This list of the Cenozoic life of Nevada contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Nevada and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
Living Abies , or fir trees Abies
†Abies concoloroides
†Abies klamathensis
†Abies laticarpus
†Abies nevadensis
†Abies scherri
†Abies scherrii
Acer
†Acer chaneyii
†Acer cyaneyii
†Acer glabroides
†Acer medianum
†Acer middlegatensis
†Acer negundoides
†Acer nevadensis
†Acer oregonianum
†Acer scottiae
†Acer septilobatum
†Acer trainii
†Acer tyrrelli
†Acer tyrrellii
†Actiocyon
†Actiocyon parverratis – type locality for species
†Aelurodon
Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus , or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920). †Aepycamelus
†Aesculus
†Aesculus ashleyi – type locality for species
†Aesculus preglabra
†Agriotherium
†Agulla
Restorative model of the Miocene deer relative Aletomeryx †Aletomeryx
†Alforjas
†Alilepus
†Alilepus hibbardi
†Alilepus vagus
†Allophaiomys
†Allophaiomys pliocaenicus
†Alluvisorex
Alnus
†Alnus harneyana
†Alnus largei
†Alnus latahensis
†Alnus pyramidensis
†Alnus smithiana – type locality for species
†Alnus spokanensis
†Alphagaulus
†Alphagaulus pristinus – or unidentified comparable form
†Alphagaulus vetus
Flowers and foliage of Amelanchier , or shadbush Amelanchier
†Amelanchier alvordensis
†Amelanchier apiculata
†Amelanchier desatoyana
†Amelanchier grayi
†Amelanchier nevadensis – type locality for species
†Americaphis – type locality for genus
†Americaphis longipes – type locality for species
†Amorpha
†Amorpha oblongifolia
†Amorpha stenophylla
†Anchitheriomys
†Ansomys
†Ansomys nevadensis – type locality for species
†Antecalomys
†Antecalomys valensis
†Antecalomys vasquezi – or unidentified comparable form
†Antiacodon
Antrozous
†Apatemys
†Aphelops
†Aphelops malacorhinus
†Aphelops megalodus
†Apis
Arbutus
Restoration of an Arctodus , or short-faced bear, with a human to scale †Arctodus
†Arctostaphylos
†Astrohippus
Fossilized skull of the Miocene-Pliocene false saber-toothed cat Barbourofelis †Barbourofelis
†Bassaricyonoides – type locality for genus
†Bassaricyonoides stewartae – type locality for species
Bassariscus
†Bensonomys
†Bensonomys arizonae – or unidentified comparable form
†Bensonomys coffeyi – or unidentified comparable form
†Bensonomys lindsayi – type locality for species
Betula
†Betula ashleyi
†Betula ashleyii
†Betula desatoyana
†Betula idahoensis
†Betula smithiana
†Betula thor
†Betula vera
†Borophagus
†Bouromeryx
†Bouromeryx americanus
†Bouromeryx submilleri
Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus †Brachycrus
†Brachyerix
Brachylagus
†Brachypsalis
†Brachypsalis pachycephalus
†Brevimalictis – type locality for genus
†Brevimalictis chikasha – type locality for species
†Bumelia
†Desmathyus
†Desmatippus
†Desmatippus avus – or unidentified comparable form
†Diceratherium – or unidentified comparable form
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Dinohippus †Dinohippus
†Diospyros
Dipodomys
†Dipoides
†Dipoides stirtoni – or unidentified comparable form
†Dipoides wilsoni – or unidentified comparable form
†Diprionomys
†Diprionomys minimus – type locality for species
†Diprionomys parvus – type locality for species
†Domninoides
†Domninoides riparensis – or unidentified comparable form
†Dromomeryx
†Elkobatrachus – type locality for genus
†Elkobatrachus brocki – type locality for species
†Elymys
†Eorubeta – type locality for genus
†Eorubeta nevadensis – type locality for species
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon †Epicyon
†Equisetum
Equus
†Eriosaphis – type locality for genus
†Eriosaphis leei – type locality for species
†Eriosomaphis – type locality for genus
†Eriosomaphis jesperi – type locality for species
†Eriosomaphis occidentalis – type locality for species
†Eucastor
