List of the Paleozoic life of Alabama

This list of the Paleozoic life of Alabama contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Alabama and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.

A

• †Acanthambonia
  • †Acanthambonia miiiutissima
• †Acanthopecten
• †Acrocrinus
• †Adetognathus
  • †Adetognathus unicornis
• †Agaeoleptoptera – type locality for genus
  • †Agaeoleptoptera uniotempla – type locality for species
• †Agassizocrinus
• †Alaskadiscus
  • †Alaskadiscus subacutus – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  Fossilized fronds of the Carboniferous-Early Cretaceous seed fern Alethopteris

  †Alethopteris
  • †Alethopteris lonchitica
  • †Alethopteris valida
• †Allegacrinus
• †Allocatillocrinus
• †Alloiopteris
• †Amphiscapha – tentative report
• †Amplexopora
• †Anisopleurella
  • †Anisopleurella tricostellata
• †Anniedarwinia – type locality for genus
  • †Anniedarwinia alabamensis – type locality for species

• 

  Fossil of the Carboniferous horsetail relative Annularia

  †Annularia
  • †Annularia radiata
  • †Annularia sphenophylloides
• †Annuliconcha
• †Anoptambonites
  • †Anoptambonites pulchra
• †Anthracospirifer
  • †Anthracospirifer increbescens
  • †Anthracospirifer leidyi
• †Aphelacrinus
• †Aphelaspis
  • †Aphelaspis buttsi
• †Aphelecrinus
• †Arborichnus
  • †Arborichnus repetita
• †Archimedes (bryozoan)Archimedes
• †Arenicolites
  • †Arenicolites longistriatus – type locality for species
• †Armenocrinus
• †Artisia
• †Ascopora
• †Aspidagnostus
  • †Aspidagnostus rugosus
• †Aspidiopsis
• †Astartella – tentative report
• †Asterophyllites
  • †Asterophyllites charaeformis
  • †Asterophyllites grandis
  • †Asterophyllites longifolius

• 

  Fossilized shell of the Late Ordovician-Carboniferous brachiopod Atrypa

  †Atrypa
• †Atrypina
• †Attenosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Attenosaurus indistinctus – type locality for species
  • †Attenosaurus subulensis – type locality for species
• †Aviculopecten

B

• †Bathytaptus – type locality for genus
  • †Bathytaptus falcipennis – type locality for species
• †Batocrinus
• †Batostoma
• †Beecheria
• †Belemnospongia
  • †Belemnospongia parmula – type locality for species
• †Bellimurina
  • †Bellimurina sulcata
• †Bimuria
  • †Bimuria buttsi – type locality for species
  • †Bimuria siphonata
• †Bipedes – type locality for genus
  • †Bipedes aspodon – type locality for species
• †Blountia
  • †Blountia bristolensis
• †Borestus
• †Buttsoceras
  • †Buttsoceras adamsi
  • †Buttsoceras odenvillense
  • †Buttsoceras vandiverense

C

• 

  Fossilized stems from the Carboniferous-Permian horsetail relative Calamites

  †Calamites
  • †Calamites cisti
  • †Calamites goepperti
  • †Calamites suckowi
  • †Calamites suckowii
  • †Calamites undulatus
• †Calamostachys
• †Campbelloceras
  • †Campbelloceras brevicameratum
• †Campteroneura – type locality for genus
  • †Campteroneura reticulata – type locality for species
• †Camptocrinus
  • †Camptocrinus columnals
• †Camptodiapha – type locality for genus
  • †Camptodiapha atkinsoni – type locality for species
• †Caninia
  • †Caninia flaccida
• †Carcharopsis
  • †Carcharopsis wortheni
• †Cardiopteridiuim
• †Cardiopteridium
• †Carinamala
• †Carpolithes
• †Catoraphiceras
  • †Catoraphiceras foersteri
• †Cavusgnathus
  • †Cavusgnathus unicornis
• †Cedaria
  • †Cedaria prolifica
• †Chirlotrypa
• †Christiania
  • †Christiania subquadrata
• †Cincosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Cincosaurus cobbi – type locality for species
  • †Cincosaurus fisheri – type locality for species
  • †Cincosaurus jaggerensis – type locality for species
  • †Cincosaurus jonesii – type locality for species

