List of the prehistoric life of Utah
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This list of the prehistoric life of Utah contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Utah.
Precambrian
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Utah.
Paleozoic
editSelected Paleozoic taxa of Utah
edit- †Acodus
- †Agnostus
- †Amphiscapha
- †Amplexus[clarification needed]
- †Annularia
- †Anomalocaris
- †Anomphalus
- †Archimedes
- †Arcuolimbus
- †Arenicolites
- †Artisia
- †Asaphiscus
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa parva – or unidentified comparable form
- †Atrypid
- †Aulopora – tentative report
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten girtyi
- †Aviculopecten kaibabensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Aysheaia
- †Bathyuriscus
- †Beckwithia
- †Benthamaspis
- †Beyrichoceras
- †Biscoia
- †Bolbocephalus
- †Bonneterrina
- †Bourbonnella
- †Bowmania
- †Branchiocaris
- †Brassicicephalus
- †Calamites
- †Calamites cistii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Calamites suckowii
- †Callipteris – tentative report
- †Callocladia
- †Camarotoechia
- †Campbelloceras – tentative report
- †Canadaspis
- †Canadaspis perfecta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Canadia
- †Caninia
- †Cardiopteris
- †Carolinites
- †Cavusgnathus
- †Cedaria
- †Chancelloria
- †Chancia
- †Choia
- †Chondrites
- †Chonetes
- †Cladochonus
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Clonograptus
- †Coenites
- †Composita
- †Coosella
- †Coosina
- †Cordaicarpus
- †Cordaites
- Crania
- †Cravenoceras
- †Crepicephalus
- †Cruziana
- †Ctenospondylus
- †Cybelopsis
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cystodictya
- †Deiracephalus
- Dentalium
- †Diadectes
- †Diagoniella
- †Dictyonema
- †Didymograptus
- †Didymograptus nitidus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dimeropygiella
- †Diplorrhina
- †Donaldina
- †Dresbachia
- †Echinaria
- †Ectosteorhachis – or unidentified related form
- †Ehmaniella
- †Eldonia
- †Eleutherocentrus
- †Elrathia
- †Elrathina
- †Emeraldella
- †Endoceras
- †Eryops
- †Euptychaspis
- †Fenestella
- †Forteyops
- †Genevievella
- †Girvanella
- †Gnathodus
- †Gogia
- †Goniatites
- †Gunterichthys – type locality for genus
- †Hamptonia
- †Haplophrentis
- †Hazelia
- †Helicoprion
- †Hematites
- †Hemirhodon
- †Hindia[clarification needed]
- †Hintzeia
- †Homagnostus
- †Huronia
- †Hyolithellus
- †Hyolithes
- †Idiognathodus
- †Illaenus
- †Irvingella[clarification needed]
- †Jeffersonia
- †Kanoshia
- †Kawina
- †Kingstonia
- †Kirkella[clarification needed]
- †Komia[clarification needed]
- †Kootenia
- †Lachnostoma
- †Leanchoilia
- †Lejopyge
- †Lepidodendron
- †Lepidophyllum
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Leptomitus
- Lima[clarification needed]
- Limatula
- Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Llanoaspis
- †Lochriea
- †Lonchocephalus
- †Lyracystis
- †Margaretia
- †Marpolia
- †Matthevia
- †Metacoceras
- †Meteoraspis
- †Micromitra
- Modiolus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Mollisonia
- †Morania
- †Naraoia
- †Naticopsis
- †Neospirifer
- †Neuropteris
- †Niobe[clarification needed] – tentative report
- †Nisusia
- †Norwoodia
- †Obolus[clarification needed]
- †Ogygopsis
- †Olenellus
- †Olenoides
- †Ophiacodon
- †Orthis
- †Oryctocephalus
- †Ottoia
- †Ozarkodina
- †Pagetia
- †Paladin
- Palaeoaplysina
- †Palaeoscolex
- †Pelagiella
- †Pentamerus
- †Peronopsis
- †Perspicaris
- †Phillipsia
- †Phyllograptus
- Pinna – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Platycrinites
- †Platyhystrix – or unidentified comparable form
- †Prodentalium
- †Prohedinia
- †Protopliomerella
- †Protospongia
- †Ptychagnostus
- †Pugnax[clarification needed]
- †Punka[clarification needed]
- †Quadratia
- †Rayonnoceras
- †Receptaculites
- †Ribeiria
- †Rusophycus
- †Saukiella
- †Scenella
- †Schmalenseeia
- †Schwagerina
- †Scolicia
- †Selkirkia
- †Selkirkia columbia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sidneyia
- †Sigillaria
- Sphenacodon
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenopteris
- †Spinofacia – type locality for genus
- †Spirifer
- †Spiriferina
- Spirorbis
- †Stenorhachis – tentative report
- †Stigmaria
- †Syringopora
