List of the prehistoric life of Tennessee

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

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

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Tennessee

 * †Acodus
 * †Actinoceras
 * †Actinocrinites
 * †Agaricocrinus
 * Agaricocrinus americanus Carboniferous Indiana.jpg †[[Agaricocrinus americanus]]
 * †Amplexopora
 * †Amplexus
 * †Ampyx
 * †Aphetoceras
 * †Atrypa
 * †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Aulopora
 * †Bellerophon
 * †Bembexia
 * †Bimuria
 * †Bumastus
 * †Calymene
 * †Calymene niagarensis
 * †Calyptaulax
 * †Camarotoechia
 * †Cartersoceras – type locality for genus
 * †Ceratopsis
 * †Ceraurinus
 * †Ceraurus
 * †Chasmatopora
 * †Cheirurus
 * †Chonetes
 * †Chonetes glenparkensis – or unidentified related form
 * †Christiania
 * Cincinnetina meeki (Miller, 1875) slab 3.jpg †[[Cincinnetina]]
 * †Cincinnetina meeki
 * †Cladochonus
 * †Cladochonus crassus
 * †Cleiothyridina
 * †Columnaria
 * †Columnaria alveolata
 * †Conocardium
 * †Constellaria
 * †Coolinia
 * †Cornulites
 * †Cornulites proprius
 * Costellirostra
 * Costellirostra Tennesseensis
 * Crania
 * †Craniops
 * †Crepicephalus
 * †Crepipora
 * †Cruziana
 * †Ctenostoma
 * †Cyathocrinites
 * †Cyclonema
 * †Cyphaspis
 * †Cypricardinia
 * Cyrtoceras NT small.jpg †[[Cyrtoceras]]
 * †Cyrtolites
 * †Cystodictya
 * †Dalmanites
 * †Dicoelosia
 * †Dimerocrinites
 * †Dimerocrinites carleyi
 * †Dimerocrinites inornatus
 * †Dimerocrinites occidentalis
 * †Distomodus
 * †Distomodus staurognathoides
 * Dunkleosteus
 * †Eatonia
 * †Echinosphaerites
 * †Eospirifer
 * †Eospirifer radiatus
 * †Eretmocrinus
 * †Eretmocrinus magnificus
 * 'EucalyptocrinitesCalyx.jpg †[[Eucalyptocrinites]]
 * †Eucalyptocrinites caelatus
 * †Eucalyptocrinites crassus
 * †Favositella
 * †Favosites
 * †Favosites forbesi
 * †Favosites spinigerus
 * †Fenestella
 * †Fletcheria
 * †Flexicalymene
 * †Flexicalymene meeki
 * †Flexicalymene senaria
 * †Foerstia
 * †Forbesiocrinus
 * Rhodocrinidae - Gilbertsocrinus tuberosus.JPG †[[Gilbertsocrinus]]
 * †Girvanella
 * †Glyptocrinus
 * †Gonioceras
 * †Gravicalymene
 * †Grewingkia
 * †Grewingkia canadensis
 * †Hallopora
 * †Hedstroemia
 * †Helcionopsis
 * †Helcionopsis striata
 * †Hibbertia
 * †Hindia
 * †Holopea
 * †Hyolithes
 * †Illaenus
 * Isotelus brachycephalus.JPG †[[Isotelus]]
 * †Kockelella
 * †Krausella
 * †Lingulella
 * †Lonchodomas
 * †Marsupiocrinus
 * †Meristella
 * †Meristina
 * †Monomorphichnus
 * †Orthoceras
 * †Ozarkodina
 * †Ozarkodina confluens
 * †Paciphacops
 * Pentremites Glen Dean Fm KY.jpg †[[Pentremites]]
 * †Phragmolites
 * †Phycodes
 * †Phylloporina
 * †Plaesiomys
 * †Planolites
 * †Platyceras – type locality for genus
 * †Platycrinites
 * †Platystrophia
 * †Platystrophia acutilirata
 * †Platystrophia cypha
 * †Plectoceras
 * †Pleurodictyum
 * †Plumulites
 * †Proetus
 * †Protosalvinia
 * †Pterotheca
 * †Quadratia
 * RusophycusOrdovician.jpg †[[Rusophycus]]
 * †Sagenocrinites
 * †Salterella
 * †Siphonotreta
 * †Skenidioides
 * †Skolithos
 * †Solenopora
 * †Solenopora compacta
 * †Sowerbyella
 * †Sphaerocodium – tentative report
 * †Spirifer
 * Spirorbis
 * †Spyroceras
 * †Stigmatella
 * Strophomena costellata brachial.jpg †[[Strophomena]]
 * †Strophomena concordensis
 * †Strophomena filitexta
 * †Strophomena incurvata
 * †Strophomena neglecta
 * †Strophomena planumbona
 * †Subulites
 * †Taxocrinus
 * †Tentaculites
 * †Tetradium
 * †Tricrepicephalus
 * †Trimerus
 * †Westonia
 * †Whiteavesia
 * †Wurmiella
 * †Wurmiella excavata

