This list of the prehistoric life of Texas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Texas.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Texas
Paleozoic
Main article: List of the Paleozoic life of TexasSelected Paleozoic taxa of Texas
- †Acheloma – type locality for genus
- †Acheloma cumminsi – type locality for species
- †Achistrum
- †Achistrum ludwigi – type locality for species
- †Acrodus – tentative report
- †Acrodus olsoni – type locality for species
- †Acrodus sweetlacruzensis – type locality for species
- †Actinoconchus
- †Acutichiton
- †Adamantina
- †Adrianites – tentative report
- †Agathiceras
- †Agathiceras applini – type locality for species
- †Alegeinosaurus
- †Alethopteris
- †Almites
- †Altudoceras
- †Alveus – type locality for genus
- †Amphiscapha
- †Amplexus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Amusium – tentative report
- †Ananias
- †Anatsabites
- †Angelosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Angelosaurus dolani – type locality for species
- †Anisodexis
- †Annularia
- †Annularia stellata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anomalesia
- †Anomphalus
- †Aphetoceras
- †Aphlebia
- †Apsisaurus – type locality for genus
- †Apsisaurus witteri – type locality for species
- †Araeoscelis – type locality for genus
- †Archaeocidaris
- Archaeolithophyllum
- †Archeria – type locality for genus
- †Archeria crassidisca – type locality for species
- †Archimedes
- †Arcuolimbus
- †Aristoceras
- †Armenoceras
- †Artisia
- †Aspidosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Athyris
- †Aulopora – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten ballingerana
- †Aviculopecten girtyi – type locality for species
- †Aviculopecten gryphus – type locality for species
- †Aviculopecten occidentalis
- †Aviculopecten sumnerensis
- †Avonia
- †Barnesoceras – type locality for genus
- †Bathyglyptus – type locality for genus
- †Bellerophon – tentative report
- †Bellerophon
- †Bembexia
- †Bitaunioceras
- †Blountiella
- †Bolosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Bolosaurus major – type locality for species
- †Bolosaurus striatus – type locality for species
- †Brachydectes
- †Brachyphyllum – tentative report
- †Branneroceras
- †Broiliellus – type locality for genus
- †Broiliellus brevis – type locality for species
- †Broiliellus olsoni – type locality for species
- †Broiliellus texensis – type locality for species
- †Burenoceras
- †Cacops
- †Cacops aspidephorus – type locality for species
- †Calamites
- †Callipteridium
- †Callipteris
- †Calophyllum – tentative report
- †Camarotoechia
- †Captorhinus – type locality for genus
- †Captorhinus aguti – type locality for species
- †Carbonicola
- †Cardiocephalus – type locality for genus
- †Cardiocephalus sternbergi – type locality for species
- †Carrolla – type locality for genus
- †Casea – type locality for genus
- †Casea broilii – type locality for species
- †Caseoides – type locality for genus
- †Caseopsis
- †Cassiavellia – type locality for genus
- †Cassiavellia galtarae – type locality for species
- †Catenipora
- †Cedaria
- †Chancelloria – tentative report
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes flemingi – tentative report
- †Chonetes verneuilianus
- †Cibolites – type locality for genus
- †Clarkoceras
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Cleiothyridina mulsa
- †Cleiothyridina nana
- †Cleiothyridina pilularis
- †Cleiothyridina rara
- †Cleiothyridina rectimarginata – type locality for species
- †Climacograptus
- †Clitendoceras
- †Clonograptus
- †Coenocystis – type locality for genus
- †Collemataria – type locality for genus
- †Composita
- †Composita affinis
- †Composita apheles – type locality for species
- †Composita apsidata
- †Composita bucculenta – type locality for species
- †Composita costata
- †Composita cracens
- †Composita crassa – type locality for species
- †Composita discina
- †Composita emarginata
- †Composita enormis – type locality for species
- †Composita imbricata – type locality for species
- †Composita mexicana
- †Composita mira
- †Composita nucella
- †Composita ovata
- †Composita parasulcata – type locality for species
- †Composita pilula
- †Composita prospera
- †Composita pyriformis
- †Composita quantilla
- †Composita stalagmium
- †Composita strongyle – type locality for species
- †Composita subcircularis
- †Composita subtilita
- †Conjunctio
- †Conocardium – tentative report
- †Cooperoceras – type locality for genus
- †Coosella
- †Coosia
- †Cordaites
- †Cotteroceras
- †Cotylorhynchus
- †Cotylorhynchus hancocki – type locality for species
- Crania
- †Cravenoceras – tentative report
- †Cricotus
- †Crossotelos
- †Ctenacanthus
- †Ctenacanthus amblyxiphias – type locality for species
- †Ctenospondylus – type locality for genus
- †Cylicioscapha
- †Cypricardinia – tentative report
- †Cyptendoceras
- †Cystothalamia – type locality for genus
- †Dadoxylon
- †Dakeoceras – tentative report
- †Dasyceps
- †Deiracephalus
- Dentalium
- †Diadectes – type locality for genus
- †Dimacrodon – type locality for genus
- †Dimetrodon – type locality for genus
- †Dimetrodon booneorum – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon dollovianus – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon gigashomogenes – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon grandis – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon kempae – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon limbatus – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon loomisi – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon macrospondylus – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon milleri – type locality for species
