for species
- † Albertoceras
- † Alethopteris
- † Alexandrinia
- † Alexandrinia directa – type locality for species
- Ammodiscus
- † Amphiscapha
- † Anabathra
- † Ananaspis
- † Anataphrus
- † Angelosaurus
- † Angelosaurus romeri – type locality for species
- † Anisophyllum
- † AnnulariaFossil of the Carboniferous horsetail relative Annularia
- † Anomphalus
- † Anthracoceras
- † Aphlebia
- † Archaeocidaris
- Archaeolithophyllum
- † Archeria
- †Archimedes
- † Archimedes distans
- † Archimedes meekanoides
- † Archimedes meekanus – or unidentified comparable form
- † Arkanites
- † Aspidosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- † Athyris
- † Atrypa
- † AviculopectenMold fossil of a shell of the Early Devonian-Late Triassic bivalve Aviculopecten
- † Aviculopecten halensis
- † Aviculopecten multilineatus
- † Aviculopecten nodocosta – type locality for species
- † Avonia – tentative report
- † Axinolobus
- † Baeotherates – type locality for genus
- † Baeotherates fortsillensis – type locality for species
- †Bellerophon
- † Benthamaspis
- † Bicornella
- † Bilinguites
- † Bisatoceras – type locality for genus
- † Bolbocephalus
- † Bolosaurus
- † Bolosaurus grandis – type locality for species
- † Bolosaurus striatus
- † Bolterpeton – type locality for genus
- † Bothriocidaris
- † CacopsLife restoration of the Permian amphibian Cacops
- † Cacops morrisi – type locality for species
- † Cacops woehri – type locality for species
- † Calamites
- † Callipteris
- † Calymene
- † Calyptaulax
- † Camarotoechia
- † Camerate
- † Campbelloceras
- † Cancelloceras
- † Capnophyllum
- † CaptorhinusFossilized skeletons of the Permian reptile Captorhinus
- † Cardiocephalus
- † Cardiocephalus peabodyi – type locality for species
- † Cardiocephalus sternbergi – or unidentified comparable form
- † Carolinites
- † Ceramopora
- † Ceratiocaris
- † Ceratocephala
- † Ceraurinella
- † Ceraurus
- † CheirurusFossil of the Cambrian-Middle Devonian trilobite Cheirurus
- † Chonetes
- † Cladochonus
- † Cleiothyridina
- † Clepsydrops
- Cliona
- † Colobomycter – type locality for genus
- † Colobomycter pholeter – type locality for species
- † Composita
- † Coolinia
- † Cordania
- † Cordylodus
- † Cornulites
- † Cotylorhynchus – type locality for genusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Cotylorhynchus
- † Cotylorhynchus bransoni – type locality for species
- † Cotylorhynchus romeri – type locality for species
- Crania
- † Craniops
- † Cravenoceras
- † Cricotus
- † Crossotelos – type locality for genus
- † Ctenacanthus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- † Curtognathus
- † Cybelopsis
- † Cycloceras
- † Cyclonema
- † CyclopterisFossilized foliage from the Carboniferous seed fern Cyclopteris
- † Cyphaspis
- † Cyrtograptus
- † Cystodictya
- † Cystodictya elegans – type locality for species
- † Dalmanites
- † Delorhynchus – type locality for genus
- † Delorhynchus cifellii – type locality for species
- † Delorhynchus priscus – type locality for species
- † Diacalymene
- † Diadectes
- † Dicoelosia
- † Dicranurus
- † Dictyonema
- † Dimeropygiella
- † DimetrodonLife restoration of the Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Dimetrodon
- † Dimetrodon dollovianus
- † Dimetrodon limbatus – or unidentified comparable form
- † Dimetrodon loomisi
- † Dimetrodon macrospondylus
- † Diplocaulus – type locality for genus
- † Diplograptus
- † Discitoceras
- † Doleserpeton – type locality for genus
- † Domatoceras
- † Eatonia
- † Echinaria
- † Echinosphaerites
- † Ectosteorhachis
- † EdaphosaurusLife restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Edaphosaurus
- † Edestus – type locality for genus
- † Edmondia
- † Eodictyonella
- † Eospirifer
- † Epiphyton
- † Eryops
- † Eryops megacephalus
- † Estheria
- † Eucalyptocrinites
- † Euryodus
- † Euryodus dalyae – type locality for species
- † Euryodus primus – or unidentified comparable form
- † Favosites
- † Fayella – type locality for genus
- † Feeserpeton – type locality for genus
- † Feeserpeton oklahomensis – type locality for species
- † FenestellaFossil of the Middle Ordovician-Late Triassic bryozoan ("moss animal") Fenestella
- † Foerstia
- † Fragiscutum
- † Frencrinuroides
- † Fusulina
- † Gastrioceras
- † Girvanella
- † Glaphurochiton
- † Glyptopleura
- † Gnathodus
- † GnathorhizaLife restoration of the Permian lungfish Gnathorhiza
- † Goniatites
- † Gotlandochiton
- † Gymnophyllum
- † Hallopora
- † Halysites
- † Hapsidopareion – type locality for genus
- † Hapsidopareion lepton – type locality for species
- † Helminthochiton
- † Hibbertia
- † Hindia
- † Holopea – tentative report
- † Huntoniatonia
- † Idiognathodus
- † Illaenus
- † IsotelusFossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician giant trilobite Isotelus.
