This list of the prehistoric life of California contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of California.
Precambrian
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in California.
Paleozoic
editSelected Paleozoic taxa of California
edit- †Advenella
- †Agathiceras
- †Ampyx – tentative report
- †Ampyx
- †Apatolichas
†Aspidella – tentative reportFossils of the mysterious Ediacaran organism Aspidella - †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten occidentalis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bimuria
- †Bolbolenellus
- †Bristolia
- †Bumastus
- †Calymene
- †Camarotoechia – tentative report
- †Carolinites
- †Chonetes
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Composita
- †Composita grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Composita subtilita – or unidentified comparable form
- †Conchidium
- †Conocardium
†CruzianaFossil of the Devonian-Triassic arthropod trackway ichnogenus Cruziana - †Cyclolobus
- †Cyclonema
- †Cymbidium
- †Daguinaspis
- †Dicoelosia
- †Didymograptus
- †Dimeropygiella
- †Diplichnites
- †Encrinurus
- †Endoceras – tentative report
- †Euomphalus
- †Fallotaspis
- †Favosites
- †Fenestella
- †Gogia
- †Halysites
- †Helicoplacus
†HelicoprionLife restoration of the Permian Chimaera relative Helicoprion - †Heliomeroides
- †Hercynella
- †Holopea
- †Hyolithes
- †Illaenus
- †Ingria
- †Isogramma
- †Isotelus
- †Kawina
†KutorginaIllustration of a fossilized shell of the brachiopod Kutorgina - †Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Lithostrotion
- †Lonchodomas
- †Meristella
- †Micromitra
- †Murchisonia
- †Neospirifer
- †Nephrolenellus
- †Nevadella
- †Obolella
†OlenellusIllustration of a fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Olenellus - †Olenellus fowleri – or unidentified comparable form
- †Oryctocephalus
- †Paladin
- Palaeoaplysina
- †Paleochiton
- †Parafusulina
- †Paraschwagerina
- †Peachella
†PentamerusFossilized shell of the Silurian-Middle Devonian brachiopod Pentamerus - †Phillipsia
- †Phyllograptus
- †Plaesiomys
- †Planolites
- †Platyceras
- †Poleumita
- †Proetus
- †Pteridinium – tentative report
- †Raymondaspis
- †Remopleurides
- †Repinaella
†RusophycusFossil of the arthropod burrow ichnogenus Rusophycus - †Schwagerina
- †Skenidioides
- †Spirifer
- †Spiriferina – tentative report
- †Stearoceras
- †Streptosolen
- †Stylonema
- †Swartpuntia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Syringopora
- †Thompsonella
- †Trinodus
- †Trocholites – tentative report
- †Volborthella
- †Wanneria
†XenodiscusFossilized shells of the ammonoid cephalopod Xenodiscus - †Zacanthoides
Mesozoic
editSelected Mesozoic taxa of California
edit- †Abyssochrysos – tentative report
- †Acanthoceras
- Acanthosphaera – tentative report
- Acesta
- †Acrioceras
- †Acrodus
- †Acrodus wempliae – type locality for species
- †Acteon
- †Acteonella
†Aletopelta – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Late Cretaceous armored dinosaur Aletopelta - †Aletopelta coombsi – type locality for species
- Amauropsis
- †Ampullina
- †Anagaudryceras
- †Anagaudryceras sacya – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anahamulina
- †Anasibirites
- †Anasibirites kingianus – type locality for species
- †Anatomites
- †Anatropites
- †Anisoceras
†AnomiaInterior and exterior of a shell of an Anomia, or jingle shell - †Anoplophora – tentative report
- †Aphaea
- †Aphrosaurus
- Aporrhais
- Architectonica – tentative report
- Arctica
- †Arctoceras
- Argyrotheca
- †Arnioceras
- †Arpadites
- Arrhoges
- †Aspenites – type locality for genus
- Astarte
- †Asteroceras
- †Atira
†AugustynolophusFossilized partial skull of the Late Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur Augustynolophus - †Axonoceras
- †Bacchites
- †Baculites
- †Baculites capensis
- †Baculites yokoyamai – or unidentified comparable form
- Barbatia
- †Barrettia
- †Basilemys
- † Belleza
- Bernaya
- †Beudanticeras
- †Bochianites
- †Bostrychoceras
- †Brancoceras
- Bulimulus
- Bullaria
- Bullina
- †Californites – type locality for genus
†CalifornosaurusRestoration of the Late Triassic ichthyosaur Californosaurus - Callianassa – tentative report
- †Calliconites
- †Calliomphalus – tentative report
- Callista – tentative report
- †Calva
- †Calycoceras
- Cancellaria – tentative report
- Cantharus
- Capulus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cardinia
- Cardita
- †Cecrops
- Cerithidea
- Cerithium
- †Cidarina
CidarisShell and spines of a Cidaris sea urchin - †Clinura
- †Collignoniceras
- †Collonia
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- Cornutella
- †Cosmonautilus
- †Crioceratites
- Cucullaea
- †Cunningtoniceras
- †Cyclothyris
- Cylichna
- †Cylindroteuthis
- †Cymatoceras
†CymbospondylusDiagram illustrating the Middle-Late Triassic ichthyosaur Cymbospondylus with an anachronistic human to scale. - †Daonella – tentative report
- †Dentalium
- †Desmoceras
- †Desmophyllites
- †Dictyoconites
- †Didymoceras
- †Didymoceras hornbyense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dieneria – type locality for genus
- †Discohelix – tentative report
