This list of the prehistoric life of Tennessee contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Tennessee.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Tennessee
- †Acodus
- †Actinoceras
- †Actinocrinites
- †Agaricocrinus
- †Amplexopora
- †Amplexus
- †Ampyx
- †Aphetoceras
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Aulopora
- †Bellerophon
- †Bembexia
- †Bimuria
- †Bumastus
- †Calymene
- †Calyptaulax
- †Camarotoechia
- †Cartersoceras – type locality for genus
- †Ceratopsis
- †Ceraurinus
- †Ceraurus
- †Chasmatopora
- †Cheirurus
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes glenparkensis – or unidentified related form
- †Christiania
- †Cincinnetina
- †Cladochonus
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Columnaria
- †Conocardium
- †Constellaria
- †Coolinia
- †Cornulites
- Crania
- †Craniops
- †Crepicephalus
- †Crepipora
- †Cruziana
- †Ctenostoma
- †Cyathocrinites
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyphaspis
- †Cypricardinia
- †Cyrtoceras
- †Cyrtolites
- †Cystodictya
- †Dalmanites
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dimerocrinites
- †Distomodus
- †Eatonia
- †Echinosphaerites
- †Eospirifer
- †Eretmocrinus
- †Eucalyptocrinites
- †Favositella
- †Favosites
- †Fenestella
- †Fletcheria
- †Flexicalymene
- †Foerstia
- †Forbesiocrinus
- †Gilbertsocrinus
- †Girvanella
- †Glyptocrinus
- †Gonioceras
- †Gravicalymene
- †Grewingkia
- †Hallopora
- †Hedstroemia
- †Helcionopsis
- †Hibbertia
- †Hindia
- †Holopea
- †Hyolithes
- †Illaenus
- †Isotelus
- †Kockelella
- †Krausella
- †Lingulella
- †Lonchodomas
- †Marsupiocrinus
- †Meristella
- †Meristina
- †Monomorphichnus
- †Orthoceras
- †Ozarkodina
- †Paciphacops
- †Pentremites
- †Phragmolites
- †Phycodes
- †Phylloporina
- †Plaesiomys
- †Planolites
- †Platyceras – type locality for genus
- †Platycrinites
- †Platystrophia
- †Plectoceras
- †Pleurodictyum
- †Plumulites
- †Proetus
- †Protosalvinia
- †Pterotheca
- †Quadratia
- †Rusophycus
- †Sagenocrinites
- †Salterella
- †Siphonotreta
- †Skenidioides
- †Skolithos
- †Solenopora
- †Sowerbyella
- †Sphaerocodium – tentative report
- †Spirifer
- Spirorbis
- †Spyroceras
- †Stigmatella
- †Strophomena
- †Subulites
- †Taxocrinus
- †Tentaculites
- †Tetradium
- †Tricrepicephalus
- †Trimerus
- †Westonia
- †Whiteavesia
- †Wurmiella
Mesozoic
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Tennessee
- Acirsa
- Acmaea
- †Acteon
- †Aenona
- Amauropsis
- †Ampullina
- †Ancilla
- †Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
- †Arca
- Arctica
- †Avitelmessus
- †Baculites
- Barbatia
- Brachidontes
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Callianassa
- †Calliomphalus
- †Calliomphalus americanus – type locality for species
- Cancellaria
- Capulus
- †Caveola
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
- Charonia
- Chiton
- Clavagella
- Cliona
- †Conorbis
- Corbula
- †Crania – tentative report
- †Crenella
- Cucullaea
- Cylichna
- †Dentalium
- †Discoscaphites
- †Dolicholatirus
- †Ecphora
- †Enchodus
- †Eothoracosaurus
- †Eulima
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exilia
- †Exogyra
- Fasciolaria – tentative report
- Gastrochaena
- †Gegania
- Gemmula
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Hamulus
- †Helicoceras
- †Hoploparia
- †Inoceramus
- †Ischyrhiza
- Latiaxis
- Limatula
- †Linearis
- Lithophaga
- Littorina
- Lopha
- †Lucina
- †Mammila
- Martesia
- †Mathilda
- Melanatria
- Membranipora
- Meretrix
- †Metopaster
- Micropora
- †Morea
- †Mosasaurus
- †Neithea
- Nucula
- †Obeliscus
- †Odostomia
- †Odostomia plicata – type locality for species
- Opalia
- Ostrea
- Panopea
- † Paranomia
- †Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Peneus
- Pholadomya
- †Plioplatecarpus
- Polinices
- †Prognathodon
- †Protocardia
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- Pycnodonte
- Ringicula
- Rissoina
- Rostellaria – tentative report
- †Sargana
- †Saurodon – tentative report
- † Scala
- Scaphander
- †Scaphites
- †Schizobasis
- Seila
- †Seminola
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
- †Siphonaria
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- †Teredo
- †Toxochelys
- Trichotropis
- †Trigonia
- Trochus
- †Tuba
- Turbinella
- †Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- Yoldia
Cenozoic
- Aegolius
- Alligator
- Alnus
- †Ambystoma
- †Androglandula – type locality for genus
- †Androglandula tennessensis – type locality for species
- †Arctomeles
- †Arctomeles dimolodontus – type locality for species
- Athleta
- †Athleta rugatus
- †Basilosaurus
- †Basilosaurus cetoides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Berhamniphyllum – type locality for genus
