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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
editThe Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian or Paleozoic fossils in Delaware.
Mesozoic
editSelected Mesozoic taxa of Delaware
edit- †Acteon
- †Aenona – tentative report
- †Agerostrea
- †Ampullina
- †Anaklinoceras
- †Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
- †Apsopelix
- †Arca
- Architectonica – or unidentified comparable form
- Arrhoges
- Astarte – tentative report
- †Avellana
- †Baculites
- Barbatia
- †Belemnitella
- Bernaya
- †Bonnerichthys
- †Bulla
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- †Calliomphalus
- †Calliomphalus americanus – tentative report
- †Calliomphalus nudus
- Capulus
- †Caveola
- Cerithium
- Clavagella
- †Clidastes – or unidentified comparable form
- Cliona
- †Coelosaurus
- Corbula
- †Crenella
- †Cretolamna
- Cucullaea
- Cuspidaria
- Cylichna
- †Cymella
- †Dentalium
- †Didymoceras
- †Dryptosaurus
- †Ecphora – tentative report
- Emarginula
- †Enchodus
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exiteloceras
- †Exogyra
- Gastrochaena
- †Gegania
- Ginglymostoma
- †Globidens
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Halisaurus
- †Hamulus
- Haustator – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hoploscaphites
- †Hybodus
- †Inoceramus
- †Ischyodus
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Ischyrhiza avonicola – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ischyrhiza mira
- †Jeletzkytes
- Lepisosteus – or unidentified comparable form
- Lima
- †Linearis
- †Lingula – tentative report
- †Lissodus
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
- †Lucina
- Martesia
- †Mathilda
- †Menuites
- †Morea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neithea
- Nucula
- Odontaspis
- †Ornithomimus
- Ostrea
- †Pachydiscus
- †Pachymelania
- Panopea
- †Paralbula
- † Paranomia
- Patella
- †Pecten
- Pholadomya
- Pholas – tentative report
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- Plicatula
- †Pseudocorax
- †Pteranodon – tentative report
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Ptychotrygon
- Pycnodonte
- Rhinobatos
- †Rhombodus
- Ringicula
- †Sargana
- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Scaphites
- †Sclerorhynchus
- Serpula
- Spondylus
- Squalicorax
- Squatina
- †Stephanodus
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- †Toxochelys
- Trachycardium
- †Trigonia
- Trionyx
- Turritella
- †Tylosaurus
- Tympanotonos – or unidentified comparable form
- Xenophora
- †Xiphactinus
Cenozoic
editSelected Cenozoic taxa of Delaware
edit- †Amphicyon
- Anadara
- †Anchitheriomys
- †Anchitherium
- Anomia
- †Archaeohippus
- Argopecten
- Astarte
- Astyris
- Barnea
- Busycon
- Busycotypus
- Cadulus
- Caecum
- Calliostoma
- Calyptraea
- Cancellaria
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharodon
- Carditamera
- Cerastoderma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Chesapecten
- †Chrysodomus
- Clementia
- Corbula
- Crassostrea
- Crepidula
- Crocodylus
- Crucibulum
- Cyclocardia
- Cymatosyrinx
- Cymia
- †Cynelos
- Diastoma
- Dinocardium
- Diodora
- Donax
- Dosinia
- †Ecphora
- Ensis
- Epitonium
- Euspira
- Ficus
- Galeocerdo
- Gavia
- Gemma
- Geochelone
- Geukensia
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- Hemipristis
- Ilyanassa
- †Inodrillia
- Iphigenia
- Isognomon
- Isurus
- Kinosternon
- †Leptophoca
- Leucosyrinx
- Littorina
- Lunatia
- Macoma
- Macrocallista
- Mactra – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Martesia
- Melanella
- Mercenaria
- †Metatomarctus
- Metula
- Modiolus
- †Monosaulax
- Morus
- Mulinia
- Murexiella
- †Mya
- Mytilopsis
- Mytilus
- Nassarius
- Neverita
- Notorynchus
- Nucula
- Oliva
- Ophisaurus
- Panopea
- †Paracynarctus
- †Parahippus
- Pecten
- Petricola
- †Phocageneus
- Pholas
- Polystira
- †Ptychosalpinx
- Rhincodon
- Scaphella
- †Schizodelphis
- Seila
- Semele
- Serpulorbis
- Sinum
- Siphonalia
- †Squalodon
- Squalus
- Squatina
- Stewartia
- Tagelus
- Tegula
- Teinostoma
- Terebra
- Trigonostoma
- Trochita
- Turritella
- †Tylocephalonyx – or unidentified comparable form
- Typhis
- Uca
- Urosalpinx
- Yoldia
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.