- † Ivoechiton
- † Jeffersonia
- † Kainops
- † Kawina
- † Kennedya
- † Kockelella
- † Krausella
- † Labidosaurikos – type locality for genus
- † LabidosaurusLife restoration of the Permian reptile Labidosaurus
- † Leonaspis
- † Lepidodendron
- Lingula
- † Lingulella
- † Liroceras
- † Lisca
- Lithophaga
- † Llistrofus – type locality for genus
- † Lonchodomas
- † Lutesvillia
- † LysorophusLife restoration of the Permian snake-like amphibian Lysorophus showing speculative egg-coiling behavior
- † Macroleter
- † Macroleter agilis – type locality for species
- † Marsupiocrinus
- † Maximites
- † Mcqueenoceras
- † Meganeuropsis
- † Meristella
- † Meristina
- † Metacoceras
- † Michelinoceras
- † Micraroter – type locality for genus
- † Micraroter erythrogeios – type locality for species
- † Microleter – type locality for genus
- † Microleter mckinzieorum – type locality for species
- † Micula – tentative report
- † Misthodotes
- Modiolus
- † Monograptus
- † Moravia
- † Mycterosaurus – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Mycterosaurus
- † Mycterosaurus longiceps – type locality for species
- † Nannaroter – type locality for genus
- † Nannospondylus – type locality for genus
- † Naticopsis
- † Naticopsis transversa – type locality for species
- † Neospirifer
- † Neuropteris
- Nucula
- † Odontochile
- † Oinochoe
- † Oliveria
- † OphiacodonLife restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Ophiacodon
- † Ophiacodon major
- † Ophiacodon mirus – or unidentified comparable form
- † Ophiacodon uniformis
- † Opisthodontosaurus – type locality for genus
- † Oromycter – type locality for genus
- † Oromycter dolesorum – type locality for species
- † Orovenator – type locality for genus
- † Orovenator mayorum – type locality for species
- † Orthacanthus
- † Orthoceras
- † Oulodus
- † Ozarkodina
- † Pachylyroceras
- † PaciphacopsFossil of the trilobite Paciphacops
- † Paladin
- Palaeoaplysina – tentative report
- † Paleochiton
- † Paralegoceras
- † Pasawioops – type locality for genus
- † Pecopteris
- † Pentremites
- † Peripetoceras
- † Perryella – type locality for genus
- † Petalodus
- † Phillipsia – tentative report
- † Phragmolites
- † Pinnularia
- † Plaesiomys
- † Platyceras
- † Platycrinites
- † Platysomus
- † Platystrophia
- † Plectodonta
- † Pleuracanthus
- † PleurocystitesFossil of the Late Ordovician cystoid echinoderm Pleurocystites
- † Plicochonetes
- † Polygnathodella – type locality for genus
- † Polygnathus
- † Prioniodus
- † Prodentalium
- †Proetus
- † Protocaptorhinus
- † Punka
- † Rayella
- † Rayonnoceras
- † Reedops
- † Remopleurides
- † Reteocrinus
- † Rhopalia
- † Rhynchonkos
- † Rhynchonkos stovalli – type locality for species
- Rogerella
- † Sagenodus
- † Sandia
- † Scytalocrinus
- † SeymouriaFossilized skeleton of the Permian primitive four-limbed animal Seymouria
- † Sigillaria
- † Sillerpeton – type locality for genus
- † Skenidioides
- Solecurtus
- Solemya – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- † Solenochilus
- † Solenomorpha – tentative report
- † Sowerbyella
- † Sphaerexochus
- † Sphaerocoryphe
- † SphenophyllumFossilized leaves and branches of the Devonian-Triassic horsetail relative Sphenophyllum
- † Sphenophyllum emarginatum
- † Sphenophyllum gilmorei
- † Sphenophyllum latifolium – or unidentified comparable form
- † Sphenophyllum stoukenbergi – tentative report
- † Sphenopteris
- † Spirifer
- Spirorbis
- † Streptognathodus
- † Stroboceras
- † StrophomenaFossilized shell of the Ordovician-Silurian brachiopod Strophomena
- † Strophomena costellata
- † Strophomena neglecta
- † Strophomena perconcava – or unidentified comparable form
- † Strophomena planumbona
- † Tainoceras
- † Tarphyceras
- † Tentaculites
- † Tersomius
- † Tersomius texensis – or unidentified comparable form
