This list of the Paleozoic life of Minnesota contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Minnesota and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.
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- †Abludoglyptocrinus –
- †Acanthocrania
- †Acanthoparypha
- †Actinoceras
- †Actinodiscus
- †Aechmina
- †Agelacrinites
- †Alaskadiscus
- †Allodesma – type locality for genus
- †Allodesma subellipticum – type locality for species
- †Allumettoceras
- †Allumettoceras carletonense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Allumettoceras planodorsatum
- †Ambonychia
- †Ambonychiopsis
- †Amecystis
- †Americoncha
- †Amorphognathus
- †Amphilichas
- †Amphilichas cucullus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Amygdalocystites
- †Anaspyroceras
- †Anazyga
- †Anolotichia
- †Antiplectoceras – tentative report
- †Anulocrinus
- †Aparchites
- †Apycnodiscus
- †Archaeocrinus
- †Archinacella
- †Aristerella
- †Armenoceras
- †Arthroclema
- †Arthropora
- †Arthrostylus
- †Aspidopora
- †Astreptodictya
- †Astrocystites
- †Ateleocystites
- †Athrophragma
- †Austinella
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- †Bairdiocypris –
- †Basilicus
- †Bassleratia
- †Bathyurus
- †Batostoma
- †Bellimurina
- †Bellornatia
- †Belodina
- †Beloitoceras
- †Beloitoceras carveri
- †Beloitoceras grafense
- †Beloitoceras houghtoni
- †Beloitoceras huronense – or unidentified comparable form
- †Beloitoceras janesvillense
- †Beloitoceras lycum
- †Beloitoceras norwoodi
- †Beloitoceras pandion
- †Beloitoceras plebeium
- †Beloitoceras whitneyi
- †Berkeia – type locality for genus
- †Berkeia typica – type locality for species
- †Beyrichia
- †Bodeiceras
- †Bollia
Reconstructive diagram (left) of a fossil (right) of the Ordovician sea urchin Bothriocidaris. The short spines which were attached to the tubercles are not drawn. - †Brachytomaria
- †Bromidella
- †Bryantodina
- †Bucania
- †Bullatella
- †Bumastoides
Life restoration of the Early Ordovician-Silurian trilobite Bumastus - †Byrsolopsina
- Bythocypris
- †Bythopora
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- †Calceocrinus
Fossil of the Early Ordovician-Early Devonian trilobite Calymene - †Camaraspis
- †Camaraspoides
- †Camellaspongia – type locality for genus
- †Camellaspongia tumula – type locality for species
Restoration of the Middle Ordovician-Silurian nautiloid cephalopod Cameroceras feeding on an Aphetoceras, while a quartet of Cyclostomiceras swim by - †Cameroceras alternatum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cameroceras hennepini
- †Cameroceras inopinatum – type locality for species
- †Cameroceras stillwaterense – type locality for species
- †Campylorthis
- †Carabocrinus
- †Carinaropsis
- †Cataschisma
- †Centrocyrtoceras
- †Ceratopea
- †Ceratopea canadensis
- †Ceratopea parvum – type locality for species
- †Ceratopea pygmaea – type locality for species
- †Ceratopsis
- †Ceraurinella
- †Ceraurinus
Fossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician trilobite Ceraurus - †Charactoceras
- †Chariocephalus
- †Chasmatopora
- †Cheilocephalus
- †Cheirocrinus
- †Chidleyenoceras
- †Chirognathus
- †Cincinnaticrinus
Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Ordovician brachiopod Cincinnetina - †Cincinnetina minnesotensis – type locality for species
- †Clathrospira
- †Cleiocrinus
- †Cleionychia
- †Coelocerodontus
- †Colpodon
- †Colpomya
Fossil of the Ordovician bryozoan Constellaria - †Conularia
- †Cordylodus
- †Cornites
- †Coronocystis
- †Cotteroceras
- †Cotylahindia – type locality for genus
- †Cotylahindia panaca – type locality for species
- †Crania
- †Craniops
- †Cremacrinus
- †Cryptophyllus
- †Crytoniodus
- †Ctenobolbina
- †Ctenodonta
- †Ctenodonta novicea
- †Ctenodonta oviformis – type locality for species
- †Ctenodonta similis
- †Ctenodonta subnasuta – type locality for species
- †Culumbodina
- †Cuneamya
- †Cupulocrinus
- †Cupulocrinus canaliculatus
- †Cupulocrinus conjugans
- †Cupulocrinus graciis – or unidentified related form
- †Cupulocrinus gracilis
- †Cupulocrinus humilis
- †Cupulocrinus jewetti
- †Cupulocrinus latibrachiatus – or unidentified related form
- †Cupulocrinus levorsoni