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Tennessee

 * Acirsa
 * Acmaea
 * Acteon tornatilis 2.png †[[Acteon (gastropod)|Acteon]]
 * †Aenona
 * Amauropsis
 * †Ampullina
 * †Ancilla
 * †Anomia
 * †Anomoeodus
 * †Arca
 * Arctica
 * Avitelmessus grapsoides.JPG †[[Avitelmessus]]
 * †Avitelmessus grapsoideus
 * †Baculites
 * †Baculites grandis
 * †Baculites ovatus
 * Barbatia
 * Brachidontes
 * Cadulus
 * Caestocorbula
 * †Caestocorbula crassiplica
 * Callianassa
 * †Callianassa mortoni
 * †Calliomphalus
 * †Calliomphalus americanus – type locality for species
 * Common nutmeg 12.jpg [[Cancellaria]]
 * Capulus
 * †Caveola
 * Cerithiopsis
 * Cerithium
 * Charonia
 * Chiton
 * Clavagella
 * Cliona
 * †Conorbis
 * Corbula
 * †Crania – tentative report
 * †Crenella
 * †Crenella elegantula
 * †Crenella serica
 * Cucullaea
 * †Cucullaea capax
 * †Cucullaea littlei
 * Cylichna
 * †Cylichna incisa
 * †Dentalium
 * †Discoscaphites
 * †Discoscaphites iris
 * †Dolicholatirus
 * †Ecphora
 * Edmontosaurus
 * Edmontosaurus regalis - report made of unidentified related form
 * Enchodus petrosus cropped.png †[[Enchodus]]
 * †Eothoracosaurus
 * †Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis
 * †Eulima
 * †Euspira
 * †Eutrephoceras
 * †Exilia
 * †Exogyra
 * †Exogyra cancellata
 * †Exogyra costata
 * Fasciolaria – tentative report
 * Winged Chimney Clam (11670624063).jpg [[Gastrochaena]]
 * †Gegania
 * Gemmula
 * Glossus
 * Glycymeris
 * †Hamulus
 * †Helicoceras
 * †Helicoceras navarroense
 * †Hoploparia
 * Inoceramus steenstrup, world's largest fossil mollusk.jpg †[[Inoceramus]]
 * †Inoceramus proximus
 * †Inoceramus sagensis
 * †Ischyrhiza
 * †Ischyrhiza mira
 * Latiaxis
 * Limatula
 * †Linearis
 * Lithophaga
 * Littorina
 * Lopha
 * †Lopha falcata
 * †Lucina
 * †Mammila
 * Martesia
 * †Mathilda
 * Melanatria
 * Membranipora
 * Meretrix
 * †Metopaster
 * Micropora
 * †Morea
 * Mosasaurus BW.jpg †[[Mosasaurus]]
 * †Neithea
 * †Neithea quinquecostata
 * Nucula
 * †Nucula percrassa
 * †Obeliscus
 * †Odostomia
 * †Odostomia plicata – type locality for species
 * Opalia
 * Ostrea
 * Panopea
 * † Paranomia
 * †Pecten
 * †Pedalion
 * †Peneus
 * Pholadomya
 * †Pholadomya occidentalis
 * †Plioplatecarpus
 * †Plioplatecarpus depressus
 * Polinices
 * Prognathodon3.jpg †[[Prognathodon]]
 * †Protocardia
 * †Pteria
 * †Pterotrigonia
 * †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
 * †Pterotrigonia thoracica
 * Pycnodonte
 * Ringicula
 * †Ringicula pulchella
 * Rissoina
 * Rostellaria – tentative report
 * †Sargana
 * †Saurodon – tentative report
 * † Scala
 * Scaphander lignarius 001.jpg [[Scaphander]]
 * †Scaphites
 * †Schizobasis
 * Seila
 * †Seminola
 * Serpula
 * Serpulorbis
 * †Siphonaria
 * Teinostoma
 * Tellina
 * †Tenea
 * †Teredo
 * Toxochelys.jpg †[[Toxochelys]]
 * †Toxochelys latiremis
 * Trichotropis
 * †Trigonia
 * Trochus
 * †Tuba
 * Turbinella
 * †Turricula
 * Turris
 * Turritella
 * †Turritella bilira
 * †Turritella paravertebroides
 * †Turritella tippana
 * †Turritella trilira
 * †Turritella vertebroides
 * Yoldia

