List of the prehistoric life of Michigan facts for kids
This list of the prehistoric life of Michigan contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Michigan.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Michigan.
Paleozoic
Main page: List of the Paleozoic life of Michigan
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Michigan
- †Acidaspis
- †Actinoceras
- †Alethopteris
- †Alethopteris decurrens
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†Annularia
- †Annularia asteris
- †Annularia sphenophylloides
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa traversensis
- †Aulopora
- †Aulopora microbuccinata
- †Bellerophon
- †Calamites
- †Calamites carinatus
- †Calamites cistii
- †Calamites ramosus
- †Calamites schutzeiformis
- †Calamites suckowii
- †Calamites undulatus
- †Callixylon
- †Calymene
- †Camarotoechia
- †Ceraurus
- †Chonetes
- †Chonetes ensicosta
- †Chonetes hybus
- †Chonetes pachyactis
- †Climacograptus
- †Columnaria
- †Columnaria alveolata
- †Columnaria calicina
- †Columnaria stokesi
- †Cordaites
- †Cordaites borassifolius
- †Cordaites crassinervis
- †Cordaites michiganensis
- †Cordaites palmaeformis
- †Cordaites principalis
- †Cornulites
- †Cornulites corrugatus
- †Cornulites flexuosus
- †Cornulites sterlingensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyrtolites
- †Eldredgeops
- †Eldredgeops rana
- †Encrinurus
- †Endoceras
- †Erieopterus
- †Favosites
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†Flexicalymene
- †Flexicalymene croneisi
- †Flexicalymene magnipapilla – type locality for species
- †Flexicalymene meeki – or unidentified comparable form
- †Flexicalymene planilabra – type locality for species
- †Flexicalymene praelongicephala – type locality for species
- †Flexicalymene quadricapita – type locality for species
- †Flexicalymene senaria
- †Gilbertsocrinus
- †Girvanella
- †Grewingkia
- †Grewingkia canadensis
- †Hallopora
- †Hallopora subnodosa
- †Halysites
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†Hexagonaria
- †Hexagonaria pericarinata
- †Hindia
- †Holopea
- †Icriodus
- †Isotelus
- †Isotelus gigas
- †Lepidodendron
- †Lepidodendron aculeatum
- †Lepidodendron Brittsii
- †Lepidodendron dichotomum
- †Lepidodendron lanceolatum
- †Lepidodendron lycopodiodes
- †Lepidodendron obovatum
- †Lepidodendron obvatum
- †Lepidodendron ophiurioides
- †Lepidodendron vestitum
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Lingula
- †Maelonoceras
- †Meristella
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†Mucrospirifer
- †Mucrospirifer attenuatus
- †Mucrospirifer grabaui
- †Mucrospirifer latus
- †Mucrospirifer mucronatus
- †Mucrospirifer profundus
- †Mucrospirifer prolificus
- †Mucrospirifer thedfordensis
- †Murchisonia
- †Naticopsis
- †Naticopsis manitobensis
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†Neuropteris
- †Neuropteris caudata
- †Neuropteris dilitata
- †Neuropteris flexuosa
- †Neuropteris gigntea – tentative report
- †Neuropteris harrisi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neuropteris heterophylla – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neuropteris obliqua
- †Neuropteris rarinervis
- †Neuropteris saginawensis
- †Neuropteris scheuchzeri
- †Neuropteris Schlehani
- †Neuropteris tenuifolia
- †Nodonema
- †Nowakia
- †Nuculoidea
- †Ogygites
- †Oncoceras
- †Orthoceras
- †Panenka
- †Paraspirifer
- †Pecopteris
- †Pentamerus
- †Phragmolites
- †Plaesiomys
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†Platyceras
- †Platyceras bucculentum
- †Platyceras carinatum
- †Platyceras rarispinum
- †Platystrophia
- †Platystrophia acutilirata
- †Platystrophia annieana
- †Platystrophia clarkesvillensis
- †Platystrophia clarksvillensis
- †Platystrophia cypha – or unidentified related form
- †Platystrophia moritura
- †Pleurodictyum
- †Polygnathus
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†Proetus
- †Proetus chambliensis
- †Samaropsis
- †Scenella – tentative report
- †Scutellum
- †Sigillaria
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenophyllum bifurcatum
- †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
- †Sphenophyllum emarginatum
- †Sphenophyllum majus
- †Sphenophyllum saxifragaefolium
- †Sphenopteris
- †Spirifer – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Spyroceras
- †Stethacanthus
- †Stigmaria
- †Stigmatella
- †Strophomena
- †Strophomena alpenensis
- †Strophomena costata
- †Strophomena crassa
- †Strophomena elongata
- †Strophomena erratica
- †Strophomena extenuata
- †Strophomena heteromys
- †Strophomena huronensis
- †Strophomena inaequiradiata
- †Strophomena levidensa
- †Strophomena neglecta
- †Strophomena nutans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Strophomena parvula
- †Strophomena pentagonia
- †Strophomena planumbona
- †Strophomena potterensis
- †Strophomena sulcata
- †Strophomena tenuicosta
- †Strophomena titan
- †Syringopora
- †Tentaculites
- †Tetradium
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†Triarthrus
- †Triarthrus eatoni
Mesozoic
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Michigan.
