List of the prehistoric life of North Dakota

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

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

Paleozoic

 * †Acrotreta
 * †Acrotreta attica – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Amphipora
 * †Apatokephalus
 * †Apheoorthis
 * †Apheoorthis ocha
 * †Arthroclema
 * †Arthroclema brevis
 * †Arthroclema pentagonalis
 * †Arthrotrypa
 * †Arthrotrypa ovata
 * †Aulacoparia
 * †Benthamaspis
 * †Bucanella
 * †Bucanella nana – or unidentified related form
 * †Ceratopea
 * †Ceratopea sinclairensis
 * †Drepanodus
 * †Euconia
 * †Euconia conicus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Finkelnburgia
 * †Hystricurus
 * †Hystricurus crassilimbatus
 * †Kainella
 * †Lecanospira
 * †Licnocephala
 * Lingulella caelata 1.png †[[Lingulella]]
 * †Lingulella ibicus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Lloydia
 * †Lloydia formosa
 * †Macluritella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Macluritella ornata – type locality for species
 * †Nanorthis
 * †Nanorthis putilla
 * †Nematoporella
 * †Nematoporella falcata
 * †Nematoporella ulrichi
 * †Psalikilus
 * †Raphistomina
 * †Reubenella
 * †Sceptropora
 * †Sceptropora facula
 * †Sceptropora florida
 * †Schizambon
 * †Schizambon discoidea
 * †Strigigenalis
 * †Syntrophina
 * †Syntrophina nana
 * †Thamnopora
 * †Tropidodiscus
 * †Ulrichostylus
 * †Ulrichostylus costatus
 * †Ulrichostylus dakotensis