- †Dimetrodon natalis – type locality for species
- †Diplocaulus – type locality for genus
- †Diplocaulus magnicornis – type locality for species
- †Diraphora
- †Dissorophus – type locality for genus
- †Dissorophus multicinctus – type locality for species
- †Domatoceras
- †Driveria – type locality for genus
- †Echinaria
- †Ectenolites
- †Edaphosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Edaphosaurus boanerges
- †Edaphosaurus cruciger – or unidentified related form
- †Edaphosaurus pogonias – type locality for species
- †Edestus
- †Edmondia
- †Edops
- †Ellesmeroceras
- †Empedias
- †Endoceras
- †Endolobus
- Eocaudina
- †Eosyodon – type locality for genus
- †Eothyris – type locality for genus
- †Eothyris parkeyi – type locality for species
- †Eowellerites
- †Epiphyton
- †error
- †Error
- †Eryops – type locality for genus
- †Eryops megacephalus – type locality for species
- †Estheria
- †Euomphalus
- †Euryodus – type locality for genus
- †Euryodus primus – type locality for species
- †Exovasa – type locality for genus
- †Exovasa cystauletoides – type locality for species
- †Fenestella
- †Fusulina – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Gastrioceras
- †Geinitzina
- †Genevievella
- †Geragnostus
- †Gerobatrachus – type locality for genus
- †Gerobatrachus hottoni – type locality for species
- †Gervillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Girvanella
- †Glaucosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Glaucosaurus megalops – type locality for species
- †Glikmanius
- †Gnathorhiza
- †Goniatites
- †Gorgodon – type locality for genus
- †Gorgodon minutus – type locality for species
- †Grewingkia
- †Guadalupia
- †Guadalupia auricula – type locality for species
- †Guadalupia cupulosa – type locality for species
- †Guadalupia microcamera – type locality for species
- †Guadalupia ramescens – type locality for species
- †Guadalupia vasa – type locality for species
- †Gypospirifer – type locality for genus
- †Helicoconchus – type locality for genus
- †Helicoprion
- †Helminthochiton
- †Hercosestria
- †Hoffmannia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Homagnostus
- †Hybodus
- †Hypseloconus
- †Icriodus
- †Incisimura – type locality for genus
- †Incisimura bella – type locality for species
- †Isodectes
- †Isogramma
- †Janassa
- †Jeffersonia
- †Jinogondolella
- †Kingstonia
- †Knoxosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Kockelella
- †Komia
- †Labidosaurikos
- †Labidosaurus
- †Lambeoceras
- †Lepidophyllum
- †Levisoceras
- †Limbella
- Lingula
- †Liroceras
- †Llanoaspis
- †Lysorophus
- †Martinia
- †Mastersonia – type locality for genus
- †Mcqueenoceras
- †Metacoceras
- †Metalegoceras
- †Meteoraspis
- †Metoptoma
- †Michelinoceras – tentative report
- †Micraroter – tentative report
- †Microbaltoceras – type locality for genus
- †Minilya
- †Murchisonia
- †Mycterosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Mycterosaurus longiceps – type locality for species
- †Nanobamus – type locality for genus
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis judithae
- †Naticopsis remex
- †Naticopsis transversa – type locality for species
- †Neldasaurus
- †Neoaganides
- †Neocalamites – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neospirifer
- †Neospirifer amphigyus – type locality for species
- †Neospirifer apothescelus – type locality for species
- †Neospirifer bakeri – type locality for species
- †Neospirifer cameratus – tentative report
- †Neospirifer formulosus
- †Neospirifer huecoensis – type locality for species
- †Neospirifer kansasensis
- †Neospirifer mansuetus
- †Neospirifer neali
- †Neospirifer notialis
- †Neospirifer placidus
- †Neospirifer triplicatus
- †Neospirifer venezuelensis
- †Neuropteris
- †Neuropteris cordata – tentative report
- †Nielsenoceras
- †Norwoodia
- Nucula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Nybyoceras
- †Olenus
- †Ophiacodon – type locality for genus
- †Ophiacodon major – type locality for species
- †Ophiacodon retroversus – type locality for species
- †Ophiacodon uniformis – type locality for species
- †Ormoceras
- †Orodus
- †Orthacanthus
- †Ostodolepis – type locality for genus
- †Oulodus
- †Ozarkodina
- †Pachylyroceras
- †Paladin
- †Palaeoniscus – tentative report
- †Pantylus – type locality for genus
- †Pantylus cordatus – type locality for species
- †Paraceltites
- †Parafusulina
- †Paralegoceras
- †Paraschwagerina
- †Pariotichus – type locality for genus
- †Parioxys – type locality for genus
- Patella – tentative report
- †Pecopteris
- †Pedanochiton – type locality for genus
- †Pelodosotis – type locality for genus
- †Pelodosotis elongatum – type locality for species
- †Peripetoceras
- †Petalodus
- †Phlegethontia – tentative report
- †Phonerpeton
- †Phonerpeton pricei – type locality for species
- †Pinnularia
- †Plaesiomys
- †Plagiostoma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Platyceras
- †Platyhystrix – or unidentified comparable form
- †Plectronoceras
- †Pleuronautilus
- Pleurotomaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Plicochonetes
- †Posidonia
- Priscopedatus
- †Prodentalium
- †Prostacheoceras
- †Prostacheoceras skinneri – type locality for species
- †Protocaptorhinus – type locality for genus
- †Protocaptorhinus pricei – type locality for species
- †Protorothyris – type locality for genus
- †Protorothyris archeri – type locality for species
- †Psaronius
- †Pseudomelania – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pteria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Pterochiton
- †Pugnax
- †Quadratia
- †Quasicaecilia – type locality for genus
- †Rananasus
- †Rayonnoceras
- †Reiszorhinus – type locality for genus
