List of the Cenozoic life of Nebraska

This list of the Cenozoic life of Nebraska contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Nebraska and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus
Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus , or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).
Restorative model of the Miocene deer relative Aletomeryx
A living Alnus , or alder tree
Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon . Margret Flinsch (1932).
Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus
A living Andrias giant salamander
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene entelodont mammal Archaeotherium
Fossilized skull of the Miocene-Pliocene false saber-toothed cat Barbourofelis
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons , also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison
Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene-Holocene bovid Bootherium bombifrons , or Harlan's musk ox.
Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus
Skeletal reconstruction of the Eocene-Oligocene bear-dog Brachyrhynchocyon
A living Buteo hawk
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pleistocene horned gopher Ceratogaulus . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
Flowers of a living Cladrastis , or yellowwood
A taxidermied Conuropsis carolinensis , or Carolina parakeet
Fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene bone-crushing dog Cormocyon
Restoration of the Miocene palaeomerycid Cranioceras , a relative of modern deer, with anachronistic human to scale
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos
Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene bear dog Daphoenus
Restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene hornless rhinoceros Diceratherium . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
Fossilized horns, jaws, and limb bones of the Miocene deer relative Dromomeryx
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene anthracothere mammal Elomeryx
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon
Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Eubelodon
A living Eumeces skink
Illustrations of the flowers and foliage of a living Fraxinus , or ash tree, with insets further detailing its anatomy
A living Gaillardia , or blanket flower
A living Geranoaetus bird of prey
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium
Life restoration of the Pleistocene pronghorn Hayoceros
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene dog Hesperocyon . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
Restoration of Pliocene-Pleistocene Homotherium , or scimitar cat
Life restoration of the Miocene horse Hypohippus . Heinrich Harder (1920).
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene odd-toed ungulate Hyracodon . Charles R. Knight (1896).
Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos
Restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene horse Kalobatippus
A living Lampropeltis getula , or eastern kingsnake
Illustration of a living Lepisosteus , or gar
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene even-toed ungulate Leptomeryx
Portrait living Lontra otters
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus
Painting of a family of mammoths walking
Life restoration of a herd of Mammuthus columbi , or Columbian mammoths. The extent of the fur depicted is hypothetical. Charles R. Knight (1909).
Fossilized skull and limb bones of the Miocene horse Megahippus
Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras
Life restoration of a herd of the Eocene-Miocene oreodont mammal Merychyus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene pronghorn Merycodus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Metailurus
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene oreodont mammal Miniochoerus
Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene three-toed horse Miohippus
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus
Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus
Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene Neophrontops
Fossilized partial cranium of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Nimravides
A living Odocoileus virginianus , or white-tailed deer
A living Ondatra , or muskrat
Portrait of a living Ophisaurus ventralis , or eastern glass lizard
Life restoration of a pair of the Oligocene-Miocene camel Oxydactylus . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
Spiral-shaped fossilized burrow and associated skeleton of the Oligocene-Miocene beaver Palaeocastor
A living Panthera leo , or lion
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
Fossilized partial skull and limb bone of the Eocene-Oligocene camel Paratylopus
Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene lizard Peltosaurus
A living Perognathus pocket mouse
Illustration of a fossilized skull in multiple views of the Oligocene-Miocene bone-crushing dog Phlaocyon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene elephant relative Platybelodon
Fossilized skull of the Miocene horse Pliohippus
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene false faber-toothed cat Pogonodon
Restoration of the Miocene hippopotamus -like oreodont Promerycochoerus both onshore and in the water. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
Life restoration of a female (left) and male of the Oligocene-Miocene even-toed ungulate Protoceras . Charles R. Knight (1896).
Restoration of the Miocene cat Pseudaelurus
Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene protoceratid mammal Pseudoprotoceras
A living Quercus , or oak tree
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene pronghorn Ramoceros and Cosoryx . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
A living Rhineura floridana , or North American worm lizard
A living Salix , or willow
Fossilized jaw and teeth of the Miocene horse Scaphohippus
Life restoration of two species of the Oligocene oreodont mammal genus Sespia
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon
Life restoration of the Miocene deer relative Subdromomeryx . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
Life restoration of the Miocene even-toed ungulate Synthetoceras
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
Living Terrapene ornata , or western box turtles
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene ground sloth Thinobadistes
A living Ulmus , or elm
Leaves and fruit of a living Vitis , or grapevine
Life restoration of the Miocene bear dog Ysengrinia
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene mastodon relative Zygolophodon