- †Discoscaphites
- †Douvilleiceras
- †Durania
- †Echinocorys
- †Elimia
†EnchodusRestoration of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene bony fish Enchodus, or the "saber-toothed herring" - †Entobia
- †Eriphyla
- †Eucalycoceras
- †Euclastes
- †Euomphaloceras
- †Eupachydiscus
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exiteloceras
- †Exogyra
†FagesiaFossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Fagesia - Fissurella – tentative report
- †Flabellina
- †Flabellum
- †Fresnosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Fresnosaurus drescheri – type locality for species
- Gastrochaena – tentative report
- †Gaudryceras
- †Gervillia
- Glans – tentative report
- †Glauconia
- †Globigerinelloides
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Goricanites – type locality for genus
†GrallatorFossil negative with skin impressions of the theropod dinosaur footprint ichnogenus Grallator - †Gryphaea
- †Gryponautilus
- Gyroidina
- Haliotis
- †Hauericeras
- †Hecticoceras
- †Hedenstroemia
- †Helena
- †Hemicidaris
- Heptranchias
- Hipponix
- †Homerites
- †Hybodus
- †Hydrotherosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Hydrotherosaurus alexandrae – type locality for species
- †Hypophylloceras
- †Ichthyornis
- †Ichthyosaurus
†InoceramusFossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size - †Inoceramus balticus
- †Inoceramus cordiformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus incertus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus naumanni
- †Inoceramus steinmanni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus subundatus
- †Inoceramus teshioensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus turgidus – type locality for species
- †Inyoites – type locality for genus
- †Inyoites oweni – type locality for species
- Isognomon
†KallirhynchiaFossilized shells of the Jurassic brachiopod Kallirhynchia - †Kilianella
- †Kossmaticeras
- †Lacunaria
- Leda – tentative report
- Lima
- †Linearis
- †Lingula
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
- †Loxo
- †Lucina
- †Lysis
- †Lytoceras
- Macrocallista
- †Macrocephalites
- †Mammites – tentative report
- †Mantelliceras
- Margarella
- Margarites
†MariellaFossilized shell of the Early-Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Mariella - Martesia
- †Mediaster
- †Meekoceras
- †Melchiorites
- †Menuites
- †Merriamia
- † Mita – tentative report
- † Mita
- †Modiolus
- †Morenosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Morenosaurus stocki – type locality for species
- †Mortoniceras
- Musculus – or unidentified related form
- †Myophorella
- †Myophorella argo
- †Myophorella dawsoni – or unidentified related form
- †Myophorella yellowstonensis
- †Myophoria
- †Mytilus
- Natica
- †Navahopus
†NectosaurusLife restoration of the Late Triassic thalattosaurs Nectosaurus (right) and Thalattosaurus - †Neithea
- †Neocardioceras – tentative report
- †Neohibolites
- †Neophylloceras
- †Nerinea
- Nerita
- †Nolita
- †Nostoceras
- Nucula
- Opalia
- †Ophiceras
- †Opis
- †Orthoceras
OstreaShell of an Ostrea, or oyster - †Owenites
- †Owenites carpenteri
- †Owenites koeneni – type locality for species
- †Oxynautilus
- †Oxytoma
- †Pachydesmoceras
- †Pachydesmoceras pachydiscoide – type locality for species
- †Pachydiscus
- Panopea
†ParapuzosiaFossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Parapuzosia with a human indicating its size - Patella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Pentzia
- †Peroniceras
- Phanerolepida
- Pholadomya
- †Phylloceras
- †Phyllopachyceras
- †Pinna
- †Plesiotylosaurus
- Plicatula
†PlotosaurusLife restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Plotosaurus - Polinices
- †Polycyclus
- †Polyptychites
- †Polyptychoceras
- †Posidonia
- †Potamides – tentative report
- †Proclydonautilus
- †Prognathodon
- †Prognathodon waiparaensis – or unidentified comparable form
PropeamussiumFossilized shells of the Triassic-modern marine bivalve Propeamussium - †Protocardia
- †Protrachyceras
- †Pseudomelania
- †Pseudoperna
- †Pseudothurmannia – tentative report
- †Pteraichnus
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Puzosia
- Pycnodonte
- Quadrans – tentative report
- Retusa
- †Rhaetina – tentative report
- †Rhynchonella
- Rogerella
- †Romaniceras
- †Scalarites
- †Scapanorhynchus
- Scaphander
- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites hippocrepis – or unidentified related form
- †Senis
†SequoiaBase of the trunk of a living Sequoia tree with a human to scale - Serpula
- †Shastasaurus
- †Shastoceras
- Siphonalia
- †Sirenites
- †Skolithos
- Solariella
- Solemya – tentative report
- Solen
- †Spiriferina – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Spiriferina coreyi – type locality for species
- Spondylus
- Squalicorax
- †Sturia
- † Suna
- †Tegula
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- Terebralia – tentative report
- †Tessarolax
†ThalattosaurusReconstructive illustration of the skull in side (above) and top view of the Late Triassic thalattosaur Thalattosaurus. The frontmost portion of the snout is portrayed erroneously as straight; it actually had a pronounced downward curve - Thyasira