- †Retaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Rhabdiferoceras
- †Rhynchonella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Ribeiria
- †Rioceras
- †Romeria – type locality for genus
- †Romeria prima – type locality for species
- †Romeria texana – type locality for species
- †Rota
- †Rubeostratilia – type locality for genus
- †Rugaria
- †Ruthenoceras – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Sagenodus
- †Sallya
- †Samaropsis
- †Sauropleura
- †Scapanops – type locality for genus
- †Scapanops neglecta – type locality for species
- †Schwagerina
- †Secodontosaurus
- †Secodontosaurus obtusidens – type locality for species
- Serpula – tentative report
- †Seymouria – type locality for genus
- †Seymouria baylorensis – type locality for species
- †Shouchangoceras
- †Sigillaria
- †Slaugenhopia – type locality for genus
- Solemya – tentative report
- †Solenochilus
- †Solenopora
- †Spermatodus
- †Sphenacanthus
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenopteris
- †Spica
- †Spirifer
- Spirorbis
- †Stearoceras
- †Steppesaurus – type locality for genus
- †Stereophallodon – type locality for genus
- †Stereophallodon ciscoensis – type locality for species
- †Stethacanthus
- †Strepsodiscus
- †Strophomena
- †Syringopora – tentative report
- †Tainoceras
- †Tappenosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Tappenosaurus magnus – type locality for species
- †Tarphyceras
- †Terebratula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Tersomius – type locality for genus
- †Tersomius texensis – type locality for species
- †Tesnusocaris – type locality for genus
- †Tesnusocaris goldichi – type locality for species
- †Tetraceratops – type locality for genus
- †Tetraceratops insignis – type locality for species
- †Tetrataxis
- †Texoceras
- †Trichasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Trichasaurus texensis – type locality for species
- †Tricrepicephalus
- †Trimerorhachis
- †Trimerorhachis greggi – type locality for species
- †Trimerorhachis insignis – type locality for species
- †Triproetus
- Trochus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Tunstallia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Turbo – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Varanops
- †Varanops brevirostris – type locality for species
- †Varanosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Varanosaurus acutirostris – type locality for species
- †Vidria
- †Waagenina
- †Waagenoceras
- †Waggoneria – type locality for genus
- †Walchia
- †Wattia – type locality for genus
- †Wilkingia
- †Worthenia
- †Wurmiella
- †Xenacanthus
- †Xyloiulus – tentative report
- Yoldia – tentative report
- †Zatrachys
Mesozoic
Main article: List of the Mesozoic life of TexasSelected Mesozoic taxa of Texas
- †Acanthoceras
- Acesta
- Acirsa
- Acmaea
- †Acompsoceras
- †Acrocanthosaurus
- Acteon
- †Acteonella
- †Adelobasileus – type locality for genus
- †Adelobasileus cromptoni – type locality for species
- †Adkinsia
- †Adocus
- †Aenona
- †Aetodactylus – type locality for genus
- †Aetodactylus halli – type locality for species
- †Agerostrea
- †Agujaceratops
- †Agujaceratops mariscalensis – type locality for species
- †Akera
- †Alamosaurus
- †Albanerpeton
- †Allocrioceras
- Alnus
- †Alphadon
- †Alphadon halleyi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ampullina – or unidentified comparable form
- Amusium
- †Anaklinoceras
- †Ancilla
- †Angistorhinus
- †Angulomastacator – type locality for genus
- †Angulomastacator daviesi – type locality for species
- †Anisoceras
- Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
- †Anomotodon
- †Apachesaurus
- Arca
- Architectonica
- †Arganodus
- †Arganodus dorotheae – type locality for species
- Arrhoges
- †Aspidoceras
- Astarte
- Astrangia
- Astreopora – tentative report
- †Astroconodon – type locality for genus
- †Astroconodon denisoni – type locality for species
- †Astrodon
- †Astrophocaudia – type locality for genus
- †Astrophocaudia slaughteri – type locality for species
- †Axonoceras
- †Baculites
- †Baculites aquilaensis - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Baculites haresi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Baculites ovatus
- †Baculites scotti
- †Baculites tippahensis
- †Baena – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Banis
- Barbatia – tentative report
- †Barroisiceras
- †Basilemys
- †Belemnitella
- †Belodon
- †Belonostomus
- †Bernissartia – tentative report
- †Betelgeusia – type locality for genus
- †Betelgeusia reidi – type locality for species
- †Bostrychoceras
- Botula
- †Brachauchenius
- Brachidontes
- †Brachychampsa
- †Brachysuchus – type locality for genus
- †Brachysuchus megalodon – type locality for species
- †Bravoceratops – type locality for genus
- †Bravoceratops polyphemus – type locality for species
- †Brontopodus – type locality for genus
- Busycon – tentative report
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Callianassa
- †Calliomphalus
- †Calyptosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Calyptosuchus wellesi – type locality for species
- Calyptraea
- Cancellaria
- Cantharus – tentative report
- †Caprina
- Capulus
- Carcharias
- †Caririchnium
- Carota
- Caryophyllia
- †Caseosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Caseosaurus crosbyensis – type locality for species
- †Casierius
- †Catactegenys – type locality for genus
- †Caturus
- †Caveola
- †Cedarosaurus
- †Ceratodus
- Cerithiella
- †Cerithiella nodoliratum – or unidentified related form
- †Cerithiella semirugatum
- Cerithium
- †Chamops
- †Champsosaurus
- †Chindesaurus
- †Chinlea
- †Chirostenotes
- †Chupacabrachelys – type locality for genus
- Cidaris
- †Cimexomys
- †Cimoliasaurus
- †Cimoliopterus
