List of the Cenozoic life of Delaware

Last updated December 18, 2021

This list of the Cenozoic life of Delaware contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Delaware and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

A

† Ameiseophis
- † Ameiseophis robinsoni
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon
† Amphicyon
- † Amphicyon longiramus
Anadara
- † Anadara ovalis
† Anchitheriomys
† Anchitherium
Anomia
- † Anomia simplex
† Araloselachus
- † Araloselachus cuspidata
† Archaeohippus
- † Archaeohippus blackbergi – or unidentified comparable form
Argopecten
- † Argopecten irradians
Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve
Astarte
- † Astarte distans
Astyris
- † Astyris communis

B

† Barbouromeryx
- † Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus
Barnea
- † Barnea costata
Bicorbula
- † Bicorbula idonea
Busycon
- † Busycon perversum
† Busycotyphus
- † Busycotyphus scalarispira
Living Busycotypus whelk sea snails
Busycotypus
- † Busycotypus canaliculatus

C

Cadulus
- † Cadulus conradi
Caecum
- † Caecum calvertense
† Calamagras
A living Calliostoma top sea snail
Calliostoma
- † Calliostoma eboreus
Calyptraea
- † Calyptraea centralis
Cancellaria
- † Cancellaria alternata
Carcharhinus
- † Carcharhinus brachyurus
- † Carcharhinus limbatus
- † Carcharhinus perezii
Carcharodon
- Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis , or broad-toothed mako
  † Carcharodon hastalis
- † Carcharodon subauriculatus
Carditamera
- † Carditamera aculeata
† Carinorbis
- † Carinorbis dalli
Caryocorbula
- † Caryocorbula cuneata
- † Caryocorbula subcontracta
Cerastoderma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- † Cerastoderma calvertensium
† Chesacardium
- † Chesacardium craticuloides
Fossilized shells of the Miocene-Pleistocene scallop Chesapecten
† Chesapecten
- † Chesapecten coccymelus
- † Chesapecten sayanus
† Chrysodomus
- † Chrysodomus patuxentensis
Clementia
- † Clementia grayi
Shell of a Corbula basket clam
Corbula
- † Corbula elevata
Crassostrea
- † Crassostrea virginica
Crepidula
- † Crepidula fornicata
- † Crepidula plana
Crocodylus
Crucibulum
- † Crucibulum costata
Cyclocardia
- † Cyclocardia castrana
Cymatosyrinx
- † Cymatosyrinx limatula
Cymia
- † Cymia woodii
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos
† Cynelos

D

† Dallarca
- † Dallarca subrostrata
Diastoma
- † Diastoma insulaemaris
Dinocardium
Dinocardium
Diodora
- † Diodora griscomi
Donax
- † Donax idoneus
Dosinia
- † Dosinia acetabulum

E

Illustration of a fossilized shell of the Eocene-Pliocene murex sea snail Ecphora
† Ecphora
- † Ecphora tricostata
Ensis
- † Ensis directus
Epitonium
- † Epitonium charlestonensis
Euspira
- † Euspira heros

F

A living Ficus , or fig tree
Ficus
- † Ficus harrisi
† Florimetis
- † Florimetis biplicata

G

A living Galeocerdo cuvier , or tiger shark
Galeocerdo
- † Galeocerdo aduncus
- † Galeocerdo contortus
Gavia
Gemma
- † Gemma gemma
Geochelone
Geukensia
- † Geukensia demissa
Glossus
Glycymeris
- † Glycymeris parilis

H

† Harrymys
- † Harrymys magnus
Hemimactra
- † Hemimactra solidissima
Hemipristis
- Fossilized teeth of the Miocene weasel shark Hemipristis serra
  † Hemipristis serra

I

Ilyanassa
- † Ilyanassa obsoleta
- † Ilyanassa trivittata
† Inodrillia
- † Inodrillia whitfieldi
Iphigenia
Isognomon
Isurus
- A living Isurus oxyrinchus , or shortfin mako shark
  † Isurus oxyrinchus