Cenozoic
- Abies
- Acer
- †Achnanthes
- †Achnanthes biasolettiana
- †Achnanthes exigua
- Alces
- Alnus
- †Ambrosia
- Amnicola
- †Amnicola integra
- †Amnicola limosa
- †Amphora
- †Amphora perpusilla
- Anodonta
- †Anodonta grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- Aplodinotus
- †Aplodinotus grunniens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Armiger
- †Armiger crista
- †Artemesia
- †Artemisia
- Aythya
- †Aythya affinis
- †Bakerilymnea
- †Bakerilymnea dalli
- Betula
- Bufo
- Candona
- †Candona caudata
- †Candona paraohioensis
- †Candona rawsoni
- Canis
- Carya
- Carychium
- †Carychium exiguum
- Castor
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†Castoroides
- †Castoroides ohioensis
- †Catinella
- †Catostomus
- †Catostomus commersoni
- †Cervalces
- †Cervalces scotti
- †Cionella
- †Cionella lubrica
- Clethrionomys
- †Columella
- †Cymbella
- †Cymbella diluviana
- †Cytherissa
- †Cytherissa lacustris
- Dicrostonyx
- Discus
- †Discus cronkhitei
- Dryopteris
- Esox
- †Esox lucius
- Ferrissia
- †Ferrissia fragilis
- †Ferrissia paralellelus
- Fossaria
- †Fossaria decampi
- †Fragilaria
- †Fragilaria brevistriata
- †Fragilaria construens
- †Fragilaria lapponica
- †Fragillaria
- †Fragillaria pinnata
- †Fraxinus
- Grus
- †Grus americana
- Gryaulus
- †Gryaulus parvus
- Gyraulus
- †Gyraulus deflectus
- †Gyraulus parvus
- Helisoma
- Hendersonia
- †Hendersonia occulta
- Juglans
- Larix
- Lemmus
- †Lemmus trimucronatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Limnocythere
- †Limnocythere varia
- Lioplax
- †Lioplax suculosa – or unidentified comparable form
- Lycopodium
- Lymnaea
- †Lymnaea stagnalis
- †Mammut
- †Mammut americanum
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi
- †Mammuthus primigenius
- Meleagris
- Microtus
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Microtus xanthognathus
- Mictomys
- †Mictomys borealis
- Mustela
- †Mustela richardsonii
- †Navicula
- †Navicula graciloides
- †Navicula minima
- †Navicula modica
- †Navicula subrotundata
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- †Ondatra zibethicus
- Ostrya
- †Pediastrum
- Perca
- †Perca flavescens
- Peromyscus
- Physella
- †Physella integra
- Picea
- Pinus
- †Pinus banksiana
- †Pinus resinosa
- †Pinus strobus
- Pisidium
- †Pisidium compressum
- †Pisidium dubium
- †Pisidium idahoense
- †Pisidium milium
- †Pisidium nitidum
- †Pisidium variabile
- †Pisidium ventricosum
- †Planorbella
- †Planorbella campanulata
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†Platygonus
- †Platygonus compressus
- †Pomoxis – or unidentified comparable form
- Populus
- †Probythinella
- †Probythinella lacustris
- Pteridium
- Pungitius
- †Pungitius pungitius – or unidentified comparable form
- Quercus
- †Rana
- Rangifer
- Salix
- †Selaginella
- †Shepherdia
- Sorex
- †Sorex hoyi
- Sphaerium
- †Sphaerium striatinum
- Sphagnum
- Stagnicola
- †Thalictrum
- †Thuja
- Tilia
- †Tsuga
- Typha
- Ulmus
- Ursus
- Vallonia
- †Vallonia costata
- Valvata
- †Valvata sincera
- †Valvata tricarinata
- Vertigo
- †Vertigo alpestris
- †Vertigo elatior
- †Vertigo gouldi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Vertigo hannai
- †Vertigo modesta
- †Vertigo morsei
- †Vertigo ovata
- †Vertigo paradoxa
- Vitis
- Zapus
- †Zapus hudsonius – or unidentified comparable form
- Zonitoides
- †Zonitoides aboreas
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