- †Tollia
- †Tragodesmoceras
- †Trigonia
- †Trinacria
- †Trochactaeon
- Trophon
- †Turrilites
- †Turrilites acutus
- †Turrilites costatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Turritella
- Volsella
- †Worthenia
- †Wyomingites
- †Yezoites
YoldiaShell of a Yoldia limatula, or file yoldia - †Zanola
- †Zealandites
Cenozoic
editSelected Cenozoic taxa of California
edit- †Abantis
AbiesA living Abies, or fir tree - †Aboma
- †Acalypha
- Acanthina
- Acanthocardia
- Acar
- Accipiter
- Acentrophryne
- Acer
- Acesta
- Acipenser
- †Acipenser medirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- Acmaea
†AcritohippusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus - †Acritohippus isonesus – or unidentified comparable form
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- Actinemys
- Admete
- Adula
- Aechmophorus
- †Aelurodon
†AepycamelusLife restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920). - Aequipecten
- Aesopus
- Aethia
- Agaronia
- Agelaius
- †Agriotherium
- †Ailanthus
- Akera
- Alaba
- Alabina
- †Albicetus
- Alca
- †Alcodes
- Aleochara
- Aletes
- †Aletomeryx
- †Alforjas
- †Alisea – type locality for genus
- †Allodelphis – type locality for genus
- †Allodelphis pratti – type locality for species
†AllodesmusFossilized skeleton of the Miocene seal Allodesmus - Alnus
- †Alopecocyon – type locality for genus
- Alopias
- †Alopias vulpinus – or unidentified comparable form
- Alvania
- Amara
- Amauropsis
- Amelanchier
- Ammospermophilus
- †Amorpha
- †Amphicyon
†AmphimachairodusFossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus - Amphissa
- Amphiura
- †Amphora
- †Ampullina
- Amusium
- Anachis
- Anadara
- Anas
- †Anchitheriomys – or unidentified comparable form
†AnchitheriumFossilized mandibles of the Miocene three-toed horse Anchitherium - Ancilla
- Angulus
- Anniella
- Anodontia
- Anomia
- †Ansen
- Anser
- Antigona
- †Antilla
- Antilocapra
- Antrozous
- Aphelocoma
†AphelopsReconstructive illustration of the skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene hornless rhinoceros Aphelops - Apiotoma
- Aplodontia
- Aquila
- †Araeosteus
- Arbutus
- Arca
- †Arceuthobium
- †Archaeocyon
- †Archaeohippus
- Architectonica
- Archoplites
- Arcinella
- Arctica – tentative report
- Arctocephalus
†ArctodusRestoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale - †Arctodus simus – type locality for species
- †Arctostaphylos
- Ardea
- Arenaria
- Arene
- †Argenna
- Argobuccinum
- Argopecten
†Argopecten gibbusShells of Argopecten gibbus, or Atlantic calico scallops - †Argopecten purpuratus
- Argyropelecus
- †Artocarpus
- Asio
- Astraea
- Astrangia
- Astropecten
- Astyris
- Athene
- Athleta
- †Atocetus
- †Atocetus nasalis – type locality for species
- Atrina
- †Aturia
- Atys
†Aulophyseter – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Miocene sperm whale Aulophyseter - Austrotrophon
- †Avipeda
- Aythya
- Baiomys
- Balaenoptera
†BalaenulaMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene whale Balaenula - Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- †Balanus crenatus
- †Balanus nubilus – or unidentified comparable form
- Bankia
- Barbarofusus
- Barbatia
†BarbourofelisFossilized skull of the Miocene-Pliocene false saber-toothed cat Barbourofelis - Barleeia
- Barnea
- †Basirepomys
- Bassariscus
- †Bassariscus astutus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bathylagus – type locality for genus
- Bathytoma
- †Batodonoides
- Bembidion
- †Benoistia
- Beringraja
- †Beringraja binoculata – or unidentified comparable form
- Betula
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus
†Bison latifronsMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison
- Bittium
- †Bittium alternatum – or unidentified comparable form
- Bivetopsia
- †Boavus
- †Bolbocara
- Bolinichthys
- Bonasa
- †Bonellitia
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus diversidens
- †Borophagus littoralis – type locality for species
- †Borophagus parvus
- †Borophagus secundus
- †Borophryne
- Brachidontes
†BrachycrusRestorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus - †Brachypsalis
- Brachyramphus
- Branta
- †Branta canadensis
- †Branta nigricans – tentative report
- Bubo
- Buccinum
- Bucephala
- †Bucida
- Bufo
- Bulla
- Bullia
- †Bumelia
- Bursa
- Buteo
- †Buteo borealis
†Buteo jamaicensisA living Buteo jamaicensis, or red-tailed hawk - †Buteo swainsoni
- Cadulus
- Caecum
- †Calicovatellus – type locality for genus
- †Calicovatellus petrodytes – type locality for species
- Calidris
- Californiconus
- Calliostoma
†Calliostoma annulatumA living Calliostoma annulatum, or purple-ring top sea snail - †Calliostoma canaliculatum
- †Calliostoma gemmulatum
- †Calliostoma ligatum
- †Calliostoma supragranosum
- †Calliostoma tricolor
- Callista
- Callorhinus
- Calosoma
- Calyptraea
- †Calyptranthes
†CamelopsLife restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops - Campanile
- Camponotus – type locality for genus
- †Camponotus festinatus – type locality for species
- †Canarium
- Cancellaria
