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- Precambrian
- Paleozoic Selected Paleozoic taxa of California
- Mesozoic Selected Mesozoic taxa of California
- Cenozoic Selected Cenozoic taxa of California
- References
This list of the prehistoric life of California contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of California. PrecambrianThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in California. Paleozoic{{Main|List of the Paleozoic life of California}}Selected Paleozoic taxa of California- †Advenella
- †Agathiceras
- †Ampyx – tentative report
- †Ampyx
- †Apatolichas
- †Aspidella – tentative report
- †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten occidentalis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bimuria
- †Bolbolenellus
- †Bristolia
- †Bumastus
- †Calymene
- †Camarotoechia – tentative report
- †Carolinites
- †Chonetes
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Composita
- †Composita grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Composita subtilita – or unidentified comparable form
- †Conchidium
- †Conocardium
- †Cruziana
- †Cyclolobus
- †Cyclonema
- †Cymbidium
- †Daguinaspis
- †Dicoelosia
- †Didymograptus
- †Dimeropygiella
- †Diplichnites
- †Encrinurus
- †Endoceras – tentative report
- †Euomphalus
- †Fallotaspis
- †Favosites
- †Fenestella
- †Gogia
- †Halysites
- †Helicoplacus
- †Helicoprion
- †Heliomeroides
- †Hercynella
- †Holopea
- †Hyolithes
- †Illaenus
- †Ingria
- †Isogramma
- †Isotelus
- †Kawina
- †Kutorgina
- †Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Lithostrotion
- †Lithostrotion pauciradiale
- †Lonchodomas
- †Meristella
- †Micromitra
- †Murchisonia
- †Neospirifer
- †Nephrolenellus
- †Nevadella
- †Obolella
- †Olenellus
- †Olenellus fowleri – or unidentified comparable form
- †Oryctocephalus
- †Paladin
- Palaeoaplysina
- †Paleochiton
- †Parafusulina
- †Paraschwagerina
- †Peachella
- †Pentamerus
- †Phillipsia
- †Phyllograptus
- †Plaesiomys
- †Planolites
- †Platyceras
- †Poleumita
- †Proetus
- †Pteridinium – tentative report
- †Raymondaspis
- †Remopleurides
- †Repinaella
- †Rusophycus
- †Schwagerina
- †Skenidioides
- †Spirifer
- †Spiriferina – tentative report
- †Stearoceras
- †Streptosolen
- †Stylonema
- †Swartpuntia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Syringopora
- †Thompsonella
- †Trinodus
- †Trocholites – tentative report
- †Volborthella
- †Wanneria
- †Xenodiscus
- †Zacanthoides
Mesozoic{{Main|List of the Mesozoic life of California}}Selected Mesozoic taxa of California- †Abyssochrysos – tentative report
- †Acanthoceras
- Acanthosphaera – tentative report
- Acesta
- †Acrioceras
- †Acrodus
- †Acrodus wempliae – type locality for species
- †Acteon
- †Acteonella
- †Aletopelta – type locality for genus
- †Aletopelta coombsi – type locality for species
- Amauropsis
- †Ampullina
- †Anagaudryceras
- †Anagaudryceras sacya – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anahamulina
- †Anasibirites
- †Anasibirites kingianus – type locality for species
- †Anatomites
- †Anatropites
- †Anisoceras
- †Anomia
- †Anoplophora – tentative report
- †Aphaea
- †Aphrosaurus
- Aporrhais
- Architectonica – tentative report
- Arctica
- †Arctoceras
- Argyrotheca
- †Arnioceras
- †Arpadites
- Arrhoges
- †Aspenites – type locality for genus
- Astarte
- †Asteroceras
- †Atira
- {{multiple image
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- †Bacchites
- †Baculites
- †Baculites capensis
- †Baculites yokoyamai – or unidentified comparable form
- Barbatia
- †Barrettia
- †Basilemys
- † Belleza
- Bernaya
- †Beudanticeras
- †Bochianites
- †Bostrychoceras
- †Brancoceras
- Bulimulus
- Bullaria
- Bullina
- †Californites – type locality for genus
- †Californosaurus
- Callianassa – tentative report
- †Calliconites
- †Calliomphalus – tentative report
- Callista – tentative report
- †Calva
- †Calycoceras
- Cancellaria – tentative report
- Cantharus
- Capulus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cardinia
- Cardita
- †Cecrops
- Cerithidea
- Cerithium
- †Cidarina
- Cidaris
- †Clinura
- †Collignoniceras
- †Collonia
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- Cornutella
- †Cosmonautilus
- {{multiple image
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- †Cunningtoniceras
- †Cyclothyris
- Cylichna
- †Cylindroteuthis
- †Cymatoceras
- †Cymbospondylus
- †Daonella – tentative report
- †Dentalium
- †Desmoceras
- †Desmophyllites
- †Dictyoconites
- †Didymoceras
- †Didymoceras hornbyense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dieneria – type locality for genus
- †Discohelix – tentative report
- †Discoscaphites
- †Douvilleiceras
- †Durania
- †Echinocorys
- †Elimia
- †Enchodus
- †Entobia
- †Eriphyla
- †Eucalycoceras
- †Euclastes
- †Euomphaloceras
- †Eupachydiscus
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exiteloceras
- †Exogyra
- †Fagesia
- Fissurella – tentative report
- †Flabellina
- †Flabellum
- †Fresnosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Fresnosaurus drescheri – type locality for species
- Gastrochaena – tentative report
- †Gaudryceras
- †Gervillia
- Glans – tentative report
- †Glauconia
- †Globigerinelloides
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Goricanites – type locality for genus
- †Grallator
- †Gryphaea
- †Gryponautilus
- Gyroidina
- Haliotis
- †Hauericeras
- †Hecticoceras
- †Hedenstroemia
- †Helena
- †Hemicidaris
- Heptranchias
- Hipponix
- †Homerites
- †Hybodus
- †Hydrotherosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Hydrotherosaurus alexandrae – type locality for species
- †Hypophylloceras
- †Ichthyornis
- †Ichthyosaurus
- †Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus balticus
- †Inoceramus cordiformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus incertus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus naumanni
- †Inoceramus steinmanni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus subundatus
- †Inoceramus teshioensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus turgidus – type locality for species
- †Inyoites – type locality for genus
- †Inyoites oweni – type locality for species
- Isognomon
- †Kallirhynchia
- †Kilianella
- †Kossmaticeras
- †Lacunaria
- Leda – tentative report
- Lima
- †Linearis
- †Lingula
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
- †Loxo
- †Lucina
- †Lysis
- †Lytoceras
- Macrocallista
- †Macrocephalites
- †Mammites – tentative report
- †Mantelliceras
- Margarella
- Margarites
- †Mariella
- Martesia
- †Mediaster
- †Meekoceras
