List of the prehistoric life of New York (state)

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

Precambrian[]

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

Paleozoic[]

Selected Paleozoic taxa of New York[]

• †Acanthoclymenia
• †Acanthodus
• †Achatella
• 

  Illustration of fossils of the Cambrian trilobite Acidiscus
  †Acidiscus
• †Acimetopus
• †Acodus
• †Actinoceras
• †Actinophyllum
• †Acutiramus
• †Agoniatites
• †Agraulos
• †Allotrioceras
• †Amorphognathus
• †Amplexopora
• †Amplexus
• †Analox
• †Anchiopsis
• †Aneurophyton
• †Aphetoceras
• †Aphyllopteris
• 

  Life restoration of the Late Devonian-Carboniferous tree Archaeopteris with insets detailing its anatomy
  †Archaeopteris
  • †Archaeopteris halliana
  • †Archaeopteris hibernica
  • †Archaeopteris macilenta
  • †Archaeopteris obtusa
  • †Archaeopteris sphenophyllifolia
• †Arctinurus
• Argyrotheca
• †Asaphus
• †Athyris
  • †Athyris spiriferoides
• †Atops
• †Atrypa
  • †Atrypa reticularis
• †Attercopus
  • †Attercopus fimbriunguis
  • †Attercopus fimbriungus
• †Aulatornoceras
• †Aulopora
  • †Aulopora microbuccinata
• †Aviculopecten
• †Bactrotheca – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• †Baltoceras
• †Barinophyton
• †Barrandeoceras
• †Bassleroceras
• †Bathydiscus
• †Bathyuriscus
• 

  Fossil of the Middle Devonian trilobite Bellacartwrightia
  †Bellacartwrightia
• †Bellerophon
• †Bembexia
• †Benthamaspis
• † Bertiella
• †Bolbocephalus
• †Bolboparia
• †Bolboporites
• †Botsfordia
• †Bowmania
• †Brachyopterus
• †Buffalopterus
• †Bumastus
  • †Bumastus ioxus
• †Bunaia
• †Callixylon
  • †Callixylon erianum
• †Calymene
  • †Calymene niagarensis
• †Calymenella
• †Calyptaulax
• †Camarotoechia
  • †Camarotoechia billingsi
  • †Camarotoechia litchfieldensis
  • †Camarotoechia neglecta
  • †Camarotoechia tethys
• †Cameroceras
• †Campbelloceras
• †Caninia
• 

  Fossil of the Silurian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Carcinosoma
  †Carcinosoma
• †Cardiograptus
• †Carniodus
• †Carolinites
• †Cartersoceras
• †Cassinoceras
• †
• †Ceramopora
  • †Ceramopora imbricata
• †Ceratiocaris
• †Ceratocephala
• †Ceraurinella
• †Ceraurus
• †Chancelloria
• †Chasmatopora
• †Chazyoceras
• †Cheiloceras
• †Cheirurus
• †Chondrites
• †Chonetes
  • †Chonetes ensicosta
• †Christiania
• 

  Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Ordovician brachiopod Cincinnetina
  †Cincinnetina
  • †Cincinnetina multisecta
• †Cladochonus
• †Clarkeipterus
• †Clarkoceras
• †Climacograptus
• †Clitendoceras
• †
• †Coenites
• †Columnaria
• †Conocardium
• †Conotheca
• 

  Life restoration of the Silurian-Early Devonian primitive land plant Cooksonia
  †Cooksonia
• †Coolinia
• †Cordylodus
• †Cornulites
  • †Cornulites flexuosus
• †Cornuproetus
• †Cotteroceras
• Crania
• Craniella
• †Craniops
• †Crassotornoceras
• †Crinoid
• †Ctenopterus
• †Curtoceras
• †Cybele
• †Cyclonema
• †Cyphaspis
• †Cypricardinia
  • †Cypricardinia indenta
• †Cyrtobaltoceras
• 

  Restoration of the Cambrian-Middle Devonian nautiloid cephalopod Cyrtoceras
  †Cyrtoceras
• †Cyrtolites
• †Cyrtospirifer
  • †Cyrtospirifer hornellensis
  • †Cyrtospirifer whitneyi
• †Dadoxylon
• †Dakeoceras
• †Dalmanites
  • †Dalmanites limulurus
• †Dalmanitina
• †Daonella
• †Decadocrinus
• †Deiphon
• †Dicoelosia
• †Dictyonema
• 

