Taxa
Genera and species that turn up in collections, with PBDB classification and range.
A
- Aeger— Solnhofen shrimp
- Aenocyon dirus— Dire wolf
- Agaricocrinus— Mushroom crinoid
- Alethopteris— Seed-fern foliage
- Allosaurus— Different lizard
- Amia— Bowfin
- Ankylosaurus magniventris— Armoured dinosaur
- Annularia— Horsetail foliage
- Apatosaurus— Deceptive lizard
- Archaeopteryx lithographica— First bird
- Archimedes— Screw bryozoan
- Arnioceras— Sinemurian ammonite
- Asaphellus— Asaphid trilobite
- Asaphiscus wheeleri— Wheeler trilobite
- Aspidorhynchus— Needle-nosed fish
- Asteroceras— Star ammonite
- Atrypa— Atrypid brachiopod
- Avaceratops lammersi— Ceratopsian
B
- Baculites— Straight ammonite
- Bavarilla— Fezouata trilobite
- Belemnitella— Cretaceous belemnite
- Belemnites— Belemnite
- Bison— Bison
- Borealosuchus— Crocodilian
- Brachylophosaurus canadensis— Hadrosaur
- Busycon— Whelk
C
- Calamites— Giant horsetail
- Calymene— Calymenid trilobite
- Camarasaurus— Chambered lizard
- Camptosaurus— Ornithopod
- Carcharocles angustidens— Oligocene megatooth shark
- Carcharodon hastalis— Broad-tooth mako
- Carcharodontosaurus saharicus— Shark-toothed lizard
- Castoroides— Giant beaver
- Ceraurus— Ordovician cheirurid
- Champsosaurus— Choristodere
- Chesapecten— Chesapeake scallop
- Chotecops— Hunsrück trilobite
- Cleoniceras— Madagascar ammonite
- Clypeaster— Sea biscuit
- Cockerellites liops— Small Green River perch
- Coelodonta antiquitatis— Woolly rhinoceros
- Conus— Cone shell
- Cordaites— Early conifer relative
- Cretolamna— Cretaceous mackerel shark
- Crotalocephalina— Moroccan cheirurid
- Cryptolithus— Lace-collar trilobite
- Cyphaspis— Spiny aulacopleurid
D
- Dactylioceras— Ammonite
- Dakotaraptor steini— Dromaeosaur
- Dalmanites— Silurian phacopid
- Dapedium— Deep-bodied Lias fish
- Daspletosaurus— Tyrannosaurid
- Dastilbe— Crato fish
- Deltadromeus agilis— Delta runner
- Dicranurus monstrosus— Horned trilobite
- Didymograptus— Tuning-fork graptolite
- Diplodocus— Double beam
- Diplomystus dentatus— Double-hinged herring
- Discoscaphites— Scaphite ammonite
- Douvilleiceras— Tractor ammonite
- Drotops— Moroccan phacopid
- Dryosaurus— Small ornithopod
- Dunkleosteus— Armoured placoderm
E
- Ecphora— Maryland state fossil
- Edmontosaurus annectens— Duck-billed dinosaur
- Einiosaurus procurvicornis— Ceratopsian
- Elasmosaurus— Elasmosaur
- Eldredgeops rana— Phacops rana
- Elrathia kingii— Utah trilobite
- Enchodus— Sabre-toothed herring
- Encope— Keyhole sand dollar
- Equus— Horse
- Eremotherium— Giant ground sloth
- Eupatagus— Florida sea biscuit
- Eurypterus remipes— Sea scorpion
- Eutrephoceras— Cretaceous nautiloid
- Exogyra— Cretaceous oyster
F
- Favosites— Honeycomb coral
- Flexicalymene— Ordovician calymenid
- Furca mauretanica— Marrellomorph
- Furcaster— Hunsrück brittle star
G
- Galeocerdo— Tiger shark
- Globidens— Globe-toothed mosasaur
- Glyptotherium— Glyptodont
- Greenops— Devonian trilobite
- Gryphaea— Devil's toenail
H
- Halisaurus arambourgi— Mosasaur
- Halysites— Chain coral
- Harpes— Harpid trilobite
- Harpoceras— Falciferum ammonite
- Heliobatis radians— Freshwater stingray
- Heliophyllum— Horn coral
- Hemiaster— Heart urchin
- Hemipristis serra— Snaggletooth shark
- Hexagonaria— Petoskey stone coral
- Hildoceras bifrons— Whitby ammonite
