List of the prehistoric life of Nevada

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

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

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Nevada

 * Acanthopyge fossil cropped.png †[[Acanthopyge]]
 * †Acmarhachis
 * †Acmarhachis typicalis
 * †Acodus
 * †Acrothyra
 * †Acutichiton
 * †Adamsoceras
 * †Agnostotes clavata – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Agnostus
 * †Agoniatites
 * †Amorphognathus
 * †Amphiscapha
 * †Ampyx – tentative report
 * †Ampyx
 * †Anabarella
 * † Ananias
 * †Anataphrus
 * AnomalocarisDinoMcanb.jpg †[[Anomalocaris]]
 * †Anomphalus
 * †Anomphalus jaggerius – type locality for species
 * †Apatolichas
 * †Archaeocidaris
 * †Athyris
 * †Athyris lamellosa
 * †Atrypa
 * †Atrypa parva – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Atrypa reticularis
 * †Aulopora
 * †Aviculopecten
 * †Avonia
 * †Bactroceras
 * †Baltoceras
 * Bathynotus holopyga 13thAnnRepNYStateCabNatHis.jpg †[[Bathynotus]]
 * †Bathyuriscus
 * †Bellerophon
 * †Bellerophon needlensis – type locality for species
 * †Benthamaspis
 * †Biceratops – type locality for genus
 * †Biciragnostus
 * † Bija
 * †Bimuria
 * †Bolbocephalus – tentative report
 * †Bolbolenellus
 * †Bradyfallotaspis
 * †Brevibelus
 * †Bristolia
 * †Brongniartella
 * †Brunsia
 * †Bumastus
 * †Calymene
 * †Calyptaulax
 * †Camarotoechia
 * Canadaspis perfecta.JPG †[[Canadaspis]]
 * †Cancelloceras
 * †Cancelloceras elegans – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Caninia
 * †Carinamala
 * †Carolinites
 * †Catenipora
 * †Cavusgnathus
 * †Cedaria
 * †Ceratocephala – tentative report
 * †Ceraurinella
 * †Ceraurinus
 * Ceraurus fossil cropped.png †[[Ceraurus]]
 * †Chancelloria
 * †Chancia
 * †Chonetes
 * †Chonetes logani
 * †Cladochonus
 * †Cladodus
 * †Cleiothyridina
 * †Cleiothyridina ciriacksi
 * †Cleiothyridina deroissyi
 * †Cleiothyridina elegans
 * †Cleiothyridina orbicularis
 * †Climacograptus
 * †Climacograptus innotatus
 * †Climacograptus phyllophorus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Cloacaspis
 * †Coleoloides
 * †Columnaria
 * Compositafossil.jpg †[[Composita]]
 * †Composita apheles – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Composita mexicana
 * †Composita mira
 * †Composita ovata
 * †Composita parasulcata
 * †Composita subquadrata
 * †Composita subtilita
 * †Composita trinuclea
 * †Conchidium
 * †Conocardium
 * †Constellaria
 * †Coosia
 * †Cordylodus
 * †Cornuodus
 * †Cravenoceras
 * †Culumbodina
 * †Curtoceras
 * †Cybelopsis
 * †Cymbidium
 * †Cypricardinia
 * †Cyptendoceras
 * Cyrtospirifer verneuili duo.jpg †[[Cyrtospirifer]]
 * †Cyrtospirifer whitneyi
 * †Cystodictya
 * †Dalmanites
 * †Davidsonia
 * Dentalium
 * †Dicoelosia
 * †Dictyonema
 * †Didymograptus
 * †Dimeropygiella
 * †Diplograptus
 * †Distomodus
 * †Earlandia
 * †Echinaria
 * †Edmondia
 * †Egania – type locality for genus
 * †Ehmaniella
 * †Elrathina
