List of the Cenozoic life of Kansas
Appearance
This list of the Cenozoic life of Kansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Kansas and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
A
[edit]- Acris
- †Adelphailurus
- †Adelphailurus kansensis – type locality for species
†AelurodonFossilized skull of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Aelurodon - Agkistrodon
- †Agriocharis
- †Agriocharis progenes – type locality for species
- †Agriotherium
- †Alforjas
- †Alilepus
- †Allogona
- †Allophaiomys
- †Ambystoma
†AmebelodonLife restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon. Margret Flinsch (1932). - Amia
- †Amphimachairodus
- Anas
- †Anchiblarinella
- †Anchiblarinella wakeeneyensis – type locality for species
- †Aphelops
- Aplodinotus
- †Aplodinotus grunniens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Arctodus
- †Arctodus pristinus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Arctodus simus
- †Astrohippus
B
[edit]- Baiomys
- †Baiomys kolbi – type locality for species
- †Baiomys rexroadi – type locality for species
†BarbourofelisFossilized skull of the Miocene-Pliocene false saber-toothed cat Barbourofelis - Bassariscus
- †Bassariscus casei – type locality for species
- †Bassariscus ogallalae
- †Bensonomys
- †Bensonomys eliasi
- †Bensonomys meadensis – type locality for species
- †Bensonomys stirtoni
- †Berriochloa
- †Biorbia
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus – type locality for species
- †Bison bison
†Bison latifronsMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison
- Blarina
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus diversidens
- †Borophagus hilli
- †Borophagus pugnator
- †Borophagus secundus – type locality for species
- Botaurus
- †Botaurus hibbardi – type locality for species
- †Brachyopsigale
- †Brachyopsigale dubius – type locality for species
- Bufo
†Bufo cognatusA living Anaxyrus cognatus (formerly Bufo cognatus), or Great Plains toad - †Bufo hemiophrys
- †Bufo hibbardi
- †Bufo marinus
- †Bufo pliocompactilis – type locality for species
- †Bufo valentinensis
- †Bufo woodhousei
- †Buisnictis
- †Buisnictis breviramus – type locality for species
- †Buisnictis schoffi
C
[edit]- †Calippus
- †Calippus large informal
- †Calippus martini
- †Calippus regulus
†CamelopsLife restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops - Candona
- †Candona lactea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Candona nyensis
- †Candona truncata
- Canis
†CapromeryxFossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx - †Carpocyon
- Carychium
- Castor
- †Castoroides
- †Castoroides ohioensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Catostomus
- Celtis
†CeratogaulusLife restoration of the Miocene-Pleistocene horned gopher Ceratogaulus. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Cervalces
- Cervus
- Chaetodipus
- Chara
- †Chara globularis – or unidentified comparable form
†ChasmaporthetesFossilized cranium of the Pliocene-Pleistocene hyena Chasmaporthetes - Chelydra
- Chrysemys
- †Cionella
- Clethrionomys
- Cnemidophorus
- Coluber
- †Copemys – type locality for genus
- †Copemys pisinnus
- †Copemys shotwelli – type locality for species
†CosoryxFossilized skull of the Miocene pronghorn Cosoryx - Crotalus
- †Cryptantha
- Cryptotis
- †Cryptotis adamsi
- †Cryptotis kansasensis – type locality for species
- †Cryptotis meadensis – type locality for species
- †Cryptotis parva
- Cynomys
- †Cynomys gunnisoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cynomys hibbardi – type locality for species
†Cynomys ludovicianusA living Cynomys ludovicianus, or black-tailed prairie dog - †Cynomys niobrarius
- †Cynomys spenceri
- †Cynomys vetus – type locality for species
- Cyprideis
- Cyprinotus – tentative report
D
[edit]- Deroceras
- Diadophis
†DinohippusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Dinohippus - Dipodomys
- †Dipodomys hibbardi – type locality for species
- †Dipodomys ordii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipoides
- †Dipoides rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Dipoides wilsoni – type locality for species
