This list of the Cenozoic life of California contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of California and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

A

• †Abantis
  • †Abantis velifer
• Abies
  • †Abies concoloroides
  • †Abies klamathensis
• †Aboma
  • †Aboma antiqua – type locality for species
• †Acalypha
  • †Acalypha aequalis
• Acanthina
  • †Acanthina spirata
• Acanthocardia
  • †Acanthocardia brewerii – type locality for species
  • †Acanthocardia sorrentoense
• Acar
  • †Acar bailyi – or unidentified comparable form
• Accipiter
  • †Accipiter velox
• Acentrophryne
  • †Acentrophryne longidens
• Acer
  • †Acer aequidentatum
  • †Acer scottiae
• Acesta
  • †Acesta multiradiata
• †Achaenodon
  • †Achaenodon robustus – or unidentified comparable form
• Acila
  • †Acila castrensis
  • †Acila conradi
  • †Acila decisa
  • †Acila gabbiana
  • †Acila muta
  • †Acila semirostrata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Acila shumardi
• Acipenser
  • 

    Illustration of a living Acipenser medirostris, or green sturgeon
    †Acipenser medirostris – or unidentified comparable form
• Acmaea
  • †Acmaea dickersoni – or unidentified related form
  • †Acmaea digitalis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Acmaea insessa
  • †Acmaea limatula
  • †Acmaea mitra
  • †Acmaea persona
  • †Acmaea ruckmani – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Acmaea tejonensis – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus
  †Acritohippus
  • †Acritohippus isonesus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Acritohippus quinni – type locality for species
  • †Acritohippus stylodontus
  • †Acritohippus tertius – or unidentified comparable form
• †Acritoparamys – or unidentified comparable form
• Acteocina
  • †Acteocina culcitella
  • †Acteocina inculta
  • †Acteocina magdalensis
• Acteon
  • †Acteon boulderanus
  • †Acteon lawsoni
  • †Acteon punctocaelatus
  • †Acteon traski
• Actinemys
  • 

    A living Actinemys marmorata, or western pond turtle
    †Actinemys marmorata
• †Acutostrea
  • †Acutostrea idriaensis
  • †Acutostrea miguelensis
• Admete
  • †Admete rhyssa
• Adula
  • †Adula californiensis
  • †Adula diegensis
• Aechmophorus
  • †Aechmophorus elasson
  • †Aechmophorus occidentalis
• †Aechomophorus
  • †Aechomophorus occidentalis
• †Aeila
  • †Aeila decisa
• †Aelurodon
  • †Aelurodon asthenostylus
  • †Aelurodon taxoides
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).
  †Aepycamelus
  • †Aepycamelus alexandrae
• Aequipecten
  • †Aequipecten andersoni
• Aesopus
  • †Aesopus chrysalloides
• Aethia
  • †Aethia barnesi – type locality for species
  • †Aethia rossmoori – type locality for species
• †Aethomylos
  • †Aethomylos simplicidens
• Agaronia
  • †Agaronia mathewsoni – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Agaronia mathewsonii – or unidentified comparable form
• †Agasoma
  • †Agasoma acuminatum
  • †Agasoma gravida
  • †Agasoma gravidum
  • †Agasoma kerrianum
  • †Agasoma sinuata
• Agelaius
  • †Agelaius phoeniceuus
• 

  Fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pleistocene bear Agriotherium
  †Agriotherium
• †Ailanthus
  • †Ailanthus lesquereuxi
• Akera
  • †Akera maga
• Alaba
  • †Alaba catalinensis
  • †Alaba jeannettae
• Alabina
  • †Alabina io – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Alabina tenuisculpta
• †Albicetus
  • †Albicetus oxymycterus – type locality for species
• †Albireo
  • †Albireo savagei – type locality for species
• Alca
• †Alcodes
  • †Alcodes ulnulus – type locality for species
• Aleochara
• Aletes
  • †Aletes squamigerus
• 

  Restorative model of the Miocene deer relative Aletomeryx
  †Aletomeryx
  • †Aletomeryx occidentalis – type locality for species
• †Alforjas
• Aligena
  • †Aligena cerritensis
• †Alilepus
  • †Alilepus hibbardi
• †Alisea – type locality for genus
  • †Alisea grandis – type locality for species
• †Allodelphis – type locality for genus
  • †Allodelphis pratti – type locality for species
  • †Allodelphis woodburnei – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene seal Allodesmus
  †Allodesmus
  • †Allodesmus gracilis – type locality for species
  • †Allodesmus kelloggi – type locality for species
  • †Allodesmus kernensis
• †Alluvisorex
  • †Alluvisorex chasseae – type locality for species
• Alnus
  • †Alnus corrallina
  • †Alnus operia
• †Alopecocyon – type locality for genus
  • †Alopecocyon leardi – type locality for species
• Alopias
  • †Alopias exigua – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Alopias latidens
  • 

    Caught Alopias vulpinus, or common thresher
    †Alopias vulpinus – or unidentified comparable form
• Alvania
  • †Alvania acutelirata
  • †Alvania compacta
  • †Alvania iliuliukensis – or unidentified related form
• †Alveojunctus
  • †Alveojunctus bowni – type locality for species
• Amaea
• Amara
  • †Amara insignis
• †Amaurellina
  • †Amaurellina caleocia
  • †Amaurellina martinezensis
  • †Amaurellina moragai
• Amauropsis
  • †Amauropsis alveata
• 

  Flowers and foliage of Amelanchier, or shadbush
  Amelanchier
• Amiantis
  • †Amiantis – type locality for species informal
  • †Amiantis callosa
  • †Amiantis diabloensis
  • †Amiantis mathewsoni
• Ammobaculites
  • †Ammobaculites cubensis
  • †Ammobaculites strathearnensis – type locality for species
• Ammospermophilus
  • †Ammospermophilus fossilis
• †Amorpha
  • †Amorpha condonii
  • †Amorpha oklahomensis
• †Amphicyon
  • †Amphicyon ingens
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus
  †Amphimachairodus
  • †Amphimachairodus coloradensis – or unidentified comparable form
• Amphimorphina
  • †Amphimorphina ignota
• Amphissa
  • †Amphissa columbiana
  • †Amphissa reticulata
  • †Amphissa ventricosa
  • †Amphissa versicolor
• Amphiura
  • †Amphiura santaecrucis
• †Amphora
  • †Amphora ovalis
  • †Amphora perpusilla
• †Ampullina
  • †Ampullina schencki – or unidentified comparable form
• Amusium
  • †Amusium lompocensis
• †Amussiopecten
  • †Amussiopecten vanvlecki
• †Amynodon
  • †Amynodon advenus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Amynodon reedi
• †Amynodontopsis
  • †Amynodontopsis bodei – type locality for species
• Anachis
  • †Anachis coronata
• 

  Collection of Anadara marine ark clams
  Anadara
  • †Anadara devincta
  • †Anadara obispoana
  • †Anadara osmonti
  • †Anadara perlabiata
  • †Anadara reinharti
  • †Anadara rivulata
  • †Anadara santana – type locality for species
  • †Anadara submontereyana
  • †Anadara trilineata
• Anaphothrips
  • †Anaphothrips vitreus – type locality for species
• Anas
  • †Anas americana
  • †Anas carolinense
  • †Anas clypeata
  • †Anas platyrhynchos
• †Anchitheriomys – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Fossilized limb bones, and teeth of the Miocene three-toed horse Anchitherium (left)
  †Anchitherium
  • †Anchitherium clarencei
• †Anchura
  • †Anchura baptos
• Ancilla
  • †Ancilla fishii
  • †Ancilla gabbi – tentative report
• †Angelosquilla
  • †Angelosquilla altamirensis
• Angulogerina
• Angulus
  • †Angulus buttoni
  • †Angulus castacana
  • †Angulus joaquinensis
  • †Angulus jollaensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Angulus longa
  • †Angulus lutea – or unidentified comparable form
• Anniella
• Anodontia
  • †Anodontia edentuloides
  • †Anodontia inflata
• †Anomalina
  • †Anomalina californiensis
  • †Anomalina garzaensis
• Anomalinoides
  • †Anomalinoides globosa – or unidentified comparable form
• Anomia
  • †Anomia mcgoniglensis
  • †Anomia peruviana
  • †Anomia vaquerosensis – type locality for species
• †Ansen
  • †Ansen albifrons
• Anser
  • †Anser albifrons
• †Antecalomys
  • †Antecalomys valensis
  • †Antecalomys vasquezi
• †Antiacodon
  • †Antiacodon venustus
• Antigona
  • †Antigona undosa
• †Antilla
  • †Antilla batequensis
• 

  A living Antilocapra, or pronghorn
  Antilocapra
• Antrozous
  • †Antrozous pallidus
• †Anzanycteris
  • †Anzanycteris anzensis
• †Apataelurus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Apatemys
  • †Apatemys bellus
  • †Apatemys downsi – type locality for species
  • †Apatemys uintensis
• Aphelocoma
  • †Aphelocoma californica
• †Aphelophlebodes – type locality for genus
  • †Aphelophlebodes stocki – type locality for species
• 

  Reconstructive illustration of the skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene hornless rhinoceros Aphelops
  †Aphelops
  • †Aphelops megalodus
• Apiotoma
  • †Apiotoma californiana
• Aplodontia
  • †Aplodontia rufa
• Aprionodon
• Apsena
  • †Apsena laticornis – type locality for species
  • †Apsena pubescens
  • †Apsena rufipes
• Aquila
  • 

    A living Aquila chrysaetos, or golden eagle
    Aquila chrysaetos
• †Araeosteus
  • †Araeosteus rothi
• Arbutus
  • †Arbutus matthesii
• Arca
  • †Arca hornii – type locality for species
  • †Arca montereyana
  • †Arca pacifica – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Arca santaclarana
  • †Arca sisquocensis
  • †Arca terminumbonis
• †Arceuthobium
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Oligocene bone-crushing dog Archaeocyon
  †Archaeocyon
  • †Archaeocyon pavidus
• †Archaeohippus
  • †Archaeohippus mourningi
  • †Archaeohippus ultimus
• †Archaeolagus
  • †Archaeolagus acaricolus – type locality for species
• †Archaeolithothamnion
  • †Archaeolithothamnion keenanii – or unidentified related form
• Archaeolithothamnium
  • †Archaeolithothamnium keenani – type locality for species
• †Archaeoparadoxia
  • †Archaeoparadoxia weltoni – type locality for species
• †Archibuteo
  • †Archibuteo ferrugineus
• 

  A living Architectonica staircase shell sea snail
  Architectonica
  • †Architectonica cognata
  • †Architectonica llajasensis – type locality for species
  • †Architectonica nobilis
  • †Architectonica tuberculata
  • †Architectonica ullreyana – or unidentified comparable form
• †Archoheia – tentative report
• Archoplites
  • †Archoplites interruptus
• Arcinella
  • †Arcinella californica
• Arctica – tentative report
  • †Arctica weaveri
• Arctocephalus
• 

  Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale
  †Arctodus
  • †Arctodus simus – type locality for species
• †Arctostaphylos
• Ardea
  • †Ardea herodias
• Arenaria
  • †Arenaria melanocephala
• Arene
  • †Arene mcleani – type locality for species
• †Argenna
  • †Argenna fossilis – type locality for species
• Argobuccinum
  • †Argobuccinum katherineae – type locality for species
  • †Argobuccinum oregonensis
• Argopecten
  • †Argopecten deserti
  • †Argopecten gibbus
  • †Argopecten mendenhalli
  • †Argopecten purpuratus
  • †Argopecten ventricosus
• †Argyrocetus – type locality for genus
  • †Argyrocetus bakersfieldensis – type locality for species
  • †Argyrocetus joaquinensis – type locality for species
• 