Cenozoic

 * Aegolius
 * †Aegolius acadicus
 * †Aegolius funereus
 * Alligator
 * Alnus
 * †Ambystoma
 * †Androglandula – type locality for genus
 * †Androglandula tennessensis – type locality for species
 * †Arctomeles
 * †Arctomeles dimolodontus – type locality for species
 * Athleta
 * †Athleta rugatus
 * Basilosaurus cropped.png †[[Basilosaurus]]
 * †Basilosaurus cetoides – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Berhamniphyllum – type locality for genus
 * †Berhamniphyllum claibornense – type locality for species
 * Betula
 * †Blattotermes
 * †Blattotermes wheeleri – type locality for species
 * Bonasa
 * †Bonasa umbellus
 * Brachidontes – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Brachidontes saffordi
 * †Caesalpinia
 * †Caesalpinia claibornensis – type locality for species
 * Canis
 * Canis lupus & Aenocyon dirus.jpg, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf]] †Canis dirus'' – tentative report
 * Capella
 * †Capella gallinago
 * Carduelis
 * †Carduelis pinus
 * Carpodacus
 * †Carpodacus purpureus
 * Carya
 * †Castaneoidea – type locality for genus
 * †Castaneoidea puryearensis – type locality for species
 * †Castanopsoidea – type locality for genus
 * †Castanopsoidea columbiana – type locality for species
 * Castor
 * †Castor canadensis
 * Giant-beaver-fieldmuseum.jpg †[[Castoroides]]
 * Celtis
 * Cervus
 * †Cervus elaphus
 * Chaetura
 * †Chaetura pelagica
 * Chrysemys
 * Clethrionomys
 * †Clethrionomys gapperi
 * Colaptes
 * †Colaptes auratus
 * Coluber
 * Corbula
 * †Corbula subcompressa
 * Ashfall Fossil Beds - Teleoceras and Cormohipparion.jpg †[[Cormohipparion]] – or unidentified comparable form
 * Coturnicops
 * †Coturnicops noveboracensis
 * Crassatella
 * †Crassatella gabbi
 * Crotalus
 * Cucullaea
 * †Cucullaea saffordi
 * Cyanocitta
 * †Cyanocitta cristata
 * Desmognathus
 * Didelphis
 * †Didelphis virginiana
 * †Diplotropis
 * †Diplotropis claybornensis – type locality for species
 * †Ectopistes
 * Ectopistes migratorius (passenger pigeon).jpg †[[Ectopistes migratorius]]
 * †Elater
 * †Elater berryi – type locality for species
 * †Eoglandulosa – type locality for genus
 * †Eoglandulosa warmanensis – type locality for species
 * †Eomimosoidea – type locality for genus
 * †Eomimosoidea plumosa – type locality for species
 * Eptesicus
 * †Eptesicus fuscus
 * Equus
 * †Equus complicatus
 * †Equus leidyi
 * Eremophila
 * †Eremophila alpestris
 * Erethizon
 * †Erethizon dorsatum
 * Falco
 * AmericanKestrel02.jpg †[[Falco sparverius]]
 * †Folindusia
 * †Folindusia wilcoxiana
 * †Formicium – type locality for genus
 * †Formicium berryi – type locality for species
 * †Fraxinus
 * Geomys
 * Glaucomys
 * †Glaucomys sabrinus
 * Glycymeris
 * Glyptemys
 * †Glyptemys insculpta
 * †Hippomaneoidea – type locality for genus
 * †Hippomaneoidea warmanensis – type locality for species
 * Hyla
 * †Hyla femoralis
 * †Knightiophyllum
 * †Knightiophyllum wilcoxianum
 * †Laevibuccinum
 * †Laevibuccinum constrictum
 * Lepus
 * †Lepus americanus
 * Lontra
 * †Lontra canadensis
 * Lynx
 * †Lynx rufus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Machairodus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Mammut
 * †Mammut americanum
 * †Mammuthus
 * MammothVsMastodon.jpg, or American mastodon (right), and a Mammuthus primigenius, or wooly mammoth (left)]] †Mammuthus primigenius''