- Discus
- †Domninoides
- †Domninoides mimicus – type locality for species
E
[edit]- Egretta
- Elaphe – type locality for genus
- †Elaphe kansensis – type locality for species
- †Elaphe obsoleta
- †Elaphe vulpina
- Emydoidea
†EpicyonMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon - †Epicyon aelurodontoides – type locality for species
- †Epicyon haydeni
- †Epicyon saevus
- Equus
- †Equus conversidens
- †Equus francisci
- †Equus giganteus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equus niobrarensis
- †Equus scotti
†Equus simplicidensFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene horse Equus simplicidens, also known as the Hagerman horse or American zebra
- †Eucastor
- †Euconulus
- †Eucyon
- Eumeces
- †Eumeces fasciatus
- †Eumeces hixsonorum – type locality for species
- †Eumeces obsoletus
- †Eumeces septentrionalis
- †Eumeces striatulus
- †Eumecoides
F
[edit]- Felis
- †Ferissia
- †Ferissia fragilis – or unidentified comparable form
- Ferrissia
†FundulusA living Fundulus
G
[edit]- Gastrocopta
- Geochelone
- Geomys
- †Geomys adamsi – type locality for species
†Geomys bursariusA living Geomys bursarius, or Plains pocket gopher - †Geomys jacobi – type locality for species
- †Geomys minor
- †Geomys quinni
- †Geomys tobinensis
- Gerrhonotus
- †Gerrhonotus mungerorum – type locality for species
- †Gigantocamelus
- †Gnathabelodon
- †Gnathabelodon thorpei – type locality for species
†GomphotheriumMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium - Gopherus
- Graptemys
- Grus
- †Grus americana
- †Grus nannodes – type locality for species
- †Guildayomys
- Gyraulus
H
[edit]- Hawaiia
- Helicodiscus
- Helisoma
†HemiaucheniaFossilized lower jaw of the Miocene-Pleistocene llama relative Hemiauchenia - †Hesperoscalops
- †Hesperoscalops rexroadi – type locality for species
- †Hesperoscalops sewardensis – type locality for species
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodon
- †Hibbardomys
- †Hibbardomys fayae – type locality for species
- †Hibbardomys marthae
- †Hibbardomys voorhiesi
- †Hipparion
- †Hipparion tehonense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hippotherium
- Holbrookia
†HolmesinaLife restoration of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Holmesina with a human to scale - Homo
- †Homotherium
- Hyla
- †Hyla cinerea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyla gratiosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyla squirella – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyla versicolor
†HypohippusLife restoration of the Miocene horse Hypohippus. Heinrich Harder (1920). - †Hypolagus
- †Hypolagus regalis – type locality for species
- †Hypolagus ringoldensis
- †Hypolagus vetus
- †Hypolagus voorhiesi
- †Hystricops
I
[edit]- Ictalurus
†IctiobusIllustration of a living Ictiobus, or buffalo fish - Ilyocypris
- †Ischyrocyon – tentative report
K
[edit]- †Kansasimys
- Kinosternon
†Kinosternon flavescensA living Kinosternon flavescens, or yellow mud turtle - †Kinosternon subrubrum
L
[edit] LampropeltisA living Lampropeltis getula, or eastern kingsnake - Lasiurus
- †Lasiurus cinereus
- †Lasiurus fossilis – type locality for species
- †Lasiurus golliheri – type locality for species
- Lepisosteus
- †Lepisosteus osseus
†Lepisosteus platostomus – tentative reportIllustration of a living Lepisosteus platostomus, or shortnose gar
- Lepomis
- †Lepomis cyanellus
- †Lepomis humilis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptarctus
- †Leptarctus mummorum – type locality for species
- †Leptarctus woodburnei – type locality for species
- †Leptarctus wortmani – type locality for species
†LeptocyonIllustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon - Lepus
- †Lepus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Longirostromeryx
- Lontra
- Lymnaea
- Lynx
M
[edit]- †Machairodus
- Macrochelys
- †Macrognathomys
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
†Mammuthus columbiLife restoration of a herd of Mammuthus columbi, or Columbian mammoths. The extent of the fur depicted is hypothetical. Charles R. Knight (1909).
