List of the prehistoric life of Delaware

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

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian or Paleozoic fossils in Delaware.

Mesozoic

Main article: List of the Mesozoic life of Delaware

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Delaware

• † Acteon
• † Aenona – tentative report
• † Agerostrea
• † Ampullina
• † Anaklinoceras
• † Anomia
• † Anomoeodus

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  Fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Apsopelix

  † Apsopelix
  • † Apsopelix anglicus
• † Arca
• Architectonica – or unidentified comparable form
• Arrhoges
• Astarte – tentative report
• † Avellana
• † Baculites
  • † Baculites haresi
  • † Baculites ovatus
• Barbatia

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  Fossilized guard of the Late Cretaceous belemnoid cephalopod Belemnitella

  † Belemnitella
  • † Belemnitella americana
• Bernaya
• † Bonnerichthys
• † Bulla
• Cadulus
• Caestocorbula
  • † Caestocorbula crassiplica
• † Calliomphalus
  • † Calliomphalus americanus – tentative report
  • † Calliomphalus nudus
• Capulus
• † Caveola
• Cerithium
• Clavagella

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  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaurid Clidastes

  † Clidastes – or unidentified comparable form
• Cliona
• † Coelosaurus
  • † Coelosaurus antiquus
• Corbula
• † Crenella
  • † Crenella serica
• † Cretolamna
  • † Cretolamna appendiculata
• Cucullaea
• Cuspidaria
  • † Cuspidaria grandis
• Cylichna
• † Cymella
• † Dentalium
• † Didymoceras
  • † Didymoceras binodosum
  • † Didymoceras cheyennense
  • † Didymoceras platycostatum
  • † Didymoceras stevensoni

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  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous primitive tyrannosaur Dryptosaurus

  † Dryptosaurus
• † Ecphora – tentative report
• Emarginula
• † Enchodus
• † Euspira
• † Eutrephoceras
• † Exiteloceras
• † Exogyra
  • † Exogyra cancellata
  • † Exogyra costata
  • † Exogyra ponderosa
• Gastrochaena
• † Gegania
• Ginglymostoma

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  Illustration of a reconstructed skull of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Globidens

  † Globidens
  • † Globidens alabamensis
• Glossus
• Glycymeris
• † Halisaurus
  • † Halisaurus platyspondylus
• † Hamulus
• Haustator – or unidentified comparable form
• † Hoploscaphites
• † Hybodus
• † Inoceramus
• † Ischyodus
  • † Ischyodus bifurcatus
• † Ischyrhiza
  • † Ischyrhiza avonicola – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Ischyrhiza mira

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  Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Jeletzkytes

  † Jeletzkytes
• Lepisosteus – or unidentified comparable form
• Lima
• † Linearis
• † Lingula – tentative report
• † Lissodus
• Lithophaga
• Lopha
  • † Lopha falcata
• † Lucina
• Martesia
• † Mathilda
• † Menuites
• † Morea – or unidentified comparable form
• † Neithea
  • † Neithea quinquecostata
• Nucula
  • † Nucula percrassa

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  A living Odontaspis sand shark

  Odontaspis
• † Ornithomimus
• Ostrea
• † Pachydiscus
• † Pachymelania
• Panopea
• † Paralbula
• † Paranomia
• Patella
• † Pecten
• Pholadomya
  • † Pholadomya occidentalis
• Pholas – tentative report
• † Pinna
• † Placenticeras
• Plicatula
• † Pseudocorax

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  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous pterosaur Pteranodon

  † Pteranodon – tentative report
• † Pteria
• † Pterotrigonia
  • † Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
• † Ptychotrygon
• Pycnodonte
  • † Pycnodonte mutabilis
• Rhinobatos
• † Rhombodus
• Ringicula
• † Sargana
• † Scapanorhynchus
  • † Scapanorhynchus texanus
• † Scaphites
  • † Scaphites hippocrepis
• † Sclerorhynchus
• Serpula
• Spondylus

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  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax

  Squalicorax
  • † Squalicorax falcatus
  • † Squalicorax kaupi
  • † Squalicorax pristodontus
• Squatina
• † Stephanodus
• Tellina
• † Tenea
• † Toxochelys
• Trachycardium
  • † Trachycardium eufaulensis
• † Trigonia
• Trionyx
• Turritella
  • † Turritella tippana
  • † Turritella trilira
  • † Turritella vertebroides

