List of the Mesozoic life of Arkansas
Appearance
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This list of the Mesozoic life of Arkansas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Arkansas and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.
A[edit]
- †Acutostrea
- †Aechmella
- †Aechmella ozanensis – type locality for species
- Alderina
- †Alderina inuber – type locality for species
- †Ambigostrea
- †Anchura
†AnomiaInterior and exterior of a shell of an Anomia, or jingle shell - †Aphrodina
- †Atreta
B[edit]
- †Baculites
- †Bellifusus
- Botula
†BrontopodusFossil of the sauropod dinosaur footprint ichnogenus Brontopodus - †Buccinopsis
C[edit]
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- †Camptonectes
- †Cardiaster
- †Cardiaster deciper – type locality for species
CaryophylliaA living Caryophyllia solitary coral - †Castanopora
- †Chedighaii – type locality for genus
- †Chedighaii barberi – type locality for species
- †Cheethamia – type locality for genus
- †Cheethamia howei – type locality for species
- †Cirroceras
- †Classopollis
- †Classostrobus
- Cliona
- Corbicula
- Crassatella
- †Crenella
CucullaeaShell of a Cucullaea, or false ark shell - Cylichna
- †Cymella
- †Cyprimeria
D[edit]
- †Dentalium
- †Desmophyllites
- †Dhondtichlamys
- †Diacanthopora
- †Diacanthopora langi – type locality for species
- †Didymoceras
- †Dionella
- †Dionella racemata – type locality for species
- †Dionella vivistratensis – type locality for species
†DiscoscaphitesFossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Discoscaphites - †Douvilleiceras
E[edit]
- †Echinocorys
- Ellisina
- †Ellisina saratogaensis – type locality for species
- †Escharoides – tentative report
- †Escharoides danei – type locality for species
- †Escharoides erymnos – type locality for species
- †Eutrephoceras
†ExogyraInterior of a fossilized shell of the Jurassic-Cretaceous foam oyster Exogyra
F[edit]
G[edit]
†GaudrycerasFossilized shell of the Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Gaudryceras - †Granocardium
- †Gryphaeostrea
H[edit]
- Hemiaster
- †Heminautilus
- †Heminautilus stantoni – type locality for species
†HoploscaphitesFossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Hoploscaphites
I[edit]
†InoceramusFossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size - †Isomicraster
- †Isomicraster danei – type locality for species
J[edit]
†JeletzkytesFossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Jeletzkytes
L[edit]
M[edit]
- Malletia
- †Mathilda
- †Mathilda ripleyana – or unidentified related form
- †Menuites
- †Menuites portlocki – or unidentified comparable form
- †Micrabacia
- †Micrabacia arkansasensis – type locality for species
†MicrasterFossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous-Paleogene sea urchin Micraster - Micropora – tentative report
N[edit]
- †Naomichelys
- †Neancyloceras
- †Neancyloceras bipunctatum – or unidentified comparable form
†NostocerasRestoration of several species of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Nostoceras - Nuculana
O[edit]
P[edit]
- †Pachydiscus
- Panopea
- †Placenticeras
†PlatecarpusRestoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Platecarpus - †Pleuriocardia
- †Prionochelys – type locality for genus
- †Prionochelys nauta – type locality for species
- †Protocardia
- †Pseudofrenelopsis
- †Pseudokossmaticeras
- †Pseudophyllites
- †Pseudosaynella
- †Pseudosaynella fimbriata – type locality for species
- †Pseudosaynella walcotti
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- Pulvinites
- Pycnodonte
- †Pyropsis
R[edit]
- Ramphonotus
- †Ramphonotus pedunculatus – type locality for species
S[edit]
- Serpula
- †Solenoceras
- †Solenoceras texanum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Solenophragma
- †Solenophragma elongatum – type locality for species
- †Solenophragma ovatum
- †Sphenodiscus
SpondylusShell of a Spondylus, or spiny oyster - †Stictostega – type locality for genus
- †Stictostega durhami – type locality for species
- Striarca
- †Striaticostatum
- †Stylina
- †Stylina arkansasensis – type locality for species
- †Syncyclonema
T[edit]
- †Tenea
- †Thamnasteria
- †Thamnasteria imlayi – type locality for species
†Toxochelys – type locality for genusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous sea turtle Toxochelys - †Toxochelys latiremis – type locality for species
- Trachycardium
- †Trachyscaphites
- †Tricephalopora
- †Tricephalopora arkansasensis – type locality for species
- †Tricephalopora larwoodi – type locality for species
- Turritella
U[edit]
- †Uhligella – tentative report
V[edit]
Z[edit]
- Zangerlchelys
- †Zangerlchelys arkansaw – type locality for species
References[edit]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.