List of the Cenozoic life of Arkansas
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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
- †Acrometa
- Acteon
- Agaronia
- Antalis
ArchitectonicaA living Architectonica staircase shell sea snail - Arius – or unidentified comparable form
- Astrangia
- †Astrangia harrisi – type locality for species
- Athleta
B
- Barbatia
†BasilosaurusLife restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus - Bathytormus
- Blarina
- †Bootherium
- Brachidontes
- †Brachyprotoma
- Bullia
C
- Caestocorbula
- †Calorhadia
- †Calyptraphorus
- Canis
†Canis armbrusteriIllustration in multiple views of a fossilized skull of the Pleistocene Canis armbrusteri, or Armbruster's wolf - †Canis latrans
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- †Caricella
- Caryocorbula
- Castor
- Cervus
- Chlamys
- Clavilithes
- Coluber
- †Coluber constrictor – or unidentified comparable form
- Conomitra
- Conopeum
- Conus
CorbulaShell of a Corbula basket clam - †Cornulina
- †Coronia
- Crassostrea
- Crotalus
- Cytherea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
D
DasyatisA living Dasyatis stingray - Dentalium
- †Diaphyodus
- †Diplobunops – or unidentified comparable form
- Diplodonta
E
- †Eocenidris – type locality for genus
- †Eocenidris crassa – type locality for species
- †Eopleurotoma – tentative report
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- Equus
†Equus scotti – tentative reportRestoration of the Pliocene-Holocene horse Equus scotti, or Scott's horse
- Erethizon
- Eurytellina
F
G
GaleocerdoA living Galeocerdo requiem shark - Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- Geomys
- Ginglymostoma
H
HemipristisA living Hemipristis weasel shark - Hemisinus
- †Hercoglossa
- Hexaplex
- †Hilgardia
I
†IridomyrmexA living Iridomyrmex, or rainbow ant - †Iridomyrmex mapesi – type locality for species
K
L
- †Lacunaria
- Latirus
LepisosteusIllustration of a living Lepisosteus, or gar - Lepus
- †Lepus alleni
- †Lepus americanus – tentative report
- †Levifusus
- †Linthia
- †Lirodiscus
- †Litorhadia – tentative report
- Lynx
†Lynx rufusA living Lynx rufus, or bobcat
M
- †Mammuthus
†Mammuthus columbiMounted fossilized skeleton of a Mammuthus columbi or Columbian mammoth
- Marmota
- †Mazzalina
- Mephitis
- Mesalia
- Microtus
†MiracinonyxRestoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah - Mustela
- Myliobatis
†MylohyusFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus - Myotis
- Myrtea
- Mytilus
N
O
- Odocoileus
†Odocoileus virginianusA living Odocoileus virginianus, or white-tailed deer
- Ondatra
- Orthoyoldia
- Ostrea
- †Otiorhynchites
- †Otiorhynchites wilcoxianus – type locality for species
P
- †Pachecoa
- Panthera
†Panthera oncaA living Panthera onca, or jaguar
- †Pantolestes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Papillina
- Pekania
- Periploma
- Peromyscus
- Pitar
- Pituophis
- Pitymys
- Pleuromeris
- Polinices
- †Priscoficus
PristisA living Pristis sawfish - Procyon
- Propeamussium
- †Propristis
- †Protocardia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Protrechina – type locality for genus
- †Protrechina carpenteri – type locality for species
- Pseudoliva
- †Pterosphenus
R
ReithrodontomysA living Reithrodontomys, or groove-toothed New World harvest mouse - Retusa
- †Ringicardium
S
- Scalopus
- †Sinistrella
†SmilodonLife restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon - Sorex
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus – tentative report
SphyraenaA living Sphyraena, or barracuda - Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius – tentative report
- Spisula
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus floridanus – tentative report
T
- Tamiasciurus
†Tamiasciurus hudsonicusA living Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, or American red squirrel
- Terebra
- Teredo
- Trichiurus
- †Tritonatractus
- Turritella
U
- Urocyon
- Ursus
†Ursus americanusA living Ursus americanus, or American black bear
V
Y
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.