This list of the Paleozoic life of Kansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Kansas and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.
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†Acanthocladia †Acanthocladia guadalupensis †Acanthocladia lepidodendroides †Acanthodes †Acanthopecten †Acanthopecten carboniferous †Achistrum †Achistrum brownwoodensis †Acitheca †Acitheca polymorpha †Aclisina †Acratia †Acratia typica †Acrodus – tentative report †Acroplous †Acroplous vorax †Actiobates – type locality for genus †Actiobates peabodyi – type locality for species †Aculeispores †Aculeispores variabilis †Adlatipora †Agassizodus †Agassizodus variabilis †Agetopanorpa – type locality for genus †Agetopanorpa maculata – type locality for species †Aglaocrinus †Aglaocrinus cranei – type locality for species †Ahrensisporites †Aibolitus †Aibolitus minutus – type locality for species †Alatisporites †Alatisporites hexalatus †Alethopteris †Alethopteris grandini †Alethopteris serlii †Alethopteris sullivanti †Alisporites †Alisporites plicatus †Alisporites zapfei †Alloiopteris †Allorisma †Allorisma altirostrata – type locality for species †Amelacanthus †Ameura †Ameura missouriensis Ammodiscus – tentative report †Amphiscapha †Amphiscapha muricata †Amphissites †Amphissites centronotus †Amphissites dattonensis † Ananias – tentative report †Ananias welleri – type locality for species †Anapiculatisporites †Anapiculatisporites grandensis †Anapiculatisporites grundensis †Anelcana – type locality for genus †Anelcana dilatata – type locality for species †Anematina †Angulisporites †Angulisporites splendidus †Annularia †Annularia asteris †Annularia mucronata †Annularia vernensis †Anomalogramma – type locality for genus †Anomalogramma parva – type locality for species †Anormochorista – type locality for genus †Anormochorista oligoclada – type locality for species †Anthracomartus †Anthraconeilo †Anthraconeilopis †Anthraconeilopis kansana †Anthraconeilopsis – tentative report †Anthraconeilopsis kansana †Anthracospirifer †Anthracospirifer occiduus †Antiquatonia †Antiquatonia portlockianus †Apheloneura – type locality for genus †Apheloneura amplia – type locality for species †Apheloneura minutissima – type locality for species †Aphlebia †Apiculatasporites †Apiculatasporites compactus †Apiculatasporites latigranifer †Apiculatasporites setulosus †Apiculatasporites spinulistratus †Apiculatisporites †Apographiocrinus †Apsidoneura – type locality for genus †Apsidoneura flexa – type locality for species †Araeonema †Araucarites – tentative report Archaeolithophyllum †Archaeophiomusium †Archaeophiomusium burrisi †Archaeovenator – type locality for genus †Archaeovenator hamiltonensis – type locality for species †Archelytron – type locality for genus †Archelytron superbum – type locality for species †Archescytina – type locality for genus †Archescytina kansasensis – type locality for species †Archescytina muiri – type locality for species †Archescytina permiana – type locality for species †Archimylacris †Archimylacris recta – type locality for species †Aristoceras †Aristoceras caddoense – or unidentified comparable form †Artinska – type locality for genus †Artinska clara – type locality for species †Artinska ovata – type locality for species †Artinska sellardsi – type locality for species †Artinskia †Artinskia whortani – type locality for species †Artisia †Astartella †Astartella concentrica †Asterophyllites †Asterophyllites equisetiformis †Asterophyllites longifolius †Asterotheca †Asterotheca arborescens †Asterotheca hemiteloides – or unidentified comparable form †Asterotheca miltoni – or unidentified comparable form †Asthenohymen – type locality for genus †Asthenohymen affinis – type locality for species †Asthenohymen dunbari – type locality for species †Asthenohymen gracilis – type locality for species †Asthenohymen kansasensis – type locality for species †Asthenohymen pusillus – type locality for species †Asthenohymen stenobasis – type locality for species †Asthenohymen stigmatizans – type locality for species †Atava – type locality for genus †Atava ovata – type locality for species †Aurikirkbya †Aurikirkbya canyonensis †Aurikirkbya wymani – type locality for species †Aviculipinna – tentative report †Aviculopecten †Aviculopecten arctisulcatus †Aviculopecten mccoyi – type locality for species †Aviculopecten nodocosta †Aviculopecten nodocostata †Aviculopecten occidentalis †Aviculopecten peculiaris – type locality for species †Aviculopecten rectilaterarius †Aviculopecten sumnerensis – type locality for species †Aviculopinna †Aviculopinna peracuta †Axophyllum –
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†Bactrites Bairdia †Bairdia beedei – type locality for species †Bairdia chasae – type locality for species †Bairdia crassa †Bairdia florenaensis †Bairdia folgeri †Bairdia forakerensis – type locality for species †Bairdia garrisonensis †Bairdia geisi – type locality for species †Bairdia grahamensis – type locality for species †Bairdia hassi †Bairdia hoffmanae – type locality for species †Bairdia hooverae – type locality for species †Bairdia hurwitzi †Bairdia kansasensis – type locality for species †Bairdia kanwakensis – type locality for species †Bairdia nevensis – type locality for species †Bairdia perincerta – type locality for species †Bairdia pompilioides †Bairdia powersi – type locality for species †Bairdia pseudoglennensis – type locality for species †Bairdia radlerae – type locality for species †Bairdia reussiana †Bairdia seminalis †Bairdia symmetrica †Bairdia verwiebei – type locality for species †Bairdia whortani – type locality for species †Balteosporites †Balteosporites minutus †Basslerella – type locality for genus †Basslerella crassa – type locality for species †Basslerella firma – type locality for species †Basslerella obesa – type locality for species †Basslerella rothi – type locality for species †Belantsea – or unidentified comparable form †Belantsea occidentalis †Bellerophon †Bellerophon graphicus – type locality for species †Bellerophon singularis – type locality for species †Blattelytron – type locality for genus †Blattelytron permianum – type locality for species †Blattinopsis †Blattinopsis kukalovae – type locality for species †Blattoidea †Blattoidea juvenis – type locality for species †Bobbodus †Bobbodus schaefferi †Boesites †Boesites texanus †Botryococcus †Botryococcus braunii †Bradyina †Bransonella †Bucanopsis †Bythiacanthus Bythocypris †Bythocypris osagensis – type locality for species
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†Cadiospora †Cadiospora magna †Calamites †Calamites cistii †Calamocarpon †Calamocarpon insignis †Calamospora †Calamospora breviradiata †Calamospora flexilis †Calamospora hartungiana †Calamospora mutabilis †Calamospora pedata †Calamospora pusilla †Calamospora straminea †Callipteris †Callipteris conferta †Callipteris curretiensis – or unidentified comparable form †Callipteris flabellifera †Callipteris goepperti – or unidentified comparable form †Callipteris jutieri – or unidentified comparable form †Callipteris lyratifolia – tentative report †Callipteris oxydata †Callipteris scheibei †Callipteris subauriculata †Callipteris whitei †Callistophyton †Calvertiella – type locality for genus †Calvertiella permiana – type locality for species †Camptotaxineura – type locality for genus †Camptotaxineura ephialtes – type locality for species †Camptotriletes †Cancrinella †Cancrinella boonensis †Carbonita – tentative report †Carbonita tumida †Carinostrobus – type locality for genus †Carinostrobus foresmani – type locality for species †Carpolithes †Caseodus †Caseodus eatoni †Caulopteris †Cavellina †Cavellina chasensis – type locality for species †Cavellina edmistonae †Cavellina fittsi – type locality for species †Cavellina marmorea – type