List of the prehistoric life of New Mexico

This list of the prehistoric life of New Mexico contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of New Mexico.

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in New Mexico.

Fossil of the Early Devonian-Permian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Adelophthalmus
Fossil of the Carboniferous horsetail relative Annularia
Mold fossil of a shell of the Early Devonian-Late Triassic bivalve Aviculopecten
Restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian amphibian Chenoprosopus
Fossilized shell of the Late Devonian-Permian brachiopod Composita
Life restoration of the Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Dimetrodon
Life restoration of the Carboniferous shark Glikmanius
Life restoration of the Permian reptile precursor Limnoscelis
Fossilized shell of the Permian ammonoid cephalopod Metalegoceras
Life restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Ophiacodon
Life restoration of the Carboniferous-Permian sail-backed amphibian Platyhystrix
S. ferox and the larger S. ferocior
Life restorations of a male (foreground) and female (background) of the Late Devonian-Carboniferous Chimaera relative Stethacanthus
Life restoration of the Permian amphibian Zatrachys
Diagram illustrating the sizes of three specimens of the Late Cretaceous long-necked dinosaur Alamosaurus , with an anachronistic human to scale
Fossilized skull of the Late Triassic phytosaur Angistorhinus
Petrified trunk segments of the Permian-Late Triassic conifer tree Araucarioxylon arizonicum
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous tyrannosaur Bistahieversor
Life restoration of a herd of the Late Jurassic sauropod dinosaur Camarasaurus
Restoration of the Late Triassic coelacanth fish Chinlea
Life restoration of the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic theropod dinosaur Coelophysis with an anachronistic human to scale
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous Alligator relative Deinosuchus
Life restoration of the Late Jurassic long-necked dinosaur Diplodocus
Restoration of the Late Triassic distant crocodilian relative Effigia
Interior of a fossilized shell of the Jurassic-Cretaceous foam oyster Exogyra
Life restoration of the Late Triassic crocodile relative Hesperosuchus
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous toothed bird Ichthyornis
Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size
A modern Lamna mackerel shark
Fossilized skull of the Late Triassic phytosaur Machaeroprosopus
Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous multituberculate mammal Meniscoessus
Fossilized shell of the Early Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Mortoniceras
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous therizinosaur Nothronychus
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous ostrich dinosaur Ornithomimus
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous horned dinosaur Pentaceratops
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Platecarpus
Fossilized skeleton of the Late Triassic phytosaur Redondasaurus
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous dromaeosaurid Saurornitholestes preying upon a multituberculate mammal
Base of the trunk of a living Sequoia tree with a human to scale
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous dome-headed dinosaur Stegoceras
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous horned dinosaur Triceratops
Probable footprint from New Mexico
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous armored dinosaur Ziapelta
Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus , or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon
Fossilized teeth of the Pliocene-Pleistocene rabbit relative Aztlanolagus
Restorative portrait of the Miocene oreodont mammal Brachycrus
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pleistocene horned gopher Ceratogaulus . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene pantodont mammal Coryphodon . Heinrich Harder (1920).
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius
A living Desmodus , or vampire bat
Illustration of the fossilized jaws and teeth of the Eocene brontothere mammal Duchesneodus
Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon
Life restoration of the Pleistocene bovid Euceratherium , or the shrub ox. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
A living Falco mexicanus , or prairie falcon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Glyptotherium
Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene creodont mammal Hyaenodon
Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous alligator relative Leidyosuchus
A living Loxia curvirostra , or red crossbill
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).
Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras
A living Microtus californicus , or California vole
A living Mustela nigripes , or black-footed ferret
Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
Fossilized partial cranium of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Nimravides
Life restoration of the Miocene pronghorn Osbornoceros
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
A living Peromyscus boylii , or brush mouse
Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus . Charles R. Knight (1922).
Restorative models in multiple views of the Eocene brontothere Protitanotherium (figure 3)
Life restoration of the Paleocene taeniodont mammal Psittacotherium multifragum
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Stegomastodon
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
Fossilized skull of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Tomarctus
Life restoration of the Miocene bear dog Ysengrinia