- †Teichichnus – tentative report
- †Terranovella
- †Tetragraptus
- †Thalassinoides – tentative report
- †Tricrepicephalus
- †Trigonocercella
- †Trinodus
- †Triplagnostus
- †Trocholites
- †Tseajaia
- †Tseajaia campi – type locality for species
- †Tuzoia
- †Utaherpeton – type locality for genus
- †Vauxia
- †Walcottoceras – tentative report
- †Waptia
- †Waptia fieldensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Weeksina
- †Wilkingia
- †Wiwaxia
- †Worthenia
- †Xenacanthus – or unidentified related form
- †Yuknessia
- †Zacanthoides
- †Zittelloceras
Mesozoic
editSelected Mesozoic taxa of Utah
edit- †Abydosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Abydosaurus mcintoshi – type locality for species
- †Acristavus
- †Adelolophus – type locality for genus
- †Adelolophus hutchisoni – type locality for species
- †Adocus
- †Alamosaurus
- †Albanerpeton
- †Albanerpeton cifellii – type locality for species
- †Albanerpeton galaktion
- †Albanerpeton gracilis
- †Albanerpeton nexuosus
- †Allocrioceras
- †Allosaurus
- †Alphadon
- †Alphadon attaragos
- †Alphadon eatoni – type locality for species
- †Alphadon halleyi
- †Alphadon marshi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Alphadon sahnii
- †Amblotherium
- †Ameribaatar – type locality for genus
- †Ameribaatar zofiae – type locality for species
- Amia
- †Anaflemingites
- †Anasibirites
- †Anchisauripus
- †Anemia
- †Animantarx – type locality for genus
- †Animantarx ramaljonesi – type locality for species
- Anomia
- †Anomoepus
- †Apatopus
- †Apatosaurus
- †Apatosaurus louisae – type locality for species
- †Araeodon
- †Araucarioxylon
- †Arctoceras
- †Arctoprionites
- †Arvinachelys – type locality for genus
- †Aspenites
- Astarte
- Asteriacites
- †Astroconodon
- †Astroconodon delicatus – type locality for species
- †Atreipus
- †Aublysodon – tentative report
- †Baena
- †Barosaurus
- †Basilemys
- †Bernissartia
- †Brachauchenius
- †Brachiosaurus
- †Brachyphyllum
- †Brontomerus – type locality for genus
- †Brontomerus mcintoshi – type locality for species
- †Brontopodus
- †Brontosaurus
- †Bryceomys
- †Bryceomys fumosus – type locality for species
- †Bryceomys hadrosus
- †Bryceomys intermedius – type locality for species
- †Calycoceras
- †Camarasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Camarasaurus lentus – type locality for species
- Campeloma
- †Camptosaurus
- †Carmelopodus – type locality for genus
- †Cassiope
- †Cedaromys
- †Cedaromys bestia – type locality for species
- †Cedaromys parvus – type locality for species
- †Cedarosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Cedarosaurus weiskopfae – type locality for species
- †Cedarpelta – type locality for genus
- †Cedarpelta bilbeyhallorum – type locality for species
- †Cedrorestes – type locality for genus
- †Cedrorestes crichtoni – type locality for species
- †Ceratodus
- †Ceratosaurus
- Cerithiopsis
- †Chamops
- †Chinlea – type locality for genus
- †Chirotherium
- †Chirotherium rex – or unidentified comparable form
- Chlamys
- †Chondrites
- †Cimexomys
- †Cimexomys antiquus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cimolodon
- †Cimolodon electus
- †Cimolodon nitidus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cimolodon similis
- †Cimolomys
- †Cimolomys clarki
- †Cimolomys milliensis – type locality for species
- Cladophlebis
- †Claraia
- †Coelophysis – tentative report
- †Coelurus
- †Compsemys
- †Coniophis
- Corbula
- †Cretorectolobus
- †Ctenacodon
- †Cteniogenys
- Cucullaea
- †Cycadeoidea
- Cylichna
- †Dakotamys
- †Dakotamys malcolmi – type locality for species
- †Dakotasuchus
- †Deinonychus
- †Denazinemys
- Dentalium
- †Diabloceratops – type locality for genus
- †Diabloceratops eatoni – type locality for species
- †Dinehichnus – type locality for genus
- †Dinochelys – type locality for genus
- †Diplodocus
- Discinisca – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Docodon
- †Doswellia
- †Dryolestes
- †Dryosaurus
- †Dystrophaeus – type locality for genus
- †Dystrophaeus viaemalae – type locality for species
- Elliptio
- †Enchodus
- †Enneabatrachus
- †Entradasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Entradasuchus spinosus – type locality for species
- †Eocephalites
- †Eodelphis
- †Eolambia – type locality for genus
