This list of the prehistoric life of Missouri contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Missouri.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Missouri
- †Achatella
- †Achistrum
- †Acutimitoceras – tentative report
- †Alethopteris
- †Amphiscapha
- † Ananias
- †Annularia
- †Anomphalus
- †Anthracoceras
- †Aphetoceras
- †Aphlebia
- †Archeognathus – type locality for genus
- †Artisia
- †Asterotheca
- †Athyris
- †Aulochiton – type locality for genus
- †Aviculopecten
- †Avonia
- †Bellerophon
- †Bellerophon graphicus
- †Bellerophon jeffersonensis – type locality for species
- †Bembexia
- †Beyrichoceras
- †Bisatoceras
- †Bolbocephalus
- †Bumastus
- †Calamites
- †Calyptaulax
- †Camarotoechia
- †Campbelloceras
- †Cardiocarpus
- †Cavusgnathus
- †Ceraurus
- †Chelodes
- †Chonetes
- †Clarkoceras
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Cliftonia
- †Coenocystis
- †Composita
- †Conocardium
- †Coolinia
- †Cordaicarpus
- †Cordaites
- †Cornuella – type locality for genus
- †Cornulites
- †Crania
- †Crepipora
- †Crepipora globulifera – type locality for species
- †Curtognathus
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cyphaspis
- †Cyrtoceras
- †Cyrtolites
- †Dalmanites
- †Deckera
- † Della
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dinichthys
- †Domatoceras
- †Dorycordaites
- †Earlandia
- †Echinosphaerites
- †Edmondia
- †Ellesmeroceras
- Eocaudina
- †Eospirifer
- †Euomphalus
- †Fadenia
- †Favosites
- †Flexicalymene
- †Gervillia
- †Glossina
- †Gnathodus
- †Gondolella
- †Halysites
- †Helcionopsis
- †Hemithecella – type locality for genus
- †Hindia
- †Holia – type locality for genus
- †Holopea
- †Hyolithes
- †Hypseloconus
- †Idiognathodus
- †Irvingella
- †Isotelus
- †Jeffersonia
- †Kendallina
- †Kirengella
- †Kirkella – type locality for genus
- †Lepidophyllum
- †Lingula
- †Liroceras
- †Matthevia
- †Maximites
- †Meristella
- †Meristina
- †Metacoceras
- †Murchisonia – tentative report
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis judithae – type locality for species
- †Naticopsis marthaae – type locality for species
- †Naticopsis scintilla – type locality for species
- †Naticopsis wortheniana – type locality for species
- †Neospirifer
- †Neuropteris
- Nucula
- †Oncagnostus
- †Orodus
- †Orthoceras
- †Orygmaspis
- †Oulodus
- †Ozarkodina
- †Palaeoniscus
- †Paradycheia – type locality for genus
- †Pecopteris
- †Phillipsia – tentative report
- †Phragmolites
- †Pinnularia
- †Platyceras
- †Pleurocystites
- †Plicochonetes
- †Polygnathus
- †Prioniodus
- †Proetus
- †Pseudopolygnathus
- †Pteridosperm
- †Pterotheca
- †Ptyctodus
- †Quadratia
- †Receptaculites
- †Remopleurides
- †Robustum – type locality for genus
- †Robustum nodum – type locality for species
- †Rota
- †Shelbyoceras – type locality for genus
- †Sigillaria
- †Skenidioides
- Solemya
- †Spathognathodus
- †Sphaerocoryphe
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenopteris
- †Spirifer
- Spirorbis
- †Spyroceras
- †Strepsodiscus
- †Streptognathodus
- †Streptognathodus clarki – type locality for species
- †Strophomena
- †Subulites
- †Tarphyceras
- †Tricrepicephalus
- †Tryblidium
- †Vellamo
- †Whiteavesia
- †Wilkingia
- †Worthenia
Mesozoic
- †Acteon
- †Adocus
- †Aenona
- †Aenona eufaulensis
- †Albertosaurus
- †Ambigostrea
- †Ambigostrea tecticosta
- Amuletum
- †Anatimya
- †Anatimya anteradiata
- †Anchura
- †Anomia
- †Anomia ornata
- †Aphrodina
- †Aphrodina tippana
- Arrhoges
- †Baculites
- †Bellifusus
- †Belliscala
- †Bullopsis
- †Bullopsis cretacea
- Caestocorbula
- †Camptonectes