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  Restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Tylosaurus

  † Tylosaurus
• Tympanotonos – or unidentified comparable form
• Xenophora
• † Xiphactinus

Cenozoic

Main article: List of the Cenozoic life of Delaware

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Delaware

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  Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon

  † Amphicyon
• Anadara
  • † Anadara ovalis
• † Anchitheriomys
• † Anchitherium
• Anomia
  • † Anomia simplex
• † Archaeohippus
• Argopecten
  • † Argopecten irradians

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  Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve

  Astarte
• Astyris
• Barnea
• Busycon
  • † Busycon perversum
• Busycotypus
  • † Busycotypus canaliculatus
• Cadulus
• Caecum
• Calliostoma
• Calyptraea
  • † Calyptraea centralis
• Cancellaria
• Carcharhinus
  • † Carcharhinus brachyurus
  • † Carcharhinus limbatus
  • † Carcharhinus perezii
• Carcharodon

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    Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis , or broad-toothed mako

    † Carcharodon hastalis
• Carditamera
• Cerastoderma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• † Chesapecten
• † Chrysodomus
• Clementia
• Corbula
• Crassostrea
  • † Crassostrea virginica
• Crepidula
  • † Crepidula fornicata
  • † Crepidula plana
• Crocodylus
• Crucibulum
• Cyclocardia
• Cymatosyrinx
• Cymia

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  Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos

  † Cynelos
• Diastoma
• Dinocardium
• Diodora
• Donax
• Dosinia
• † Ecphora
• Ensis
  • † Ensis directus
• Epitonium
• Euspira
  • † Euspira heros
• Ficus

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  A living Galeocerdo cuvier , or tiger shark

  Galeocerdo
  • † Galeocerdo aduncus
  • † Galeocerdo contortus
• Gavia
• Gemma
  • † Gemma gemma
• Geochelone
• Geukensia
  • † Geukensia demissa
• Glossus
• Glycymeris
• Hemipristis

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    Fossilized teeth of the Miocene weasel shark Hemipristis serra

    † Hemipristis serra
• Ilyanassa
  • † Ilyanassa obsoleta
  • † Ilyanassa trivittata
• † Inodrillia
  • † Inodrillia whitfieldi
• Iphigenia
• Isognomon
• Isurus
  • † Isurus oxyrinchus
• Kinosternon
• † Leptophoca
  • † Leptophoca lenis
• Leucosyrinx
• Littorina

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  A living Lunatia moon sea snail

  Lunatia
• Macoma
  • † Macoma balthica
• Macrocallista
• Mactra – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Martesia
• Melanella
• Mercenaria
  • † Mercenaria mercenaria
• † Metatomarctus
• Metula

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  Fossilized shell of a Modiolus , or horsemussel

  Modiolus
• † Monosaulax
• Morus
• Mulinia
  • † Mulinia lateralis
• Murexiella
• † Mya
  • † Mya arenaria
• Mytilopsis
• Mytilus
  • † Mytilus edulis
• Nassarius
  • † Nassarius vibex
• Neverita
• Notorynchus
• Nucula
• Oliva
• Ophisaurus
• Panopea
• † Paracynarctus
• † Parahippus
  • † Parahippus leonensis
• Pecten
• Petricola
  • † Petricola pholadiformis
• † Phocageneus
• Pholas
• Polystira
• † Ptychosalpinx
• Rhincodon
• Scaphella

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  Fossilized skull of the Miocene toothed whale Schizodelphis

  † Schizodelphis
• Seila
  • † Seila adamsii
• Semele
• Serpulorbis
• Sinum
• Siphonalia

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  Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon

  † Squalodon
  • † Squalodon calvertensis
• Squalus
• Squatina
• Stewartia
• Tagelus
• Tegula
• Teinostoma
• Terebra
• Trigonostoma
• Trochita
• Turritella
• † Tylocephalonyx – or unidentified comparable form
• Typhis
• Uca

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    A living Uca pugnax , or Atlantic marsh fiddler crab

    † Uca pugnax
• Urosalpinx
• Yoldia

See also

• Paleontology portal

• Geology of Delaware

External links

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