  Fossil of the Middle Ordovician graptolite Didymograptus
  †Didymograptus
• †Dikelocephalus
• †Dimerocrinites
• †Dipleura
• †Diplograptus
• Discina
• †Discinella
• †Discosorus
• †Distomodus
  • †Distomodus staurognathoides
• 

  Life restoration of the Silurian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Dolichopterus
  †Dolichopterus
• †Dracochela – type locality for genus
  • †Dracochela deprehendor – type locality for species
• †Drepanophycus
  • †Drepanophycus spinaeformis
• †Eatonia
• †Ecdyceras
• †Ectenolites
• † – tentative report
• †Eldredgeops
  • †Eldredgeops rana
• †Ellesmeroceras
• †Elliptocephala
• †Emmonsia
• †Encrinurus
• 

  Fossilized shells and restored appearances of the Middle-Late Ordovician nautiloid cephalopod Endoceras
  †Endoceras
• †Eoagnostus
• †Eoarthropleura – type locality for genus
• †Eodictyonella
• †Eospermatopteris
• †Eospirifer
  • †Eospirifer radiatus
• †Eotripteroceras
• †Eremoceras
• †Erettopterus
• †Erieopterus
• †Erratencrinurus
• †Eucalyptocrinites
  • †Eucalyptocrinites caelatus
• †Euomphalus
• 

  Life restoration of Silurian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Eurypterus
  †Eurypterus
  • †Eurypterus dekayi
  • †Eurypterus pittsfordensis
  • †Eurypterus remipes
• †Favosites
  • †Favosites biloculi
  • †Favosites emmonsi
  • †Favosites hisingeri
  • †Favosites limitaris
  • †Favosites niagarensis
  • †Favosites turbinatus
• †Fenestella
• †Fletcheria
• †Flexicalymene
  • †Flexicalymene senaria
• †Fordilla
• †Geisonoceras
• †Gilbertsocrinus
• †Glenisteroceras
• †Glyptocrinus
• †Goldringia
• †Gomphoceras
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Late Devonian-Late Triassic ammonoid cephalopod Goniatites
  †Goniatites
• †Gonioceras
• †Goniograptus
• †Greenops
• †Grinnellaspis
• †Gyroceras
• †Halkieria
• †Hallipterus
• †Halloceras
• †Hallopora
  • †Hallopora elegantula
• †Halysites
  • †Halysites catenularia
• †Hardieopterus
• †Helcionella
• †Heliomeroides
• 

  Fossil of the Middle Devonian horn coral Heliophyllum
  †Heliophyllum
  • †Heliophyllum halli
• †Hemiaspis
• †Hemirhodon
• †Hepaticites
• †Hercynella
• †Hertzina
• †Hexameroceras
• †Hibbertia
• †Hindia
• †Holopea
• 

  Fossil of the Late Ordovician-Middle Devonian Homalonotus
  †Homalonotus
• †Hostinella
• †Hughmilleria
• †Hungerfordia
• †Hyolithellus
• †Hyolithes
• †Hypodicranotus
• †Ibyka
• †Icriodus
• 

  Fossil of the Middle Ordovician trilobite Illaenus
  †Illaenus
• †Iocrinus
• †Isograptus
• †Isotelus
  • †Isotelus gigas
• †Kawina
• †Kiaeropterus
• †Kionoceras
• †Kockelella
• †Lapworthella
• †Lawrenceoceras
• †Leclercqia
• 

  Restoration of the Carboniferous-Late Triassic club moss relative Lepidodendron. (1911).
  †Lepidodendron
• †Leptochilodiscus
• †Leptospira
• †Levisoceras
• †Limuloides – tentative report
• †Linguatornoceras
• †Linguella
• †Lingula
• †Lingulella
• †Lonchocephalus
• †Lonchodomas
  • †Luprisca incuba – type locality for species
• †Mackinnonia
• †Manticoceras
• †Marsupiocrinus
• †Matthevia
• †Mcqueenoceras
• †Meadowtownella
• †Medusagraptus
• †Meniscoceras
• †Meristella
  • †Meristella barrisi
• †Meristina
• †Metabaltoceras – type locality for genus
• †Metaplasia
• †Michelia
• †Michelinoceras
• †Microcyclus
• †Micromitra
• 