Mesozoic

 * Acipenser
 * †Adocus
 * Alphadon cropped.png †[[Alphadon]]
 * †Alphadon marshi
 * †Altacreodus
 * †Altacreodus magnus
 * †Amersinia
 * †Amersinia FU082 – informal
 * †Amersinia FU82 – informal
 * †Amesoneuron
 * †Amesoneuron FU037 – informal
 * †Amesoneuron FU37 – informal
 * †Ampelopsis
 * †Ampelopsis acerifolia
 * †Anomia
 * †Anomia gryphorhyncha
 * †Anzu
 * †Anzu wyliei
 * †Araliaephyllum
 * †Araliaephyllum polevoi
 * Archelon skeleton.jpg †[[Archelon]]
 * †Artocarpus
 * †Artocarpus lessigiana
 * †Asimina
 * †Asimina knowltonia
 * Aspideretes
 * Atractosteus
 * †Avisaurus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Avisaurus archibaldi
 * †Axestemys
 * †Axestemys splendida
 * Azolla
 * †Azolla gigantea – type locality for species
 * †Basilemys
 * †Basilemys sinuosa
 * †Belonostomus
 * †Belonostomus longirostris
 * †Bisonia
 * †Bisonia niemii
 * Borealosuchus skeleton cast.jpg †[[Borealosuchus]]
 * †Borealosuchus sternbergii
 * †Boremys
 * †Brachychampsa
 * †Brachychampsa montana
 * Campeloma
 * †Campeloma acroterion
 * Carcharias
 * †Carpites
 * †Carpites ulmiformis
 * †Carpites verrucosus
 * †Cedrobaena
 * †Cedrobaena brinkman
 * †Cedrobaena putorius
 * †Celastrus
 * †Celastrus taurenensis
 * †Ceratophyllum
 * †Ceratophyllum FU080 – informal
 * †Cercidiphyllales
 * †Cercidiphyllales HC355 – informal
 * Cercidiphyllum
 * †Cercidiphyllum ellipticum
 * †Cercidiphyllum genetrix
 * †Cercidiphyllum HC124 – informal
 * Champsosaurus BW.jpg †[[Champsosaurus]]
 * †Champsosaurus laramiensis
 * †Cimolodon
 * †Cimolodon nitidus
 * Cinnamomum
 * †Cinnamomum lineafolia
 * †Cissites
 * †Cissites acerifolia
 * †Cissites insignis
 * †Cissites lobata
 * †Cissites puilosokensis
 * †Clisocolus
 * †Clisocolus moreauensis
 * †Cocculus
 * †Cocculus flabella
 * †Compsemys – type locality for genus
 * †Compsemys victa – type locality for species
 * †Corbulamella
 * †Corbulamella inornata
 * †Coriops
 * †Coriops amnicolus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Cornophyllum
 * †Cornophyllum newberryi
 * Cornus – or unidentified related form
 * †Crassatellina
 * †Crassatellina hollandi
 * Crassostrea gigantissima (Finch, 1824).JPG [[Crassostrea]]
 * †Crenella
 * †Crenella elegantula
 * Cucullaea
 * †Cucullaea nebrascensis
 * †Cupressinocladus
 * †Cupressinocladus interruptus
 * †Cuspidaria
 * †Cuspidaria ventricosa
 * †Cyclurus
 * †Cyclurus fragosus
 * †Cymbophora
 * †Cymbophora warrenana
 * †Cypercites – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Dalbergites – or unidentified related form
 * †Dalbergites simplex
 * †Dammarites
 * †Dammarites HC257 – informal
 * Dicotylophyllum
 * †Dicotylophyllum anomalum
 * Didelphodon NT small.jpg †[[Didelphodon]]
 * †Didelphodon vorax
 * †Dosiniopsis
 * †Dosiniopsis deweyi
 * †Dryophyllum
 * †Dryophyllum subfalcatum
 * †Dryophyllum tenneseensis
 * †Dryophyllum tennesseensis
 * †Dryophyllum tennessensis
 * †Edmontosaurus
 * Anatotitan BW.jpg †[[Edmontosaurus annectens]]
 * †Elasmodus
 * †Elatides
 * †Elatides longifolia
 * †Emarginachelys
 * †Emarginachelys cretacea
 * †Enchodus
 * †Equisetum
 * †Equisetum FU036 – informal
 * †Equisetum FU36 – informal
 * †Erlingdorfia
 * †Erlingdorfia montana
 * †Essonodon
 * †Essonodon browni
 * †Ethmocardium
 * †Ethmocardium whitei
 * Ficus
 * †Ficus planicostata
 * †Fokieniopsis
 * †Fokieniopsis catenulata
 * †Gamerabaena – type locality for genus
 * †Gamerabaena sonsalla – type locality for species
 * †Gilmoremys
 * †Gilmoremys lancensis
 * Ginkgo biloba MacAbee BC.jpg [[Ginkgo]]
 * †Ginkgo adiantoides
 * †Glasbius
 * †Glasbius twitchelli
 * Glyptostrobus
 * †Glyptostrobus europaeus
 * †Glyptostrobus HC9 – informal
 * †Goniomya
 * †Goniomya americana
 * †Grammatodon
 * †Grammatodon sulcatinus
 * †Grewiopsis
 * †Grewiopsis saportana
 * †Gypsonictops
 * †Gypsonictops illuminatus
 * †Gyrostrea
 * †Gyrostrea subtrigonalis
 * †Habrosaurus
 * †Habrosaurus dilatus
 * †Harmsia
 * †Harmsia hydrocotyloidea
 * †Helopanoplia
 * †Helopanoplia distincta
 * †Hoplochelys
 * †Hoplochelys clark – type locality for species
 * Hoploscaphites ammonite.jpg †[[Hoploscaphites]]
 * †Hoploscaphites nicolletii
 * †Hummelichelys
 * †Hummelichelys foveatus
 * †Humulus
 * †Humulus HC243 – informal
 * †Hydropteris
 * †Hydropteris pinnata
 * †Hypoxytoma
 * †Hypoxytoma nebrascana
 * †Inoceramus – tentative report
 * †Ischyodus
 * †Ischyodus rayhaasi – type locality for species
 * †Ischyrhiza
 * †Ischyrhiza avonicola
 * †Judithemys
 * †Judithemys backmani
 * Juglans – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Juglans arctica
 * Lamna nasus noaa.jpg [[Lamna]]