- Cancer
- Canis
- Canthon
- †Cantius
- †Capromeryx
†Capromeryx minorFossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx
- Caracara
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carcharodon
- Carpelimus
- †Carpocyon
- Carya
- Caryophyllia
- Cassidulina
- Castanea
- Castanopsis
- Castor
- †Castor californicus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cathartes
†Cathartes auraA living Cathartes aura, or turkey vulture
- Catoptrophorus
- †Catostomus
- Ceanothus
- Cedrela
- †Celastrus
- Celtis
- Cepphus
- Cercidiphyllum
- †Cercocarpus
- Cerithidea
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
- †Cernina
- †Cerorhinca
- Cervus
- Cetorhinus
†CetotheriumLife restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene whale Cetotherium - †Chaenophryne
- Chaetodipus
- †Chaetodipus formosus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chalcidichthys – type locality for genus
- Chama
- †Chamaecyparis
- Charadrius
- Chauliodus – type locality for genus
- Chelonia
- Chen
†Chendytes – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene Chendytes, or Law's diving-goose - †Chendytes lawi – type locality for species
- Chione
- Chlamys
- Chlorostoma
- †Chorizanthe
- †Chrysobalanus
- †Chrysocyon
- †Chrysodomus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Chrysolepis
- Cibicides
- Cicindela
CidarisShell and spines of a Cidaris sea urchin - Cinnamomum
- Cissus
- †Citellus
- Citharichthys
- Clathrodrillia
- Clathurella
- Clavilithes
- Clavus
- Clementia
- Clethrionomys
- Cletocamptus
ClinocardiumShell of a Clinocardium cockle - Cliona
- Clupea
- Clypeaster
- Cnemidophorus
- †Cocconeis
- Cochliomyia – type locality for genus
- †Cochliomyia macellaria – type locality for species
- Codakia
- Colaptes
- †Colodon
- Coluber
- Colubraria
- Columba – or unidentified comparable form
- Columbarium
- †Conasprelloides
- Concavus
ConusFossilized shell of a Conus cone snail - †Cophocetus – tentative report
- Copris
- Coragyps
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- †Cormohipparion
- Cornus
- Coronula – tentative report
- Corvus
- †Cosoryx
†CraniocerasRestoration of the Miocene palaeomerycid Cranioceras, a relative of modern deer, with anachronistic human to scale - Crassadoma
- Crassispira
- †Crassispira montereyensis – or unidentified related form
- Crassostrea
- Crataegus
- Crawfordina
- Crepidula
- Crepipatella
- †Crommium
- Crossata
- Crotalus
†Crotalus viridisA living Crotalus viridis, or prairie rattlesnake
- Crucibulum
- †Cryptocarya
- Cryptonatica
- Cryptotermes
- Cryptotis
- Cucullaea
- Culicoides
- Cumingia
- †Cupania
- †Cupressus
- Cuspidaria
- †Cuyamacamelus
- Cyanocitta
- Cybocephalus
- †Cybocephalus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cyclammina
- Cyclocardia
CyclothoneIllustration of a living Cyclothone bristlemouth - Cygnus
- Cylichna
- Cymatium
- Cymatogaster
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynarctus
†CynelosFossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos - Cynoscion
- Cyperus
- Cypraea
- Cyrtonyx
- Cystiscus
- Cythara
- Cytherea
- †Dalbergia
- †Daphoenodon – or unidentified comparable form
†DaphoenusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Miocene bear-dog Daphoenus - †Daphoenus ruber – type locality for species
- Dardanus
- Dasyatis
- Dasyhelea
- †Decapterus
- Deltochilum – tentative report
- Dendragapus
- Dendraster
†Dendraster excentricusA living Dendraster excentricus, or sea cake
- Dendrophyllia
- Dendryphantes
- Dentalium
- Dermochelys – or unidentified related form
- Deroceras
- †Desmatippus
- †Desmatochoerus
- †Desmocyon
- †Desmodium
†DesmostylusLife restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene herbivorous marine mammal Desmostylus - †Desmostylus hesperus – type locality for species
- Diacria
- †Diceratherium
- Dichocoenia
- †Dinohippus
- †Dinohyus
- Diodora
- Diomedea
- †Diospyros
- Diploria
- Dipodomys
- †Dipodomys agilis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipodomys compactus
- †Dipodomys deserti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipodomys heermanni – or unidentified comparable form
†Dipodomys merriamiA living Dipodomys merriami, or Merriam's kangaroo rat - †Dipodomys ordii
- †Dipoides
- †Diprionomys
- Discinisca
- †Discohelix
- †Dissacus
- Distorsio
- †Domnina
- Donax
- Dosinia
- †Drimys – type locality for genus
- †Dromomeryx
†DuchesneodusIllustration of the fossilized jaws and teeth of the Eocene brontothere mammal Duchesneodus - †Dusisiren
- Dytiscus
- Echinarachnius
- Echinorhinus
- Eclipes – type locality for genus
- †Ectasis – type locality for genus
- †Ectopistes
- Eleodes
- †Eleodes osculans – type locality for species
- Elgaria
†ElomeryxLife restoration of two of the Eocene-Oligocene anthracothere mammal Elomeryx being menaced by fellow-anthracothere Anthracotherium - †Enaliarctos
- †Enallagma – type locality for genus
- Engelhardtia
- Engina
- Enhydra
- Ensis
- Entomobrya
- †Eomellivora
†EopelobatesFossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Pliocene frog Eopelobates - †Eosurcula
- †Epicyon
- †Epihippus
- Epinephelus
