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List of the prehistoric life of Delaware

List of the prehistoric life of Delaware is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of the prehistoric life of Delaware rather than just read about it. In short: 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.

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Reference excerpt

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

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Delaware †Acteon †Aenona – tentative report †Agerostrea †Ampullina †Anaklinoceras †Anomia †Anomoeodus †Apsopelix †Apsopelix anglicus †Arca Architectonica – or unidentified comparable form Arrhoges Astarte – tentative report †Avellana †Baculites †Baculites haresi †Baculites ovatus Barbatia †Belemnitella †Belemnitella americana Bernaya †Bonnerichthys †Bulla Cadulus Caestocorbula †Caestocorbula crassiplica †Calliomphalus †Calliomphalus americanus – tentative report †Calliomphalus nudus Capulus †Caveola Cerithium Clavagella †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 †Dryptosaurus †Ecphora – tentative report Emarginula †Enchodus †Euspira †Eutrephoceras †Exiteloceras †Exogyra †Exogyra cancellata †Exogyra costata †Exogyra ponderosa Gastrochaena †Gegania Ginglymostoma †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 †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 Odontaspis †Ornithomimus Ostrea †Pachydiscus †Pachymelania Panopea †Paralbula † Paranomia Patella †Pecten Pholadomya †Pholadomya occidentalis Pholas – tentative report †Pinna †Placenticeras Plicatula †Pseudocorax †Pteranodon – tentative report †Pteria †Pterotrigonia †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis †Ptychotrygon Pycnodonte †Pycnodonte mutabilis Rhinobatos †Rhombodus Ringicula †Sargana †Scapanorhynchus †Scapanorhynchus texanus †Scaphites †Scaphites hippocrepis †Sclerorhynchus Serpula Spondylus Squalicorax †Squalicorax falcatus †Squalicorax kaupi †Squalicorax pristodontus Squatina †Stephanodus Tellina †Tenea †Toxochelys Trachycardium †Trachycardium eufaulensis †Trigonia Trionyx Turritella †Turritella tippana †Turritella trilira †Turritella vertebroides †Tylosaurus Tympanotonos – or unidentified comparable form Xenophora †Xiphactinus

Cenozoic

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Delaware †Amphicyon Anadara †Anadara ovalis †Anchitheriomys †Anchitherium Anomia †Anomia simplex †Archaeohippus Argopecten †Argopecten irradians Astarte Astyris Barnea Busycon †Busycon perversum Busycotypus †Busycotypus canaliculatus Cadulus Caecum Calliostoma Calyptraea †Calyptraea centralis Cancellaria Carcharhinus †Carcharhinus brachyurus †Carcharhinus limbatus †Carcharhinus perezii Carcharodon †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 †Cynelos Diastoma Dinocardium Diodora Donax Dosinia †Ecphora Ensis †Ensis directus Epitonium Euspira †Euspira heros Ficus Galeocerdo †Galeocerdo aduncus †Galeocerdo contortus Gavia Gemma †Gemma gemma Geochelone Geukensia †Geukensia demissa Glossus Glycymeris Hemipristis †Hemipristis serra Ilyanassa †Ilyanassa obsoleta †Ilyanassa trivittata †Inodrillia †Inodrillia whitfieldi Iphigenia Isognomon Isurus †Isurus oxyrinchus Kinosternon †Leptophoca †Leptophoca lenis Leucosyrinx Littorina Lunatia Macoma †Macoma balthica Macrocallista Mactra – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature Martesia Melanella Mercenaria †Mercenaria mercenaria †Metatomarctus Metula 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 †Schizodelphis Seila †Seila adamsii Semele Serpulorbis Sinum Siphonalia †Squalodon †Squalodon calvertensis Squalus Squatina Stewartia Tagelus Tegula Teinostoma Terebra Trigonostoma Trochita Turritella †Tylocephalonyx – or unidentified comparable form Typhis Uca †Uca pugnax Urosalpinx Yoldia

Illustrations

List of the prehistoric life of Delaware: Fossilized guard of the Late Cretaceous belemnoid cephalopod Belemnitella — Fossilized guard of the Late Cretaceous belemnoid cephalopod Belemnitella

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

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