  A modern Argyropelecus silver hatchetfish
  Argyropelecus
  • †Argyropelecus bullocki – type locality for species
  • †Argyropelecus bullockii
• †Arnoldina – type locality for genus
  • †Arnoldina iniistia – type locality for species
• Arossia
• †Artocarpus
  • †Artocarpus lessigiana
• †Asclepiadites
  • †Asclepiadites laterita – type locality for species
• 

  A living Asio otus, or long-eared owl
  Asio
  • †Asio priscus
  • †Asio wilsonianus
• Asterigerina
  • †Asterigerina crassaformis
• Astraea
  • †Astraea biangulata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Astraea gibbosa
  • †Astraea gradata
  • †Astraea morani – type locality for species
  • †Astraea undosa
• Astrangia
  • †Astrangia grandis – type locality for species
  • †Astrangia insignifica – type locality for species
• †Astrocoenia – tentative report
• †Astrocoenta
• †Astrodapsis
  • †Astrodapsis arnoldi – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Astrodapsis cuyamanus
  • †Astrodapsis fernandoensis
  • †Astrodapsis merriami – tentative report
  • †Astrodapsis spatiosus
• †Astrodaspis
  • †Astrodaspis arnoldi
• Astropecten
• Astyris
  • †Astyris gausapata
• Athene
  • †Athene cunicularia
• Athleta
  • †Athleta roddai – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene dolphin Atocetus
  †Atocetus
  • †Atocetus nasalis – type locality for species
• †Atopotarus – type locality for genus
  • †Atopotarus courseni – type locality for species
• Atrina
  • †Atrina alamedensis
• †Aturia
  • †Aturia angustata
  • †Aturia dickersoni – type locality for species
  • †Aturia kerniana – type locality for species
  • †Aturia myrlae – type locality for species
• †Aturoidea
  • †Aturoidea mathewsonii – type locality for species
• Atys
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene sperm whale Aulophyseter
  †Aulophyseter – type locality for genus
  • †Aulophyseter morricei – type locality for species
• Austrotrophon
• †Auxides
  • †Auxides sanctaemonicae
• †Avipeda
• Aythya
  • †Aythya affinis
  • †Aythya valisineria
• †Azalois – type locality for genus
  • †Azalois angelensis – type locality for species

B

• Baiomys
  • †Baiomys mowi
• Balaenoptera
  • †Balaenoptera bertae – type locality for species
  • †Balaenoptera cortesi
  • †Balaenoptera davidsonii – type locality for species
  • †Balaenoptera physalus
  • †Balaenoptera ryani
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene whale Balaenula
  †Balaenula
• Balanophyllia
  • †Balanophyllia elegans
  • †Balanophyllia variabilis – type locality for species
• Balanus
  • †Balanus crenatus
  • †Balanus gregarius
  • †Balanus nubilus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Balanus rostratus
• Balcis
  • †Balcis micans
  • †Balcis monicensis
  • †Balcis oldroydi
  • †Balcis rutila
  • †Balcis thersites
• Bankia
  • †Bankia setacea – or unidentified comparable form
• Barbarofusus
  • †Barbarofusus barbarensis
• Barbatia
  • †Barbatia cliffensis
  • †Barbatia landesi – or unidentified related form
  • †Barbatia strongi – type locality for species
  • †Barbatia suzzalloi – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene-Pliocene false saber-toothed cat Barbourofelis
  †Barbourofelis
  • †Barbourofelis loveorum
  • †Barbourofelis whitfordi
• Barleeia
  • †Barleeia marmorea
• Barnea
  • †Barnea costata
• †Basirepomys
  • †Basirepomys pliocenicus – type locality for species
• Bassariscus
  • †Bassariscus antiquus
  • †Bassariscus astutus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Bassariscus casei
  • †Bassariscus raptor
• †Bathylagus – type locality for genus
  • †Bathylagus quiescens – type locality for species
  • †Bathylagus quisquilia – type locality for species
• †Bathysiphon
  • †Bathysiphon eocenica
  • †Bathysiphon sanctaecrucis
• Bathytoma
  • †Bathytoma pacifica
• †Batodonoides
  • †Batodonoides powayensis
  • †Batodonoides walshi – type locality for species
• 

  A living Bembidion ground beetle
  Bembidion
  • †Bembidion davidae – type locality for species
  • †Bembidion everestae – type locality for species
• †Benoistia
  • †Benoistia cantonensis
• †Bensonomys
  • †Bensonomys arizonae
  • †Bensonomys gidleyi
  • †Bensonomys meadensis
• Beringraja
  • †Beringraja binoculata – or unidentified comparable form
• †Bestiopeda
• Betula
  • †Betula ashleyii
• †Bifarina
  • †Bifarina eleganta
• Bison
  • †Bison antiquus
  • 

    Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, or long-horned bison
    †Bison latifrons
• Bittium
  • †Bittium alternatum – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Bittium asperum
  • †Bittium casmaliense
  • †Bittium catalinense
  • †Bittium dumblei
  • †Bittium eschrichti
  • †Bittium eschrichtii
  • †Bittium inerfossa
  • †Bittium interfossa
  • †Bittium latum
  • †Bittium ornatissimum
  • †Bittium rugatum
  • †Bittium topangensis
• Bivetopsia
  • †Bivetopsia bullata
• †Boavus
  • †Boavus affinis – type locality for species
• Boetica
  • †Boetica hertleini
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene grenadier fish Bolbocara (bottom)
  †Bolbocara
  • †Bolbocara gyrinus
• Bolinichthys
• Bolivina
  • †Bolivina gracilis
• Bonasa
  • †Bonasa umbellus
• †Bonellitia
  • †Bonellitia paucivaricata
  • †Bonellitia stantoni
• Bornia
  • †Bornia retifera
• 

  Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964).
  †Borophagus
  • †Borophagus diversidens
  • †Borophagus littoralis – type locality for species
  • †Borophagus parvus
  • †Borophagus secundus
• †Borophryne
  • †Borophryne apogon
• †Bouromeryx
  • †Bouromeryx americanus
  • †Bouromeryx submilleri – or unidentified comparable form
• Brachidontes
  • †Brachidontes cowlitzensis
  • †Brachidontes dichotomus
  • †Brachidontes lawsoni – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Brachidontes ornatus
• Brachiodontes
  • †Brachiodontes lawsoni
• †Brachisphingus
  • †Brachisphingus gabbi
• †Brachyallodesmus – type locality for genus
  • †Brachyallodesmus packardi
• 

  Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus
  †Brachycrus
  • †Brachycrus buwaldi
  • †Brachycrus laticeps
• †Brachyerix
  • †Brachyerix incertis
• †Brachypsalis
  • †Brachypsalis obliquidens
  • †Brachypsalis pachycephalus – or unidentified comparable form
• Brachyramphus
  • †Brachyramphus dunkeli – type locality for species
  • †Brachyramphus pliocenum – type locality for species
• †Brachysphingus
  • †Brachysphingus liratus
  • †Brachysphingus mammilatus – type locality for species
  • †Brachysphingus sinuatus
• 

  A living Branta bernicla, or black brant
  Branta
  • †Branta canadensis
  • †Branta nigricans – tentative report
  • †Branta woolfendeni – or unidentified comparable form
• †Bretzia
• †Brevirostrodelphis – Type locality for genus
  • †Brevirostrodelphis dividum - Type locality for species (synonym Delphinodon dividum)^[1]
• †Brochopleurus – tentative report
• †Bruclarkia
  • †Bruclarkia barkerianum
  • †Bruclarkia barkerium
  • †Bruclarkia columbiana
  • †Bruclarkia gravida
  • †Bruclarkia oregonensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Bruclarkia santacruzana
  • †Bruclarkia seattlensis
• Bubo
  • †Bubo sinclairi – type locality for species
  • 

    A living Bubo virginianus, or great horned owl
    †Bubo virginianus
• Buccinum
  • †Buccinum strigillatum
• Bucephala
  • †Bucephala albeola
• †Bucida
  • †Bucida eocenica
• Bufo
• †Bulbiceps
  • †Bulbiceps raninus
• †Bulbifusus
  • †Bulbifusus californicus – type locality for species
• Bulimina
  • †Bulimina chirana
  • †Bulimina debilis
  • †Bulimina jacksonensis
  • †Bulimina ovata
  • †Bulimina ovula
  • †Bulimina rinconensis
  • †Bulimina socialis – or unidentified comparable form
• Buliminella
  • †Buliminella curta
  • †Buliminella subfusiformis
• Bulla
  • †Bulla clarki
  • 

    Shells in multiple views of Bulla gouldiana, or the California bubble sea snail
    †Bulla gouldiana
  • †Bulla punctulata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Bulla punctulatus
  • †Bulla striata
• Bullia
  • †Bullia clarki
• †Bullinula
  • †Bullinula subglobosa
• †Bumelia
  • †Bumelia florissanti
• Bursa
  • †Bursa califomica
• Buteo
  • †Buteo borealis
  • 

    A living Buteo jamaicensis, or red-tailed hawk
    †Buteo jamaicensis
  • †Buteo swainsoni

C

• Cadulus
  • †Cadulus fusiformis
• Caecum
  • †Caecum californicum
• Calicantharus
  • †Calicantharus dalli
  • †Calicantharus fortis
  • †Calicantharus humerosus
  • †Calicantharus portolaensis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Calicovatellus – type locality for genus
  • †Calicovatellus petrodytes – type locality for species
• Calidris
  • †Calidris alba
• Californiconus
  • †Californiconus californicus
• †Calilampas
  • †Calilampas californiensis
• †Calipepla
  • †Calipepla californica
• Calliostoma
  • †Calliostoma annulata
  • 

    A living Calliostoma annulatum, or purple-ring top sea snail
    †Calliostoma annulatum
  • †Calliostoma augustinensis
  • †Calliostoma canaliculatum
  • †Calliostoma costatum
  • †Calliostoma crassicostatus
  • †Calliostoma doliarium
  • †Calliostoma doliarum – tentative report
  • †Calliostoma gemmulatum
  • †Calliostoma ligatum
  • †Calliostoma nuttalli
  • †Calliostoma supragranosum
  • †Calliostoma tricolor
• Callista
  • †Callista domenginica
  • †Callista vokesi
• Callistochiton
  • †Callistochiton palmulatus
• Callithaca
  • †Callithaca tenerrima
• Callorhinus
  • †Callorhinus gilmorei – type locality for species
  • 

    A living Callorhinus ursinus, or northern fur seal
    †Callorhinus ursinus
• Calopsectra
• †Calorebama
  • †Calorebama inornata
• †Calorhadia – tentative report
• Calosoma
  • †Calosoma semilaeve
• †Calycites
  • †Calycites mikanoides
• 

  Three modern shells of Calyptraea, or Chinese hat snails
  Calyptraea
  • †Calyptraea calabasasensis
  • †Calyptraea contorta
  • †Calyptraea costellata
  • †Calyptraea dalliana
  • †Calyptraea diegoana
  • †Calyptraea excentrica
  • †Calyptraea fastigiata
  • †Calyptraea filosa
  • †Calyptraea inornata
  • †Calyptraea mamillaris
  • †Calyptraea mammilaris – or unidentified comparable form
• †Calyptranthes
  • †Calyptranthes myrtifolia – type locality for species
• 

  Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
  †Camelops
  • †Camelops hesternus
  • †Camelops minidokae
• †Cammackacetus – Type locality for genus
  • †Cammackacetus hazenorum - Type locality for species^[1]
• Campanile
  • †Campanile dilloni
• Camponotus – type locality for genus
  • †Camponotus festinatus – type locality for species
• †Canarium
  • †Canarium californicum
• Cancellaria
  • †Cancellaria arnoldi
  • †Cancellaria dalliana
  • †Cancellaria fernandoensis
  • †Cancellaria obesa
  • †Cancellaria planospira
  • †Cancellaria posunculensis
  • †Cancellaria subtuberosa
  • †Cancellaria tritonidea
• Cancer
• Cancris
  • †Cancris mexicanus
• Canis
  • 

    Modern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf
    †Canis dirus
  • †Canis edwardii
  • †Canis latrans
  • †Canis lepophagus
  • †Canis lupus
  • †Canis rufus
• Canthon
  • †Canthon praticola
  • †Canthon simplex
• †Cantius
  • †Cantius actius
• †Capricamelus – type locality for genus
  • †Capricamelus gettyi – type locality for species
• †Capromeryx
  • 

    Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx
    †Capromeryx minor
• Caracara
  • †Caracara cheriway
  • †Caracara plancus
• Carcharhinus
• Carcharias
  • †Carcharias clavatus
• †Carcharinus
• Carcharodon
  • †Carcharodon arnoldi
  • †Carcharodon carcharias
  • †Carcharodon hastalis
  • †Carcharodon leviathan
  • †Carcharodon morricei
  • †Carcharodon sulcidens
  • †Carcharodon tembloris – type locality for species
• Cardium
  • †Cardium brewerii, alternative of Acanthocardia brewerii (see List of the Cenozoic life of California § A)
• Carpelimus
• †Carpites
  • †Carpites egregia
• †Carpocyon
  • †Carpocyon robustus
• 

  A living Carya, or hickory tree
  Carya
  • †Carya bendirei
  • †Carya sessilis
• Caryophyllia
  • †Caryophyllia arnoldi
  • †Caryophyllia californica – type locality for species
  • †Caryophyllia capayensis – type locality for species
  • †Caryophyllia pedroensis – type locality for species
• Cassidulina
  • †Cassidulina crassipunctata
  • †Cassidulina diversa – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Cassidulina globosa
• Castanea
  • †Castanea spokanensis
• Castanopsis
  • †Castanopsis longipetiolatum
• Castor
  • †Castor californicus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Catharista
  • †Catharista shastensis – type locality for species
• Cathartes
  • 

    A living Cathartes aura, or turkey vulture
    †Cathartes aura
• Catoptrophorus
  • †Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
• †Catoptrophus
  • †Catoptrophus inornatus
• †Catostomus
  • †Catostomus occidentalis
• Ceanothus
  • †Ceanothus tuolumnensis
  • †Ceanothus turlockensis
• Cedrela
  • †Cedrela eolancifolia – type locality for species
  • †Cedrela trainii
• †Celastrus
  • †Celastrus preangulata – type locality for species
• Celtis
  • †Celtis kansana
• †Centetodon
  • †Centetodon aztecus
  • †Centetodon bembicophagus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Centetodon magnus – or unidentified comparable form
• Centrifuga
  • †Centrifuga leeana
• Cepphus
  • 

    A living Cepphus columba, or pigeon guillemot
    †Cepphus columba
  • †Cepphus olsoni – type locality for species
• Cercidiphyllum
  • †Cercidiphyllum elongatum
• †Cercocarpus
  • †Cercocarpus nevadensis
• Cerithidea
  • †Cerithidea californica
• Cerithiopsis
  • †Cerithiopsis antefilosa
  • †Cerithiopsis carpenteri
  • †Cerithiopsis columna – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Cerithiopsis cosmia
  • †Cerithiopsis halia – or unidentified related form
  • †Cerithiopsis paramoea
  • †Cerithiopsis pedroana
  • †Cerithiopsis rowelli
  • †Cerithiopsis stejnegeri – or unidentified comparable form
• Cerithium
  • †Cerithium incisum
  • †Cerithium topangensis
• †Cernictis
  • †Cernictis hesperus – type locality for species
• †Cernina
  • †Cernina hannibali
• †Cerorhinca
  • †Cerorhinca dubia – type locality for species
  • †Cerorhinca reai – type locality for species
• Cervus
  • †Cervus elaphus
• Cetorhinus
  • †Cetorhinus maximus
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene whale Cetotherium
  †Cetotherium
  • †Cetotherium furlongi – type locality for species
• †Chaceia
  • †Chaceia fulcherae – type locality for species
• †Chaenophryne
  • †Chaenophryne melanorhabdus
• Chaetodipus
  • †Chaetodipus formosus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Chaetoptelea
  • †Chaetoptelea pseudofulva
• †Chalcidichthys – type locality for genus
  • †Chalcidichthys malacopterygius – type locality for species
• Chama
  • †Chama arcana
  • †Chama frondosa
  • †Chama grunski
• †Chamaecyparis
  • †Chamaecyparis cordillerae
• Charadrius
  • †Charadrius semipalmatus
• 

  Side profile of a Chauliodus, or viperfish
  Chauliodus – type locality for genus
  • †Chauliodus eximias
  • †Chauliodus eximius – type locality for species
• †Chedevillia
  • †Chedevillia saltonensis – type locality for species
  • †Chedevillia stewarti – type locality for species
• Chelonia
  • †Chelonia californiensis – type locality for species
• Chen
  • †Chen caerulescens
• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene Chendytes, or Law's diving-goose
  †Chendytes – type locality for genus
  • †Chendytes lawi – type locality for species
• Chilostomella
  • †Chilostomella hadleyi
• †Chilostomelloides
  • †Chilostomelloides ovicula
  • †Chilostomelloides oviformis
• Chione
  • †Chione californiensis
  • †Chione cryptolineata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Chione latilaminosa
  • †Chione lineolata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Chione panzana
  • †Chione schencki
  • †Chione securis
  • †Chione undatella
• Chionista
  • †Chionista fluctifraga
• Chionopsis
  • †Chionopsis gnidia
  • †Chionopsis richthofeni
  • †Chionopsis temblorensis
• Chlamys
  • †Chlamys bartschi
  • †Chlamys branneri – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Chlamys corteziana – or unidentified comparable form
  • 

    A living Chlamys hastata, or spear scallop
    †Chlamys hastata
  • †Chlamys hertleini
  • †Chlamys mediacostatus – type locality for species
  • †Chlamys rubida
  • †Chlamys sespeensis
  • †Chlamys swifti
• Chlorostoma
  • †Chlorostoma gallina
• †Chorizanthe
• †Chrisodomus
• †Chrysobalanus
  • †Chrysobalanus eoicaco
• 

  A living Chrysocyon brachyurus, or maned wolf
  †Chrysocyon
  • †Chrysocyon nearcticus
• †Chrysodomus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Chrysodomus martini
• †Chrysolepis
  • †Chrysolepis sonomensis
• †Chumashius
  • †Chumashius balchi – type locality for species
• Cibicides
  • †Cibicides cushmani
  • †Cibicides martinezensis
  • †Cibicides pseudoungerianus
• Cibicidoides
  • †Cibicidoides midwayensis – or unidentified comparable form
• Cicindela
  • †Cicindela haemorrhagica
  • †Cicindela oregona
• Cidaris
  • †Cidaris martinezensis
• 

  A living Cinnamomum, or cinnamon tree
  Cinnamomum
  • †Cinnamomum acrodromum
  • †Cinnamomum dilleri
• Cissus
  • †Cissus pyriformis
• †Citellus
  • †Citellus bensoni
• Citharichthys
  • †Citharichthys stigmaeus
• †Claibornites
  • †Claibornites diegoensis
  • †Claibornites muirensis
  • †Claibornites turneri
• 

  Shells in multiple orientations of Clathrodrillia sea snails
  Clathrodrillia
  • †Clathrodrillia coalingensis
• Clathurella
  • †Clathurella conradiana
• Clavilithes
  • †Clavilithes tabulatus
• Clavus
  • †Clavus hartleyensis – type locality for species
  • †Clavus hemphilli
  • †Clavus pallidus – or unidentified related form
  • †Clavus temblorensis
• Clementia
  • †Clementia brioniana
  • †Clementia conradiana
  • †Clementia pertenius
  • †Clementia pertenuis
• Clethrionomys
• Cletocamptus
• 

  Shell of a Clinocardium cockle
  Clinocardium
  • †Clinocardium meekianum
  • †Clinocardium nuttallii
• Cliona
• Clupea
  • †Clupea hadleyi – type locality for species
  • †Clupea tiejei – type locality for species
• Clypeaster
  • †Clypeaster bowersi
  • †Clypeaster carrizoensis – type locality for species
  • †Clypeaster deserti
• 

  A living Cnemidophorus, or whip-tail lizard
  Cnemidophorus
• †Coalingodea
  • †Coalingodea tuberculiformis
• Coccodentalium
  • †Coccodentalium emersoni – type locality for species
• †Cocconeis
  • †Cocconeis disculus
  • †Cocconeis placentula
• †Cochlespiropsis – tentative report
  • †Cochlespiropsis jenkinsi – type locality for species
• Cochliomyia – type locality for genus
  • †Cochliomyia macellaria – type locality for species
• 

  Shell of a Codakia marine bivalve
  Codakia
  • †Codakia colpoica
  • †Codakia distinguenda
• Colaptes
  • †Colaptes cafer
• †Colodon
• Coluber
  • †Coluber constrictor
• Colubraria
• Columba – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Columba fasciata
• Columbarium
• Colymbus
  • †Colymbus nigricollis
  • †Colymbus parvus
  • †Colymbus subparvus – type locality for species
• Compsomyax
  • †Compsomyax subdiaphana
• 

  Shell in two views of a Conasprelloides cone sea snail
  †Conasprelloides
  • †Conasprelloides planiliratus
• Concavus
  • †Concavus concavus
• †Conchocele
  • †Conchocele bisecta
• Coniontis
  • †Coniontis abdominalis – type locality for species
  • †Coniontis elliptica
  • †Coniontis lamentabilis
  • †Coniontis puncticollis
  • †Coniontis remnans – type locality for species
  • †Coniontis robusta
  • †Coniontis rugosa
• Conus
  • †Conus caleocius
  • †Conus fergusoni
  • †Conus hornii
  • †Conus owenana
  • †Conus owenianus
  • †Conus redmondii – or unidentified comparable form
  • 

    Shell of a Conus regularis, or regular cone sea snail
    †Conus regularis
  • †Conus remondii
  • †Conus scalaris
• Cooperella
  • †Cooperella subdiaphana
• †Copemys
  • †Copemys barstowensis – type locality for species
  • †Copemys esmeraldensis
  • †Copemys longidens – type locality for species
  • †Copemys pagei
  • †Copemys russelli
  • †Copemys tenuis – type locality for species
• †Cophocara
  • †Cophocara stantoni
• †Cophocetus – tentative report
• 