locality for species †Cavellina nebrascensis †Centonites †Centonites symmetricus †Chaenomya †Chaenomya leavenworthensis – tentative report †Chaetetes †Chaetetes milleporaceous †Chelopterum †Chelopterum peregrinum †Chomatodus †Chonetella †Chonetella flemingi †Chonetes †Chonetes decipiens †Chonetes euampygus †Chonetes lioderma †Chonetes mesoloba †Chonetina †Chonetina flemingii †Chonetinella †Choristosialis – type locality for genus †Choristosialis enigmatica – type locality for species †Cibolocrinus †Circulichnis †Circulichnis montanus †Cirratriradites †Cirratriradites annulatus †Cirratriradites annuliformis †Cirratriradites maculatus †Cladodus Cladophlebis †Cladophlebis tenuis – or unidentified comparable form †Clavicosta – type locality for genus †Clavicosta echinata – type locality for species †Cleiothyridina †Cleiothyridina orbicularis †Climacammina †Clinopistha †Colpites – tentative report †Colpites monilifera †Columinisporites †Columinisporites ovalis †Complexisporites †Complexisporites polymorphus †Composita †Composita elongata †Composita ovata †Composita subtilita †Condranema †Condranema magna †Condranema parvula †Condrathyris †Condrathyris perplexa †Converrucosisporites †Convolutispora †Convolutispora venusta †Cooleyella †Cooleyella quinqueloba – type locality for species †Cooleyella simplex – type locality for species †Cooperella †Cooperella striata – type locality for species †Cordaianthus †Cordaianthus pitcairniae – or unidentified comparable form †Cordaicarpus †Cordaites †Cordaites principalis †Cordaitina †Cornigella †Cornigella binoda – type locality for species †Cornigella parva – type locality for species †Corniops – type locality for genus †Corniops mapesii – type locality for species †Coryellina †Coryellina firma – type locality for species †Crassispora †Crassispora kosankei †Crinoedischia – type locality for genus †Crinoedischia buttsi – type locality for species †Cristatisporites †Crurithyris †Crurithyris expansa †Crurithyris planoconvexa †Crurithyris subtilita †Cryptoscorpius – type locality for genus †Cryptoscorpius americanus – type locality for species †Ctenacanthus †Ctenacanthus amblyxiphias †Cyathus †Cyathus ulrichi †Cycadospadix †Cyclogranisporites †Cyclogranisporites aureus †Cyclogranisporites microgranus †Cyclogranisporites minutus †Cyclogranisporites obliquus †Cyclogranisporites orbicularis †Cyclogranisporites staplinii †Cyclopteris †Cyclotrypa †Cyclotrypa pelagia †Cymatospira †Cymatospira montfortianus †Cyphoneura – type locality for genus †Cyphoneura permiana – type locality for species †Cyphoneurodes †Cyphoneurodes reducta – type locality for species †Cypridellina †Cypridellina newelli – type locality for species †Cystodictya –
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†Dasyleptus – type locality for genus †Dasyleptus artinskianus – type locality for species †Dasyleptus sharovi – type locality for species †Delocrinus †Delocrinus admirensis †Delocrinus vulgatus †Delopsocus †Delopsocus elongatus – type locality for species †Delopsocus fasciatus – type locality for species †Delopsocus kansanum – type locality for species †Delopterum – type locality for genus †Delopterum latum – type locality for species †Delopterum minutum – type locality for species †Deltodus †Deltodus angularis – or unidentified comparable form †Deltoidospora †Deltoidospora adnata †Deltoidospora gracilis †Deltoidospora grandis †Deltoidospora levis †Deltoidospora priddyi †Deltoidospora pseudolevis †Deltoidospora smithii †Deltoidospora sphaerotriangula †Deltoidospora subadnatoides †Deltoidospora subintorta †Demopterum †Demopterum gracile †Dendroidichnites †Dendroidichnites irregulare †Densosporites †Densosporites sphaerotriangularis †Dentalium †Dentalium kansasense †Derbyia †Derbyia crassa †Derbyia cymbula †Derbyia cymula †Derbyia hooserensis †Derbyia wabaunseensis †Desmiodus †Desmoinesia †Desmoinesia muricatina †Desmoinesia nana