Life restoration of the Pleistocene bovid Euceratherium , or the shrub ox. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). †Euceratherium
†Eucyon
Eugenia
†Fouchia
Illustrations of the flowers and foliage of a living Fraxinus , or ash tree, with insets further detailing its anatomy †Fraxinus
†Fraxinus alcorni – type locality for species
†Fraxinus caudata
†Fraxinus coulteri
†Fraxinus desatoyana
†Fraxinus eastgatensis
†Fraxinus millsiana
†Helaletes
Heloderma
†Hemiauchenia
†Hesperhys
†Hesperhys vagrans – or unidentified related form
†Hesperocamelus
†Hesperocamelus stylodon – type locality for species
†Hesperogaulus
†Hesperolagomys
†Hesperolagomys galbreathi – type locality for species
†Heteromeles
†Heteromeles desatoyana
†Heteromeles sonomensis
†Heteromeles stenophylla – type locality for species
†Hexobelomeryx
Life restoration of a herd of the Miocene-Pleistocene horse Hipparion . Heinrich Harder (1920). †Hipparion
†Hippotherium
†Holodiscus
Hydrangea
†Hydrangea bendirei
†Hydrangea ovatifolius
†Hyopsodus
Life restoration of the Miocene horse Hypohippus . Heinrich Harder (1920). †Hypohippus
†Hypohippus affinis
†Hypohippus nevadensis – type locality for species
†Hypohippus osborni – or unidentified comparable form
†Hypolagus
†Hypolagus edensis
†Hypolagus fontinalis
†Hypolagus furlongi
†Hypolagus gidleyi
†Hypolagus parviplicatus – type locality for species
†Hypolagus ringoldensis
†Hypolagus tedfordi
†Hypolagus vetus – type locality for species
Life restoration of the Eocene odd-toed ungulate Hyrachyus †Hyrachyus
†Hystricops – tentative report
Juglans
†Juglans desatoyana
†Juglans nevadensis
A living Juniperus , or juniper tree Juniperus
†Juniperus desatoyana
†Juniperus nevadensis
†Lachnarius – type locality for genus
†Lachnarius miocaenicus – type locality for species
A living Lampropeltis getula , or eastern kingsnake Lampropeltis
Larix
†Larix cassiana
†Larix churchillensis
†Larix fernleyii – type locality for species
†Larix nevadensis
Lemmiscus
†Lepoides
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon †Leptocyon
†Leucothoe
†Limnoecus
†Limnoecus compressus
†Limnoecus tricuspis
Limnonyx
†Liodontia
†Liodontia alexandrae – type locality for species
†Liodontia furlongi
†Lithocarpus
†Lutravus
†Lutravus halli – type locality for species
A living Lymnaea (larger) freshwater snail, or Melantho snail Lymnaea
†Lyonothamnus
†Lyonothamnus cedrusensis
†Lyonothamnus parvifolius
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus †Machairodus
†Macrognathomys
†Macrognathomys nanus – type locality for species
Mahonia
†Mahonia macginitiei
†Mahonia marginata
†Mahonia reticulata
†Mahonia reticulate
†Mahonia simplex
†Mahonia trainii
†Mammut
Marmota
†Marmota korthi – type locality for species
†Marmota minor
†Marshochoerus
†Martinogale – tentative report
Masticophis
Restoration of a Mammut americanum , or American mastodon †Mastodon
†Mattimys
†Megahippus
†Megahippus matthewi – or unidentified comparable form
†Megahippus mckennai
†Megalonyx
†Megapeomys
†Megapeomys bobwilsoni – type locality for species
†Megatylopus
†Meniscomys
†Merychippus
†Merychippus brevidontus
†Merychippus calamarius
†Merychippus californicus
†Merychippus close
†Merychyus
†Merychyus elegans
†Merychyus novomexicanus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene pronghorn Merycodus †Merycodus
†Merycodus hookwayi – type locality for species
†Metalopex
†Metatomarctus
†Metechinus
†Metechinus nevadensis – type locality for species
†Microparamys
†Microtomarctus
Microtus
Mictomys
†Mimomys
†Mimomys panacaensis – type locality for species
†Mimomys virginianus
†Mioedipoda – type locality for genus
†Mioedipoda reisereri – type locality for species
†Miopelodytes – type locality for genus
†Miopelodytes gilmorei – type locality for species
†Miospermophilus