K

A living Kinosternon , or mud turtle
Kinosternon

L

† Leptomactra
- † Leptomactra marylandica
† Leptophoca
- † Leptophoca lenis
Leucosyrinx
- † Leucosyrinx rugata
Lirophora
- † Lirophora latilirata
Littorina
A living Lunatia moon sea snail
Lunatia
- † Lunatia hemicrypta

M

Interior and exterior of a shell of a Macoma tellin
Macoma
- † Macoma balthica
Macrocallista
- † Macrocallista marylandica
Mactra – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
† Mariacolpus
- † Mariacolpus plebeia
† Marshochoerus
- † Marshochoerus socialis
Martesia
- † Martesia ovalis
† Marvacrassatella
- † Marvacrassatella melinus
Shells in differing orientations of the parasitic sea snail Melanella
Melanella
- † Melanella eborea
- † Melanella migrans
Mercenaria
- † Mercenaria ducatelli
- † Mercenaria mercenaria
† Metatomarctus
- † Metatomarctus canavus – or unidentified comparable form
Metula
Modiolus
- † Modiolus ducatellii
† Monosaulax
Morus
- † Morus loxostylus – or unidentified comparable form
Mulinia
- † Mulinia lateralis
Murexiella
- † Murexiella cumberlandiana
† Mya
- A modern Mya arenaria , or soft-shell clam
  † Mya arenaria
- † Mya producta
Mytiloconcha
- † Mytiloconcha incurva
Mytilopsis
- † Mytilopsis ermiocenicus
Mytilus
- † Mytilus edulis

N

Nassarius
- † Nassarius spopora
- † Nassarius trivitattoides
- † Nassarius vibex
Neverita
- † Neverita duplicatus
Illustration of a living Notorynchus cow shark
Notorynchus
Nucula
- † Nucula prunicola
- † Nucula taphria
Nuculana
- † Nuculana liciata

O

Oliva
- † Oliva simonsoni
A living Ophisaurus , or glass lizard
Ophisaurus

P

Panopea
- † Panopea americana
- † Panopea whitfieldi
† Paracynarctus
- † Paracynarctus kelloggi
† Parahippus
- † Parahippus leonensis
† Parvalucina
- † Parvalucina crenulata
Pecten
- † Pecten humphreysii
Periploma
- † Periploma peralta
Petricola
- † Petricola pholadiformis
† Phocageneus
- † Phocageneus venustus
Pholas
† Plesiosorex
- † Plesiosorex coloradensis – or unidentified comparable form
† Pollackophis – type locality for genus
- † Pollackophis depressus – type locality for species
Polystira
- † Polystira communis
† Pterygoboa
- † Pterygoboa delawarensis – type locality for species
† Ptychosalpinx

R

A living Rhincodon , or whale shark
Rhincodon

S

Scaphella
- † Scaphella solitaria
- † Scaphella virginiana
Fossilized skull of the Miocene toothed whale Schizodelphis
† Schizodelphis
- † Schizodelphis sulcatus
Seila
- † Seila adamsii
Semele
- † Semele subovata
Serpulorbis
- † Serpulorbis granifera
Sinum
- † Sinum chesapeakensis
Siphonalia
- † Siphonalia devexus
Solariorbis
- † Solariorbis lipara
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon
† Squalodon
- † Squalodon calvertensis
Squalus
Squatina
Stewartia
- † Stewartia anodonta
Strigilla
- † Strigilla georgiana – or unidentified comparable form

T

Tagelus
- † Tagelus plebeius
Tegula
- † Tegula marylandicum
Teinostoma
- † Teinostoma nana
Terebra
- † Terebra inornata
Shell of a Trigonostoma nutmeg sea snail
Trigonostoma
- † Trigonostoma biplicifera
† Tritonopsis
- † Tritonopsis ecclesiastica
Trochita
- † Trochita aperta
Turritella
- † Turritella cumberlandia
- † Turritella tampae
† Tylocephalonyx – or unidentified comparable form
Typhis
- † Typhis acuticosta

U

Uca
- A living Uca pugnax , or Atlantic marsh fiddler crab
  † Uca pugnax
Urosalpinx
- † Urosalpinx subrusticus

Y

Yoldia

Z

† Zarhachis
- † Zarhachis flagellator

References

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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List of the Cenozoic life of Delaware

Contents

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