 * †Emmonsia
 * †Encrinuroides
 * Encrinurus egani from Wisconsin.JPG †[[Encrinurus]]
 * †Eospirifer
 * †Epiphyton
 * †Esmeraldina
 * †Ethmophyllum
 * †Euomphalus
 * †Fallotaspis
 * †Favosites
 * †Fenestella
 * †Flexicalymene
 * †Fremontia
 * †Geragnostus
 * †Geraldinella
 * †Girvanella
 * †Glaphurochiton – tentative report
 * †Glyptagnostus reticulatus
 * †Gnathodus
 * †Gogia
 * †Goniatites
 * †Gracianella
 * †Grandinasus
 * †Gypospirifer
 * †Halysites
 * Helicoprion bessonovi cropped.png †[[Helicoprion]]
 * †Heliomera
 * †Helminthochiton
 * †Hintzeia
 * †Holmiella
 * †Homagnostus
 * †Hunnebergia – tentative report
 * †Hyolithellus
 * †Hyolithes
 * †Hypodicranotus
 * †Iapetognathus
 * †Icriodus
 * †Illaenus
 * †Ingria
 * †Innitagnostus
 * †Irvingella
 * †Isograptus
 * Isotelus brachycephalus.JPG †[[Isotelus]]
 * †Jeffersonia
 * †Kanoshia
 * †Kawina
 * †Komaspidella
 * †Komia
 * †Kootenia
 * †Krausella
 * †Lachnostoma
 * †Ladatheca
 * †Lehua
 * †Leonardoceras
 * †Leonaspis
 * †Lingula
 * Lingulella caelata 1.png †[[Lingulella]]
 * †Lonchodomas
 * †Lotagnostus
 * †Lotagnostus trisectus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Martinia
 * †Megalaspidella – tentative report
 * †Megalaspides
 * †Megistaspis
 * †Meristella
 * †Meristina
 * †Metacoceras
 * †Metaplasia
 * †Michelinoceras
 * †Micromitra
 * †Microplasma
 * †Modiolus
 * †Monograptus
 * †Monograptus thomasi
 * †Monograptus yukonensis
 * †Murchisonia
 * †Nardophyllum
 * Neritopsidae - Naticopsis.JPG †[[Naticopsis]]
 * †Naticopsis glomerosa – type locality for species
 * †Naticopsis inornata
 * †Naticopsis kaibabensis
 * †Neospirifer
 * †Neospirifer cameratus
 * †Neospirifer dunbari
 * †Neospirifer goreii
 * †Neospirifer latus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Neospirifer triplicatus
 * †Nephrolenellus
 * Nevadella eucharis USNM PAL 60079.jpg †[[Nevadella]]
 * †Nevadia
 * †Niobe
 * †Nisusia – tentative report
 * †Noblella
 * †Nuculoidea
 * †Obolella
 * †Obolus
 * †Ogygopsis
 * †Olenellus
 * †Olenellus fowleri – type locality for species
 * †Olenoides
 * †Olenus
 * †Opipeuter
 * †Orthoceras
 * †Oryctocephalus
 * †Oryctocephalus indicus
 * Ottoia burrowing cropped.png †[[Ottoia]]
 * †Oulodus
 * †Ovatoryctocara – tentative report
 * †Ozarkodina
 * †Pachyphyllum
 * †Paedeumias
 * †Pagetia
 * †Paladin
 * †Palmettaspis – type locality for genus
 * †Parafusulina
 * †Paranevadella
 * †Paterina
 * †Peachella
 * †Pelagiella
 * †Pentamerus
 * †Pentlandia
 * Pentremites Glen Dean Fm KY.jpg †[[Pentremites]]
 * †Periodon
 * †Permocalculus
 * †Peronopsis
 * †Perspicaris
 * †Phacops
 * †Phalacroma
 * †Phillipsia
 * †Phragmophora
 * †Phyllograptus
 * Pinna
 * †Platyceras
 * †Platycrinites
 * †Platystrophia
 * Pleurocystites squamosus.jpg †[[Pleurocystites]]
 * †Polygnathus
 * †Polygnathus angusticostatus
 * †Polygnathus angustipennatus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Polygnathus costatus
 * †Polygnathus eiflius
