Fossils found in Nebraska
The Paleobiology Database records 10,133 fossil occurrences of 658 genera in Nebraska, United States. Every fossil site is shown on the map; colours show the main group found there. States are as recorded by the Paleobiology Database for each fossil collection.
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What fossils have been found in Nebraska?
The genera with the most fossil records in Nebraska include Aelurodon, Leptauchenia, Palaeolagus, Ustatochoerus, Aphelops, Epicyon.
Prehistoric birds (28 genera)
Buteo, Balearica, Geranoaetus, Anchigyps, Ardea, Phasianus, Mycteria, Burhinus, Spizaetus, Buteogallus, Antigone, Cyrtonyx, Aramus, Bathornis, Conuropsis, Neophrontops, Anabernicula, Palaealectoris · 10 more genera recorded.
Plesiosaurs & kin (1 genera)
1 more genera recorded.
Mosasaurs (1 genera)
Crocodile relatives (1 genera)
Early tetrapods & amphibians (3 genera)
Acroplous, Aspidosaurus, Plemmyradytes.
Ice Age & later mammals (558 genera)
Aelurodon, Leptauchenia, Palaeolagus, Ustatochoerus, Aphelops, Epicyon, Hesperocyon, Leptocyon, Merychyus, Merycoidodon, Pseudhipparion, Miniochoerus, Calippus, Merychippus, Ischyromys, Hypohippus, Gomphotherium, Protohippus, Pliohippus, Merycodus, Neohipparion, Paratomarctus, Hypolagus, Cynarctoides, Eucastor, Carpocyon, Peraceras, Cranioceras, Cosoryx, Cormohipparion, Tomarctus, Hippotherium, Monosaulax, Herpetotherium, Leptomeryx, Palaeocastor, Diceratherium, Cynarctus, Equus, Amphicyon, Pseudaelurus, Daphoenus, Acritohippus, Longirostromeryx, Menoceras, Megatylopus, Protolabis, Sespia, Perognathus, Brachycrus, Proscalops, Desmocyon, Cynomys, Hyracodon, Phlaocyon, Blastomeryx, Metatomarctus, Parahippus, Ischyrocyon, Borophagus, Ticholeptus, Geomys, Ceratogaulus, Archaeohippus, Protomarctus, Hypisodus, Megalonyx, Megahippus, Desmatippus, Dipoides, Spermophilus, Sorex, Camelops, Poebrotherium, Cynelos, Merycochoerus, Pseudocyon, Tylocephalonyx, Osbornodon, Prosciurus, Moropus, Hemiauchenia, Hypertragulus, Aletomeryx, Otospermophilus, Platygonus, Dinohippus, Mesoreodon, Anchitheriomys, Mammuthus, Barbourofelis, Castoroides, Archaeocyon, Daphoenodon, Ramoceros, Brachypsalis, Mesogaulus, Vulpes, Archaeotherium, Nimravides, Microtomarctus, Desmatochoerus, Nanotragulus, Castor, Hipparion, Stegomastodon, Cephalogale, Oxydactylus, Ysengrinia, Capromeryx, Lambdoceras, Paratylopus, Pliocyon, Pterogaulus, Myotis, Mesohippus, Thomomys, Urocitellus, Syndyoceras, Palaeogale, Paradaphoenus, Arctonasua, Brachyrhynchocyon, Pseudoprotoceras, Skinnerhyus, Paracynarctus, Agnotocastor, Euroxenomys, Mustela, Mammut, Hyaenodon, Miohippus, Stenomylus, Eubelodon, Prosthennops, Aenocyon, Miotylopus, Michenia, Trigonictis, Sylvilagus, Odocoileus, Machairodus, Dinictis, Amebelodon, Paramylodon, Subhyracodon, Trigonias, Kalobatippus, Mesocyon, Temnocyon, Serbelodon, Enhydrocyon, Promartes, Alilepus, Plesippus, Scaphohippus, Buisnictis, Nototamias, Paenemarmota, Paracosoryx, Procastoroides, Delotrochanter, Lepus, Tamias, Ammospermophilus, Homotherium, Blarina, Zapus, Phenacomys, Hoplophoneus, Nimravus, Amphimachairodus, Cynodesmus, Megalictis, Mylagaulus, Parictis, Agriochoerus, Apatemys, Ectopocynus, Oxetocyon, Promerycochoerus, Zodiolestes, Alforjas, Bootherium, Ekgmowechashala, Proterix, Daphoenictis, Euoplocyon, Martinogale, Psalidocyon, Tanymykter, Bison, Marmota, Felis, Smilodon, Platybelodon, Reithrodontomys, Megacerops, Neogale, Anchitherium, Titanotylopus, Indarctos, Erethizon, Hayoceros, Miotapirus, Amphechinus, Cormocyon, Megacamelus, Plithocyon, Plesiogulo, Oligobunis, Satherium, Proantilocapra, Merycoides, Prosynthetoceras, Pseudolabis, Repomys, Phenacocoelus, Umbogaulus, Mediochoerus, Ninamys, Lontra, Dipodomys, Dasypus, Arctodus, Sigmodon, Baiomys, Chaetodipus, Dicrostonyx, Cryptotis, Megantereon, Metailurus, Synthetoceras, Cervalces, Hemicyon, Neotamias, Elomeryx, Plionarctos, Protoceras, Leptictis, Mylohyus, Astrohippus, Otarocyon, Pliometanastes, Thinobadistes, Ectypodus, Floridatragulus, Mammacyon, Nanosmilus, Pediolophodon, Trigenicus, Bathygenys, Heptacodon, Heteromeryx, Hypsiops, Matthewlabis, Tephrocyon, Bretzia, Nexuotapirus, Paraenhydrocyon, Parvitragulus, Perchoerus, Metalopex, Parataxidea, Protemnocyon, Paronychomys · 292 more genera recorded.
Ancient fish & sharks (56 genera)
Cardabiodon, Archaeolamna, Cooleyella · 53 more genera recorded.
Ammonites & nautiloids (6 genera)
Baculites · 5 more genera recorded.
Trilobites & sea scorpions (4 genera)
4 more genera recorded.
Fossil occurrences: Paleobiology Database (CC0 as reported by the API; CC BY 4.0 policy), downloaded 23 October 2026. Genus pages quote Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).