List of the Cenozoic life of North Dakota
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This list of the Cenozoic life of North Dakota contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of North Dakota and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
A
- Acer
- †Acrovena – type locality for genus
- †Acrovena laevis – type locality for species
- †Actinodonta
- †Adjidaumo[1]
- †Aesculus
- †Aesculus hickeyi – type locality for species
- †Agnotocastor[1]
- †Aletodon
File:Allognathosuchus.JPG †Allognathosuchus – type locality for genusFossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous-Oligocene Alligator relative Allognathosuchus - †Allognathosuchus mlynarskii – type locality for species
- †Altasciurus[1]
- †Altasciurus leonardi – type locality for species[1]
- †Alveugena
- †Amersinia
- †Amersinia FU082 informal
- †Amersinia FU82 informal
- †Amesoneuron
- †Amesoneuron FU037 informal
- Amia
- †Ampelopsis
- †Amphicaenopus
- †Ankylodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Apternodus
- †Archaeocyon
File:Archaeotherium.jpg †ArchaeotheriumLife restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene entelodont mammal Archaeotherium - †Arctocyon
- †Ardynomys
- †Averrhoites
- †Axestemys
- Azolla
- †Azolla montana
- †Azolla stanleyi – type locality for species
- †Azollopsis
B
- †Bathycyathus
- †Bathycyathus lloydi – type locality for species
- †Batrachosauroides
- †Batrachosauroides gotoi – type locality for species
- †Beringiaphyllum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Bessoecetor
- Betula
- †Betula hesterna – type locality for species
- †Bisonalveus
- †Borealosuchus
- †Borealosuchus formidabilis – type locality for species
- †Boremys
- †Bothriodon
File:Brachycrus.jpg †BrachycrusRestorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus - †Browniea
C
- †Cabomba
- †Calamagras
- †Canariophyllum – type locality for genus
- †Canariophyllum ampla – type locality for species
- Canticocculus
- †Cantius
- †Carpites
- †Carpodaptes
- †Carpodaptes hazelae – or unidentified comparable form
- †Carpodaptes hobackensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Carpolithes
- †Carpolithes arcticus
- †Carpolithes bryangosus – type locality for species
- †Carpolithes lunatus – type locality for species
File:Carya Morton 29-U-10.jpg CaryaA living Carya, or hickory tree - †Cedromus[1]
- Celtis
- †Centetodon
- †Centimanomys
- †Ceratophyllum
- †Ceratophyllum FU080 informal
- Cercidiphyllum
- †Chaetoptelea
File:Champsosaurus BW.jpg †ChampsosaurusLife restoration of the Late Cretaceous-Eocene choristoderan reptile Champsosaurus - †Champsosaurus gigas – type locality for species
- †Champsosaurus tenuis – type locality for species
- †Chrysotriton – type locality for genus
- †Chrysotriton tiheni – type locality for species
- Cocculus
- †Coniophis
- †Conoryctella
- †Conoryctella dragonensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cornophyllum
- Cornus
- †Corylus
- †Corylus acutertiaria – type locality for species
- †Corylus FU079 informal
- †Corylus insignis
File:Coryphodon.jpg †CoryphodonLife restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene pantodont mammal Coryphodon. Heinrich Harder (1920). - †Coryphodon armatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cotradechites – type locality for genus
- †Cotradechites lithinus – type locality for species
- †Credneria
- †Credneria daturaefolia – tentative report
- †Cupressinocladus
- Cyclocarya
- †Cylindrodon
- †Cyperacites
- †Cypressaurus
D
- †Dakotornis – type locality for genus
- †Dakotornis cooperi – type locality for species
File:Daphoenus vetus restoration.jpg †DaphoenusLife restoration of the Eocene-Miocene bear dog Daphoenus - †Davidia
- †Dennstaedtia
- †Diacocherus
- †Diacodexis – tentative report