- †Epiphragmophora
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- †Eptesicus fuscus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equisetum
- Equus
- †Equus idahoensi
†Equus scottiRestoration of the Pliocene-Holocene horse Equus scotti, or Scott's horse - †Equus simplicidens
- Eremophila
- Erethizon
- †Eriquius
- Eschrichtius
- †Eschrichtius robustus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Etringus
- Eubalaena – or unidentified comparable form
- †Eucastor
†Euceratherium – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Pleistocene bovid Euceratherium, or the shrub ox. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Euceratherium collinum – type locality for species
- †Eucyon
- Euleptorhamphus
- Eumetopias
- †Euoplocyon
- Euphagus
- Euscelis
- Eusmilia
- Euspira
- Eutamias
- †Eutrephoceras
- Euvola
- †Evesthes
- †Exilia
- Falco
†Falco peregrinusA living Falco peregrinus, or peregrine falcon - †Falco sparverius
- Felis
- †Ficopsis
- Ficus
- Fimbria
- Fissurella
- Flabellipecten
- Flabellum
- †Forestiera
- Forreria
- †Fragilaria
- Fratercula
†Fratercula cirrhataA living Fratercula cirrhata, or tufted puffin - †Fratercula dowi – type locality for species
- †Fraxinus
- Fulgoraria
- †Fulica
- Fulmarus
- Fusinus
GaleocerdoA living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark - Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- †Ganolytes
- Gari
- Gasterosteus
- Gastrochaena
- Gavia
- †Gavia arctica
†Gavia immerA living Gavia immer, or common loon - †Gavia pacifica
- †Gavia stellata
- Gemmula
- Genota
- Genyonemus
- Geochelone
- †Geococcyx
†Geococcyx californianusA living Geococcyx californianus, or greater roadrunner
- Geomys
- Geranoaetus
- Gerrhonotus
- †Gila – tentative report
- †Gilbertia
- Glans
- Glaucidium
- Glebocarcinus
- Globigerina
- Globularia
- Glossus
- Glycimeris
- Glycymeris
- Glyptoactis
- Glyptostrobus
†Gomphotaria – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Miocene walrus Gomphotaria - †Gomphotaria pugnax – type locality for species
- †Gomphotherium
- †Goniobasis – tentative report
- Goniopora
- Gopherus
- †Gordonia
- Granulina
- Gymnogyps
- †Gymnogyps californianus – type locality for species
- Gyroidina
- Haliaeetus
- †Haliaetus
- Haminoea
†Harpagolestes – or unidentified comparable formFossilized skull of the mesonychian mammal Harpagolestes - Heloderma
- †Hemiauchenia
- Hemipristis
- Hemitelia
- Hemitoma
- Here
- †Herpetocetus
†HerpetotheriumLife restoration of the Eocene-Miocene mammal Herpetotherium - †Herpetotherium knighti – or unidentified comparable form
- Hespererato
- †Hesperocamelus – or unidentified comparable form
- Hesperomys
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodontus
- Hexagrammos
- Hexanchus
- Hiatella
- †Hiltonius
†HipparionLife restoration of a herd of the Miocene-Pleistocene horse Hipparion. Heinrich Harder (1920). - †Hippidion
- Hipponix
- †Hipponoe
- †Hippotherium
- Histrionicus
- †Histrionicus histrionicus – tentative report
- Hodomys
- Homalopoma
- Homo
†HomotheriumRestoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat - †Homotherium serum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hoplophoneus
- †Hyaenodon
- †Hyaenodon venturae
- †Hyaenodon vetus – type locality for species
- Hyalina
- Hydrangea
- †Hydrodamalis
- †Hydrodamalis cuestae – type locality for species
- †Hydrodamalis gigas
- Hydrophilus
- Hyla
- †Hyopsodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyperbaena
- †Hypertragulus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hyrachyus
- †Ilingoceros
†Imagotaria – type locality for genusRestoration of the Miocene walrus Imagotaria - †Imagotaria downsi – type locality for species
- †Indarctos
- †Inga
- †Ioscion
- Ischnochiton
- †Ischyrocyon
- †Ischyromys
- Isognomon
- Isurus
- Jaton
- †Julus
- †Juncus
- Juniperus
- Kelletia
- Kellia
†Kentriodon – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene dolphin Kentriodon - †Keteleeria
- †Kingena
- Kurtzia
- Kurtziella
- †Labyrinthus
- Lacuna
- †Lacunaria
- Laevicardium
- Lagena
- Lamna
- Lampanyctus
- †Lampris – type locality for genus
†Lampris zatima – type locality for speciesLife restoration of the Miocene opah fish Lampris zatima
- Lampropeltis
- Larus
- Latirus
- †Laytonia – type locality for genus
- Lechytia
- Leda
- Lepeta
- Lepidochitona
- Lepisosteus
- †Lepisosteus spatula – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptacanthichthys
†LeptocyonIllustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon - †Leptomeryx
- †Leptoreodon
- Lepus
- Leukoma
- Lima
- Limaria
†LimnocyonTop view of a fossilized skull of the Eocene creodont mammal Limnocyon - †Limosa
- Linga
- †Linophryne
- †Liolithax – type locality for genus
- Liquidambar
- †Lirosceles
- Lirularia
- Lissodelphis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lithocarpus
- Lithophaga
- Lithophyllum
†Lithornis – or unidentified comparable formLife restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene bird Lithornis - Lithothamnion
- Littorina
- †Lompoquia – type locality for genus
- Lontra
- †Lophar – type locality for genus
- †Lophocetus
