List of the prehistoric life of Wisconsin

This list of the prehistoric life of Wisconsin contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Wisconsin.

Precambrian

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Wisconsin.

Paleozoic

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Wisconsin

• †Acernaspis
• †Acidaspis
• †Actinoceras

• 

  †Aglaspis
• †Agraulos
• †Amplexopora
• †Amplexus
• †Arctinurus
• †Athyris
• †Atrypa
  • †Atrypa reticularis – tentative report
• †Bumastus
  • †Bumastus armatus
  • †Bumastus cuniculus
  • †Bumastus dayi
  • †Bumastus ioxus
  • †Bumastus niagarensis
  • †Bumastus tenuis
• †Calymene

  • 

    †Calymene celebra
• †Catenipora
• †Cedaria
• †Ceratocephala
• †Ceraurus
• †Cheirurus
• †Chippewaella – type locality for genus
• †Chondrites
• †Chonetes
• †Conchidium
• †Conocoryphe
• †Coolina
• †Coolinia
• †Coosia
• †Corbina
• †Cornulites
• †Crepicephalus
• †Crotalocrinites
• †Cyathocrinites – tentative report
• †Cycloceras
• †Cypricardinia
• †Dalmanites

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  †Deiphon
• †Dendrograptus
• †Dicoelosia
• †Dikelocephalus
• †Dimerocrinites
  • †Dimerocrinites occidentalis
• †Distomodus
• †Distyrax
• †Dresbachia
• †Echinochiton – type locality for genus
  • †Echinochiton dufoei – type locality for species
• †Ellesmeroceras
• †Ellipsocephalus
• †Elrodoceras
• †Encrinurus
• †Entomaspis
• †Eophacops
  • †Eophacops handwerki
• †Eospirifer
  • †Eospirifer radiatus
• †Eucalyptocrinites
  • †Eucalyptocrinites crassus

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  †Favosites
• †Geisonocerina
• †Hadromeros
• †Halysites
• †Harpidium
• †Hexameroceras
• †Holopea
• †Howella
• †Hyolithes
• †Hypseloconus
• †Illaenus
• †Inversoceras
• †Irvingella
• †Isotelus
• †Kionoceras
• †Krausella
• †Leonaspis
• †Leurocycloceras
• †Lingula

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  †Lingulella
• †Lonchocephalus
• †Mackenziurus
• †Marsupiocrinus
• †Maryvillia
• †Matthevia
• †Meristina
• †Michelinoceras
• †Milaculum
• †Monograptus
• †Murchisonia
• †Norwoodia
• †Obolus
• †Ophioceras
• †Ozarkodina
• †Pelagiella
• †Pemphigaspis
• †Pentamerus
• †Pentlandia

• 

  †Periechocrinus
• †Phragmolites
• †Plaesiomys
• †Plagiostomoceras
• †Planolites
• †Platyceras
• †Platystrophia
• †Plectodonta
• †Pleurodictyum
• Pleurotomaria
• †Polygrammoceras
• †Proetus
• †Sactorthoceras

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  †Saukiella
• †Scutellum
• †Similodonta
• †Skenidioides
• †Skolithos
• †Sowerbyella
• †Sphaerexochus
• †Strophomena
  • †Strophomena costata
  • †Strophomena plattinensis
• †Subulites
• †Thalassinoides

• 

  †Thylacares – type locality for genus
  • †Thylacares brandonensis – type locality for species
• †Uranoceras
• †Westonia
• †Whitfieldia
• †Wurmiella
  • †Wurmiella excavata

Mesozoic

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Wisconsin.

Cenozoic

• Acidota
  • †Acidota quadrata
• Aegialia
  • †Aegialia lacustris
  • †Aegialia terminalis

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  Agathidium
• Arpedium
• Asaphidion
  • †Asaphidion yukonense
• Bembidion
  • †Bembidion grapii
  • †Bembidion mutatum
• Bledius
• Byrrhus
• Calathus
  • †Calathus ingratus
• Carabus
  • †Carabus taedatus
• Cercyon
  • †Cercyon herceus

• 

  Chironomus – or unidentified comparable form
• Conophthorus
  • †Conophthorus coniperda – or unidentified comparable form
• Copromyza
• Cryptophagus
• Curimopsis
• Cytilus
• Dyschirius
• Eusphalerum – or unidentified comparable form
• Formica
• Helina – or unidentified comparable form
• †Mammuthus

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    †Mammuthus primigenius
• Mecopeltus – or unidentified comparable form
• Myrmica
• Negastrius
• Notiophilus
  • †Notiophilus directus
• Ochthebius
• Olophrum
• Pediacus
  • †Pediacus fuscus
• Phloeosinus
  • †Phloeosinus pini
• Phloeotribus
  • †Phloeotribus piceae
• Pityophthorus
  • †Pityophthorus puberulus
• Polygraphus
  • †Polygraphus rufipennis
• Pterostichus – or unidentified comparable form
• Quedius
  • †Quedius uteanus
• Scolytus
  • †Scolytus piceae
• Simplocaria
  • †Simplocaria tessellata

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  Sitona
• Stenus
• Trechus
  • †Trechus apicalis

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.

This page was last edited on 8 March 2024, at 00:22