This list of the Cenozoic life of Washington contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Washington and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
Fossilized leaf found in Republic from the Eocene katsura species Cercidiphyllum obtritumFossilized leaf found in Republic from the Eocene sweetfern species Comptonia columbiana
Fossilized wing found in Republic; the holotype specimen of the Eocene scorpionflyCimbrophlebia brooksi †Cimbrophlebia brooksi – type locality for species
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