List of the prehistoric life of Kentucky

This list of the prehistoric life of Kentucky contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Kentucky.

Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Kentucky.

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Kentucky

 * Cladida - Abrotocrinus.JPG †[[Abrotocrinus]]
 * †Abrotocrinus coreyi
 * †Abrotocrinus unicus
 * †Achatella
 * †Achistrum
 * †Achistrum ludwigi
 * †Achistrum nicholsoni
 * †Acidaspis
 * † Acrophyllum
 * †Actinoceras
 * †Actinocrinites
 * †Actinocrinites gibsoni
 * †Agaricocrinus
 * †Agaricocrinus americanus
 * Alethopteris PAMuseum.jpg †[[Alethopteris]]
 * †Alethopteris decurrens
 * †Alethopteris lonchitica – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Ammonellipsites
 * †Amphiscapha
 * †Amplexopora
 * †Amplexus
 * †Anchiopella
 * †Anisophyllum
 * †Annularia
 * †Archaeocidaris
 * †Archaeopteris
 * Fenestellidae - Archimedes species.JPG]] †Archimedes''
 * †Archimedes communis
 * †Archimedes compactus
 * †Archimedes distans
 * †Archimedes invaginatus
 * †Archimedes lativolvis
 * †Archimedes macfarlani
 * †Archimedes meekanoides
 * †Archimedes meekanus
 * †Archimedes proutanus
 * †Archimedes swallowvanus
 * †Archimedes terebriformis
 * Asteracanthus ornatissimus teeth Tubingen.JPG †[[Asteracanthus]]
 * †Athyris
 * †Athyris fultonensis
 * †Atrypa
 * †Augustoceras
 * †Aulopora
 * †Aulopora tubiporoides
 * †Aviculopecten
 * †Aviculopecten germanus – or unidentified related form
 * †Bellerophon
 * †Beyrichoceras
 * †Bisatoceras – tentative report
 * †Bostonia
 * Trilobite - Bumastus reconstruction 3d.jpg †[[Bumastus]]
 * †Calamites
 * †Calamites cistii
 * †Calamites undulatus
 * †Callixylon
 * †Calyptaulax
 * †Camarotoechia
 * †Camarotoechia mutata
 * †Cameroceras
 * †Cartersoceras
 * †Ceratopsis
 * †Ceraurus
 * †Chasmatopora
 * †Chonetes
 * Cincinnetina meeki (Miller, 1875) slab 3.jpg †[[Cincinnetina]]
 * †Cincinnetina meeki
 * †Cincinnetina multisecta
 * †Cladochonus
 * †Cladochonus beecheri
 * †Cladochonus crassus
 * †Cleiothyridina
 * †Cleiothyridina hirsuta
 * †Cleiothyridina sublamellosa
 * †Climacograptus
 * †Coenites
 * Compositafossil.jpg †[[Composita]]
 * †Composita subquadrata
 * †Composita trinuclea
 * †Conostoma
 * †Constellaria
 * †Cordaites
 * †Cornulites
 * †Crania – tentative report
 * †Craniops
 * †Cyathocrinites
 * †Cyathocrinites glenni
 * †Cyathocrinites multibrachiatus
 * †Cyathocrinites parvibrachiatus
 * †Cyclonema
 * †Cydrocrinus
 * †Cyphaspis
 * †Cypricardinia
 * Cyrtoceras NT small.jpg †[[Cyrtoceras]]
 * †Cyrtolites
 * †Cystodictya
 * †Cystodictya lineata
 * †Decadocrinus
 * †Declinognathodus
 * †Declinognathodus donetzianus
 * †Diplograptus
 * †Dizygocrinus
 * †Dizygocrinus whitei
 * †Edmondia
 * †Emmonsia
 * †Endoceras
 * Eocaudina
 * †Eospirifer
 * †Equisetum
 * †Equisetum arvense
 * †Eretmocrinus
 * †Eretmocrinus magnificus
 * FavositesOrdovicianIndiana.jpg †[[Favosites]]
 * †Favosites arbor
 * †Favosites biloculi
 * †Favosites discoideus
 * †Favosites favosus
 * †Favosites hisingeri
 * †Favosites niagarensis
 * †Favosites proximatus
 * †Favosites quercus
 * †Favosites rotundituba
 * †Favosites turbinatus
 * †Fenestella
 * Flexicalymene-ouzregui-rolled.jpg †[[Flexicalymene]]
 * †Flexicalymene meeki