- †Melchiorites
- †Menuites
- †Merriamia
- † Mita – tentative report
- † Mita
- †Modiolus
- †Morenosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Morenosaurus stocki – type locality for species
- †Mortoniceras
- Musculus – or unidentified related form
- †Myophorella
- †Myophorella argo
- †Myophorella dawsoni – or unidentified related form
- †Myophorella yellowstonensis
- †Myophoria
- †Mytilus
- Natica
- †Navahopus
- †Nectosaurus
- †Neithea
- †Neocardioceras – tentative report
- †Neohibolites
- †Neophylloceras
- †Neophylloceras hetonaiense
- †Neophylloceras ramosum
- †Nerinea
- Nerita
- †Nolita
- †Nostoceras
- Nucula
- Opalia
- †Ophiceras
- †Opis
- †Orthoceras
- Ostrea
- †Owenites
- †Owenites carpenteri
- †Owenites koeneni – type locality for species
- †Oxynautilus
- †Oxytoma
- †Pachydesmoceras
- †Pachydesmoceras pachydiscoide – type locality for species
- †Pachydiscus
- †Pachydiscus ootacodensis
- Panopea
- †Parapuzosia
- Patella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Pentzia
- †Peroniceras
- Phanerolepida
- Pholadomya
- †Phylloceras
- †Phyllopachyceras
- †Pinna
- {{multiple image
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- Plicatula
- †Plotosaurus
- †Plotosaurus bennisoni
- †Plotosaurus tuckeri
- Polinices
- †Polycyclus
- †Polyptychites
- †Polyptychoceras
- †Posidonia
- †Potamides – tentative report
- †Proclydonautilus
- †Prognathodon
- †Prognathodon waiparaensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Propeamussium
- †Protocardia
- †Protrachyceras
- †Pseudomelania
- †Pseudoperna
- †Pseudothurmannia – tentative report
- †Pteraichnus
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Puzosia
- Pycnodonte
- Quadrans – tentative report
- Retusa
- †Rhaetina – tentative report
- †Rhynchonella
- Rogerella
- †Romaniceras
- †Scalarites
- †Scapanorhynchus
- Scaphander
- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites hippocrepis – or unidentified related form
- †Senis
- †Sequoia
- Serpula
- †Shastasaurus
- †Shastasaurus alexandrae
- †Shastasaurus pacificus
- †Shastoceras
- Siphonalia
- †Sirenites
- †Skolithos
- Solariella
- Solemya – tentative report
- Solen
- †Spiriferina – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Spiriferina coreyi – type locality for species
- Spondylus
- Squalicorax
- †Sturia
- † Suna
- †Tegula
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- Terebralia – tentative report
- †Tessarolax
- †Thalattosaurus
- Thyasira
- †Tollia
- †Tragodesmoceras
- †Trigonia
- †Trinacria
- †Trochactaeon
- Trophon
- †Turrilites
- †Turrilites acutus
- †Turrilites costatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Turritella
- Volsella
- †Worthenia
- †Wyomingites
- †Yezoites
- Yoldia
- †Zanola
- †Zealandites
Cenozoic{{Main|List of the Cenozoic life of California}}Selected Cenozoic taxa of California- †Abantis
- Abies
- †Aboma
- †Acalypha
- Acanthina
- Acanthocardia
- Acar
- Accipiter
- Acentrophryne
- Acer
- Acesta
- Acipenser
- †Acipenser medirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- Acmaea
- †Acritohippus
- †Acritohippus isonesus – or unidentified comparable form
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- Actinemys
- Admete
- Adula
- Aechmophorus
- †Aechmophorus occidentalis
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Aelurodon taxoides.JPG | alt1 = | image2 = Aepycamelus Alticamelus hharder.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossilized skull of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Aelurodon. Right: Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).}} †Aelurodon - †Aepycamelus
- Aequipecten
- Aesopus
- Aethia
- Agaronia
- Agelaius
- †Agriotherium
- †Ailanthus
- Akera
- Alaba
- Alabina
- †Albicetus
- Alca
- †Alcodes
- Aleochara
- Aletes
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = The American journal of science (1880) (17965682808).jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Skeleton of Allodesmus.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Restorative model of the Miocene deer relative Aletomeryx. Right: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene seal Allodesmus.}} †Aletomeryx - †Alforjas
- †Alisea – type locality for genus
- †Allodelphis – type locality for genus
- †Allodelphis pratti – type locality for species
- †Allodesmus
- Alnus
- †Alopecocyon – type locality for genus
- Alopias
- †Alopias vulpinus – or unidentified comparable form
- Alvania
- Amara
- Amauropsis
- Amelanchier
- Ammospermophilus
- †Amorpha
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Amphicyon-ingens reconstruction.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Machairodus giganteus 1.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon. Right: Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus.}} †Amphicyon - †Amphimachairodus
- Amphissa
- Amphiura
- †Amphora
- †Ampullina
- Amusium
- Anachis
- Anadara
- Anas
- †Anas americana
- †Anas clypeata
- †Anas platyrhynchos
- †Anchitheriomys – or unidentified comparable form
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Anchitherium.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Antilocapra americana.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossilized limb bones, and teeth of the Miocene three-toed horse Anchitherium (left). Right: A living Antilocapra, or pronghorn.}} †Anchitherium - Ancilla
- Angulus
- Anniella
- Anodontia
- Anomia
- †Ansen
- Anser
- Antigona
- †Antilla
- Antilocapra
- Antrozous
- Aphelocoma
- †Aphelops
- Apiotoma
- Aplodontia
- Aquila
- †Araeosteus
- Arbutus
- Arca
- †Arceuthobium
- †Archaeocyon
- †Archaeohippus
- Architectonica
- Archoplites
- Arcinella
- Arctica – tentative report
- Arctocephalus
- †Arctodus
- †Arctodus simus – type locality for species
- †Arctostaphylos
- Ardea
- Arenaria
- Arene
- †Argenna
- Argobuccinum
- Argopecten
- †Argopecten gibbus
- †Argopecten purpuratus
- Argyropelecus
- †Artocarpus
- Asio
- Astraea
- Astrangia
- Astropecten
- Astyris
- Athene
- Athleta
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Atocetus iquensis skull mandible mio med.JPG | alt1 = | image2 = Aulophyseter BW.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossilized skull of the Miocene dolphin Atocetus. Right: Life restoration of the Miocene sperm whale Aulophyseter.}} †Atocetus - †Atocetus nasalis – type locality for species
- Atrina
- †Aturia
- Atys
- †Aulophyseter – type locality for genus
- Austrotrophon
- †Avipeda
- Aythya
- †Aythya affinis
- †Aythya valisineria
- Baiomys
- Balaenoptera
