This list of the Cenozoic life of Nevada contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Nevada and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
A
- Abies
- †Abies concoloroides
- †Abies klamathensis
- †Abies laticarpus
- †Abies nevadensis
- †Abies scherri
- †Abies scherrii
- Acer
- †Acer chaneyii
- †Acer cyaneyii
- †Acer glabroides
- †Acer medianum
- †Acer middlegatensis
- †Acer negundoides
- †Acer nevadensis
- †Acer oregonianum
- †Acer scottiae
- †Acer septilobatum
- †Acer trainii
- †Acer tyrrelli
- †Acer tyrrellii
- †Actiocyon
- †Actiocyon parverratis – type locality for species
- †Aelurodon
- †Aelurodon asthenostylus
- †Aelurodon taxoides
- †Aepycamelus
- †Aepycamelus bradyi – type locality for species
- †Aepycamelus robustus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Aepycamelus stocki
- †Aesculus
- †Aesculus ashleyi – type locality for species
- †Aesculus preglabra
- †Agriotherium
- †Agulla
- †Agulla mineralensis – type locality for species
- †Aletomeryx
- †Alforjas
- †Alilepus
- †Alilepus hibbardi
- †Alilepus vagus
- †Allophaiomys
- †Allophaiomys pliocaenicus
- †Alluvisorex
- †Alluvisorex chasseae
- Alnus
- †Alnus harneyana
- †Alnus largei
- †Alnus latahensis
- †Alnus pyramidensis
- †Alnus smithiana – type locality for species
- †Alnus spokanensis
- †Alphagaulus
- †Alphagaulus pristinus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Alphagaulus vetus
- Amelanchier
- †Amelanchier alvordensis
- †Amelanchier apiculata
- †Amelanchier desatoyana
- †Amelanchier grayi
- †Amelanchier nevadensis – type locality for species
- †Americaphis – type locality for genus
- †Americaphis longipes – type locality for species
- †Amorpha
- †Amorpha oblongifolia
- †Amorpha stenophylla
- †Anchitheriomys
- †Ansomys
- †Ansomys nevadensis – type locality for species
- †Antecalomys
- †Antecalomys valensis
- †Antecalomys vasquezi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Antiacodon
- †Antiacodon pygmaeus
- Antrozous
- †Apatemys
- †Apatemys bellus
- †Aphelops
- †Aphelops malacorhinus
- †Aphelops megalodus
- †Apis
- †Apis nearctica – type locality for species
- Arbutus
- †Arbutus idahoensis
- †Arbutus matthesii
- †Arbutus menziesii
- †Arbutus prexalapensis
- †Arctodus
- †Arctostaphylos
- †Arctostaphylos verdiana
- †Astrohippus
B
- †Barbourofelis
- †Bassaricyonoides – type locality for genus
- †Bassaricyonoides stewartae – type locality for species
- Bassariscus
- †Bassariscus antiquus
- †Bensonomys
- †Bensonomys arizonae – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bensonomys coffeyi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bensonomys lindsayi – type locality for species
- Betula
- †Betula ashleyi
- †Betula ashleyii
- †Betula desatoyana
- †Betula idahoensis
- †Betula smithiana
- †Betula thor
- †Betula vera
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus diversidens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bouromeryx
- †Bouromeryx americanus
- †Bouromeryx submilleri
- †Brachycrus
- †Brachyerix
- †Brachyerix incertis
- Brachylagus
- †Brachypsalis
- †Brachypsalis pachycephalus
- †Brevimalictis – type locality for genus
- †Brevimalictis chikasha – type locality for species
- †Bumelia
- †Bumelia beaverana
C
- †Calocedrus
- †Calocedrus masonii
- †Camelops – tentative report
- Candona
- Canis
- †Capricamelus
- †Carpocyon
- †Carpocyon compressus
- Carya
- †Carya bendirei
- †Carya ovata
- Castanopsis
- †Castanopsis sonomensis
- Ceanothus
- †Ceanothus chaneyi
- †Ceanothus leitchii
- †Ceanothus precuneatus
- Cedrela
- †Cedrela trainii
- †Ceratophyllum
- †Ceratophyllum praedemersum
- Cercis
- †Cercis carsoniana – type locality for species
