List of the Paleozoic life of Colorado
Appearance
This list of the Paleozoic life of Colorado contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Colorado and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.
A
[edit]- †Acanthatia
- †Acondylacanthus
- †Actinoceras
- †Adiantites
- †Adiantites rockymontanus – type locality for species
- †Aglaocrinus
- †Allumettoceras
- †Amorphognathus
- †Amplexizaphrentis
- †Amplexus
- †Anthracoblattina
- †Anthracoblattina triassica – type locality for species
- †Anthracospirifer
- †Antiquatonia
- †Araucarites
- †Archaeocidaris
- †Asterophyllites
- †Asterophyllites charaeformis
- †Asterophyllites longifolius – tentative report
†Astraspis – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Middle-Late Ordovician jawless fish Astraspis - †Astraspis desiderata – type locality for species
- †Athyris
- †Aviculopecten
B
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[edit] †CalamitesFossilized stems from the Carboniferous-Permian horsetail relative Calamites - †Calamites cistii
- †Calamites cruciatus
- †Calamites distachyus
- †Calamites gigas
- †Calamites kutorgae – tentative report
- †Calapoecia
- †Callipteris
- †Callipteris lyratifolia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Camarotoechia
- †Caninia
- †Catactocrinus – tentative report
†CateniporaFossil of the Ordovician-Silurian tabulate coral Catenipora - †Catenipora robusta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ceraurinus
- †Cercopyllis
- †Cercopyllis adolescens – type locality for species
- †Cercopyllis delicatula – type locality for species
- †Cercopyllis justiciae – type locality for species
- †Charactoceras – tentative report
- †Chirognathus
- †Chirognathus admiranda
- †Chirognathus aequidentata
- †Chirognathus alternata
- †Chirognathus deformis
- †Chirognathus delicatula
- †Chirognathus dubia
- †Chirognathus duodactyla
- †Chirognathus duodactylus
- †Chirognathus eucharis
- †Chirognathus gradata
- †Chirognathus idonea
- †Chirognathus maniformis
- †Chirognathus monodactyla
- †Chirognathus multidens
- †Chirognathus parallela
- †Chirognathus plana
- †Chirognathus tenuidentata
- †Chirognathus unguliformis
- †Chirognathus vulgaris
- †Coelosporella
- †Coleolus
†CompositaFossilized shell of the Late Devonian-Permian brachiopod Composita - †Conocardium
- †Cordaianthus
- †Cordaicarpon
- †Cordaites
- †Cornulites
- †Cranaena
- †Crania
- †Ctenacanthus
- †Ctenodonta
- †Cupressocrinites
†Cutleria – type locality for genusRestoration of the Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Cutleria - †Cutleria wilmarthi – type locality for species
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cyrtiopsis
- †Cyrtodonta
- †Cyrtogomphoceras
†CyrtospiriferFossilized shells of the Middle-Late Devonian brachiopod Cyrtospirifer
D
[edit]- †Dactylophyllum – type locality for genus
- †Dactylophyllum johnsoni – type locality for species
- †Desmoinesia
- †Dicladoblatta
- †Dicladoblatta marginata – type locality for species
- †Dicromyocrinus
- †Dictyoclostus
- †Dictyorhabdus
- †Diestoceras
- †Diplothmema
- †Distatoblatta
- †Distatoblatta persistens – type locality for species
E
[edit]- †Echinosphaerites – tentative report
†EdestusLife restoration of the Late Devonian-Carboniferous Chimaera relative Edestus - †Eireocrinus – tentative report
- †Endoceras
- †Epheboblatta
- †Epheboblatta attenuata – type locality for species
- †Ephippiorthoceras
- †Eretmocrinus
- †Eretmocrinus sawdoi – type locality for species
- †Eriptychius – type locality for genus
- †Eriptychius americanus – type locality for species
- †Erismodus
†EryopsLife restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian amphibian Eryops - †Eryops grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Etoblattina
- †Eumetria – tentative report
- †Euomphalus
- †Euomphalus eurekensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Eusphenopteris
F
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[edit]- †Garwoodia
- †Gilmocrinus – tentative report
- †Girvanella
- †Glossites
- †Goleocrinus – tentative report
- †Gomphostrobus
H
[edit] †HalysitesFossil of the Ordovician-Silurian tabulate coral Halysites - †Halysites delicatulus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hebertella
- †Helicelasma
- †Helicelasma rusticum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Helicotoma
- †Hiscobeccus
- †Hudsonaster
- †Hypselocrinus – tentative report
I
[edit]- †Isalaux – type locality for genus
- †Isalaux canyonensis – type locality for species
- †Isonema
K
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[edit]- †Lambeoceras
- †Laminatia – tentative report
- †Lecrosia
- †Leioproductus
- †Leperditia
- †Lepidocyclus
- †Lepidocyclus rectangularis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lepidodendron
- †Lepidodendron johnsonii – type locality for species
- †Lepidophloios
- †Lepidophylloides
- †Lepidostrobophyllum
