List of the prehistoric life of South Dakota
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This list of the prehistoric life of South Dakota contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of South Dakota.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
- †Acrotreta
- †Agnostogonus
- †Agnostogonus incognitus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Agnostus
- †Amiaspis
- †Ankoura
- †Aphelaspis
- †Arapahoia
- †Arcifimbria
- †Arcifimbrin
- †Arcuolimbus
- †Billingsella
- †Blountia
- †Blountiella
- †Briscoia
- †Briscoia angustilimba – or unidentified comparable form
- †Briscoia dalyi
- †Bynumia
- †Bynumina
- †Camaraspis
- †Caseodus
- †Caseodus eatoni – or unidentified related form
- †Cedaria
- †Cedarina
- †Cheilocephalus
- †Cladodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Clelandia
- †Coosella
- †Coosia
- †Coosina
- †Crepicephalus
- †Cyrtogomphoceras
- †Dartonaspis
- †Deadwoodia
- †Dicellomus
- †Diestoceras
- †Dikelocephalus
- †Dresbachia
- †Edestus
- †Ellipsocephaloides
- †Endoceras
- †Eoorthis
- †Ephippiorthoceras
- †Glaphyraspis
- †Hadragnostus
- †Hardyoides
- †Holmesella
- †Homagnostus
- †Hyolithes
- †Hysteropleura
- †Idahoia
- †Idiomesus
- †Illaenurus
- †Janassa
- †Kingstonia
- †Komaspidella
- †Kormagnostus
- †Lambeoceras – tentative report
- †Lingulella
- †Lingulepis
- †Linnarssonella
- †Listracanthus
- †Litagnostus
- †Llanoaspis
- †Meniscocorypphe
- †Menomonia
- †Meteoraspis
- †Modocia
- †Monocheilus
- †Nahannagnostus
- †Parabolinoides
- †Pemphigaspis
- †Petrodus
- †Plethopeltis
- †Prosaukia
- †Pseudagnostus
- †Ptchaspis
- †Ptychaspis
- †Ptychopleurites
- †Pugionicauda
- †Rasettia
- †Saukiella
- †Spyroceras
- †Syspacheilus
- †Taenicephalus
- †Terranovella
- †Tricrepicephalus
- †Tripteroceras
- †Uncaspis
- †Welleraspis
- †Welleraspis group#1 – informal
- †Welleraspis group#2 – informal
- †Westonoceras
- †Wilsonoceras
- †Winnipegoceras
Mesozoic
Selected Mesozoic taxa of South Dakota
- Acipenser – or unidentified comparable form
- †Actinocamax
- †Adocus
- †Agerostrea
- †Allosaurus
- †Alphadon
- †Anatotitan
- †Anomia
- †Anzu – type locality for genus
- †Anzu wyliei – type locality for species
- †Apatosaurus
- †Araucarioxylon
- †Archelon – type locality for genus
- †Archelon ischyros – type locality for species
- †Artocarpus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Aspideretes
- †Asplenium
- †Baculites
- †Bananogmius
- †Baptornis
- †Baptornis varneri – type locality for species
- †Barosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Barosaurus lentus – type locality for species
- †Basilemys
- †Belemnitella
- Beryx – or unidentified related form
- †Bolodon
- †Bolodon hydei – type locality for species
- †Borealosuchus
- Brachidontes
- †Brachychampsa
- †Brodavis
- †Brodavis baileyi – type locality for species
- †Caenagnathus
- †Calycoceras
- †Calycoceras boreale – type locality for species
- †Calycoceras dromense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Camarasaurus
- Campeloma
- †Caturus
- †Champsosaurus
- †Cimexomys
- †Cimolodon
- †Cimolomys
- †Claosaurus
- †Claosaurus affinis – type locality for species
- †Clidastes
- †Cocculus
- †Collignoniceras
- †Collignoniceras collisniger – type locality for species
- †Collignoniceras jorgenseni – type locality for species
- †Collignoniceras percarinatum
- †Collignoniceras praecox
- †Collignoniceras vermilionense
- †Collignoniceras woolgari
- †Collignoniceras woollgari
- †Compsemys
- Corbula
- †Corbulamella
- †Crenella
- †Cretolamna
- †Cteniogenys
- Cucullaea
- †Cuspidaria
- †Cycadeoidea
- †Cycadeoidea aspera – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea cicatricula – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea colei – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea colossalis – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea dacotensis
- †Cycadeoidea excelsa – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea formosa – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea furcata – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea ingens – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea insolita – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea jenneyana
- †Cycadeoidea Jenneyana