  A living Copris scarab
  Copris
  • †Copris pristinus – type locality for species
• Coragyps
• Coralliophaga
• Corbicula
  • †Corbicula dumblei
• Corbula
  • †Corbula diaboli – type locality for species
  • †Corbula dickersoni
  • †Corbula dilatata
  • †Corbula fragilis
  • †Corbula hornii – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Corbula parilis
  • †Corbula tomulata – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Fossilized skeleton preserved in situ (upper left, 2) of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Cormohipparion
  †Cormohipparion
  • †Cormohipparion occidentale – or unidentified comparable form
• Cornus
  • †Cornus kelloggii
  • †Cornus ovalis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Coronadus – type locality for genus
  • †Coronadus agilis – type locality for species
• Coronula – tentative report
• Corvus
  • †Corvus brachyrhynchos
  • †Corvus corax
• †Cosomys
  • †Cosomys primus – type locality for species
• †Cosoryx
  • †Cosoryx cerroensis – or unidentified comparable form
• Costacallista
  • †Costacallista hornii – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Restoration of the Miocene palaeomerycid Cranioceras, a relative of modern deer, with anachronistic human to scale
  †Cranioceras
  • †Cranioceras teres
  • †Cranioceras unicornis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Craseops
  • †Craseops sylvestris – type locality for species
• Crassadoma
  • †Crassadoma gigantea
• Crassatella
  • †Crassatella – type locality for species A informal
  • †Crassatella claytonensis
  • †Crassatella compacta
  • †Crassatella granti
  • †Crassatella meganosensis – type locality for species
  • †Crassatella unioides
  • †Crassatella uvasana
  • †Crassatella washingtonensis
• Crassinella
  • †Crassinella nuculiformis
  • †Crassinella pacifica
• 

  Shell of a Crassispira sea snail
  Crassispira
  • †Crassispira montereyensis – or unidentified related form
  • †Crassispira zizyphus
• Crassostrea
  • †Crassostrea ashleyi
  • †Crassostrea titan
  • †Crassostrea vaquerosensis
• Crataegus
  • †Crataegus pacifica
• Crawfordina
  • †Crawfordina weaveri
• †Crenaturricula
  • †Crenaturricula crenatospira
• Crepidula
  • †Crepidula adunca
  • †Crepidula coei – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Crepidula diminutiva – type locality for species
  • †Crepidula excavata
  • †Crepidula lessoni
  • †Crepidula nummaria
  • †Crepidula nunimaria
  • 

    Shell in multiple views of a Crepidula onyx, or onyx slipper sea snail
    †Crepidula onyx
  • †Crepidula pileum – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Crepidula praerupta
  • †Crepidula princeps
  • †Crepidula ungana – or unidentified comparable form
• Crepipatella
  • †Crepipatella lingulata
• †Crommium
  • †Crommium andersoni
  • †Crommium pinyonensis
• Crossata
  • †Crossata ventricosa
• Crotalus
  • 

    A living Crotalus viridis, or prairie rattlesnake
    †Crotalus viridis
• Crucibulum
  • †Crucibulum spinosum
• †Crypholestes
  • †Crypholestes vaughni
• †Cryptocarya
  • †Cryptocarya praesamarensis
• †Cryptoconus
  • †Cryptoconus cooperi
• Cryptomya
  • †Cryptomya californica
• Cryptonatica
  • †Cryptonatica affinis
  • †Cryptonatica aleutica
• 

  A living Cryptotermes, or drywood termite
  Cryptotermes
  • †Cryptotermes ryshkoffi – type locality for species
• Cryptotis
• Ctenocardia
  • †Ctenocardia biangulata
• Cucullaea
  • †Cucullaea mathewsoni
  • †Cucullaea mathewsonii
• Culicoides
  • †Culicoides carri – type locality for species
  • †Culicoides fossilis – type locality for species
  • †Culicoides laurae – type locality for species
  • †Culicoides megacanthus – type locality for species
  • †Culicoides mioceneus – type locality for species
• Cumingia
  • †Cumingia lamellosa
• †Cunnolites – tentative report
• †Cupania
  • †Cupania oregona
• †Cupidinimus
  • †Cupidinimus avawatzensis
  • †Cupidinimus bidahochiensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Cupidinimus boronensis – type locality for species
  • †Cupidinimus halli
  • †Cupidinimus lindsayi – type locality for species
  • †Cupidinimus tertius
• 

  A living Cupressus, or cypress tree
  †Cupressus
  • †Cupressus goveniana
  • †Cupressus mokelumnensis
• Cuspidaria
  • †Cuspidaria hannibali
• †Cuyamacamelus
  • †Cuyamacamelus jamesi
• †Cuyamalagus
  • †Cuyamalagus dawsoni – type locality for species
• Cyanocitta
  • †Cyanocitta stelleri
• Cybocephalus
  • †Cybocephalus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
• Cyclammina
  • †Cyclammina clarki
  • †Cyclammina incisa – or unidentified comparable form
• Cyclinella
• Cyclocardia
  • †Cyclocardia californica
  • †Cyclocardia montereyana – type locality for species
  • †Cyclocardia ventricosa
• †Cyclocorystes
  • †Cyclocorystes aldersoni – type locality for species
• †Cyclosthone – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Illustration of a living Cyclothone bristlemouth
  Cyclothone
• Cygnus
  • †Cygnus columbianus
• Cylichna
  • †Cylichna attonsa
• Cylichnella
  • †Cylichnella attonsa
  • †Cylichnella culcitella
• Cymatium
  • †Cymatium elsemerense
  • †Cymatium janetae – type locality for species
• Cymatogaster
  • †Cymatogaster aggregata
• †Cymbophora
• †Cynarctoides
  • †Cynarctoides acridens
  • †Cynarctoides whistleri – type locality for species
• †Cynarctus
  • †Cynarctus galushai – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos
  †Cynelos
  • †Cynelos malasi – type locality for species
  • †Cynelos sinapius – or unidentified comparable form
• †Cynorca
  • †Cynorca occidentale
• Cynoscion
  • †Cynoscion eprepes
• Cyperus
• Cypraea
• Cyrena
  • †Cyrena dumblei
  • †Cyrena studleyi – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Illustration of a living Cyrtonyx quail
  Cyrtonyx
  • †Cyrtonyx tedfordi – type locality for species
• Cystiscus
  • †Cystiscus subtrigona
• Cythara
  • †Cythara cetolaca
  • †Cythara hecetae
  • †Cythara interlirata
• Cytherea
  • †Cytherea mathewsoni

D

• †Dalbergia
  • †Dalbergia rubra – type locality for species
• Dallocardia
  • †Dallocardia quadragenarium
• Damalichthys
  • †Damalichthys vacca
• †Daphoenodon – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Miocene bear-dog Daphoenus
  †Daphoenus
  • †Daphoenus ruber – type locality for species
• †Darbyella
• Dardanus
  • †Dardanus arrosor
• †Dasceles – type locality for genus
  • †Dasceles dassurus – type locality for species
• Dasyatis
  • †Dasyatis dipterus
• Dasyhelea
  • †Dasyhelea antiqua
  • †Dasyhelea browneae – type locality for species
  • †Dasyhelea dara – type locality for species
  • †Dasyhelea judithae – type locality for species
  • †Dasyhelea kanakoffi – type locality for species
  • †Dasyhelea stenoceras – type locality for species
• 

  A school of living Decapterus, or mackerel scads
  †Decapterus
  • †Decapterus hopkinsi
• Delectopecten
  • †Delectopecten lillisi
  • †Delectopecten peckhami
• †Delphinavus – type locality for genus
  • †Delphinavus newhalli – type locality for species
• Deltochilum – tentative report
• Deltocyathus
  • †Deltocyathus whitei – type locality for species
• Dendostrea
  • †Dendostrea vespertina
• Dendragapus
  • †Dendragapus fuliginosus
  • 

    A living Dendragapus obscurus, or dusky grouse
    †Dendragapus obscurus
• Dendraster
  • †Dendraster coalingaensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Dendraster excentricus
  • †Dendraster gibbsi
• Dendrophyllia
  • †Dendrophyllia californiana – type locality for species
  • †Dendrophyllia oldroydi – tentative report
  • †Dendrophyllia tejonensis – type locality for species
• 

  A living Dendryphantes jumping spider
  Dendryphantes
• Dentalina
  • †Dentalina approximata
  • †Dentalina consobrina
  • †Dentalina cooperensis
  • †Dentalina jarvisi
  • †Dentalina legumen – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Dentalina nasuta
  • †Dentalina pauperata
  • †Dentalina quadrulata
  • †Dentalina spinosa
• Dentalium
  • †Dentalium conradi
  • †Dentalium cooperi
  • †Dentalium laneensis
  • †Dentalium mcganna – type locality for species^[2]
  • †Dentalium neohexagonum
  • †Dentalium radiolineata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Dentalium rectius
  • †Dentalium stentor
  • †Dentalium stramineum
• 

  A living Dermochelys, or leatherback sea turtle
  Dermochelys – or unidentified related form
• Deroceras
• †Derrhias – type locality for genus
  • †Derrhias enantius – type locality for species
• †Desmathyus – or unidentified related form
• †Desmatippus
  • †Desmatippus avus
• †Desmatochoerus
  • †Desmatochoerus hesperus
• †Desmocyon
  • †Desmocyon thomsoni
• †Desmodium
  • †Desmodium indentum – type locality for species
• 

  Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene herbivorous marine mammal Desmostylus
  †Desmostylus
  • †Desmostylus hesperus – type locality for species
• Diacria
  • †Diacria trispinosa
• Diaphana
  • †Diaphana brunnea
• †Diceratherium
• Dichocoenia
  • †Dichocoenia merriami
• †Dinohippus
  • †Dinohippus interpolatus
  • †Dinohippus leardi
  • †Dinohippus leidyanus
  • †Dinohippus mexicanus
• †Dinohyus
  • †Dinohyus hollandi
• Diodora
  • †Diodora arnoldi
  • †Diodora aspera
  • †Diodora inaequalis
• †Diomeda
• Diomedea
  • †Diomedea milleri – type locality for species
• †Diomedia
  • †Diomedia albatrus
  • †Diomedia nigripes
• †Dioplotherium
  • †Dioplotherium allisoni
• 

  A living member of Diospyros, the tree genus including ebonies and persimmons
  †Diospyros
  • †Diospyros oregoniana
  • †Diospyros retinervis
• Diplodonta
  • †Diplodonta buwaldana
  • †Diplodonta cretacea
  • †Diplodonta orbella
  • †Diplodonta pariiis
  • †Diplodonta parilis
  • †Diplodonta sericata
• Diploria
  • †Diploria bowersi – type locality for species
• Dipodomys
  • †Dipodomys agilis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Dipodomys compactus
  • †Dipodomys deserti – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Dipodomys heermanni – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Dipodomys hibbardi
  • 

    A living Dipodomys merriami, or Merriam's kangaroo rat
    †Dipodomys merriami
  • †Dipodomys minor
  • †Dipodomys ordii
• †Dipoides
  • †Dipoides vallicula
• †Diprionomys
  • †Diprionomys parvus – or unidentified comparable form
• Discammina – tentative report
  • †Discammina eocenica
• Discinisca
  • †Discinisca cumingi
• 