- †Lophortyx
- †Lora
- Lottia
- Lucapinella
- Lucina
- Luidia
- †Lycophocyon – type locality for genus
- †Lycophocyon hutchisoni – type locality for species
- †Lygisma – type locality for genus
- Lygodium
- Lynx
- Lyonsia
- Lyria
†MachairodusFossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus - Macoma
- Macrarene
- Macrocallista
- †Macrodelphinus – type locality for genus
- Madrepora
- Magnolia
- Mahonia
- Makaira
- Malea
- Mallotus
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi
†Mammuthus exilisReconstructive illustration of the skeleton of a Mammuthus exilis, or pygmy mammoth - †Mammuthus primigenius
- †Mancalla – type locality for genus
- †Mancalla californiensis – type locality for species
- †Mangelia
- Margarites
- Marginella
- Marmota
- Martes
- Martesia
- Maxwellia
- †Mayena – tentative report
- †Mediochoerus
- †Megacamelus
- Megachasma
- Megachile
- †Megahippus
†MegalonyxMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx - Megalops – tentative report
- †Megapaloelodus
- Megaptera
- Megathura – tentative report
- †Megatylopus
- Melampus
- Melanella
- Melanitta
- †Melanitta deglandi – tentative report
- †Melanitta fusca
- †Melanitta perspicillata
- Melanoplus
- Meleagris
- †Meliosma
- Melospiza
- †Meniscotherium
†MenocerasLife restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras - Mephitis
- Meretrix
- Mergus
- Merluccius
- †Merriamoceros
- †Merychippus
- †Merychyus
†MerycodusFossilized skeleton of the Miocene pronghorn Merycodus - Mesalia
- †Mesocyon
- †Mesodma – tentative report
- †Mesohippus
- Mesophyllum
- †Mesoreodon
- †Metalopex
- †Metarhinus
- †Metatomarctus
†MetaxytheriumMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene manatee relative Metaxytherium - †Miacis
- †Michenia
- †Microcosmodon – or unidentified comparable form
- Microdipodops
- Microgadus – tentative report
- †Microsyops
- †Microtomarctus
- Microtus
- †Miocryptorhopalum – type locality for genus
- †Miocyon
- †Miohippus
- †Miomancalla
- †Miotapirus
- †Miotylopus
†MiracinonyxRestoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah - †Miracinonyx studeri – tentative report
- Mirounga
- †Mirounga angustirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- Mitra
- Mitrella
- †Mixocetus – type locality for genus
- Modiolus
- †Modiolus capax – or unidentified comparable form
- Modulus
- Monoplex
- †Monosaulax
- Montipora
- Mopalia
- †Moropus
- Morula
- Morus – or unidentified comparable form
- Morus
- Mulinia
- Murex – or unidentified related form
- Musculus
- Mustela
- †Mya
- Myctophum
- Myliobatis
†MylohyusFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus - †Mylopharodon
- Mytilus
- Myurella
- †Nannippus
- †Nannocetus – type locality for genus
- †Nanotragulus
- Narona
- Nassa
NassariusA living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail - Natica
- Naticarius
- †Navahoceros
- Nectandra
- Negaprion
- †Neobernaya
- †Neogyps
- †Neohipparion
- †Neoliotomus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neolitsea
†Neoparadoxia – type locality for genusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene aquatic desmostylian mammal Neoparadoxia - †Neoparadoxia cecilialina – type locality for species
- †Neoparadoxia repenningi – type locality for species
- Neophrontops
- †Neoplagiaulax
- Neotamias
- †Neotherium – type locality for genus
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma cinerea – type locality for species
- †Neotoma fuscipes
- †Neotoma lepida
- Neptunea
- Nerita
- Neritina
- †Nerium
- Neverita
- Nicrophorus
- †Nicrophorus guttula
- †Nicrophorus marginatus – type locality for species
- †Nicrophorus nigrita
- †Nimravides
†NimravusIllustration of the fossilized skull of the Oligocene false saber-toothed cat Nimravus - Niso – tentative report
- †Nitzschia
- Nodipecten
- Norrisia
- †Nothrotheriops
- †Nothrotherium
- Notiosorex
- Notoacmea
NotorhynchusIllustration of a living Notorynchus cow shark - †Nototamias
- Nucella
- Nucula
- Numenius
†Numenius phaeopusA living Numenius phaeopus, or whimbrel
- Nuttallia
- †Nyssa
- Oceanodroma
- Ocenebra
- Ocotea
- †Ocystias
- †Odaxosaurus
- Odobenus
OdocoileusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Odocoileus lucasi, or American mountain deer - †Odocoileus hemionus
- †Odocoileus virginianus – or unidentified comparable form
- Odontaspis
- Odostomia
- †Odostomia avellana
- †Odostomia beringi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia californica – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia callimene – or unidentified related form
- †Odostomia columbiana – or unidentified comparable form
†Odostomia donillaIllustration of the shell of an Odostomia donilla pyram shell sea snail - †Odostomia eugena
- †Odostomia farallonensis
- †Odostomia fetella
- †Odostomia gravida
- †Odostomia helena
- †Odostomia minutissima – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia nemo
- †Odostomia nota
- †Odostomia stephensae
- †Odostomia tenuisculpta – or unidentified comparable form
- Oenopota
- Oliva
- Olivella
- Oncorhynchus
†Oncorhynchus rastrosusLife restoration of a school of the Miocene-Pleistocene Oncorhynchus rastrosus, or saber-toothed salmon