- †Cupulocrinus molanderi
- †Cupulocrinus plattevillensis
- †Curtognathus
- †Cyclocystoides
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyclospira
- †Cymatonota
- †Cyptendoceras
- †Cyrtocerina
- †Cyrtodonta
- †Cyrtodontula
- †Cyrtodontula praecipita – type locality for species
- †Cyrtoizoceras
- †Cyrtolites
- †Cyrtonellopsis
- †Cyrtospira
- †Cyrtostropha
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- †Daidia
- †Daidia subconica – type locality for species
- †Dalmanella
- †Dalmanella rara – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dalmanella sculpta – tentative report
- †Dapsilodus
- †Deceptrix
- †Deckeroceras
- †Deiroceras
- †Dekayella
- †Delotaxis
- †Dendrocrinus
- †Dendrocrinus acutidactylus – or unidentified related form
- †Dendrocrinus casei
- †Desmograptus
- †Diceromyonia
- †Dicranella
- †Diestoceras
- †Dilobella
- †Dinorthis
- †Diorthelasma
- †Diorthelasma weissi – type locality for species
Cambrian graptolite Diplograptus - †Doleroides
- †Dolichoharpes
- †Drepanoistodus
- †Drumaspis
- †Dvorakia
- †Dvorakia chattertoni – type locality for species
- †Dvorakia klapperi –
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- †Eccyliopterus
- †Ectenaspis
- †Ectenaspis beckeri – type locality for species
- †Ectenocrinus
- †Ectomaria
- †Edrioaster
- †Ellesmeria
- †Ellesmeroceras
- †Ellipsocephaloides
- †Elliptocryprites
- †Elliptocryprites paracylindrica – type locality for species
- †Elliptocyprites
- †Elliptocyprites paracylindrica – type locality for species
Fossilized shells and restored appearances of the Middle-Late Ordovician nautiloid cephalopod Endoceras - †Eobelodina
- †Eochonetes
- †Eomonorachus
- †Eoplectodonta
- †Eoschmidtella
- †Eotomaria
- †Ephippiorthoceras
- †Eremotrema – tentative report
- †Eridotrypa
- †Erismodus
- †Eroicaspira
- †Erratencrinurus
- †Escharopora
- †Eukloedenella
- †Eumorphocystis
- †Eunema
- †Euomphalopsis
- †Euomphalopsis depressa – type locality for species
- †Euprimitia
- †Eurychilina
- †Eurychilina cannonfallsensis – type locality for species
- †Eurychilina depressa
- †Eurychilina incurva
- †Eurychilina kayi – type locality for species
- †Eurychilina micropunctata – type locality for species
- †Eurychilina minutifoveata
- †Eurychilina partifimbriata
- †Eurychilina reticulata
- †Eurychilina subradiata
- †Eurychilina sugarcreekensis – type locality for species
- †Eurychilina ventrosa
- †Eurycystites
- †Eurymya
- †Eurystomites
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- †Fayettoceras – tentative report
- †Fisherities
Fossil of the Middle Ordovician-Silurian trilobite Flexicalymene - †Floripatella
- †Furcitella
- †Fusispira
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Gabriceraurus dentatus - †Geisonoceras
- †Globonema
- †Glyptocrinus
- †Glyptocrinus ornatus – or unidentified related form
- †Glyptocrinus pustulosis
- †Glyptocrinus tridactylus
- †Glyptocystites
- †Glyptocystitid – type locality for genus
- †Glyptorthis
- †Gonioceras
- †Goniophora
- †Gorbyoceras
- †Graptodictya
- †Grenprisa
Multiple views of a fossil of the Ordovician horn coral Grewingkia - †Gyronema
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- †Hallatia
- †Halliella
Fossil of the Ordovician bryozoan ("moss animal") Hallopora - †Hebertella
- †Hebetoceras – tentative report
- †Helcionopsis
- †Helicotoma
- †Helopora
- †Hemicystites
- †Hemiphragma
- †Hesperidella
- †Hesperorthis
- †Hindia
- †Hiscobeccus
Fossilized shells of the Ordovician-Carboniferous sea snail Holopea - †Holtedahilina
- †Homotrypa
- †Homotrypella
- †Horiostomella
- †Hormotoma
- †Hudsonaster
- †Hudsonaster narrawayi
- †Hudsonaster rugosus – or unidentified related form
- †Hybocrinus
- †Hypseloconus – type locality for genus
- †Hypseloconus cornutiformis – type locality for species
- †Hypseloconus elongatus – type locality for species
- †Hypsiptycha
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- †Icriodella
- †Icriodus
- †Icriodus calvini – type locality for species
- †Icriodus orri – type locality for species
- †Idahoia
- †Idiospira
- †Illaenus
- †Ischadites
- †Isorthoceras
Fossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician giant trilobite Isotelus. - †Isotomocrinus
