List of the prehistoric life of Minnesota
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Minnesota.
Paleozoic
{{Main|List of the Paleozoic life of Minnesota}}
=Selected Paleozoic taxa of Minnesota=
- †Actinoceras
- †Actinodiscus
- †Amorphognathus
- †Armenoceras
- File:Britannica Echinoderma 5.jpg. The short spines which were attached to the tubercles are not drawn.]] †Bothriocidaris
- †Bumastus
- †Bumastus orbicaudatus
- †Calymene
- †Cameroceras
- †Ceratopsis
- †Ceraurinella
- †Ceraurinus
- †Ceraurus
- †Charactoceras
- †Chasmatopora
- †Chidleyenoceras
- †Chirognathus
- File:Cincinnetina meeki (Miller, 1875) slab 3.jpg]] †Cincinnetina
- †Cincinnetina minnesotensis – type locality for species
- †Constellaria
- †Cordylodus
- †Cotteroceras
- †Crania
- †Craniops
- †Culumbodina
- †Curtognathus
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyptendoceras
- †Cyrtolites
- †Diplograptus
- †Ellesmeroceras
- File:Endoceras.JPG]] †Endoceras
- †Erratencrinurus
- †Fayettoceras – tentative report
- †Flexicalymene
- †Flexicalymene senaria
- †Gabriceraurus
- †Geisonoceras
- †Glyptocrinus
- †Gonioceras
- †Grewingkia
- †Hallopora
- †Helcionopsis
- †Hindia
- †Holopea
- †Hypseloconus – type locality for genus
- †Icriodus
- †Illaenus
- File:Isotelus brachycephalus.JPG.]] †Isotelus
- †Isotelus gigas
- †Kentlandoceras
- †Kionoceras
- †Kirengella
- †Krausella
- †Lambeoceras
- †Lingula
- †Manitoulinoceras
- †Michelinoceras
- †Nanno
- †Ormoceras – tentative report
- †Orthoceras
- †Oulodus
- †Ozarkodina
- †Periodon
- †Phragmolites
- †Plaesiomys
- †Platystrophia
- †Plectoceras
- File:Pleurocystites squamosus.jpg]] †Pleurocystites
- †Polygnathus
- †Polygnathus linguiformis
- †Polygnathus parawebbi
- †Polygrammoceras
- †Pterotheca
- †Reedsoceras
- †Reteocrinus
- †Rigidella
- †Rioceras
- File:Scenella.jpg]] †Scenella
- †Scenella compressa
- †Scenella obtusa
- †Similodonta
- †Skenidioides
- †Sowerbyella
- †Spyroceras
- †Stigmatella
- †Strepsodiscus
- †Strophomena
- †Strophomena billingsi
- †Strophomena filitexta
- †Strophomena incurvata
- †Strophomena plattinensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Subulites
- †Teichertoceras
- †Tryblidium
- †Ulrichoceras
- File:Urasterella asperula.jpg]] †Urasterella
- †Valcouroceras
- †Vellamo
- †Westonoceras
- †Whiteavesia
- †Zittelloceras
Mesozoic
- †Acanthoceras
- File:Acteon tornatilis 2.png barrel bubble sea snail]] †Acteon
- †Acteon propinquus
- †Amphidonte – tentative report
- †Anatimya
- †Anatimya plicata
- Anatina
- †Anatina marblensis
- †Anchura
- †Anchura grouti
- File:Anomia ephippium.jpg, or jingle shell]] †Anomia
- †Anomia propatoris
- Aporrhais
- †Aporrhais nuptialis
- †Arcellites
- †Arcellites disciformis
- †Ariadnaesporites
- †Ariadnaesporites varius
- Azolla – or unidentified comparable form
- Barbatia
- †Barbatia micronema
- Brachidontes
- †Brachidontes arcturusensis
- †Calliomphalus – tentative report
- †Calliomphalus colerainensis
- File:Gasteropods - Ammonites - Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) spinosa.JPG]] †Calycoceras – tentative report
- Carcharias
- †Carcharias amonensis
- †Cenocarcharias
- †Cenocarcharias tenuiplicatus
- †Collignoniceras
- †Collignoniceras percarinatum
- Coptothyris
- †Coptothyris dakotaensis
- Corbula
- †Corbula kanabensis
- †Costatheca
- †Cretodus
- †Cretodus semiplicatus
- File:Shark fossil.jpg]] †Cretolamna
- †Cretolamna appendiculata
- †Cymbophora
- †Cymbophora emmonsi
- †Cymbophora utahensis – tentative report
- †Dentalium
- Discradisca
- †Dunveganoceras
- †Dunveganoceras hagei
- †Epitonium
- †Etea – tentative report
- File:Exogyracostata.JPG]] †Exogyra
- †Exogyra boveyensis
- †Exogyra lamellosa
- †Exogyra mesabiensis
- †Exogyra suborbiculata