- †Cycadeoidea marshiana – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea mcbridei – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea McBridei – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea minnekahtensis – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea nana – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea occidentalis – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea paynei – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea pulcherrima – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea stillwelli – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea turrita – type locality for species
- †Cycadeoidea Wellsii – type locality for species
- †Dakotadon
- †Dakotaraptor – type locality for genus
- †Dakotaraptor steini – type locality for species
- †Desmatochelys
- †Didelphodon
- †Diplodocus
- †Discoscaphites
- †Discoscaphites conradi
- †Discoscaphites gulosus
- †Discoscaphites rossi – type locality for species
- †Dolichorhynchops
- †Edmontonia
- †Edmontosaurus
- †Elasmosaurus
- †Elasmosaurus intermedius – type locality for species
- †Enchodus
- †Eubostrychoceras
- †Eucalycoceras
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Geosternbergia
- †Geosternbergia maiseyi – type locality for species
- Gleichenia
- †Globidens
- †Globidens alabamensis
- †Globidens dakotensis – type locality for species
- †Globidens schurmanni – type locality for species
- †Glyptops
- Glyptostrobus
- †Gorgosaurus
- †Hainosaurus
- †Hamites
- †Hesperornis
- †Hesperornis regalis – or unidentified comparable form
- Hiatella – tentative report
- †Hoplitosaurus
- †Hoplitosaurus marshi – type locality for species
- †Hoploparia
- †Hoploscaphites
- †Hoploscaphites comprimus
- †Hoploscaphites melloi – type locality for species
- †Hoploscaphites nicolletii
- †Hulettia
- †Hypsilophodon
- †Hypsilophodon wielandi – type locality for species
- †Ichthyodectes
- †Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus apicalis
- †Inoceramus ginterensis
- †Inoceramus tenuis – or unidentified related form
- †Inoceramus tenuistriatus – tentative report
- †Ischyodus
- Isurus
- †Jeletzkytes
- †Jeletzkytes dorfi
- †Jeletzkytes nebrascensis
- †Jeletzkytes spedeni – type locality for species
- Lamna
- †Leidyosuchus
- †Lemnaceae
- †Lepidotes – tentative report
- Lepisosteus
- †Leptalestes
- †Lucina – tentative report
- †Martinectes
- †Melvius
- †Meniscoessus
- †Mesodma
- †Modiolus
- †Mosasaurus
- †Mosasaurus missouriensis – type locality for species
- †Myledaphus
- †Nelumbo
- †Neocardioceras
- †Neocardioceras transiens – type locality for species
- Nucula
- †Ophiomorpha
- †Ornithomimus
- †Osmakasaurus
- †Osmakasaurus depressus – type locality for species
- Ostrea
- †Otoscaphites
- †Oxytoma
- †Pachycephalosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis – type locality for species
- †Pachyrhizodus
- †Pahasapasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Pahasapasaurus haasi – type locality for species
- †Palmoxylon
- Panopea
- †Paronychodon
- Pholadomya
- †Pistia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Placenticeras
- Platanus
- †Platecarpus
- †Platecarpus somenensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Platecarpus tympaniticus
- †Plesiobaena
- †Plioplatecarpus
- †Plioplatecarpus primaevus – type locality for species
- †Prognathodon
- †Prognathodon overtoni – type locality for species
- †Proplacenticeras
- †Protocardia
- †Protosphyraena
- †Protostega
- †Pteranodon
- †Ptychodus
- Quercus
- †Rhamnus
- †Richardoestesia
- Sassafras
- †Scaphites
- †Sequoia
- Solemya
- Sphaerium
- †Sphenobaiera
- †Sphenodiscus
- †Sphenodiscus beecheri – tentative report
- †Sphenodiscus lobatus
- †Sphenodiscus pleurisepta
- Squalicorax
- Squalus
- †Styxosaurus
- †Styxosaurus browni
- †Styxosaurus snowii – type locality for species
- †Tatankaceratops – type locality for genus
- †Tatankaceratops sacrisonorum – type locality for species
- Taxodium
- †Thescelosaurus
- †Thespesius – type locality for genus
- †Thespesius occidentalis – type locality for species
- †Torosaurus
- †Toxochelys
- †Trachodon
- †Tragodesmoceras
- †Triceratops
- †Tylosaurus
- †Tyrannosaurus
- Viviparus
- †Yezoites
- Yoldia
- Ziziphus
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of South Dakota
- †Aelurodon
- †Aepycamelus
- †Agnotocastor