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- †Kentlandoceras –
- †Kentlandoceras husseyi
- †Kentlandoceras schrocki – or unidentified comparable form
- †Kiesowia – tentative report
Fossilized shells of the Middle Ordovician-Permian nautiloid cephalopod Kionoceras - †Kirengella
- †Kirengella rectilateralis – type locality for species
- †Kirengella stabilis – type locality for species
- †Kokenospira
- †Kokenospira costalis – type locality for species
- †Krausella
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- †Laccoprimitia
- †Laddella
- †Lambeoceras
- †Lambeoceras confertum
- †Lambeoceras cultratum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lecanospira
- †Lecanospira transversocordatus – type locality for species
- †Leperditella
- †Lepidocyclus
- †Lesueurilla
- †Lichenaria
Shell of the Cambrian-modern brachiopod Lingula - †Lingulasma
- †Lingulops
- †Liospira
- †Loganoceras
- †Lophospira
- †Lophospira decursa
- †Lophospira major
- †Lophospira milleri
- †Lophospira obliqua
- †Lophospira perangulata – type locality for species
- †Lophospira serrulata
- †Lophospira spironema
- †Lophospira ventricosa
- †Loxobucania
- †Lyrodesma
- †Lyrodesma cannonense – type locality for species
- †Lytospira
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- †Maclurina
- †Maclurites
- Macrocypris
- †Macrocyproides
- †Macrocyprus
- †Macronotella
- †Manespira
- †Manitoulinoceras
- †Maratia
- †Matheria
- †Megamyonia
- †Merocrinus
- †Metaspyroceras
- †Michelinoceras
- †Microcoelodus
- †Milleratia
- †Mitoclema
- †Mixoconus
- †Modiolodon
- †Modiolopsis
- †Modiolopsis fountainensis
- †Modiolopsis gregalis
- †Modiolopsis nana – type locality for species
- †Monocheilus
- †Monocyclic
- †Monotrypa
- †Multioistodus
- †Myeinocystites
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- †Nanno
- †Nasutimena
- †Nasutimena fluctuosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nematopora
- †Neobothriocidaris
- †Neocoleodus
- †Neopanderodus
- †Ningulella
- †Nodambichilina
- †Nuculites –
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- †Oepikina
- †Oistodus
- †Omospira
- †Oneotodus
- †Onniella
- †Onoceras
- †Ophileta
- †Ophiletina
- †Opikatia
- †Orbiculoidea
- †Orbiculoidea lamellosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Orbiculoidea pelopea
- †Ormoceras – tentative report
- †Orthoceras
- †Orthodesma
- †Orthograptus
- †Oulodus
- †Oxoplecia
- †Ozarkodina
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- †Pachydictya
- †Pachyglossella
- †Palaeocrinus
- †Palaeoglossa
- †Palaeoneilo
- †Paleocrinus
- †Panderodus
- †Parabolbina
- †Paraliospira
- †Paraschmidtella
- †Parastrophina
- †Parenthatia
- †Parschmidtella
- †Paucicrura
- †Paupospira
- †Pedomphalella
- †Periglyptocrinus
- †Periodon
- †Petrocrania
- †Phialaspongia – type locality for genus
- †Phialaspongia fossa – type locality for species
- †Phragmodus
- †Phragmolites
- †Phyllodictya
- †Pinodema
- †Pionodema
Fossilized shell of the Ordovician brachiopod Plaesiomys - †Platystrophia
- †Platystrophia amoena
- †Platystrophia biforata
- †Platystrophia extensa – tentative report
- †Platystrophia trentonensis
- †Plectoceras
- †Plectodina
- †Plectorthis
- †Plethocardia
- †Plethospira
- †Plethospira cannonensis – type locality for species
- †Plethospira cassina
Fossil of the Late Ordovician cystoid echinoderm Pleurocystites - †Polygammoceras
- †Polygnathus
- †Polygrammoceras
- †Polyplacognathus
- †Porocrinus
- †Porocrinus elegans
- †Porocrinus fayettensis
- †Porocrinus pentagonius
- †Porocrinus smithi – or unidentified related form
- †Praepleurocystis
- †Prasopora
- †Primitella
- †Primitia
- †Primitia cannonensis – type locality for species
- †Primitia gibbera
- †Primitia mammata
- †Primitia spinata
- †Primitia tumidula
- †Primitiella
- †Primitiopsis – tentative report
- †Probillingsites
- †Prolobella
- †Promopalaeaster
- †Proplina
- †Proplina convexum – type locality for species
- †Proplina cornutaformis – type locality for species
- †Proplina corpulentum – type locality for species
- †Proplina extensum – type locality for species
- †Prosaukia
- †Proteroconus
