List of the prehistoric life of Pennsylvania

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

Precambrian[]

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

Paleozoic[]

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Pennsylvania[]

• †Acidaspis
• †Agnostus
• †Alethopteris
• †Amphiscapha
• 

  Restorative model of the Cambrian arthropod Anomalocaris
  †Anomalocaris
• †Aphthoroblattina
• †Archaeopteris
  • †Archaeopteris halliana
  • †Archaeopteris macilenta
• †Archimylacris
• †Asaphiscus
• †Athyris
  • †Athyris spiriferoides
• †Atrypa
  • †Atrypa reticularis
• †Aviculopecten
  • †Aviculopecten occidentalis
• †Barinophyton
• †Bathyuriscus
• †Bellerophon
• †Bembexia
• †Beyrichoceratoides
• †Blattoidea
• †Bonneterrina
• 

  Life restoration of the Late Devonian placoderm fish Bothriolepis
  †Bothriolepis
• †Byronia
• †Callixylon
• †Camarotoechia
• †Camptostroma
• †Cavusgnathus
• †Ceramopora
• †Ceratopsis
• †Chancelloria
• †Chancia
• †Chonetes
• †Cincinnetina
  • †Cincinnetina multisecta
• †Cleiothyridina
• †Climacograptus
• 

  Coccosteus cuspidatus restoration, shown attacking multiple Palaeospondylus'
  †Coccosteus
• †Coelacanthus
• †Composita
  • †Composita subtilita
• †Conotheca
• †Coosella
• †Coosia
• †Cordaites
• †Cornulites
  • †Cornulites flexuosus
• †Craniops
• †Crepicephalus
• †Ctenerpeton – type locality for genus
• †Ctenopterus
• †Cyclonema
• 

  Fossilized foliage from the Carboniferous seed fern Cyclopteris
  †Cyclopteris
• †Cypricardinia
  • †Cypricardinia indenta
• †Cyrtospirifer
• †
• †Deckera
• †Densignathus – type locality for genus
• †Diplocaulus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Diploceraspis
  • †Diploceraspis burkei
• †Diplograptus
• 

  Life restoration of the Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Edaphosaurus
  †Edaphosaurus
• †
• †Eldredgeops
  • †Eldredgeops rana
• †
• †Elrathia
• †Elrathina
• †Endolobus
• †Eoagnostus
• †Erettopterus
• †Eryops
• †Esmeraldina
• †Euomphalus
• 

  Fossil of the Late Ordovician-Permian tabulate coral Favosites
  †Favosites
  • †Favosites niagarensis
• †Fenestella
• †Ganorhynchus
• †Genevievella
• †Glaukerpeton – type locality for genus
• †Glyptocrinus
• †Gnathodus
• †Gravicalymene
• †Greenops
• †Hallipterus
• †Hardieopterus
• †Hazelia
• †Helcionella
• †Hexactinellid
• †Hindeodus
• †Holonema
• †Holopea
• †Holoptychius
• †Holoptychus
• †Hughmilleria
• †Hymenocaris
• 

  Life restoration of the Late Devonian four-limbed animal precursor Hynerpeton
  †Hynerpeton – type locality for genus
  • †Hynerpeton bassetti – type locality for species
• †Hyolithellus
• †Hyolithes
• †Hyolithid
• †Indiana – tentative report
• †Iocrinus
• †Irvingella
• †Isodectes
• 

  Fossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician giant trilobite Isotelus.
  †Isotelus
  • †Isotelus gigas
• †Kiaeropterus
• †Kingstonia
• †Kladognathus
• †Kootenia
• †Kutorgina
• †Lancastria
• †Lepidostrobus
• †Leptomitus
• Lingula
• †Lingulella
• †Llanoaspidella – type locality for genus
• †Llanoaspis – tentative report
• †Lonchocephalus
• 

  Life restoration of the Permian snake-like amphibian Lysorophus showing speculative egg-coiling behavior
  †Lysorophus
• †Margaretia
• †Martinia
• †Megalograptus – tentative report
• †Megamolgophis
• †Metacoceras
• †Michelinoceras
• †Micromitra
• †Mimagoniatites – tentative report
• †Mucrospirifer
  • †Mucrospirifer mucronatus
• †Nanahughmilleria
• †Naticopsis
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Carboniferous-Permian brachiopod Neospirifer
  †Neospirifer
  • †Neospirifer cameratus
• †Neuropteris
• †Nisusia
• Nucula
• †Ogygopsis
• †Olenellus
• †Olenoides
  • †Olenoides serratus
• †Orthacanthus
• †Orthoceras
• †Orthotheca
• †Oryctocephalus
• 

  Restoration
  †Osteolepis
• †Oulodus
• †Ozarkodina
• †Paedeumias
• †Pagetia
• †Paladin
• †Panenka
• †Parahughmilleria
• †Paraspirifer
• †Paterina
• †Pelagiella
• †Pemphigaspis
• †Pentremites
• †Peronopsis
• †Petalodus
• 