- †Cimoliopterus dunni – type locality for species
- †Cimolodon
- †Cimolodon electus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cimolomys
- †Clevosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Clidastes
- Cliona
- †Coahomasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Coahomasuchus kahleorum – type locality for species
- †Coelodus
- †Coelophysis
- †Coilopoceras
- †Collignoniceras
- †Colognathus – type locality for genus
- †Coniasaurus
- †Continuoolithus
- †Conulus
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- †Coupatezia
- Crassostrea
- †Crenella
- †Cretolamna
- †Cretorectolobus
- †Cretorectolobus olsoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Crosbysaurus – type locality for genus
- †Crosbysaurus harrisae – type locality for species
- Cucullaea
- Cuspidaria
- †Cyathophora
- †Cyclothyris
- Cylichna
- †Cymatoceras
- †Cymella
- Cyzicus – tentative report
- †Dallasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Dallasaurus turneri – type locality for species
- Dasmosmilia
- †Dasmosmilia kochii – type locality for species
- Dasyatis
- †Deinosuchus
- †Deinosuchus riograndensis
- †Deinosuchus rugosus – type locality for species
- Dentalium
- †Desmatosuchus
- †Desmatosuchus haplocerus
- †Desmatosuchus smalli – type locality for species
- †Desmatosuchus spurensis – type locality for species
- †Desmoceras
- Diodora – tentative report
- †Diphydontosaurus – or unidentified related form
- †Diploastrea
- Discorbis
- †Discoscaphites
- †Doswellia
- †Douvilleiceras
- †Dreissena
- †Dromomeron
- †Dromomeron gregorii – type locality for species
- †Dryptosaurus
- †Dufrenoyia
- †Durania
- †Echinocorys
- †Ecphora
- †Ectenosaurus
- †Edmontonia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elea – tentative report
- †Enchodus
- †Episcoposaurus – type locality for genus
- †Episcoposaurus haplocerus – type locality for species
- †Epitonium
- †Eubostrychoceras
- †Eucalycoceras
- †Eugyra
- †Euhoplites – tentative report
- †Eulima
- †Euomphaloceras
- †Eupachydiscus
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Ewingia – type locality for genus
- †Exogyra
- †Fagesia
- †Faujasia
- †Favia
- †Flexomornis – type locality for genus
- †Flexomornis howei – type locality for species
- †Flickia
- †Forbesiceras
- †Forresteria
- Fusinus
- Galeorhinus
- Gastrochaena
- Gegania
- †Gervillia
- Ginglymostoma
- †Globidens
- Globigerina
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Glyptops – tentative report
- †Gobiates
- †Gryphaea
- †Gryposaurus – tentative report
- †Gypsichnites
- †Gyronchus
- Haminoea – tentative report
- †Hamites
- †Hamulus
- †Helicoceras
- †Hemicalypterus – tentative report
- Heterodontus
- †Heteromorpha
- Hexanchus
- Homarus
- †Hoplochelys
- †Hoploscaphites
- †Hybodus
- †Hydnophora – tentative report
- †Hypophylloceras
- †Ichthyodectes
- †Ichthyornis
- †Idoceras
- †Iguanodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus anomalus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus arnoldi
- †Inoceramus arvanus
- †Inoceramus balticus
- †Inoceramus cordiformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Inoceramus deformis
- †Inoceramus dimidius
- †Inoceramus fragilis
- †Inoceramus prefragilis
- †Inoceramus vanuxemi – tentative report
- †Irenesauripus
- †Isastrea
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Jeletzkytes
- †Kamerunoceras
- †Koskinonodon – type locality for genus
- †Kritosaurus
- Lamna
- Latiaxis
- †Lepidotes
- Lepisosteus
- †Leptorhynchos – type locality for genus
- †Leptorhynchos gaddisi – type locality for species
- †Leptostyrax
- †Leptosuchus
- †Leptosuchus crosbiensis – type locality for species
- †Leptosuchus imperfecta – type locality for species
- †Leptosuchus studeri – type locality for species
- †Lewesiceras
- †Leyvachelys
- †Libognathus – type locality for genus
- †Libonectes
- †Libonectes morgani – type locality for species
- Lima
- Limatula
- †Linearis
- Lingula
- †Linter
- †Linthia
- Linuparus
- †Lioestheria – tentative report
- Liquidambar – tentative report
- †Lissodus
- †Lithacoceras
- Lithophaga
- †Lonchidion
- †Longosuchus
- †Longosuchus meadei – type locality for species
- Lopha
- †Lucasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Lucasuchus hunti – type locality for species
- Lucina
- †Macrepistius
- †Magnoavipes – type locality for genus
- †Malerisaurus
- †Mammites
- †Mantelliceras
- †Mariella
- †Martinectes
- †Mathilda
- Megalomphalus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Megalosauropus – tentative report
- Melanatria
- Membranipora
- †Meniscoessus
- †Menuites
- Mesalia
- †Mesodma
- †Metoicoceras
- †Metoposaurus
- †Metoposaurus bakeri – type locality for species
- †Micraster
- †Modiolus
- Monodonta – tentative report
- †Monopleura – tentative report
- †Morea
- †Mortoniceras
- †Mosasaurus
- †Mosasaurus missouriensis – tentative report
- †Mytilus
- †Naomichelys
- Natica
- Nebrius
- †Neithea
- †Neocardioceras
- †Neohibolites
- †Neoptychites
- †Nerinea – tentative report
- Nerita
- Neritina
- †Nostoceras
- Nucula
- †Nyssa
- †Odaxosaurus
- Odontaspis
- †Oklatheridium
- †Onchopristis
- †Onchosaurus
- †Ophiomorpha
- †Ophiopsis – tentative report
- †Opis
- †Ornithomimus
- †Ostlingoceras
- Ostrea
- †Otischalkia – type locality for genus
- †Otischalkia elderae – type locality for species
- †Oxyrhina
- †Pachycheilosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Pachycheilosuchus trinquei – type locality for species
- †Pachydesmoceras
- †Pachydiscus
- †Pachygenelus
- †Pachymelania
- Pagurus
- †Palaeobalistum
- †Palaeoctonus
- †Paleorhinus
- †Paleorhinus sawini – type locality for species
- †Paluxysaurus – type locality for genus. Now regarded as a junior synonym of Sauroposeidon.
