This list of the Cenozoic life of South Dakota contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of South Dakota and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
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†Adeloblarina †Adeloblarina berklandi – or unidentified comparable form †Adjidaumo †Adjidaumo lophatus †Adjidaumo minutus †Aelurodon †Aelurodon ferox †Aelurodon taxoides †Aepinacodon †Aepinacodon deflectus – type locality for species †Aepycamelus †Agnotocastor †Agnotocastor coloradensis †Agnotocastor praetereadens – type locality for species †Agriochoerus †Agriochoerus antiquus †Agriochoerus gaudryi – type locality for species †Alilepus – tentative report †Alismaphyllites †Alismaphyllites grandifolius †Allantodiopsis †Allantodiopsis erosa Alligator †Alligator prenasalis – type locality for species †Allomys †Allomys harkseni †Allomys storeri – type locality for species †Allophaiomys †Allophaiomys pliocaenicus †Alwoodia †Ambystoma †Ambystoma minshalli †Ambystoma tigrinum †Amebelodon †Ameiseophis †Ameiseophis robinsoni †Ampelopsis †Ampelopsis acerifolia †Amphechinus †Amphechinus horncloudi †Amphicaenopus †Amphicaenopus platycephalus – type locality for species †Amynodontopsis †Amynodontopsis bodei †Anchitherium †Anchitherium clarencei †Ansomys †Ansomys cyanotephrus – type locality for species Antilocapra †Antilocapra americana Apalone †Apalone leucopotamica †Aphelops †Aphelops megalodus †Apternodus †Apternodus mediaevus †Archaeocyon †Archaeocyon leptodus †Archaeocyon pavidus †Archaeohippus †Archaeohippus blackbergi – or unidentified comparable form †Archaeolagus †Archaeolagus macrocephalus – type locality for species †Archaeolagus primigenius – type locality for species †Archaeotherium †Archaeotherium lemleyi – type locality for species †Archaeotherium marshi – type locality for species †Archaeotherium mortoni †Archaeotherium trippensis – type locality for species †Arctodus †Arctodus simus †Arctonasua †Arretotherium †Arretotherium fricki †Arretotherium leptodus – type locality for species Azolla †Azolla schopfi – type locality for species
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†Barbourofelis †Barbourofelis whitfordi †Barbouromeryx †Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus †Bathornis †Bathornis celeripes †Bathornis veredus Bison †Bison latifrons Blarina †Blarina carolinensis – or unidentified comparable form †Boochoerus †Boochoerus angustus – type locality for species †Bothriodon †Bothriodon americanus – type locality for species †Bothriodon rostratus †Brachyerix †Brachyerix incertis – or unidentified comparable form †Brachygaulus – or unidentified comparable form †Brachypsalis †Brachypsalis modicus †Brachyrhynchocyon †Brachyrhynchocyon dodgei †Brontops †Brontops bicornutus †Brontops brachycephalus †Brontops dispar †Brontops robustus – type locality for species †Brontops tyleri – type locality for species Bufo †Bufo pliocompactilis †Bufo woodhousei Buteo †Buteo grangeri – type locality for species
C
†Calamagras †Calamagras angulatus †Calamagras weigeli †Calippus †Calippus martini †Calippus placidus †Camelops Canis †Canis dirus – or unidentified comparable form †Canis latrans †Canis lupus †Capacikala †Capacikala parvus †Capatanka †Capatanka gaulodon †Capatanka minor †Carpocyon †Carpocyon robustus Castor †Castor canadensis – or unidentified comparable form †Castor peninsulatus †Catostomus Celtis †Centetodon †Centetodon magnus †Centetodon marginalis †Centetodon wolffi Cercidiphyllum †Cercidiphyllum arcticum Charina †Charina prebottae Chrysemys †Chrysemys antiqua †Clinopternodus †Clinopternodus gracilis Cnemidophorus †Colodon †Colodon cingulatus †Colodon occidentalis †Copemys †Copemys longidens †Coprophis – type locality for genus †Coprophis dakotaensis – type locality for species †Cormocyon †Cormocyon haydeni – type locality for species †Cormohipparion †Cormohipparion fricki †Cormohipparion quinni †Cosoryx †Cosoryx furcatus †Cranioceras †Cranioceras unicornis Crotalus †Crucimys †Crucimys milleri †Cupidinimus †Cupidinimus smaragdinus – type locality for species †Cymaprimadon †Cymaprimadon kenni – type locality for species †Cynarctoides †Cynarctoides acridens †Cynarctoides lemur †Cynarctoides roii †Cynarctus †Cynarctus crucidens †Cynodesmus †Cynodesmus thooides Cynomys