  Fossilized shell of a Discohelix sea snail
  †Discohelix
  • †Discohelix californicus
• †Dissacus
• Distorsio
• Divalinga
  • †Divalinga eburnea
• Divaricella
  • †Divaricella cumulata
• †Domnina
• †Domninoides
• Donax
  • †Donax californicus
  • †Donax gouldii
• †Dorothia
  • †Dorothia californica
• Dosinia
  • †Dosinia conradi
  • †Dosinia dunkeri
  • †Dosinia jacalitosana
  • †Dosinia margaritana
  • †Dosinia mathewsoni
  • †Dosinia mathewsonii
  • †Dosinia merriami
  • †Dosinia milthoidea – tentative report
  • †Dosinia ponderosa
  • †Dosinia santana – type locality for species
  • †Dosinia semiobliterata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Dosinia whitneyi
• †Dosiniopsis
  • †Dosiniopsis stewartvillensis – type locality for species
• †Drimys – type locality for genus
  • †Drimys defensor – type locality for species
• †Dromomeryx
• †Duchesneodus
  • †Duchesneodus uintensis
• †Dusignathus – type locality for genus
  • †Dusignathus santacruzensis – type locality for species
  • †Dusignathus seftoni – type locality for species
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene manatee relative Dusisiren
  †Dusisiren
  • †Dusisiren dewana
  • †Dusisiren jordani – type locality for species
• †Dyseohyus – type locality for genus
  • †Dyseohyus fricki – type locality for species
• †Dyseolemur
  • †Dyseolemur pacificus – type locality for species
• Dytiscus
  • †Dytiscus marginicollis

E

• Echinarachnius
  • †Echinarachnius fairbanksi
• 

  Illustration of a living Echinorhinus shark
  Echinorhinus
  • †Echinorhinus blakei
• Eclipes – type locality for genus
  • †Eclipes extensus
  • †Eclipes manni
  • †Eclipes santamonicae – type locality for species
  • †Eclipes veternus – type locality for species
• †Ectasis – type locality for genus
  • †Ectasis proriger – type locality for species
• †Ectinochilus
  • †Ectinochilus macilentus
• †Ectopistes
  • 

    Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius, or passenger pigeon
    †Ectopistes migratorius
• Eleodes
  • †Eleodes acuticaudus
  • †Eleodes giganteus
  • †Eleodes gracilis
  • †Eleodes grandicollis – type locality for species
  • †Eleodes laticollis
  • †Eleodes omissus
  • †Eleodes osculans – type locality for species
• Elgaria
  • †Elgaria multicarinata
• †Ellimma
  • †Ellimma barbarae – type locality for species
  • †Ellimma elmodenae – type locality for species
• †Ellipsonodosaria
  • †Ellipsonodosaria alexanderi – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Ellipsonodosaria atlantisae
  • †Ellipsonodosaria recta
  • †Ellipsonodosaria spinulosa
• Elliptotellina
  • †Elliptotellina townsendensis – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Life restoration of two of the Eocene-Oligocene anthracothere mammal Elomeryx being menaced by fellow-anthracothere Anthracotherium
  †Elomeryx
  • †Elomeryx armatus
• †Emmachaere – type locality for genus
  • †Emmachaere rhachites – type locality for species
  • †Emmachaere rhomalea
• †Enaliarctos
  • †Enaliarctos mealsi
  • †Enaliarctos mitchelli
• †Enallagma – type locality for genus
  • †Enallagma kirkbyae – type locality for species
• Encope
  • †Encope tenuis – type locality for species
• Engelhardtia
  • †Engelhardtia nevadensis
• Engina
  • †Engina strongi
• †Engraulites – type locality for genus
  • †Engraulites remifer – type locality for species
• Enhydra
  • 

    A living Enhydra lutris, or sea otter
    †Enhydra lutris
  • †Enhydra macrodonta – type locality for species
• †Enhydritherium
  • †Enhydritherium terraenovae
• Ensis
  • †Ensis myrae
• Entomobrya
  • †Entomobrya atrocincta
  • †Entomobrya kirkbyae – type locality for species
• †Eocernia
  • †Eocernia hannibali
• †Eocypraea
  • †Eocypraea castacensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Eocypraea maniobraensis – type locality for species
• †Eogryphus
  • †Eogryphus tolmani – or unidentified comparable form
• †Eohaplomys
  • †Eohaplomys matutinus – type locality for species
  • †Eohaplomys serus – type locality for species
  • †Eohaplomys tradux – type locality for species
• †Eomellivora
  • †Eomellivora wimani – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Pliocene frog Eopelobates
  †Eopelobates
• †Eopleurotoma
  • †Eopleurotoma whitakerpeakensis – type locality for species
• †Eoscorpius – type locality for genus
  • †Eoscorpius primaevus – type locality for species
• †Eosurcula
  • †Eosurcula inconstans – or unidentified related form
• †Eotaria – type locality for genus
  • †Eotaria citrica – type locality for species
  • †Eotaria crypta – type locality for species
• †Eotibia
  • †Eotibia llajasensis – type locality for species
• †Eotylopus
• †Epelichthys – type locality for genus
  • †Epelichthys michaelis – type locality for species
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon
  †Epicyon
  • †Epicyon haydeni
  • †Epicyon saevus
• †Epihippus
• Epilucina
  • †Epilucina californica
• Epinephelus
• †Epiphragmophora
  • †Epiphragmophora mormonum
• †Epistomina
  • †Epistomina eocenica
• 

  Shell of an Epitonium wentletrap sea snail
  Epitonium
  • †Epitonium bellastriata
  • †Epitonium bellastriatum
  • †Epitonium clarki
  • †Epitonium condoni
  • †Epitonium cookii – or unidentified related form
  • †Epitonium cooperi
  • †Epitonium indianorum
  • †Epitonium insculptum
  • †Epitonium rugiferum – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Epitonium sawinae
• Eponides
  • †Eponides keenani
  • †Eponides kleinpelli
  • †Eponides lodoensis
  • †Eponides umbonatus
• Eptesicus
  • †Eptesicus fuscus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Equisetum
• Equus
  • †Equus conversidens
  • †Equus enormis
  • †Equus idahoensis
  • †Equus pacificus
  • †Equus scotti
  • 

    Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene horse Equus simplicidens, also known as the Hagerman horse or American zebra
    †Equus simplicidens
• Eremophila
  • †Eremophila alpestris
• Erethizon
  • †Erethizon bathygnathum
  • †Erethizon cascoensis – type locality for species
  • †Erethizon dorsatum
• †Eriquius
  • †Eriquius plectrodes
• †Erisceles – type locality for genus
  • †Erisceles pristinus – type locality for species
• †Eritima
  • †Eritima evides – type locality for species
• †Escharion – type locality for genus
  • †Escharion townleyi – type locality for species
• Eschrichtius
  • †Eschrichtius robustus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Etringus
  • †Etringus scintillans
• Eubalaena – or unidentified comparable form
• †Eucastor
• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene bovid Euceratherium, or the shrub ox. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
  †Euceratherium – type locality for genus
  • †Euceratherium collinum – type locality for species
• Eucrassatella
  • †Eucrassatella semidentata
  • †Eucrassatella subgibbosus – type locality for species
• †Eucyon
  • †Eucyon davisi
• Euleptorhamphus
  • †Euleptorhamphus peronides
• Eumetopias
  • †Eumetopias jubata
• †Euoplocyon
  • †Euoplocyon brachygnathus
• Eupatagus
  • †Eupatagus stevensi
• Euphagus
  • †Euphagus cyanocephalus
• Eurytellina
  • †Eurytellina lorenzoensis
• Euscelis
  • †Euscelis palmeri – type locality for species
• 

  A living Eusmilia stony coral
  Eusmilia
  • †Eusmilia carrizensis – type locality for species
• Euspira
  • †Euspira gesteri
  • †Euspira hornii
  • †Euspira lewisii
  • †Euspira muriciformis
  • †Euspira nuciformis
• †Euspirocromium
  • †Euspirocromium martinezensis
• †Euspirocrommium
  • †Euspirocrommium martinezensis
• 

  A living Eutamias chipmunk
  Eutamias
• †Eutrephoceras
  • †Eutrephoceras hallidayi
  • †Eutrephoceras hannai
  • †Eutrephoceras marksi
  • †Eutrephoceras stephensoni – type locality for species
• Euvola
  • †Euvola keepi
  • †Euvola vogdesi
• †Evesthes
  • †Evesthes jordani
• †Exaeretoptera – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Exaeretoptera fosteri – type locality for species
• †Exilia
  • †Exilia fausta
  • †Exilia talliaferroi – or unidentified comparable form

F

• Falco
  • †Falco peregrinus
  • 

    A living Falco sparverius, or American kestrel
    †Falco sparverius
• Falsifusus
• Farrea
  • †Farrea rugosa – type locality for species
• Fartulum
  • †Fartulum hemphilli
  • †Fartulum occidentale
• Felaniella
  • †Felaniella harfordi
• Felis
  • †Felis lacustris
  • †Felis rexroadensis
• †Ficopsis
  • †Ficopsis cooperiana
  • †Ficopsis crescentensis
  • †Ficopsis horni
  • †Ficopsis meganosensis – type locality for species
  • †Ficopsis redmondii
  • †Ficopsis remondi
  • †Ficopsis remondii
• 

  A living Ficus, or fig tree
  Ficus
  • †Ficus decussata
  • †Ficus densifolia
  • †Ficus gesteri
  • †Ficus goshenensis
  • †Ficus modesta – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Ficus nodiferum
  • †Ficus ocoyana
  • †Ficus pyriformis
• Fimbria
  • †Fimbria pacifica
  • †Fimbria susanensis – type locality for species
• Fissurella
  • †Fissurella behri – or unidentified related form
  • †Fissurella volcano
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Oligocen-modern scallop Flabellipecten
  Flabellipecten
  • †Flabellipecten carrizoensis
  • †Flabellipecten stearnsii
• Flabellum
  • †Flabellum californicum
  • †Flabellum clarki – type locality for species
  • †Flabellum cuneiforme
  • †Flabellum stantoni
• †Forestiera
  • †Forestiera buchananensis
• †Forfex – type locality for genus
  • †Forfex hypuralis – type locality for species
• Forreria
  • †Forreria belchei
  • †Forreria belcheri
  • †Forreria carisaensis
  • †Forreria coalingensis
• †Fragilaria
  • †Fragilaria brevistriata
  • †Fragilaria construens
  • †Fragilaria pinnata
• Fratercula
  • 

    A living Fratercula cirrhata, or tufted puffin
    †Fratercula cirrhata
  • †Fratercula dowi – type locality for species
• †Fraxinus
  • †Fraxinus yubaensis – type locality for species
• Frondicularia
  • †Frondicularia tenuissima
• Fulgoraria
  • †Fulgoraria prevostiana
  • †Fulgoraria zinsmeisteri – type locality for species
• †Fulica
  • †Fulica americana
• Fulmarus
  • †Fulmarus glacialis
  • †Fulmarus griseus
  • †Fulmarus hammeri – type locality for species
  • †Fulmarus miocaenus – type locality for species
• Fusimitra – tentative report
  • †Fusimitra simplicissima – or unidentified comparable form
• Fusinus
  • †Fusinus barbarensis
  • †Fusinus calabasensis
  • †Fusinus chehalisensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Fusinus hecoxi
  • †Fusinus lincolnensis – or unidentified related form
  • †Fusinus luteopictus
  • †Fusinus meganosensis – type locality for species
  • †Fusinus merriami – or unidentified related form
  • †Fusinus simiensis

G

• 

  A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark
  Galeocerdo
  • †Galeocerdo aduncus
  • †Galeocerdo medius
• Galeodea
  • †Galeodea calfornica
  • †Galeodea carinata – or unidentified related form
  • †Galeodea meganosensis
  • †Galeodea petersoni – or unidentified related form
  • †Galeodea susanae
  • †Galeodea sutterensis
• 