- †Agriochoerus
- Alligator
- †Alligator prenasalis – type locality for species
- †Ambystoma
- †Amebelodon
- †Ampelopsis
- †Amphechinus
- †Anchitherium
- Antilocapra
- Apalone
- †Aphelops
- †Archaeocyon
- †Archaeohippus
- †Archaeotherium
- †Arctodus
- †Arctonasua
- Azolla
- †Barbourofelis
- †Bathornis
- Bison
- Blarina
- †Blarina carolinensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bothriodon
- †Brachypsalis
- †Brachyrhynchocyon
- †Brontops
- Bufo
- Buteo
- †Calippus
- †Camelops
- Canis
- †Canis dirus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis lupus
- †Carpocyon
- Castor
- †Castor canadensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Catostomus
- Celtis
- Cercidiphyllum
- Charina
- Chrysemys
- Cnemidophorus
- †Colodon
- †Cormocyon
- †Cormohipparion
- †Cosoryx
- †Cranioceras
- Crotalus
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynarctus
- †Cynodesmus
- Cynomys
- †Daphoenus
- †Desmatippus
- †Desmatochoerus
- †Desmocyon
- †Diceratherium
- †Dinictis
- †Dinohyus
- †Dipoides
- †Domnina
- †Duchesnehippus
- †Duchesneodus
- †Ectopocynus
- †Ekgmowechashala
- †Ekgmowechashala philotau – type locality for species
- Elaphe
- †Elomeryx
- †Enhydrocyon
- †Entelodon
- †Eopelobates
- †Epicyon
- Equus
- †Equus francisci
- †Equus giganteus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Etheostoma
- †Eubelodon
- †Eucastor
- †Eucommia
- Eumeces
- †Eusmilus
- Ficus
- Geomys
- †Gigantocamelus
- Glyptostrobus
- †Gomphotherium
- Graptemys
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hemicyon
- †Herpetotherium
- †Hesperocyon
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodon
- †Heteromeryx
- †Hipparion
- †Hippotherium
- †Homotherium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hoplophoneus
- †Hyaenodon
- †Hyaenodon crucians
- †Hyaenodon horridus
- †Hyaenodon montanus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyaenodon mustelinus – type locality for species
- Hyla
- †Hypertragulus
- †Hypisodus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hyporhina – type locality for genus
- †Hyporhina antiqua – type locality for species
- †Hyracodon
- Ictalurus
- †Ischyrocyon
- †Ischyromys
- †Lambdoceras
- Lampropeltis
- Lepisosteus
- Lepomis
- †Leptauchenia
- †Leptictis
- †Leptocyon
- †Leptomeryx
- Lepus
- †Lepus americanus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Longirostromeryx
- †Macrorhineura – type locality for genus
- †Macrorhineura skinneri – type locality for species
- †Mammacyon
- †Mammuthus
- Martes
- †Megacerops
- †Megachoerus – tentative report
- †Megaleptictis
- †Megalictis
- †Megalictis ferox – type locality for species
- †Megalonyx
- †Megapaloelodus – type locality for genus
- †Menoceras
- †Menops
- †Merychippus
- †Merychyus
- †Merycochoerus
- †Merycodus
- †Merycoides
- †Merycoidodon
- †Mesocyon
- †Mesohippus
- †Mesoreodon
- †Metamynodon
- †Michenia
- Microtus
- †Miniochoerus
- †Miohippus
- †Monosaulax
- †Moropus
- Mustela
- †Mylagaulus
- †Nannippus
- †Nanotragulus
- †Neohipparion – type locality for genus
- Neotoma
- Nerodia
- †Nexuotapirus
- †Niglarodon
- †Nimravus
- Notophthalmus
- †Nototamias
- †Notropis
- †Noturus – tentative report
- Ondatra
- Onychomys
- †Oreodontoides
- Ortalis
- †Osbornodon
- †Otarocyon
- †Oxetocyon
- †Oxydactylus
- †Palaeocastor
- †Palaeogale
- †Palaeolagus
- †Paracrax
- †Paradaphoenus
- †Paraenhydrocyon
- †Parahippus
- †Paramys
- †Paratomarctus
- †Paratylopus
- †Parictis
- †Peltosaurus
- †Peraceras
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- †Philotrox
- †Phlaocyon
- Phrynosoma
- †Planera
- †Platygonus
- †Pliauchenia
- †Pliohippus
- †Poebrotherium
- †Pogonodon
- †Procamelus
- †Procastoroides
- †Promartes
- †Promerycochoerus
- †Proscalops
- †Protapirus
- †Proterix
- †Protoceras
- †Protohippus
- †Protolabis
- Pseudacris
- †Pseudaelurus
- †Pseudhipparion
- †Pseudoprotoceras
- Querquedula
- †Rana
- Reithrodontomys
- Rhineura
- Salvadora
- Scaphiopus
- †Sespia
- Sorex
- Spea
- Spermophilus
- †Stegomastodon
- †Steneofiber
- Strix
- †Stylemys
- †Subhyracodon
- †Sunkahetanka
- Sylvilagus
- Tapirus
- †Teleoceras
- Thamnophis
- Thomomys
- †Titanotylopus
- †Trigenicus
- †Trigonias
- Tympanuchus
- †Ursavus
- †Ustatochoerus
- Zapus
- Zelkova
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.