 * †Foerstia
 * †Forbesiocrinus
 * †Gastrioceras
 * †Gilbertsocrinus
 * †Glossina
 * †Glyptocrinus
 * †Glyptopleura
 * †Gnathodus
 * †Goniatites
 * †Gravicalymene
 * RugosaOrdovician.jpg †[[Grewingkia]]
 * †Grewingkia rusticum
 * †Hallia
 * †Hallopora
 * †Halysites
 * †Heliophyllum
 * †Heliophyllum halli
 * †Helminthochiton
 * †Hindia
 * †Holopea
 * †Hyolithes
 * †Idiognathoides
 * †Idiognathoides sinuatus
 * †Iocrinus
 * †Isotelus
 * †Isotelus gigas
 * †Isotelus maximus
 * †Kazakhstania
 * †Krausella
 * †Lepidodendron
 * †Lepidodendron aculeatum – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Lepidostrobus
 * Lingulella caelata 1.png †[[Lingulella]]
 * †Liroceras
 * Lithophaga – tentative report
 * †Maelonoceras
 * †Masonoceras – type locality for genus
 * †Maximites
 * †Meristella
 * †Meristina – tentative report
 * †Michelinoceras
 * †Murchisonia
 * †Murrayoceras
 * †Neospirifer
 * †Neospirifer cameratus
 * Neuropteris PAMuseum.jpg †[[Neuropteris]]
 * †Neuropteris gigantea
 * †Neuropteris heterophylla
 * †Neuropteris tenuifolia – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Oncoceras
 * †Onychocrinus
 * †Ormoceras
 * †Orthoceras
 * †Pattersonia
 * †Pecopteris
 * †Pecopteris plumosa – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Pentagonia
 * †Pentamerus
 * †Pentremites
 * †Pentremites tulipaformis
 * †Periastron
 * †Phillipsia
 * †Phragmolites
 * †Pitys
 * †Plaesiomys
 * †Platyceras
 * †Platycrinites
 * PlatystrophiaOrdovician.jpg †[[Platystrophia]]
 * †Platystrophia acutilirata
 * †Platystrophia annieana
 * †Platystrophia clarkesvillensis
 * †Platystrophia clarksvillensis
 * †Platystrophia cypha
 * †Plectoceras
 * †Pleurodictyum
 * Pleurotomaria
 * †Polygnathus
 * †Polygnathus communis
 * †Polygrammoceras
 * Proetus concinnus reconstruction cropped.png †[[Proetus (trilobite)|Proetus]]
 * †Protosalvinia
 * †Prototaxites
 * †Pseudopolygnathus
 * †Pterotheca
 * †Quadratia
 * †Scytalocrinus
 * †Similodonta
 * †Solenopora
 * †Sowerbyella
 * †Sphenophyllum
 * †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
 * †Sphenopteris
 * †Sphenothallus
 * †Spirifer
 * †Spirifer rockymontanus
 * †Spiriferina
 * †Stenaster
 * †Stigmaria
 * †Stigmatella
 * Strophomena costellata brachial.jpg †[[Strophomena]]
 * †Strophomena concordensis
 * †Strophomena costellata – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Strophomena neglecta
 * †Strophomena planumbona
 * †Strophomena sulcata
 * †Subulites
 * †Syringopora
 * †Taxocrinus
 * †Tetradium
 * †Theelia
 * †Treptoceras
 * Triarthrus becki.jpg †[[Triarthrus]]
 * †Triarthrus eatoni
 * †Triendoceras – tentative report
 * †Trocholites
 * †Ulrichicrinus
 * †Whiteavesia
 * †Worthenia
 * †Zadelsdorfia – tentative report

Mesozoic
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Kentucky.

Cenozoic

 * †Berhamniphyllum – type locality for genus
 * †Berhamniphyllum claibornense – type locality for species
 * Canis
 * †Canis dirus
 * †Diplotropis
 * †Diplotropis claibornensis – type locality for species
 * Equus
 * Columbian mammoth.JPG †[[Mammuthus]]
 * Microtus
 * †Microtus xanthognathus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Platygonus
 * Spermophilus
 * †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Taxidea
 * Ursus
 * †Ursus arctos