- †Balaenoptera physalus
- †Balaenoptera ryani
- †Balaenula
- Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- †Balanus crenatus
- †Balanus nubilus – or unidentified comparable form
- Bankia
- Barbarofusus
- Barbatia
- †Barbourofelis
- Barleeia
- Barnea
- †Basirepomys
- Bassariscus
- †Bassariscus astutus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bathylagus – type locality for genus
- Bathytoma
- †Batodonoides
- Bembidion
- †Benoistia
- Beringraja
- †Beringraja binoculata – or unidentified comparable form
- Betula
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 330 | image1 = Bison latifrons fossil buffalo (Pleistocene; North America) 1 (15257877377).jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Bolbocara Laytonia.JPG | alt2 = | image3 = Borophagus.jpg | alt3 = | footer = Left: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison. Middle: Life restoration of the Miocene grenadier fish Bolbocara (bottom). Right: Life restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964).}} †Bison latifrons - Bittium
- †Bittium alternatum – or unidentified comparable form
- Bivetopsia
- †Boavus
- †Bolbocara
- Bolinichthys
- Bonasa
- †Bonellitia
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus diversidens
- †Borophagus littoralis – type locality for species
- †Borophagus parvus
- †Borophagus secundus
- †Borophryne
- Brachidontes
- †Brachycrus
- †Brachypsalis
- Brachyramphus
- Branta
- †Branta canadensis
- †Branta nigricans – tentative report
- Bubo
- Buccinum
- Bucephala
- †Bucida
- Bufo
- Bulla
- †Bulla gouldiana
- †Bulla striata
- Bullia
- †Bumelia
- Bursa
- Buteo
- †Buteo borealis
- †Buteo jamaicensis
- †Buteo swainsoni
- Cadulus
- Caecum
- †Calicovatellus – type locality for genus
- †Calicovatellus petrodytes – type locality for species
- Calidris
- Californiconus
- †Californiconus californicus
- Calliostoma
- †Calliostoma annulatum
- †Calliostoma canaliculatum
- †Calliostoma gemmulatum
- †Calliostoma ligatum
- †Calliostoma supragranosum
- †Calliostoma tricolor
- Callista
- Callorhinus
- Calosoma
- Calyptraea
- †Calyptranthes
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Camelops hesternus Sergiodlarosa.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Canis lupus & dirus.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops. Right: Modern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf.}} †Camelops - †Camelops hesternus
- †Camelops minidokae
- Campanile
- Camponotus – type locality for genus
- †Camponotus festinatus – type locality for species
- †Canarium
- Cancellaria
- Cancer
- Canis
- †Canis dirus
- †Canis edwardii
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis lepophagus
- †Canis lupus
- †Canis rufus
- Canthon
- †Canthon praticola
- †Canthon simplex
- †Cantius
- †Capromeryx
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Capromeryx minor p1350725.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = White shark.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Panel-mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx. Right: A living Carcharodon carcharias, or great white shark.}} †Capromeryx minor - Caracara
- †Caracara cheriway
- †Caracara plancus
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carcharodon
- †Carcharodon carcharias
- †Carcharodon hastalis
- Carpelimus
- †Carpocyon
- Carya
- Caryophyllia
- Cassidulina
- Castanea
- Castanopsis
- Castor
- †Castor californicus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cathartes
- Catoptrophorus
- †Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
- †Catostomus
- Ceanothus
- Cedrela
- †Celastrus
- Celtis
- Cepphus
- Cercidiphyllum
- †Cercocarpus
- Cerithidea
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
- †Cernina
- †Cerorhinca
- Cervus
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Cetorhinus maximus by greg skomal.JPG | alt1 = | image2 = Cetotherium BW.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: A living Cetorhinus, or basking shark. Right: Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene whale Cetotherium.}} Cetorhinus - †Cetotherium
- †Chaenophryne
- Chaetodipus
- †Chaetodipus formosus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chalcidichthys – type locality for genus
- Chama
- †Chamaecyparis
- Charadrius
- Chauliodus – type locality for genus
- Chelonia
- Chen
- †Chendytes – type locality for genus
- †Chendytes lawi – type locality for species
- Chione
- Chlamys
- †Chlamys hastata
- †Chlamys rubida
- †Chlamys swifti
- Chlorostoma
- †Chorizanthe
- †Chrysobalanus
- †Chrysocyon
- †Chrysodomus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Chrysolepis
- Cibicides
- Cicindela
- Cidaris
- Cinnamomum
- Cissus
- †Citellus
- Citharichthys
- Clathrodrillia
- Clathurella
- Clavilithes
- Clavus
- Clementia
- Cletocamptus
- Clinocardium
- Cliona
- Clupea
- Clypeaster
- Cnemidophorus
- †Cocconeis
- Cochliomyia – type locality for genus
- †Cochliomyia macellaria – type locality for species
- Codakia
- Colaptes
- †Colodon
- Coluber
- Colubraria
- Columba – or unidentified comparable form
- Columbarium
- †Conasprelloides
- Concavus
- Conus
- †Conus fergusoni
- †Conus regularis
- †Conus scalaris
- †Cophocetus – tentative report
- Copris
- Coragyps
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 330 | image1 = Ashfall Fossil Beds - Teleoceras and Cormohipparion.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Cosoryx furcatus pronghorn.jpg | alt2 = | image3 = Cranioceras unicornis life restoration.jpg | alt3 = | footer = Left: Fossilized skeleton preserved in situ (upper left, 2) of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Cormohipparion. Middle: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene pronghorn-relative Cosoryx. Right: Life restoration of the Miocene palaeomerycid Cranioceras, a relative of modern deer, with anachronistic human to scale.}} †Cormohipparion - Cornus
- Coronula – tentative report
- Corvus
- †Corvus brachyrhynchos
- †Corvus corax
- †Cosoryx
- †Cranioceras
- Crassadoma
- Crassispira
- †Crassispira montereyensis – or unidentified related form
- Crassostrea
- †Crassostrea ashleyi
- †Crassostrea titan
- Crataegus
- Crawfordina
- Crepidula
- †Crepidula adunca
- †Crepidula onyx
- Crepipatella
- †Crommium
- Crossata
- Crotalus
- Crucibulum
- †Cryptocarya
- Cryptonatica
- Cryptotermes
- Cryptotis
- Cucullaea
- Culicoides
- Cumingia
- †Cupania
- †Cupressus
- Cuspidaria
- †Cuyamacamelus
- Cyanocitta
- Cybocephalus
- †Cybocephalus californicus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cyclammina