- Ondatra
- Oneirodes
- Onthophagus
- Onychomys
- Ophiodermella
- †Opisthonema
- Oreamnos
- Oreortyx
- Orthemis
- Orthodon
- †Osbornodon
†Osteodontornis – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Miocene pseudo-toothed bird Osteodontornis - †Osteodontornis orri – type locality for species
- Ostrea
- †Otodus
- Otus
- Ovibos
- Ovis
- †Oxyrhina
- †Oxyura
- †Ozymandias – type locality for genus
- †Pacifichelys
- †Palaeolagus
†PaleoparadoxiaRestoration of the Miocene aquatic desmostylian mammal Paleoparadoxia - Pandora
- Panopea
- Panthera
- †Panthera leo
- †Panthera onca – or unidentified comparable form
- †Parabalaenoptera – type locality for genus
- †Parabalaenoptera baulinensis – type locality for species
- †Paracynarctus
- †Parahippus
- Paralichthys – type locality for genus
†ParamylodonFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon - †Paramys
- †Parapontoporia
- †Parapontoporia sternbergi – type locality for species
- †Parastylotermes
- †Parastylotermes calico – type locality for species
- †Parastylotermes frazieri – type locality for species
- †Paratomarctus
- †Parietobalaena
- †Paronychomys
- †Parribacus
- Patelloida
- Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Pediomeryx
- †Pelagiarctos – type locality for genus
- †Pelagiarctos thomasi – type locality for species
†PelagornisReconstructive illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Pleistocene pseudo-toothed bird Pelagornis, with close-up insets of its pseudo-teeth - Pelecanus
- †Pelecanus erythrorhynchus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pelecanus occidentalis
- †Peltosaurus
- †Peraceras
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus truei – or unidentified comparable form
- †Perse
- Persea
- Persististrombus
- Petricola
- Phalacrocorax
- Phalaropus
- †Phanaeus
†PhlaocyonIllustration of a fossilized skull in multiple views of the Oligocene-Miocene bone-crushing dog Phlaocyon - Phloeodes
- †Phoberogale
- Phoca
- †Phoca vitulina – or unidentified comparable form
- Phocoena – or unidentified comparable form
- †Phoebastria
- †Phoebastria albatrus – type locality for species
- Phoenicopterus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pholadidea
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- Phos
- †Photinia
PhrynosomaA living Phrynosoma, or horned lizard - Phyllonotus
- Physa
- Picea
- Pinna
- Pinus
- Piranga
- Pitar
- Pituophis
- Pitymys
- Platanus
†PlatygonusRestoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922). - Platynus
- Plegadis
- †Pleiolama
- †Plesiadapis
- †Plesiogulo
- Pleurofusia
- †Pleuroncodes
- †Pleuronichthys
- †Pliauchenia
- †Pliocyon
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliometanastes
- †Plionarctos
†Pliopedia – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Miocene walrus Pliopedia - †Pliopedia pacifica – type locality for species
- †Plithocyon
- Pluvialis
- †Poabromylus – tentative report
- Pocillopora
- Podiceps
- Podilymbus
- Pododesmus
- †Poebrodon
- †Poebrodon californicus – type locality for species
†PogonodonIllustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene false faber-toothed cat Pogonodon - Polinices
- Polydora
- Polymesoda
- Polystira
- †Pongamia
- †Pontolis – or unidentified comparable form
- Populus
- Porichthys
†Porichthys notatusA modern Porichthys notatus, or plainfin midshipman
- Porites
- †Portunites
- †Potamides
- †Praemancalla – type locality for genus
- Priene
- Prionace
- †Pristichampsus
- Pristiophorus
- †Procamelus
- †Procynodictis
- Procyon
- †Promartes
- †Protanthias – type locality for genus
- †Protepicyon
†ProtitanopsLife restoration of the Eocene brontothere mammal Protitanops - †Protohepialus – type locality for genus
- †Protohepialus comstocki – type locality for species
- †Protolabis
- †Protomarctus
- †Protostrix
- Protothaca
- †Protylopus
- Prunus
†PsephophorusHypothetical restoration of the Oligocene-Pliocene sea turtle Psephophorus - †Pseudaelurus
- Pseudochama
- Pseudoliva
- Pseudomelatoma
- †Pseudoseriola – type locality for genus
- †Pseudotsuga
- Pteria
- †Pteroplatea
- Pteropurpura
- Pterostichus
- Pterynotus
†PtilodusIllustration of a fossilized skull of the Paleocene multituberculate mammal Ptilodus - Ptinus
- Ptychoramphus
- Puffinus
- †Puma
- †Puma concolor – type locality for species
- Puncturella
- Purpura
- Pusula
PycnodonteAssemblage of fossilized shells of the Cretaceous-Pleistocene oyster Pycnodonte - Pyramidella
- †Pyramidella adamsi – or unidentified comparable form
- Pyrene
- Quercus
- Raja
- Rallus
- †Ramoceros
- †Raja
- Rallus
†RamocerosLife restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene pronghorn Ramoceros and Cosoryx. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Rana
- Rapana
- Recurvirostra
- Reithrodontomys
- †Repomys
- Reticulitermes
- Reticutriton
- Retusa
- †Rhabdammina
- †Rhamnidium
- †Rhamnus
- Rhus
†RhynchotheriumRestoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium - †Rhythmias
- Rimella
- Rissa
- Rissoina
- †Robinia
- †Rotularia
- Sabal
- Sagmatias
- Salix
- †Saniwa