 * †Lamna mediavia
 * †Laurophyllum
 * †Laurophyllum lanceolatum
 * †Laurophyllum wardiana
 * †Leepierceia
 * †Leepierceia preartocarpoides
 * †Lemnaceae
 * †Lemnaceae scutatum
 * Lepisosteus
 * †Lepisosteus occidentalis
 * Limopsis
 * †Limopsis striatopunctatus
 * †Lioplacodes
 * †Liriodendrites
 * †Liriodendrites bradacii
 * Liriodendron tulipifera.jpg, or American Tulip-tree]] †Liriodendron'' – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Liriodendron laramiense
 * †Lisserpeton
 * †Lisserpeton bairdi – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Lonchidion
 * †Lonchidion selachos
 * †Macclintockia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Macclintockia electilis
 * Malletia
 * †Malletia evansi
 * Marchantia
 * †Marchantia pealii
 * †Marmarthia
 * †Marmarthia johnsonii
 * †Marmarthia pearsonii
 * †Marmarthia trivalis
 * †Marmarthia trivialis
 * †Melvius
 * †Melvius thomasi
 * Meniscoessus skull.jpg †[[Meniscoessus]]
 * †Meniscoessus robustus
 * †Mesocyparis
 * †Mesocyparis borealis
 * †Mesodma
 * †Mesodma thompsoni
 * Metasequoia
 * †Metasequoia HC035 – informal
 * †Metasequoia HC35 – informal
 * †Metasequoia occidentalis
 * †Modiolus
 * †Modiolus galpinianus
 * †Myledaphus
 * †Myledaphus bipartitus
 * Myliobatis
 * Myrica
 * †Myrica torreyi
 * American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea) 01.jpg †[[Nelumbo]]
 * †Nelumbo FU062 – informal
 * †Nelumbo FU085 – informal
 * †Nelumbo FU62 – informal
 * †Nelumbo HC202 – informal
 * †Neurankylus
 * †Nilsonia
 * †Nilsonia yukonensis
 * †Nilssoniocladus
 * †Nilssoniocladus comtula
 * †Nilssoniocladus yukonensis
 * †Nordenskioldia
 * †Nordenskioldia borealis
 * Nuculidae - Nucula piacentina.jpg [[Nucula]]
 * †Nucula obsoletastriata
 * †Nucula planomarginata
 * Nuculana
 * †Nuculana scitula
 * †Nuculana tarensis
 * †Nyssidium
 * †Nyssidium arcticum
 * Odontaspis
 * †Odontaspis macrota
 * †Ophiomorpha
 * †Opisthotriton
 * †Opisthotriton kayi
 * †Osmunda
 * †Osmunda hollicki
 * Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis dinosaur (Upper Cretaceous; Montana, USA).jpg †[[Pachycephalosaurus]]
 * †Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis
 * †Palaeosaniwa
 * †Palaeosaniwa canadensis
 * †Palatobaena
 * †Palatobaena cohen – type locality for species
 * †Paleoaster
 * †Paleoaster inquirenda
 * †Paloreodoxites
 * †Paloreodoxites plicatus
 * Panopea
 * †Panopea occidentalis
 * †Paranymphaea
 * †Paranymphaea crassifolia
 * †Paranymphaea hastata
 * Paronychodon.png †[[Paronychodon]]
 * †Paronychodon lacustris
 * Periploma
 * †Periploma subgracile
 * †Phelopteria
 * †Phelopteria linguaeformis
 * †Philodendron
 * †Philodendron HC201 – informal
 * Physa
 * †Piceoerpeton
 * †Pistia
 * †Pistia corrugata
 * †Platanites
 * †Platanites marginata
 * Platanus
 * †Platanus raynoldsii
 * Platecarpus tympaniticus.jpg †[[Platecarpus]]
 * †Plesiobaena
 * †Plesiobaena antiqua
 * †Plesiobaena antiquus
 * †Plioplatecarpus
 * Populus
 * †Populus nebrascensis
 * †Protocardia
 * †Protocardia subquadrata
 * †Protochelydra
 * †Protolambda
 * †Protolambda florencae
 * †Pseudoptera
 * †Pseudoptera subtortuosa
 * †Pterospermites
 * †Pterospermites cordata
 * †Quereuxia
 * †Quereuxia angulata
 * †Rhamnus
 * †Rhamnus cleburni
 * †Rhamnus salicifolius
 * †Richardoestesia
 * †Richardoestesia isosceles
 * †Salvinia
 * †Salvinia HC312 – informal
 * Saurornitholestes digging Burrows wahweap.jpg †[[Saurornitholestes]]
 * †Scapanorhynchus – tentative report
 * †Scapherpeton
 * †Scapherpeton tectum
 * †Scaphites
 * †Scaphites corvensis
 * †Scaphites mariasensis
 * †Sequoia
 * †Sequoia HC070 – informal
 * †Sequoia HC70 – informal
 * †Sequoia obovata – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Sourimis
 * †Sourimis equilateralis
 * Sphaerium corneum.jpg [[Sphaerium]]
 * †Squatirhina
 * †Squatirhina americana
 * †Syncyclonema
 * †Syncyclonema halli
 * †Tancredia
 * †Tancredia americana
 * Taxodium
 * †Taxodium HC071 – informal
 * †Taxodium olrikii
 * †Tellinimera
 * †Tellinimera scitula
 * Thescelosaurus filamented.jpg †[[Thescelosaurus]]
 * †Thescelosaurus neglectus
 * †Thoracosaurus
 * †Thoracosaurus neocesariensis
 * †Torosaurus
 * †Torosaurus latus
 * †Trachodon
 * †Triceratops
 * †Triceratops horridus
 * †Triceratops prorsus
 * †Trochodendroides
 * †Trochodendroides nebrascensis
 * †Troodon
 * Tyrannosaurus Rex Holotype.jpg †[[Tyrannosaurus]]
 * †Tyrannosaurus rex
 * †Vetericardiella
 * †Vetericardiella crenalirata
 * Vitis
 * †Vitis stantonii
 * †Zingiberopsis
 * †Zingiberopsis attenuata
 * †Zingiberopsis magnifolia
 * Ziziphus
 * †Ziziphus fibrillosus

