This list of the prehistoric life of New Mexico contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of New Mexico.
Precambrian The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in New Mexico.
Paleozoic
†Actinoceras †Adelophthalmus †Aenigmacaris †Aerosaurus – type locality for genus †Aerosaurus wellesi – type locality for species †Agassizodus †Amphiscapha †Ananias †Anconastes – type locality for genus †Anconastes vesperus – type locality for species †Annularia †Annularia radiata †Annularia sphenophylloides †Anomphalus †Aphlebia †Archaeocidaris Archaeolithophyllum †Archeria †Armenoceras †Aspidosaurus †Athyris †Athyris lamellosa †Aviculopecten †Aviculopecten arctisulcatus †Aviculopecten basilicus †Aviculopecten coryeanus – type locality for species †Aviculopecten moorei – or unidentified comparable form †Baldwinonus – type locality for genus †Bellerophon †Bellerophon graphicus †Bourbonnella – or unidentified comparable form †Brachyphyllum †Calamites †Calamites cistii †Callipteris †Callipteris conferta †Callipteris lyratifolia †Caninia †Cardiocarpus †Catenipora †Chenoprosopus – type locality for genus †Chenoprosopus milleri – type locality for species †Chonetes †Chonetes illinoisensis †Chonetes mesoloba †Cleiothyridina †Cleiothyridina hirsuta †Cleiothyridina pilularis †Collemataria †Composita †Composita affinis †Composita bucculenta †Composita cracens †Composita emarginata †Composita ovata †Composita subtilita †Conjunctio – type locality for genus †Conjunctio multidens – type locality for species †Cordaites †Crania †Ctenacanthus – or unidentified comparable form †Cyclopteris †Cypricardinia †Cyptendoceras – tentative report †Cystodictya †Cystothalamia †Cystothalamia nodulifera †Dakeoceras †Desmatodon †Diadectes †Dimetrodon †Dimetrodon occidentalis – type locality for species †Diplocaulus †Domatoceras †Earlandia †Echinaria †Edaphosaurus †Edaphosaurus novomexicanus – type locality for species †Edmondia †Eldredgeops †Eldredgeops rana †Ellesmeroceras †Endorioceras – type locality for genus Eocaudina †Error †Eryops †Euomphalus †Fenestella †Fusulina †Girvanella †Glenopteris – or unidentified comparable form †Glikmanius †Glikmanius occidentalis †Gnathorhiza †Grewingkia †Guadalupia †Hedstroemia †Hexagonaria †Isogramma †Komia †Lambeoceras †Lepidodendron †Limnoscelis †Limnoscelis paludis †Lingula †Lioestheria – or unidentified comparable form †Liroceras Lithophaga †Lloydia † Madera – type locality for genus †Mariceras †Martinia †Metabaltoceras †Metacoceras †Metalegoceras †Murchisonia †Naticopsis †Naticopsis judithae – or unidentified related form †Naticopsis scintilla †Neospirifer †Neospirifer cameratus †Neospirifer dunbari – or unidentified comparable form †Neospirifer goreii †Neospirifer latus – or unidentified comparable form †Neospirifer triplicatus †Neuropteris †Neuropteris ovata †Neuropteris scheuchzeri †Nitosaurus – type locality for genus Nucula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Oedaleops – type locality for genus †Oedaleops campi – type locality for species †Onchiodon – tentative report †Ophiacodon – type locality for genus †Ophiacodon mirus – type locality for species †Ophiacodon navajovicus – type locality for species †Ozarkodina †Pachyphyllum †Palmatolepis †Paraceltites †Paraschwagerina †Pecopteris †Pecopteris feminaeformis †Pentremites †Petalodus †Phillipsia †Plaesiomys †Platyhystrix †Platyhystrix rugosus †Platystrophia †Plicochonetes – tentative report †Polygnathus †Posidonia – tentative report †Prodentalium †Rhiodenticulatus – type locality for genus †Rhiodenticulatus heatoni – type locality for species †Rhynchonella – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Rioceras – type locality for genus †Ruthiromia – type locality for genus †Ruthiromia elcobriensis – type locality for species †Sallya †Samaropsis †Sandia †Schwagerina †Sigillaria †Sigillaria brardii Solemya †Solenopora †Spathognathodus Sphenacodon – type locality for genus †Sphenacodon ferox – type locality for species †Sphenophyllum †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium †Sphenopteris †Spirifer †Spirifer grimesi †Spirifer rockymontanus Spirorbis †Stearoceras †Stethacanthus †Streptognathodus †Strophomena †Strophomena neglecta †Syringopora †Tainoceras †Tetrataxis Textularia †Trimerorhachis †Walchia †Wilkingia †Worthenia †Zatrachys †Zia