 * Marmota
 * †Marmota monax
 * †Mazzalina – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Mazzalina impressa
 * †Megatylopus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Melanerpes
 * †Melanerpes carolinus
 * †Melolonthites
 * †Melolonthites collinsi – type locality for species
 * Mephitis
 * Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) DSC 0030 cropped.jpg †[[Mephitis mephitis]]
 * Mesalia
 * †Mesalia hardemanensis
 * †Mesalia pumila
 * Microtus
 * †Microtus pennsylvanicus
 * †Microtus xanthognathus
 * †Mylohyus
 * †Mylohyus fossilis
 * Natica – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Natica saffordia
 * Neotoma
 * †Neotoma floridana
 * Notophthalmus
 * Nuculana
 * †Nuculana hannahae
 * †Nuculana saffordana
 * Odocoileus
 * White-tailed deer.jpg †[[Odocoileus virginianus]]
 * Ondatra
 * †Ondatra zibethicus
 * Orthoyoldia
 * †Orthoyoldia kindlei
 * Ostrea
 * †Ostrea crenulimarginata
 * †Ostrea pulaskensis
 * †Otiorhynchites
 * †Otiorhynchites wilcoxianus
 * †Ovibovini
 * Paleofroeschnerius – type locality for genus
 * †Paleofroeschnerius magnus – type locality for species
 * †Paleojulacea – type locality for genus
 * †Paleojulacea laxa – type locality for species
 * Panthera
 * †Panthera onca
 * San Diego Paramylodon.jpg Paramylodon]] †Paramylodon
 * Pedioecetes
 * †Pedioecetes phasianellus
 * Perisoreus
 * †Perisoreus canadensis
 * Phenacomys
 * †Phenacomys intermedius
 * Pholadomya
 * †Pholadomya mauryi
 * Picoides
 * †Picoides villosus
 * Pinicola
 * †Pinicola enucleator
 * Pinus
 * Pipilo
 * †Pipilo erythrophthalmus
 * Pitar – tentative report
 * †Pitar ripleyanus
 * Pituophis
 * Plethodon
 * †Plionarctos
 * Pristinailurus bristoli.tif †[[Pristinailurus]] – type locality for genus
 * †Pristinailurus bristoli – type locality for species
 * Procyon
 * †Procyon lotor
 * Quercus
 * †Regina – or unidentified comparable form
 * Salix
 * Sayornis
 * †Sayornis phoebe
 * Sciurus
 * †Sciurus carolinensis
 * Scolopax
 * †Scolopax minor
 * Sistrurus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Sitta
 * †Sitta canadensis
 * Smilodon fatalis.jpg †[[Smilodon]]
 * †Smilodon fatalis
 * Sorex
 * †Sorex arcticus
 * †Sorex hoyi
 * †Sorex palustris
 * Spermophilus
 * †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
 * Sternotherus
 * Strix
 * †Strix varia
 * Sturnella magna -Mexico-8.jpg, or eastern meadowlark]] Sturnella''
 * Surnia
 * †Surnia ulula
 * Sylvilagus
 * †Sylvilagus aquaticus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Sylvilagus floridanus
 * Tamias
 * †Tamias striatus
 * Tamiasciurus
 * †Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
 * Tapirus
 * †Tapirus haysii
 * †Tapirus polkensis
 * †Tapirus veroensis
 * Teleoceras Horsfall cropped.jpg †[[Teleoceras]]
 * †Teleoceras aepysoma – type locality for species
 * Tellina
 * †Tellina estellensis
 * †Tornatellaea
 * †Tornatellaea quercollis
 * Trachemys
 * †Trigonobalanoidea – type locality for genus
 * †Trigonobalanoidea americana – type locality for species
 * †Tsuga
 * Turdus
 * †Turdus migratorius
 * Turritella
 * †Turritella saffordi
 * †Turritella tennesseensis
 * Tympanuchus
 * †Tympanuchus cupido
 * Ulmus
 * Ursus
 * 01 Schwarzbär cropped.jpg †[[Ursus americanus]]
 * Venericardia
 * †Venericardia hijuana
 * †Venericardia mediaplata
 * Zonotrichia
 * †Zonotrichia albicollis