• 

  Fossilized tooth of the shark Cladodus

  †Cladodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Cladodus newmani
• †Clathrospira
  • †Clathrospira euconica – type locality for species
• †Clathrospongia
  • †Clathrospongia bangorensis
• †Cleiothyridina
• †Cloudia – type locality for genus
  • †Cloudia buttsi – type locality for species
• †Cochlichnus
• †Coelconus
• †Coelocaulus
• †Coeloconus
• †Coelocrinus
• †Composita
  • †Composita subquadrata
• †Conocardium
• †Conotreta
  • †Conotreta apicalis
  • †Conotreta concentrica
  • †Conotreta multisinuata
• †Cordaicarpon
• †Cordaites

• 

  Fossil of the Middle Ordovician-Carboniferous horn coral Cornulites

  †Cornulites
• †Crania
• †Craspedelia – type locality for genus
  • †Craspedelia marginata – type locality for species
• †Crepipora
• †Cryphiocrinus
• †Ctenacanthus
  • †Ctenacanthus elegans
• †Ctenerpeton
  • †Ctenerpeton primum – type locality for species
• †Cyclomyonia
  • †Cyclomyonia peculiaris
• †Cyclopteris
• †Cymbiocrinus
• †Cypricardella
• †Cyrtonotreta
  • †Cyrtonotreta depressa – type locality for species
• †Cystodictya

D

• †Dalejina
• †Dasyporella

• 

  Fossilized calyx of the Carboniferous crinoid ("sea lily") Decadocrinus

  †Decadocrinus
• †Deiracephalus
  • †Deiracephalus unicornis
• †Derbyia
• †Diaphragmus
• †Dichocrinus
• †Dicoelosia
• †Dictyonites
  • †Dictyonites perforata
• †Dictyospongia – tentative report
• †Dinotocrinus
• †Diorthelasma
  • †Diorthelasma parviim
• †Diplichnites
  • †Diplichnites gouldi
• †Diploblastus
• †Diplothmema
• †Diplotrypa
• †Discocystis
• †Dolorthoceras
• †Donalina – or unidentified comparable form
• †Dystactospongia

E

• †Echinochonus
• †Echinoconchus
• †Elasmothyris
  • †Elasmothyris concimmla
• †Eliasopora
• †Elliptoglossa
  • †Elliptoglossa ovalis
• †Endocycloceras
  • †Endocycloceras perannulatum
• †Endothyra
  • †Endothyra excellens
• †Eoconospira
• †Eoconulus
  • †Eoconulus rectangulus
• †Eopteria
  • †Eopteria conocardiformis – type locality for species
  • †Eopteria richardsoni
• †Eostaffella
  • †Eostaffella paraendothyroidea
• †Eotrochus
• †Ephippelasma
  • †Ephippelasma minutum
• †Eremopteris
  • †Eremopteris rhodea
  • †Eremopteris rhodea type – informal
  • †Eremopteris rhodeatype – or unidentified comparable form
• †Eremotoechia
  • †Eremotoechia silicica
• †Eridopora
• †Euconospira
• †Eumetra
• †Eumetria
• †Eupachycrinus
• †Euphemites
• †Eurythmopteryx – type locality for genus
  • †Eurythmopteryx antiqua – type locality for species
• †Eusphenopteris
  • †Eusphenopteris lobata

F

• †Fenestella
• †Fistulipora
• †Foerstephyllum

G

• †Girtyella
• †Girvanella
• †Glossella
  • †Glossella papulosa
• †Glyptagnostus

  • 

    Assemblage of fossils of the Cambrian trilobite Glyptagnostus

    †Glyptagnostus reticulatus
  • †Glyptagnostus stolidotus
• †Glyptambonites
  • †Glyptambonites glyptus
• †Glyptopora
• †Glyptorthis
  • †Glyptorthis crispa – type locality for species
  • †Glyptorthis glypta
• †Gnathodus
  • †Gnathodus bilineatus

H

• †Haplistion
  • †Haplistion armstrongi
• †Hedeina
• †Hederella
• †Hindeodus
  • †Hindeodus minutus
• †Holcospermum
• †Hustedia
  • †Hustedia miseri
• †Hydromeda – type locality for genus
  • †Hydromeda fimbriata – type locality for species

I

• †Ianthinopsis
• †Inflatia
• †Innitagnostus
  • †Innitagnostus inexpectans
• †Isophragma
• †Isorthis

K

• †Kingstonia
  • †Kingstonia appalachia

• 

  Fossil of the Late Jurassic horseshoe crab Mesolimulus at the end of the trackway that it produced of the ichnogenus Kouphichnium

  †Kouphichnium
• †Kullervo
  • †Kullervo sulcata

L

• †Labechiella – tentative report
• †Leangella

• 

  Restoration of the Carboniferous-Late Triassic club moss relative Lepidodendron. Eli Heimans (1911).