- †Paluxysaurus jonesi – type locality for species. Now regarded as a junior synonym of Sauroposeidon proteles.
- †Paluxysuchus – type locality for genus
- †Paluxysuchus newmani – type locality for species
- †Panis
- Panopea
- †Pappotherium – type locality for genus
- †Paracimexomys
- †Paramicrodon – type locality for genus
- †Paranomia
- †Parapuzosia
- †Parasuchus
- †Paratypothorax
- †Paronychodon
- †Paronychodon lacustris – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pawpawsaurus – type locality for genus
- †Pawpawsaurus campbelli – type locality for species
- †Pecten
- †Pekinosaurus – or unidentified related form
- Perna – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pholadidea
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- †Phymosoma
- †Phytosaurus
- †Pinna
- Pitar
- †Placenticeras
- †Planocephalosaurus
- †Platecarpus
- †Platecarpus planifrons
- †Platecarpus somenensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Platecarpus tympaniticus
- †Platyceramus
- †Platyceramus cycloides
- †Platyceramus mantelli - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Platypterygius
- †Plesiosaurus
- Pleurotomaria
- †Plicatoscyllium – type locality for genus
- Plicatula
- †Plioplatecarpus – tentative report
- Polinices
- †Pollex
- †Polyptychodon
- †Poposaurus
- †Porituberoolithus
- †Postosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Postosuchus kirkpatricki – type locality for species
- †Procardia
- †Prognathodon – tentative report
- †Promystriosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Prosiren – type locality for genus
- †Protecovasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Protecovasaurus lucasi – type locality for species
- †Protoavis – type locality for genus
- †Protoavis texensis – type locality for species
- †Protocardia
- †Protohadros – type locality for genus
- †Protohadros byrdi – type locality for species
- †Protosphyraena
- †Pseudocorax
- †Pseudomelania
- †Pseudoperna
- †Pteranodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Ptychotrygon
- †Puzosia
- Pycnodonte
- †Quetzalcoatlus – type locality for genus
- †Quetzalcoatlus northropi – type locality for species
- †Quitmaniceras
- Raja
- †Rewaconodon – or unidentified related form
- Rhinobatos
- †Rhombodus
- †Richardoestesia
- †Richardoestesia gilmorei
- †Richardoestesia isosceles – type locality for species
- †Rileymillerus – type locality for genus
- Ringicula
- Rogerella
- †Romaniceras
- Rostellaria – tentative report
- †Russellosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Russellosaurus coheni – type locality for species
- †Rutiodon
- †Sargana
- †Sauroposeidon
- †Saurornitholestes
- †Saurornitholestes langstoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sauvagesia – tentative report
- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Scapherpeton
- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites hippocrepis - or unidentified loosely related form
- †Scaphites warreni
- †Schizobasis
- Scintilla – tentative report
- †Sclerorhynchus
- Scyliorhinus
- †Selaginella – or unidentified comparable form
- †Seminola – tentative report
- †Semionotus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Senis
- Serpula
- †Serratolamna
- †Sexta
- †Shuvosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Shuvosaurus inexpectatus – type locality for species
- †Siderastrea
- †Sierritasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Sierritasuchus macalpini – type locality for species
- †Skolithos
- Solemya
- †Sphenodiscus
- †Spinosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Spinosuchus caseanus – type locality for species
- †Spironema
- Spondylus
- Squalicorax
- Squalus
- †Squatirhina
- †Struthiomimus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Technosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Technosaurus smalli – type locality for species
- †Tecovasaurus – type locality for genus
- †Tecovasaurus murryi – type locality for species
- †Tecovasuchus – type locality for genus
- †Tecovasuchus chatterjeei – type locality for species
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- †Tenontosaurus
- †Tenontosaurus dossi – type locality for species
- Teredolites
- †Terlinguachelys – type locality for genus
- †Terlinguachelys fischbecki – type locality for species
- †Terminonaris
- †Terminonaris robusta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Texacephale – type locality for genus
- †Texacephale langstoni – type locality for species
- †Texasetes – type locality for genus
- †Texasetes pleurohalio – type locality for species
- Textularia
- †Thamnasteria
- †Thamnoseris – tentative report
- †Thomasites
- Trachycardium
- †Triceratops
- †Trigonia
- †Trilophosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Trilophosaurus buettneri – type locality for species
- †Trilophosaurus jacobsi