  Fossil of the Silurian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Mixopterus
  †Mixopterus
  • †Mixopterus multispinosus
• †Monograptus
• †Moorea
• †Morania
• †Mucrospirifer
  • †Mucrospirifer mucronatus
• †Murchisonia
• †Nanahughmilleria
• †Nanno
• †Naticopsis
• †Niobe
• †Noeggerathia
• †Nowakia
• Nucula
• †Nuculoidea
• † Nyassa
• †Nybyoceras
• †Obolella
• †Obolus
• †Odontochile
• 

  Restoration of the Late Ordovician-Middle Devonian trilobite Odontopleura
  †Odontopleura
• †Olenellus
• †Olenoides
• †Oncoceras
• †Oonoceras
• †Ormoceras
• †Orthoceras
• †Oulodus
• †Ozarkodina
  • †Ozarkodina confluens
• †Pachyphyllum
• †Paciphacops
• †Paedeumias
• 

  Life restoration of the Silurian-Devonian scorpion Palaeophonus
  †Palaeophonus
• †Palmatolepis
  • †Palmatolepis triangularis
• †Panenka
• †Paracarcinosoma
• †Paraceraurus
• †Paradakeoceras
• †Parahughmilleria
• †Paraspirifer
• †Pelagiella
• †Pentagonia
• †Pentamerus
• †Periechocrinus
• †Periodon
• †Peronopsis
• †Phacops
  • †Phacops cristata
• †Phoenixites
• †Phragmolites
• 

  Fossil of the Early Ordovician graptolite Phyllograptus
  †Phyllograptus
• †Phylloporina
• †Pittsfordipterus
• †Plaesiomys
• †Platyceras
  • †Platyceras carinatum
  • †Platyceras rarispinum
• †Platystrophia
• †Plectoceras
• †Plectodonta
• †Pleurodictyum
• Pleurotomaria
• †Pojetaia
  • †Pojetaia runnegari
• †Poleumita
• †Polygnathus
• †Proetus
• †Proscorpius – type locality for genus
• †Proterocameroceras
• †Pseudoniscus
• †Psilophyton
• †Pterospathodus
  • †Pterospathodus amorphognathoides
• †Pterotheca
• 

  Life restoration of the Silurian-Middle Devonian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Pterygotus
  †Pterygotus
• †Ptychagnostus
• †Ptychoparia
• †Pyronema
• †Quasillites
• †Receptaculites
• †Remopleurides
• †Rensselaeria
• †Reteocrinus
• †Rhinocarcinosoma
• †Rhynchonella
• †Ribeiria
• †Rimouskia
• †Rossodus
• †Ruedemannipterus
• 

  Fossil of the arthropod burrow ichnogenus Rusophycus
  †Rusophycus
• †Sawdonia
• †Scenella
  • †Scenella montrealensis
  • †Scenella pretensa
• †
• †Scutellum
• Serpula
• †Serrodiscus
• †Serrulacaulis
• †Sigillaria
• †Skenidioides
• 

  Life restoration of the Silurian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Slimonia
  †Slimonia
• †Solenopora
  • †Solenopora compacta
• †Sowerbyella
• †Sphaerexochus
• †Sphaerocoryphe
• †Spirifer
• †Spirophyton
• †Spiroraphe
• Spirorbis
• †Spyroceras
• †Stigmatella
• †Strepsodiscus
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Ordovician-Silurian brachiopod Strophomena
  †Strophomena
  • †Strophomena crassa
  • †Strophomena incurvata
  • †Strophomena pentagonia
• Stylaraea
• †Stylonema
• †Stylonurus
• †Subligaculum
• †Subulites
• †Suecoceras
• †Syringopora
• †Taeniocrada
• †Tarphyceras
• †Tentaculites
• †Tetradium
• †Tetraxylopteris
• †Tornoceras
• 

  Fossil preserving limbs and antennae as pyrite (fool's gold) of the underside of the Late Ordovician trilobite Triarthrus
  †Triarthrus
  • †Triarthrus eatoni
• †Triendoceras
• †Trimerus
• †Trochoceras
• †Trocholites
• †Truyolsoceras
• †Tryblidium
• †Valcouroceras
• †Variabiloconus
  • †Variabiloconus bassleri
• †Waeringopterus
• †Walcottoceras
• †Whitfieldia – tentative report
• †Wurmiella
  • †Wurmiella excavata
• 