File:Subhyracodon tridactylus.jpg †DiceratheriumRestoration of the Oligocene-Miocene hornless rhinoceros Diceratherium. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - Dicotylophyllum
- †Dicotylophyllum anomalum
- †Dicotylophyllum hamameloides – type locality for species
- †Dicotylophyllum hebronensis – type locality for species
- †Dicotylophyllum mercerensis – type locality for species
- †Dicotylophyllum oblongatum – type locality for species
- †Didelphodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Didymictis
File:ExtmDinictis1921-029-11.jpg †DinictisLife restoration of the Eocene-Miocene false saber-toothed cat Dinictis. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Dissacus
- †Dombeya
- †Dombeya novimundi – type locality for species
- †Domnina
- †Domnina sagittariensis – type locality for species
- †Domnina thompsoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dorraletes
- †Douglassciurus
- †Drepanochilus – tentative report
E
File:Echmatemys stevensoniana AMNH 6084.jpg †EchmatemysFossilized shell of the Eocene turtle Echmatemys - †Ectocion
- †Ectypodus
- †Elliptio
- †Elomeryx
- †Entomolestes
- †Equisetum
- †Equisetum FU036 informal
- †Equisetum magnum – type locality for species
- †Eucommia
- †Eumys[1]
- †Eumys brachyodus[1]
- †Eumys elegans
- †Eumys lammersi – type locality for species[1]
- †Eutypomys
- †Eutypomys hibernodus – type locality for species
- †Eutypomys parvus
F
File:Sycomoros old.jpg FicusA living Ficus, or fig tree - †Fokieniopsis
- †Fraxinus
G
- Ginkgo
File:Ginkgo adiantoides - G. cranii.jpg †Ginkgo adiantoidesRestored foliage of the Late Cretaceous-Miocene ginkgo tree Ginkgo adiantoides
- Glyptostrobus
- †Gomphaeschna
- †Gomphaeschna schrankii – type locality for species
H
- †Harmsia
- †Heliscomys[1]
- †Heliscomys borealis – type locality for species[1]
- †Heliscomys medius – or unidentified comparable form[1]
- †Heliscomys senex[1]
- †Heliscomys vetus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Helodermoides
- Hemitelia
- †Herpetotherium
- †Herpetotherium fugax – or unidentified comparable form
- †Herpetotherium valens
File:Cynodictis.jpg †HesperocyonLife restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene dog Hesperocyon. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Hesperopetes[1]
- †Hesperopetes blacki – or unidentified comparable form[1]
- †Homogalax
- †Homogalax aureus – type locality for species
- †Hydromystria
- †Hyopsodus
- †Hypertragulus
- †Hyracodon
I
- †Ignacius
File:Ischyromys.jpg †Ischyromys[1]Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Oligocene rodent Ischyromys - †Ischyromys junctus
- †Ischyromys typus[1]
- †Ischyromys veterior – or unidentified comparable form
- †Isoetites
J
- †Joffrichthys
- †Joffrichthys triangulpterus – type locality for species
- Juglans
K
File:Mountain laurel blooms (5940253290).jpg †Kalmia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclatureFlowers of a living Kalmia shrub - †Kirkomys[1]
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L
- †Labidolemur
- †Lemnaceae
File:Longnose gar.png LepisosteusIllustration of a living Lepisosteus, or gar - †Leptacodon
- †Leptauchenia
- †Leptictis
- †Leptictis acutidens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptictis dakotensis
- †Leptodontomys
File:Leptomeryx BW.jpg †LeptomeryxLife restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene even-toed ungulate Leptomeryx - †Leptomeryx evansi
- †Leptomeryx yoderi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Litocherus
- †Lophiparamys
- †Lophiparamys murinus – or unidentified comparable form
- Lygodium
M
- Marchantia
- †Megalagus
- †Megalagus brachyodon – or unidentified comparable form
File:Megalonyx wheatleyi - AMNH - DSC06327.JPG †MegalonyxMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx - †Meliosma