- †Cercocarpus
- †Cercocarpus antiquus
- †Cercocarpus eastgatensis
- †Cercocarpus linearifolius
- †Cercocarpus nevadensis – type locality for species
- †Cercocarpus ovatifolius
- †Chamaebatia
- †Chamaebatia nevadensis
- †Chamaecyparis
- †Chamaecyparis cordillerae
- †Chamaecyparis linguaefolia
- Chara
- †Chara verdiana
- †Chrysolepis
- †Chrysolepis convexa
- †Chrysolepis sonomensis
- Cnemidophorus
- Comptonia
- †Comptonia parvifolia – type locality for species
- †Copemys
- †Copemys esmeraldensis – type locality for species
- †Copemys loxodon
- Cornus
- †Cornus ovalis
- †Cosoryx
- Crataegus
- †Crataegus gracilens
- †Crataegus middlegatensis
- †Crataegus newberryi
- †Crataegus pacifica
- Crotalus
- †Crotalus atrox
- †Crotalus mitchelli
- †Crotalus viridis
- Crotaphytus
- †Cupidinimus
- †Cupidinimus cuyamensis
- †Cupidinimus magnus
- †Cupidinimus tertius
- †Cuvieronius – tentative report
D
- †Desmathyus
- †Desmathyus pinensis
- †Desmatippus
- †Desmatippus avus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Diceratherium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dinohippus
- †Diospyros
- †Diospyros oregonianum
- Dipodomys
- †Dipodomys gidleyi
- †Dipoides
- †Dipoides stirtoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipoides wilsoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Diprionomys
- †Diprionomys minimus – type locality for species
- †Diprionomys parvus – type locality for species
- †Domninoides
- †Domninoides riparensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dromomeryx
E
- †Elkobatrachus – type locality for genus
- †Elkobatrachus brocki – type locality for species
- †Elymys
- †Elymys complexus
- †Eorubeta – type locality for genus
- †Eorubeta nevadensis – type locality for species
- †Epicyon
- †Epicyon saevus
- †Equisetum
- †Equisetum alexanderi
- Equus
- †Eriosaphis – type locality for genus
- †Eriosaphis leei – type locality for species
- †Eriosomaphis – type locality for genus
- †Eriosomaphis jesperi – type locality for species
- †Eriosomaphis occidentalis – type locality for species
- †Eucastor
- †Euceratherium
- †Eucyon
- Eugenia
- †Eugenia nevadensis
F
- †Fouchia
- †Fouchia elyensis
- †Fraxinus
- †Fraxinus alcorni – type locality for species
- †Fraxinus caudata
- †Fraxinus coulteri
- †Fraxinus desatoyana
- †Fraxinus eastgatensis
- †Fraxinus millsiana
G
- Gambelia
- †Garrya
- †Garrya idahoensis
- †Gigantocamelus
- †Gigantocamelus spatulus
- Glyptostrobus
- †Glyptostrobus oregonensis
- †Gomphotherium
- †Gomphotherium obscurum
- Gopherus
- †Gymnocladus
- †Gymnocladus dayana
H
- †Helaletes
- †Helaletes nanus
- Heloderma
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hemiauchenia macrocephala – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hesperhys
- †Hesperhys vagrans – or unidentified related form
- †Hesperocamelus
- †Hesperocamelus stylodon – type locality for species
- †Hesperogaulus
- †Hesperolagomys
- †Hesperolagomys galbreathi – type locality for species
- †Heteromeles
- †Heteromeles desatoyana
- †Heteromeles sonomensis
- †Heteromeles stenophylla – type locality for species
- †Hexobelomeryx
- †Hipparion
- †Hippotherium
- †Holodiscus
- †Holodiscus idahoensis
- Hydrangea
- †Hydrangea bendirei
- †Hydrangea ovatifolius
- †Hyopsodus
- †Hyopsodus paulus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypohippus affinis
- †Hypohippus nevadensis – type locality for species
- †Hypohippus osborni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hypolagus
- †Hypolagus edensis
- †Hypolagus fontinalis
- †Hypolagus furlongi
- †Hypolagus gidleyi
- †Hypolagus parviplicatus – type locality for species
- †Hypolagus ringoldensis