  Life restoration of the probable Cambrian mollusc Yochelcionella
  †Yochelcionella
• † Yorba
• †Zittelloceras
• †Zoophycos

Mesozoic[]

• †Apatopus
  • †
• †Atreipus – tentative report
• †Brachychirotherium – tentative report
• †Chirotherium
  • †Chirotherium lulli
  • †
• 

  Fossil negative with skin impressions of the theropod dinosaur footprint ichnogenus Grallator
  †Grallator
• †Rhynchosauroides
  • † – or unidentified comparable form

Cenozoic[]

• 

  Shells of Acteocina barrel-bubble sea snails
  Acteocina
  • †Acteocina canaliculata
• †Adeorbis
  • †
• Ammonia
  • †
• Anadara
  • †Anadara ovalis
  • †Anadara transversa
• Anomia
  • †Anomia simplex
• Arctica
  • †Arctica islandica
• Argopecten
  • 

    A living Argopecten irradians (formerly Aequipecten irradians), or Atlantic bay scallop
    †Argopecten irradians
• Astarte
  • †Astarte castanea
  • †Astarte elliptica
• Astrangia
  • †Astrangia danae
• Astyris
  • †Astyris lunata
• Boonea
  • †Boonea seminuda
• 

  Living Busycotypus whelk sea snails
  Busycotypus
  • †Busycotypus canaliculatus
• Caecum
  • †Caecum pulchellum
• †
• Caryocorbula
  • †
• Cerithiopsis
  • †Cerithiopsis emersonii
• Chlamys
  • †Chlamys islandica
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Cretaceous-modern oyster Crassostrea
  Crassostrea
  • †Crassostrea virginica
• Crepidula
  • †Crepidula convexa
  • †Crepidula fornicata
  • †Crepidula plana
• Cyclocardia
  • †Cyclocardia borealis
• • †
• Delphinapterus
  • 

    A living Delphinapterus leucas, or beluga whale
    †Delphinapterus leucas
• Electra
  • †
• Elphidium
• Ensis
  • †Ensis directus
• Eontia
  • †
• Epitonium
  • †
• Eupleura
  • †Eupleura caudata
• 

  Shell of a Euspira moon sea snail
  Euspira
  • †Euspira heros
• Gemma
  • †Gemma gemma
• • †
• • †
• Hiatella
  • 

    Two modern shells, closed (left) and open (right), of Hiatella arctica, also known as the wrinkled rock-borer
    †Hiatella arctica
• Ilyanassa
  • †Ilyanassa obsoleta
  • †Ilyanassa trivittata
• Macoma
  • †Macoma balthica
  • †
• Marshallora
  • †
• Melanella
  • †
• Mercenaria
  • †Mercenaria campechiensis
  • 

    Collection of Mercenaria mercenaria, also known as hard clams or quahogs
    †Mercenaria mercenaria
• Mesodesma
  • †
• Mulinia
  • †Mulinia lateralis
• †Mya
  • †Mya arenaria
• Mytilus
  • †Mytilus edulis
• 

  A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail
  Nassarius
  • †Nassarius vibex
• Natica
  • †
• Neptunea
  • †Neptunea lyrata
  • †
• Neverita
  • †
• Nucella
  • †Nucella lapillus
• Nucula
  • †Nucula proxima
• Odostomia
  • †
• Parasmittina
  • †
• Phoca
  • 

    A living Phoca vitulina, or harbor seal
    †Phoca vitulina
• Pitar
  • †Pitar morrhuanus
• Placopecten
  • †Placopecten magellanicus
• Pusa
  • †Pusa hispida
• Schizoporella
  • †Schizoporella unicornis
• Seila
  • †Seila adamsii
• Skenea
  • †
• 

  Exterior and interior of the shell of a Tagelus marine bivalve
  Tagelus
  • †
• Thracia
  • †
• Turbonilla
  • †Turbonilla interrupta
• Urosalpinx
  • †Urosalpinx cinerea
• Yoldia
  • †Yoldia limatula

References[]

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