Mesozoic
†Acanthoceras †Acanthoceras amphibolum Acipenser †Adocus †Ahshislepelta – type locality for genus †Ahshislepelta minor – type locality for species †Alamosaurus – type locality for genus †Alamosaurus sanjuanensis – type locality for species †Albanerpeton †Albanerpeton nexuosus †Albertosaurus – tentative report †Allocrioceras †Allosaurus †Alphadon †Alphadon halleyi †Alphadon marshi †Amblydactylus Amia †Anasazisaurus – type locality for genus †Anasazisaurus horneri – type locality for species Anatina †Anchisauripus †Angistorhinus †Anisoceras †Ankylosaurus – tentative report †Anomia †Anomoepus – tentative report †Anomotodon †Apachesaurus †Apachesaurus gregorii †Apachesuchus – type locality for genus †Apatopus †Apatosaurus †Araucarioxylon †Araucarioxylon arizonicum †Arganodus †Arganodus dorotheae †Arizonasaurus †Arizonasaurus babbitti †Asplenium Astarte †Baculites †Baculites asper †Baculites asperiformis – or unidentified comparable form †Baculites codyensis †Baculites gregoryensis †Baculites haresi †Baculites maclearni †Baculites obtusus – or unidentified comparable form †Baculites perplexus †Baculites pseudovatus †Baculites rugosus †Baculites scotti – or unidentified related form †Baculites thomi †Baculites yokoyamai †Baiera †Basilemys †Basilemys gaffneyi – type locality for species †Bistahieversor †Bistahieversor sealeyi †Brachychampsa †Brachychampsa montana †Brachychampsa sealeyi – type locality for species †Brachyphyllum †Buettneria Cadulus Callianassa Calliostoma †Calycoceras †Calyptosuchus – type locality for genus †Calyptosuchus wellesi – type locality for species †Camarasaurus †Camarasaurus grandis † Canna – tentative report †Caririchnium Carota Carya Caryophyllia †Caseosaurus – or unidentified comparable form †Ceratops Cercidiphyllum Cerithiopsis †Chedighaii hutchisoni – type locality for species Chiloscyllium †Chindesaurus †Chindesaurus bryansmalli †Chinlea †Chirotherium †Cibolaites †Cimolestes – or unidentified comparable form †Cimolodon †Cimolodon electus †Cimolomys Cinnamomum Cissus Cladophlebis †Coelodus †Coelophysis †Coelophysis bauri – type locality for species †Coelosaurus †Coelosaurus antiquus †Coelurosaurichnus †Coilopoceras †Coilopoceras colleti †Coilopoceras inflatum – type locality for species †Coilopoceras springeri †Collignoniceras †Collignoniceras woollgari †Compsemys †Coniophis †Conlinoceras †Continuoolithus Corbula Crassostrea †Cretolamna †Cretolamna appendiculata †Crosbysaurus †Crosbysaurus harrisae Cucullaea †Cunningtoniceras †Cymatoceras †Daemonosaurus – type locality for genus †Daemonosaurus chauliodus – type locality for species †Daspletosaurus †Deinodon †Deinodon horridus †Deinosuchus †Deinosuchus rugosus †Denazinemys †Denazinemys nodosa – type locality for species †Denazinosuchus †Denazinosuchus kirtlandicus Dentalium †Desmatosuchus †Desmatosuchus haplocerus †Desmatosuchus spurensis †Desmoceras †Desmoceras bassleri †Desmoceras erdmanni †Didymoceras †Didymoceras cheyennense †Didymoceras nebrascense †Diplodocus †Diplodocus carnegii †Diplodocus hallorum †Dolabrosaurus – type locality for genus †Dolabrosaurus aquatilis – type locality for species †Doswellia †Doswellia sixmilensis – type locality for species †Drepanosaurus †Dromomeron – type