List of the prehistoric life of Maine

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

Precambrian[]

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Maine.

Paleozoic[]

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  Fossils of the Ordovician-Silurian trilobite Ampyx.
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• †Annamitella – tentative report
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• †Atrypa
  • †Atrypa reticularis
• †Barinophyton
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• †Cardiola
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• †Dolerorthis
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  Fossilized foliage from the Early-Late Devonian club moss relative Drepanophycus
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• †Eohostimella – type locality for genus
  • †Eohostimella heathana – type locality for species
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• †Geragnostus
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• †Hibbertia – tentative report
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  Fossil of the Middle Ordovician trilobite Illaenus
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• †Leptaena
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• †Michelia
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  Fossils of the Early Devonian graptolite Monograptus
  †Monograptus
  • †Monograptus bohemicus
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  • †Monograptus crinitus
  • †Monograptus dubius
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  • †Monograptus nilssoni
  • †Monograptus scanicus
  • †Monograptus tumescens
  • †Monograptus varians
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• †Nicholsonella
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• †Pentamerus – tentative report
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  Life restoration of Pertica.
  †Pertica – type locality for genus
  • †Pertica quadrifaria – type locality for species
• †Platyceras
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• †Platystrophia
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• †Plectodonta
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  Life restoration with a conifer-like body plan of the Silurian-Late Devonian tree-like probable fungus Prototaxites. John William Dawson (1888).
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• †Psilophyton
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  • †Psilophyton princeps
• †Raymondaspis
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• †Sawdonia
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• †Sphaerochitina
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• †Taeniocrada
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• †Thursophyton
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Mesozoic[]

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Maine.

Cenozoic[]

This list of the Cenozoic life of Maine contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Maine and are from 66 million years of age to geologically recent.

• Astarte
  • †Astarte borealis
  • †Astarte castanea
  • †Astarte elliptica
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  A living Bison
  Bison
• Buccinum
  • †Buccinum cyaneum
  • †Buccinum glaciale
  • †Buccinum polare
  • †Buccinum scalariforme
  • †Buccinum undatum
• Chlamys
  • †Chlamys islandica
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• Colus
  • †Colus stimpsoni
• Cryptonatica
  • †Cryptonatica affinis
• Ennucula
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• Ensis
  • †Ensis directus
• Erignathus
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    A living Erignathus barbatus, or bearded seal
    †Erignathus barbatus
• Euspira
  • †Euspira pallida
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• Hiatella
  • †Hiatella arctica
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• Lyonsia
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• Macoma
  • †Macoma balthica
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  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Mammuthus, or mammoth
  †Mammuthus
• Margarites
  • †Margarites striatus
• Mesodesma
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• Musculus
  • †Musculus discors
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  • †Musculus niger
• †Mya
  • †Mya arenaria
  • †Mya truncata
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  Shells washed ashore of Mytilus mussels
  Mytilus
  • †Mytilus edulis
• Neptunea
  • †Neptunea despecta
  • †Neptunea lyrata
• Nucella
  • †Nucella lapillus
• Nucula
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  • †Nucula proxima
• Nuculana
  • †Nuculana pernula
  • †Nuculana tenuisulcata
• Odobenus
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    A living Odobenus rosmarus, or walrus
    †Odobenus rosmarus
• Pagophilus
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• Pandora
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• Placopecten
  • †Placopecten magellanicus
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• Puncturella
  • †Puncturella noachina
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• Serripes
  • †Serripes groenlandicus
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• Tectonatica
  • †Tectonatica pusilla
• Thracia
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• Thyasira
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  Living Uria, also known as murres of guillemots
  Uria
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• Yoldia
  • †Yoldia myalis
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References[]

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