- †Meliosoma
- †Menispermites
- †Menispermites parvareolatus – type locality for species
- †Merychyus
- †Merycochoerus
- †Merycoidodon
- †Mesodma
- †Mesohippus
- †Mesohippus bairdi
- †Mesohippus propinquus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesohippus westoni – or unidentified comparable form
File:Knight Metamynodon.jpg †MetamynodonRestoration of the Eocene-Miocene swamp rhinoceros Metamynodon. Charles R. Knight (1896). - †Metaparamys
- †Metaparamys dawsonae – or unidentified comparable form
- Metasequoia
- †Miacis
- †Microcosmodon
- †Microparamys – or unidentified comparable form[1]
- †Micropternodus
- †Micropternodus borealis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Microsyops
- †Mimetodon
- †Miniochoerus
- †Miniochoerus starkensis – type locality for species
- †Miohippus
- †Musophyllum
N
- †Nannodectes
- †Nanotragulus
- †Nelumbago
- †Nelumbium
File:Nelumno nucifera open flower - botanic garden adelaide2.jpg †NelumboA living Nelumbo lotus - †Nelumbo aureavallis – type locality for species
- †Nelumbo FU062 informal
- †Nelumbo FU085 informal
- †Nelumbo FU62 informal
- †Neoplagiaulax
- †Nephrops
- †Nephrops buntingi – type locality for species
- †Nordenskioldia
- †Notomorpha
File:Nototeredo norvagica 001.png †NototeredoAnatomy of a de-shelled Nototeredo shipworm - †Nyssa
- †Nyssidium
O
- †Ogmophis
- †Oligoryctes
- †Oligoryctes altitalonidus
- †Oligoryctes cameronensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Oligoscalops
- †Oligotheriomys[1]
- †Oligotheriomys magnus[1]
- †Oligotheriomys primus – type locality for species
- †Onoclea
File:Ophiomorpha.jpg †OphiomorphaFossil of the Permian-modern crustacean burrow ichnogenus Ophiomorpha - †Oreithyia
- †Osbornodon
- †Osbornodon renjiei – type locality for species
- †Osmunda
- †Oxyacodon
P
- †Palaeanodon – tentative report
- †Palaeocarpinus
File:Palaeolagus NT small.jpg †PalaeolagusRestoration of the Oligocene rabbit relative Palaeolagus - †Palaeolagus haydeni
- †Palaeolagus temnodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Palaeophytocrene
- †Palaeopsammia
- †Palaeopsammia zitteli – type locality for species
- †Palaeoryctes
- †Palaeoryctes punctatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Palaeosinopa
- †Palaeoxantusia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Paleotomus
- †Paleotomus senior – or unidentified comparable form
- †Palmacites
- †Paradjidaumo[1]
- †Paradjidaumo hansonorum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paradjidaumo trilophus[1]
- †Paramys
- †Paramys excavatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paranymphaea
- †Pararyctes
- †Parataxodium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paraternstroemia – type locality for genus
- †Paraternstroemia hyphovenosa – type locality for species
- †Parectypodus
- †Peltosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Penosphyllum
- †Peradectes
- †Persites – type locality for genus
- †Persites argutus – type locality for species
File:Knight Phenacodus.jpg †PhenacodusLife restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene ungulate Phenacodus. Charles R. Knight (1898). - †Phyllites
- †Piceoerpeton
- Pinus
- †Pinus peregrinus – type locality for species
- †Pipestoneomys
- †Planatus
- †Plastomenus
- Platanus
- Platycarya
File:Plesiadapis NT.jpg †PlesiadapisLife restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene primate Plesiadapis - †Plesiadapis anceps
- †Plesiadapis churchilli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Plesiadapis fodinatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Plesiadapis rex
- †Poebrotherium
- Populus
- †Prochetodon
- †Prodiacodon
- †Prodiacodon tauricinerei – or unidentified comparable form
- †Prolapsus
- †Propalaeosinopa
- †Prosciurus[1]