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†Dakotallomys †Dakotallomys lillegraveni †Dakotallomys pelycomyoides †Dakotaophis – type locality for genus †Dakotaophis greeni – type locality for species †Daphoenus †Daphoenus hartshornianus †Daphoenus vetus †Dendrochen – type locality for genus †Dendrochen robusta – type locality for species †Desmathyus †Desmathyus pinensis †Desmatippus †Desmatippus texanus †Desmatochoerus †Desmatochoerus megalodon †Desmocyon †Desmocyon thomsoni †Diceratherium †Diceratherium annectens †Diceratherium armatum – type locality for species †Diceratherium radtkei †Diceratherium tridactylum – type locality for species †Dikkomys †Dikkomys matthewi †Dinictis †Dinictis felina †Dinohyus †Dipoides †Disallomys †Disallomys robustus †Domnina †Domnina dakotensis – type locality for species †Domnina gradata †Domnina greeni – type locality for species †Domninoides †Domninoides riparensis – type locality for species †Douglassciurus †Douglassciurus bjorki – type locality for species †Downsimus †Downsimus chadwicki – type locality for species †Duchesnehippus †Duchesnehippus intermedius †Duchesneodus †Duchesneodus uintensis
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†Ectopocynus †Ectopocynus antiquus †Ekgmowechashala †Ekgmowechashala philotau – type locality for species Elaphe †Elaphe nebraskensis †Elaphe vulpina †Elomeryx †Elomeryx armatus – type locality for species †Elomeryx garbanii – type locality for species †Enhydrocyon †Enhydrocyon crassidens – type locality for species †Enhydrocyon pahinsintewakpa †Entelodon †Entelodon coarctatus – or unidentified comparable form †Entoptychus †Entoptychus leptophrys †Eopelobates †Eopelobates grandis – type locality for species †Epeiromys †Epicyon †Epicyon saevus Equus †Equus francisci †Equus giganteus – or unidentified comparable form †Etheostoma †Eubelodon †Eubelodon morrilli †Eucastor †Eucastor tortus †Eucommia †Eucommia serrata Eumeces †Eumeces septentrionalis †Eumys †Eumys brachyodus †Eumys elegans †Eusmilus †Eusmilus sicarius †Eutypomys †Eutypomys montanensis – or unidentified comparable form †Eutypomys thomsoni – type locality for species †Eutypomys wilsoni – or unidentified comparable form
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Ficus †Ficus artocarpoides †Ficus subtruncata †Florentiamys †Florentiamys agnewi – type locality for species †Florentiamys tiptoni †Fossorcastor †Fossorcastor brachyceps
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†Galbreathia †Galbreathia novellus Geomys †Geringia †Geringia gloveri †Geringia mcgregori †Gigantocamelus †Gigantocamelus spatulus Glyptostrobus †Glyptostrobus nordenskioldi †Gomphotherium †Gomphotherium obscurum †Grangerimus †Grangerimus dakotensis Graptemys †Gregorymys †Gregorymys curtus – type locality for species †Gregorymys formosus – type locality for species †Gripholagomys – type locality for genus †Gripholagomys lavocati – type locality for species †Guildayomys †Guildayomys hibbardi – or unidentified comparable form
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†Haplomys †Haplomys galbreathi – type locality for species †Heliscomys †Heliscomys senex †Hemiauchenia †Hemicyon †Hemicyon barbouri †Heptacodon †Heptacodon curtus – type locality for species †Heptacodon gibbiceps – type locality for species †Heptacodon occidentale †Herpetotherium †Herpetotherium fugax †Herpetotherium youngi †Hesperocyon †Hesperocyon gregarius †Hesperolagomys – tentative report †Hesperopetes †Hesperopetes blacki – type locality for species †Hesperopetes jamesi – type locality for species †Hesperotestudo †Hesperotestudo niobrarensis Heterodon †Heteromeryx †Heteromeryx dispar – type locality for species †Hibbarderix †Hibbarderix obfuscatus †Hibbardomys †Hibbardomys marthae – or