- † Tetrataxis
- Textularia
- † Thoracoceras
- † Thrausmosaurus – type locality for genus
- † Trimerorhachis
- † Trimerorhachis insignis
- † Urasterella
- † Varanodon – type locality for genus
- † Varanodon agilis – type locality for species
- † VaranopsLife restoration of the Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Varanops
- † Varanops brevirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- † Vinella
- † Walchia
- † Watongia – type locality for genus
- † Watongia meieri – type locality for species
- † Wilkingia
- † Worthenia
- † Wurmiella
- † Xenacanthus
- Yoldia
- † Zatrachys
Mesozoic
- † Acrocanthosaurus – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Early Cretaceous theropod dinosaur Acrocanthosaurus
- † Acrocanthosaurus atokensis – type locality for species
- † Albanerpeton
- † Albanerpeton arthridion
- † Allosaurus – type locality for genus
- † Allosaurus fragilis – type locality for species
- Ammobaculites
- † Ammobaculites subgoodlandensis – type locality for species
- † Apatosaurus
- † Arcellites
- † Arcellites hexapartitus – or unidentified comparable form
- † Astroconodon
- † Astroconodon denisoni – or unidentified comparable form
- † Astrodon
- † Atokasaurus – type locality for genus
- † Atokasaurus metarsiodon – type locality for species
- † Atokatheridium – type locality for genus
- † Atokatheridium boreni – type locality for species
- † Barosaurus
- † Bernissartia
- † Brachiosaurus
- † BrontosaurusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Jurassic long-necked dinosaur Brontosaurus
- † Camarasaurus
- † Camptosaurus
- † Caririchnium
- † Caririchnium leonaridii
- † Ceratodus
- † Ceratosaurus – tentative report
- Cythere
- † Cythere concentrica
- † Cythereis
- † Cythereis carpenterae
- † Cythereis mahonae
- † Cythereis subgoodlandensis – type locality for species
- Cytherella
- † Cytherella ovata
- Cytherelloidea
- † Cytherelloidea rhomboidalis – type locality for species
- † Cytherelloidea subgoodlandensis – type locality for species
- Cytheridea
- † Cytheridea amygdaloides
- † Cytheridea oliverensis
- † Cytheridea rotundus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cytheropteron
- † Cytheropteron howelli
- † Cytheropteron trinitiensis
- † DeinonychusLife restoration of the Early Cretaceous dromaeosaur ("raptor") Deinonychus
- † Diplodocus
- † Escharoides – tentative report
- † Escharoides nomas – type locality for species
- † Exogyra
- † Exogyra ponderosa
- † Exogyra texana
- † Glyptops
- † GoniopholisRestoration of the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous crocodile relative Goniopholis
- † Goniopholis stovalli – type locality for species
- † Grallator
- † Gyronchus
- † Gyronchus dumblei
- † Holoclemensia
- † Holoclemensia texana
- † Hybodus
- † Hybodus butleri
- † Kermackia
- † Kermackia texana
- † KoskinonodonFossilized skeleton of the Late Triassic amphibian Koskinonodon
- Lituotuba
- † Lonchidion
- † Lonchidion anitae
- † Magnoavipes
- † Megalosauripus
- † Naomichelys
- † Oklatheridium – type locality for genus
- † Oklatheridium minax – type locality for species
- † Oklatheridium szalayi – type locality for species
- Ostrea
- † Ostrea crenulimargo
- † Palaeobalistum – tentative reportFossilized skeleton of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene bony fish Palaeobalistum
- † Pappotherium
- † Pappotherium pattersoni
- † Paracimexomys – tentative report
- † Paracimexomys crossi – type locality for species
- Paracypris
- † Paracypris siliqua
- Patellina
- † Patellina subcretacea
- Planulina
- † Pleurocoelus
- † Pteraichnus
- † Ptilotodon – type locality for genus
- † Ptilotodon wilsoni – type locality for species
- Pyripora
- Ramphonotus
- † Ramphonotus pedunculatus
- Ramulina
- Reophax
- † Reophax subgoodlandensis – type locality for species