  A living Galeorhinus galeus school shark
  Galeorhinus
  • †Galeorhinus hannibali
  • †Galeorhinus latus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Galeorhinus zopterus
• †Ganolytes
  • †Ganolytes aratus
  • †Ganolytes cameo
  • †Ganolytes clepsydra – type locality for species
• Gari
  • †Gari californica
  • †Gari diegoensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Gari furcata
  • †Gari hornii
  • †Gari texta
• †Gasterosternus
  • †Gasterosternus aculeatus
• Gasterosteus
  • 

    A school of living Gasterosteus aculeatus, or three-spined stickleback
    †Gasterosteus aculeatus
• Gastrochaena
  • †Gastrochaena dubitata – tentative report
• Gaudryina
  • †Gaudryina laevigata
  • †Gaudryina triangularis – or unidentified comparable form
• Gavia
  • †Gavia arctica
  • †Gavia brodkorbi – type locality for species
  • †Gavia concinna
  • †Gavia howardae – type locality for species
  • †Gavia immer
  • †Gavia pacifica
  • 

    Living adult and young Gavia stellata, or red-throated loon
    †Gavia stellata
• †Gemelliporella – tentative report
  • †Gemelliporella punctata – or unidentified related form
• Gemmula
  • †Gemmula diabloensis – type locality for species
  • †Gemmula wattsi
• Genota
  • †Genota keepi
• Genyonemus
  • †Genyonemus lineatus
• Geochelone
• †Geococcyx
  • 

    A living Geococcyx californianus, or greater roadrunner
    †Geococcyx californianus
• Geomys
• Geranoaetus
• Gerrhonotus
• Gibbolucina
  • †Gibbolucina gyrata
  • †Gibbolucina turneri
• †Gila – tentative report
• †Gilbertia
• †Gisortia
  • †Gisortia clarki
• Glans
  • †Glans carpenteri
• Glaucidium
  • 

    A living Glaucidium gnoma, or mountain pygmy owl
    †Glaucidium gnoma
• Glebocarcinus
  • †Glebocarcinus amphioetus
• Globigerina
  • †Globigerina bulloides
  • †Globigerina decepta
  • †Globigerina ouachitaensis
  • †Globigerina triloculinoides
• Globorotalia
  • †Globorotalia crassata
• Globularia
  • †Globularia hannabali – or unidentified comparable form
• Glossus
  • †Glossus susukii – type locality for species
• Glycimeris
• 

  Fossilized shell of a Glycymeris, or bittersweet clam
  Glycymeris
  • †Glycymeris branneri
  • †Glycymeris gigantea
  • †Glycymeris major
  • †Glycymeris perrini
  • †Glycymeris rosecanyonensis
  • †Glycymeris sagittata
  • †Glycymeris septentrionalis
  • †Glycymeris veatchi
  • †Glycymeris veatchii
• Glyptoactis
  • †Glyptoactis domenginica
  • †Glyptoactis keenae
  • †Glyptoactis mcmasteri
  • †Glyptoactis sandiegoensis
• Glyptostrobus
  • †Glyptostrobus oregonensis
• †Gnathamitermes
  • †Gnathamitermes rousei – type locality for species
• Gnathotermes
• †Golerdelphys – type locality for genus
  • †Golerdelphys stocki – type locality for species
• †Goleremys – type locality for genus
  • †Goleremys mckennai – type locality for species
• †Gomphotaria – type locality for genus
  • †Gomphotaria pugnax – type locality for species
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium
  †Gomphotherium
  • †Gomphotherium obscurum
• †Goniobasis – tentative report
• Goniopora
  • †Goniopora vaughani – type locality for species
• Gopherus
  • †Gopherus agassizi
  • †Gopherus agassizii
  • †Gopherus mohavetus – type locality for species
• †Gordonia
  • †Gordonia egregia
• Granulina
  • †Granulina margaritula
• †Gripholagomys – tentative report
• †Griphomys
  • †Griphomys alecer – type locality for species
  • †Griphomys toltecus – type locality for species
• Gymnogyps
  • 

    A living Gymnogyps californianus, or California condor
    †Gymnogyps californianus – type locality for species
• Gyroidina
  • †Gyroidina condoni
  • †Gyroidina orbicularis
  • †Gyroidina planulata
  • †Gyroidina soldanii

H

• †Hadrogyps – type locality for genus
  • †Hadrogyps aigialeus – type locality for species
• Haliaeetus
  • †Haliaeetus leucocephalus
• †Haliaetus
  • †Haliaetus leucocephalus
• †Halonanus
  • †Halonanus horni
• †Hamamelites
  • †Hamamelites voyana
• 

  A living Haminoea bubble sea snail
  Haminoea
  • †Haminoea postangulata – type locality for species
  • †Haminoea vesicula
• Hanetia
  • †Hanetia elegans
• †Hantkenina
  • †Hantkenina alabamensis
• Haplophragmoides
  • †Haplophragmoides flagleri
  • †Haplophragmoides obliquicameratus
• 

  Fossilized skull of the mesonychian mammal Harpagolestes
  †Harpagolestes – or unidentified comparable form
• †Harrymys
  • †Harrymys magnus
• Harvella
  • †Harvella elegans
• †Hastigerinella
  • †Hastigerinella eocenica
• †Hayia – type locality for genus
  • †Hayia daulica – type locality for species
• †Heliscomys
  • †Heliscomys walshi – type locality for species
• Heloderma
• †Hemiacodon
  • †Hemiacodon gracilis
• 

  Fossilized lower jaw of the Miocene-Pleistocene llama relative Hemiauchenia
  †Hemiauchenia
  • †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
• Hemipristis
  • †Hemipristis heteropleurus
  • †Hemipristis serra
• Hemitelia
  • †Hemitelia pinnata – type locality for species
• Hemitoma
  • †Hemitoma cantonensis – type locality for species
• †Hercoglossa
  • †Hercoglossa merriami – type locality for species
  • †Hercoglossa simiensis – type locality for species
• Here
  • †Here excavata
• †Herpetocetus
  • †Herpetocetus bramblei – type locality for species
  • †Herpetocetus morrowi – type locality for species
• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene mammal Herpetotherium
  †Herpetotherium
  • †Herpetotherium innominatum – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Herpetotherium knighti – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Herpetotherium valens
• †Hesperaletes
  • †Hesperaletes borineyi – type locality for species
  • †Hesperaletes walshi – type locality for species
• Hespererato
  • †Hespererato columbella
• †Hesperhys
  • †Hesperhys vagrans
• †Hesperocamelus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hesperocetus – type locality for genus
  • †Hesperocetus californicus – type locality for species
• †Hesperolagomys
• Hesperomys
  • †Hesperomys nematodon
• †Hesperotestudo
  • †Hesperotestudo orthopygia
• 

  A living Heterodontus, or bullhead shark
  Heterodontus
  • †Heterodontus francisi – or unidentified comparable form
• †Heteropliohippus
  • †Heteropliohippus hulberti – type locality for species
• Heterosilpha
  • †Heterosilpha ramosa
• Heteroterma
  • †Heteroterma striata
  • †Heteroterma trochoidea
• †Hexacanthus
• Hexagrammos
  • †Hexagrammos achrestus – type locality for species
• 

  Illustration of a living Hexanchus, or sixgill shark
  Hexanchus
  • †Hexanchus aus
  • †Hexanchus bus
• Hiatella
  • †Hiatella arctica
• †Hilgardia – tentative report
  • †Hilgardia parkei
• †Hiltonius
  • †Hiltonius australis – type locality for species
• 

  Life restoration of a herd of the Miocene-Pleistocene horse Hipparion. Heinrich Harder (1920).
  †Hipparion
  • †Hipparion forcei
  • †Hipparion tehonense
• †Hippidion
• †Hippipeda
• †Hippnoe
  • †Hippnoe californica
• Hipponix
  • †Hipponix craniodes
  • †Hipponix tumens
• †Hipponoe
  • †Hipponoe californica
• †Hippotherium
• Histrionicus
  • †Histrionicus histrionicus – tentative report
• Hodomys
• Homalopoma
  • †Homalopoma carpenteri
  • †Homalopoma domenginensis
  • †Homalopoma pacifica
  • †Homalopoma wattsi
• Homo
  • †Homo sapiens
• †Homomya
• 

  Restoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat
  †Homotherium
  • †Homotherium serum – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hopkinsina
  • †Hopkinsina compressa
• †Hoplictis
  • †Hoplictis grangerensis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hoplophoneus
  • †Hoplophoneus cerebralis
• †Humilaria
  • †Humilaria perlaminosa
• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene creodont mammal Hyaenodon
  †Hyaenodon
  • †Hyaenodon venturae
  • †Hyaenodon vetus – type locality for species
• Hyalina
  • †Hyalina californica
• †Hyalinonetrion
  • †Hyalinonetrion clavatum
• Hydrangea
  • †Hydrangea californica – type locality for species
• †Hydrodamalis
  • †Hydrodamalis cuestae – type locality for species
  • 

    Restorative model of the Pleistocene-Holocene manatee relative Hydrodamalis gigas, or Steller's sea cow
    †Hydrodamalis gigas
• Hydrophilus
• Hyla
• †Hyopsodus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hyperbaena
  • †Hyperbaena diforma
• †Hypertragulus
  • †Hypertragulus calcaratus
  • †Hypertragulus hesperius
• †Hypohippus
• †Hypolagus
  • †Hypolagus edensis – type locality for species
  • †Hypolagus fontinalis
  • †Hypolagus furlongi
  • †Hypolagus gidleyi
  • †Hypolagus parviplicatus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Hypolagus tedfordi
  • †Hypolagus vetus
• †Hyrachyus

I

• †Ibarus
  • †Ibarus ignotus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Idiophyseter – type locality for genus
  • †Idiophyseter merriami – type locality for species
• †Ignacius
  • †Ignacius frugivorus
• †Ilingoceros
• 

  Restoration of the Miocene walrus Imagotaria
  †Imagotaria – type locality for genus
  • †Imagotaria downsi – type locality for species
• †Indarctos
• †Inga
  • †Inga ionensis – type locality for species
• †Interchlamys
  • †Interchlamys interlineata – or unidentified comparable form
• †Ioscion
  • †Ioscion morgani
• Ischnochiton
  • †Ischnochiton sanctaemonicae
• †Ischyrocyon
  • †Ischyrocyon gidleyi
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Oligocene rodent Ischyromys
  †Ischyromys
• Iselica
  • †Iselica fenestrata
• Isognomon
  • †Isognomon clarki
• Isurus
  • †Isurus aus
  • †Isurus benedini
  • †Isurus bus
  • †Isurus oxyrhynchus
  • †Isurus oxyrinchus
  • †Isurus planus

J

• †Jacobsomys
  • †Jacobsomys dailyi – type locality for species
• †Jamilcotatus
  • †Jamilcotatus boreios – type locality for species
• Jaton
  • †Jaton eldridgei
  • †Jaton festivus
• †Johannsenomyia
  • †Johannsenomyia hotchkissae – type locality for species
• Jouannetia
• Juliacorbula
  • †Juliacorbula luteola
• †Julus
  • †Julus cavicola – type locality for species
  • †Julus occidentalis – type locality for species
• †Jumaraina
  • †Jumaraina rinconensis – type locality for species
• †Juncus
• 