- Cyclocardia
- Cyclothone
- Cygnus
- Cylichna
- Cymatium
- Cymatogaster
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynarctus
- †Cynelos
- Cynoscion
- Cyperus
- Cypraea
- Cyrtonyx
- Cystiscus
- Cythara
- Cytherea
- †Dalbergia
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Daphoenus.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Daphoenus vetus skeleton.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the Miocene bear-dog Daphoenodon. Right: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Miocene bear-dog Daphoenus.}} †Daphoenodon – or unidentified comparable form - †Daphoenus
- †Daphoenus ruber – type locality for species
- Dardanus
- Dasyatis
- Dasyhelea
- †Decapterus
- Deltochilum – tentative report
- Dendragapus
- †Dendragapus fuliginosus
- †Dendragapus obscurus
- Dendraster
- Dendrophyllia
- Dendryphantes
- Dentalium
- Dermochelys – or unidentified related form
- Deroceras
- †Desmatippus
- †Desmatochoerus
- †Desmocyon
- †Desmodium
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 330 | image1 = Desmostylus2DB.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Subhyracodon tridactylus.jpg | alt2 = | image3 = Jay Matternes Miocene Daeodon.jpg | alt3 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene herbivorous marine mammal Desmostylus. Middle: Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene hornless rhinoceros Diceratherium. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). Right: Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene entelodont mammal Daeodon. Jay Matternes (1964).}} †Desmostylus - †Desmostylus hesperus – type locality for species
- Diacria
- †Diceratherium
- Dichocoenia
- †Dinohippus
- †Dinohyus
- Diodora
- †Diodora arnoldi
- †Diodora aspera
- †Diodora inaequalis
- Diomedea
- †Diomedia
- †Diospyros
- Diploria
- Dipodomys
- †Dipodomys agilis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipodomys compactus
- †Dipodomys deserti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipodomys heermanni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dipodomys merriami
- †Dipodomys ordii
- †Dipoides
- †Diprionomys
- Discinisca
- †Discohelix
- †Dissacus
- Distorsio
- †Domnina
- Donax
- Dosinia
- †Drimys – type locality for genus
- †Dromomeryx
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Duchesneodus-skull.png | alt1 = | image2 = Ectopistes migratorius (passenger pigeon).jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Illustration of the fossilized jaws and teeth of the Eocene brontothere mammal Duchesneodus. Right: Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius, or passenger pigeon.}} †Duchesneodus - †Dusisiren
- Dytiscus
- Echinarachnius
- Echinorhinus
- Eclipes – type locality for genus
- †Ectasis – type locality for genus
- †Ectopistes
- Eleodes
- †Eleodes osculans – type locality for species
- Elgaria
- †Elomeryx
- †Enaliarctos
- †Enaliarctos mealsi
- †Enaliarctos mitchelli
- †Enallagma – type locality for genus
- Engelhardtia
- Engina
- Enhydra
- †Enhydra lutris
- †Enhydritherium terraenovae
- Ensis
- Entomobrya
- †Eomellivora
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Eopelobates wagneri 34.JPG | alt1 = | image2 = Epicyon haydeni skeleton.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Pliocene frog Eopelobates. Right: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon.}} †Eopelobates - †Eosurcula
- †Epicyon
- †Epihippus
- Epinephelus
- †Epiphragmophora
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- †Eptesicus fuscus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equisetum
- Equus
- †Equus idahoensi
- †Equus scotti
- †Equus simplicidens
- Eremophila
- Erethizon
- †Eriquius
- Eschrichtius
- †Eschrichtius robustus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Etringus
- Eubalaena – or unidentified comparable form
- †Eucastor
- †Euceratherium – type locality for genus
- †Euceratherium collinum – type locality for species
- †Eucyon
- Euleptorhamphus
- Eumetopias
- †Euoplocyon
- Euphagus
- Euscelis
- Eusmilia
- Euspira
- Eutamias
- †Eutrephoceras
- Euvola
- †Evesthes
- †Exilia
- Falco
- †Falco peregrinus
- †Falco sparverius
- Felis
- †Ficopsis
- Ficus
- Fimbria
- Fissurella
- Flabellipecten
- Flabellum
- †Forestiera
- Forreria
- †Fragilaria
- Fratercula
- †Fratercula cirrhata
- †Fratercula dowi – type locality for species
- †Fraxinus
- Fulgoraria
- †Fulica
- Fulmarus
- Fusinus
- †Fusinus barbarensis
- †Fusinus luteopictus
- Galeocerdo
- Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- †Ganolytes
- Gari
- Gasterosteus
- Gastrochaena
- Gavia
- †Gavia arctica
- †Gavia immer
- †Gavia pacifica
- †Gavia stellata
- Gemmula
- Genota
- Genyonemus
- Geochelone
- †Geococcyx
- Geomys
- Geranoaetus
- Gerrhonotus
- †Gila – tentative report
- †Gilbertia
- Glans
- Glaucidium
- Glebocarcinus
- Globigerina
- Globularia
- Glossus
- Glycimeris
- Glycymeris
- Glyptoactis
- Glyptostrobus
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Gomphotaria pugnax life restoration.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Gomphotherium productum.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the Miocene walrus Gomphotaria. Right: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium.}} †Gomphotaria – type locality for genus - †Gomphotaria pugnax – type locality for species
- †Gomphotherium
- †Goniobasis – tentative report
- Goniopora
- Gopherus
- †Gordonia
- Granulina
- Gymnogyps
- †Gymnogyps californianus – type locality for species
- Gyroidina
- Haliaeetus
- †Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- †Haliaetus
- Haminoea
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Harpagolestes immanis.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Heloderma suspectum.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossilized skull of the mesonychian mammal Harpagolestes. Right: A living Heloderma, the genus including the Gila monster and beaded lizards.}} †Harpagolestes – or unidentified comparable form - Heloderma
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
- Hemipristis
- Hemitelia
- Hemitoma
- Here
- †Herpetocetus
- †Herpetotherium
- †Herpetotherium knighti – or unidentified comparable form
- Hespererato
- †Hesperocamelus – or unidentified comparable form
- Hesperomys
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodontus
- Hexagrammos
- Hexanchus
- Hiatella
- †Hiltonius
- †Hipparion
