List of the Paleozoic life of West Virginia

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This list of the Paleozoic life of West Virginia contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of West Virginia and are between 541 and 252.17 million years of age.

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  • †Ageleodus
  • Fossilized fronds of the Carboniferous-Early Cretaceous seed fern Alethopteris
    †Alethopteris[1]
    • † – or unidentified comparable form[1]
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    • †Alethopteris decurrens[1]
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    • †Alethopteris gigas[1]
    • †Alethopteris grandini
    • † – or unidentified comparable form[1]
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    • †Alethopteris lonchitica[1]
    • †Alethopteris parva
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    • †Alethopteris serlii[1]
      • †Alethopteris serlii var. americana[1]
      • †Alethopteris serlii var. europaea[1]
    • †Alethopteris sternberg
    • †Alethopteris virginiana[1]
  • †Allenella
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  • †Aneurophyton – or unidentified related form
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  • Fossil of the Carboniferous horsetail relative Annularia
    †Annularia[1]
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    • †Annularia asteris
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    • †Annularia galoides
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    • †Annularia mucronata
    • †Annularia radiata[1]
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    • †Annularia sphenophylloides[1]
    • †Annularia stellata[1]
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  • †Aphlebia[1]
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  • †Archaeopteris
    • †Archaeopteris halliana
    • †Archaeopteris hibernica
    • Life restoration of the Late Devonian-Carboniferous tree Archaeopteris macilenta with insets detailing its anatomy
      †Archaeopteris macilenta
    • †Archaeopteris obusa
    • †Archaeopteris sphenophyllifolia
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  • †Artisia
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  • †Athyris
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  • †Atrypa
    • †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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  • †Aulopora
  • Mold fossil of a shell of the Early Devonian-Late Triassic bivalve Aviculopecten
    †Aviculopecten
    • †Aviculopecten batesvillensis
    • †Aviculopecten crenistriatus – or unidentified comparable form

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  • †Baiera[1]
  • †Barbclabornia
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  • †Barinophyton
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  • †Bassipterus
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  • Fossilized skeleton found in Mercer County; the holotype of the Carboniferous bony fish . Close-up view of the skull at right.
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  • Fossilized stems from the Carboniferous-Permian horsetail relative Calamites
    †Calamites
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    • †Calamites cistii[1]
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    • †Calamites ramosus[1]
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    • †Calamites suckowi[1]
    • †Calamites suckowii
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  • Fossilized fronds of the Carboniferous seed fern Callipteridium
    †Callipteridium
    • †Callipteridium dawsonianum
    • †Callipteridium grandifolium
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    • †Callipteridium oblongifolium
    • †Callipteridium odontopteroides
    • †Callipteridium unitum
  • †Callipteris
    • †Callipteris conferta[1]
    • †Callipteris diabolica
  • †Callixylon
    • †Callixylon erianum
  • †Calymene
  • †Camarotoechia
    • †Camarotoechia andrewsi
    • †Camarotoechia limitare
    • †Camarotoechia litchfieldensis
    • †Camarotoechia tonolowayensis
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  • †Cardiocarpus
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  • †Cardiopteris[1]
  • †Carniodus
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      • †Cheilanthites obtusilobus var. dilatata[1]
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  • †Chonetes
    • †Chonetes novascoticus
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  • †Cordaites[1]
    • †Cordaites borassifolius[1]
    • †Cordaites crassinervis[1]
    • †Cordaites principalis
    • †Cordaites robbii[1]
  • †Cornulites
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  • Life restoration of the Carboniferous four-limbed animal precursor Crassigyrinus
    †Crassigyrinus
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  • †Cyclopteris
    • † – probably the same as Triphyllopteris virginiana[1]
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  • Fossil of the Late Ordovician-Middle Devonian trilobite Dalmanites
    †Dalmanites
    • †Dalmanites limulurus
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  • Life restoration of a swimming group of the Permian amphibian Diploceraspis
    †Diploceraspis
    • †Diploceraspis burkei
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  • †Distomodus
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  • †Ditomopyge
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  • †Donaldina
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  • Fossil of the Silurian-Late Devonian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Drepanopterus
    †Drepanopterus
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  • Life restoration of the Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Edaphosaurus
    †Edaphosaurus
    • †Edaphosaurus colohistion – type locality for species
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  • †Equisetites[1]
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  • †Eucalyptocrinites
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  • Life restoration of Silurian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Eurypterus
    †Eurypterus
  • †Eurytaenia – type locality for genus
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form

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  • Life restoration of the Carboniferous four-limbed animal precursor Greererpeton
    †Greererpeton
    • †Greererpeton burkemorani
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  • †Gyracanthus