- †Gervillia
- †Gervillia propleura – tentative report
- †Goolandia
- †Goolandia minnesotensis
- Granocardium
- †Granocardium enstromi{{thinspace}}{{cite journal |last1=Cobban |first1=William Aubrey |title=Characteristic marine molluscan fossils from the Dakota sandstone and intertongued Mancos Shale, west-central New Mexico |journal=United States Geological Survey |date=1977 |page=21 |doi=10.3133/pp1009 |url=https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp1009 |access-date=6 November 2021 |series=Professional Paper |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington DC |id=[https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1009/report.pdf Report 1009 PDF]|doi-access=free }}
- Gyrodes
- †Gyrodes conradi
- †Hybodus
- †Hybodus rajkovichi – type locality for species
- File:Inoceramus steenstrup, world's largest fossil mollusk.jpg with a human indicating its size]] †Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus apicalis
- †Inoceramus fragilis
- †Inoceramus mesabiensis
- †Ischyodus
- †Legumen
- †Legumen planulatum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptosolen
- †Leptosolen biplicatus
- Lima
- †Lima utahensis
- †Lingula
- †Lingula subspatulata – tentative report
- †Mesozoisynangia
- †Mesozoisynangia trilobus
- †Metengonoceras
- †Metengonoceras acutum
- †Metengonoceras dumblei – or unidentified comparable form
- †Metengonoceras dumbli
- †Metoicoceras
- †Metoicoceras bergquisti
- †Metoicoceras swallovi – or unidentified related form
- †Minerisporites
- †Minerisporites mirabilis
- †Molaspora
- †Molaspora rugosa
- †Mytiloides
- †Mytiloides labiatus
- †Mytiloides mytiloides
- Nerita – tentative report
- †Nerita minnesotensis
- Nucula
- †Nucula coloradoensis
- File:Onchopristis numidus 052013.JPG]] †Onchopristis
- †Onchopristis dunklei
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea gilei
- †Ostrea prudentia
- †Ostrea soleniscus
- †Ostrea staufferi
- Parapholas
- †Parapholas sphenoideus
- †Pecten
- †Pecten platessus
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya coloradensis
- †Pholadomya coloradoensis
- †Pinna
- File:Placenticeras meeki.jpg]] †Placenticeras
- †Placenticeras pseudoplacenta
- Polinices
- †Polinices concinna
- †Prionocyclus
- †Prionocyclus novimexicanus
- †Protolamna
- †Protolamna gigantea – type locality for species
- †Pseudoperna
- †Pseudoperna congesta
- †Pteria
- †Pteria gastrodes
- Rostellaria
- †Rostellaria shumardi
- †Sanoarca
- †Sanoarca siouxensis
- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites corvensis
- †Scaphites preventricosus
- Serpula
- †Serpula bicarinata
- Siliqua
- †Siliqua huerfanensis
- †Spermatites
- File:Squalicorax falcatusDB.jpg]] Squalicorax
- †Squalicorax baharijensis
- Tapes (bivalve)
- †Tapes cyprimeriformis
- Tellina
- †Tellina calumetensis
- †Tenellisporites
- †Tenellisporites spinatus
- Teredolites – tentative report
- File:Teleorhinus robustus.JPG]] †Terminonaris
- †Terminonaris robusta – type locality for species
- †Volutoderma
- †Volutoderma dalli
- Vulsella
- †Watinoceras
- †Watinoceras coloradoense
- Yoldia
- †Yoldia calumetensis
Cenozoic
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus
- †Bison bison
- †Mammut
- File:Mammut americanum Sergiodlarosa.jpg, or American mastodon]] †Mammut americanum
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi
- Castoroides
- †Castoroides ohioensis
- Megalonyx
- †'Megalonyx jeffersonii''
References
- {{cite web |title=Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database |author=((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)) |url=https://www.fossilworks.org |access-date=17 December 2021}}
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