†Miospermophilus wyomingensis
†Monosaulax
†Monosaulax curtus
†Monosaulax skinneri
†Moropus
Mustela
Myotis
†Mystipterus
†Mystipterus vespertilio – type locality for species
†Negodiaetictis – type locality for genus
†Negodiaetictis rugatrulleum – type locality for species
†Nekrolagus
Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). †Neohipparion
†Neohipparion leptode – type locality for species
Neotoma
†Neotoma vaughani – or unidentified comparable form
†Neotragocerus – tentative report
†Nerterogeomys – tentative report
†Nevaphis – type locality for genus
†Nevaphis nevadensis – type locality for species
†Notharctus
Notiosorex
†Nymphaeites
Odocoileus
Ondatra
†Ondatra idahoensis – tentative report
†Ophiomys
Oreamnos
†Oregonomys
†Oregonomys sargenti – or unidentified comparable form
†Oreolagus
†Oreolagus nevadensis – type locality for species
Ostrya
Ovis
A living Quercus , or oak tree Quercus
†Quercus hannibali
†Quercus hannibalii
†Quercus pollardiana
†Quercus prelobata
†Quercus renoana
†Quercus shrevoides
†Quercus simulata
†Quercus wislizenoides
†Rana
†Reithroparamys
†Reithroparamys delicatissimus
†Reithroparamys huerfanensis – or unidentified comparable form
†Repomys
†Repomys gustelyi – or unidentified comparable form
†Repomys panacaensis
†Rhamnus
†Rhamnus columbiana
†Rhamnus precalifornica
Rhododendron
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium †Rhynchotherium
Rhyncolus
†Rhyncolus kathrynae – type locality for species
†Ribes
†Ribes barrowsii
†Ribes bonhamii
†Ribes galeana
†Ribes stanfordianum
†Ribes webbi
†Robinia
†Robinia bisonensis
†Robinia californica
Rosa
†Rosa harneyana
†Rosa schornii
A living Salix , or willow Salix
†Salix boisiensis
†Salix churchillensis
†Salix desatoyana
†Salix inquirenda
†Salix knowltoni
†Salix laevigatoides
†Salix owyheeana
†Salix payettensis
†Salix pelviga
†Salix storeyana
†Salix truckeana
†Salix venosiuscula
†Salix wildcatensis
†Satherium
Sauromalus
Scapanus
†Sciuravus
Sciurus
†Sciurus olsoni – type locality for species
†Sequoiadendron
†Similidrepan – type locality for genus
†Similidrepan pulawskii – type locality for species
†Sinocapra
†Sinocapra willdownsi – type locality for species
Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene-Oligocene creodont mammal Sinopa †Sinopa
†Sophora
†Sorbus
†Sorbus cassiana
†Sorbus idahoensis
†Sorbus macjannetii
Sorex
†Sparganium
Spea
†Spea alexanderi – type locality for species
Spermophilus
†Spermophilus argonautus
†Spermophilus howelli
†Spermophilus wellingtonensis
Sphaerium
†Sphenophalos
†Sphenophalos nevadanus – type locality for species
†Steneofiber
†Styrax
Life restoration of the Miocene deer relative Subdromomeryx . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). †Subdromomeryx
†Symphoricarpos
†Symphoricarpos wassukana – type locality for species
Tamias
†Tardontia
†Tardontia nevadans – type locality for species
†Tardontia occidentale
Taxidea
Taxodium
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras †Teleoceras
†Tetrapassalus – tentative report
†Tetrapassalus mckennai – or unidentified comparable form
†Texoceros
Thomomys
†Thomomys carsonensis – type locality for species
†Thuja
Fossilized skull of the Miocene oreodont mammal Ticholeptus †Ticholeptus
Tipula
†Tipula nevadensis – type locality for species
†Tomarctus
†Torreya
†Torreya nancyana – type locality for species
†Trogolemur
†Tsuga
†Tsuga mertensioides
†Tsuga sonomensis
Typha
†Typha lesquereuxi
†Typha lesquereuxii
†Uintasorex
Ulmus
†Ulmus moorei
†Ulmus speciosa
†Ursavus
†Ursavus brevirhinus – or unidentified comparable form
†Ursavus pawniensis
†Ursavus primaevus – or unidentified comparable form
Ursus
Zelkova
†Zelkova brownii
†Zelkova nevadensis – type locality for species
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene mastodon relative Zygolophodon †Zygolophodon