  †Lepidodendron
  • †Lepidodendron aculeatum
  • †Lepidodendron obovatum
• †Lepidophloios
  • †Lepidophloios laricinus
• †Lepidophylloides
  • †Lepidophylloides intermedium
• †Lepidostrobophyllum
  • †Lepidostrobophyllum majus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Lepidostrobus
• †Leptoptygma
• †Limnosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Limnosaurus alabamaensis – type locality for species

• 

  Illustration of a fossilized shell of the Cambrian-Late Ordovician brachiopod Lingulella

  †Lingulella
  • †Lingulella alabamensis
  • †Lingulella lirata
  • †Lingulella pachyderma
• †Linocrinus
• †Lochriea
  • †Lochriea commutata
• †Lophospira
• †Lyginopteris
  • †Lyginopteris hoeninghausi
  • †Lyginopteris hoeninghausii
• †Lyropora

M

• †Maclurites
• †Macrostachya
• †Matthewichnus
  • †Matthewichnus caudifer
• †Meekopora
• †Meekospira
• †Meristina – tentative report
• †Metacamarella
  • †Metacamarella pentagonum
• †Monogonoceras
  • †Monogonoceras alabamense
• †Mourlonia
• †Myeloxylon

N

• †Nanopus
  • †Nanopus reidiae – type locality for species

• 

  Fossilized shell of the Early Devonian – Triassic sea snail Naticopsis

  †Naticopsis
• †Neilsonia
• †Neoarchaediscus
  • †Neoarchaediscus parvus
• †Neuralethopteris
  • †Neuralethopteris biformis
  • †Neuralethopteris elrodi
  • †Neuralethopteris pocahontas
  • †Neuralethopteris schlehani
  • †Neuralethopteris smithsii
• †Neuropteridium
• †Notalacerta
  • †Notalacerta missouriensis
• †Nothorthis
  • †Nothorthis tarda
  • †Nothorthis transversa

• 

  Exterior of the shell of a modern specimen of the Early Ordovician-modern marine bivalve Nucula

  Nucula
• †Nuculopsis

O

• †Obolus
• †Oligotypus
  • †Oligotypus tuscaloosae – type locality for species
• †Onychaster
• †Onychoceras
  • †Onychoceras australe
• †Opisthotreta
• †Orbiculoidea
• †Orthonychia
• †Orthotetes
• †Ovatia

P

• †Pachyglossella – type locality for genus
  • †Pachyglossella dorsiconvexa – type locality for species
  • †Pachyglossella pachydermata
• †Pachystylostroma
• †Paladin
• †Palaeophycus
• †Paleostachya
• †Paleozygopleura
• †Palmatopteris
  • †Palmatopteris furcata
• †Paraconularia
• †Parastrophina
  • †Parastrophina bilobata
• †Patellilabia
• †Paterula
  • †Paterula perjecta
• †Paurorthis
  • †Paurorthis fasciculata

• 

  Fossils of the Late Devonian-Permian fern-like fronds Pecopteris

  †Pecopteris
  • †Pecopteris arborescens
• †Penneritopora
• †Penniretopora
• †Pentremites
  • †Pentremites laminatus
  • †Pentremites tulipaformis
• †Perimecocoelia
  • †Perimecocoelia semicostata

• 

  Fossilized tooth of the Carboniferous-Permian shark Petalodus

  †Petalodus – tentative report
• †Phacelocrinus
• †Phanocrinus
• †Pharciphyzelus – type locality for genus
  • †Pharciphyzelus lacefieldi – type locality for species
• †Phestia
• †Phosphanulus
• †Phragmodictya
  • †Phragmodictya rugosa – type locality for species
• †Phragmorthis
  • †Phragmorthis biittsi
• †Pileospongia – type locality for genus
  • †Pileospongia lopados – type locality for species
• †Pinnularia
• †Platyceras

• 

  Three fossilized calyces of the Devonian-Permian crinoid ("sea lily") Platycrinites