- †Trinacromerum – type locality for genus
- †Trinacromerum bentonianum – type locality for species
- †Triodus
- †Triopticus – type locality for genus
- †Trochactaeon
- Tryonia
- †Turrilites
- Turritella
- †Turritella bilira
- †Turritella forgemoli – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turritella hilgardi
- †Turritella paravertebroides
- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
- †Tylosaurus
- †Tylosaurus kansasensis
- †Tylosaurus nepaeolicus
- †Tylosaurus proriger – or unidentified comparable form
- †Typothorax
- †Tyrannosaurus
- †Uktenadactylus
- Unio
- †Upogebia
- †Vancleavea
- †Vascellum
- †Vascoceras
- Venericardia
- †Vinella
- Viviparus – tentative report
- Volsella
- Vulsella
- †Wannchampsus – type locality for genus
- †Wannia
- †Wannia scurriensis – type locality for species
- †Woodbinesuchus – type locality for genus
- †Woodbinesuchus byersmauricei – type locality for species
- †Wrightoceras
- Xanthosia
- †Xenacanthus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Xenophora
- †Xiphactinus
- †Yezoites
- Yoldia
Cenozoic
Main article: List of the Cenozoic life of TexasSelected Cenozoic taxa of Texas
- Abra
- Acanthocardia
- Acar
- Acirsa
- †Aclistomycter
- Acris
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- Admetula
- Adrana
- Aedes
- †Aelurodon
- †Aepycamelus
- Agaronia
- Agkistrodon
- †Agriocharis
- †Agriochoerus
- †Agriotherium
- †Aguascalientia
- Akera
- †Alforjas
- Aliculastrum
- †Allaeochelys – or unidentified comparable form
- Alligator
- †Allognathosuchus
- †Allomorone
- Alvania
- †Amblema
- †Ambystoma
- †Amebelodon
- †Ameiurus
- Amnicola
- †Amphicyon
- †Amphimachairodus
- Amphiuma
- †Ampullina
- Amusium
- Anadara
- †Anancus
- †Anchitheriomys
- †Anchitherium
- Ancilla
- †Angelarctocyon
- †Angelarctocyon australis – type locality for species
- †Annona
- Anodontia
- Anomia
- Antalis
- Anthonomus – tentative report
- Antillophos
- Antrozous
- †Aphelops
- †Aplexia
- Aplodinotus
- Aquila
- Arca
- †Archaeohippus
- †Archaeotherium
- Architectonica
- †Arctocyon
- †Arctodus
- †Arctonasua
- Argobuccinum
- Argyrotheca
- Arius – or unidentified comparable form
- Arizona
- †Artocarpus
- Astarte
- Asthenotoma
- †Astrohippus
- Athleta
- Atlanta
- Atractosteus
- †Atractosteus spatula
- †Atractosteus tristoechus – tentative report
- Atrina
- †Aturia
- Atys
- †Australocamelus
- †Awateria
- Baiomys
- †Baiotomeus
- Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- †Baluchicardia
- Bankia
- Barbatia
- †Barbourofelis
- Bassariscus
- †Bathygenys
- Bathytoma
- †Bathytoma nonplicata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Batrachosauroides
- Bela – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Belosaepia
- †Belosepia
- Bison
- Bittiolum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Bittium
- †Blancocamelus
- Blarina
- †Blarina brevicauda – or unidentified comparable form
- †Blastomeryx
- †Boavus – tentative report
- †Bonellitia
- †Borealosuchus
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus diversidens
- †Borophagus hilli – type locality for species
- †Borophagus pugnator – or unidentified comparable form
- †Borophagus secundus
- †Boverisuchus
- †Boverisuchus vorax – or unidentified comparable form
- Brachidontes
- †Brachyhyops
- †Brachyrhynchocyon
- Bregmaceros
- †Bryozoan
- Bufo
- Bulimulus
- Bullia
- Cadulus
- Caecum – or unidentified comparable form
- Caestocorbula
- †Calappilia
- †Calippus
- Callianassa
- Calyptraea
- †Camelops
- †Camelops hesternus – type locality for species
- †Camelops minidokae
- Cancellaria
- Candona
- Canis
- †Canis armbrusteri
- †Canis dirus
- †Canis edwardii
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis lepophagus – type locality for species
- Cantharus
- †Capromeryx
- Capulus
- Carapus
- Carcharhinus
- †Carpocyon
- Carychium
- Caryophyllia
- Castor
- Catagonus
- †Caveola
- Celtis
- Centropomus – tentative report
- †Ceratogaulus
- †Ceratogaulus anecdotus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cerdocyon
- Cerithiella
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium – tentative report
- Chaetodipus
- Chama
- Charina
- †Charophyte
- †Chasmaporthetes
- Chironomus
- Chlamys
- †Chriacus
- †Cimolodon
- Cirsotrema
- Cissus
- Clavilithes
- Clavus – tentative report
- Closia
- Clypeaster
- Cochlespira
- Cochliolepis
- †Colodon
- Coluber
- Colubraria
- Columbella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Colwellia
- †Combretum
- Cominella – or unidentified comparable form
- Conomitra
- Conus
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- †Cormohipparion
- †Corvina
- Corvus
- †Coryphodon
- †Cranioceras
- Crassostrea
- Cratogeomys
- Crenella
- †Cristellaria
- Crotalus
- Crotaphytus
- Cryptotis
- Cucullaea
- Culex
- Cuna
- Cuspidaria
- †Cuvieronius
- Cyclammina
- Cylichna
- †Cylindracanthus
