# 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