List of the Cenozoic life of Kansas

This list of the Cenozoic life of Kansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Kansas and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

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  • Deroceras
    • †Deroceras aenigma
  • Diadophis
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Dinohippus
    †Dinohippus
    • †Dinohippus interpolatus
    • †Dinohippus leidyanus
  • Dipodomys
    • †Dipodomys hibbardi – type locality for species
    • †Dipodomys ordii – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Dipoides
    • †Dipoides rexroadensis – type locality for species
    • †Dipoides wilsoni – type locality for species
  • Discus
    • †Discus cronkhitei
  • †Domninoides
    • †Domninoides mimicus – type locality for species

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  • Felis
    • †Felis rexroadensis
  • †Ferissia
    • †Ferissia fragilis – or unidentified comparable form
  • Ferrissia
    • †Ferrissia rivularis
  • A living Fundulus
    †Fundulus

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  • Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus
    †Nannippus
    • †Nannippus lenticularis
    • †Nannippus peninsulatus
  • †Nassella
    • †Nassella pohlii
    • †Nassella reynoldsii
  • †Nebraskomys
    • †Nebraskomys mcgrewi
    • †Nebraskomys rexroadensis
  • †Nekrolagus
    • †Nekrolagus progressus – type locality for species
  • Neofiber
    • †Neofiber leonardi – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Neohipparion
    • †Neohipparion affine – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Neohipparion eurystyle
    • †Neohipparion leptode
    • †Neohipparion trampasense
  • Neotoma
    • †Neotoma floridana – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Neotoma leucopetrica
    • †Neotoma micropus
    • †Neotoma quadriplicata – type locality for species
    • †Neotoma sawrockensis – type locality for species
    • †Neotoma taylori – type locality for species
  • Nerodia
  • †Nerterogeomys
    • †Nerterogeomys smithi
  • Nesovitrea
    • †Nesovitrea electrina
  • Nettion
    • †Nettion ogallalae – type locality for species
  • †Nimravides
    • †Nimravides thinobates
  • Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops
    †Nothrotheriops
    • †Nothrotheriops texanus
  • Notiosorex
  • †Notolagus
    • †Notolagus lepusculus – type locality for species
  • †Notropes
  • †Notropis – tentative report

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  • A living Odocoileus deer
    Odocoileus
  • Ogmodontomys
    • †Ogmodontomys poaphagus – type locality for species
    • †Ogmodontomys sawrockensis – type locality for species
  • †Ogmophis
    • †Ogmophis pliocompactus – type locality for species
  • Ondatra
  • Onychomys
    • †Onychomys gidleyi – type locality for species
    • †Onychomys hollisteri – type locality for species
    • †Onychomys leucogaster – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Onychomys martini
    • †Onychomys pedroensis
  • Ophisaurus
  • A living Ortalis, or chachalaca
    Ortalis
    • †Ortalis affinis – type locality for species
  • Oryzomys

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  • †Paenemarmota
    • †Paenemarmota barbouri
    • †Paenemarmota sawrockensis
  • †Paleoheterodon
  • †Panicum
  • Panthera
  • †Paracryptotis
    • †Paracryptotis rex – type locality for species
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
    †Paramylodon
  • †Paranasua – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Parapliosaccomys
    • †Parapliosaccomys hibbardi
  • †Pediomeryx
    • †Pediomeryx hemphillensis
  • †Peraceras
  • Perca
  • A living Perognathus pocket mouse
    Perognathus
    • †Perognathus coquorum – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Perognathus dunklei – type locality for species
    • †Perognathus gidleyi
    • †Perognathus mclaughlini – type locality for species
    • †Perognathus pearlettensis – type locality for species
    • †Perognathus rexroadensis – type locality for species
  • Peromyscus
    • †Peromyscus baumgartneri – type locality for species
    • †Peromyscus berendsensis
    • †Peromyscus cochrani – type locality for species
    • †Peromyscus cragini
    • †Peromyscus kansasensis – type locality for species
    • †Peromyscus progressus – type locality for species
  • †Petenyia
    • †Petenyia concisa
  • Phenacomys
    • †Phenacomys intermedius – or unidentified comparable form
  • Phrynosoma
  • Physa
    • †Physa anatina
    • †Physa arboreus
    • †Physa gyrina
    • †Physa hawni
  • Pisidium
    • †Pisidium abditum
    • †Pisidium compressum
    • †Pisidium noveboracense
  • Pituophis
  • †Planisorex
    • †Planisorex dixonensis
  • †Planorbula
    • †Planorbula campestris
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene elephant relative Platybelodon
    †Platybelodon
    • †Platybelodon loomisi
  • †Platygonus
    • †Platygonus bicalcaratus
    • †Platygonus compressus – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Platygonus pollenae
    • †Platygonus vetus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Plegadis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pleiolama
    • †Pleiolama vera – type locality for species
  • †Plesiogulo
    • †Plesiogulo marshalli – type locality for species
  • †Plioctomys
    • †Plioctomys rinkeri
  • †Pliogyps – type locality for genus
    • †Pliogyps fisheri – type locality for species
  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene horse Pliohippus
    †Pliohippus
  • †Pliolemmus
    • †Pliolemmus antiquus – type locality for species
  • †Pliophenacomys
    • †Pliophenacomys dixonensis – type locality for species
    • †Pliophenacomys finneyi
    • †Pliophenacomys meadensis
    • †Pliophenacomys osborni
    • †Pliophenacomys primaevus – type locality for species
  • †Pliopicus – type locality for genus
    • †Pliopicus brodkorbi – type locality for species
  • †Pliotaxidea
    • †Pliotaxidea nevadensis
  • †Pomoxis
  • †Potamocypris
  • †Pratifelis
    • †Pratifelis martini – type locality for species
  • †Pratilepus
    • †Pratilepus kansasensis – type locality for species
  • †Procamelus
  • †Procastoroides
    • †Procastoroides sweeti
  • Procyon
    • †Procyon lotor
    • †Procyon rexroadensis – type locality for species
  • †Prodipodomys
    • †Prodipodomys centralis
    • †Prodipodomys griggsorum
    • †Prodipodomys kansensis
    • †Prodipodomys tiheni
  • †Prodipoides
    • †Prodipoides phillisi – type locality for species
  • †Prolappula
    • †Prolappula verrucosa
  • †Prolithospermum
    • †Prolithospermum johnstonii
  • †Prosthennops
    • †Prosthennops serus – type locality for species
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Protohippus
    †Protohippus
  • †Protolabis
  • Pseudacris
    • †Pseudacris clarki – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Pseudacris triseriata
  • Pseudemys
    • †Pseudemys hibbardi
  • †Pseudhipparion
  • †Pseudoceras
    • †Pseudoceras skinneri
  • Puma
  • Pupilla
    • †Pupilla sinistra
  • Pupoides
    • †Pupoides marginatus

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References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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