  Fossil of the Devonian trilobite Phacops rana
  †Phacops
• Pinna
• †Platyceras
• †Pleurodictyum
• †Proetus
• †Protobarinophyton
• †Protocaris
• †Protospongia – tentative report
• †Pugnax
• †Quasillites
• †Rhinocarcinosoma
• †Rhodea
• †Ribeiria
• †Ruedemannipterus
• †Salterella
• 

  Fossilized fin of the Devonian lobe-finned fish Sauripterus
  †Sauripterus
  • †Sauripterus taylori
• † – or unidentified comparable form
• †Schizodiscus
• †Sciadophyton
• †Selkirkia
• †Sidneyia
• †Sigillaria
• †Solenochilus
• †Sowerbyella
• †Spathognathodus
• †Spirifer
• †Spyroceras
• †Strophomena
• †Taeniocrada
• †Tentaculites
• 

  Diagram of the branches of the Middle-Late Devonian vascular plant Tetraxylopteris
  †Tetraxylopteris
• †Titusvillia – type locality for genus
• †Triarthrus
• †Tricrepicephalus
• †Trimerus
• †Tubulella
• †Tuzoia
• †Urasterella
• †Vinella
• †Wanneria
• †Wilkingia
• †Worthenia
• †Yochelcionella

Mesozoic[]

• †Anchisauripus
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • †
• 

  Fossil (right) of the Early Jurassic dinosaur footprint ichnogenus Anomoepus
  †Anomoepus
  • †
• †Apatopus
• †Atreipus
  • †
• †
  • †
• †Belodon
  • †
• †Brachychirotherium
• †Brontozoum
  • †
• †Calamops – type locality for genus
  • †Calamops paludosus – type locality for species
• †Chirotherium
  • †Chirotherium lulli
  • †
• †Clepsysaurus – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
  • †
• †Dinophyton
• †Diplurus
  • †
• 

  Life restoration of the Middle Devonian lungfish Dipterus
  †Dipterus
  • †
• †Eubrontes
  • †Eubrontes giganteus
• †Grallator
  • †
  • †
• †Gwyneddichnium – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Gwyneddosaurus – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Koskinonodon
  • †
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Middle Triassic amphibian Mastodonsaurus
  †Mastodonsaurus
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• †Otozoum – tentative report
  • †
• †Pagiophyllum
• †Palaeoctonus
  • †
• †Palaeosaurus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Platypterna
  • † – type locality for species
• †Pterodactylus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Revueltosaurus
• †Rhynchosauroides
  • †
  • †
• 

  Life restoration of the Late Triassic phytosaur Rutiodon
  †Rutiodon
  • †Rutiodon carolinensis
• †Scoyenia
• †Sphodrosaurus – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Suchoprion
  • †
  • †
• †
• †Turseodus

Cenozoic[]

• Acidota
  • †
  • †
• 

  Illustration of an Aegialia dung beetle
  Aegialia
• Agonum
  • †Agonum affine
  • †Agonum consimile
  • †Agonum gratiosum
  • †
  • †
• Amara
• Apalone
  • †Apalone mutica – tentative report
• Aphodius
  • † – type locality for species
• Apion
• 

  Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale
  †Arctodus
  • †Arctodus pristinus – type locality for species
• Arpedium
  • †
• †Ateuchus – tentative report
• Bembidion
  • † informal
  • †Bembidion fortestriatum
  • †Bembidion frontale
  • † informal
  • †
  • †Bembidion mutatum
  • †Bembidion pseudocautum
  • †Bembidion versicolor – or unidentified comparable form
• Blarina
  • 

    A living Blarina brevicauda, or northern short-tailed shrew
    †Blarina brevicauda – type locality for species
  • †Blarina carolinensis
• Bledius
• Blethisa
  • †Blethisa catenaria
• Boreaphilus
  • †
• †Brachyprotoma
  • †Brachyprotoma obtusata – type locality for species
• Bufo
  • †Bufo americanus
• Canis
  • †Canis armbrusteri
  • 

    Modern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf
    †Canis dirus
• Carabus
  • †Carabus maeander
• †
  • † – type locality for species
• Carphoborus
  • †
• Castor
  • †Castor canadensis
• †Castoroides
  • †Castoroides ohioensis
• Catops
• †Cervalces
• Chlaenius
  • † – type locality for species
• Colinus
  • †Colinus virginianus
• Coluber
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Coluber constrictor
• Colymbetes
• 

  A living Crocuta crocuta, or spotted hyena
  Crocuta
  • † – type locality for species
• Crotalus
  • †Crotalus horridus
• Curimopsis
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †Cychrus
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• Cymindis
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Cymindis cribricollis
• Cytilus
  • †Cytilus alternatus
• 