- †Hypolagus tedfordi
- †Hypolagus vetus – type locality for species
- †Hyrachyus
- †Hyrachyus modestus
- †Hystricops – tentative report
I
- †Ilingoceros
- †Ilingoceros alexandrae – type locality for species
- †Ilingoceros schizoceras – type locality for species
- †Indarctos
- †Indarctos nevadensis
- †Ischyrocyon
- †Isectolophus
- †Isectolophus latidens
J
K
- †Knightomys
L
- †Lachnarius – type locality for genus
- †Lachnarius miocaenicus – type locality for species
- Lampropeltis
- Larix
- †Larix cassiana
- †Larix churchillensis
- †Larix fernleyii – type locality for species
- †Larix nevadensis
- Lemmiscus
- †Lepoides
- †Lepoides lepoides
- †Leptocyon
- †Leptocyon leidyi
- †Leptocyon matthewi
- †Leptocyon vafer
- †Leucothoe
- †Leucothoe nevadensis
- †Limnoecus
- †Limnoecus compressus
- †Limnoecus tricuspis
- Limnonyx
- †Liodontia
- †Liodontia alexandrae – type locality for species
- †Liodontia furlongi
- †Lithocarpus
- †Lithocarpus nevadensis
- †Lutravus
- †Lutravus halli – type locality for species
- Lymnaea
- †Lyonothamnus
- †Lyonothamnus cedrusensis
- †Lyonothamnus parvifolius
M
- †Machairodus
- †Macrognathomys
- †Macrognathomys nanus – type locality for species
- Mahonia
- †Mahonia macginitiei
- †Mahonia marginata
- †Mahonia reticulata
- †Mahonia reticulate
- †Mahonia simplex
- †Mahonia trainii
- †Mammut
- Marmota
- †Marmota korthi – type locality for species
- †Marmota minor
- †Marshochoerus
- †Marshochoerus socialis
- †Martinogale – tentative report
- Masticophis
- †Mastodon
- †Mastodon proavus
- †Mattimys
- †Megahippus
- †Megahippus matthewi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Megahippus mckennai
- †Megalonyx
- †Megapeomys
- †Megapeomys bobwilsoni – type locality for species
- †Megatylopus
- †Meniscomys
- †Meniscomys hippodus
- †Merychippus
- †Merychippus brevidontus
- †Merychippus calamarius
- †Merychippus californicus
- †Merychippus close
- †Merychyus
- †Merychyus elegans
- †Merychyus novomexicanus
- †Merycodus
- †Merycodus hookwayi – type locality for species
- †Metalopex
- †Metalopex merriami
- †Metatomarctus
- †Metechinus
- †Metechinus nevadensis – type locality for species
- †Microparamys
- †Microparamys sambucus
- †Microtomarctus
- †Microtomarctus conferta
- Microtus
- †Microtus meadensis
- †Microtus paroperarius
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Mictomys
- †Mictomys meltoni
- †Mimomys
- †Mimomys panacaensis – type locality for species
- †Mimomys virginianus
- †Mioedipoda – type locality for genus
- †Mioedipoda reisereri – type locality for species
- †Miopelodytes – type locality for genus
- †Miopelodytes gilmorei – type locality for species
- †Miospermophilus
- †Miospermophilus wyomingensis
- †Monosaulax
- †Monosaulax curtus
- †Monosaulax skinneri
- †Moropus
- †Moropus merriami
- Mustela
- †Mustela americana
- †Mustela nigripes
- †Mustela nivalis
- Myotis
- †Mystipterus
- †Mystipterus vespertilio – type locality for species
N
- †Negodiaetictis – type locality for genus
- †Negodiaetictis rugatrulleum – type locality for species
- †Nekrolagus
- †Nekrolagus progressus
- †Neohipparion
- †Neohipparion leptode – type locality for species
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma vaughani – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neotragocerus – tentative report
- †Nerterogeomys – tentative report
- †Nevaphis – type locality for genus
- †Nevaphis nevadensis – type locality for species
- †Notharctus
- Notiosorex
- †Nymphaeites
- †Nymphaeites nevadensis
O
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- †Ondatra idahoensis – tentative report
- †Ophiomys
- †Ophiomys magilli
- Oreamnos
- †Oregonomys
