List of the prehistoric life of Connecticut

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

Precambrian-Paleozoic[]

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian or Paleozoic fossils in Connecticut.

Mesozoic[]

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• †Anchisauripus
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  • †Anchisauripus tuberosus
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  Restoration of the Early Jurassic sauropodomorph dinosaur Anchisaurus
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  • †Anchisaurus polyzelus – type locality for species
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• †Anomoepus
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• †Argoides
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• †Baiera
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• †Belodon
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• †Brontozoum
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• †Coelophysis
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• †Corvipes
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• †Erpetosuchus
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  Fossil Eubrontes tracks. Eubrontes is the Connecticut state fossil.
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  • †Eubrontes giganteus
• †Gigandipus
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• †Grallator
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  • †Grallator cursorius
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  Life restoration of Hypsognathus.
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  • †Hypsognathus fenneri
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• †Ornithoidichnites
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  Fossil from Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum of the Late Triassic-Middle Jurassic sauropodomorph dinosaur footprint ichnogenus Otozoum
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  • †Otozoum moodii
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• †Platypterna
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• †Plectropus
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• †Plesiornis
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  Fossilized skeleton of the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic bony fish Semionotus
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• †Sillimanius
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• †Stegomus – type locality for genus
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• †Steropoides
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• †Trihamus
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Cenozoic[]

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Cenozoic fossils in Connecticut.

References[]

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)