This list of the prehistoric life of Michigan contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Michigan.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Michigan.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Michigan
- †Acidaspis
- †Actinoceras
- †Alethopteris
- †Annularia
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Aulopora
- †Bellerophon
- †Calamites
- †Callixylon
- †Calymene
- †Camarotoechia
- †Ceraurus
- †Chonetes
- †Climacograptus
- †Columnaria
- †Cordaites
- †Cornulites
- †Cornulites corrugatus
- †Cornulites flexuosus
- †Cornulites sterlingensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyrtolites
- †Eldredgeops
- †Encrinurus
- †Endoceras
- †Erieopterus
- †Favosites
- †Flexicalymene
- †Flexicalymene croneisi
- †Flexicalymene magnipapilla – type locality for species
- †Flexicalymene meeki – or unidentified comparable form
- †Flexicalymene planilabra – type locality for species
- †Flexicalymene praelongicephala – type locality for species
- †Flexicalymene quadricapita – type locality for species
- †Flexicalymene senaria
- †Gilbertsocrinus
- †Girvanella
- †Grewingkia
- †Hallopora
- †Halysites
- †Hexagonaria
- †Hindia
- †Holopea
- †Icriodus
- †Isotelus
- †Lepidodendron
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Lingula
- †Maelonoceras
- †Meristella
- †Mucrospirifer
- †Murchisonia
- †Naticopsis
- †Neuropteris
- †Neuropteris caudata
- †Neuropteris dilitata
- †Neuropteris flexuosa
- †Neuropteris gigntea – tentative report
- †Neuropteris harrisi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neuropteris heterophylla – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neuropteris obliqua
- †Neuropteris rarinervis
- †Neuropteris saginawensis
- †Neuropteris scheuchzeri
- †Neuropteris Schlehani
- †Neuropteris tenuifolia
- †Nodonema
- †Nowakia
- †Nuculoidea
- †Ogygites
- †Oncoceras
- †Orthoceras
- †Panenka
- †Paraspirifer
- †Pecopteris
- †Pentamerus
- †Phragmolites
- †Plaesiomys
- †Platyceras
- †Platystrophia
- †Platystrophia acutilirata
- †Platystrophia annieana
- †Platystrophia clarkesvillensis
- †Platystrophia clarksvillensis
- †Platystrophia cypha – or unidentified related form
- †Platystrophia moritura
- †Pleurodictyum
- †Polygnathus
- †Proetus
- †Samaropsis
- †Scenella – tentative report
- †Scutellum
- †Sigillaria
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenopteris
- †Spirifer – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Spyroceras
- †Stethacanthus
- †Stigmaria
- †Stigmatella
- †Strophomena
- †Strophomena alpenensis
- †Strophomena costata
- †Strophomena crassa
- †Strophomena elongata
- †Strophomena erratica
- †Strophomena extenuata
- †Strophomena heteromys
- †Strophomena huronensis
- †Strophomena inaequiradiata
- †Strophomena levidensa
- †Strophomena neglecta
- †Strophomena nutans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Strophomena parvula
- †Strophomena pentagonia
- †Strophomena planumbona
- †Strophomena potterensis
- †Strophomena sulcata
- †Strophomena tenuicosta
- †Strophomena titan
- †Syringopora
- †Tentaculites
- †Tetradium
- †Triarthrus
Mesozoic
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Michigan.
Cenozoic
- Abies
- Acer
- †Achnanthes
- †Achnanthes biasolettiana
- †Achnanthes exigua
- Alces
- Alnus
- †Ambrosia
- Amnicola
- †Amnicola integra
- †Amnicola limosa
- †Amphora
- †Amphora perpusilla
- Anodonta
- †Anodonta grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- Aplodinotus
- †Aplodinotus grunniens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Armiger
- †Artemesia
- †Artemisia
- Aythya
- †Bakerilymnea
- †Bakerilymnea dalli
- Betula
- Bufo
- Candona
- †Candona caudata
- †Candona paraohioensis
- †Candona rawsoni
- Canis
- Carya
- Carychium
- Castor
- †Castoroides
- †Catinella
- †Catostomus
- †Cervalces
- †Cionella
- Clethrionomys
- †Columella
- †Cymbella
- †Cymbella diluviana
- †Cytherissa
- †Cytherissa lacustris
- Dicrostonyx
- Discus
- †Discus cronkhitei
- Dryopteris
- Esox
- Ferrissia
- †Ferrissia fragilis
- †Ferrissia paralellelus
- Fossaria
- †Fossaria decampi
- †Fragilaria
- †Fragilaria brevistriata
- †Fragilaria construens
- †Fragilaria lapponica
- †Fragillaria
- †Fragillaria pinnata
- †Fraxinus
- Grus
- Gryaulus
- †Gryaulus parvus
- Gyraulus
- Helisoma
- Hendersonia
- †Hendersonia occulta
- Juglans
- Larix
- Lemmus
- †Lemmus trimucronatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Limnocythere
- †Limnocythere varia
- Lioplax
- †Lioplax suculosa – or unidentified comparable form
- Lycopodium
- Lymnaea
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Meleagris
- Microtus
- Mictomys
- Mustela
- †Navicula
- †Navicula graciloides
- †Navicula minima
- †Navicula modica
- †Navicula subrotundata
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- Ostrya
- †Pediastrum
- Perca
- Peromyscus
- Physella
- Picea
- Pinus
- Pisidium
- †Pisidium compressum
- †Pisidium dubium
- †Pisidium idahoense
- †Pisidium milium
- †Pisidium nitidum
- †Pisidium variabile
- †Pisidium ventricosum
- †Planorbella
- †Platygonus
- †Pomoxis – or unidentified comparable form
- Populus
- †Probythinella
- †Probythinella lacustris
- Pteridium
- Pungitius
- †Pungitius pungitius – or unidentified comparable form
- Quercus
- †Rana
- Rangifer
- Salix
- †Selaginella
- †Shepherdia
- Sorex
- Sphaerium
- †Sphaerium striatinum
- Sphagnum
- Stagnicola
- †Thalictrum
- †Thuja
- Tilia
- †Tsuga
- Typha
- Ulmus
- Ursus
- Vallonia
- Valvata
- Vertigo
- †Vertigo alpestris
- †Vertigo elatior
- †Vertigo gouldi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Vertigo hannai
- †Vertigo modesta
- †Vertigo morsei
- †Vertigo ovata
- †Vertigo paradoxa
- Vitis
- Zapus
- †Zapus hudsonius – or unidentified comparable form
- Zonitoides
- †Zonitoides aboreas
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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