This list of the Cenozoic life of Idaho contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Idaho and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
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Abies †Abies alvordensis †Abies concoloroides †Abies conncoloroides †Abies idahoensis – type locality for species †Abies klamathensis †Abies sonomensis †Abies toxirivus Acer †Acer bendirei †Acer bolanderi †Acer columbianum †Acer florissanti †Acer glabroides †Acer hueberi †Acer idahoensis †Acer macginitiei †Acer minor †Acer oregonianum †Acer salmonensis †Acer scottiae †Acer tiffneyi †Acritohippus †Acritohippus isonesus †Aepycamelus †Aesculus †Aesculus montanus Agelaius †Agelaius phoeniceus †Agriotherium †Agriotherium schneideri – or unidentified comparable form †Alforjas – tentative report †Alilepus †Alilepus vagus – type locality for species Alnus †Alnus carpinoides †Alnus fairii †Alnus fossilis †Alnus hollandiana †Alnus latahensis †Alnus lemhiensis – type locality for species †Alnus relatus †Alnus rossi †Alphagaulus †Alphagaulus pristinus †Amebelodon †Amebelodon floridanus – or unidentified comparable form Amelanchier †Amelanchier couleeana †Amelanchier dignatus Anas †Anas platyrhynchos Anser †Anser caerulescens Antilocapra †Antilocapra americana Antrozous †Antrozous pallidus †Aphelops †Aphelops malacorhinus – or unidentified comparable form †Archaeohippus †Archaeohippus ultimus †Arctodus †Arctodus simus Ardea †Ardea herodias
B
Baiomys †Baiomys aquilonius – type locality for species Betula †Betula ashleyi †Betula lemhiensis – type locality for species †Betula thor †Betula vera Bibio †Bibio latahensis – type locality for species †Bibio testeus – type locality for species Bison †Bison alaskensis †Bison antiquus – or unidentified comparable form †Bison latifrons †Bison priscus Boletina †Bolitophila †Bolitophila pulveris – type locality for species †Bombus †Bombus proavus – tentative report Bonasa †Bonasa umbellus †Bootherium †Bootherium bombifrons †Borophagus †Borophagus diversidens †Borophagus hilli †Borophagus pugnator †Brachycrus Brachylagus †Brachylagus idahoensis Branta †Branta canadensis Bucephala †Buisnictis †Buisnictis breviramus
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†Camelops †Camelops hesternus Camponotus Canis †Canis dirus †Canis ferox †Canis latrans †Canis lepophagus Carya †Carya benderei †Carya bendrerei †Carya libbeyi Castor †Castor californicus †Castor canadensis Ceanothus †Ceanothus chaneyi Cedrela †Cedrela pteraformis †Ceratomeryx – type locality for genus †Ceratomeryx prenticei – type locality for species Cercidiphyllum †Cercidiphyllum crenatum †Cercidiphyllum elongatum Cervus †Cervus elaphus – or unidentified comparable form †Chamaecyparis †Chamaecyparis edwardsii – type locality for species †Chamaecyparis linguaefolia Chen †Chen pressa – type locality for species †Chrysolepis †Chrysolepis haynesii – type locality for species Ciconia – tentative report †Ciconia maltha Colymbus Comptonia †Comptonia hesperia †Conites – tentative report †Copemys – tentative report Cornus †Cornus ovalis †Cosomys †Cosomys primus †Cosoryx Craigia †Craigia oregonensis Crataegus †Crataegus bakeri – type locality for species †Crataegus flavescens †Crataegus haynesii – type locality for species †Cunninghamia †Cunninghamia marquettii – type locality for species Cygnus †Cygnus hibbardi – type locality for species Cynomys †Cynomys niobrarius †Cynorca
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†Dennstaedtia †Dennstaedtia americana †Diceratherium †Diceratherium niobrarense †Diplodipelta †Diplodipelta reniptera †Dipoides †Dipoides stirtoni Dolichoderus †Domnina †Dromomeryx Dytiscus †Dytiscus miocenicus – type locality for species
E
Elaphe †Elaphe pliocenica – type locality for species †Elaphe vulpina †Entoptychus †Entoptychus fieldsi †Entoptychus sheppardi †Eotermes †Epicyon †Epicyon haydeni †Equisetum †Equisetum alexanderi †Equisetum arcticum – or unidentified comparable form †Equisetum octangulatum Equus †Equus fromanius †Equus idahoensis †Equus scotti †Equus simplicidens Erethizon †Erethizon bathygnathum †Erethizon dorsatum †Eucommia †Eucommia serrata †Euptelea †Euptelea dilcherii – type locality for species Exechia †Exechia juliaetta – type locality for species