- †Oregonomys sargenti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Oreolagus
- †Oreolagus nevadensis – type locality for species
- Ostrya
- †Ostrya oregoniana
- Ovis
P
- †Pachystima
- †Pachystima nevadensis
- †Paciculus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paenemarmota
- †Paenemarmota nevadensis
- †Palaeogreenidea – type locality for genus
- †Palaeogreenidea rittae – type locality for species
- †Pantolestes
- †Pantolestes longieundus
- †Paracamelus
- †Paracosoryx
- †Paracosoryx alticornis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paracosoryx loxoceros
- †Paracosoryx nevadensis
- †Paracosoryx wilsoni – or unidentified related form
- †Paracynarctus
- †Paracynarctus kelloggi
- †Parahippus
- †Parahippus pawniensis
- †Parapliohippus
- †Parapliohippus carrizoensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Parapliosaccomys
- †Parapliosaccomys oregonensis
- †Paratomarctus
- †Paratomarctus temerarius
- †Paronychomys
- †Paronychomys lemredfieldi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pauromys
- †Pauromys exallos
- †Peraceras
- †Peraceras profectum
- †Peraceras superciliosum
- †Perognathoides
- †Perognathoides quartus
- Perognathus
- †Perognathus minutus – or unidentified comparable form
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus antiquus – type locality for species
- †Peromyscus dentalis
- †Pewelagus
- †Pewelagus dawsonae
- Phenacomys
- †Phenacomys gryci – or unidentified comparable form
- Phrynosoma
- Picea
- †Picea lahontense
- †Picea magna
- †Picea sonomensis
- Pinus
- †Pinus alvordensis
- †Pinus balfouroides
- †Pinus florissanti
- †Pinus ponderosoides
- †Pinus prelambertiana
- †Pinus quinifolia
- †Pinus sturgisii
- †Pinus tiptoniana
- †Pinus wheeleri
- Pituophis
- Platanus
- †Platanus bendirei
- †Platanus dissecta
- †Platanus paucidentata
- †Platygonus
- †Platygonus pearcei – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pleiolama
- †Pleiolama vera
- †Plesiosorex
- †Plesiosorex latidens
- †Pliauchenia
- †Pliogale
- †Pliogale furlongi – type locality for species
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliohippus fairbanksi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pliohippus spectans
- †Pliosaccomys
- †Pliosaccomys dubius – type locality for species
- †Pliotaxidea
- †Pliotaxidea nevadensis
- †Pliozapus
- †Pliozapus solus – type locality for species
- †Pontoniella – tentative report
- †Populas
- †Populas eotremuloides
- Populus
- †Populus alexanderi
- †Populus bonhamii
- †Populus cedrusensis
- †Populus eotremuloidea
- †Populus eotremuloides
- †Populus payettensis
- †Populus pliotremuloides
- †Populus sonorensis
- †Populus subwashoensis – type locality for species
- †Populus washoensis
- †Problastomeryx
- †Problastomeryx primus
- †Procamelus
- †Procamelus grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Prodipodomys
- †Prodipoides
- †Prodipoides dividerus – type locality for species
- †Prodipoides lecontei
- †Pronotolagus
- †Pronotolagus nevadensis – type locality for species
- †Prosthennops
- †Prosthennops niobrarensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Protolabis
- †Protolabis coartatus
- †Protolabis heterodontus
- †Protomarctus
- †Protomarctus optatus
- †Protomelanitta
- †Protomelanitta bakeri – type locality for species
- †Protospermophilus
- †Protospermophilus angusticeps
- Prunus
- †Prunus chaneyi
- †Prunus chaneyii
- †Prunus moragensis
- †Prunus treasheri
- †Pseudaelurus
- †Pseudaelurus intrepidus
- †Pseudocamponotus – type locality for genus
- †Pseudocamponotus elkoanus – type locality for species
- †Pseudotrimylus
- †Pseudotsuga
- †Pseudotsuga sonomensis