 * †Polygnathus linguiformis
 * †Polygnathus parawebbi
 * †Polygnathus pseudofoliatus
 * †Posidonia
 * †Prodentalium
 * Proetus concinnus reconstruction cropped.png †[[Proetus (trilobite)|Proetus]]
 * †Profallotaspis – tentative report
 * †Protochonetes
 * †Protospongia
 * †Ptychagnostus
 * †Ptychagnostus atavus
 * †Punka
 * †Quadratia
 * †Raymondaspis
 * †Rayonnoceras
 * KimmswickOzoraMidOrdReceptaculitid.jpg †[[Receptaculites]]
 * †Remopleurides
 * †Rensselaeria
 * †Repinaella
 * †Rhabdiferoceras – type locality for genus
 * †Rioceras – tentative report
 * †Rossodus – tentative report
 * †Sabellidites
 * †Sallya
 * †Salterella
 * †Schwagerina
 * †Siphonodendron
 * †Skenidioides
 * †Sowerbyella
 * †Spathognathodus
 * †Sphaerocodium
 * †Sphaerocoryphe
 * †Sphenothallus
 * †Spirifer
 * †Spirifer centronatus
 * †Spirifer opimus
 * †Spirifer rockymontanus
 * †Spiriferina
 * Spirorbis
 * Lepido root top.jpg †[[Stigmaria]]
 * †Streptognathodus
 * †Streptosolen
 * †Stringocephalus
 * †Strophomena
 * †Stylonema – tentative report
 * †Subulites
 * †Syringopora
 * †Tentaculites
 * †Tetragraptus
 * †Tetrataxis
 * †Thoracocare
 * †Triarthrus
 * †Trinodus
 * †Trocholites
 * †Tuzoia
 * †Tylonautilus
 * †Uraloceras
 * †Uraloceras burtiense
 * †Uraloceras involutum
 * †Uraloceras nevadense – type locality for species
 * Wanneria walcottana negative CRF.jpg †[[Wanneria]]
 * †Watsonella
 * †Westergaardites
 * †Worthenia
 * †Wutinoceras
 * Yoldia
 * †Youngia – tentative report
 * †Zacanthoides

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Nevada

 * †Acrochordiceras – type locality for genus
 * †Acrodus
 * †Acrodus alexandrae – type locality for species
 * †Acrodus cuneocostatus – type locality for species
 * †Acrodus oreodontus – type locality for species
 * †Acrodus spitzbergensis
 * †Acrodus vermicularis – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Acuminatella
 * Adocidae - Adocus punctatus.jpg †[[Adocus]] – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Alanites
 * †Alanites costatus – type locality for species
 * †Alanites mulleri – type locality for species
 * †Alanites obesus – type locality for species
 * †Alsatites
 * †Anaflemingites
 * †Anagymnites
 * †Anagymnotoceras
 * †Anasibirites
 * †Anasibirites kingianus
 * †Anatropites
 * †Angulaticeras
 * †Anolcites
 * †Aplococeras
 * †Arcestes
 * †Arctoceras
 * †Arctohungarites
 * †Arctoprionites
 * †Arenicolites
 * †Aspenites
 * Astarte
 * Asteriacites
 * Atrina
 * Augustasaurus BW.jpg †[[Augustasaurus]] – type locality for genus
 * †Augustasaurus hagdorni – type locality for species
 * †Avicularia
 * †Balatonites
 * †Birgeria
 * †Calliconites
 * Cardinia
 * †Caucasorhynchia
 * †Ceccaceras
 * †Ceccaisculitoides
 * †Ceccaisculitoides elegans – type locality for species
 * †Ceratites
 * Ceratodus.jpg †[[Ceratodus (genus)|Ceratodus]]
 * Chlamys
 * †Chonespondylus
 * †Claraia
 * †Claraia aurita
 * †Claraia clarai
 * †Claraia stachei
 * †Colobodus