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Hippidion.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Homotherium serum.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of a herd of the Pliocene-Holocene horse Hippidion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). Right: Life restoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat.}} †Hippidion - Hipponix
- †Hipponoe
- †Hippotherium
- Histrionicus
- †Histrionicus histrionicus – tentative report
- Hodomys
- Homalopoma
- Homo
- †Homotherium
- †Homotherium serum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hoplophoneus
- †Hyaenodon
- †Hyaenodon venturae
- †Hyaenodon vetus – type locality for species
- Hyalina
- Hydrangea
- †Hydrodamalis
- †Hydrodamalis cuestae – type locality for species
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Em - Hydrodamalis gigas model.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Hypohippus.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Restorative model of the Pleistocene-Holocene manatee relative Hydrodamalis gigas, or Steller's sea cow. Right: Life restoration of the Miocene horse Hypohippus. Heinrich Harder (1920).}} †Hydrodamalis gigas - Hydrophilus
- Hyla
- †Hyopsodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyperbaena
- †Hypertragulus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hyrachyus
- †Ilingoceros
- †Imagotaria – type locality for genus
- †Imagotaria downsi – type locality for species
- †Indarctos
- †Inga
- †Ioscion
- Ischnochiton
- †Ischyrocyon
- †Ischyromys
- Isognomon
- Isurus
- †Isurus oxyrinchus
- †Isurus planus
- Jaton
- †Julus
- †Juncus
- Juniperus
- Kelletia
- Kellia
- †Kentriodon – type locality for genus
- †Keteleeria
- †Kingena
- Kurtzia
- Kurtziella
- †Labyrinthus
- Lacuna
- †Lacuna porrecta
- †Lacuna unifasciata
- †Lacunaria
- Laevicardium
- Lagena
- Lagenorhynchus
- Lamna
- Lampanyctus
- †Lampris – type locality for genus
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Lampris zatima.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = California Gull (Larus californicus RWD2.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the Miocene opah fish Lampris zatima. Right: A living Larus californicus, or California gull.}} †Lampris zatima – type locality for species - Lampropeltis
- Larus
- †Larus californicus
- †Larus delawarensis
- †Larus glaucescens
- †Larus philadelphia
- Latirus
- †Laytonia – type locality for genus
- Lechytia
- Leda
- Lepeta
- Lepidochitona
- Lepisosteus
- †Lepisosteus spatula – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptacanthichthys
- †Leptacanthichthys gracilispinis
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Leptocyon gregorii holotype AMNH 12879.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Leptomeryx BW.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon. Right: Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene even-toed ungulate Leptomeryx.}} †Leptocyon - †Leptomeryx
- †Leptoreodon
- Lepus
- †Lepus americanus
- †Lepus californicus
- †Lepus callotis
- Leukoma
- Lima
- Limaria
- †Limnocyon
- †Limosa
- Linga
- †Linophryne
- †Liolithax – type locality for genus
- Liquidambar
- †Lirosceles
- Lirularia
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Northern right whale dolphin.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Lithornis.png | alt2 = | footer = Left: A pod of living Lissodelphis borealis, or right whale dolphins. Right: Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene bird Lithornis.}} Lissodelphis – or unidentified comparable form - †Lithocarpus
- Lithophaga
- Lithophyllum
- †Lithornis – or unidentified comparable form
- Lithothamnion
- Littorina
- †Lompoquia – type locality for genus
- Lontra
- †Lophar – type locality for genus
- †Lophocetus
- †Lophortyx
- †Lora
- Lottia
- †Lottia limatula
- †Lottia scabra
- Lucapinella
- †Lucapinella callomarginata
- Lucina
- Luidia
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Lycophocyon skull lateral.png | alt1 = | image2 = Machairodus aphanistus - Cerro de los Batallones - Museo Arqueológico Regional CAM.JPG | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossilized skull of the Eocene carnivoran mammal Lycophocyon. Right: Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus.}} †Lycophocyon – type locality for genus - †Lycophocyon hutchisoni – type locality for species
- †Lygisma – type locality for genus
- Lygodium
- Lynx
- Lyonsia
- Lyria
- †Machairodus
- Macoma
- Macrarene
- Macrocallista
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Macrodelphinus kelloggi.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Mammut americanum Sergiodlarosa.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the Oligocene toothed-whale Macrodelphinus (background). Right: Life restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon.}} †Macrodelphinus – type locality for genus - Madrepora
- Magnolia
- Mahonia
- Makaira
- Malea
- Mallotus
- †Mammut
- †Mammut americanum
- †Mammut cosoensis
- †Mammut matthewi
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 330 | image1 = Columbian mammoth.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = M. exilis skeletal.png | alt2 = | image3 = Ice age fauna of northern Spain - Mauricio Antón.jpg | alt3 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of a herd of Mammuthus columbi, or Columbian mammoths. The extent of the fur depicted is hypothetical. Charles R. Knight (1909). Middle: Reconstructive illustration of the skeleton of a Mammuthus exilis, or pygmy mammoth. Right: Restoration of a herd of Mammuthus primigenius, or wooly mammoths.}} †Mammuthus - †Mammuthus columbi
- †Mammuthus exilis
- †Mammuthus primigenius
- †Mancalla – type locality for genus
- †Mancalla californiensis – type locality for species
- †Mangelia
- Margarites
- Marginella
- Marmota
- Martes
- Martesia
- Maxwellia
- †Mayena – tentative report
- †Mediochoerus
- †Megacamelus
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 330 | image1 = Megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Megalonyx wheatleyi - AMNH - DSC06327.JPG | alt2 = | image3 = Megatylopus.jpg | alt3 = | footer = Left: A taxidermied Megachasma pelagios, or megamouth shark. Middle: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx. Right: Life restoration of the Miocene camel Megatylopus.}} Megachasma - Megachile
- †Megahippus
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx jeffersonii
- †Megalonyx wheatleyi
- Megalops – tentative report
- †Megapaloelodus
- Megaptera
- Megathura – tentative report