- †Eolambia caroljonesa – type locality for species
- †Eopolycotylus – type locality for genus
- †Eopolycotylus rankini – type locality for species
- †Equisetum
- †Eryma
- †Eucalyptus
- †Eunaticina
- †Euomphaloceras
- †Euspira
- †Euthlastus
- †Eutretauranosuchus
- †Exogyra
- †Fabrosaurus – tentative report
- †Falcarius – type locality for genus
- †Falcarius utahensis – type locality for species
- Ficus
- †Flemingites
- †Gastonia – type locality for genus
- †Gastonia burgei – type locality for species
- †Geminiraptor
- †Germanonautilus – tentative report
- †Gervillaria
- †Gervillia
- Gleichenia
- †Glirodon – type locality for genus
- †Glirodon grandis – type locality for species
- Globularia – tentative report
- †Glyptops
- †Gondolella
- †Goniobasis – tentative report
- †Goniopholis
- †Grallator
- †Gryphaea
- †Gryposaurus
- †Gryposaurus monumentensis – type locality for species
- †Hagryphus – type locality for genus
- †Hagryphus giganteus – type locality for species
- †Hamulus – tentative report
- †Hausmania
- †Hedenstroemia
- †Hemicalypterus – type locality for genus
- †Hippodraco – type locality for genus
- †Hippodraco scutodens – type locality for species
- †Hispanosauropus
- †Homalopoma
- †Hoplitosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hoplosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Hoplosuchus kayi – type locality for species
- †Hybodus
- †Iguanacolossus – type locality for genus
- †Iguanacolossus fortis – type locality for species
- †Iguanodon
- †Iguanodon ottingeri – type locality for species
- Ilex
- †Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus albertensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus flavus
- †Inoceramus gilberti
- †Inoceramus koeneni
- †Inoceramus pictus
- †Inoceramus tenuistriatus – tentative report
- †Inoceramus undabundus
- †Inyoites
- †Inyoites beaverensis – type locality for species
- †Inyoites oweni
- †Iridotriton – type locality for genus
- †Ischyrhiza – or unidentified comparable form
- Isognomon
- †Janumys – type locality for genus
- †Janumys erebos – type locality for species
- †Janumys erebros
- †Jugulator
- †Kallirhynchia
- †Kamerunoceras
- †Kayentapus
- †Koparion – type locality for genus
- †Koparion douglassi – type locality for species
- †Kosmoceratops – type locality for genus
- †Kosmoceratops richardsoni – type locality for species
- †Kouphichnium
- †Leidyosuchus
- †Lepidotes
- Lepisosteus
- †Leptalestes
- Lima
- †Lissodus
- †Lonchidion
- Lopha
- Lucina
- †Lythronax – type locality for genus
- †Lythronax argestes – type locality for species
- †Machairoceratops – type locality for genus
- †Machairoceratops cronusi – type locality for species
- †Macroelongatoolithus
- Magnolia
- †Mammites
- †Marshosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Marshosaurus bicentesimus – type locality for species
- †Martharaptor – type locality for genus
- †Martharaptor greenriverensis – type locality for species
- †Meekoceras
- †Meekoceras davisi
- †Meekoceras gracilitatis
- †Meekoceras millardense – type locality for species
- †Meekoceras olivieri – type locality for species
- †Megalosauripus
- †Megasphaeroceras
- †Melvius
- †Melvius chauliodous – or unidentified comparable form
- †Meniscoessus
- †Mesodma
- †Mesodma formosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesodma hensleighi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesodma minor – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesodma thompsoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Metoicoceras
- †Moabosaurus – type locality for genus
- Modiolus
- †Monanthesia
- †Myledaphus
- †Myophorella
- †Myophoria
- †Mytilus
- †Naomichelys
- †Nasutoceratops – type locality for genus
- †Nasutoceratops titusi – type locality for species
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis depressispira
- †Naticopsis fenestravella – type locality for species
- †Naticopsis utahensis – type locality for species
- †Nedcolbertia – type locality for genus
- †Neocardioceras
- †Nerinea – tentative report
- Neritina
- †Nezpercius
- †Normannites – tentative report
- †Nothronychus
- †Nothronychus graffami – type locality for species
- Nucula
- †Odaxosaurus