- Hoploscaphites— Scaphite ammonite
I
- Ichthyosaurus— Ichthyosaur
- Inoceramus— Inoceramid clam
- Isotelus— Giant asaphid trilobite
K
- Kettneraspis— Spiny odontopleurid
- Knightia eocaena— Green River herring
- Koneprusia— Spiny odontopleurid
- Kosmoceras— Oxford Clay ammonite
L
- Leidyosuchus— Crocodilian
- Lepidodendron— Scale tree
- Lepisosteus— Gar
- Leptolepides sprattiformis— Small Solnhofen fish
- Leptolepis— Early teleost fish
- Lycoptera— Jehol fish
M
- Macginitiea— Fossil sycamore leaf
- Maiasaura peeblesorum— Good mother lizard
- Mammut americanum— American mastodon
- Mammuthus— Mammoth
- Mawsonia— Coelacanth
- Megalonyx— Jefferson's ground sloth
- Mesolimulus walchi— Horseshoe crab
- Micraster— Chalk heart urchin
- Mioplosus labracoides— Perch-like predator
- Modocia— Marjum trilobite
- Mosasaurus— Mosasaur
- Mucrospirifer— Butterfly brachiopod
- Myledaphus bipartitus— Guitarfish
N
- Nanotyrannus lancensis— Small tyrannosaur (contested)
- Nautilus— Chambered nautilus
- Neuropteris— Seed-fern foliage
- Notogoneus osculus— Sand fish
- Notorynchus— Sevengill cow shark
O
- Ogygopsis klotzi— Burgess trilobite
- Olenellus— Early Cambrian trilobite
- Olenoides— Spiny Cambrian trilobite
- Onchopristis numida— Sawfish rostral tooth
- Ostrea— Oyster
- Otodus megalodon— Megalodon
- Otodus obliquus— Mackerel shark
P
- Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis— Dome-headed dinosaur
- Paralejurus— Smooth Devonian trilobite
- Paramylodon harlani— Harlan's ground sloth
- Pecopteris— True fern foliage
- Pentacrinites— Star-stemmed crinoid
- Perisphinctes— Ribbed ammonite
- Peronopsis interstricta— Agnostid
- Phacops— Phacopid trilobite
- Phareodus encaustus— Bony-tongue fish
- Phymosoma— Cretaceous echinoid
- Placenticeras meeki— Ammonite
- Platecarpus— Mosasaur
- Platystrophia— Ordovician orthid
- Plesiosaurus— Plesiosaur
- Populus— Fossil poplar leaf
- Priscacara serrata— Ancient sunfish
- Prognathodon— Mosasaur
- Promicroceras— Charmouth ammonite
- Psiloceras— Hettangian ammonite
- Psittacosaurus— Parrot lizard
- Pteranodon longiceps— Pterosaur
- Pterodactylus— Pterosaur
- Ptychodus— Shell-crushing shark
R
- Rafinesquina— Strophomenid brachiopod
- Redlichia— Early Cambrian trilobite
- Rhamphorhynchus muensteri— Pterosaur
- Richardoestesia— Small theropod (teeth)
S
- Sabalites— Fossil palm frond
- Saccocoma tenella— Floating crinoid
- Scaphites— Scaphite ammonite
- Scyphocrinites— Moroccan crinoid
- Seirocrinus subangularis— Colonial crinoid
- Selenopeltis— Ordovician odontopleurid
- Sigillaria— Seal tree
- Smilodon— Sabre-toothed cat
- Sphenodiscus— Wedge ammonite
- Spinosaurus aegyptiacus— Spine lizard
- Squalicorax— Crow shark
- Stegosaurus— Roofed lizard
- Stenopterygius— Ichthyosaur
- Struthiomimus— Ostrich-mimic dinosaur
T
- Temnodontosaurus— Giant ichthyosaur
- Thescelosaurus— Small ornithopod
- Triceratops— Three-horned face
- Trionyx— Soft-shelled turtle
- Troodon formosus— Troodontid
- Tullimonstrum gregarium— Tully monster
- Turritella— Tower shell
- Tylosaurus proriger— Mosasaur
- Tyrannosaurus rex— Tyrant lizard king
U
- Uintacrinus— Uintacrinus (see U. socialis)
- Uintacrinus socialis— Free-floating crinoid
V
- Vermicularia— Worm shell
- Vinctifer— Santana fish
W
- Walliserops— Trident trilobite
X
- Xiphactinus audax— Bulldog fish
Z
- Zarafasaura oceanis— Elasmosaur