List of the Cenozoic life of Idaho
This list of the Cenozoic life of Idaho contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Idaho and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
A
- Abies
Living Abies, or fir trees- †Abies alvordensis
- †Abies concoloroides
- †Abies conncoloroides
- †Abies idahoensis – type locality for species
- †Abies klamathensis
- †Abies sonomensis
- †Abies toxirivus
- Acer
- †Acer bendirei
- †Acer bolanderi
- †Acer columbianum
- †Acer florissanti
- †Acer glabroides
- †Acer hueberi
- †Acer idahoensis
- †Acer macginitiei
- †Acer minor
- †Acer oregonianum
- †Acer salmonensis
- †Acer scottiae
- †Acer tiffneyi
- †Acritohippus
- †Aepycamelus
Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920). - †Aesculus
- †Aesculus montanus
- Agelaius
- †Agelaius phoeniceus
- †Agriotherium
- †Agriotherium schneideri – or unidentified comparable form
- †Alforjas – tentative report
- †Alilepus
- †Alilepus vagus – type locality for species
- Alnus
- †Alnus carpinoides
- †Alnus fairii
- †Alnus fossilis
- †Alnus hollandiana
- †Alnus latahensis
- †Alnus lemhiensis – type locality for species
- †Alnus relatus
- †Alnus rossi
- †Alphagaulus
- †Alphagaulus pristinus
- †Amebelodon
Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon. Margret Flinsch (1932).- †Amebelodon floridanus – or unidentified comparable form
- Amelanchier
- †Amelanchier couleeana
- †Amelanchier dignatus
- Anas
- Anser
- Antilocapra
- Antrozous
- †Aphelops
- †Aphelops malacorhinus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Archaeohippus
- †Archaeohippus ultimus
- †Arctodus
- Ardea
B
- Baiomys
- †Baiomys aquilonius – type locality for species
- Betula
- †Betula ashleyi
- †Betula lemhiensis – type locality for species
- †Betula thor
- †Betula vera
- Bibio
- †Bibio latahensis – type locality for species
- †Bibio testeus – type locality for species
- Bison
- †Bison alaskensis
- †Bison antiquus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bison latifrons
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Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison - †Bison priscus
- Boletina
- †Bolitophila
- †Bolitophila pulveris – type locality for species
- †Bombus
- †Bombus proavus – tentative report
- Bonasa
- †Bootherium
- †Borophagus
- †Brachycrus
Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus - Brachylagus
- Branta
- Bucephala
- †Buisnictis
- †Buisnictis breviramus
C
- †Camelops
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops - Camponotus
- Canis
- †Canis dirus
- †Canis ferox
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis lepophagus
- Carya
- †Carya benderei
- †Carya bendrerei
- †Carya libbeyi
- Castor
- †Castor californicus
- †Castor canadensis
- Ceanothus
- †Ceanothus chaneyi
- Cedrela
- †Cedrela pteraformis
- †Ceratomeryx – type locality for genus
- †Ceratomeryx prenticei – type locality for species
- Cercidiphyllum
- †Cercidiphyllum crenatum
- †Cercidiphyllum elongatum
- Cervus
- †Cervus elaphus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chamaecyparis
- †Chamaecyparis edwardsii – type locality for species
- †Chamaecyparis linguaefolia
- Chen
- †Chen pressa – type locality for species
- †Chrysolepis
- †Chrysolepis haynesii – type locality for species
- Ciconia – tentative report
- †Ciconia maltha
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Ciconia maltha, also known as the asphalt stork or La Brea stork
- Colymbus
- Comptonia
- †Comptonia hesperia
- †Conites – tentative report
- †Copemys – tentative report
- Cornus
- †Cornus ovalis
- †Cosomys
- †Cosomys primus
- †Cosoryx
- Craigia
- †Craigia oregonensis
- Crataegus
- †Crataegus bakeri – type locality for species
- †Crataegus flavescens
- †Crataegus haynesii – type locality for species
- †Cunninghamia
- †Cunninghamia marquettii – type locality for species
- Cygnus
- †Cygnus hibbardi – type locality for species
- Cynomys
- †Cynomys niobrarius
- †Cynorca
D
- †Dennstaedtia
- †Dennstaedtia americana
- †Diceratherium
- †Diplodipelta
- †Diplodipelta reniptera
- †Dipoides
- †Dipoides stirtoni
- Dolichoderus
- †Domnina
- †Dromomeryx
Fossilized horns, jaws, and limb bones of the Miocene deer relative Dromomeryx - Dytiscus
- †Dytiscus miocenicus – type locality for species
E
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe pliocenica – type locality for species
- †Elaphe vulpina
- †Entoptychus
- †Entoptychus fieldsi
- †Entoptychus sheppardi
- †Eotermes
- †Epicyon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon - †Equisetum
- †Equisetum alexanderi
- †Equisetum arcticum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equisetum octangulatum
- Equus
- †Equus fromanius
- †Equus idahoensis
- †Equus scotti