- †Odaxosaurus piger – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odaxosaurus priscus
- †Odaxosaurus roosevelti – type locality for species
- †Opisthias
- †Ornithomimus
- Ostrea
- †Othnielosaurus
- †Otozoum
- †Ovaloolithus
- †Ovaloolithus tenuisus – type locality for species
- †Ovaloolithus utahensis – type locality for species
- †Owenites
- †Pagiophyllum
- †Palmulasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Palmulasaurus quadratus – type locality for species
- †Paracimexomys
- †Paracimexomys judithae – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paracimexomys magnus
- †Paracimexomys perplexus – type locality for species
- †Paracimexomys priscus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paracimexomys robisoni – type locality for species
- †Paramacellodus
- †Parasaurolophus
- †Paronychodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Parotosuchus
- †Peloroplites – type locality for genus
- †Peloroplites cedrimontanus – type locality for species
- Pholadomya
- †Pinacosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Pinacosuchus mantiensis – type locality for species
- Pinna
- †Pistia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Placenticeras
- †Plagiostoma
- †Planicoxa – type locality for genus
- †Planicoxa venenica – type locality for species
- †Planolites
- †Pleuronautilus
- Pleurotomaria – tentative report
- Plicatula
- †Poposaurus
- †Preprismatoolithus
- †Priacodon
- †Prismatoolithus
- †Prismatoolithus jenseni – type locality for species
- †Proplacenticeras
- †Protocardia
- †Pseudomelania
- †Pseudotetrasauropus
- †Pteraichnus
- †Pteraichnus saltwashensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pteraichnus stokesi – or unidentified comparable form
- Pycnodonte
- †Redondasaurus
- †Rhadinosteus – type locality for genus
- †Rhadinosteus parvus – type locality for species
- †Rhynchonella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Richardoestesia
- †Richardoestesia isosceles – or unidentified comparable form
- Rogerella
- Salix
- †Sauropelta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Scalamagnus
- †Scalamagnus tropicensis – type locality for species
- †Scapherpeton
- †Schillerosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Scotiophryne
- †Scoyenia
- †Seitaad – type locality for genus
- †Seitaad ruessi – type locality for species
- †Semionotus
- †Semionotus kanabensis – type locality for species
- Serpula
- †Sexta
- †Siats – type locality for genus
- †Siats meekerorum – type locality for species
- †Skolithos
- Solemya
- †Spheroolithus
- Spirorbis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Squatirhina
- †Stagonolepis
- †Stegopodus – type locality for genus
- †Stegosaurus
- †Stegosaurus stenops – or unidentified comparable form
- †Stegosaurus ungulatus
- †Stephanoceras
- †Stokesosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Stokesosaurus clevelandi – type locality for species
- †Talos – type locality for genus
- †Talos sampsoni – type locality for species
- †Tanycolagreus
- †Tempskya
- †Tempskya jonesii – type locality for species
- †Tempskya knowltoni
- †Tempskya minor
- †Tempskya superba
- †Tempskya whiteheadi – type locality for species
- †Tenontosaurus
- †Teratophoneus – type locality for genus
- †Teratophoneus curriei – type locality for species
- Teredolites
- †Tetrasauropus
- †Thalassinoides
- †Therangospodus – type locality for genus
- †Theretairus
- Thracia
- †Torvosaurus
- †Toxolophosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Trachodon
- †Triceratops
- †Triconolestes – type locality for genus
- †Triconolestes curvicuspis – type locality for species
- †Trigonia
- †Trinacromerum
- †Trinacromerum bentonianum – tentative report
- †Trisauropodiscus
- Turritella
- †Tyrannosauripus – type locality for genus
- †Ussurites
- †Utahceratops – type locality for genus
- †Utahceratops gettyi – type locality for species
- †Utahraptor – type locality for genus
- †Utahraptor ostrommaysi – type locality for species
- †Uteodon
- Valvata
- †Vancleavea
- †Venenosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Venenosaurus dicrocei – type locality for species
- †Vex
- Viviparus
- †Worthenia
- †Worthenia windowblindensis – type locality for species
- †Wyomingites
- †Xenoceltites