  A living Juniperus, or juniper tree
  Juniperus

K

• Kalolophus
  • †Kalolophus antillarum – or unidentified comparable form
• †Kampholophos – type locality for genus
  • †Kampholophos serrulus – type locality for species
• Karreriella
  • †Karreriella barbati
  • †Karreriella mediaaquaensis
• Katherinella
• Kelletia
  • †Kelletia kelletii
• Kellia
  • †Kellia suborbicularis
• 

  Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene dolphin Kentriodon
  †Kentriodon – type locality for genus
  • †Kentriodon obscurus – type locality for species
• †Keteleeria
  • †Keteleeria heterophylloides
• †Kewia – tentative report
  • †Kewia fairbanksi – or unidentified comparable form
• †Kingena
  • †Kingena simiensis
• †Kirkomys – or unidentified comparable form
• †Knightomys – or unidentified comparable form
• †Kummelonautilus
• Kurtiella
  • †Kurtiella tumida
• Kurtzia
  • †Kurtzia arteaga
• Kurtziella
  • †Kurtziella plumbea

L

• 

  Shell in multiple views of a Labyrinthus land snail
  †Labyrinthus
  • †Labyrinthus obtusus – type locality for species
• Lacuna
  • †Lacuna carinata
  • †Lacuna porrecta
  • †Lacuna solidula
  • †Lacuna unifasciata
• †Lacunaria
  • †Lacunaria striata – or unidentified related form
• Laevicardium
  • 

    Shell of a Laevicardium elatum, or giant egg cockle
    †Laevicardium elatum
  • †Laevicardium substriatum
• Lagena
  • †Lagena isabella
  • †Lagena strumosa
  • †Lagena substriata
  • †Lagena sulcata
  • †Lagena vulgaris
• Lamelliconcha
  • †Lamelliconcha clarki
• Lamna
• Lampanyctus
• †Lampris – type locality for genus
  • 

    Life restoration of the Miocene opah fish Lampris zatima
    †Lampris zatima – type locality for species
• †Lamprolithax – type locality for genus
  • †Lamprolithax annectens – type locality for species
  • †Lamprolithax simulans – type locality for species
• Lampropeltis
  • †Lampropeltis getulus
• †Lantanotherium
  • †Lantanotherium dehmi
  • †Lantanotherium sawini
• †Lapparia
  • †Lapparia eomagna
• Larus
  • 

    A living Larus californicus, or California gull
    †Larus californicus
  • †Larus delawarensis
  • †Larus glaucescens
  • †Larus philadelphia
• Latirus
  • †Latirus buwaldana
  • †Latirus nightingalei – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Latirus roseburgensis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Laurophyllum
  • †Laurophyllum fremontensis
  • †Laurophyllum litseaefolia
• †Laytonia – type locality for genus
  • †Laytonia californica – type locality for species
• Lechytia
• Leda
  • †Leda gabbi
• †Legionarictis – type locality for genus
  • †Legionarictis fortidens – type locality for species
• †Leidymys
• †Lembicus – type locality for genus
  • †Lembicus meiklejohni – type locality for species
• Lenticulina
  • †Lenticulina convergens
• Lepeta
  • †Lepeta concentrica
• 

  A living Lepidochitona chiton
  Lepidochitona
  • †Lepidochitona keepiana
• †Lepidogobias
  • †Lepidogobias lepidus
• Lepidozona
  • †Lepidozona pectinulatus
• Lepisosteus
  • †Lepisosteus spatula – or unidentified comparable form
• †Leptacanthichthys
  • †Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis
• †Leptarctus
  • †Leptarctus ancipidens
  • †Leptarctus wortmani
• 

  Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon
  †Leptocyon
  • †Leptocyon leidyi
  • †Leptocyon tejonensis – type locality for species
  • †Leptocyon vafer
  • †Leptocyon vulpinus
• †Leptodontomys
  • †Leptodontomys stirtoni
• †Leptomeryx
  • †Leptomeryx blacki
• Leptopecten
  • †Leptopecten andersoni
  • 

    A living Leptopecten latiauratus, or kelp scallop
    †Leptopecten latiauratus
• †Leptoreodon
  • †Leptoreodon edwardsi – type locality for species
  • †Leptoreodon golzi – type locality for species
  • †Leptoreodon leptolophus – type locality for species
  • †Leptoreodon major – type locality for species
  • †Leptoreodon marshi – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Leptoreodon pusillus – type locality for species
  • †Leptoreodon stocki – type locality for species
• †Leptotomus
  • †Leptotomus caryophilus
• Lepus
  • †Lepus americanus
  • †Lepus californicus
  • †Lepus callotis
• Leukoma
  • †Leukoma staminea
• Lima
• Limaria
  • †Limaria hemphilli
• 

  Top view of a fossilized skull of the Eocene creodont mammal Limnocyon
  †Limnocyon
• †Limnoecus
  • †Limnoecus tricuspis – type locality for species
• †Limosa
  • †Limosa fedoa
  • †Limosa vanrossemi – type locality for species
• Linga
• †Linophryne
  • †Linophryne indica
• †Liolithax – type locality for genus
  • †Liolithax kernensis – type locality for species
• Liquidambar
  • †Liquidambar californicum
• Lirobittium – tentative report
• †Lirosceles
  • †Lirosceles elegans – type locality for species
• Lirularia
  • †Lirularia funiculata
  • †Lirularia lirulata
• Lissodelphis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Lithocarpus
  • †Lithocarpus klamathensis
  • †Lithocarpus nevadensis
• Lithophaga
  • †Lithophaga plumula
• Lithophyllum
  • †Lithophyllum sierraeblancae – type locality for species
• 

  Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene bird Lithornis
  †Lithornis – or unidentified comparable form
• Lithothamnion
  • †Lithothamnion grahami
  • †Lithothamnion laminosum – type locality for species
  • †Lithothamnion luxurum
  • †Lithothamnion manni
  • †Lithothamnion meganosium
  • †Lithothamnion validum – or unidentified related form
  • †Lithothamnion wallisium
• †Litorhadia
  • †Litorhadia washingtonensis – or unidentified comparable form
• Littorina
  • †Littorina petricola
  • †Littorina planaxis
  • †Littorina scutulata
• †Lituyapecten
  • †Lituyapecten purisimaensis
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene marine drumfish Lompoquia
  †Lompoquia – type locality for genus
  • †Lompoquia retropes – type locality for species
• †Lonchodelphis
  • †Lonchodelphis occiduus – type locality for species
• Lontra
  • †Lontra canadensis
• †Lophar – type locality for genus
  • †Lophar miocaenus – type locality for species
• †Lophocetus
  • †Lophocetus repenningi – type locality for species
• †Lophortyx
  • †Lophortyx californica
• †Lora
• †Losinia
• Lottia
  • †Lottia limatula
  • 

    Shell of a Lottia scabra, or rough limpet
    †Lottia scabra
• †Loxolithax – type locality for genus
  • †Loxolithax sinuosa – type locality for species
• †Loxotrema
  • †Loxotrema turritum
• Lucapinella
  • †Lucapinella callomarginata
• Lucina
  • †Lucina gaylordi
  • †Lucina wattsi
• Lucinisca
  • †Lucinisca nuttalli
• Lucinoma
  • †Lucinoma acutilineata
  • †Lucinoma annulatum
• Luidia
  • †Luidia etchegoinensis – type locality for species
  • †Luidia sanjoaquinensis – type locality for species
• †Lutianus
  • †Lutianus hagari – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Eocene carnivoran mammal Lycophocyon
  †Lycophocyon – type locality for genus
  • †Lycophocyon hutchisoni – type locality for species
• †Lygisma – type locality for genus
  • †Lygisma tenax – type locality for species
• Lygodium
  • †Lygodium kaulfussi
• Lynx
  • †Lynx fasciatus
  • †Lynx rufus
• Lyonsia
  • †Lyonsia califomica
  • †Lyonsia venturaensis – type locality for species
• Lyria
  • †Lyria andersoni
• †Lyrischapa
  • †Lyrischapa lajollaensis
• †Lyropecten
  • †Lyropecten bowersi
  • †Lyropecten crassicardo
  • †Lyropecten magnolia
  • †Lyropecten miguelensis
  • †Lyropecten perrini
• †Lyrosurcula – tentative report

M

• †Machaeromeryx – tentative report
  • †Machaeromeryx tragulus
• 

  Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus
  †Machairodus
• Macoma
  • †Macoma andersoni
  • †Macoma calcarea
  • †Macoma carlottensis
  • †Macoma copelandi
  • †Macoma diabloensis
  • †Macoma expansa
  • †Macoma indentata
  • †Macoma inquinata
  • †Macoma moesta
  • 

    Shell of Macoma nasuta, or the bent-nosed clam
    †Macoma nasuta
  • †Macoma pabloensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Macoma panzana
  • †Macoma planiuscula – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Macoma secta
  • †Macoma viticola
• Macrarene
• Macrocallista
  • †Macrocallista furlongi – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Macrocallista horni – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Macrocallista meganosensis – type locality for species
  • †Macrocallista pittsburgensis
  • †Macrocallista squalida
  • †Macrocallista squalidus
  • †Macrocallista weaveri
• †Macrochlamis
  • †Macrochlamis magnolia
• 

  Life restoration of the Oligocene toothed-whale Macrodelphinus (background)
  †Macrodelphinus – type locality for genus
  • †Macrodelphinus kelloggi – type locality for species
• †Macrotarsius
  • †Macrotarsius roederi – type locality for species
• Mactromeris
  • †Mactromeris abbotti
  • †Mactromeris acutirostrata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Mactromeris albaria
  • †Mactromeris bisculpturata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Mactromeris brevirostrata
  • †Mactromeris catilliformis
  • †Mactromeris hemphillii
  • †Mactromeris mercedensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Mactromeris merriami
  • †Mactromeris montereyana – type locality for species
  • †Mactromeris muliniaformis – type locality for species
  • †Mactromeris pittsburgensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Mactromeris polynyma
  • †Mactromeris ramonensis
  • †Mactromeris rushi
  • †Mactromeris sectoris
  • †Mactromeris tejonensis
• Mactrotoma
  • †Mactrotoma californica
  • †Mactrotoma nasuta
• Madracis
  • †Madracis wellsi – type locality for species
• Madrepora
  • †Madrepora solida – type locality for species
• 

  Close-up view of a Magnolia flower
  Magnolia
  • †Magnolia corrallina
  • †Magnolia dayana
• Mahonia
  • †Mahonia macginitiei
  • †Mahonia reticulata
  • †Mahonia simplex
• Makaira
• Malea
  • †Malea ringens
• Malletia
• Mallotus
  • †Mallotus riparius
• †Mambrinia
  • †Mambrinia gallica – type locality for species
• †Mammut^[3]
  • †Mammut americanum – all local specimens previously referred to this species have since been reclassified in the new species M. pacificus.^[4]
  • †Mammut cosoensis
  • †Mammut matthewi
  • †Mammut pacificus – type locality for species. Many specimens were previously regarded as specimens of M. americanum.^[5]
• †Mammuthus
  • †Mammuthus columbi
  • †Mammuthus exilis
  • †Mammuthus hayi
  • 