- Pteridium
- †Pteridium scalabazensis
- Pterocarya
- †Pterocarya mixta
Q
- Quercus
- †Quercus hannibali
- †Quercus hannibalii
- †Quercus pollardiana
- †Quercus prelobata
- †Quercus renoana
- †Quercus shrevoides
- †Quercus simulata
- †Quercus wislizenoides
R
- †Rana
- †Rana johnsoni – type locality for species
- †Rana pipiens
- †Reithroparamys
- †Reithroparamys delicatissimus
- †Reithroparamys huerfanensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Repomys
- †Repomys gustelyi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Repomys panacaensis
- †Rhamnus
- †Rhamnus columbiana
- †Rhamnus precalifornica
- Rhododendron
- †Rhododendron gianellana
- †Rhynchotherium
- Rhyncolus
- †Rhyncolus kathrynae – type locality for species
- †Ribes
- †Ribes barrowsii
- †Ribes bonhamii
- †Ribes galeana
- †Ribes stanfordianum
- †Ribes webbi
- †Robinia
- †Robinia bisonensis
- †Robinia californica
- Rosa
- †Rosa harneyana
- †Rosa schornii
S
- Salix
- †Salix boisiensis
- †Salix churchillensis
- †Salix desatoyana
- †Salix inquirenda
- †Salix knowltoni
- †Salix laevigatoides
- †Salix owyheeana
- †Salix payettensis
- †Salix pelviga
- †Salix storeyana
- †Salix truckeana
- †Salix venosiuscula
- †Salix wildcatensis
- †Satherium
- Sauromalus
- Scapanus
- †Sciuravus
- Sciurus
- †Sciurus olsoni – type locality for species
- †Sequoiadendron
- †Sequoiadendron chaneyi – type locality for species
- †Sequoiadendron chaneyii
- †Similidrepan – type locality for genus
- †Similidrepan pulawskii – type locality for species
- †Sinocapra
- †Sinocapra willdownsi – type locality for species
- †Sinopa
- †Sinopa rapax
- †Sophora
- †Sophora spokanensis
- †Sorbus
- †Sorbus cassiana
- †Sorbus idahoensis
- †Sorbus macjannetii
- Sorex
- †Sparganium
- †Sparganium nevadense
- Spea
- †Spea alexanderi – type locality for species
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus argonautus
- †Spermophilus howelli
- †Spermophilus wellingtonensis
- Sphaerium
- †Sphenophalos
- †Sphenophalos nevadanus – type locality for species
- †Steneofiber
- †Steneofiber gradatus
- †Styrax
- †Styrax middlegatensis
- †Subdromomeryx
- †Subdromomeryx antilopinus – or unidentified related form
- †Symphoricarpos
- †Symphoricarpos wassukana – type locality for species
T
- Tamias
- †Tamias ateles
- †Tardontia
- †Tardontia nevadans – type locality for species
- †Tardontia occidentale
- Taxidea
- Taxodium
- †Taxodium oregonensis
- †Teleoceras
- †Teleoceras fossiger
- †Teleoceras hicksi
- †Teleoceras major
- †Teleoceras medicornutum
- †Tetrapassalus – tentative report
- †Tetrapassalus mckennai – or unidentified comparable form
- †Texoceros
- Thomomys
- †Thomomys carsonensis – type locality for species
- †Thuja
- †Thuja dimorpha
- †Ticholeptus
- †Ticholeptus zygomaticus
- Tipula
- †Tipula nevadensis – type locality for species
- †Tomarctus
- †Torreya
- †Torreya nancyana – type locality for species
- †Trogolemur
- †Trogolemur myodes
- †Tsuga
- †Tsuga mertensioides
- †Tsuga sonomensis
- Typha
- †Typha lesquereuxi
- †Typha lesquereuxii
U
- †Uintasorex
- Ulmus
- †Ulmus moorei
- †Ulmus speciosa
- †Ursavus
- †Ursavus brevirhinus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ursavus pawniensis
- †Ursavus primaevus – or unidentified comparable form
- Ursus
- †Ursus abstrusus
- †Ursus americanus
- †Ursus arctos – or unidentified comparable form
V
- †Vaccinium
- †Vaccinium sophoroides
- †Viverravus
- †Viverravus minutus
- Vulpes
- †Vulpes stenognathus
Z
- Zelkova
- †Zelkova brownii
- †Zelkova nevadensis – type locality for species
- †Zygolophodon
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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