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.

Paleozoic

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Nevada

†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 †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 †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 †Cancelloceras †Cancelloceras elegans – or unidentified comparable form †Caninia †Carinamala †Carolinites †Catenipora †Cavusgnathus †Cedaria †Ceratocephala – tentative report †Ceraurinella †Ceraurinus †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 †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 †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 †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 †Heliomera †Helminthochiton †Hintzeia †Holmiella †Homagnostus †Hunnebergia – tentative report †Hyolithellus †Hyolithes †Hypodicranotus †Iapetognathus †Icriodus †Illaenus †Ingria †Innitagnostus †Irvingella †Isograptus †Isotelus †Jeffersonia †Kanoshia †Kawina †Komaspidella †Komia †Kootenia †Krausella †Lachnostoma †Ladatheca †Lehua †Leonardoceras †Leonaspis †Lingula †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 †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 †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 †Oulodus †Ovatoryctocara – tentative report †Ozarkodina †Pachyphyllum †Paedeumias †Pagetia †Paladin †Palmettaspis – type locality for genus †Parafusulina †Paranevadella †Paterina †Peachella †Pelagiella †Pentamerus †Pentlandia †Pentremites †Periodon †Permocalculus †Peronopsis †Perspicaris †Phacops †Phalacroma †Phillipsia †Phragmophora †Phyllograptus Pinna †Platyceras †Platycrinites †Platystrophia †Pleurocystites †Polygnathus †Polygnathus angusticostatus †Polygnathus angustipennatus – or unidentified comparable form †Polygnathus costatus †Polygnathus eiflius †Polygnathus linguiformis †Polygnathus parawebbi †Polygnathus pseudofoliatus †Posidonia †Prodentalium †Proetus †Profallotaspis – tentative report †Protochonetes †Protospongia †Ptychagnostus †Ptychagnostus atavus †Punka †Quadratia †Raymondaspis †Rayonnoceras †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 †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 †Watsonella †Westergaardites †Worthenia †Wutinoceras Yoldia †Youngia – tentative report †Zacanthoides

Mesozoic

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 †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 – 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 Chlamys †Chonespondylus †Claraia †Claraia aurita †Claraia clarai †Claraia stachei †Colobodus †Coral Corbula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Coroniceras †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 †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 †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 Limaria Lopha †Macroelongatoolithus †Meekoceras †Meekoceras gracilitatis †Metapolygnathus †Metophioceras †Michelinoceras †Misikella †Mixosaurus †Modiolus †Monophyllites †Myophoria †Mytilus †Naomichelys †Neogondolella †Neomegalodon †Neophyllites – or unidentified comparable form †Nerinea †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 †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 popularis †Sibyllonautilus †Sirenites †Solenopora †Spiriferina †Spiriferina alia †Spiriferina homfrayi – type locality for species †Spiriferina roundyi †Stenopopanoceras †Sturia †Styrionautilus †Thalattoarchon – type locality for genus †Thalattoarchon saurophagis – type locality for species †Thamnasteria †Trichites †Trigonia †Tutcheria †Ussurites †Vermiceras †Vex †Wyomingites †Xenoceltites †Xenodiscus

Cenozoic

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Nevada

Abies Acer †Aelurodon †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 Brachylagus †Brachylagus idahoensis †Brachypsalis †Bumelia †Calocedrus †Camelops – tentative report Candona Canis †Canis latrans †Canis lepophagus †Carpocyon Carya †Carya ovata Castanopsis Ceanothus Cedrela †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 – 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 †Eucastor †Euceratherium †Euceratherium collinum †Eucyon †Eucyon davisi Eugenia †Fraxinus Gambelia †Garrya †Gigantocamelus Glyptostrobus †Gomphotherium Gopherus †Gopherus agassizii †Gymnocladus †Helaletes