  A preserved Diacheila ground beetle
  Diacheila
  • †Diacheila arctica
• Dicaelus
  • † – type locality for species
• Donacia
• Dyschirius
  • † informal
  • †Dyschirius melancholicus
• Elaphe
  • †Elaphe vulpina
• Elaphrus
  • †Elaphrus americanus
  • †Elaphrus clairvillei
  • †Elaphrus lapponicus
• Emydoidea
  • 

    A living Emys blandingii, or Blanding's turtle
    †Emydoidea blandingii
• Enochrus
• Equus
  • †
  • †
• Erethizon
  • †Erethizon dorsatum
• Eucnecosum
  • †
• Glyptemys
  • †Glyptemys insculpta
• Gulo
  • 

    A living Gulo gulo, or wolverine
    †Gulo gulo
• Gymnusa
• Harpalus
• Helophorus
  • †Helophorus sempervarians
  • †Helophorus tuberculatus
• †Hesperotestudo
  • †Hesperotestudo percrassa – type locality for species
• Heterodon
  • †Heterodon platyrhinos
• • †
• Homo
  • †Homo sapiens
• Hydraena
• Hydroporus
• Hyla
  • 

    A living Pseudacris crucifer (formerly Hyla crucifer), or spring peeper
    †Hyla crucifer
• Lampropeltis
  • †Lampropeltis triangulum
• Lasiopodomys – tentative report
• Lesteva
  • †
• Lontra
  • †Lontra canadensis
• Loricera
  • †Loricera pilicornis
• Lynx
  • † – type locality for species
• †Mammut
  • †Mammut americanum
• †Mammuthus
  • 

    Life restorations of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon (right), and a Mammuthus primigenius, or wooly mammoth (left)
    †Mammuthus primigenius
• Mantura
• Marmota
  • †Marmota monax – or unidentified comparable form
• †Megalonyx
  • †Megalonyx wheatleyi
• Meleagris
  • †Meleagris gallopavo
• Mephitis
  • †Mephitis mephitis
• • †
• Microtus
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah
  †Miracinonyx
  • †Miracinonyx inexpectatus – or unidentified comparable form
• Mustela
• Mycetoporus
• †Mylohyus
  • †Mylohyus fossilis
• Myotis
• Napaeozapus
  • †Napaeozapus insignis
• Natrix
• 

  A living Neofiber, or round-tailed muskrat
  Neofiber
  • † – type locality for species
• Nerodia
  • †Nerodia sipedon
• • †
• Notaris
  • †Notaris aethiops
• Notiophilus
• Ochthebius
• Odocoileus
  • 

    A living Odocoileus virginianus, or white-tailed deer
    †Odocoileus virginianus
• Olophrum
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
• Ondatra
  • † – type locality for species
• Opheodrys
  • †Opheodrys vernalis
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• Oxytelus
• Panthera
  • †Panthera onca
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
  †Paramylodon
  • †Paramylodon harlani – tentative report
• Parascalops
  • †Parascalops breweri
• Patrobus
  • †Patrobus foveocollis
  • †Patrobus septentrionis
  • †Patrobus stygicus
• Pekania
  • †
• Pelenomus
• Peromyscus
  • †Peromyscus leucopus – tentative report
• †Phanaeus
  • † – type locality for species
• Philonthus
• Phloeotribus
  • †Phloeotribus piceae
• Pitymys
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Pityophthorus
• 

  Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).
  †Platygonus
  • † – type locality for species
• Platynus
  • †Platynus hypolithos
• Podabrus
• Polygraphus
  • †
• Pterostichus
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Pterostichus patruelis
  • †Pterostichus punctatissimus
• Pycnoglypta
  • †
  • †
• Quedius
• †Rana
  • †Rana pipiens – or unidentified comparable form
• Scalopus
• Simplocaria
• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
  †Smilodon
  • †Smilodon gracilis – type locality for species
• Sorex
• Sphaeroderus
  • †Sphaeroderus nitidicollis – or unidentified comparable form
• Stenus
• Stereocerus
  • †Stereocerus haematopus
• Sylvilagus
  • †Sylvilagus floridanus
• Synaptomys
  • †Synaptomys cooperi
• Tachinus
  • †
• Tamias
  • †Tamias striatus – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  A living Tapirus, or tapir
  Tapirus
  • †Tapirus haysii
  • †Tapirus veroensis
• Taxidea
  • †Taxidea taxus
• Terrapene
  • †Terrapene carolina
• Thamnophis
• Thanatophilus
• Thomomys
  • †
• Trechus
  • †
• †Uncia
  • †Uncia mercerii – type locality for species
• Urocyon
  • 

    A living Urocyon cinereoargenteus, or gray fox
    †Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Ursus
  • †Ursus americanus
• Vulpes
• Zapus
  • †Zapus hudsonius

References[]

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