- †Saniwa ensidens – type locality for species
- †Sapindus
- †Sarda
- Sassia
- Saxidomus
†ScaldicetusFossilized teeth of the Neogene sperm whale Scaldicetus - Scapanus
- Scaphander
- Scapharca
- Scaphinotus
- †Scaphohippus
- Sceloporus
- †Schistomerus – type locality for genus
- †Schistomerus californense – type locality for species
- Schizaster
- Sciurus
- Scomber
- †Scomberesox
ScopelogadusIllustration of a living Scopelogadus ridgehead - †Scutella
- Scyliorhinus
- †Scymnorhinus
- †Sebastodes
- Seila
- Semele – tentative report
- Semele
- Semicassis
- Semicossyphus
†Semirostrum – type locality for genusFossilized skull of the Pliocene porpoise Semirostrum - †Semirostrum ceruttii – type locality for species
- †Sequoiadendron
- †Serbelodon
- Serica
- Seriola
- Seriphus
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
†SespiaRestoration of two species of the Oligocene oreodont mammal genus Sespia - Siderastrea
- Sigmodon
- Sigmoilina – tentative report
- Siliqua
- †Siliqua patula – or unidentified related form
- Sinum
- Siphonalia
- Skenea
- †Smilax
†SmilodonLife restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon - †Smilodonichthys
- Solariella
- Solemya
- Solen
- Solenosteira
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
†Spermophilus beecheyiA living Otospermophilus beecheyi (formerly Spermophilus beecheyi), or California ground squirrel - †Spermophilus lateralis
- Sphyrna
- Spilogale
- Spirotropis
- Spisula
- Spondylus
- Squalus
- Squatina
- †Squatina californica – or unidentified comparable form
- Squilla
†StegomastodonMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon - †Stegomastodon mirificus – or unidentified comparable form
- Stenella
- †Stenomylus
- †Stenomylus hitchcocki – or unidentified comparable form
- Stenoplax
- Stercorarius
- Sterna
- †Sternbergia – type locality for genus
- Sthenictis
- †Stictocarbo
†Stockoceros – or unidentified comparable formMounted fossilized skeleton of the fossil pronghorn Stockoceros - Stomias
- Stramonita
- †Striatolamia
- Strioterebrum
- Strombiformis
- Strombus
- Strongylocentrotus
- †Strongylodon
- Sturnella
†StylemysMounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Oligocene tortoise Stylemys - Subcancilla
- †Subhyracodon
- Succinea
- Sula
- †Syllomus – or unidentified comparable form
- Sylvilagus
SyngnathusA living Syngnathus pipefish - Synthliboramphus
- †Tabernaemontana
- Tadorna
- Tagelus
- Tamias
- Tamiasciurus
- †Tanymykter
TapirusA living Tapirus, or tapir - †Tapirus californicus
- †Tapirus merriami – type locality for species
- †Tapocyon
- Taranis
- Taricha
- Taxidea
- Tayassu
- Tegula
†TeleocerasRestoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras - Tellina
- †Temnocyon
- Tenagodus
- †Teratornis
- Terebellum
- Terebra
- Terebratula
- Teredo
- Terminalia
- †Tessarolax – tentative report
- Testudo
- †Tetraclaenodon
- †Tetrameryx
- Thais
†ThalassoleonLife restoration of the Miocene fur seal Thalassoleon - †Thalassoleon macnallyae – type locality for species
- †Thalassoleon mexicanus
- †Thamnasteria
- Thamnophis
- Thomomys
- Thracia
- Thunnus – type locality for genus
- Thyasira
- †Thyrsites
- †Ticholeptus
- Timoclea
†TitanotylopusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene camel Titanotylopus - Tivela
- †Tomarctus
- Totanus
- †Toxicodendron
- Toxopneustes
- †Toxopneustes roseus – or unidentified comparable form
- Toxostoma
- Trachycardium
TremarctosA living Tremarctos, or spectacled bear - Tresus
- Triakis – tentative report
- Trichotropis
- Tricolia
- Trionyx
- Triphora
- Triplofusus
- Trochita
- †Trogosus
- Trophon
- Tucetona
- †Tunita – type locality for genus
- Turbonilla
TurcicaShell of a Turcica sea snail - Turdus
- †Turio
- Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- Turritriton
- Tursiops – or unidentified comparable form
- Typha
- Typhis
- Tyto
- Uca
†UintatheriumLife restoration of the Eocene mammal Uintatherium - Ulmus
- †Umbellularia
- Uria
- †Urobatis
- †Urocitellus
- Urocyon
- Urolophus
- †Urolophus halleri – tentative report
- Ursus
†Ursus americanusA living Ursus americanus, or American black bear
- †Ustatochoerus
- Uta
- †Valenictus – type locality for genus
- †Valenictus chulavistensis – type locality for species
- †Valenictus imperialensis – type locality for species
- †Vanderhoofius
- Vasum
- †Vauquelinia
- †Velates
- Velutina
- Venericardia
- Venus
- Vermicularia
- Veromessor
†ViburnumLeaves and fruit of a living Viburnum. - †Vireo
- Vitrinella – tentative report
- Volsella
- Voluta
- Volutopsius
- †Vouapa
- Vulpes
- Williamia
- †Wodnika
XenophoraFossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous-modern carrier shell sea snail Xenophora - †Xyne – type locality for genus
- Yoldia
- †Yumaceras – tentative report
- †Zachrysia
- Zalophus
- †Zamites
- †Zaphleges
- †Zapteryx
- †Zarhinocetus
- †Zarhinocetus errabundus – type locality for species
- Zelkova
- Zenaida
- Zonotrichia
†ZygolophodonKnown material diagram depicting the Miocene-Pleistocene mastodon relative Zygolophodon with a human to scale
References
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