This list of the prehistoric life of Minnesota contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Minnesota.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Minnesota.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Minnesota
- †Actinoceras
- †Actinodiscus
- †Amorphognathus
- †Armenoceras
- †Bothriocidaris
- †Bumastus
- †Calymene
- †Cameroceras
- †Ceratopsis
- †Ceraurinella
- †Ceraurinus
- †Ceraurus
- †Charactoceras
- †Chasmatopora
- †Chidleyenoceras
- †Chirognathus
- †Cincinnetina
- †Cincinnetina minnesotensis – type locality for species
- †Constellaria
- †Cordylodus
- †Cotteroceras
- †Crania
- †Craniops
- †Culumbodina
- †Curtognathus
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyptendoceras
- †Cyrtolites
- †Diplograptus
- †Ellesmeroceras
- †Endoceras
- †Erratencrinurus
- †Fayettoceras – tentative report
- †Flexicalymene
- †Gabriceraurus
- †Geisonoceras
- †Glyptocrinus
- †Gonioceras
- †Grewingkia
- †Hallopora
- †Helcionopsis
- †Hindia
- †Holopea
- †Hypseloconus – type locality for genus
- †Icriodus
- †Illaenus
- †Isotelus
- †Kentlandoceras
- †Kionoceras
- †Kirengella
- †Krausella
- †Lambeoceras
- †Lingula
- †Manitoulinoceras
- †Michelinoceras
- †Nanno
- †Ormoceras – tentative report
- †Orthoceras
- †Oulodus
- †Ozarkodina
- †Periodon
- †Phragmolites
- †Plaesiomys
- †Platystrophia
- †Plectoceras
- †Pleurocystites
- †Polygnathus
- †Polygrammoceras
- †Pterotheca
- †Reedsoceras
- †Reteocrinus
- †Rigidella
- †Rioceras
- †Scenella
- †Similodonta
- †Skenidioides
- †Sowerbyella
- †Spyroceras
- †Stigmatella
- †Strepsodiscus
- †Strophomena
- †Strophomena billingsi
- †Strophomena filitexta
- †Strophomena incurvata
- †Strophomena plattinensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Subulites
- †Teichertoceras
- †Tryblidium
- †Ulrichoceras
- †Urasterella
- †Valcouroceras
- †Vellamo
- †Westonoceras
- †Whiteavesia
- †Zittelloceras
Mesozoic
- †Acanthoceras
- †Acteon
- †Acteon propinquus
- †Amphidonte – tentative report
- †Anatimya
- †Anatimya plicata
- Anatina
- †Anatina marblensis
- †Anchura
- †Anchura grouti
- †Anomia
- †Anomia propatoris
- Aporrhais
- †Aporrhais nuptialis
- †Arcellites
- †Arcellites disciformis
- †Ariadnaesporites
- †Ariadnaesporites varius
- Azolla – or unidentified comparable form
- Barbatia
- †Barbatia micronema
- Brachidontes
- †Brachidontes arcturusensis
- †Calliomphalus – tentative report
- †Calliomphalus colerainensis
- †Calycoceras – tentative report
- Carcharias
- †Carcharias amonensis
- †Cenocarcharias
- †Cenocarcharias tenuiplicatus
- †Collignoniceras
- Coptothyris
- †Coptothyris dakotaensis
- Corbula
- †Corbula kanabensis
- †Costatheca
- †Cretodus
- †Cretodus semiplicatus
- †Cretolamna
- †Cymbophora
- †Cymbophora emmonsi
- †Cymbophora utahensis – tentative report
- †Dentalium
- Discradisca
- †Dunveganoceras
- †Dunveganoceras hagei
- †Epitonium
- †Etea – tentative report
- †Exogyra
- †Exogyra boveyensis
- †Exogyra lamellosa
- †Exogyra mesabiensis
- †Exogyra suborbiculata
- †Gervillia
- †Gervillia propleura – tentative report
- †Goolandia
- †Goolandia minnesotensis
- Granocardium
- †Granocardium enstromi [1]
- Gyrodes
- †Gyrodes conradi
- †Hybodus
- †Hybodus rajkovichi – type locality for species
- †Inoceramus
- †Ischyodus
- †Legumen
- †Legumen planulatum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptosolen
- †Leptosolen biplicatus
- Lima
- †Lima utahensis
- †Lingula
- †Lingula subspatulata – tentative report
- †Mesozoisynangia
- †Mesozoisynangia trilobus
- †Metengonoceras
- †Metengonoceras acutum
- †Metengonoceras dumblei – or unidentified comparable form
- †Metengonoceras dumbli
- †Metoicoceras
- †Metoicoceras bergquisti
- †Metoicoceras swallovi – or unidentified related form
- †Minerisporites
- †Minerisporites mirabilis
- †Molaspora
- †Molaspora rugosa
- †Mytiloides
- †Mytiloides labiatus
- †Mytiloides mytiloides
- Nerita – tentative report
- †Nerita minnesotensis
- Nucula
- †Nucula coloradoensis
- †Onchopristis
- †Onchopristis dunklei
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea gilei
- †Ostrea prudentia
- †Ostrea soleniscus
- †Ostrea staufferi
- Parapholas
- †Parapholas sphenoideus
- †Pecten
- †Pecten platessus
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya coloradensis
- †Pholadomya coloradoensis
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- Polinices
- †Polinices concinna
- †Prionocyclus
- †Prionocyclus novimexicanus
- †Protolamna
- †Protolamna gigantea – type locality for species
- †Pseudoperna
- †Pteria
- †Pteria gastrodes
- Rostellaria
- †Rostellaria shumardi
- †Sanoarca
- †Sanoarca siouxensis
- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites corvensis
- †Scaphites preventricosus
- Serpula
- †Serpula bicarinata
- Siliqua
- †Siliqua huerfanensis
- †Spermatites
- Squalicorax
- †Squalicorax baharijensis
- Tapes (bivalve)
- †Tapes cyprimeriformis
- Tellina
- †Tellina calumetensis
- †Tenellisporites
- †Tenellisporites spinatus
- Teredolites – tentative report
- †Terminonaris
- †Terminonaris robusta – type locality for species
- †Volutoderma
- †Volutoderma dalli
- Vulsella
- †Watinoceras
- Yoldia
- †Yoldia calumetensis
Cenozoic
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ Cobban, William Aubrey (1977). "Characteristic marine molluscan fossils from the Dakota sandstone and intertongued Mancos Shale, west-central New Mexico". United States Geological Survey. Professional Paper. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office: 21. doi:10.3133/pp1009. Report 1009 PDF. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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