List of the Cenozoic life of Oregon

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

Shell of an Acamptogenotia sea snail
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus
Life restoration of the Oligocene baleen whale Aetiocetus
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene even-toed ungulate Agriochoerus
Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon . Margret Flinsch (1932).
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon
A living Spatula clypeata , or northern shoveler
Restoration of an Arctodus , or short-faced bear, with a human to scale
Fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Aturia
Illustration of a living Balaenoptera acutorostrata , or common minke whale
Shell of a Bathybembix sea snail
Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel . Jay Matternes (1964).
A living Bubo virginianus , or great horned owl
A living Callorhinus ursinus , or northern fur seal
Skeletons look identical
Modern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus , the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus , or dire wolf
A living Carya , or hickory tree
Flowers of a living Cercis or redbud tree
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene Chendytes , or Law's diving-goose
A living Clangula hyemalis , or long-tailed duck
Shells in differing orientations of Colus whelk sea snails
Fossilized shell of a Conus cone snail
Fossilized fruit of a Craigia plant
A taxidermied Cryptotis , or small-eared shrew
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene pseudo-toothed bird Dasornis
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene herbivorous marine mammal Desmostylus
Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene false saber-toothed cat Dinictis . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
Horns and other fossils attributed to Dromomeryx
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene Enaliarctos and the toothed whale Macrodelphinus (background)
Ensete
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon
Fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene oreodont mammal Eporeodon
Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene coyote -like canine Eucyon
A living Ficus , or fig tree
Flower of the Eocene-Oligocene cocoa relative Florissantia
A living Fulica americana , or American coot
A living Gaillardia , or blanket flower
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium
Fossilized mandible of the Eocene horse Haplohippus
Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene mammal Herpetotherium
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene false saber-toothed cat Hoplophoneus . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
Life restoration of the Miocene horse Hypohippus . Heinrich Harder (1920).
Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos
A living Juglans , or walnut tree
Restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene horse Kalobatippus
Illustration of shells in multiple views of Lacuna vincta , or northern lacuna sea snails
A living Larus californicus , or California gull
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon
A living Limnodromus griseus , or short-billed dowitcher
The autumn foliage of a living Liquidambar , or sweetgum tree
A living Lophodytes cucullatus , or hooded merganser
A living Lytechinus sea urchin
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus
Shell of Macoma nasuta , or the bent-nosed clam
Close-up view of a Magnolia flower
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).
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx
Life restoration of the Miocene three-toed horse Merychippus
Skull fossils of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Mesocyon
Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene three-toed horse Miohippus
A living Nassarius , or nassa mud snail
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene Neophrontops
Interior of a fossilized shell of the Early Ordovician-modern marine bivalve Nucula
A living Ochotona , or pika
Three living Olivella biplicata , or purple dwarf olive sea snail
Living Osmunda ferns
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene beaver Palaeocastor
Flowers and foliage of a living Paliurus
A living Panthera onca , or jaguar
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
Life restoration the Eocene-Oligocene camel Paratylopus (upper right)
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Pleistocene false-toothed bird Pelagornis
A living Peromyscus , or deer mouse
Two Phoenicopterus , or flamingos
A living Pinus , or pine tree
Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus . Charles R. Knight (1922).
Fossilized skull of the Miocene horse Pliohippus
Life restoration of the Oligocene false saber-toothed cat Pogonodon in a tree
Fronds of living Polypodium ferns
Life restoration of the Eocene brontothere mammal Protitanops
Restoration of the Miocene cat Pseudaelurus
Fruit of a living Pyrus , or pear tree
A living Quercus , or oak tree
A living Recurvirostra americana , or American avocet
A living member of Rubus , the genus including blackberries (pictured) and raspberries
Living Sabal , or palmettos
Shell of a living Saxidomus gigantea , or butter clam
Shells in multiple views of a Scaphander canoe bubble sea snail
A living Sciurus squirrel
Reconstruction of a fossilized skull and restorative portrait of the Miocene-Pliocene red panda relative Simocyon
A living Somatochlora dragonfly
Fossilized partial skulls of the rodent Oligocene-Miocene Steneofiber
Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene weasel Sthenictis
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene cow-sized rhinoceros Subhyracodon . Charles R. Knight (1890s).
A living Tapirus , or tapir
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
Shell of a Tellina , or tellin
Foliage and cones of a living Tetraclinis , or arar tree
Fossilized skull of the Miocene oreodont mammal Ticholeptus
Foliage of a living Torreya , or nutmeg yew
Shell of a Trichotropis cap sea snail
Shell of a Trophon murex snail
Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella
A living Ulmus , or elm
Leaves and fruit of a living Viburnum .
Leaves and fruit of a living Vitis , or grapevine
A living Xema sabini , or Sabine's gull
A living Zalophus californianus , or California sea lion