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List of the Cenozoic life of Colorado
2026-11-15 23:19:53 · The Daily Ledger
This list of the Cenozoic life of Colorado contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Colorado and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
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Abies
†Abies longirostris
†Absarokius
†Absarokius abbotti – or unidentified comparable form
†Absarokius metoecus
†Absyrtus
†Absyrtus decrepitus – type locality for species
†Acaenitus
†Acaenitus defunctus – type locality for species
†Acalles
†Acalles exhumatus – type locality for species
†Acallomyia
†Acallomyia probolaea – type locality for species
†Acalyptus
†Acalyptus obtusus – type locality for species
†Acanthomyites – type locality for genus
†Acanthomyites aldrichi – type locality for species
†Acarictis – or unidentified comparable form
†Acarictis ryani
Acer
†Acer florissanti
†Acer fragile
†Acer macginitiei
†Acer oregonianum
†Achrestocoris – type locality for genus
†Achrestocoris cinerarius – type locality for species
†Acilius
†Acilius florissantensis – type locality for species
†Aciprion – type locality for genus
†Aciprion formosum – type locality for species
†Aciprion majus – type locality for species
†Acnemia
†Acnemia cyclosoma – type locality for species
†Acocephalus
†Acocephalus callosus – type locality for species
Acris
†Acritoparamys
†Acritoparamys atwateri
†Acritoparamys pattersoni
Acrostichum
†Acrostichum hesperium
†Acylophorus
†Acylophorus immotus – type locality for species
†Adalia
†Adalia subversa – type locality for species
†Adelocera
†Adelocera perantiqua – type locality for species
†Adelopsyche – type locality for genus
†Adelopsyche frustrans – type locality for species
†Adjidaumo
†Adjidaumo minimus
†Adjidaumo minutus
†Adocus
Aegialia
†Aegialia opaca
†Aelurodon
†Aelurodon asthenostylus
†Aepycamelus
†Aepycamelus giraffinus
Aeshna
†Aeshna larvata – type locality for species
†Aeshna solida – type locality for species
Agabus
†Agabus charon – type locality for species
†Agabus florissantensis – type locality for species
†Agabus infuscatus
†Agabus rathbuni – type locality for species
†Agallia
†Agallia abstructa – type locality for species
†Agallia flaccida – type locality for species
†Agallia instabilis – type locality for species
†Agallia lewisii – type locality for species
†Agathemera
†Agathemera reclusa – type locality for species
Agelaius
†Agelaius phoenicieus
†Agenia
†Agenia cockerellae – type locality for species
†Agenia saxigena – type locality for species
†Agnotocastor
†Agnotocastor coloradensis – type locality for species
Agoliinus
†Agoliinus plutonicus
Agrilus
†Agrilus liragus
†Agrilus praepolitus – type locality for species
†Agrion
†Agrion exsularis – type locality for species
†Agrion mascescens – type locality for species
†Agrion telluris – type locality for species
Agriotes
†Agriotes apicalis
†Agriotes comminutus – type locality for species
†Agriotes nearcticus – type locality for species
†Agromyza
†Agromyza praecursor – type locality for species
†Agulla
†Agulla protomaculata – type locality for species
†Agyrtes
†Agyrtes primoticus – type locality for species
†Ailanthus
†Ailanthus americana
†Ailanthus lesquereuxi
†Aleocharopsis
†Aleocharopsis caseyi – type locality for species
†Aleocharopsis secunda – type locality for species
†Alepidophora – type locality for genus
†Alepidophora cockerelli – type locality for species
†Alepidophora minor – type locality for species
†Alepidophora pealei – type locality for species
†Aletodon
†Aletodon gunnelli – or unidentified comparable form
Aleurites
†Aleurites glandulosa
†Alforjas – tentative report
†Alismaphyllites
†Alismaphyllites grandifolius
†Allantodiopsis
†Allantodiopsis erosa
†Allognathosuchus
†Allognathosuchus polyodon
†Allophaiomys
†Allophaiomys pliocaenicus
†Allophylus
†Allophylus flexifolia