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Falco †Falco peregrinus Felis †Felis lacustris †Felis rexroadensis †Ferinestrix †Ferinestrix vorax – type locality for species †Fraxinus †Fraxinus coulteri †Fraxinus stenocarpa – type locality for species
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Gallinula †Gallinula chloropus †Garrya †Garrya idahoensis †Gigantocamelus †Gigantocamelus spatulus Ginkgo †Ginkgo adiantoides †Gleditsia †Gleditsia lottii – type locality for species
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Halesia †Halesia columbiana †Hemiauchenia †Hemiauchenia macrocephala Homo †Homo sapiens †Homotherium †Homotherium idahoensis †Homotherium serum Hydrangea †Hydrangea bendirei †Hypohippus †Hypolagus †Hypolagus edensis †Hypolagus furlongi †Hypolagus gidleyi †Hypolagus vetus †Hypolagus voorhiesi
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Ilex †Ilex idahoensis
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Juglans †Juglans browniana
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Larix †Larix cassiana †Larix lemhiensis – type locality for species Lasiurus †Lasiurus fossilis Lasius †Ledum †Ledum idahoensis – type locality for species Lepus Libocedrus †Libocedrus masoni †Limnephilus †Liriodendron †Liriodendron hesperia †Lithocarpus †Lithocarpus weidei Lontra †Lontra canadensis †Lontra weiri – type locality for species Lynx †Lynx canadensis †Lynx rufus
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†Macrophya †Macrophya adventitia – type locality for species Mahonia †Mahonia creedensis †Mahonia reticulata †Mahonia simplex †Mammut †Mammut americanum †Mammuthus †Mammuthus columbi †Mammuthus hayi †Martinogale †Megacamelus †Megaleuctra †Megaleuctra jewetti – type locality for species †Megalonyx †Megalonyx jeffersonii †Megalonyx leptostomus †Megantereon †Megantereon hesperus Meleagris †Meleagris gallopavo Mergus †Mergus merganser †Merychyus †Merychyus elegans †Merychyus smithi †Mesoreodon †Mesoreodon chelonyx Messor – tentative report †Metalopex †Metalopex merriami Metasequoia †Metasequoia occidentalis †Michenia Mictomys †Mictomys vetus †Mimomys †Miohippus †Miohippus gemmarosae – or unidentified comparable form †Miolabis – tentative report †Miopsyche Mustela †Mustela rexroadensis
N
Natrix †Natrix hibbardi – type locality for species Neophrontops †Neophrontops slaughteri – type locality for species Neotoma †Neotoma quadriplicata – or unidentified comparable form †Neotragocerus †Neotragocerus lindgreni – type locality for species †Niglarodon †Niglarodon petersonensis †Niglarodon yeariani †Nymphaeites †Nymphaeites nevadensis †Nyssa †Nyssa hesperia
O
Odocoileus Ondatra †Ondatra idahoensis – type locality for species †Ondatra minor †Ondatra zibethicus †Ophiomys †Ophiomys parvus – type locality for species †Ophiomys taylori †Oregonomys †Oregonomys magnus †Oregonomys pebblespringsensis – or unidentified comparable form †Oreolagus †Osmunda †Osmunda occidentale †Osmunda occidentalis Ostrya †Ostrya oregoniana †Oxydactylus
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†Paciculus †Paciculus montanus †Paenemarmota †Paenemarmota barbouri †Paenemarmota sawrockensis †Palaeolagus – tentative report Panthera †Panthera leo †Paracryptotis †Paracryptotis gidleyi †Paramicrotoscoptes †Paramicrotoscoptes hibbardi †Paramylodon †Paramylodon harlani †Paratamias – type locality for genus †Paratamias tarassus – type locality for species †Parthenocissus †Parthenocissus idahoensis Pelecanus †Pelecanus halieus – type locality for species Perognathus †Perognathus maldei – type locality for species Peromyscus †Peromyscus hagermanensis – type locality for species Persea †Persea pseudocarolinensis Phalacrocorax †Phalacrocorax auritus †Phalacrocorax idahensis †Phalacrocorax macer – type locality for species Phenacomys †Phenacomys gryci Phryganea Picea †Picea coloradensis †Picea lahontense †Picea magna †Picea sonomensis Pinus †Pinus alvordensis †Pinus baileyii – type locality for species †Pinus harneyana †Pinus ponderosoides †Pinus prestrobus – type locality for species †Pinus wheeleri Platanus †Platanus idahoensis – type locality for species †Platygonus †Platygonus pearcei – type locality for species †Plesiosorex †Plesiosorex coloradensis – or unidentified comparable form †Pliogeomys †Pliogeomys parvus – type locality for species †Pliophenacomys †Pliophenacomys meadensis †Pliophenacomys osborni †Pliosaccomys †Pliotaxidea †Pliotaxidea nevadensis – or unidentified comparable form Populus †Populus cinnamonoides †Populus eotremuloides Porzana †Porzana lacustris – type locality for species †Potamogeton †Potamogeton knowltoni †Problastomeryx †Problastomeryx primus †Procastoroides †Procastoroides idahoensis †Procastoroides intermedius Procyon †Procyon lotor †Prodipodomys †Prodipodomys idahoensis – type locality for species †Promerycochoerus †Promerycochoerus superbus †Propentacora †Propentacora froeschneri – type locality for species †Protolabis Prunus †Prunus chaneyi †Prunus treasheri †Pseudofagus – type locality for genus †Pseudofagus idahoensis – type locality for species †Pseudolarix †Pseudolarix americana †Pseudolarix americcana †Pseudotsuga †Pseudotsuga glaucoides †Pseudotsuga longifolia Pterocarya †Pterocarya mixta Puma †Puma concolor
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Quercus †Quercus bilobata – type locality for species †Quercus castormontis – type locality for species †Quercus hannibali †Quercus haynesii – type locality for species †Quercus mccanni †Quercus moyei – type locality for species †Quercus simulata †Quercus snookensis – type locality for species Querquedula
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Rangifer †Rangifer tarandus †Rhamnus †Rhamnus columbiana Rhododendron †Rhododendron chaneyi Rhus †Rhus alvordensis †Rhynchotherium †Ribes Rosa †Rosa germerensis †Rymosia †Rymosia miocenica – type locality for species
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Salix †Salix cassiana †Salix hesperia †Salix knowltoni †Salix lemhiensis – type locality for species Sassafras †Sassafras ashleyi †Sassafras columbiana †Satherium †Satherium piscinarium Scapanus †Scapanus hagermanensis – type locality for species †Scapanus proceridens – or unidentified comparable form †Scapanus townsendii – or unidentified related form Sciara †Sciara sepulta – type locality for species Sequoia †Sequoia affinis †Sequoiadendron †Sequoiadendron chaneyi †Simocyon †Simocyon primigenius – or unidentified comparable form †Smilax †Smilax trinervis – or unidentified comparable form †Smilodon †Smilodon fatalis †Sminthosinis †Sminthosinis bowleri – type locality for species †Sophora †Sophora spokanensis †Sorbus †Sorbus cassiana †Sorbus mcjannetii Sorex †Sorex hagermanensis – type locality for species †Sorex meltoni – type locality for species †Sorex palustris †Sorex powersi – type locality for species †Sorex rexroadensis – or unidentified comparable form Spermophilus †Spermophilus gidleyi Sphecophaga – tentative report †Spiraea †Spiraea idahoensis – type locality for species †Stegomastodon †Stegomastodon mirificus Sthenictis Sylvicola †Sylvicola carolae – type locality for species †Symphoricarpos †Symphoricarpos salmonense †Symphoricarpos salmonensis
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Taxidea †Taxidea taxus Taxodium †Taxodium dubium †Teleoceras Thamnophis Thomomys †Thomomys gidleyi †Thomomys townsendii †Thuja †Thuja dimorpha †Ticholeptus †Ticholeptus zygomaticus Tilia †Tilia circularis †Tilia hallii †Trigonictis †Trigonictis cookii †Trigonictis macrodon †Trilaccogaulus †Trilaccogaulus lemhiensis †Tsuga †Tsuga mertensioides Typha †Typha lesquereuxi
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Ulmus †Ulmus knowltoni †Ulmus moorei †Ulmus paucidentata †Ulmus speciosa †Ungnadia †Ungnadia clarki Ursus †Ursus abstrusus – type locality for species
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†Vaccinium †Vaccinium sonomensis †Vauquelinia Vulpes