List of the Mesozoic life of New Jersey
This list of the Mesozoic life of New Jersey contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of New Jersey and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.
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- Acipenser
- Acteon
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- †Adocus beatus – type locality for species
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- †Aenona
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- †Agerostrea
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- †Agraylea
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- †Allognathosuchus – or unidentified related form
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- Amauropsis
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- Amia
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- †Amyda
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- †Anatalavis
- †Anatalavis rex – type locality for species
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- †Anchisauripus
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- †Anchisauripus tuberosus
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- †Ankylosaurus
- †Anomia
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- †Anomoeodus
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- †Anomoepus
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- †Apatopus
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- †Arambourgiania – or unidentified comparable form
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- Arca
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- †Archichrysotus
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- †Argoides
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- Astarte
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- Astrangia
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- Atractosteus
- †Atreipus
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- Attagenus
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- †Avellana
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- †Axonoceras
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B[]
- †Baculites
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- †Baculites haresi
- †Baculites ovatus
- †Baculites scotti – tentative report
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- †Baikuris
- †Baikuris casei – type locality for species
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- Barbatia
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- †Belemnitella
- †Belemnitella americana
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- Bernaya
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- †Bothremys
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- †Bottosaurus
- †Bottosaurus harlani – type locality for species
- Botula
- †Botula ripleyana
- Brachaelurus
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- †Brachychampsa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Brachychirotherium
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- †Brontozoum
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- †Brownimecia – type locality for genus
- †Brownimecia clavata – type locality for species
C[]
- Caestocorbula
- †Caestocorbula crassaplica
- †Caestocorbula crassiplica
- †Caestocorbula percompressa
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- Callianassa
- †Callianassa mortoni
- †Calliomphalus
- †Calliomphalus americanus
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- Cardita
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- †Carios
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- †Catopygus
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- †Ceratodus
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- Cerithium
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- †Chedighaii
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- Cheilotrichia
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- †Chelone
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- Chiloscyllium
- †Chirotherium
- †Chirotherium lulli – type locality for species
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- Chlamys
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- †Cimoliasaurus
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- †Cimolomys – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cimolomys clarki
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- †Cirroceras
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- Clavagella
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- †Clidastes
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- Cliona
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- †Coelosaurus
- †Coelosaurus antiquus – type locality for species
- †Coelurosaurichnus
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- Corbula
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- †Corsochelys
- Crassatella
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- Crassostrea
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- †Crenella
- †Crenella elegantula
- †Crenella serica
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- †Cretodus
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- †Cretolamna
- †Cretolamna appendiculata
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- †Cretomicrophorus
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- †Cretoxyrhina
- †Cretoxyrhina mantelli
- †Crocodilus
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- Ctena
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- Ctenoides
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- Cucullaea
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- †Cucullaea capax
- †Cucullaea littlei
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- Culicoides
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- Cuspidaria
- †Cuspidaria jerseyensis
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- †Cylindracanthus
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- †Cymella
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- Cyzicus – or unidentified comparable form
D[]
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- Dasyatis
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- †Deinosuchus
- †Deinosuchus rugosus
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- †Dentalium
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- †Dentalium leve
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- †Didelphodon – or unidentified comparable form
- †Didymoceras
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- †Diplocynodon
- †Diplurus – or unidentified comparable form
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- †Discoscaphites
- †Discoscaphites conradi
- †Discoscaphites gulosus
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- Dohrniphora
- †Dolicholatirus
- Dosinia
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- †Dryptosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Dryptosaurus aquilunguis – type locality for species
- †Dziedzickia
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E[]
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- †Ectrepesthoneura
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- Edaphodon
- †Edmontosaurus
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- †Elasmosaurus
- †Elasmosaurus orientalis – type locality for species
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- †Enchodus
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- †Enchodus gladiolus
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- †Epitonium
- †Epitonium sillimani
- †Erquelinnesia
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- †Euspira
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- †Eutrephoceras
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- †Exogyra
- †Exogyra cancellata
- †Exogyra costata
- †Exogyra ponderosa
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F[]
G[]
- †Gegania
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- †Gervillia