- †Megatylopus
- Melampus
- Melanella
- Melanitta
- †Melanitta deglandi – tentative report
- †Melanitta fusca
- †Melanitta perspicillata
- Melanoplus
- †Melanoplus differentialis
- Meleagris
- †Meliosma
- Melospiza
- †Meniscotherium
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Menoceras NT small.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Merriamoceros coronatus life restoration.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras. Right: Life restoration of the Miocene pronghorn Merriamoceros with an anachronistic human to scale.}} †Menoceras - Mephitis
- Meretrix
- Mergus
- Merluccius
- †Merriamoceros
- †Merychippus
- †Merychyus
- †Merycodus
- Mesalia
- †Mesocyon
- †Mesodma – tentative report
- †Mesohippus
- Mesophyllum
- †Mesoreodon
- †Metalopex
- †Metarhinus
- †Metatomarctus
- †Metaxytherium
- †Miacis
- †Michenia
- †Microcosmodon – or unidentified comparable form
- Microdipodops
- Microgadus – tentative report
- †Microsyops
- †Microtomarctus
- Microtus
- †Miocryptorhopalum – type locality for genus
- †Miocyon
- †Miohippus
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Photograph and line drawing of the skull of Miomancalla howardi compared with the skull of Pinguinus impennis.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Miracinonyx inexpectatus.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossilized skull (top) and interpretive line drawing (middle) of the Miocene auk relative Miomancalla compared with the skull of a Holocene Pinguinus impennis, or great auk. Right: Life restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah.}} †Miomancalla - †Miotapirus
- †Miotylopus
- †Miracinonyx
- †Miracinonyx studeri – tentative report
- Mirounga
- †Mirounga angustirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- Mitra
- †Mitra fultoni
- †Mitra idae
- Mitrella
- †Mixocetus – type locality for genus
- Modiolus
- †Modiolus capax – or unidentified comparable form
- Modulus
- Monoplex
- †Monosaulax
- Montipora
- Mopalia
- †Moropus
- Morula
- Morus – or unidentified comparable form
- Morus
- Mulinia
- Murex – or unidentified related form
- Musculus
- Mustela
- †Mya
- Myctophum
- Myliobatis
- †Mylohyus
- †Mylopharodon
- †Mylopharodon conocephalus
- Myodes
- Mytilus
- †Mytilus californianus
- †Mytilus edulis
- Myurella
- †Nannippus
- †Nannocetus – type locality for genus
- †Nanotragulus
- Narona
- Nassa
- Nassarius
- Natica
- Naticarius
- †Navahoceros
- Nectandra
- Negaprion
- †Neobernaya
- †Neogyps
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 330 | image1 = Neohipparion.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Paleoparadoxia Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 20110330.jpg | alt2 = | image3 = Neophrontops americanus fossil.jpg | alt3 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). Middle: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene aquatic mammal Neoparadoxia. Right: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene Neophrontops.}} †Neohipparion - †Neoliotomus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neolitsea
- †Neoparadoxia – type locality for genus
- †Neoparadoxia cecilialina – type locality for species
- †Neoparadoxia repenningi – type locality for species
- Neophrontops
- †Neoplagiaulax
- Neotamias
- †Neotherium – type locality for genus
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma cinerea – type locality for species
- †Neotoma fuscipes
- †Neotoma lepida
- Neptunea
- Nerita
- Neritina
- †Nerium
- Neverita
- Nicrophorus
- †Nicrophorus guttula
- †Nicrophorus marginatus – type locality for species
- †Nicrophorus nigrita
- †Nimravides
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Nimravus gomphodus.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Nothrotheriops.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Illustration of the fossilized skull of the Oligocene false saber-toothed cat Nimravus. Right: Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops.}} †Nimravus - Niso – tentative report
- †Nitzschia
- Nodipecten
- Norrisia
- †Nothrotheriops
- †Nothrotherium
- Notiosorex
- Notoacmea
- Notorhynchus
- †Nototamias
- Nucella
- †Nucella emarginata
- †Nucella lamellosa
- †Nucella lima
- Nucula
- Numenius
- Nuttallia
- †Nyssa
- Oceanodroma
- †Oceanodroma furcata
- †Oceanodroma homochroa
- Ocenebra
- Ocotea
- †Ocystias
- †Odaxosaurus
- Odobenus
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Pacific walrus bull odobenus rosmarus.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Navahoceros fricki.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: A living Odobenus rosmarus, or walrus. Right: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Odocoileus lucasi, or American mountain deer.}} †Odobenus rosmarus - Odocoileus
- †Odocoileus hemionus
- †Odocoileus virginianus – or unidentified comparable form
- Odontaspis
- Odostomia
- †Odostomia avellana
- †Odostomia beringi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia californica – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia callimene – or unidentified related form
- †Odostomia columbiana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia donilla
- †Odostomia eugena
- †Odostomia farallonensis
- †Odostomia fetella
- †Odostomia gravida
- †Odostomia helena
- †Odostomia minutissima – or unidentified comparable form
- †Odostomia nemo
- †Odostomia nota
- †Odostomia stephensae
- †Odostomia tenuisculpta – or unidentified comparable form
- Oenopota
- Oliva
- Olivella
- †Olivella baetica
- †Olivella biplicata
- †Olivella gracilis
- †Olivella pedroana
- Oncorhynchus
- Ondatra
- Oneirodes
- Onthophagus
- Onychomys
- Ophiodermella
- †Opisthonema
- Oreamnos
- Oreortyx
- Orthemis
- Orthodon
- †Osbornodon
- †Osteodontornis – type locality for genus
- †Osteodontornis orri – type locality for species
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea conchaphila
- †Ostrea lurida
- †Otodus
- Otus
- Ovibos
- Ovis
- †Oxyrhina
- †Oxyura
- †Ozymandias – type locality for genus
- †Pacifichelys
- †Palaeolagus
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 330 | image1 = Paleoparadoxia BW.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Lion (Panthera leo) (30941994012).jpg | alt2 = | image3 = Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) male Three Brothers River (cropped).JPG | alt3 = | footer = Left: Restoration of the Miocene aquatic mammal Paleoparadoxia. Middle: A living Panthera leo, or lion. Right: A living Panthera onca, or jaguar.}} †Paleoparadoxia - Pandora