- Cyllene – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynarctus
- Cynomys
- Cypraea
- Cypraedia
- Cythara
- †Daphoenictis
- †Daphoenodon
- †Daphoenus
- †Daphoenus lambei – or unidentified comparable form
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
- Dentalium
- Dermatemys
- †Desmatippus
- †Diaphyodus
- †Dibelodon
- †Diceratherium
- Didelphis
- †Dinofelis
- †Dinohippus
- †Dinohyus
- Diplotaxis – or unidentified comparable form
- Dipodomys
- †Discradisca
- Disonycha
- †Dolicholatirus
- Dorsanum
- †Duchesneodus
- †Echmatemys
- Elaphe
- Eleutherodactylus
- †Ellisella
- Emarginula – or unidentified comparable form
- Endochironomus
- †Eomellivora
- †Eosurcula
- Epicauta
- †Epicyon
- †Epihippus
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- Equus
- †Equus alaskae – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equus conversidens
- †Equus francisci – type locality for species
- †Equus giganteus
- †Equus idahoensis
- †Equus scotti – type locality for species
- †Equus semiplicatus
- †Equus simplicidens
- †Equus occidentalis
- Erethizon
- †Eucyon
- Eulima
- Eumeces
- †Euonymus
- Eupleura
- Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exilia
- Fasciolaria – tentative report
- Felis
- †Ficopsis
- Ficus
- Flabellum
- †Floridachoerus – tentative report
- †Floridatragulus
- Formica
- Fossaria
- Fulgurofusus
- †Fusconaia
- Fusinus
- Fustiaria
- Gadila
- Galeocerdo
- Galeodea
- Gastrocopta
- †Gavialosuchus
- Gegania
- Geochelone
- Geomys
- †Gigantocamelus
- †Glossotherium
- Glycymeris
- Glyptoactis
- †Glyptotherium
- Glyptozaria
- †Gnathabelodon
- †Gomphotherium
- †Goniobasis
- Gopherus – type locality for genus
- †Gopherus polyphemus – type locality for species
- Graptemys
- Gregariella
- †Gulfoceras
- †Gustafsonia
- Guttulina
- Gyraulus
- †Hadrianus
- †Haplohippus
- Harpa
- †Harpactocarcinus
- †Harpagolestes
- Hastula
- Haustator
- Hawaiia
- †Hayoceros
- Helicina
- Helicodiscus
- Helisoma
- Heloderma
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Herpetotherium
- †Hesperotestudo
- †Heteraletes
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon nasicus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Heterodon platyrhinos – or unidentified comparable form
- †Heteromeryx
- Hexaplex
- †Hipparion
- †Hippidion
- Hippodamia
- †Hippodamia convergens – tentative report
- Hipponix
- †Hippotherium
- Holbrookia
- †Holmesina
- †Homotherium
- †Hyaenodon
- †Hyaenodon crucians
- †Hyaenodon horridus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyaenodon montanus
- †Hyaenodon raineyi
- †Hyaenodon vetus – or unidentified comparable form
- Hyla
- †Hyopsodus
- Hyotissa
- †Hypertragulus
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- †Hyrachyus
- †Hyracodon
- †Hyracotherium
- Ictalurus
- †Ictiobus
- †Indarctos
- †Inga
- †Ischyrocyon
- †Ischyromys
- Isognomon
- †Jefitchia – type locality for genus
- Juglans
- †Kalobatippus
- Kinosternon
- Kuphus
- †Lacunaria
- †Lambdoceras
- †Lambertocyon
- Lampropeltis
- Lasionycteris
- Lasiurus
- Latirus
- †Ledina
- †Leea
- Lepisosteus
- †Lepisosteus spatula – or unidentified comparable form
- Lepomis
- †Lepomis cyanellus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptictis
- †Leptocyon
- †Leptoreodon
- Lepus
- Limacina
- Limaria
- †Limnenetes
- †Linthia
- Lithophaga
- Litiopa
- Littorina
- †Longirostromeryx
- Lovenia
- Lucina
- Lunatia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Lunularia – tentative report
- Lymnaea
- Lynx
- Lyria
- Lytta
- †Machairodus
- Macrocallista
- Mactra
- Madrepora
- Magnolia
- †Mahgarita
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Marginella
- Marmota
- Martes
- Martesia
- †Mathilda – tentative report
- †Mathilda – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mathilda
- †Mauricia
- †Megalictis – tentative report
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx jeffersonii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Megalonyx leptostomus
- †Megatherium
- †Megatylopus
- Melanella
- †Menetus
- †Menoceras
- †Menops
- Mephitis
- Meretrix
- †Merychippus
- †Merychyus
- †Merycoidodon
- Mesalia
- †Mescalerolemur – type locality for genus
- †Mescalerolemur horneri – type locality for species
- Mesodesma
- †Mesodma
- †Mesodma pygmaea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesodma thompsoni
- †Mesohippus
- †Metalopex
- †Metamynodon
- Metula
- †Michela
- †Michenia
- Microdrillia
- Micropterus
- †Microsyops
- †Microtomarctus
- Microtus
- Micrurus
- †Mimetodon
- †Miocyon
- †Miohippus
- †Miracinonyx
- †Miracinonyx inexpectatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Miracinonyx studeri
- Mitrella
- †Mixotoxodon
- Modiolus – tentative report
- †Moropus
- †Morrillia
- Murex
- Mustela
- Myctophum
- Myliobatis
- †Mylohyus
- Myotis
- Mytilus
- Myzinum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nannippus
- †Nanotragulus
- Narona
- Nassarius