 * †Coral
 * Corbula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Coroniceras
 * Cymboscale.png †[[Cymbospondylus]]
 * †Cymbospondylus petrinus
 * †Cymbospondylus piscosus
 * †Daonella
 * †Daonella americana – type locality for species
 * †Daonella dubia
 * †Daonella elongata – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Daonella gabbi
 * †Daonella indica – or unidentified related form
 * †Daonella lindstroemi
 * †Daonella lommeli – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Daonella lommelli – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Daonella moussoni
 * †Daonella rieberi – type locality for species
 * †Daonella sturi – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Daxatina
 * †Decapod
 * †Ellisonia – type locality for genus
 * Encrinus liliiformis.JPG †[[Encrinus]]
 * †Epigondolella
 * †Epigondolella mosheri
 * †Eremites
 * †Frankites
 * †Frechites
 * †Germanonautilus
 * †Gervillaria
 * †Gervillia
 * †Gondolella
 * †Gondolella carinita – type locality for species
 * †Gondolella denuda – or unidentified related form
 * †Gondolella eotriassica – type locality for species
 * †Gondolella milleri – type locality for species
 * †Gondolella nevadensis – type locality for species
 * †Gondolella planata – type locality for species
 * †Goniatites – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Gryphaea
 * †Grypoceras
 * Gymnitidae - Gymnites incultus-001.JPG †[[Gymnites]]
 * †Gymnites billingsi – type locality for species
 * †Gymnites calli – type locality for species
 * †Gymnites humboldti – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Gymnites perplanus – type locality for species
 * †Gymnites tozeri – type locality for species
 * †Gymnites tregorum – type locality for species
 * †Gyrolepis – tentative report
 * †Hybodus
 * †Ichthyosaurus
 * †Inyoites
 * †Inyoites oweni
 * †Kraussodontus
 * †Lecanites
 * †Leiophyllites
 * Leptolepis NT cropped.png †[[Leptolepis]]
 * Limaria
 * Lopha
 * †Macroelongatoolithus
 * †Meekoceras
 * †Meekoceras gracilitatis
 * †Metapolygnathus
 * †Metophioceras
 * †Michelinoceras
 * †Misikella
 * Mixosaurus BW.jpg †[[Mixosaurus]]
 * †Modiolus
 * †Monophyllites
 * †Myophoria
 * †Mytilus
 * †Naomichelys
 * †Neogondolella
 * †Neomegalodon
 * †Neophyllites – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Nerinea
 * Omphalosaurus10DB.jpg †[[Omphalosaurus]] – type locality for genus
 * †Omphalosaurus nevadanus – type locality for species
 * †Ophiceras
 * †Orthoceras
 * Ostrea
 * †Oulodus
 * †Owenites
 * †Owenites koeneni
 * †Oxytoma
 * †Ozarkodina
 * †Palaeospinax – tentative report
 * †Paralepidotus – tentative report
 * †Paranautilus
 * PhalarodonDB15.jpg †[[Phalarodon]]
 * †Phalarodon fraasi
 * Pholadomya
 * Pinna
 * †Plagiostoma
 * †Planolites
 * †Pleuronautilus
 * Plicatula
 * †Posidonia
 * †Proclydonautilus
 * †Protrachyceras
 * †Psiloceras
 * †Ptychites
 * †Ptycholepis – tentative report
 * †Rhacophyllites
 * †Rhaetina