- †Yurgovuchia – type locality for genus
- †Yurgovuchia doellingi – type locality for species
- †Zamites
- †Zamites powelli
- †Zamites tidwellii – type locality for species
Cenozoic
editSelected Cenozoic taxa of Utah
edit- Abies
- †Acrocera
- †Agriochoerus
- Alligator
- †Allognathosuchus – or unidentified comparable form
- Amia
- Amyda
- †Anosteira
- Anthonomus
- Antilocapra
- †Antilocapra americana – or unidentified comparable form
- Apalone
- †Arctodus
- †Artemisia
- †Baena
- †Basirepomys
- †Bembidium
- Bison
- †Bison latifrons – tentative report
- †Bittacus
- †Bootherium
- †Boverisuchus
- †Boverisuchus vorax – type locality for species
- †Brachyhyops
- Brachylagus
- †Brachylagus idahoensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Camelops
- †Camelops hesternus – or unidentified comparable form
- Camponotus
- Canis
- †Canis dirus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Canis latrans – tentative report
- †Canis lupus
- †Catopsalis
- †Champsosaurus
- Chara
- Cheilosia
- †Chipetaia
- †Chipetaia lamporea – type locality for species
- †Chisternon
- †Chriacus
- †Colodon
- †Compsemys
- †Coniatus
- †Coryphodon
- Crocodylus
- †Crocodylus acer – type locality for species
- †Crocodylus affinis
- Culex
- †Cuterebra
- Dicranomyia
- †Dinohippus
- †Diplacodon
- †Diprionomys
- †Duchesnehippus
- †Duchesneodus
- †Echmatemys
- †Ectoconus
- †Elliptio
- †Eobasileus
- †Eoconodon
- †Eonessa – type locality for genus
- †Eonessa anaticula – type locality for species
- †Epicaerus
- †Epihippus
- †Epiphanis
- Equus
- †Equus conversidens – tentative report
- Erethizon
- †Erethizon dorsatum – tentative report
- †Eucastor
- †Euglossopteryx – type locality for genus
- †Euglossopteryx biesmeijeri – type locality for species
- Eutamias
- †Goniacodon
- †Hadrianus
- †Haplolambda – or unidentified comparable form
- †Harpagolestes
- †Helaletes
- †Helodermoides – tentative report
- †Herpetotherium
- †Heteraletes
- †Hoplochelys
- †Hyaenodon
- †Hyaenodon vetus – or unidentified comparable form
- Hydrobia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hylobius
- †Hyopsodus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hyrachyus
- †Hyracodon
- †Hyracotherium
- †Kimbetohia
- Laccophilus
- †Lambdotherium
- Lemmiscus
- Lepisosteus
- †Leptomeryx
- †Leptoreodon
- †Leptotragulus
- Lepus
- †Lepus townsendii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Limnocyon
- †Limnocyon verus – or unidentified comparable form
- Lynx
- †Lynx canadensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- †Megalonyx
- †Menops
- †Merriamoceros
- †Mesonyx
- †Metaliomys – type locality for genus
- †Metarhinus
- †Metatelmatherium
- †Miacis
- †Microsyops
- Microtus
- †Miocyon
- Mustela
- †Mustela richardsonii – tentative report
- †Nemotelus
- Neogale
- †Neoplagiaulax
- Neotamias
- Neotoma
- †Notharctus
- †Notharctus tenebrosus – or unidentified comparable form
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- †Oodectes – tentative report
- Ophryastes
- †Oxyacodon
- †Paramylodon
- †Paramylodon harlani – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paramys
- †Parectypodus
- †Paronychomys
- †Peratherium
- Peromyscus
- Phenacomys
- Phyllobius
- †Phyllophaga
- Physa
- Picea
- Pinus
- †Plastomenoides
- Plecia
- †Poabromylus
- †Poebrodon
- †Polemonium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Presbyornis – type locality for genus
- †Procaimanoidea – type locality for genus
- †Procaimanoidea utahensis – type locality for species
- †Procas
- †Procynodictis
- †Prodaphaenus
- †Protitanotherium
- †Protylopus
- †Proviverra
- †Ptilodus
- †Ptilodus mediaevus
- †Ptilodus tsosiensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Rhinoclemmys – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Saniwa
- †Sargus
- †Sinopa
- †Smilodectes
- †Smilodon
- †Smilodon fatalis – or unidentified comparable form
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus armatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphenocoelus
- †Sthenodectes
- †Stygimys
- †Stylemys
- †Stylinodon
- †Taeniolabis
- †Tapocyon
- Taxidea
- Thomomys
- †Trogosus
- †Tylocephalonyx
- †Uintacyon
- †Uintatherium
- †Valenia
- †Viverravus
- Viviparus
- Vulpes
- Zapus
References
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.