List of the Cenozoic life of Arizona
# List of the Cenozoic life of Arizona

This list of the Cenozoic life of Arizona contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Arizona and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

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* †Adelphailurus
   * †Adelphailurus kansensis
* Fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pleistocene bear Agriotherium †Agriotherium
* †Alforjas
* †Alilepus
   * †Alilepus browni
   * †Alilepus wilsoni
* †Aluralagus
   * †Aluralagus bensonensis
   * †Aluralagus virginiae – type locality for species
* †Ambystoma
   * †Ambystoma tigrinum
* Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus †Amphimachairodus
   * †Amphimachairodus coloradensis
* †Amplibuteo
   * †Amplibuteo concordatus
* †Antecalomys
   * †Antecalomys vasquezi
* Antrozous
   * †Antrozous pallidus
* Aquila
   * †Aquila bivia
* Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale †Arctodus
* †Aztlanolagus
   * †Aztlanolagus agilis

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* Baiomys
* Bassariscus
* †Bensonomys
   * †Bensonomys arizonae
   * †Bensonomys elachys – or unidentified comparable form
   * †Bensonomys gidleyi
   * †Bensonomys yazhi
* Bison
* †Boreohippidion
   * †Boreohippidion galushai
* Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964). †Borophagus
   * †Borophagus diversidens
   * †Borophagus parvus – type locality for species
* Brachylagus
* Bufo
   * †Bufo pliocompactilis
   * †Bufo woodhousei

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* †Calcibacunculus – type locality for genus
   * †Calcibacunculus tenuis – type locality for species
* †Calciphilus – type locality for genus
   * †Calciphilus abboti – type locality for species
* †Calcitro – type locality for genus
   * †Calcitro fisheri – type locality for species
* †Calcoschizomus – type locality for genus
   * †Calcoschizomus latisternum – type locality for species
* Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops †Camelops
   * †Camelops hesternus – or unidentified comparable form
* Canis
   * †Canis armbrusteri
   * †Canis dirus
   * †Canis edwardii
   * †Canis ferox
   * †Canis latrans
   * †Canis thooides – type locality for species
* †Capromeryx
   * †Capromeryx arizonensis
   * †Capromeryx gidleyi
* †Carpocyon
   * †Carpocyon robustus
* Castor
* Celtis
   * †Celtis reticulata
* †Cernictis
   * †Cernictis repenningi – type locality for species
* Cervus
* Fossilized cranium of the Pliocene-Pleistocene hyena Chasmaporthetes †Chasmaporthetes
   * †Chasmaporthetes ossifragus – type locality for species
* †Chrysocyon
   * †Chrysocyon nearcticus – type locality for species
* †Citellus
   * †Citellus bensoni
   * †Citellus cochisei
* Cnemidophorus
* †Copemys
* Cratogeomys
   * †Cratogeomys bensoni
   * †Cratogeomys sansimonensis
* Crotaphytus – or unidentified comparable form
* †Cupidinimus
   * †Cupidinimus bidahochiensis
* Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius †Cuvieronius

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* A living Desmodus, or vampire bat Desmodus
   * †Desmodus stocki
* †Diceratherium
* †Dinohippus
   * †Dinohippus leidyanus
* Dipodomys
   * †Dipodomys gidleyi
   * †Dipodomys hibbardi
   * †Dipodomys minor
* †Dipoides
   * †Dipoides williamsi – type locality for species
* †Domninoides – tentative report

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* †Epicyon
   * †Epicyon haydeni
* Eptesicus – or unidentified comparable form
* Equus
   * Restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene horse Equus scotti, or Scott's horse †Equus scotti – or unidentified comparable form
   * †Equus simplicidens
* Erethizon
   * †Erethizon bathygnathum
* †Eucyon
   * †Eucyon davisi
* Eumeces
* Eumops
   * †Eumops perotis – or unidentified comparable form