 * †Rhynchonella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Saurichthys
 * †Schlotheimia
 * †Shonisaurus
 * Shonisaurus scale mmartyniuk.png (green) and Shastasaurus sikanniensis (red) with an anachronistic human to scale]] †Shonisaurus popularis''
 * †Sibyllonautilus
 * †Sirenites
 * †Solenopora
 * †Spiriferina
 * †Spiriferina alia
 * †Spiriferina homfrayi – type locality for species
 * †Spiriferina roundyi
 * †Stenopopanoceras
 * †Sturia
 * †Styrionautilus
 * Thalattoarchon saurophagis.jpg †[[Thalattoarchon]] – type locality for genus
 * †Thalattoarchon saurophagis – type locality for species
 * †Thamnasteria
 * †Trichites
 * †Trigonia
 * †Tutcheria
 * †Ussurites
 * †Vermiceras
 * †Vex
 * †Wyomingites
 * †Xenoceltites
 * Xenodiscus besairiei.JPG †[[Xenodiscus]]

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Nevada

 * Abies
 * Acer
 * †Aelurodon
 * Aepycamelus Alticamelus hharder.jpg †[[Aepycamelus]]
 * †Aepycamelus bradyi – type locality for species
 * †Aepycamelus robustus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Aepycamelus stocki
 * †Aesculus
 * †Agriotherium
 * †Agulla
 * †Agulla mineralensis – type locality for species
 * †Aletomeryx
 * †Alforjas
 * Alnus
 * Amelanchier
 * †Amorpha
 * †Anchitheriomys
 * Antrozous
 * †Antrozous pallidus
 * †Aphelops
 * †Apis
 * †Apis nearctica – type locality for species
 * Arbutus
 * †Arbutus menziesii
 * †Arctodus
 * †Arctodus simus
 * †Arctostaphylos
 * †Astrohippus
 * †Barbourofelis
 * †Barbourofelis fricki
 * Bassariscus
 * Betula
 * †Borophagus
 * †Borophagus diversidens – or unidentified comparable form
 * Brachycrus.jpg †[[Brachycrus]]
 * Brachylagus
 * †Brachylagus idahoensis
 * †Brachypsalis
 * †Bumelia
 * †Calocedrus
 * †Camelops – tentative report
 * Candona
 * Canis
 * †Canis latrans
 * †Canis lepophagus
 * †Carpocyon
 * Carya
 * †Carya ovata
 * Castanopsis
 * Ceanothus
 * Cedrela
 * CeratophyllumSubmersum.jpg †[[Ceratophyllum]]
 * Cercis
 * †Cercocarpus
 * †Chamaebatia
 * †Chamaecyparis
 * Chara
 * †Chrysolepis
 * Cnemidophorus
 * †Cnemidophorus tigris
 * Comptonia
 * Cornus
 * †Cosoryx
 * †Cosoryx furcatus
 * Crataegus
 * Crotalus
 * †Crotalus atrox
 * †Crotalus viridis
 * Crotaphytus
 * †Crotaphytus collaris
 * Cuvieronius.jpg †[[Cuvieronius]] – tentative report
 * †Desmatippus
 * †Diceratherium – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Dinohippus
 * †Diospyros
 * Dipodomys
 * †Dipoides
 * †Diprionomys
 * †Dromomeryx
 * †Dromomeryx borealis
 * †Epicyon
 * †Equisetum
 * Equus
 * †Equus giganteus
 * †Equus idahoensis
 * Equus simplicidens UMNH.jpg †[[Equus simplicidens]]
 * †Eucastor
 * †Euceratherium
 * †Euceratherium collinum
 * †Eucyon
 * †Eucyon davisi
 * Eugenia
 * †Fraxinus
 * Gambelia
 * †Garrya
 * †Gigantocamelus
 * Glyptostrobus
 * Gomphotherium productum.jpg †[[Gomphotherium]]
 * Gopherus
 * †Gopherus agassizii
 * †Gymnocladus
 * †Helaletes
 * Heloderma
 * †Heloderma suspectum
 * †Hemiauchenia
