List of the prehistoric life of Hawaii

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

Precambrian-Mesozoic

The oldest of the Hawaiian islands is a little more than 5 million years old,[1] and the Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian, Paleozoic, or Mesozoic fossils in Hawaii.

Cenozoic

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

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

  • Living Galaxea stony coral
    †Galaxea
    • †Galaxea haligena – or unidentified comparable form
  • Gardineroseris
    • †Gardineroseris planulata
  • Gastrochaena
    • †Gastrochaena hawaiensis
  • Globulina
  • †Grallistrix
    • †Grallistrix geleches – type locality for species
    • †Grallistrix orion – type locality for species
  • Gutturinium
    • †Gutturinium muricinum
  • Gypsina

H

I

L

M

N

O

  • Oliva
    • †Oliva sandwicensis
  • Shell of an Ostrea, or oyster
    Ostrea
    • †Ostrea kamehameha
    • †Ostrea retusa
    • †Ostrea sandvichensis
    • †Ostrea thaanumi
  • †Oxyrhina

P

Q

R

S

T

V

X

  • Xenoturris
    • †Xenoturris gemmuloides – or unidentified comparable form

Z

  • Shell in multiple views of a Zebina sea snail
    Zebina
    • †Zebina affinis

References

  1. ^ "Evolution of Hawaiian Volcanoes". USGS Site. USGS. September 8, 1995. Retrieved November 16, 2018.