- Panopea
- Panthera
- †Panthera leo
- †Panthera onca – or unidentified comparable form
- †Parabalaenoptera – type locality for genus
- †Parabalaenoptera baulinensis – type locality for species
- †Paracynarctus
- †Parahippus
- Paralichthys – type locality for genus
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = San Diego Paramylodon.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Parietobalaena yamaokai life restoration.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon. Right: Life restoration of the Miocene baleen whale Parietobalaena and calf.}} †Paramylodon - †Paramys
- †Parapontoporia
- †Parapontoporia sternbergi – type locality for species
- †Parastylotermes
- †Parastylotermes calico – type locality for species
- †Parastylotermes frazieri – type locality for species
- †Paratomarctus
- †Parietobalaena
- †Paronychomys
- †Parribacus
- Patelloida
- Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Pediomeryx
- †Pelagiarctos – type locality for genus
- †Pelagiarctos thomasi – type locality for species
- †Pelagornis
- Pelecanus
- †Pelecanus erythrorhynchus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pelecanus occidentalis
- †Peltosaurus
- †Peraceras
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus truei – or unidentified comparable form
- †Perse
- Persea
- Persististrombus
- Petricola
- Phalacrocorax
- †Phalacrocorax auritus
- †Phalacrocorax pelagicus
- †Phalacrocorax penicillatus
- Phalaropus
- †Phalaropus fulicaria
- †Phalaropus lobatus
- †Phanaeus
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Phlaocyon leucosteus.jpeg | alt1 = | image2 = Phlaocyon mandible.png | alt2 = | footer = Left: Illustration of a fossilized cranium of the Oligocene-Miocene bone-crushing dog Phlaocyon. Right: Illustration of a fossilized mandible of the Oligocene-Miocene bone-crushing dog Phlaocyon.}} †Phlaocyon - Phloeodes
- †Phloeodes diabolicus
- †Phloeodes plicatus
- †Phoberogale
- Phoca
- †Phoca vitulina – or unidentified comparable form
- Phocoena – or unidentified comparable form
- †Phoebastria
- †Phoebastria albatrus – type locality for species
- Phoenicopterus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pholadidea
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- Phos
- †Photinia
- Phrynosoma
- Phyllonotus
- Physa
- Picea
- Pinna
- Pinus
- †Pinus muricata
- †Pinus radiata
- Piranga
- Pitar
- Pituophis
- Pitymys
- Platanus
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Platygonus leptorhinus.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Plesiadapis NT.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922). Right: Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene primate Plesiadapis.}} †Platygonus - Platynus
- Plegadis
- †Pleiolama
- †Plesiadapis
- †Plesiogulo
- Pleurofusia
- †Pleuroncodes
- †Pleuronichthys
- †Pliauchenia
- †Pliocyon
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliometanastes
- †Plionarctos
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Pliopedia pacifica.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Plithocyon armagnacensis.JPG | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the Miocene walrus Pliopedia. Right: Fossilized partial skull of the Miocene dog-like bear relative Plithocyon.}} †Pliopedia – type locality for genus - †Pliopedia pacifica – type locality for species
- †Plithocyon
- Pluvialis
- †Poabromylus – tentative report
- Pocillopora
- Podiceps
- Podilymbus
- Pododesmus
- †Poebrodon
- †Poebrodon californicus – type locality for species
- †Pogonodon
- Polinices
- Polydora
- Polymesoda
- Polystira
- †Pongamia
- †Pontolis – or unidentified comparable form
- Populus
- Porichthys
- Porites
- †Portunites
- †Potamides
- †Praemancalla – type locality for genus
- Priene
- Prionace
- †Pristichampsus
- Pristiophorus
- †Procamelus
- †Procynodictis
- Procyon
- †Promartes
- †Protanthias – type locality for genus
- †Protepicyon
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 330 | image1 = Protitanops NT small.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Protylopus petersoni skull.jpg | alt2 = | image3 = Psephophorus NT small.jpg | alt3 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the Eocene brontothere mammal Protitanops. Middle: Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Eocene camel Protylopus. Right: Hypothetical restoration of the Oligocene-Pliocene sea turtle Psephophorus.}} †Protitanops - †Protohepialus – type locality for genus
- †Protohepialus comstocki – type locality for species
- †Protolabis
- †Protomarctus
- †Protostrix
- Protothaca
- †Protylopus
- Prunus
- †Psephophorus
- †Pseudaelurus
- Pseudochama
- Pseudoliva
- Pseudomelatoma
- †Pseudomelatoma penicillata
- †Pseudoseriola – type locality for genus
- †Pseudotsuga
- Pteria
- †Pteroplatea
- Pteropurpura
- Pterostichus
- Pterynotus
- †Ptilodus
- Ptinus
- Ptychoramphus
- Puffinus
- †Puffinus griseus
- †Puffinus opisthomelas
- †Puffinus tenuirostris
- †Puma
- †Puma concolor – type locality for species
- Puncturella
- Purpura
- Pusula
- Pycnodonte
- Pyramidella
- †Pyramidella adamsi – or unidentified comparable form
- Pyrene
- Quercus
- Raja
- Rallus
- †Ramoceros
- †Raja
- Rallus
- †Ramoceros
- †Rana
- Rapana
- Recurvirostra
- Reithrodontomys
- †Repomys
- Reticulitermes
- Reticutriton
- Retusa
- †Rhabdammina
- †Rhamnidium
- †Rhamnus
- Rhus
- †Rhynchotherium
- †Rhythmias
- Rimella
- Rissa
- Rissoina
- †Robinia
- †Rotularia
- Sabal
- Salix
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Saniwa ensidens.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Scaldicetus grandis.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene monitor lizard Saniwa. Right: Fossilized teeth of the Neogene sperm whale Scaldicetus.}} †Saniwa - †Saniwa ensidens – type locality for species
- †Sapindus
- †Sarda
- Sassia
- Saxidomus
- †Saxidomus gigantea
- †Saxidomus nuttalli
- †Scaldicetus
- Scapanus
- Scaphander
- Scapharca
- Scaphinotus
- †Scaphohippus
- Sceloporus
- †Schistomerus – type locality for genus
- †Schistomerus californense – type locality for species
- Schizaster
- Sciurus
- Scomber
- †Scomberesox
- Scopelogadus
- †Scutella
- Scyliorhinus
- †Scymnorhinus
- †Sebastodes
- Seila
- Semele – tentative report
- Semele
- Semicassis
- Semicossyphus
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Semirostrum ceruttii skull.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = General Grant Tree in Kings Canyon National Park.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossilized skull of the Pliocene porpoise Semirostrum. Right: A living Sequoiadendron.}} †Semirostrum – type locality for genus - †Semirostrum ceruttii – type locality for species