 * †Hemiauchenia macrocephala – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Hesperocamelus
 * †Heteromeles
 * †Hipparion
 * †Hippotherium
 * †Holodiscus
 * Hydrangea
 * †Hyopsodus
 * †Hypohippus
 * †Hypolagus
 * †Hyrachyus
 * †Ilingoceros
 * †Ilingoceros alexandrae – type locality for species
 * Indarctos atticus.jpg †[[Indarctos]]
 * †Ischyrocyon
 * Juglans
 * Juniperus
 * Lampropeltis
 * †Lampropeltis getulus
 * Larix
 * Lemmiscus
 * †Lemmiscus curtatus
 * †Leptocyon
 * †Leucothoe
 * †Lithocarpus
 * Lymnaea
 * †Lyonothamnus
 * [[File:Machairodus aphanistus - Cerro de los Batallones - Museo Arqueológico Regional CAM.JPG|thumb|upright|Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus]] †[[Machairodus]]
 * Mahonia
 * †Mammut
 * †Mammut americanum
 * †Mammut matthewi
 * Marmota
 * Masticophis
 * †Masticophis flagellum
 * †Mastodon
 * †Megahippus
 * †Megalonyx
 * †Megalonyx leptostomus
 * †Megatylopus
 * †Merychippus
 * †Merychyus
 * †Merycodus
 * †Metalopex
 * †Metatomarctus
 * †Microtomarctus
 * Microtus
 * †Microtus pennsylvanicus
 * †Miopelodytes – type locality for genus
 * †Monosaulax
 * †Moropus
 * Mustela
 * †Mustela nigripes
 * †Mustela nivalis
 * Myotis
 * †Neohipparion
 * Neotoma
 * †Notharctus
 * †Notharctus tenebrosus
 * Notiosorex
 * Odocoileus
 * Ondatra
 * Oreamnos
 * †Oreamnos americanus
 * Ostrya
 * Ovis
 * †Ovis canadensis
 * †Pachystima
 * †Paracamelus
 * †Paracynarctus
 * †Parahippus
 * †Paratomarctus
 * †Paronychomys
 * †Peraceras
 * Perognathus
 * Peromyscus
 * Phenacomys
 * Phrynosoma
 * †Phrynosoma platyrhinos
 * Picea
 * Pinus
 * Pituophis
 * †Pituophis catenifer
 * Platanus
 * Platygonus leptorhinus cropped.png of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).]] †Platygonus
 * †Pleiolama
 * †Pliauchenia
 * †Pliohippus
 * Populus
 * †Procamelus
 * †Protolabis
 * †Protomarctus
 * Prunus
 * †Pseudaelurus
 * †Pseudotsuga
 * Pteridium
 * Pterocarya
 * Quercus
 * †Rana
 * †Rana pipiens
 * †Repomys
 * †Rhamnus
 * Rhododendron
 * Rhynchotherium falconeri.png †[[Rhynchotherium]]
 * †Ribes
 * †Robinia
 * Rosa
 * Salix
 * †Satherium
 * †Satherium piscinarium
 * Sauromalus
 * †Sauromalus obesus
 * Scapanus
 * Sciurus
 * †Sequoiadendron
 * †Sequoiadendron chaneyi – type locality for species
 * Sinopa rapax 1.jpg †[[Sinopa]]
 * †Sophora
 * †Sorbus
 * Sorex
 * †Sparganium
 * Spea
 * Spermophilus
 * Sphaerium
 * †Steneofiber
 * †Styrax
 * †Subdromomeryx
 * †Subdromomeryx antilopinus – or unidentified related form
 * †Symphoricarpos
 * Tamias
 * Taxidea
 * Taxodium
 * Teleoceras Horsfall cropped.jpg †[[Teleoceras]]
 * †Teleoceras major
 * Thomomys
 * †Thuja
 * †Ticholeptus
 * Tipula
 * †Tomarctus
 * †Tomarctus brevirostris
 * †Torreya
 * †Tsuga
 * Typha
 * Ulmus
 * †Ursavus
 * Ursus
 * †Ursus americanus
 * †Ursus arctos – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Vaccinium
 * †Viverravus
 * Vulpes
 * Zelkova
 * Zygolophodon skull fossil.jpg †[[Zygolophodon]]