- † Saurophaganax – type locality for genus
- † Saurophaganax maximus – type locality for species
- † Sauroposeidon – type locality for genus
- † Sauroposeidon proteles – type locality for species
- † Stegosaurus
- † Tenontosaurus
- Textularia
- † Textularia conica
- Vaginulina
- † Vaginulina intumescens
Cenozoic
- †Adelphailurus
- †Aelurodon
- †Aelurodon taxoides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Aepycamelus
- †Agriotherium
- †Agriotherium schneideri
- †Alforjas
- †Alforjas taylori
- Alligator
- †AmebelodonLife restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon. Margret Flinsch (1932).
- †Amphimachairodus
- †Amphimachairodus coloradensis
- †Aphelops
- †Aphelops malacorhinus
- †Arctonasua
- †Arctonasua fricki – type locality for species
- †Astrohippus
- †Astrohippus ansae
- †Barbourofelis
- †Barbourofelis loveorum
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus
- †Bison latifrons – or unidentified comparable formMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, or long-horned bison
- Blarina
- †Blarina brevicauda
- †Bootherium
- †Borophagus
- †Buisnictis
- †Buisnictis schoffi – type locality for species
- †Calippus
- †Calippus martini – type locality for species
- †Calippus regulus
- †CamelopsLife restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
- Canis
- †Carpocyon
- †Carpocyon limosus
- †Castoroides
- †Castoroides ohioensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Chaetodipus
- †Chaetodipus hispidus – or unidentified comparable form
- Coluber
- †Copemys
- †Copemys mariae – type locality for species
- †Copemys shotwelli
- †Cormohipparion
- †Cormohipparion occidentale
- Crotalus
- †Crotalus viridis – or unidentified comparable form
- †CuvieroniusLife restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius
- †Cuvieronius priestleyi
- Cynomys
- Dasypus
- †Desmathyus
- †Desmathyus brachydontus
- †Dinohippus
- †Dinohippus leidyanus
- †Dipoides
- †Dipoides stovalli
- †Domninoides
- †Domninoides hessei – type locality for species
- †Domninoides knoxjonesi – type locality for species
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe buisi – type locality for species
- †Elaphe obsoleta – or unidentified comparable formA living Pantherophis obsoletus, or black rat snake
- †Elaphe vulpina
- †Epicyon
- †Epicyon haydeni
- †Epicyon saevus
- Equus
- †Equus excelsus
- †Equus francisci
- †Equus giganteus
- †Equus niobrarensis
- †Equus scotti
- †EuceratheriumLife restoration of the Pleistocene bovid Euceratherium, or the shrub ox. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
- †Euceratherium collinum – type locality for species
- †Eucyon
- Felis
- †Felis rexroadensis
- Geochelone
- Geomys
- †Gigantocamelus
- †Gigantocamelus spatulus
- †GlyptotheriumMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Glyptotherium
- †Glyptotherium arizonae
- †Gomphotherium
- †Gomphotherium obscurum
- Gopherus
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hesperoscalops
- †Hesperotestudo
- †Hesperotestudo riggsi
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon nasicus
- †Heterodon platyrhinos
- †Heterodon plionasicus
- †Hipparion
- †Hippotherium
- †Homotherium – type locality for genusRestoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat
- †Homotherium serum – type locality for species
- †Hypolagus
- †Hypolagus vetus
- Lampropeltis
- †Lampropeltis doliata
- †Lampropeltis getulus
- †Lampropeltis triangulum
- Lasionycteris
- †Leptodontomys
- Lepus
- Lophodytes
- Lynx
- †Lynx proterolyncis
- †Macrognathomys
- †Macrognathomys gemmacolis
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbiLife restoration of a herd of Mammuthus columbi, or Columbian mammoths. The extent of the fur depicted is hypothetical. Charles R. Knight (1909).