- Martes
- †Martes foxi – type locality for species
- †Martes stirtoni – type locality for species
- †Martinogale
- †Megalonyx
- †Megantereon
- †Megatylopus
- †Menetus
- Mephitis
- †Mephitis mephitis – tentative report
- †Mephitis rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Merychyus
- Micropterus
- †Micropterus punctulatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Microtus
- †Microtus llanensis
- †Microtus meadensis
- †Microtus ochrogaster
- †Microtus paroperarius – type locality for species
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Mictomys
- †Minytrema – tentative report
- †Mionictis
- Musculium
- Mustela
- †Mustela meltoni – type locality for species
- †Mustela rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Mustela richardsonii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mylagaulus
- †Mylagaulus sesquipedalis – type locality for species
†MylohyusFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus - Myotis
N
[edit] †NannippusPartial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus - †Nassella
- †Nebraskomys
- †Nekrolagus
- †Nekrolagus progressus – type locality for species
- Neofiber
- †Neofiber leonardi – type locality for species
- Neogale
- †Neogale frenata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neogale vison
†NeohipparionLife restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Neohipparion affine – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neohipparion eurystyle
- †Neohipparion leptode
- †Neohipparion trampasense
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma floridana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neotoma leucopetrica
- †Neotoma micropus
- †Neotoma quadriplicata – type locality for species
- †Neotoma sawrockensis – type locality for species
- †Neotoma taylori – type locality for species
- Nerodia
- †Nerterogeomys
- Nesovitrea
- Nettion
- †Nettion ogallalae – type locality for species
- †Nimravides
†NothrotheriopsLife restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops - Notiosorex
- †Notiosorex crawfordi
- †Notiosorex jacksoni – type locality for species
- †Notolagus
- †Notolagus lepusculus – type locality for species
- †Notropes
- †Notropis – tentative report
O
[edit] OdocoileusA living Odocoileus deer - Ogmodontomys
- †Ogmodontomys poaphagus – type locality for species
- †Ogmodontomys sawrockensis – type locality for species
- †Ogmophis
- †Ogmophis pliocompactus – type locality for species
- Ondatra
- Onychomys
- †Onychomys gidleyi – type locality for species
- †Onychomys hollisteri – type locality for species
- †Onychomys leucogaster – or unidentified comparable form
- †Onychomys martini
- †Onychomys pedroensis
- Ophisaurus
OrtalisA living Ortalis, or chachalaca - †Ortalis affinis – type locality for species
- Oryzomys
P
[edit]- †Paenemarmota
- †Paleoheterodon
- †Panicum
- Panthera
- †Paracryptotis
- †Paracryptotis rex – type locality for species
†ParamylodonFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon - †Paranasua – or unidentified comparable form
- †Parapliosaccomys
- †Pediomeryx
- †Peraceras
- Perca
PerognathusA living Perognathus pocket mouse - †Perognathus coquorum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Perognathus dunklei – type locality for species
- †Perognathus gidleyi
- †Perognathus mclaughlini – type locality for species
- †Perognathus pearlettensis – type locality for species
- †Perognathus rexroadensis – type locality for species
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus baumgartneri – type locality for species
- †Peromyscus berendsensis
- †Peromyscus cochrani – type locality for species
- †Peromyscus cragini
- †Peromyscus kansasensis – type locality for species
- †Peromyscus progressus – type locality for species
- †Petenyia
- Phenacomys
- †Phenacomys intermedius – or unidentified comparable form
- Phrynosoma
†Phrynosoma cornutumA living Phrynosoma cornutum, or Texas horned lizard
- Physa
- Pisidium
- Pituophis
- †Planisorex
- †Planorbula
†PlatybelodonMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene elephant relative Platybelodon - †Platygonus
- †Platygonus bicalcaratus
- †Platygonus compressus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Platygonus pollenae
- †Platygonus vetus – or unidentified comparable form
- Plegadis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pleiolama
- †Pleiolama vera – type locality for species
- †Plesiogulo
- †Plesiogulo marshalli – type locality for species
- †Plioctomys
- †Pliogyps – type locality for genus
- †Pliogyps fisheri – type locality for species
†PliohippusFossilized skull of the Miocene horse Pliohippus - †Pliohippus nobilis – type locality for species
- †Pliohippus pernix
- †Pliolemmus
- †Pliolemmus antiquus – type locality for species
- †Pliophenacomys
- †Pliophenacomys dixonensis – type locality for species
- †Pliophenacomys finneyi
- †Pliophenacomys meadensis
- †Pliophenacomys osborni
- †Pliophenacomys primaevus – type locality for species
- †Pliopicus – type locality for genus
- †Pliopicus brodkorbi – type locality for species
- †Pliotaxidea
- †Pomoxis
