List of the prehistoric life of Utah
Appearance
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
[edit]The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Utah.
Paleozoic
[edit]Selected 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
[edit]Selected 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
[edit]Selected 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.