List of the Cenozoic life of Arkansas
This list of the Cenozoic life of Arkansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Arkansas and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
A
- †Abdounia
- †Abdounia enniskilleni
- †Acrometa
- Acteon
- †Acteon idoneus
- Agaronia
- †Agaronia media
- Antalis
- †Antalis vincense
- Architectonica
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A living Architectonica staircase shell sea snail- †Architectonica bellistriata
- Arius – or unidentified comparable form
- Astrangia
- †Astrangia harrisi – type locality for species
- Athleta
- †Athleta symmetricus
B
- Barbatia
- †Barbatia corvamnis
- †Basilosaurus
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus - Bathytormus
- †Bathytormus clarkensis
- †Bathytormus flexurus
- Blarina
- †Blarina brevicauda
- †Bootherium
- Brachidontes
- †Brachidontes hamatoides
- †Brachyprotoma
- Bullia
- †Bullia altilis
C
- Caestocorbula
- †Caestocorbula wailesiana
- †Calorhadia
- †Calorhadia reginajacksonis
- †Calyptraphorus
- †Calyptraphorus stamineus
- Canis
- †Canis armbrusteri
Illustration in multiple views of a fossilized skull of the Pleistocene Canis armbrusteri, or Armbruster's wolf - †Canis latrans
- Carcharhinus
- †Carcharhinus gibbesi
- Carcharias
- †Carcharias hopei
- †Caricella
- †Caricella subangulata
- Caryocorbula
- †Caryocorbula densata
- †Caryocorbula willistoni
- Castor
- †Castor canadensis
- Cervus
- Chlamys
- †Chlamys corvina
- Clavilithes
- †Clavilithes humerosus
- Coluber
- †Coluber constrictor – or unidentified comparable form
- Conomitra
- †Conomitra hammakeri
- †Conomitra jacksonensis
- Conopeum
- †Conopeum damicornis
- Conus
- †Conus sauridens
- Corbula
Shell of a Corbula basket clam- †Corbula subcompressa
- †Cornulina
- †Cornulina dalli
- †Coronia
- †Coronia childreni
- Crassostrea
- †Crassostrea alabamensis
- Crotalus
- Cytherea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
D
- Dasyatis
A living Dasyatis stingray - Dentalium
- †Diaphyodus
- †Diaphyodus wilsoni
- †Diplobunops – or unidentified comparable form
- †Diplobunops matthewi
- Diplodonta
- †Diplodonta bulla
E
- †Eocenidris – type locality for genus
- †Eocenidris crassa – type locality for species
- †Eopleurotoma – tentative report
- †Eopleurotoma albirupsis
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- Equus
- †Equus scotti – tentative report
Restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene horse Equus scotti, or Scott's horse
- Erethizon
- †Erethizon dorsatum
- Eurytellina
- †Eurytellina linifera
- †Eurytellina spillmani
F
- Fusimitra
- †Fusimitra millingtoni
G
- Galeocerdo
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A living Galeocerdo requiem shark- †Galeocerdo latidens
- Galeodea
- †Galeodea petersoni
- Galeorhinus
- Geomys
- Ginglymostoma
- †Ginglymostoma serra
H
- Hemipristis
A living Hemipristis weasel shark - Hemisinus
- †Hemisinus jacksonius
- †Hercoglossa
- †Hercoglossa ulrichi
- Hexaplex
- †Hexaplex marksi
- †Hilgardia
- †Hilgardia multilineata
I
- †Iridomyrmex
A living Iridomyrmex, or rainbow ant- †Iridomyrmex mapesi – type locality for species
K
- †Kapalmerella
- †Kapalmerella arenicola
- †Kapalmerella mortoni
L
- †Lacunaria
- Latirus
- †Latirus humilior
- Lepisosteus
Illustration of a living Lepisosteus, or gar - Lepus
- †Lepus alleni
- †Lepus americanus – tentative report
- †Levifusus
- †Levifusus branneri
- †Linthia
- †Linthia alabamensis
- †Lirodiscus
- †Lirodiscus jacksonensis
- †Litorhadia – tentative report
- †Litorhadia albirupina
- Lynx
- †Lynx rufus
A living Lynx rufus, or bobcat
M
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi
Mounted fossilized skeleton of a Mammuthus columbi or Columbian mammoth
- Marmota
- †Mazzalina
- †Mazzalina inaurata
- Mephitis
- Mesalia
- †Mesalia alabamiensis
- †Mesalia pumila
- †Mesalia vetusta
- Microtus
- †Microtus llanensis
- †Microtus paroperarius
- †Miracinonyx
Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah - Mustela
- Myliobatis
- †Mylohyus
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus - Myotis
- †Myotis leibi
- Myrtea
- †Myrtea curta
- Mytilus
- †Mytilus hamatoides
N
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O
- Odocoileus
- †Odocoileus virginianus
A living Odocoileus virginianus, or white-tailed deer
- Ondatra
- †Ondatra annectens
- Orthoyoldia
- †Orthoyoldia psammotaea
- †Orthoyoldia rubamnis
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea crenulimarginata
- †Ostrea pulaskensis
- †Otiorhynchites
- †Otiorhynchites wilcoxianus – type locality for species
P
- †Pachecoa
- †Pachecoa corvamnis
- Panthera
- †Panthera onca
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A living Panthera onca, or jaguar
- †Pantolestes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pantolestes natans
- †Papillina
- †Papillina dumosa
- Pekania
- †Pekania diluviana
- Periploma
- †Periploma collardi
- Peromyscus
- Pitar
- †Pitar securiformis
- †Pitar trigoniata
- Pituophis
- Pitymys
- †Pitymys cumberlandensis
- Pleuromeris
- †Pleuromeris parva
- Polinices
- †Polinices eminulus
- †Polinices weisbordi
- †Priscoficus
- Pristis
A living Pristis sawfish - Procyon
- Propeamussium
- †Propeamussium alabamense
- †Propristis
- †Propristis schweinfurthi
- †Protocardia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Protrechina – type locality for genus
- †Protrechina carpenteri – type locality for species
- Pseudoliva
- †Pseudoliva vetusta
- †Pterosphenus
- †Pterosphenus schucherti
R
- Reithrodontomys
A living Reithrodontomys, or groove-toothed New World harvest mouse - Retusa
- †Retusa jacksonensis
- †Ringicardium
- †Ringicardium harrisi
S
- Scalopus
- †Sinistrella
- †Sinistrella americana
- †Smilodon
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon - Sorex
- †Sorex cinereus
- †Sorex fumeus
- †Sorex minutus
- †Sorex monticolus
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus – tentative report
- Sphyraena
A living Sphyraena, or barracuda - Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius – tentative report
- Spisula
- †Spisula albirupina
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus floridanus – tentative report
T
- Tamiasciurus
- †Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
A living Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, or American red squirrel
- Terebra
- †Terebra jacksonensis
- Teredo
- Trichiurus
- †Tritonatractus
- †Tritonatractus pearlensis
- Turritella
- †Turritella clevelandia
U
- Urocyon
- †Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Ursus
- †Ursus americanus
A living Ursus americanus, or American black bear
V
- Venericardia
- †Venericardia diversidentata
- †Venericardia klimacodes
- †Venericardia planicosta
- †Venericardia praecisa
- Vulpes
Y
- Yoldia
- †Yoldia mater
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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