    Restoration of a herd of Mammuthus primigenius, or wooly mammoths
    †Mammuthus primigenius
• †Mancalla – type locality for genus
  • †Mancalla californiensis – type locality for species
  • †Mancalla cedrosensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Mancalla diegenesis
  • †Mancalla diegensis – type locality for species
  • †Mancalla emlongi – type locality for species
  • †Mancalla lucasi – type locality for species
  • †Mancalla milleri – type locality for species
  • †Mancalla vegrandis
  • †Mancalla vergrandis – type locality for species
• †Mangelia
  • †Mangelia variegata
• †Margaritana
  • †Margaritana falcata – or unidentified comparable form
• Margarites
  • †Margarites pupillus
• 

  A living Marginella margin sea snail
  Marginella
• Marginulina
  • †Marginulina adunca – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Marginulina dubia
  • †Marginulina eximia
  • †Marginulina munda
• Marmota
• †Marshochoerus
  • †Marshochoerus socialis
• 

  A living Martes, or marten
  Martes
• Martesia
  • †Martesia meganosensis – type locality for species
• †Martinogale
  • †Martinogale faulli – type locality for species
• Martinottiella
  • †Martinottiella eocenica
• Maxwellia
  • †Maxwellia gemma
• †Mayena – tentative report
  • †Mayena kewi – or unidentified comparable form
• †Mealanitta
  • †Mealanitta deglandi
• †Mediochoerus
  • †Mediochoerus mohavensis
• †Megacamelus
  • †Megacamelus merriami
• Megachasma
  • †Megachasma applegatei – type locality for species
• Megachile
  • †Megachile gentilis
• †Megahippus
  • †Megahippus matthewi
  • †Megahippus mckennai – type locality for species
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx
  †Megalonyx
  • †Megalonyx jeffersonii
  • †Megalonyx mathisi – type locality for species
  • †Megalonyx wheatleyi
• Megalops – tentative report
  • †Megalops vigilax
• †Megapaloelodus
  • †Megapaloelodus connectens
• †Megapetalus
• Megaptera
  • †Megaptera miocaena – type locality for species
• Megatebennus
  • †Megatebennus bimaculata
  • †Megatebennus bimaculatus
• Megathura – tentative report
• †Megatylopus
  • †Megatylopus matthewi – or unidentified comparable form
• †Megistostoma
  • †Megistostoma gabbiana – or unidentified comparable form
• Melampus
  • †Melampus olivaceous
  • †Melampus olivaceus
• Melanella
  • †Melanella hastata
  • †Melanella micans
• Melanitta
  • †Melanitta ceruttii – type locality for species
  • †Melanitta deglandi – tentative report
  • †Melanitta fusca
  • †Melanitta perspicillata
• Melanoplus
  • †Melanoplus differentialis
• Melanthrips
• Meleagris
  • †Meleagris richmondi – type locality for species
• †Meliosma
  • †Meliosma truncata – type locality for species
• †Melosira
  • †Melosira solida
• Melospiza
  • †Melospiza melodia
• †Meniscomys
• †Meniscotherium
  • †Meniscotherium tapiacitum
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras
  †Menoceras
  • †Menoceras barbouri
• Mephitis
  • †Mephitis mephitis
• †Mercyhippus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Mercyhippus brevidontus
• Meretrix
  • †Meretrix californica
  • †Meretrix conradi
  • †Meretrix hornii
  • †Meretrix lorenzana
  • †Meretrix palmeri – type locality for species
  • †Meretrix stantoni
  • †Meretrix uvasana – type locality for species
• Mergus
  • †Mergus serrator
• Merluccius
  • †Merluccius productus
• †Merriamina – type locality for genus
  • †Merriamina ectenes – type locality for species
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene pronghorn Merriamoceros with an anachronistic human to scale
  †Merriamoceros
  • †Merriamoceros coronatus – type locality for species
• †Merychippus
  • †Merychippus brevidontus – type locality for species
  • †Merychippus californicus – type locality for species
  • †Merychippus relictus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Merychippus stevensi
• †Merychyus
  • †Merychyus elegans
  • †Merychyus minimus
  • †Merychyus novomexicanus
  • †Merychyus smithi
• †Merycobunodon
  • †Merycobunodon littoralis – type locality for species
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene pronghorn Merycodus
  †Merycodus
  • †Merycodus joraki
  • †Merycodus necatus
• Mesalia
  • †Mesalia clarki – type locality for species
  • †Mesalia martinezensis
• †Mesocyon
  • †Mesocyon brachyops
  • †Mesocyon coryphaeus
• †Mesodma – tentative report
• †Mesohippus
• Mesophyllum
  • †Mesophyllum californicum
  • †Mesophyllum fructiferum
  • †Mesophyllum obsitum
  • †Mesophyllum schenckii – type locality for species
  • †Mesophyllum schenki
• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene oreodont mammal Mesoreodon
  †Mesoreodon
  • †Mesoreodon chelonyx
• †Metacerithium
  • †Metacerithium packardi
• †Metalopex
  • †Metalopex merriami
• †Metanoiamys
  • †Metanoiamys agorus – type locality for species
  • †Metanoiamys fantasma
  • †Metanoiamys korthi – type locality for species
  • †Metanoiamys marinus – type locality for species
• †Metarhinus
  • †Metarhinus pater – type locality for species
• †Metatomarctus
  • †Metatomarctus canavus
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene manatee relative Metaxytherium
  †Metaxytherium
  • †Metaxytherium arctodites
• †Metechinus
  • †Metechinus amplior
• †Miacis
  • †Miacis hookwayi – type locality for species
• †Michenia
  • †Michenia agatensis
  • †Michenia mudhillsensis
• Micranellum
  • †Micranellum crebricinctum
• †Microcosmodon – or unidentified comparable form
• Microdipodops
• 

  A modern Microgadus, or tomcod
  Microgadus – tentative report
• †Micropallus
  • †Micropallus whitneyi
• †Microparamys
  • †Microparamys minutus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Microparamys tricus – type locality for species
  • †Microparamys woodi – type locality for species
• †Microsula
• †Microsyops
  • †Microsyops annectens – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Microsyops kratos – type locality for species
• †Microtomarctus
  • †Microtomarctus conferta
• Microtus
  • 

    A living Microtus californicus, or California vole
    †Microtus californicus
  • †Microtus meadensis
  • †Microtus miguelensis – type locality for species
• Mictomys
  • †Mictomys kansasensis
  • †Mictomys vetus
• Miltha
  • †Miltha meganosensis – type locality for species
  • †Miltha packi
  • †Miltha sanctaecrucis
  • †Miltha xantusi
• †Mimomys
• †Mimotricentes
  • †Mimotricentes tedfordi – type locality for species
• †Miochlorotettix – type locality for genus
  • †Miochlorotettix gibroni – type locality for species
  • †Miochlorotettix kirkbyi – type locality for species
• †Miocryptorhopalum – type locality for genus
  • †Miocryptorhopalum kirkbyae – type locality for species
• †Miocyon
  • †Miocyon scotti – or unidentified comparable form
• †Miodelphis – type locality for genus
  • †Miodelphis californicus – type locality for species
• †Miogonates – type locality for genus
  • †Miogonates subimpunctatus – type locality for species
• †Miohierax – type locality for genus
  • †Miohierax stocki – type locality for species
• †Miohippus
  • †Miohippus annectens
• †Miolabis
  • †Miolabis californicus – type locality for species
  • †Miolabis fricki – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized skull (top) and interpretive line drawing (middle) of the Miocene auk relative Miomancalla compared with the skull of a Holocene Pinguinus impennis, or great auk
  †Miomancalla
  • †Miomancalla howardi – type locality for species
  • †Miomancalla wetmorei – type locality for species
• †Miomesamia – type locality for genus
  • †Miomesamia juliae – type locality for species
• †Miomonalonion – type locality for genus
  • †Miomonalonion conoidifrons – type locality for species
• †Miomustela
• †Mionictis
  • †Mionictis angustidens
• †Miospermophilus
  • †Miospermophilus wyomingensis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Miosula – type locality for genus
  • †Miosula media – type locality for species
• †Miotapirus
• †Miotomodon
  • †Miotomodon mayi – type locality for species
• †Miotroctes – type locality for genus
  • †Miotroctes rousei – type locality for species
• †Miotylopus
  • †Miotylopus gibbi
• 

  Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah
  †Miracinonyx
  • †Miracinonyx studeri – tentative report
• Mirounga
  • †Mirounga angustirostris – or unidentified comparable form
• Mitra
  • †Mitra fultoni
  • †Mitra idae
  • †Mitra idea
  • †Mitra simplicissima
• Mitrella
  • †Mitrella carinata
  • †Mitrella gausapata
  • †Mitrella gouldi
  • †Mitrella tuberosa
• †Mixocetus – type locality for genus
  • †Mixocetus elysius – type locality for species
• Modiolatus
  • †Modiolatus rectus
• Modiolus
  • 

    Exterior (left) and interior of the shell of a Modiolus capax, or fat horsemussel
    †Modiolus capax – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Modiolus carpenteri
  • †Modiolus multiradiatus
  • †Modiolus ornatus
  • †Modiolus veronensis
  • †Modiolus ynezianus
• Modulus
  • †Modulus unidens
• †Mojavemys
  • †Mojavemys alexandrae – type locality for species
  • †Mojavemys lophatus
  • †Mojavemys wilsoni
• †Molopophorus
  • †Molopophorus aequicostatus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Molopophorus antiquatus
  • †Molopophorus biplicatus
  • †Molopophorus californicus – type locality for species
  • †Molopophorus dalli
  • †Molopophorus tejonensis
• Moniliopsis
  • †Moniliopsis incisa
• 

  Shell in multiple views of a Monoplex triton sea snail
  Monoplex
  • †Monoplex amictus
• †Monosaulax
  • †Monosaulax pansus
• Montipora
• †Mookomys
  • †Mookomys formicarum
  • †Mookomys subtilis
• Mopalia
  • †Mopalia acuta
  • †Mopalia ciliata
  • †Mopalia lignosa – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene chalicothere mammal Moropus
  †Moropus
• Morula
  • †Morula lugubris
• Morus – or unidentified comparable form
• Morus
  • †Morus humeralis – type locality for species
  • †Morus lompocanus – type locality for species
  • †Morus magnus – type locality for species
  • †Morus recentior – type locality for species
  • †Morus reyana – type locality for species
  • †Morus reyma
  • †Morus reyna
  • †Morus vagabundus – type locality for species
• Mulinia
  • †Mulinia pallida
• Murex – or unidentified related form
  • †Murex mansfieldi – or unidentified related form
• Musculus
• Mustela
  • †Mustela americana – type locality for species
  • †Mustela frenata
• †Mya
  • †Mya dickersoni
  • †Mya fujiei
  • †Mya truncata
• †Myadesma
  • †Myadesma pacifica
• Myctophum
• Myliobatis
  • †Myliobatis californicus
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus
  †Mylohyus
  • †Mylohyus fossilis
• †Mylopharodon
  • †Mylopharodon conocephalus
• Mysella
  • †Mysella aleutica
• Mytilimeria
  • Mytilimeria nuttalli
• Mytilus
  • †Mytilus arnoldi
  • 

    Living Mytilus californianus, or california mussels
    †Mytilus californianus
  • †Mytilus edulis
  • †Mytilus expansus
  • †Mytilus loeli
  • †Mytilus mathewsoni
  • †Mytilus mathewsonii
  • †Mytilus middendorffi
• †Mytonolagus
• †Mytonomys
  • †Mytonomys burkei – type locality for species
  • †Mytonomys mytonensis – or unidentified comparable form
• Myurella
  • †Myurella martini