- Nasua
- Natica
- Naticarius
- Natrix
- Nectandra
- †Neochoerus – type locality for genus
- Neofiber
- †Neohipparion
- Neotamias
- Neotoma
- Neptunea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Nerodia
- Neverita
- †Nexuotapirus
- †Nimravides
- Niptus
- Norrisia
- †Notharctus
- †Nothokemas
- †Nothrotheriops
- †Nothrotherium
- Notiosorex
- †Notiotitanops
- Notophthalmus
- Nucula
- Nysius – tentative report
- Oculina
- Odocoileus
- Odontaspis
- Odostomia
- Olivella
- Ondatra
- Onychomys
- Opalia
- Opheodrys
- Ophisaurus
- †Oreodaphne
- Oryzomys
- †Osbornoceros – tentative report
- Ostrea
- Ovis
- †Oxydactylus
- †Pachecoa
- †Palaeolama
- †Palaeophis
- Panopea
- Panthera
- †Paraenhydrocyon
- †Parahippus
- †Parahippus leonensis – type locality for species
- †Paralbula
- †Paramylodon
- †Paramys
- †Paratoceras
- †Paratomarctus
- †Parectypodus
- †Paronychomys – tentative report
- †Parvitragulus
- †Pediomeryx
- †Peltosaurus – tentative report
- †Peraceras
- †Peratherium
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- Phaedon – or unidentified comparable form
- Phalium
- †Phenacodus
- Philine
- †Phlaocyon
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- Phos
- Phrynosoma
- Phyllodus
- Physa
- Pinna – tentative report
- Pisidium
- Pitar
- Pituophis
- Planorbis
- †Platygonus
- †Pleiolama
- †Plesiocolopirus
- †Plesiogulo
- Pleurocera
- Pleurofusia
- Pleuromeris
- Pleuroploca
- †Pleurostoma
- Pleurotomella
- Plicatula
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliometanastes
- †Poabromylus
- Podomys
- †Poebrotherium
- Polinices
- Polydora
- Polygyra
- Polyschides
- Porites
- †Potamides
- †Priscocamelus
- †Pristichampsus
- Pristis
- †Procamelus
- †Procastoroides
- †Procynodictis
- Procyon
- †Prohesperocyon
- Propeamussium
- †Prosimnia
- †Prosynthetoceras
- †Protitanotherium
- †Protoceras – tentative report
- †Protohippus
- †Protolabis
- †Protylopus – tentative report
- Pseudacris
- †Pseudaelurus – tentative report
- †Pseudhipparion
- Pseudochama
- Pseudoliva
- †Pseudoprotoceras
- †Psittacotherium
- Pteria
- Pteris
- Pterothrissus
- Pterynotus
- †Ptilodus
- Ptinus
- Puma
- Pupilla
- Pupoides
- Pycnodonte
- †Pylodictis
- Pyramidella
- †Quadrula
- Quinqueloculina
- †Raja
- †Raja texana – type locality for species
- †Rana
- †Rana catesbiana – lapsus calami of Rana catesbeiana
- †Rana pipiens
- Ranularia
- Raphitoma
- Reithrodontomys
- †Retinella
- Retusa
- Rhinobatos
- Rhinocheilus
- Rhinoptera
- †Rhynchotherium – tentative report
- Rimella
- Ringicula
- †Rooneyia – type locality for genus
- †Rooneyia viejaensis – type locality for species
- †Rotalia
- †Rotularia
- Salvadora
- †Sapindus
- Sassia
- Scalopus
- Scaphander
- Scaphella
- Scaphiopus
- †Scaphites
- Sceloporus
- Sciurus
- †Selaginella
- Selenophorus – or unidentified comparable form
- Semele
- Serpulorbis
- Sigatica
- Sigmodon
- Siliqua
- Simnia
- †Sinopa
- Sinum
- Siphonalia
- Siren
- †Siren miotexana – type locality for species
- Skena
- Skenea
- †Smilodon
- †Soergelia
- Solariella
- Solemya
- Solen
- †Sophora
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- †Spermophilus elegans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Spermophilus spilosoma
- †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
- †Spermophilus variegatus
- Sphaerium
- Spilogale
- Spirorbis
- Spirotropis
- Spisula
- Stagnicola
- †Stegomastodon
- †Steneofiber
- †Stenomylus
- †Stenotrema
- Sternotherus
- Sthenictis
- †Stockoceros – or unidentified comparable form
- Storeria
- †Striatolamia
- Strobilops
- †Stygimys
- †Stylinodon
- Succinea
- Sylvilagus
- Synaptomys
- †Synthetoceras
- †Synthetoceras tricornatus – type locality for species
- Syrphus – or unidentified comparable form
- Tantilla
- Tanytarsus – tentative report
- Tapirus
- Taxidea
- Teinostoma
- †Teleoceras
- Tellina
- Tenagodus
- †Tephrocyon
- Terebellum
- Terebra
- Teredo
- Terminalia
- Terrapene
- Testudo
- †Tetrameryx
- Thamnophis
- Theodoxus
- †Thinobadistes
- Thomomys
- †Thomomys bottae
- †Thomomys talpoides – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ticholeptus
- †Titanoides
- †Titanoides gidleyi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tomarctus
- †Toromeryx
- †Trigonias – tentative report
- Trigonostoma
- †Trinacria
- †Tripia
- Trochita
- Tropidoclonion
- †Truncilla
- †Trygon
- †Tuba
- Tucetona
- Turbonilla
- Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- Tympanuchus
- Typhina
- Tyto
- †Uintatherium – or unidentified comparable form
- Umbraculum
- Unio
- Urocyon
- †Urocyon cinereoargenteus – or unidentified comparable form
- Ursus
- †Ustatochoerus
- Vallonia
- Venericardia
- Verticordia
- Vertigo
- †Viridomys
- †Volvariella
- Vulpes
- †Xenocyon
- Xenophora
- Yoldia
- †Yumaceras
- Zonitoides
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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