  †Platycrinites
• †Platyzona
• †Pojetaconcha
  • †Pojetaconcha alabamensis – type locality for species
• †Polypora
• †Prismapora
• †Prismopora
• †Prismpora
• †Proagnostus
• †Protocycloceras
  • †Protocycloceras odenvillense
• †Protoniella
• †Protovirgularia
• †Psammodus
• †Pseudagnostus
  • †Pseudagnostus contracta
• †Pseudomonotis
• †Pterocrinus
• †Pterotocrinus
• †Ptychoglyptus
  • †Ptychoglyptus virginiensis
• †Ptychopleurella
• †Ptylopora
• †Punctospirifer

Q

• †Quadropedia – type locality for genus
  • †Quadropedia prima – type locality for species
• †Quasiarcgaediscus
  • †Quasiarcgaediscus clausiluminus – or unidentified comparable form

R

• †Rachis
• †Ramulocrinus
• †Raphistoma
  • †Raphistoma pelhamensis – type locality for species
• †Reticularia (protist)
• †Reticulariina
• †Reticycloceras
• †Rhabdomeson
• †Rhabomeson
• †Rhipidomella
• †Rhombopora
• †Rhopocrinus
• †Rhynchospirina – tentative report
• †Rhysotreta
  • †Rhysotreta corrugata

S

• †Saivodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Saivodus striatus
• †Scaphelasma
  • †Scaphelasma septatum
• †Scheillwinella
• †Schellwienella
• †Schizambon
• †Schizodus
• †Schizopea – type locality for genus
  • †Schizopea washburnei – type locality for species
• †Schizotreta
  • †Schizotreta corrugata
  • †Schizotreta subconica
  • †Schizotreta willardi
• †Selenichnites
• †Septimyalina
• †Septopora

• 

  Fossilized stump of the Carboniferous-Permian club moss relative Sigillaria

  †Sigillaria
  • †Sigillaria elegans
  • †Sigillaria ichthyolepis
  • †Sigillaria scutella
  • †Sigillaria scutellata
• †Sivorthis
  • †Sivorthis tenuicostatus
• †Skenidioides
  • †Skenidioides convexus
• †Solenopora
• †Spenopteris
  • †Spenopteris pseudocristata
• †Sphaeriella – type locality for genus
  • †Sphaeriella radiata – type locality for species
• †Sphenophyllum
  • †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
  • †Sphenophyllum emarginatum

• 

  Fossilized foliage of the Late-Devonian-Cretaceous seed fern Sphenopteris

  †Sphenopteris
  • †Sphenopteris brongniarti
  • †Sphenopteris elegans
  • †Sphenopteris herbacea
  • †Sphenopteris pottsvillea
  • †Sphenopteris pseudocristata
  • †Sphenopteris schatzlarensis
• †Spinilingula
  • †Spinilingula intralamellata
• Spirorbis
• †Spondylotreta
  • †Spondylotreta concentrica
• †Stegocoelia
• †Straparollus
• †Streblochondria
• †Streblotrypa
• †Strophostylus
• †Syringodendron

T

• †Tabuliopora
• †Tabulipora
• †Talasotreta
  • †Talasotreta gigantea
• †Taphrorthis
  • †Taphrorthis peculiaris
• †Teiichispira
  • †Teiichispira odenvillensis
• †Tetranota
  • †Tetranota obsoleta – or unidentified comparable form
• †Thamniscus
• †Thamnodictya – tentative report
  • †Thamnodictya radiata
• †Thanmiscus
• †Titanambonites
  • †Titanambonites amplus
• †Torynelasma
  • †Torynelasma minor
  • †Torynelasma torynijeriim
• †Torynifer
• †Trematis
  • †Trematis elliptopora
  • †Trematis spinosa

• 

  Illustration in side view of several fossils of the Cambrian burrow ichnogenus Treptichnus

  †Treptichnus
  • †Treptichnus apsorum – type locality for species
• †Trigonocarpus
  • †Trigonocarpus ampulliforme
• †Triplesia
  • †Triplesia carinata
• †Trisaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Trisaurus lachrymus – type locality for species
• †Tropidothyris
  • †Tropidothyris pentagona

U

• †Ulodendron
  • †Ulodendron majus
• †Undichna
• †Undiferina
  • †Undiferina rugosa

V

• †Vermiporella

W

• †Westonia
  • †Westonia superba
• †Wewokella
  • †Wewokella costata
• †Whittleseya
  • †Whittleseya elegans

X

• †Xenambonites – type locality for genus
  • †Xenambonites undosus – type locality for species

Z

• †Zaphrentoides
• †Zygospira – tentative report
  • †Zygospira matutina – type locality for species

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.