unidentified comparable form †Hibbardomys zakrzewskii †Hipparion †Hipparion tehonense †Hippotherium †Hippotherium dolichops – type locality for species †Hitonkala †Hitonkala andersontau – type locality for species †Homotherium – or unidentified comparable form †Hoplophoneus †Hoplophoneus cerebralis †Hoplophoneus mentalis †Hoplophoneus occidentalis †Hoplophoneus primaevus †Hyaenodon †Hyaenodon brevirostrus – type locality for species †Hyaenodon crucians †Hyaenodon horridus †Hyaenodon montanus – or unidentified comparable form †Hyaenodon mustelinus – type locality for species Hyla †Hypertragulus †Hypertragulus calcaratus †Hypertragulus dakotensis – type locality for species †Hypisodus †Hypisodus minimus †Hypohippus †Hypolagus †Hypolagus fontinalis – type locality for species †Hypolagus vetus – or unidentified comparable form †Hyporhina – type locality for genus †Hyporhina antiqua – type locality for species †Hyracodon †Hyracodon leidyanus – type locality for species †Hyracodon nebraskensis †Hyracodon priscidens – or unidentified comparable form
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Ictalurus †Ischyrocyon †Ischyrocyon gidleyi †Ischyromys †Ischyromys typus
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†Javazapus †Javazapus weeksi
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†Kirkomys †Kirkomys martintau †Kirkomys nebraskensis
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†Lambdoceras †Lambdoceras hessei – type locality for species Lampropeltis †Lampropeltis similis †Leidymys †Leidymys blacki †Leidymys juxtaparvulus Lepisosteus Lepomis †Leptarctus †Leptarctus primus – type locality for species †Leptauchenia †Leptauchenia decora – type locality for species †Leptauchenia major – type locality for species †Leptictis †Leptictis dakotensis †Leptictis haydeni †Leptochoerus †Leptochoerus elegans †Leptochoerus supremus – type locality for species †Leptocyon †Leptocyon delicatus – type locality for species †Leptocyon douglassi †Leptocyon gregorii †Leptocyon matthewi †Leptocyon vafer – or unidentified comparable form †Leptocyon vulpinus †Leptomeryx †Leptomeryx evansi †Leptoromys †Leptoromys wilsoni – type locality for species Lepus †Lepus americanus – or unidentified comparable form †Lepus ennisianus – or unidentified comparable form †Lignimus †Lignimus austridakotensis – type locality for species †Limnoecus †Limnoecus compressus – or unidentified comparable form †Limnoecus niobrarensis †Longirostromeryx †Longirostromeryx wellsi – type locality for species
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†Macrogenis †Macrogenis crassigenis †Macrognathomys †Macrognathomys gemmacolis – type locality for species †Macrorhineura – type locality for genus †Macrorhineura skinneri – type locality for species †Mammacyon †Mammacyon obtusidens – type locality for species †Mammuthus †Mammuthus columbi †Mammuthus primigenius †Manitsha – type locality for genus †Manitsha tanka – type locality for species Martes †Martes campestris †Megacerops †Megacerops coloradensis †Megacerops curtus †Megachoerus – tentative report †Megachoerus latidens – type locality for species †Megalagus †Megalagus primitivus – or unidentified comparable form †Megalagus turgidus †Megaleptictis †Megaleptictis altidens †Megalictis †Megalictis ferox – type locality for species †Megalonyx †Megalonyx leptostomus †Megalonyx wheatleyi †Megapaloelodus – type locality for genus †Megapaloelodus connectens – type locality for species †Megasminthus †Megasminthus gladiofex – type locality for species †Megasminthus tiheni †Megoreodon †Megoreodon grandis †Meniscomys †Meniscomys hippodus †Menoceras †Menoceras barbouri †Menops †Menops marshi †Menops serotinus †Menops walcotti †Merychippus †Merychippus insignis †Merychyus †Merychyus arenarum †Merychyus minimus †Merychyus novomexicanus †Merycochoerus †Merycochoerus chelydra †Merycochoerus matthewi – type locality for species †Merycodus †Merycodus major – or unidentified comparable form †Merycodus necatus †Merycoides †Merycoides longiceps