List of the Cenozoic life of Delaware

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.