- †Prosciurus albiclivus – type locality for species
- †Prosciurus hogansoni – type locality for species[1]
- †Prosciurus vetustus
- †Protictis
- †Protictis microlestes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Protictis paralus – type locality for species
File:Knight Protoceras.jpg †Protoceras – tentative reportLife restoration of a female (left) and male of the Oligocene-Miocene even-toed ungulate Protoceras. Charles R. Knight (1896). - †Protochelydra
- †Protophyllum
- †Protophyllum semotum – type locality for species
- †Protungulatum
- †Pseudocylindrodon
- †Psidium – tentative report
- Pterocarya
- †Pterospermites
File:Ptilodus skull BW cropped.jpg †PtilodusIllustration of a fossilized skull of the Paleocene multituberculate mammal Ptilodus
Q
- †Queironius – type locality for genus
- †Queironius praelapsus – type locality for species
File:Eiche bei Schönderling, 2.jpg QuercusA living Quercus, or oak tree - †Quereuxia
R
- †Reithroparamys
File:Amphisbaenia 1.jpg Rhineura – or unidentified comparable formA living Rhineura floridana, or North American worm lizard
S
- Sagittaria
- †Salvinia
- †Salvinia aureovallis – type locality for species
- †Salvinia preauriculata
File:Saniwa ensidens.jpg †SaniwaFossilized skeleton of the Eocene monitor lizard Saniwa - †Saniwa edura – type locality for species
- †Saniwa ensidens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sauropithecoides – type locality for genus
- †Sauropithecoides charisticus – type locality for species
- †Scapherpeton
- †Selaginella
- †Simoedosaurus
- †Simoedosaurus dakotensis – type locality for species
- †Sinclairella
- †Sparganium
- †Sparganium antiquum
- †Sparganium parvum – type locality for species
- †Sparganium stygium
- †Spathorhynchus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Stibarus
- †Stillingia
- †Stillingia casca – type locality for species
File:Knight Caenopus.jpg †SubhyracodonLife restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene cow-sized rhinoceros Subhyracodon. Charles R. Knight (1890s).
T
- Taxodium
File:Teilhardina fossil cropped.png †TeilhardinaFossilized mandible of the Eocene primate Teilhardina - †Ternstroemites
- †Ternstroemites aureavallis – type locality for species
- †Tetonoides
- Thamnophis
- †Thryptacodon
- †Thuites
- †Thuja
- Tinosaurus
File:Titanoides2010.jpg †TitanoidesLife restoration of the Paleocene pantodont mammal Titanoides - †Titanoides primaevus – type locality for species
- †Toxotherium
- †Trapa
- †Trichopterodomus – type locality for genus
- †Trichopterodomus leonardi – type locality for species
- †Trigonias
- Trochocyathus
- †Trochocyathus mitratus – type locality for species
- †Trochodendroides
- †Tuberculacerta – type locality for genus
- †Tuberculacerta pearsoni – type locality for species
U
V
File:Viburnum opulus C.jpg †ViburnumLeaves and fruit of a living Viburnum.
W
File:Wannaganosuchus.jpg †Wannaganosuchus – type locality for genusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Paleocene Alligator relative Wannaganosuchus - †Wannaganosuchus brachymanus – type locality for species
- †Wardiaphyllum
- †Willeumys[1]
- †Woodwardia
- †Woodwardia arctica
- †Woodwardia gravida – type locality for species
X
- †Xestops – or unidentified comparable form
Y
- †Yoderimys
- †Yoderimys stewarti – or unidentified comparable form
Z
- †Zingiberopsis – type locality for genus
- †Zingiberopsis isonervosa – type locality for species
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 William W. Korth; Robert J. Emry; Clint A. Boyd; Jeff J. Person (2019). "Rodents (Mammalia) from Fitterer Ranch, Brule Formation (Oligocene), North Dakota". Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology. 103 (103): iv-45. doi:10.5479/si.1943-6688.103.
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