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- Ginglymostoma
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- Glossus
- Glycimeris
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- Glycymeris
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- †Glycymeris rotundata
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- †Gonyaulax
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- † – or unidentified comparable form
- †Graculavus – type locality for genus
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- †Grallator
- †Grallator cursorius
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- †Grimaldiella – type locality for genus
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- †Gryphaea
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- †Gwyneddichnium
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H[]
- †Hadrosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Hadrosaurus cavatus – type locality for species
- †Hadrosaurus foulkii – type locality for species
- †Hadrosaurus minor – type locality for species
- †Halisaurus
- †Halisaurus platyspondylus
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- Hemiscyllium
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- Heterodontus
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- †Hoploparia
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- †Hoploscaphites
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- †Hybodus
- †Hyposaurus
- †Hyposaurus rogersii – type locality for species
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- †Hypsibema
- †Hypsibema crassicauda
- †Hypsognathus – type locality for genus
- †Hypsognathus fenneri – type locality for species
- †Hypuronector – type locality for genus
- †Hypuronector limnaios – type locality for species
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I[]
- †Icarosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Icarosaurus siefkeri – type locality for species
- †
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- †Inoceramus
- †Inoceramus proximus
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- †Ischyodus
- †Ischyodus bifurcatus
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Ischyrhiza mira
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J[]
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- †
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- †Jeletzkytes
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- †Jeletzkytes nodosus – or unidentified comparable form
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- † – type locality for species
- † ��� type locality for genus
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- †Jerseyempheria – type locality for genus
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K[]
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- †Kouphichnium
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L[]
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- †
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- †Laornis – type locality for genus
- †Laornis edvardsianus – type locality for species
- Laternula
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- †Leidyosuchus
- Leptoconops
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- †Liassocupes
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- Lima
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- Limatula
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- †Limonia
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- Limopsis
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- †Linearis
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- Linuparus
- †Liodon
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- †Lissodus
- Lithophaga
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- Lopha
- †Lopha falcata
- †Lopha mesenterica
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- Lunatia
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M[]
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- † – or unidentified comparable form
-
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- †Megalocoelacanthus
- †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei
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- †Menuites
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- †Metoicoceras
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- †Metopina
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- †
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- †Milnesium
- †Milnesium swolenskyi – type locality for species
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- †Modiolus
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- †Modiolus sedesclaris
- †Modiolus sedesclarus
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- †Morea
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- †Mosasaurus
- †Mosasaurus conodon – type locality for species
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- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- †Mytilus – tentative report
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N[]
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- †
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- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- †
- † – type locality for species
- †Neithea
- †Neithea quinquecostata
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- †Nemocardium
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- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- †Nostoceras
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- Nucula
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- †Nucula camia
- †Nucula cuneifrons
- †Nucula percrassa
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- Nuculana
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O[]
- †Odaxosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- Odontaspis
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- Oecobius – tentative report
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- – or unidentified comparable form
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- † – type locality for species
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- †Ophiomorpha
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- Orchestina
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- †Osteopygis – type locality for genus
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- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- Ostrea
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- †Oxyrhina
- †Oxyrhina desorii
P[]
- †Pachydiscus
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- Pagurus
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- †
- † – type locality for species
- †
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †Palaeoniscus
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- †Palaeopagurus – tentative report
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- †Palaeotringa – type locality for genus
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- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
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- Panopea
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- †Paracupes
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- † – tentative report
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- †Paralbula
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- †Parrisia – type locality for genus
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- †
- † – type locality for species
- †Pecten
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- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
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- †Peritresius
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- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- Phacoides
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- †Phloeocharis
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- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya occidentalis
