List of the prehistoric life of Rhode Island

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

Precambrian

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

Paleozoic

• † Adeloblatta
  • † Adeloblatta gorhami – type locality for species
• † Anthracomartus
  • † Anthracomartus woodruffi – type locality for species
• † Aphelomylacris – tentative report
  • † Aphelomylacris modesta – type locality for species
• † Discoblatta
  • † Discoblatta scholfieldi – type locality for species
• † Dysmenes
  • † Dysmenes illustris – type locality for species
• † Etoblattina
  • † Etoblattina exilis – type locality for species
• † Gyroblatta
  • † Gyroblatta clarki – type locality for species
  • † Gyroblatta scapularis – type locality for species
• † Heolus – type locality for genus
  • † Heolus providentiae – type locality for species
• † Microblattina – type locality for genus
  • † Microblattina perdita – type locality for species
• † Mylacris
  • † Mylacris packardii – type locality for species
• † Paralogus – type locality for genus
  • † Paralogus aeschnoides – type locality for species
• † Phyloblatta
  • † Phyloblatta latebricola – type locality for species
• † Polycreagra – type locality for genus
  • † Polycreagra elegans – type locality for species
• † Pseudetoblattina
  • † Pseudetoblattina reliqua – type locality for species
• † Rhaphidiopsis – type locality for genus
  • † Rhaphidiopsis diversipenna – type locality for species
• † Xenoblatta
  • † Xenoblatta fraterna – type locality for species

Mesozoic

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Rhode Island.

Cenozoic

• † Anguinella
  • † Anguinella virginica

• 

  Shell of a Barbatia , or bearded ark clam

  Barbatia
  • † Barbatia marylandica – or unidentified comparable form
• Caryocorbula
  • † Caryocorbula cuneata
• Cerithiopsis
  • † Cerithiopsis calvertensis – or unidentified comparable form
• Cerithium
• † Chesapecten
  • † Chesapecten jeffersonius – or unidentified comparable form
• Cliona
• Glossus
  • † Glossus mazlea – or unidentified comparable form
• † Mariacolpus
  • † Mariacolpus plebeia
• Nuculana
  • † Nuculana liciata
• Stewartia
  • † Stewartia anodonta – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  Shell of a Tellina , or tellin

  Tellina

References

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