- †Equus simplicidens
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene horse Equus simplicidens, also known as the Hagerman horse or American zebra
- Erethizon
- †Erethizon bathygnathum
- †Erethizon dorsatum
- †Eucommia
- †Eucommia serrata
- †Euptelea
- †Euptelea dilcherii – type locality for species
- Exechia
- †Exechia juliaetta – type locality for species
F
- Falco
- Felis
- †Felis lacustris
- †Felis rexroadensis
- †Ferinestrix
- †Ferinestrix vorax – type locality for species
- †Fraxinus
Illustrations of the flowers and foliage of a living Fraxinus, or ash tree, with insets further detailing its anatomy- †Fraxinus coulteri
- †Fraxinus stenocarpa – type locality for species
G
- Gallinula
- †Garrya
- †Garrya idahoensis
- †Gigantocamelus
- †Gigantocamelus spatulus
- Ginkgo
- †Ginkgo adiantoides
Restored foliage of the Late Cretaceous-Miocene ginkgo tree Ginkgo adiantoides
- †Gleditsia
- †Gleditsia lottii – type locality for species
H
- Halesia
- †Halesia columbiana
- †Hemiauchenia
- Homo
- †Homotherium
Restoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat- †Homotherium idahoensis
- †Homotherium serum
- Hydrangea
- †Hydrangea bendirei
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hypolagus edensis
- †Hypolagus furlongi
- †Hypolagus gidleyi
- †Hypolagus vetus
- †Hypolagus voorhiesi
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J
- Juglans
- †Juglans browniana
L
- Larix
- †Larix cassiana
- †Larix lemhiensis – type locality for species
- Lasiurus
A living Lasiurus, or hairy-tailed bat- †Lasiurus fossilis
- Lasius
- †Ledum
- †Ledum idahoensis – type locality for species
- Lepus
- Libocedrus
- †Libocedrus masoni
- †Limnephilus
- †Liriodendron
- †Liriodendron hesperia
- †Lithocarpus
- †Lithocarpus weidei
- Lontra
- †Lontra canadensis
- †Lontra weiri – type locality for species
- Lynx
A living Lynx
M
- †Macrophya
- †Macrophya adventitia – type locality for species
- Mahonia
- †Mahonia creedensis
- †Mahonia reticulata
- †Mahonia simplex
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi
Life restoration of a herd of Mammuthus columbi, or Columbian mammoths. The extent of the fur depicted is hypothetical. Charles R. Knight (1909). - †Mammuthus hayi
- †Martinogale
- †Megacamelus
- †Megaleuctra
- †Megaleuctra jewetti – type locality for species
- †Megalonyx
- †Megantereon
- †Megantereon hesperus
- Meleagris
- Mergus
- †Merychyus
- †Merychyus elegans
- †Merychyus smithi
- †Mesoreodon
- †Mesoreodon chelonyx
- Messor – tentative report
- †Metalopex
- †Metalopex merriami
- Metasequoia
- †Michenia
- Mictomys
- †Mictomys vetus
- †Mimomys
- †Miohippus
Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene three-toed horse Miohippus- †Miohippus gemmarosae – or unidentified comparable form
- †Miolabis – tentative report
- †Miopsyche
- Mustela
- †Mustela rexroadensis
N
- Natrix
- †Natrix hibbardi – type locality for species
- Neophrontops
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene Neophrontops- †Neophrontops slaughteri – type locality for species
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma quadriplicata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neotragocerus
- †Neotragocerus lindgreni – type locality for species
- †Niglarodon
- †Niglarodon petersonensis
- †Niglarodon yeariani
- †Nymphaeites
- †Nymphaeites nevadensis
- †Nyssa
- †Nyssa hesperia
O
- Odocoileus
A living Odocoileus deer - Ondatra
- †Ondatra idahoensis – type locality for species
- †Ondatra minor
- †Ondatra zibethicus
- †Ophiomys
- †Ophiomys parvus – type locality for species
- †Ophiomys taylori
- †Oregonomys
- †Oregonomys magnus
- †Oregonomys pebblespringsensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Oreolagus
- †Osmunda
- †Osmunda occidentale
- †Osmunda occidentalis
- Ostrya
- †Ostrya oregoniana
- †Oxydactylus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Oligocene-Miocene camel Oxydactylus
P
- †Paciculus
- †Paciculus montanus
- †Paenemarmota
- †Paenemarmota barbouri
- †Paenemarmota sawrockensis
- †Palaeolagus – tentative report
- Panthera
- †Paracryptotis
- †Paracryptotis gidleyi
- †Paramicrotoscoptes
- †Paramicrotoscoptes hibbardi
- †Paramylodon
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon - †Paratamias – type locality for genus
- †Paratamias tarassus – type locality for species
- †Parthenocissus
- †Parthenocissus idahoensis
- Pelecanus
- †Pelecanus halieus – type locality for species
- Perognathus
- †Perognathus maldei – type locality for species
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus hagermanensis – type locality for species
- Persea
- †Persea pseudocarolinensis
- Phalacrocorax
- †Phalacrocorax auritus
A living Phalacrocorax auritus, or double-crested cormorant - †Phalacrocorax idahensis