locality for genus †Dromomeron romeri – type locality for species †Durania †Effigia – type locality for genus †Effigia okeeffeae – type locality for species †Enchodus †Eodelphis – or unidentified comparable form †Eopelobates – tentative report †Essonodon †Essonodon browni †Eubostrychoceras †Eucalycoceras †Eucoelophysis – type locality for genus †Eucoelophysis baldwini – type locality for species †Euomphaloceras †Euspira †Eutrephoceras †Exiteloceras †Exogyra †Exogyra acroumbonata – or unidentified related form †Exogyra clarki †Exogyra levis †Exogyra trigeri †Exogyra whitneyi †Fagesia †Fagesia superstes Fasciolaria – tentative report Ficus Gerrhonotus – or unidentified comparable form Glossus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Glyptodontopelta – type locality for genus †Glyptodontopelta mimus – type locality for species †Glyptops †Gojirasaurus – type locality for genus †Gojirasaurus quayi – type locality for species †Grallator †Hemicalypterus †Herrickiceras †Hesperosuchus †Hoplitoides †Hoplitoides koeneni – or unidentified comparable form †Hoplitoides sandovalensis – type locality for species †Hoplitoides wohltmanni – or unidentified comparable form †Hoploscaphites †Hoploscaphites gilli †Hoploscaphites nodosus †Hybodus †Ichthyornis †Inoceramus †Inoceramus arvanus †Inoceramus balticus †Inoceramus bellvuensis †Inoceramus browni †Inoceramus bueltenensis †Inoceramus cordiformis †Inoceramus cuvieri †Inoceramus deformis †Inoceramus dimidius †Inoceramus grandis †Inoceramus howelli †Inoceramus incertus †Inoceramus labiatoidiformis – or unidentified related form †Inoceramus longealatus †Inoceramus lundbreckensis †Inoceramus lundbrekensis †Inoceramus muelleri †Inoceramus mytiloidiformis †Inoceramus parvus †Inoceramus pertenuis – or unidentified related form †Inoceramus pictus †Inoceramus proximus – or unidentified related form †Inoceramus robertsoni – type locality for species †Inoceramus sagensis †Inoceramus schloenbachi †Inoceramus simpsoni †Inoceramus soukupi – or unidentified related form †Inoceramus subcompressus †Inoceramus turgidus – or unidentified related form †Inoceramus undabundus †Inoceramus vanuxemi †Ischyrhiza †Ischyrhiza avonicola †Ischyrhiza mira †Ischyrhiza schneideri – or unidentified comparable form †Isopodichnus Isurus †Jeyawati – type locality for genus †Jeyawati rugoculus – type locality for species †Kamerunoceras †Kimbetohia – or unidentified comparable form †Koskinonodon †Kouphichnium †Kritosaurus – type locality for genus †Kritosaurus navajovius – type locality for species Lamna Lepisosteus †Leptalestes †Leptalestes cooki †Leptalestes prokrejcii – type locality for species Lima †Linearis – tentative report Linuparus †Lissodus †Lonchidion Lopha †Lucianosaurus – type locality for genus †Lucianosaurus wildi – type locality for species † Lucina †Machaeroprosopus †Machaeroprosopus bucercos †Machaeroprosopus buceros – type locality for species †Machaeroprosopus pristinus †Magnoavipes Magnolia †Mammites †Mantelliceras †Megalosauripus †Melvius †Melvius chauliodous †Meniscoessus †Meniscoessus intermedius †Menuites †Mesodma †Mesodma formosa †Mesodma senecta †Metoicoceras †Metoicoceras geslinianum †Metoicoceras mosbyense – or unidentified comparable form †Modiolus †Monoclonius †Morrowites †Morrowites depressus †Morrowites subdepressus – type locality for species †Mortoniceras †Myledaphus †Myledaphus bipartitus †Naashoibitosaurus – type locality for genus †Naashoibitosaurus ostromi – type locality for species †Navajodactylus – type locality for genus †Navajodactylus boerei – type locality for species †Neithea †Neocalamites †Neocardioceras †Neocardioceras juddii †Neoptychites Nicaisolopha †Nodocephalosaurus – type locality for genus †Nodocephalosaurus kirtlandensis – type locality for species