- †Potamocypris
- †Pratifelis
- †Pratifelis martini – type locality for species
- †Pratilepus
- †Pratilepus kansasensis – type locality for species
- †Procamelus
- †Procastoroides
- Procyon
- †Procyon lotor
- †Procyon rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Prodipodomys
- †Prodipoides
- †Prodipoides phillisi – type locality for species
- †Prolappula
- †Prolithospermum
- †Prosthennops
- †Prosthennops serus – type locality for species
†ProtohippusFossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Protohippus - †Protolabis
- Pseudacris
- †Pseudacris clarki – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pseudacris triseriata
- Pseudemys
- †Pseudhipparion
- †Pseudoceras
- Puma
- Pupilla
- Pupoides
R
[edit] †RamocerosLife restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene pronghorn Ramoceros and Cosoryx. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Rana
- †Rana areolata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Rana bucella
- †Rana catesbeiana
- †Rana fayeae
- †Rana parvissima
- †Rana pipiens
- †Rana rexroadensis
- †Regina
- Reithrodontomys
- †Reithrodontomys humulis
- †Reithrodontomys megalotis
- †Reithrodontomys montanus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Reithrodontomys moorei
- †Reithrodontomys pratincola – type locality for species
- †Reithrodontomys rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Reithrodontomys wetmorei – type locality for species
- Rhinocheilus – tentative report
†RhynchotheriumRestoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
S
[edit]- †Satherium
- Scalopus
ScaphiopusA living Scaphiopus, or North American spadefoot toad - Sceloporus
- †Sceloporus robustus – type locality for species
- †Sceloporus undulatus
- †Semotilus
- †Semotilus atromaculatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Sigmodon
- †Sigmodon curtisi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sigmodon minor
- Sistrurus
†SmilodonLife restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon - †Soergelia
- †Soergelia mayfieldi – or unidentified comparable form
- Sorex
- †Sorex arcticus
- †Sorex cinereus
- †Sorex cudahyensis
- †Sorex kansasensis – type locality for species
- †Sorex lacustris
- †Sorex leahyi – type locality for species
- †Sorex megapalustris
- †Sorex palustris
- †Sorex pratensis
- †Sorex rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Sorex sandersi – type locality for species
- †Sorex scottensis – type locality for species
- †Sorex taylori – type locality for species
- Spea
†Spea bombifronsA living Spea bombifrons, or plains spadefoot toad - †Spea diversus
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus boothi
- †Spermophilus cragini – type locality for species
- †Spermophilus franklinii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spermophilus fricki
- †Spermophilus howelli – type locality for species
- †Spermophilus lorisrusselli – type locality for species
- †Spermophilus meadensis – type locality for species
- †Spermophilus rexroadensis – type locality for species
- †Spermophilus richardsonii
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
- Sphaerium
- Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius
- †Spilogale rexroadi – type locality for species
- Stagnicola
†StegomastodonMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon - †Stenotrema
- Sternotherus
- Storeria
- †Storeria dekayi – or unidentified comparable form
- Succinea
- †Succinia
- Sylvilagus
†Sylvilagus floridanusA living Sylvilagus floridanus, or eastern cottontail
- †Symmetrodontomys
- †Symmetrodontomys simplicidens – type locality for species
- Synaptomys
T
[edit]- Tapirus
- Taxidea
†TeleocerasMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras - †Teleoceras fossiger – type locality for species
- †Teleoceras guymonense
- Terrapene
- †Texasophis
- †Texasophis wilsoni – type locality for species
- †Texoceros
- †Texoceros guymonensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Thamnophis
- †Thamnophis proximus
†Thamnophis radixA living Thamnophis radix, or plains garter snake - †Thamnophis saurita – or unidentified comparable form
- †Thamnophis sirtalis
- Thomomys
- Trachemys
- †Tregobatrachus – type locality for genus
- †Tregobatrachus hibbardi – type locality for species
- †Tregophis – type locality for genus
- †Tregophis brevirachis – type locality for species
- †Tregosorex
- †Tregosorex holmani – type locality for species
- †Trigonictis
- Trionyx
- Tropidoclonion
Tympanuchus – or unidentified comparable formA living Tympanuchus, or prairie chicken
U
[edit]- †Untermannerix
- Urocyon
†Urocyon cinereoargenteusA living Urocyon cinereoargenteus, or gray fox - †Urocyon progressus
- †Ustatochoerus
V
[edit]- Vallonia
- Valvata
- Vertigo
- Vulpes
†Vulpes veloxA living Vulpes velox, or swift fox
Z
[edit]- Zapus
- †Zapus burti – type locality for species
†Zapus hudsoniusA living Zapus hudsonius, or meadow jumping mouse - †Zapus rinkeri – type locality for species
- †Zapus sandersi – type locality for species
- Zonitoides
References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.