- †Phalacrocorax macer – type locality for species
- Phenacomys
- †Phenacomys gryci
- Phryganea
- Picea
- †Picea coloradensis
- †Picea lahontense
- †Picea magna
- †Picea sonomensis
- Pinus
- †Pinus alvordensis
- †Pinus baileyii – type locality for species
- †Pinus harneyana
- †Pinus ponderosoides
- †Pinus prestrobus – type locality for species
- †Pinus wheeleri
- Platanus
- †Platanus idahoensis – type locality for species
- †Platygonus
Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).- †Platygonus pearcei – type locality for species
- †Plesiosorex
- †Plesiosorex coloradensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pliogeomys
- †Pliogeomys parvus – type locality for species
- †Pliophenacomys
- †Pliophenacomys meadensis
- †Pliophenacomys osborni
- †Pliosaccomys
- †Pliotaxidea
- †Pliotaxidea nevadensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Populus
- †Populus cinnamonoides
- †Populus eotremuloides
- Porzana
- †Porzana lacustris – type locality for species
- †Potamogeton
- †Potamogeton knowltoni
- †Problastomeryx
- †Problastomeryx primus
- †Procastoroides
- †Procastoroides idahoensis
- †Procastoroides intermedius
- Procyon
- †Prodipodomys
- †Prodipodomys idahoensis – type locality for species
- †Promerycochoerus
Restoration of the Miocene hippopotamus-like oreodont Promerycochoerus both onshore and in the water. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).- †Promerycochoerus superbus
- †Propentacora
- †Propentacora froeschneri – type locality for species
- †Protolabis
- Prunus
- †Prunus chaneyi
- †Prunus treasheri
- †Pseudofagus – type locality for genus
- †Pseudofagus idahoensis – type locality for species
- †Pseudolarix
- †Pseudolarix americana
- †Pseudolarix americcana
- †Pseudotsuga
- †Pseudotsuga glaucoides
- †Pseudotsuga longifolia
- Pterocarya
- †Pterocarya mixta
- Puma
Q
- Quercus
A living Quercus, or oak tree- †Quercus bilobata – type locality for species
- †Quercus castormontis – type locality for species
- †Quercus hannibali
- †Quercus haynesii – type locality for species
- †Quercus mccanni
- †Quercus moyei – type locality for species
- †Quercus simulata
- †Quercus snookensis – type locality for species
- Querquedula
R
- Rangifer
- †Rhamnus
- †Rhamnus columbiana
- Rhododendron
- †Rhododendron chaneyi
- Rhus
- †Rhus alvordensis
- †Rhynchotherium
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium - †Ribes
- Rosa
- †Rosa germerensis
- †Rymosia
- †Rymosia miocenica – type locality for species
S
- Salix
- †Salix cassiana
- †Salix hesperia
- †Salix knowltoni
- †Salix lemhiensis – type locality for species
- Sassafras
- †Sassafras ashleyi
- †Sassafras columbiana
- †Satherium
- Scapanus
- †Scapanus hagermanensis – type locality for species
- †Scapanus proceridens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Scapanus townsendii – or unidentified related form
- Sciara
- †Sciara sepulta – type locality for species
- Sequoia
- †Sequoiadendron
- †Simocyon
- †Simocyon primigenius – or unidentified comparable form
- †Smilax
- †Smilax trinervis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Smilodon
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon - †Sminthosinis
- †Sminthosinis bowleri – type locality for species
- †Sophora
- †Sophora spokanensis
- †Sorbus
- †Sorbus cassiana
- †Sorbus mcjannetii
- Sorex
- †Sorex hagermanensis – type locality for species
- †Sorex meltoni – type locality for species
- †Sorex palustris
- †Sorex powersi – type locality for species
- †Sorex rexroadensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus gidleyi
- Sphecophaga – tentative report
- †Spiraea
- †Spiraea idahoensis – type locality for species
- †Stegomastodon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon - Sthenictis
- Sylvicola
- †Sylvicola carolae – type locality for species
- †Symphoricarpos
- †Symphoricarpos salmonense
- †Symphoricarpos salmonensis
T
- Taxidea
- Taxodium
- †Teleoceras
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras - Thamnophis
- Thomomys
- †Thomomys gidleyi
- †Thomomys townsendii
- †Thuja
- †Thuja dimorpha
- †Ticholeptus
- †Ticholeptus zygomaticus
- Tilia
- †Tilia circularis
- †Tilia hallii
- †Trigonictis
- †Trigonictis cookii
- †Trigonictis macrodon
- †Trilaccogaulus
- †Trilaccogaulus lemhiensis
- †Tsuga
- †Tsuga mertensioides
- Typha
- †Typha lesquereuxi
U
V
- †Vaccinium
A variety of modern Vaccinium species, clockwise from top right: cranberries, lingonberries, blueberries, and huckleberries- †Vaccinium sonomensis
- †Vauquelinia
- Vulpes
Z
- Zelkova
- †Zelkova brownii
- †Zelkova oregoniana
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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