List of the prehistoric life of Alabama

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

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

Fossilized fronds of the Carboniferous-Early Cretaceous seed fern Alethopteris
Fossilized stems from the Carboniferous-Permian horsetail relative Calamites
Fossil of the Carboniferous shark Ctenacanthus
Restoration of the Carboniferous-Late Triassic club moss relative Lepidodendron . Eli Heimans (1911).
Fossils of the Late Devonian-Permian fern-like fronds Pecopteris
Fossilized stump of the Carboniferous-Permian club moss relative Sigillaria
Fossilized foliage of the Late-Devonian-Cretaceous seed fern Sphenopteris
Fossilized skull and skeleton of the Late Cretaceous primitive tyrannosaur Appalachiosaurus
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites
Fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Belonostomus
Shells of modern Capulus cap sea snails
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaurid Clidastes
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Cretoxyrhina , or the Ginsu shark
Shell of a Dentalium tusk shell
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur Eotrachodon
Illustration of a reconstructed skull of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Globidens
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous toothed bird Ichthyornis
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur Lophorhothon
Fossilized skeletons of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Pachyrhizodus
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous polycotylid plesiosaur Polycotylus giving birth
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Saurodon
Mounted fossilized skull and neck of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Selmasaurus
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous sea turtle Toxochelys
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Tylosaurus
Living adult (center) and chick (lower right) Accipiter striatus , or sharp-shinned hawks
A living Alopias , or thresher shark
Restoration of the Paleocene-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Aturia
Life restoration of a pod of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus
A living Branta canadensis , or Canada goose
A living Calliostoma top sea snail
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides
Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Pliocene spindle sea snail Clavilithes
Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene pantodont mammal Coryphodon . Heinrich Harder (1920).
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus
Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius , or passenger pigeon
Illustration in multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Late Jurassic-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Eutrephoceras
A living Galeocerdo requiem shark
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Georgiacetus
A living Grus americana , or whooping crane
A living Heterodontus , or bullhead shark
Close-up of the head of a Lampropeltis , or kingsnake
Lithophyllum red algae
Restoration of a Mammut americanum , or American mastodon
A wild male Meleagris gallopavo , or turkey, displaying his facial coloration and tail feathers to attract a female
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus
Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
A living Odocoileus virginianus , or white-tailed deer
Restoration of the Cretaceous-Eocene sea snake Palaeophis
Shell of a Pholas , or angelwing
A living Plethodon glutinosus , or northern slimy salamander
Shell of a Poirieria murex snail
Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Protohippus
A living Rangifer tarandus , or reindeer
Fossilized shells of the sea snail Rissoina
Illustration of a close-up view of a Schizoporella bryozoan ("moss animal")
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
Fossilized teeth of the Paleocene-Miocene sandshark Striatolamia
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
Illustration of a living Trichiurus cutlassfish
A living Turdus migratorius , or American robin
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Zygorhiza