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  • †Holopea
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  • Life restoration in multiple views of the Silurian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Hughmilleria
    †Hughmilleria
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  • Restoration of the Carboniferous-Late Triassic club moss relative Lepidodendron. (1911).
    †Lepidodendron[1]
    • †Lepidodendron aculeatum
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    • †Lepidodendron brittsii – or unidentified comparable form[1]
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    • †Lepidodendron dichotomum – or unidentified comparable form[1]
    • †Lepidodendron lanceolatum[1]
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    • †Lepidodendron obovatum[1]
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  • †Lepidophyllum[1]
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  • †Lepidostrobus[1]
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  • †Leptaena
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  • †Limnopus
    • †Limnopus glenshawensis
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  • Shell of the Cambrian-modern brachiopod Lingula
    †Lingula
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  • †Lithostrotion
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  • Fossil in cross section of the Carboniferous seed fern stem Lyginopteris
    †Lyginopteris
    • †Lyginopteris bermudensiformis
    • †Lyginopteris fragilis
    • †Lyginopteris hoeninghausi
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  • †Modiolus
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  • Fossilized shell of the Devonian brachiopod Mucrospirifer
    †Mucrospirifer
    • †Mucrospirifer mucronatus
  • †Murchisonia
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  • †Naiadites
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  • †Nematophyllum[1]
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  • Fronds of the Carboniferous seed fern Neuropteris
    †Neuropteris[1]
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    • †Neuropteris auriculata[1]
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form[1]
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    • †Neuropteris cordata[1]
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    • †Neuropteris fimbriata[1]
    • †Neuropteris flexuosa[1]
    • †Neuropteris gigantea
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    • †Neuropteris heterophylla
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    • †Neuropteris loschii
    • †Neuropteris odontopteroides[1]
    • †Neuropteris ovata[1]
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      • †Neuropteris planchardi var. longifolia[1]
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    • †Neuropteris rarinervis[1]
    • †Neuropteris scheuchzeri[1]
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    • †Neuropteris sternberg
    • †Neuropteris tenuifolia[1]
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  • Life restoration of the Middle-Late Devonian lobe-finned fish Onychodus
    †Onychodus
  • †Orthacanthus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Orthoceras – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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  • † – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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  • †Palaeoxyris[1]
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  • †Parahughmilleria
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  • Fossils of the Late Devonian-Permian fern-like fronds Pecopteris
    †Pecopteris
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    • †Pecopteris arborescens[1]
      • †Pecopteris arborescens var. integripinna[1]
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      • †Pecopteris dentata var. crenata[1]
      • †Pecopteris dentata var. parva[1]
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    • †Pecopteris elliptica[1]
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    • †Pecopteris feminaeformis
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      • †Pecopteris germari var. crassinervis[1]
      • †Pecopteris germari var. cuspidata[1]
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    • †Pecopteris hemitelioides
    • †Pecopteris hemiteloides
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    • †Pecopteris pennaeformis[1]
      • †Pecopteris pennaeformis var. latifolia[1]
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      • †Pecopteris pluckeneti var. constricta[1]
    • †Pecopteris plumosa[1]
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    • †Pecopteris unita[1]
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  • †Periechocrinus
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  • Fossilized tooth of the Carboniferous-Permian shark Petalodus
    †Petalodus
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  • †Phacops
    • †Phacops cristata
  • †Phestia
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  • †Pinna
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  • Fossilized shell of the Silurian-Early Triassic sea snail Platyceras
    †Platyceras
    • †Platyceras gebharti
    • †Platyceras magnificum
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  • †Proterogyrinus
    • †Proterogyrinus scheelei
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  • Life restoration of the Permian reptile Protorothyris
    †Protorothyris – type locality for genus
    • †Protorothyris morani – type locality for species
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  • †Rafinesquina
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  • †Rhipidomella
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  • Shell of a Rhodea land snail
    †Rhodea
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  • †Sagenodus – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Schizodus
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  • †Schizophoria
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  • Fossilized stump of the Carboniferous-Permian club moss relative Sigillaria
    †Sigillaria[1]
    • †Sigillaria approximata[1]
    • †Sigillaria brardii[1]
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form[1]
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    • †Sigillaria ichthyolepis – or unidentified comparable form[1]
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  • †Solenomorpha
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  • Fossilized leaves and branches of the Devonian-Triassic horsetail relative Sphenophyllum
    †Sphenophyllum
    • †Sphenophyllum angustifolium[1]
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    • †Sphenophyllum cornutum
    • †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
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    • †Sphenophyllum emarginatum[1]
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    • †Sphenophyllum longifolium[1]
    • †Sphenophyllum majus[1]
    • †Sphenophyllum oblongifolia
    • †Sphenophyllum oblongifolium[1]
    • †Sphenophyllum subtenerrimmum
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    • †Sphenophyllum tenuifolium[1]
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  • Fossilized foliage of the Late-Devonian-Cretaceous seed fern Sphenopteris
    †Sphenopteris[1]
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    • †Sphenopteris elegans[1]
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    • †Sphenopteris schatzlarensis[1]
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  • Fossilized shell of the Late Ordovician-Late Triassic brachiopod Spirifer
    †Spirifer – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
    • †Spirifer corallinensis
    • †Spirifer keyserensis
    • †Spirifer mackenzicus
    • †Spirifer vanuxemi
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  • Fossil of the Carboniferous-Permian tree-like club moss relative rhizome Stigmaria
    †Stigmaria
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  • Life restoration of the Permian amphibian Zatrachys
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Uncited inclusions[]

Uncited inclusions can be attributed to:

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