List of the Cenozoic life of Arkansas

Last updated December 18, 2021

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
A living Architectonica staircase shell sea snail
Architectonica
- † Architectonica bellistriata
Arius – or unidentified comparable form
Astrangia
- † Astrangia harrisi – type locality for species
Athleta
- † Athleta symmetricus

B

Barbatia
- † Barbatia corvamnis
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus
† Basilosaurus
- † Basilosaurus cetoides
Bathytormus
- † Bathytormus clarkensis
- † Bathytormus flexurus
Blarina
- † Blarina brevicauda
† Bootherium
- † Bootherium bombifrons
Brachidontes
- † Brachidontes hamatoides
† Brachyprotoma
- † Brachyprotoma obtusata
Bullia
- † Bullia altilis

C

Caestocorbula
- † Caestocorbula wailesiana
† Calorhadia
- † Calorhadia reginajacksonis
† Calyptraphorus
- † Calyptraphorus stamineus
Canis
- Illustration in multiple views of a fossilized skull of the Pleistocene Canis armbrusteri , or Armbruster's wolf
  † Canis armbrusteri
- † 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
Shell of a Corbula basket clam
Corbula
- † 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

A living Dasyatis stingray
Dasyatis
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
- † Eptesicus fuscus
Equus
- Restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene horse Equus scotti , or Scott's horse
  † Equus scotti – tentative report
Erethizon
- † Erethizon dorsatum
Eurytellina
- † Eurytellina linifera
- † Eurytellina spillmani

F

Fusimitra
- † Fusimitra millingtoni

G

A living Galeocerdo requiem shark
Galeocerdo
- † Galeocerdo latidens
Galeodea
- † Galeodea petersoni
Galeorhinus
Geomys
- † Geomys bursarius
Ginglymostoma
- † Ginglymostoma serra

H

A living Hemipristis weasel shark
Hemipristis
- † Hemipristis curvatus
Hemisinus
- † Hemisinus jacksonius
† Hercoglossa
- † Hercoglossa ulrichi
Hexaplex
- † Hexaplex marksi
† Hilgardia
- † Hilgardia multilineata

I

A living Iridomyrmex , or rainbow ant
† Iridomyrmex
- † Iridomyrmex mapesi – type locality for species

K

† Kapalmerella
- † Kapalmerella arenicola
- † Kapalmerella mortoni

L

† Lacunaria
Latirus
- † Latirus humilior
Illustration of a living Lepisosteus , or gar
Lepisosteus
Lepus
- † Lepus alleni
- † Lepus americanus – tentative report
† Levifusus
- † Levifusus branneri
† Linthia
- † Linthia alabamensis
† Lirodiscus
- † Lirodiscus jacksonensis
† Litorhadia – tentative report
- † Litorhadia albirupina
Lynx
- A living Lynx rufus , or bobcat
  † Lynx rufus

M

† Mammuthus
- Mounted fossilized skeleton of a Mammuthus columbi or Columbian mammoth
  † Mammuthus columbi
Marmota
- † Marmota monax
† Mazzalina
- † Mazzalina inaurata
Mephitis
- † Mephitis mephitis
Mesalia
- † Mesalia alabamiensis
- † Mesalia pumila
- † Mesalia vetusta
Microtus
- † Microtus llanensis
- † Microtus paroperarius
Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx , or American cheetah
† Miracinonyx
- † Miracinonyx studeri
Mustela
- † Mustela richardsonii
Myliobatis
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus
† Mylohyus
- † Mylohyus fossilis
Myotis
- † Myotis leibi
Myrtea
- † Myrtea curta
Mytilus
- † Mytilus hamatoides

N

Nassarius
- † Nassarius albirupina
- † Nassarius hilli
A living Neotoma , or pack rat
Neotoma
- † Neotoma ozarkensis
Neogale
- † Neogale frenata
- † Neogale vison
Nucula
- † Nucula magnifica

O

Odocoileus
- A living Odocoileus virginianus , or white-tailed deer
  † Odocoileus virginianus
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
- A living Panthera onca , or jaguar
  † Panthera onca
† 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
A living Pristis sawfish
Pristis
Procyon
- † Procyon lotor
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

A living Reithrodontomys , or groove-toothed New World harvest mouse
Reithrodontomys
Retusa
- † Retusa jacksonensis
† Ringicardium
- † Ringicardium harrisi

S

Scalopus
- † Scalopus aquaticus
† Sinistrella
- † Sinistrella americana
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
† Smilodon
- † Smilodon fatalis
Sorex
- † Sorex cinereus
- † Sorex fumeus
- † Sorex minutus
- † Sorex monticolus
Spermophilus
- † Spermophilus tridecemlineatus – tentative report
A living Sphyraena , or barracuda
Sphyraena
Spilogale
- † Spilogale putorius – tentative report
Spisula
- † Spisula albirupina
Sylvilagus
- † Sylvilagus floridanus – tentative report

T

Tamiasciurus
- A living Tamiasciurus hudsonicus , or American red squirrel
  † Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Terebra
- † Terebra jacksonensis
Teredo
Trichiurus
† Tritonatractus
- † Tritonatractus pearlensis
Turritella
- † Turritella clevelandia

U

Urocyon
- † Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Ursus
- A living Ursus americanus , or American black bear
  † Ursus americanus

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 17 December 2021.

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List of the Cenozoic life of Arkansas

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