- †Camptonectes bubonis
- †Camptonectes hilgardi
- †Caveola
- Cerithiella
- †Clavipholas
- †Clavipholas pectorosa
- Cliona
- †Clisocolus
- Corbula
- Crassatella
- †Crassatella vadosa
- †Crenella
- Cucullaea
- †Cymbophora
- †Cymbophora appressa
- †Cymbophora berryi
- †Cymella
- †Cymella bella
- †Cyprimeria
- †Cyprimeria alta
- †Discoscaphites
- †Drilluta
- †Eoacteon
- †Eoacteon linteus
- †Eoharpa
- †Eoharpa sinuosa
- †Eubaculites
- †Eubaculites carinatus
- †Eufistulana
- †Eufistulana ripleyana
- †Eufistulina
- †Euspira
- †Euspira rectilabrum
- †Exogyra
- †Fulgerca
- Fusinus
- †Fusinus macnairyensis – or unidentified related form
- Glycymeris
- †Glycymeris compressa
- †Glycymeris rotundata
- †Goniochasma – tentative report
- †Granocardium
- †Granocardium lowei
- †Granocardium tippananum
- †Granocardium tippanum
- †Gryphaeostrea
- †Gryphaeostrea vomer
- Gyrodes
- †Gyrodes spillmani
- †Gyrodes supraplicatus
- †Hamulus
- †Hamulus onyx
- †Hamulus squamosus
- †Helicaulax
- †Helicaulax formosa
- Juliacorbula
- †Juliacorbula monmouthensis
- †Legumen
- †Legumen ellipticum
- †Leptosolen
- †Leptosolen biplicata
- Lima
- †Lima pelagica
- Limatula
- †Limatula acutilineata
- †Linearis
- †Linearis metastriata
- †Liopeplum
- †Liopeplum rugosum
- †Liopistha
- †Liopistha protexta
- †Liothyris
- †Lowenstamia
- †Lycettia
- †Lycettia tippana
- †Lycettia tippanus
- Malletia
- †Malletia longfrons
- †Malletia longifrons
- †Micrabacia
- †Morea
- †Morea transenna
- †Mosasaurus
- †Naomichelys
- †Napulus
- †Napulus octoliratus
- †Nemocardium
- †Nemocardium fragile
- †Nemodon
- †Nemodon eufalensis
- †Nemodon eufaulensis
- Nucula
- Nuculana
- †Nuculana whitfieldi
- †Opertochasma
- †Paladmete
- †Paladmete cancellaria
- Panopea
- †Panopea monmouthensis
- †Parmicorbula
- †Parmicorbula percompressa
- †Parrosaurus – type locality for genus
- Pholadomya
- †Pinna
- †Pinna laqueata
- †Pleuriocardia
- †Praeleda
- †Praeleda compar
- †Protocardia
- †Protocardia spillmani
- Pseudomalaxis
- †Pseudomalaxis pateriformis
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Pyropsis
- †Scambula
- †Scambula perplana
- †Scaphites
- Serpula
- Striarca
- †Striarca cuneata
- †Striarca saffordi
- †Syncyclonema
- †Syncyclonema simplicius
- Tellina
- †Tellinimera
- †Tellinimera buboana
- †Tenea
- †Tenea parilis
- †Tenuipteria
- †Tenuipteria argentea
- †Tenuipteria argenteus
- Trachycardium
- †Trobus
- †Trobus buboanus
- Turritella
- †Unicardium
- †Urceolabrum
- †Urceolabrum tuberculatum
- †Veniella
- †Veniella conradi
- †Volutomorpha
- †Weeksia
Cenozoic
- Alligator
- †Arctodus
- Bison
- †Bootherium
- Bufo
- †Camelops
- Canis
- Cnemidophorus
- Crotalus
- Dasypus
- Elaphe
- Equus
- †Equus complicatus
- Geomys
- Lepus
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Marmota
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx jeffersonii – or unidentified comparable form
- Microtus
- †Microtus ochrogaster – or unidentified comparable form
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Mylohyus
- Neotoma
- Nerodia
- Ochrotomys
- †Ochrotomys nuttalli – or unidentified comparable form
- Odocoileus
- Panthera
- †Platygonus
- Procyon
- Puma
- †Puma concolor – or unidentified comparable form
- †Rana
- Sceloporus
- Sciurus
- †Smilodon
- Spermophilus
- Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius – or unidentified comparable form
- Sylvilagus
- Synaptomys
- †Tanupolama
- †Tanupolama parvus – type locality for species
- Tapirus
- Urocyon
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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