- †Sequoiadendron
- †Serbelodon
- †Serica
- Seriola
- Seriphus
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
- †Sespia
- Siderastrea
- Sigmodon
- Sigmoilina – tentative report
- Siliqua
- †Siliqua patula – or unidentified related form
- Sinum
- Siphonalia
- Skenea
- †Smilax
- †Smilodon
- †Smilodon fatalis
- †Smilodon gracilis
- †Smilodonichthys
- Solariella
- Solemya
- Solen
- Solenosteira
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus beecheyi
- †Spermophilus lateralis
- Sphyrna
- Spilogale
- Spirotropis
- Spisula
- Spondylus
- Squalus
- Squatina
- †Squatina californica – or unidentified comparable form
- Squilla
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Stegomastodon mirificus - Smithsonian.JPG | alt1 = | image2 = Stenomylus.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon. Right: Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene camel Stenomylus.}} †Stegomastodon - †Stegomastodon mirificus – or unidentified comparable form
- Stenella
- †Stenomylus
- †Stenomylus hitchcocki – or unidentified comparable form
- Stenoplax
- Stercorarius
- Sterna
- †Sternbergia – type locality for genus
- Sthenictis
- †Stictocarbo
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Fossil ruminant.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Stylemys (1).jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the fossil pronghorn Stockoceros. Right: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Oligocene tortoise Stylemys.}} †Stockoceros – or unidentified comparable form - Stomias
- Stramonita
- †Stramonita biserialis
- †Stramonita canaliculata
- †Striatolamia
- Strioterebrum
- Strombiformis
- Strombus
- †Strombus galeatus
- †Strombus gracilior
- Strongylocentrotus
- †Strongylodon
- Sturnella
- †Stylemys
- Subcancilla
- †Subhyracodon
- Succinea
- Sula
- †Syllomus – or unidentified comparable form
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus audubonii
- †Sylvilagus bachmani
- †Sylvilagus floridanus
- Syngnathus
- Synthliboramphus
- †Synthliboramphus antiquus
- †Synthliboramphus hypoleucus
- †Tabernaemontana
- Tadorna
- Tagelus
- †Tagelus californianus
- †Tagelus subteres
- Tamias
- Tamiasciurus
- †Tanymykter
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris).JPG | alt1 = | image2 = Tapocyon robustus.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: A living Tapirus, or tapir. Right: Life restoration of the Eocene carnivoran relative Tapocyon.}} Tapirus - †Tapirus californicus
- †Tapirus merriami – type locality for species
- †Tapocyon
- Taranis
- Taricha
- Taxidea
- Tayassu
- Tegula
- †Tegula aureotincta
- †Tegula eiseni
- †Tegula ligulata
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Teleoceras Horsfall.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Teratornis BW.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras. Right: Life restoration of the Pleistocene bird of prey Teratornis.}} †Teleoceras - Tellina
- †Temnocyon
- Tenagodus
- †Teratornis
- Terebellum
- Terebra
- †Terebra pedroana
- †Terebra protexta
- Terebratula
- Teredo
- Terminalia
- †Tessarolax – tentative report
- Testudo
- †Tetraclaenodon
- †Tetrameryx
- Thais
- †Thalassoleon
- †Thalassoleon macnallyae – type locality for species
- †Thalassoleon mexicanus
- †Thamnasteria
- Thamnophis
- Thomomys
- †Thomomys bottae
- †Thomomys monticola
- Thracia
- Thunnus – type locality for genus
- Thyasira
- †Thyrsites
- †Ticholeptus
- Timoclea
- †Titanotylopus
- Tivela
- †Tomarctus
- †Tomarctus brevirostris
- †Tomarctus hippophaga
- Totanus
- †Toxicodendron
- Toxopneustes
- †Toxopneustes roseus – or unidentified comparable form
- Toxostoma
- Trachycardium
- Tremarctos
- Tresus
- †Tresus capax
- †Tresus nuttallii
- Triakis – tentative report
- Trichotropis
- Tricolia
- †Tricolia pulloides
- †Trigonictis macrodon
- Trionyx
- Triphora
- Triplofusus
- Trochita
- †Trogosus
- Trophon
- Tucetona
- †Tunita – type locality for genus
- Turbonilla
- †Turbonilla aepynota
- †Turbonilla almo
- †Turbonilla asser
- †Turbonilla canfieldi
- †Turbonilla carpenteri
- †Turbonilla laminata
- †Turbonilla pentalopha
- †Turbonilla raymondi
- †Turbonilla regina
- †Turbonilla stylina
- †Turbonilla tenuicula
- †Turbonilla torquata
- †Turbonilla tridentata
- †Turbonilla weldi
- Turcica
- Turdus
- †Turio
- Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- Turritriton
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Bottlenose Dolphin KSC04pd0178.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Uinttather DB.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: A living Tursiops, or bottlenose dolphin. Right: Life restoration of the Eocene mammal Uintatherium.}} Tursiops – or unidentified comparable form - Typha
- Typhis
- Tyto
- Uca
- †Uintatherium
- Ulmus
- †Umbellularia
- Uria
- †Urobatis
- †Urocitellus
- Urocyon
- †Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Urolophus
- †Urolophus halleri – tentative report
- Ursus
- †Ustatochoerus
- Uta
- †Valenictus – type locality for genus
- †Valenictus chulavistensis – type locality for species
- †Valenictus imperialensis – type locality for species
- †Vanderhoofius
- Vasum
- †Vauquelinia
- †Velates
- Velutina
- Venericardia
- Venus
- Vermicularia
- Veromessor
- †Viburnum
- †Vireo
- Vitrinella – tentative report
- Volsella
- Voluta
- Volutopsius
- †Vouapa
- Vulpes
- †Vulpes cascadensis
- †Vulpes velox
- Williamia
- †Wodnika
- Xenophora
- †Xyne – type locality for genus
- Yoldia
- †Yumaceras – tentative report
- †Zachrysia
- Zalophus
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Zamites mariposana.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Mammut borsoni from Milia.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossil of the Early Triassic-Eocene cycad-like frond Zamites. Right: Known material diagram depicting the Miocene-Pleistocene mastodon relative Zygolophodon with a human to scale.}} †Zamites - †Zaphleges
- †Zapteryx
- †Zarhinocetus
- †Zarhinocetus errabundus – type locality for species
- Zelkova
- Zenaida
- Zonotrichia
- †Zygolophodon
References- {{cite web |title=Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database |author=Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database |url=http://fossilworks.org/ |accessdate=7 August 2017}}
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