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- Pholas
- †Phylocentropus – type locality for genus
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- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- †
- †
- † – type locality for species
- †
- † – type locality for species
- †Pinna
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- †
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- †Placenticeras
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- † – tentative report
- †Plagiostoma
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- † – or unidentified comparable form
- †
- † – type locality for species
- †Plesiosaurus
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- †
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- Plicatula
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- †Plioplatecarpus
- †Plioplatecarpus depressus – type locality for species
- †Plumalexius – type locality for genus
- †Plumalexius rasnitsyni – type locality for species
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- Polinices
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- †
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †
- †
- †
- †
- †
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- †Pristis
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- †
- †Procolpochelys
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- †Prognathodon
- †Prognathodon rapax – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †Protalphadon
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- † – type locality for species
- †
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- †
- †Protocardia
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- †
- †
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †Pseudocorax
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- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †
- † – or unidentified comparable form
- †
- †
- †
- †
- †
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †Pteria
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- †
- †
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
- †Pterotrigonia cerulea
- †Pterotrigonia eufalensis
- †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
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- †Ptychotrygon
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- Pycnodonte
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- †Pycnodonte mutabilis
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- †Pycnodonte vesicularis
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R[]
- †
- †
- †
- †
- Rangia – tentative report
- †
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †
- † – or unidentified comparable form
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- †
- † – type locality for species
- Rhinobatos
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- †Rhombodus
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- †
- †Rhynchosauroides
- †
- † – type locality for species
- Ringicula
- †Ringicula clarki
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- †
- †
- †
- †
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- †Rutiodon
- †Rutiodon carolinensis
- † – type locality for species
S[]
- †
- † – type locality for species
- †
- †Sauropus
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Scapanorhynchus texanus
- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites hippocrepis
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- †
- †
- †
- †Sclerorhynchus
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- †Scoyenia
- Segestria – tentative report
- †Semionotus
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- †
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- Serpula
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- †Serratolamna
- †Serratolamna serrata
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †
- †
- †
- †Spathopria – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †
- † – or unidentified comparable form
- †
- †
- †Sphecomyrma – type locality for genus
- †Sphecomyrma freyi – type locality for species
- †Sphecomyrma mesaki – type locality for species
- †Sphenodiscus
- †Sphenodiscus lobatus
- Spondylus
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- †
- Squalicorax
- †Squalicorax kaupi
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- †Squalicorax pristodontus
- Squatina
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- †
- †Stegobium
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- †Stegomus
- †
- †
- † – type locality for species
- †
- †Stephanodus
- †Steropoides
- †
- †Stilobezzia
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- Striarca
- †
- †
- †
- †
- †Symmorphus – tentative report
- † – type locality for species
- †
- †
- †
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †
- †
- †
- †
- † – or unidentified comparable form
T[]
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- †Tanytrachelos
- †Tanytrachelos ahynis
- †Taphrosaurus
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- †Taphrosphys
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- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- Tellina
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- †Telmatornis – type locality for genus
- †Telmatornis priscus – type locality for species
- Tenagodus
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- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †
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- †Thoracosaurus
- † – type locality for species
- †Thoracosaurus neocesariensis – type locality for species
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- †Tomodon – type locality for genus
- †Tomodon horrificus – type locality for species
- Trachycardium
- †Trachycardium eufaulensis
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- † – or unidentified comparable form
- †
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- † – or unidentified comparable form
- † – type locality for species
- †
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- †Trigonia
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- Trionyx
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- Trochocyathus
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- Turbinella
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- Turbonilla
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- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for species
- Turritella
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- †Turritella bilira
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- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
- †Turseodus
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- † – or unidentified comparable form
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V[]
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- † – type locality for genus
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- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †
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- †Volviceramus
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- Vulsella – or unidentified comparable form
- †
W[]
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †Wormaldia
- † – type locality for species
X[]
- Xanthosia
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- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- † – type locality for genus
- † – type locality for species
- †Xiphactinus
- †Xiphactinus audax
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References[]
- ^ a b Brian A. Atkinson; Camila Martínez; William L. Crepet (2019). "Cretaceous asterid evolution: fruits of Eydeia jerseyensis sp. nov. (Cornales) from the upper Turonian of eastern North America". Annals of Botany. 123 (3): 451–460. doi:10.1093/aob/mcy170. PMC 6377102. PMID 30212854.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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