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* †Galushamys
   * †Galushamys redingtonensis
* †Geococcyx
   * †Geococcyx californianus
* Geomys
   * †Geomys minor
* Restoration of a herd of the Pliocene-Holocene ground sloth Glossotherium †Glossotherium
   * †Glossotherium chapadmalense
* †Glyptotherium
   * †Glyptotherium arizonae
   * †Glyptotherium texanum

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* †Hemiauchenia
* †Hesperotestudo
* Heterodon
   * †Heterodon nasicus – or unidentified comparable form
* †Histiotus
   * †Histiotus stocki
* Restoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium, or scimitar cat †Homotherium – tentative report
* Hyla
* †Hypolagus
   * †Hypolagus arizonensis – type locality for species
   * †Hypolagus edensis
   * †Hypolagus ringoldensis
   * †Hypolagus tedfordi
   * †Hypolagus vetus

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* Ictalurus – tentative report
* Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos †Indarctos – tentative report

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* †Jacobsomys
   * †Jacobsomys verdensis

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* †Kansasimys
   * †Kansasimys wilsoni
* A living Kinosternon, or mud turtle Kinosternon
   * †Kinosternon arizonense – type locality for species

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* Lampropeltis
   * †Lampropeltis getulus
* Lasiurus
   * A living Lasiurus blossevillii, or desert red bat †Lasiurus blossevillii – or unidentified comparable form
* Lemmiscus
   * †Lemmiscus curtatus
* Lepus
   * †Lepus benjamini – type locality for species
* Lynx

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* †Machairodus
* †Mammut
* †Mammuthus
   * Mounted fossilized skeleton of a Mammuthus columbi or Columbian mammoth †Mammuthus columbi
* Marmota
   * †Marmota arizonae – type locality for species
* Martes
* †Megalonyx
   * †Megalonyx jeffersonii
* †Megatylopus
   * †Megatylopus matthewi
* Meleagris
   * †Meleagris crassipes – or unidentified comparable form
   * †Meleagris progenes – or unidentified comparable form
* †Merychyus
   * †Merychyus calaminthus
* †Metalopex
   * †Metalopex macconnelli
* Microtus
* Mictomys
   * †Mictomys vetus
* †Morrillia
   * †Morrillia barbouri
* Mustela
   * †Mustela frenata – or unidentified comparable form
* Myotis
   * †Myotis thysanodes
   * †Myotis velifer

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* Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus †Nannippus
   * †Nannippus peninsulatus
* †Nekrolagus
   * †Nekrolagus progressus
* †Neochoerus
* Neotoma
   * †Neotoma albigula – or unidentified comparable form
   * †Neotoma cinerea
   * †Neotoma fossilis
   * †Neotoma mexicana – or unidentified comparable form
   * †Neotoma quadriplicata
   * †Neotoma taylori
   * †Neotoma vaughani – type locality for species
* Nerodia
* †Nerterogeomys
   * †Nerterogeomys persimilis
* Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops †Nothrotheriops
* †Nothrotherium
   * †Nothrotherium shastense
* Notiosorex
   * †Notiosorex crawfordi
* †Notolagus
   * †Notolagus lepusculus

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* A living Odocoileus deer Odocoileus
* Ogmodontomys
* Ondatra
   * †Ondatra idahoensis
   * †Ondatra meadensis
   * †Ondatra zibethicus
* †Onychocampodea – type locality for genus
   * †Onychocampodea onychis – type locality for species
* †Onychojapyx – type locality for genus
   * †Onychojapyx schmidti – type locality for species
* †Onycholepisma – type locality for genus
   * †Onycholepisma arizonae – type locality for species
* †Onychomachilis – type locality for genus
   * †Onychomachilis fisheri – type locality for species
* Onychomys
   * †Onychomys bensoni
   * †Onychomys pedroensis
* †Onychothelyphonus – type locality for genus
   * †Onychothelyphonus bonneri – type locality for species
* †Ophiomys
   * †Ophiomys taylori – or unidentified comparable form
* Ovis
   * A living Ovis canadensis, or bighorn sheep †Ovis canadensis – type locality for species