- †Mammuthus hayi
- Marmota
- †Megalonyx
- †Megatylopus
- †Megatylopus matthewi
- †Merychippus
- †Merychippus coloradense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Merychyus
- †Merychyus novomexicanus
- Microtus
- †Microtus ochrogaster – or unidentified comparable form
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Miospermophilus
- †Miospermophilus lavertyi – type locality for species
- †Mylohyus
- Myotis
- †Myotis yumanensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †NannippusPartial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus
- †Nannippus aztecus
- †Nannippus lenticularis
- †Neohipparion
- †Neohipparion eurystyle
- †Neohipparion gidleyi
- †Neohipparion leptode
- Neotoma
- Nerodia
- †Nimravides
- †Nimravides thinobates – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nothodipoides
- †Nothodipoides planus – type locality for species
- †NothrotheriopsLife restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops
- †Nothrotheriops texanus
- Odocoileus
- †Oklahomalagus
- †Oklahomalagus whisenhunti – type locality for species
- Ondatra
- Onychomys
- †Onychomys leucogaster – or unidentified comparable form
- Ophisaurus
- †ParamylodonFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
- †Paranasua
- †Pediomeryx
- †Pediomeryx hemphillensis
- Perognathus
- †Perognathus mclaughlini – or unidentified comparable form
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus berendsensis – type locality for species
- †Peromyscus cochrani – or unidentified comparable form
- Pipistrellus
- Pituophis
- †PlatygonusRestoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).
- †Platygonus vetus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pleiolama
- †Pleiolama vera
- †Plesiogulo
- †Plesiogulo marshalli
- †Pliogeomys
- †Pliogeomys buisi – type locality for species
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliohippus nobilis
- †Pliohippus pernix
- †Pliotaxidea
- †Pliotaxidea nevadensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Podomys
- †Podomys oklahomensis
- †Procamelus
- †Procamelus grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Prodipodomys
- †Pronotolagus
- †Pronotolagus apachensis
- Pseudacris
- †Pseudacris triseriata
- Pseudemys
- †Pseudemys hilli – type locality for species
- †Pseudhipparion
- †Pseudhipparion gratum
- †Pseudhipparion simpsoni
- †Pseudhipparion skinneri
- Reithrodontomys
- †Serbelodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †SmilodonLife restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus dotti
- †Spermophilus franklinii
- †Spermophilus rexroadensis
- †Spermophilus richardsonii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
- SthenictisFossilized skeleton of the Miocene weasel Sthenictis
- Sylvilagus
- Synaptomys
- †Synaptomys bunkeri
- Tamias
- Tapirus
- †TeleocerasRestoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
- †Teleoceras fossiger
- †Teleoceras guymonense – type locality for species
- †Teleoceras hicksi
- Terrapene
- †Terrapene parornata – type locality for species
- †Texoceros
- †Texoceros guymonensis – type locality for species
- †Texoceros minorei – type locality for species
- Thamnophis
- Thomomys
- †Thomomys talpoides
- †Tregosorex
- †Tregosorex holmani
- †Untermannerix
- †Untermannerix copiosus
- Vulpes
- †Vulpes stenognathus – type locality for species
- †Vulpes veloxA living Vulpes velox, or swift fox
- †Yumaceras
- †Yumaceras figginsi – or unidentified comparable form
- Zapus
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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