This list of the prehistoric life of Wisconsin contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Wisconsin.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Wisconsin.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Wisconsin
- †Acernaspis
- †Acidaspis
- †Actinoceras
- †Aglaspis
- †Agraulos
- †Amplexopora
- †Amplexus
- †Arctinurus
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa reticularis – tentative report
- †Bumastus
- †Calymene
- †Catenipora
- †Cedaria
- †Ceratocephala
- †Ceraurus
- †Cheirurus
- †Chippewaella – type locality for genus
- †Chondrites
- †Chonetes
- †Conchidium
- †Conocoryphe
- †Coolina
- †Coolinia
- †Coosia
- †Corbina
- †Cornulites
- †Crepicephalus
- †Crotalocrinites
- †Cyathocrinites – tentative report
- †Cycloceras
- †Cypricardinia
- †Dalmanites
- †Deiphon
- †Dendrograptus
- †Dicoelosia
- †Dikelocephalus
- †Dimerocrinites
- †Distomodus
- †Distyrax
- †Dresbachia
- †Echinochiton – type locality for genus
- †Echinochiton dufoei – type locality for species
- †Ellesmeroceras
- †Ellipsocephalus
- †Elrodoceras
- †Encrinurus
- †Entomaspis
- †Eophacops
- †Eospirifer
- †Eucalyptocrinites
- †Favosites
- †Geisonocerina
- †Hadromeros
- †Halysites
- †Harpidium
- †Hexameroceras
- †Holopea
- †Howella
- †Hyolithes
- †Hypseloconus
- †Illaenus
- †Inversoceras
- †Irvingella
- †Isotelus
- †Kionoceras
- †Krausella
- †Leonaspis
- †Leurocycloceras
- †Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Lonchocephalus
- †Mackenziurus
- †Marsupiocrinus
- †Maryvillia
- †Matthevia
- †Meristina
- †Michelinoceras
- †Milaculum
- †Monograptus
- †Murchisonia
- †Norwoodia
- †Obolus
- †Ophioceras
- †Ozarkodina
- †Pelagiella
- †Pemphigaspis
- †Pentamerus
- †Pentlandia
- †Periechocrinus
- †Phragmolites
- †Plaesiomys
- †Plagiostomoceras
- †Planolites
- †Platyceras
- †Platystrophia
- †Plectodonta
- †Pleurodictyum
- Pleurotomaria
- †Polygrammoceras
- †Proetus
- †Sactorthoceras
- †Saukiella
- †Scutellum
- †Similodonta
- †Skenidioides
- †Skolithos
- †Sowerbyella
- †Sphaerexochus
- †Strophomena
- †Subulites
- †Thalassinoides
- †Thylacares – type locality for genus
- †Thylacares brandonensis – type locality for species
- †Uranoceras
- †Westonia
- †Whitfieldia
- †Wurmiella
Mesozoic
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Wisconsin.
Cenozoic
- Acidota
- †Acidota quadrata
- Aegialia
- †Aegialia lacustris
- †Aegialia terminalis
- Agathidium
- Arpedium
- Asaphidion
- Bembidion
- Bledius
- Byrrhus
- Calathus
- Carabus
- Cercyon
- Chironomus – or unidentified comparable form
- Conophthorus
- †Conophthorus coniperda – or unidentified comparable form
- Copromyza
- Cryptophagus
- Curimopsis
- Cytilus
- Dyschirius
- Eusphalerum – or unidentified comparable form
- Formica
- Helina – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mammuthus
- Mecopeltus – or unidentified comparable form
- Myrmica
- Negastrius
- Notiophilus
- Ochthebius
- Olophrum
- Pediacus
- Phloeosinus
- Phloeotribus
- Pityophthorus
- †Pityophthorus puberulus
- Polygraphus
- †Polygraphus rufipennis
- Pterostichus – or unidentified comparable form
- Quedius
- †Quedius uteanus
- Scolytus
- †Scolytus piceae
- Simplocaria
- †Simplocaria tessellata
- Sitona
- Stenus
- Trechus
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.