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Lepidostrobus weberensis – type locality for species
- †Leptaena
- †Leptodesma
†LimnoscelisLife restoration of the Permian reptile precursor Limnoscelis - †Limnoscelis dynatis – type locality for species
- †Limnoscelops – type locality for genus
- †Limnoscelops longifemur – type locality for species
- †Lingula
- †Linoproductus
- †Liospira
- †Lophospira
- †Loxonema
M
[edit]- †Macluritella
- †Macrostachya – tentative report
- †Mariopteris
- †Mariopteris pygmaea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Meekospira
- †Meristella
- †Modiolopsis
- †Mooreoceras
- †Mytilarca
N
[edit]- †Nearoblatta
- †Nearoblatta rotundata – type locality for species
- †Neochonetes
- †Neochonetes whitei – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neorthroblattina
- †Neorthroblattina albolineata – type locality for species
†NeospiriferFossilized shell of the Carboniferous-Permian brachiopod Neospirifer - †Neumatoceras
- †Neuralethopteris
- †Neuropteris
- †Neuropteris auriculata
- †Neuropteris dluhoschi
- †Neuropteris gigantea – tentative report
- †Neuropteris heterophylla
O
[edit]- †Odontopteris
†OphiacodonLife restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Ophiacodon - †Ophiopolytretus
- †Oradectes
- †Oradectes sanmiguelensis – type locality for species
- †Ormoceras
- †Orthoceras
- †Orthodesma
- †Orthonota
- †Orthotetes
- †Ortonella
- †Oulodus
P
[edit]- †Pachystrophia
- †Paladin – tentative report
- †Palaeoglossa
- †Parachaetetes
- †Paurorhyncha
- †Paurorhyncha cooperi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paurorhyncha endlichi
†PecopterisFossils of the Late Devonian-Permian fern-like fronds Pecopteris - †Pentaricida
- †Pentaridica
- †Petrablattina
- †Petrablattina aequa – type locality for species
- †Petrodus
- †Phyloblatta
- †Phyloblatta meieri – type locality for species
- †Physonemus
- †Plaesiomys
- †Planoproductus
- †Planoproductus depressus
- †Planoproductus hillsboroensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Planoproductus hillsbororensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Platyceras
†PlatyhystrixLife restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian sail-backed amphibian Platyhystrix - †Pleiadeaster
- †Poroblattina
- †Poroblattina arcuata – type locality for species
- †Poroblattina lakesii – type locality for species
- †Poroblattina parvula – type locality for species
- †Porostictia
- †Probillingsites
- †Productella
- †Protocycloceras
- †Pseudochaetes
- †Psygmophyllum
- †Psygmophyllum cuneifolium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ptiloporella
- †Ptychomalotoechia
- †Pugnax
- †Pugnoides
- †Punctospirifer
R
[edit] †ReceptaculitesFossil of the Early Ordovician-Permian benthic alga Receptaculites - †Receptaculites articus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Reticularia
- †Rhabdocarpus
- †Rhombopora
- †Rhynchospirina
- †Rhynchospirina scansa – or unidentified related form
- †Rhynchotrema
- †Robsonoceras
S
[edit]- †Saffordophyllum
- †Samaropsis
- †Sandia
- †Schizodus
- †Schizophoria
- †Schuchertella
- †Scolecopteris
†SeymouriaFossilized skeleton of the Permian primitive four-limbed animal Seymouria - †Sigillaria
- †Sigillaria elegans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sigillaria ovata
- †Sigillariostrobus
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenopteris
- †Sphenopteris asplenioides
- †Sphenopteris cheathami
- †Sphenopteris microcarpa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphenopteris schimperiana – tentative report
- †Spiloblattina
- †Spiloblattina weissigensis – type locality for species
- †Spiloblattinidae
- †Spiloblattinidae gardinerana – type locality for species
†SpiriferFossilized shell of the Late Ordovician-Late Triassic brachiopod Spirifer - Spirorbis
- †Spyroceras
- †Stereoconus
- †Stigmaria
- †Straparollus
- †Straparollus clymenioides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Streblopteria
- †Strepsodiscus – type locality for genus
- †Strepsodiscus major – type locality for species
- †Streptelasma
- †Strimplecrinus
†StrophomenaFossilized shell of the Ordovician-Silurian brachiopod Strophomena - †Strophopleura
- †Synarmocrinus
- †Syringodendron
- †Syringopora
- †Syringospira
T
[edit]- †Tarassocrinus
- †Tarthinia
†TaxocrinusFossil of the Silurian-Carboniferous crinoid ("sea lily") Taxocrinus (right) - †Toernquistia
- †Trichopitys
- †Trochonema
U
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[edit]- †Vanuxemia
- †Vaughnictis
- †Vaughnictis smithae – type locality for species
W
[edit] †WalchiaFossilized foliage of the Carboniferous-Permian conifer Walchia - †Walchia hypnoides
- †Walchia imbricata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Walchia piniformis
- †Walchia stricta
- †Walchiastrobus
- †Westonoceras
- †Wewokella
- †Wilbernicyathus
Z
[edit]- †Zaphrenthis
- †Zygospira
- †Zygospira modesta – tentative report
References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.