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* †Paenemarmota
* †Paleokoenenia – type locality for genus
   * †Paleokoenenia mordax – type locality for species
* Panthera
   * †Panthera leo
* †Parajulus
   * †Parajulus onychis – type locality for species
* †Paramachaerodus
* Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon †Paramylodon
   * †Paramylodon harlani
* †Paronychomys
   * †Paronychomys alticuspis – type locality for species
   * †Paronychomys lemredfieldi
   * †Paronychomys tuttlei
* Perognathus
   * †Perognathus gidleyi
   * †Perognathus henryredfieldi
   * †Perognathus mclaughlini
   * †Perognathus pearlettensis
   * †Perognathus strigipredus – type locality for species
* Peromyscus
   * †Peromyscus brachygnathus
   * †Peromyscus hagermanensis
   * †Peromyscus minimus
* †Phugatherium
   * †Phugatherium dichroplax
* Pituophis
   * †Pituophis melanoleucus
* Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene peccary Platygonus †Platygonus
   * †Platygonus compressus
* †Pleiolama
   * †Pleiolama vera
* †Plesiogulo
   * †Plesiogulo lindsayi
   * †Plesiogulo marshalli
* †Pliogale
   * †Pliogale furlongi
* †Plionarctos
* †Pliophenacomys
   * †Pliophenacomys primaevus
* †Plioprojapyx – type locality for genus
   * †Plioprojapyx primitivus – type locality for species
* †Pliotaxidea
   * †Pliotaxidea nevadensis – or unidentified comparable form
* †Prodipodomys
   * †Prodipodomys idahoensis
   * †Prodipodomys kansensis
* †Prosigmodon
   * †Prosigmodon holocuspis
* †Protolabis
   * †Protolabis coartatus
   * †Protolabis yavapaiensis – type locality for species
* Restoration of the Miocene cat Pseudaelurus †Pseudaelurus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
* Ptinus
   * †Ptinus priminidi

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* †Rana
* Reithrodontomys
   * †Reithrodontomys galushai
   * †Reithrodontomys rexroadensis
   * †Reithrodontomys wetmorei – or unidentified comparable form
* †Repomys
   * †Repomys arizonensis
   * †Repomys panacaensis – or unidentified comparable form
* Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium †Rhynchotherium
   * †Rhynchotherium falconeri – tentative report

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* Scaphiopus
* Sciurus
   * A living Sciurus aberti, or Abert's squirrel †Sciurus aberti – or unidentified comparable form
* Sigmodon
   * †Sigmodon curtisi
   * †Sigmodon minor
* Sorex
   * †Sorex taylori
* Spermophilus
   * †Spermophilus tuitus
   * †Spermophilus variegatus
* †Sphenophalos
   * †Sphenophalos nevadanus
* Spilogale
   * †Spilogale putorius
* Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon †Stegomastodon
   * †Stegomastodon mirificus
* †Stenomylus
* †Stockoceros
   * †Stockoceros conklingi – or unidentified comparable form
   * †Stockoceros onusrosagris
* Sylvilagus
   * †Sylvilagus audubonii – or unidentified comparable form
   * †Sylvilagus cunicularis – or unidentified comparable form
   * †Sylvilagus hibbardi

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* Tapirus
   * †Tapirus merriami – or unidentified comparable form
* Taxidea
   * †Taxidea taxus
* Tayassu
   * †Tayassu tajacu
* †Teleoceras
   * †Teleoceras hicksi
* Terrapene
   * †Terrapene ornata – or unidentified comparable form
* Restoration of the Pleictocene pronghorn Tetrameryx †Tetrameryx – or unidentified comparable form
* †Texoceros
   * †Texoceros minorei
* Thamnophis
* Thomomys
* †Titanotylopus
   * †Titanotylopus nebraskensis
* †Trigonictis
   * †Trigonictis macrodon

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* A living Urocyon fox Urocyon
   * †Urocyon galushai – type locality for species

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* Vulpes
   * †Vulpes stenognathus
   * A living Vulpes velox, or swift fox †Vulpes velox