- †Proteroconus capuloides – type locality for species
- †Protopanderodus
- †Pseudagnostus
- †Pseudolingula
- †Pseudoprimitella
- †Pseudulrichia
- †Psuedulrichia
- †Pterinea
- †Pterotheca
- †Pterygometopus
- †Pterygometopus sclerops – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ptiloconus
- †Ptilodictya – tentative report
- †Ptychaspis
- †Ptychocrinus
- †Punctaparchites
- †Pycnocrinus
- †Pyrgocystis
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- †Rafinesquina –
- †Raphistoma
- †Raphistoma shakopeense – type locality for species
- †Raphistomina
- †Raymondatia
- †Redpathoceras – tentative report
- †Reedsoceras
- †Reteocrinus
- †Rhaphanocrinus
- †Rhaphistomina
- †Rhinidictya
- †Rhynchotrema
- †Rhytimya
- †Richardsonoceras
- †Rigidella
- †Rigidella cannonensis – type locality for species
- †Rioceras
- †Rioceras consuetum – tentative report
- †Rosticellula
- Rostricellula
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- †Saccelatia
- †Saffordia
- †Salpingostoma
- †Saratogia
- †Scaevogyra
- †Scaevogyra swezeyi – type locality for species
- †Scalenocystites
- †Scalites
Fossils of the Cambrian mollusc Scenella - †Sceptaspis
- †Schizambon
- †Schizocrania
- †Schmidtella
- †Schuchertia
- †Schuchertoceras
- †Scofieldia
- †Scofieldoceras
- †Scyphiodus
- †Similodonta
- †Simulites
- †Sinuites
- †Sinuites cancellatus
- †Sinuites pervoluta
- †Sinuites rectangularis
- †Sinuites subcompressa – type locality for species
- †Sivertsia
- †Skenidioides
- †Sowerbyella
- †Spatiopora
- †Sphenolium
- †Sphenosphaera
- †Spyroceras
- †Spyroceras cylindratum
- †Spyroceras lesueuri
- †Spyroceras perroti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spyroceras scofieldi
- †Staufferella
- †Staufferoceras
- †Stereoconus
- †Stictopora
- †Stictopora dumosa
- †Stictopora exigua
- †Stictopora lita
- †Stictopora minima
- †Stictopora mutabilis
- †Stictopora neglecta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Stictopora paupera
- †Stictoporella
- †Stigmacephalus
- †Stigmaspis
- †Stigmatella
- †Strepsodiscus
- †Strepsodiscus franconiensis – type locality for species
- †Strepsodiscus strongi
- †Streptelasma
Fossilized shell of the Ordovician-Silurian brachiopod Strophomena - †Strophomena billingsi
- †Strophomena filitexta
- †Strophomena incurvata
- †Strophomena occidentalis
- †Strophomena planodorsata
- †Strophomena plattinensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Strophomena septata
- †Strophomena trilobata
- †Strophomena trilobita
- †Stylocyrtoceras
- †Stylocyrtoceras tantillum – type locality for species
- †Subulites
- †Sygcaulocrinus
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- †Tanaocystis
- †Tancrediopsis
- †Technophorus
- †Teichertoceras
- †Teichertoceras husseyi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tetradella
- †Tetranota
- †Tetraprioniodus
- †Thaleops
- †Thomasatia
- †Thuroholia
- †Traskocrinus
- †Trematis
- †Trematopora
- †Trichinocrinus – or unidentified related form
- †Triconodella
- †Trigrammaria
- †Tripteroceras
- †Trochonema
Illustration of a fossilized shell in multiple views of the Silurian monoplacophoran mollusc Tryblidium reticulatum. Head region is to the left.
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- †Ulrichaster –
- †Ulrichia
- †Ulrichoceras
Fossil of the Ordovician-Devonian sea star Urasterella - †Valcouroceras
- †Vanuxemia
- †Vellamo
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- †Westonoceras
- †Whiteavesia
- †Whiteavesites
- †Whitfieldoceras
- †Whitfieldoceras clarkei
- †Whitfieldoceras exiguum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Whitfieldoceras minimum
- †Whitfieldoceras mumiaforme
- †Wilbernia
- †Willmanocystis
- †Winchellatia
- †Winchellatia ceratopea – type locality for species
- †Winchellatia lansingensis
- †Winchellatia longispina
- †Winchellatia minnesotensis
- †Winchellatia minnsotensis –
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- †Zittelloceras
- †Zygobolboides
- †Zygospira
- †Zygospira lebanonensis
- †Zygospira modesta
- †Zygospira plinthii – type locality for species
- †Zygospira uphami
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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