This list of the prehistoric life of Alaska contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose
fossilized remains have been
reported from
within the US state of
Alaska.
Precambrian
The
Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alaska.
This list of the Mesozoic life of Alaska contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose
fossilized remains have been reported from
within the US state of
Alaska and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous dome-headed dinosaur Alaskacephale and inset diagram depicting it with an anachronistic human to scale †Alaskacephale – type locality for genus
This list of the Cenozoic life of Alaska contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose
fossilized remains have been reported from
within the US state of
Alaska and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
Mummified specimen found in Alaska of the Pleistocene-Holocene Bison priscus, or steppe bison. This specimen, known as "Blue Babe" after the blue ox of
Paul Bunyan folklore, derives its unusual coloration from a chemical reaction between the
phosphorus in its skin and
iron in the surrounding soil to produce a coating of
vivianite. †Bison priscus
This list of the prehistoric life of Alaska contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose
fossilized remains have been
reported from
within the US state of
Alaska.
Precambrian
The
Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alaska.
This list of the Mesozoic life of Alaska contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose
fossilized remains have been reported from
within the US state of
Alaska and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous dome-headed dinosaur Alaskacephale and inset diagram depicting it with an anachronistic human to scale †Alaskacephale – type locality for genus
This list of the Cenozoic life of Alaska contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose
fossilized remains have been reported from
within the US state of
Alaska and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
Mummified specimen found in Alaska of the Pleistocene-Holocene Bison priscus, or steppe bison. This specimen, known as "Blue Babe" after the blue ox of
Paul Bunyan folklore, derives its unusual coloration from a chemical reaction between the
phosphorus in its skin and
iron in the surrounding soil to produce a coating of
vivianite. †Bison priscus