- †Berhamniphyllum claibornense – type locality for species
- Betula
- †Blattotermes
- †Blattotermes wheeleri – type locality for species
- Bonasa
- Brachidontes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Brachidontes saffordi
- †Caesalpinia
- †Caesalpinia claibornensis – type locality for species
- Canis
- †Canis dirus – tentative report
- Capella
- Carduelis
- Carpodacus
- Carya
- †Castaneoidea – type locality for genus
- †Castaneoidea puryearensis – type locality for species
- †Castanopsoidea – type locality for genus
- †Castanopsoidea columbiana – type locality for species
- Castor
- †Castoroides
- Celtis
- Cervus
- Chaetura
- Chrysemys
- Clethrionomys
- Colaptes
- Coluber
- Corbula
- †Corbula subcompressa
- †Cormohipparion – or unidentified comparable form
- Coturnicops
- Crassatella
- †Crassatella gabbi
- Crotalus
- Cucullaea
- †Cucullaea saffordi
- Cyanocitta
- Desmognathus
- Didelphis
- †Diplotropis
- †Diplotropis claybornensis – type locality for species
- †Ectopistes
- †Elater
- †Elater berryi – type locality for species
- †Eoglandulosa – type locality for genus
- †Eoglandulosa warmanensis – type locality for species
- †Eomimosoidea – type locality for genus
- †Eomimosoidea plumosa – type locality for species
- Eptesicus
- Equus
- †Equus complicatus
- †Equus leidyi
- Eremophila
- Erethizon
- Falco
- †Folindusia
- †Folindusia wilcoxiana
- †Formicium – type locality for genus
- †Formicium berryi – type locality for species
- †Fraxinus
- Geomys
- Glaucomys
- Glycymeris
- Glyptemys
- †Hippomaneoidea – type locality for genus
- †Hippomaneoidea warmanensis – type locality for species
- Hyla
- †Knightiophyllum
- †Knightiophyllum wilcoxianum
- †Laevibuccinum
- †Laevibuccinum constrictum
- Lepus
- Lontra
- Lynx
- †Lynx rufus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Machairodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Marmota
- †Mazzalina – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mazzalina impressa
- †Megatylopus – or unidentified comparable form
- Melanerpes
- †Melolonthites
- †Melolonthites collinsi – type locality for species
- Mephitis
- Mesalia
- †Mesalia hardemanensis
- †Mesalia pumila
- Microtus
- †Mylohyus
- Natica – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Natica saffordia
- Neotoma
- Notophthalmus
- Nuculana
- †Nuculana hannahae
- †Nuculana saffordana
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- Orthoyoldia
- †Orthoyoldia kindlei
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea crenulimarginata
- †Ostrea pulaskensis
- †Otiorhynchites
- †Otiorhynchites wilcoxianus
- †Ovibovini
- Paleofroeschnerius – type locality for genus
- †Paleofroeschnerius magnus – type locality for species
- †Paleojulacea – type locality for genus
- †Paleojulacea laxa – type locality for species
- Panthera
- †Paramylodon
- Pedioecetes
- Perisoreus
- Phenacomys
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya mauryi
- Picoides
- Pinicola
- Pinus
- Pipilo
- Pitar – tentative report
- †Pitar ripleyanus
- Pituophis
- Plethodon
- †Plionarctos
- †Pristinailurus – type locality for genus
- †Pristinailurus bristoli – type locality for species
- Procyon
- Quercus
- †Regina – or unidentified comparable form
- Salix
- Sayornis
- Sciurus
- Scolopax
- Sistrurus – or unidentified comparable form
- Sitta
- †Smilodon
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- Sternotherus
- Strix
- Sturnella
- Surnia
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus aquaticus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sylvilagus floridanus
- Tamias
- Tamiasciurus
- Tapirus
- †Teleoceras[1]
- †Teleoceras aepysoma – type locality for species[2]
- Tellina
- †Tellina estellensis
- †Tornatellaea
- †Tornatellaea quercollis
- Trachemys
- †Trigonobalanoidea – type locality for genus
- †Trigonobalanoidea americana – type locality for species
- †Tsuga
- Turdus
- Turritella
- †Turritella saffordi
- †Turritella tennesseensis
- Tympanuchus
- Ulmus
- Ursus
- Venericardia
- †Venericardia hijuana
- †Venericardia mediaplata
- Zonotrichia
References
- Citations
- ↑ Rachel A. Short; Steven C. Wallace; Laura G. Emmert (2019). "A new species of Teleoceras (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) from the late Hemphillian of Tennessee" (PDF). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 56 (5): 183–260.
- ↑ Rachel A. Short; Steven C. Wallace; Laura G. Emmert (2019). "A new species of Teleoceras (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) from the late Hemphillian of Tennessee" (PDF). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 56 (5): 183–260.
- Bibliography
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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