Selected Cenozoic taxa of North Dakota

 * Acer
 * †Aesculus
 * †Agnotocastor
 * †Aletodon
 * Allognathosuchus.JPG †[[Allognathosuchus]] – type locality for genus
 * Amia
 * †Ampelopsis
 * †Archaeocyon
 * †Archaeotherium
 * †Arctocyon
 * Azolla
 * †Batrachosauroides
 * Betula
 * †Bisonalveus
 * †Borealosuchus
 * †Borealosuchus formidabilis – type locality for species
 * †Bothriodon
 * Brachycrus.jpg †[[Brachycrus]]
 * †Cabomba
 * †Cantius
 * †Cantius frugivorus
 * Carya
 * Celtis
 * †Ceratophyllum
 * Cercidiphyllum
 * †Champsosaurus
 * Cocculus
 * †Coniophis
 * Cornus
 * Corylus avellana 0001.JPG †[[Corylus]]
 * †Coryphodon
 * †Credneria
 * Cyclocarya
 * †Daphoenus
 * †Davidia
 * †Dennstaedtia
 * †Diacodexis – tentative report
 * †Diceratherium
 * †dicot
 * †Didymictis
 * ExtmDinictis1921-029-11.jpg †[[Dinictis]]
 * †Dissacus
 * †Dombeya
 * †Domnina
 * †Echmatemys
 * †Ectocion
 * †Elliptio
 * †Elomeryx
 * †Equisetum
 * †Error
 * †Eucommia
 * Ficus
 * †Fraxinus
 * Ginkgo
 * Ginkgo adiantoides - G. cranii.jpg †[[Ginkgo adiantoides]]
 * Glyptostrobus
 * †Glyptostrobus europaeus
 * †Helodermoides
 * Hemitelia
 * †Herpetotherium
 * †Herpetotherium fugax – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Hesperocyon
 * †Homogalax
 * †Hydromystria
 * †Hyopsodus
 * †Hypertragulus
 * †Hyracodon
 * Ischyromys.jpg †[[Ischyromys]]
 * †Joffrichthys
 * Juglans
 * †Kalmia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Lemnaceae
 * Lepisosteus
 * †Leptauchenia
 * †Leptictis
 * †Leptomeryx
 * Lygodium
 * Marchantia
 * Megalonyx wheatleyi - AMNH - DSC06327.JPG †[[Megalonyx]]
 * †Megalonyx jeffersonii
 * †Meliosma
 * †Merychyus
 * †Merycochoerus
 * †Merycoidodon
 * †Mesodma
 * †Mesodma pygmaea
 * †Mesohippus
 * †Metamynodon
 * Metasequoia
 * †Metasequoia occidentalis
 * †Miacis
 * †Microcosmodon
 * †Microsyops
 * †Mimetodon
 * †Miniochoerus
 * †Miohippus
 * †Nanotragulus
 * Nelumno nucifera open flower - botanic garden adelaide2.jpg †[[Nelumbo]]
 * †Nelumbo aureavallis – type locality for species
 * †Neoplagiaulax
 * †Neoplagiaulax hunteri
 * †Neoplagiaulax mckennai
 * †Nephrops
 * †Nototeredo
 * †Nyssa
 * †Onoclea
 * †Ophiomorpha
 * †Oreithyia
 * †Osbornodon
 * †Osmunda
 * †Oxyacodon
 * †Palaeolagus
 * †Palaeoryctes
 * †Palaeosinopa
 * †Paramys
 * †Parectypodus
 * †Parectypodus lunatus
 * Peltosaurus.JPG †[[Peltosaurus]] – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Phenacodus
 * †Piceoerpeton
 * Pinus
 * †Pinus peregrinus – type locality for species
 * Platanus
 * Platycarya
 * †Plesiadapis
 * †Poebrotherium
 * Populus
 * †Prochetodon
 * †Prochetodon foxi
 * Knight Protoceras.jpg †[[Protoceras]] – tentative report
 * †Protochelydra
 * †Protochelydra zangerli
 * †Protungulatum
 * †Psidium – tentative report
 * Pterocarya
 * †Ptilodus
 * †Ptilodus kummae
 * †Ptilodus montanus
 * †Ptilodus wyomingensis
 * Quercus
 * Rhineura – or unidentified comparable form
 * Sagittaria
 * †Salvinia
 * †Saniwa
 * †Saniwa ensidens – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Scapherpeton
 * †Selaginella
 * †Simoedosaurus
 * †Sparganium
 * †Spathorhynchus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Stillingia
 * †Subhyracodon
 * Taxodium
 * †Teilhardina
 * Thamnophis
 * †Thuja
 * Titanoides2010.jpg †[[Titanoides]]
 * †Titanoides primaevus – type locality for species
 * †Trapa
 * †Trigonias
 * †Viburnum
 * †Wannaganosuchus – type locality for genus
 * †Wannaganosuchus brachymanus – type locality for species
 * †Woodwardia