List of the Cenozoic life of Delaware
This list of the Cenozoic life of Delaware contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Delaware and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
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- †Amphicyon
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon- †
- Anadara
- †Anchitheriomys
- †Anchitherium
- Anomia
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- †Archaeohippus
- † – or unidentified comparable form
- Argopecten
- Astarte
Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve- †
- Astyris
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- Barnea
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- Busycon
- †Busycon perversum
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- Busycotypus
Living Busycotypus whelk sea snails
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- Cadulus
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- Caecum
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- Calliostoma
A living Calliostoma top sea snail- †
- Calyptraea
- Cancellaria
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- Carcharhinus
- †Carcharhinus brachyurus
- †Carcharhinus limbatus
- †Carcharhinus perezii
- Carcharodon
- †Carcharodon hastalis
Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis, or broad-toothed mako - †
- Carditamera
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- †Carinorbis
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- Caryocorbula
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- Cerastoderma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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- †Chesapecten
Fossilized shells of the Miocene-Pleistocene scallop Chesapecten- †
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- †Chrysodomus
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- Clementia
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- Corbula
Shell of a Corbula basket clam- †
- Crassostrea
- †Crassostrea virginica
- Crepidula
- Crocodylus
- Crucibulum
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- Cyclocardia
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- Cymatosyrinx
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- Cymia
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- †Cynelos
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos
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- Diastoma
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- Dinocardium
- Diodora
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- Donax
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- Dosinia
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- †Ecphora
Illustration of a fossilized shell of the Eocene-Pliocene murex sea snail Ecphora- †
- Ensis
- †Ensis directus
- Epitonium
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- Euspira
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G[]
- Galeocerdo
A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark- †Galeocerdo aduncus
- †Galeocerdo contortus
- Gavia
- Gemma
- †Gemma gemma
- Geochelone
- Geukensia
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
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- Hemipristis
- †Hemipristis serra
Fossilized teeth of the Miocene weasel shark Hemipristis serra
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- Ilyanassa
- †Inodrillia
- Isognomon
- Isurus
- †Isurus oxyrinchus
A living Isurus oxyrinchus, or shortfin mako shark
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- Kinosternon
A living Kinosternon, or mud turtle
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- †Leptophoca
- †Leptophoca lenis
- Leucosyrinx
- Lirophora
- Littorina
- Lunatia
A living Lunatia moon sea snail- †
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- Macoma
Interior and exterior of a shell of a Macoma tellin- †Macoma balthica
- Macrocallista
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- Mactra – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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- Martesia
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- Melanella
Shells in differing orientations of the parasitic sea snail Melanella- †
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- Mercenaria
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- †Mercenaria mercenaria
- †Metatomarctus
- †Metatomarctus canavus – or unidentified comparable form
- Metula
- Modiolus
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- †Monosaulax
- Morus
- † – or unidentified comparable form
- Mulinia
- Murexiella
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- †Mya
- †Mya arenaria
A modern Mya arenaria, or soft-shell clam - †
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- Mytilopsis
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- Mytilus
- †Mytilus edulis
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- Nassarius
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- †Nassarius vibex
- Neverita
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- Notorynchus
Illustration of a living Notorynchus cow shark - Nucula
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- Nuculana
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O[]
- Oliva
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- Ophisaurus
A living Ophisaurus, or glass lizard
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- Panopea
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- †Paracynarctus
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- †Parahippus
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- Pecten
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- Periploma
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- Petricola
- †Petricola pholadiformis
- †Phocageneus
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- Pholas
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- † – or unidentified comparable form
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- Polystira
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- † – type locality for species
- †Ptychosalpinx
R[]
- Rhincodon
A living Rhincodon, or whale shark
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- Scaphella
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- †Schizodelphis
Fossilized skull of the Miocene toothed whale Schizodelphis- †
- Seila
- Semele
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- Serpulorbis
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- Sinum
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- Siphonalia
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- †Squalodon
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon- †Squalodon calvertensis
- Squalus
- Squatina
- Stewartia
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- Strigilla
- † – or unidentified comparable form
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- Tagelus
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- Tegula
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- Teinostoma
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- Terebra
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- Trigonostoma
Shell of a Trigonostoma nutmeg sea snail- †
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- Trochita
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- Turritella
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- †Tylocephalonyx – or unidentified comparable form
- Typhis
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- Uca
- †Uca pugnax
A living Uca pugnax, or Atlantic marsh fiddler crab
- Urosalpinx
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References[]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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