page_title: List of the prehistoric life of California
section_title: Selected Cenozoic taxa of California
hierarchical_section_title: List of the prehistoric life of California / Cenozoic / Selected Cenozoic taxa of California
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: アロデスムス（Allodesmus sp.）の骨格標本。国立科学博物館の展示。English: Skeleton of Allodesmus (Allodesmus sp.). Exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.
context_page_description: This list of the prehistoric life of California contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of California.
context_section_description: †Abantis
   Abies
  †Aboma
  †Acalypha
  Acanthina
  †Acanthina spirata
  Acanthocardia
  Acar
  Accipiter
  †Accipiter velox
  Acentrophryne
  Acer
  Acesta
  Acipenser
  †Acipenser medirostris – or unidentified comparable form
  Acmaea
  †Acmaea mitra
   †Acritohippus
  †Acritohippus isonesus – or unidentified comparable form
  Acteocina
  Acteon
  Actinemys
  †Actinemys marmorata
  Admete
  †Admete rhyssa
  Adula
  Aechmophorus
  †Aechmophorus occidentalis
  †Aelurodon
   †Aepycamelus
  †Aepycamelus alexandrae
  Aequipecten
  Aesopus
  Aethia
  Agaronia
  Agelaius
  †Agriotherium
  †Ailanthus
  Akera
  Alaba
  Alabina
  †Albicetus
  Alca
  †Alcodes
  Aleochara
  Aletes
  †Aletomeryx
  †Alforjas
  †Alisea – type locality for genus
  †Allodelphis – type locality for genus
  †Allodelphis pratti – type locality for species
   †Allodesmus
  †Allodesmus kernensis
  Alnus
  †Alopecocyon – type locality for genus
  Alopias
  †Alopias vulpinus – or unidentified comparable form
  Alvania
  Amara
  †Amara insignis
  Amauropsis
  Amelanchier
  Ammospermophilus
  †Amorpha
  †Amphicyon
  †Amphicyon ingens
   †Amphimachairodus
  Amphissa
  †Amphissa versicolor
  Amphiura
  †Amphora
  †Ampullina
  Amusium
  Anachis
  Anadara
  Anas
  †Anas americana
  †Anas clypeata
  †Anas platyrhynchos
  †Anchitheriomys – or unidentified comparable form
   †Anchitherium
  Ancilla
  Angulus
  Anniella
  Anodontia
  Anomia
  †Ansen
  Anser
  †Anser albifrons
  Antigona
  †Antilla
  Antilocapra
  Antrozous
  †Antrozous pallidus
  Aphelocoma
  †Aphelocoma californica
   †Aphelops
  Apiotoma
  Aplodontia
  †Aplodontia rufa
  Aquila
  †Aquila chrysaetos
  †Araeosteus
  †Araeosteus rothi
  Arbutus
  Arca
  †Arceuthobium
  †Archaeocyon
  †Archaeohippus
  Architectonica
  Archoplites
  †Archoplites interruptus
  Arcinella
  Arctica – tentative report
  Arctocephalus
   †Arctodus
  †Arctodus simus – type locality for species
  †Arctostaphylos
  Ardea
  †Ardea herodias
  Arenaria
  †Arenaria melanocephala
  Arene
  †Argenna
  Argobuccinum
  Argopecten
   †Argopecten gibbus
  †Argopecten purpuratus
  Argyropelecus
  †Artocarpus
  Asio
  †Asio wilsonianus
  Astraea
  †Astraea undosa
  Astrangia
  Astropecten
  Astyris
  Athene
  †Athene cunicularia
  Athleta
  †Atocetus
  †Atocetus nasalis – type locality for species
  Atrina
  †Aturia
  Atys
   †Aulophyseter – type locality for genus
  Austrotrophon
  †Avipeda
  Aythya
  †Aythya affinis
  †Aythya valisineria
  Baiomys
  Balaenoptera
  †Balaenoptera physalus
  †Balaenoptera ryani
   †Balaenula
  Balanophyllia
  †Balanophyllia elegans
  Balanus
  †Balanus crenatus
  †Balanus nubilus – or unidentified comparable form
  Bankia
  Barbarofusus
  Barbatia
   †Barbourofelis
  †Barbourofelis whitfordi
  Barleeia
  Barnea
  †Basirepomys
  Bassariscus
  †Bassariscus astutus – or unidentified comparable form
  †Bathylagus – type locality for genus
  Bathytoma
  †Bathytoma pacifica
  †Batodonoides
  Bembidion
  †Benoistia
  Beringraja
  †Beringraja binoculata – or unidentified comparable form
  Betula
  Bison
  †Bison antiquus
   †Bison latifrons
  Bittium
  †Bittium alternatum – or unidentified comparable form
  Bivetopsia
  †Boavus
  †Bolbocara
  Bolinichthys
  Bonasa
  †Bonasa umbellus
  †Bonellitia
  †Borophagus
  †Borophagus diversidens
  †Borophagus littoralis – type locality for species
  †Borophagus parvus
  †Borophagus secundus
  †Borophryne
  †Borophryne apogon
  Brachidontes
   †Brachycrus
  †Brachypsalis
  Brachyramphus
  Branta
  †Branta canadensis
  †Branta nigricans – tentative report
  Bubo
  †Bubo virginianus
  Buccinum
  †Buccinum strigillatum
  Bucephala
  †Bucephala albeola
  †Bucida
  Bufo
  Bulla
  †Bulla gouldiana
  †Bulla striata
  Bullia
  †Bumelia
  Bursa
  Buteo
  †Buteo borealis
   †Buteo jamaicensis
  †Buteo swainsoni
  Cadulus
  Caecum
  †Calicovatellus – type locality for genus
  †Calicovatellus petrodytes – type locality for species
  Calidris
  †Calidris alba
  Californiconus
  †Californiconus californicus
  Calliostoma
   †Calliostoma annulatum
  †Calliostoma canaliculatum
  †Calliostoma gemmulatum
  †Calliostoma ligatum
  †Calliostoma supragranosum
  †Calliostoma tricolor
  Callista
  Callorhinus
  †Callorhinus ursinus
  Calosoma
  †Calosoma semilaeve
  Calyptraea
  †Calyptranthes
   †Camelops
  †Camelops hesternus
  †Camelops minidokae
  Campanile
  Camponotus – type locality for genus
  †Camponotus festinatus – type locality for species
  †Canarium
  Cancellaria
  †Cancellaria obesa
  Cancer
  Canis
  †Canis dirus
  †Canis edwardii
  †Canis latrans
  †Canis lepophagus
  †Canis lupus
  †Canis rufus
  Ca
caption: Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene seal Allodesmus
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