List of the prehistoric life of Delaware
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This list of the prehistoric life of Delaware contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Delaware.
Precambrian-Paleozoic[]
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian or Paleozoic fossils in Delaware.
Mesozoic[]
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Delaware[]
- †Acteon
- †Aenona – tentative report
- †Agerostrea
- †Ampullina
- †Anaklinoceras
- †Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
- †Apsopelix
Fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Apsopelix- †Apsopelix anglicus
- †Arca
- Architectonica – or unidentified comparable form
- Arrhoges
- Astarte – tentative report
- †Avellana
- †Baculites
- †Baculites haresi
- †Baculites ovatus
- Barbatia
- †Belemnitella
Fossilized guard of the Late Cretaceous belemnoid cephalopod Belemnitella- †Belemnitella americana
- Bernaya
- †Bonnerichthys
- †Bulla
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- †Caestocorbula crassiplica
- †Calliomphalus
- †Calliomphalus americanus – tentative report
- †Calliomphalus nudus
- Capulus
- †Caveola
- Cerithium
- Clavagella
- †Clidastes – or unidentified comparable form
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaurid Clidastes - Cliona
- †Coelosaurus
- Corbula
- †Crenella
- †Crenella serica
- †Cretolamna
- †Cretolamna appendiculata
- Cucullaea
- Cuspidaria
- †Cuspidaria grandis
- Cylichna
- †Cymella
- †Dentalium
- †Didymoceras
- †Didymoceras binodosum
- †Didymoceras cheyennense
- †Didymoceras platycostatum
- †Didymoceras stevensoni
- †Dryptosaurus
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous primitive tyrannosaur Dryptosaurus - †Ecphora – tentative report
- Emarginula
- †Enchodus
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exiteloceras
- †Exogyra
- †Exogyra cancellata
- †Exogyra costata
- †Exogyra ponderosa
- Gastrochaena
- †Gegania
- Ginglymostoma
- †Globidens
Illustration of a reconstructed skull of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Globidens- †Globidens alabamensis
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Halisaurus
- †Halisaurus platyspondylus
- †Hamulus
- Haustator – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hoploscaphites
- †Hybodus
- †Inoceramus
- †Ischyodus
- †Ischyodus bifurcatus
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Ischyrhiza avonicola – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ischyrhiza mira
- †Jeletzkytes
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Jeletzkytes - Lepisosteus – or unidentified comparable form
- Lima
- †Linearis
- †Lingula – tentative report
- †Lissodus
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
- †Lopha falcata
- †Lucina
- Martesia
- †Mathilda
- †Menuites
- †Morea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neithea
- †Neithea quinquecostata
- Nucula
- †Nucula percrassa
- Odontaspis
A living Odontaspis sand shark - †Ornithomimus
- Ostrea
- †Pachydiscus
- †Pachymelania
- Panopea
- †Paralbula
- † Paranomia
- Patella
- †Pecten
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya occidentalis
- Pholas – tentative report
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- Plicatula
- †Pseudocorax
- †Pteranodon – tentative report
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous pterosaur Pteranodon - †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
- †Ptychotrygon
- Pycnodonte
- †Pycnodonte mutabilis
- Rhinobatos
- †Rhombodus
- Ringicula
- †Sargana
- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Scapanorhynchus texanus
- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites hippocrepis
- †Sclerorhynchus
- Serpula
- Spondylus
- Squalicorax
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax- †Squalicorax falcatus
- †Squalicorax kaupi
- †Squalicorax pristodontus
- Squatina
- †Stephanodus
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- †Toxochelys
- Trachycardium
- †Trachycardium eufaulensis
- †Trigonia
- Trionyx
- Turritella
- †Turritella tippana
- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
- †Tylosaurus
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Tylosaurus - Tympanotonos – or unidentified comparable form
- Xenophora
- †Xiphactinus
Cenozoic[]
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Delaware[]
- †Amphicyon
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon - Anadara
- †Anchitheriomys
- †Anchitherium
- Anomia
- †Archaeohippus
- Argopecten
- †Argopecten irradians
- Astarte
Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve - Astyris
- Barnea
- Busycon
- †Busycon perversum
- Busycotypus
- †Busycotypus canaliculatus
- Cadulus
- Caecum
- Calliostoma
- Calyptraea
- Cancellaria
- Carcharhinus
- †Carcharhinus brachyurus
- †Carcharhinus limbatus
- †Carcharhinus perezii
- Carcharodon
- †Carcharodon hastalis
Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis, or broad-toothed mako
- Carditamera
- Cerastoderma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Chesapecten
- †Chrysodomus
- Clementia
- Corbula
- Crassostrea
- †Crassostrea virginica
- Crepidula
- †Crepidula fornicata
- †Crepidula plana
- Crocodylus
- Crucibulum
- Cyclocardia
- Cymatosyrinx
- Cymia
- †Cynelos
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos - Diastoma
- Dinocardium
- Diodora
- Donax
- Dosinia
- †Ecphora
- Ensis
- †Ensis directus
- Epitonium
- Euspira
- Ficus
- Galeocerdo
A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark- †Galeocerdo aduncus
- †Galeocerdo contortus
- Gavia
- Gemma
- †Gemma gemma
- Geochelone
- Geukensia
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- Hemipristis
- †Hemipristis serra
Fossilized teeth of the Miocene weasel shark Hemipristis serra
- Ilyanassa
- †Inodrillia
- Isognomon
- Isurus
- †Isurus oxyrinchus
- Kinosternon
- †Leptophoca
- †Leptophoca lenis
- Leucosyrinx
- Littorina
- Lunatia
A living Lunatia moon sea snail - Macoma
- †Macoma balthica
- Macrocallista
- Mactra – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Martesia
- Melanella
- Mercenaria
- †Mercenaria mercenaria
- †Metatomarctus
- Metula
- Modiolus
Fossilized shell of a Modiolus, or horsemussel - †Monosaulax
- Morus
- Mulinia
- Murexiella
- †Mya
- †Mya arenaria
- Mytilopsis
- Mytilus
- †Mytilus edulis
- Nassarius
- †Nassarius vibex
- Neverita
- Notorynchus
- Nucula
- Oliva
- Ophisaurus
- Panopea
- †Paracynarctus
- †Parahippus
- Pecten
- Petricola
- †Petricola pholadiformis
- †Phocageneus
- Pholas
- Polystira
- †Ptychosalpinx
- Rhincodon
- Scaphella
- †Schizodelphis
Fossilized skull of the Miocene toothed whale Schizodelphis - Seila
- Semele
- Serpulorbis
- Sinum
- Siphonalia
- †Squalodon
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon- †Squalodon calvertensis
- Squalus
- Squatina
- Stewartia
- Tagelus
- Tegula
- Teinostoma
- Terebra
- Trigonostoma
- Trochita
- Turritella
- †Tylocephalonyx – or unidentified comparable form
- Typhis
- Uca
- †Uca pugnax
A living Uca pugnax, or Atlantic marsh fiddler crab
- Urosalpinx
- Yoldia
See also[]
- Geology of Delaware
References[]
External links[]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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- Paleontology in Delaware
- Lists of prehistoric life in the United States