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List of the prehistoric life of Pennsylvania

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

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

Paleozoic

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Pennsylvania †Acidaspis †Agnostus †Alethopteris †Amphiscapha †Aphthoroblattina †Archaeopteris †Archaeopteris halliana †Archaeopteris macilenta †Archimylacris †Asaphiscus †Athyris †Athyris spiriferoides †Atrypa †Atrypa reticularis †Aviculopecten †Aviculopecten occidentalis †Barinophyton †Bathyuriscus †Bellerophon †Bembexia †Beyrichoceratoides †Blattoidea †Bonneterrina †Bothriolepis †Byronia †Callixylon †Camarotoechia †Camptostroma †Cavusgnathus †Ceramopora †Ceratopsis †Chancelloria †Chancia †Chonetes †Cincinnetina †Cincinnetina multisecta †Cleiothyridina †Climacograptus †Coccosteus †Coelacanthus †Composita †Composita subtilita †Conotheca †Coosella †Coosia †Cordaites †Cornulites †Cornulites flexuosus †Craniops †Crepicephalus †Ctenerpeton – type locality for genus †Ctenopterus †Cyclonema †Cyclopteris †Cypricardinia †Cypricardinia indenta †Cyrtospirifer †Dawsonia †Deckera †Densignathus – type locality for genus †Diplocaulus – or unidentified comparable form †Diploceraspis †Diploceraspis burkei †Diplograptus †Edaphosaurus †Edmondia †Eldredgeops †Eldredgeops rana †Elita †Elrathia †Elrathina †Endolobus †Eoagnostus †Erettopterus †Eryops †Esmeraldina †Euomphalus †Eusthenodon E. bourdoni – type locality for species †Favosites †Favosites niagarensis †Fenestella †Ganorhynchus †Genevievella †Glaukerpeton – type locality for genus †Glyptocrinus †Gnathodus †Gravicalymene †Greenops †Hallipterus †Hardieopterus †Hazelia †Helcionella †Hexactinellid †Hindeodus †Holonema †Holopea †Holoptychius †Holoptychus †Hughmilleria †Hymenocaris †Hynerpeton – type locality for genus †Hynerpeton bassetti – type locality for species †Hyneria – type locality for genus †Hyneria lindae – type locality for species †Hyolithellus †Hyolithes †Hyolithid †Indiana – tentative report †Iocrinus †Irvingella †Isodectes †Isotelus †Isotelus gigas †Kiaeropterus †Kingstonia †Kladognathus †Kootenia †Kutorgina †Lancastria †Langlieria †L. radiatus – type locality for species †L. smalingi – type locality for species †Lepidostrobus †Leptomitus †Lenisicaris †L. pennsylvanica – type locality for species Lingula †Lingulella †Llanoaspidella – type locality for genus †Llanoaspis – tentative report †Lonchocephalus †Lysorophus †Margaretia †Martinia †Megalograptus – tentative report †Megamolgophis †Metacoceras †Michelinoceras †Micromitra †Mimagoniatites – tentative report †Mucrospirifer †Mucrospirifer mucronatus †Nanahughmilleria †Naticopsis †Neospirifer †Neospirifer cameratus †Neuropteris †Nisusia Nucula †Ogygopsis †Olenellus †Olenoides †Olenoides serratus †Orthacanthus †Orthoceras †Orthotheca †Oryctocephalus †Osteolepis †Oulodus †Ozarkodina †Paedeumias †Pagetia †Paladin †Panenka †Parahughmilleria †Paraspirifer †Paterina †Pelagiella †Pemphigaspis †Pentremites †Peronopsis †Petalodus †Phacops Pinna †Platyceras †Pleurodictyum †Proetus †Protobarinophyton †Protocaris †Protospongia – tentative report †Pugnax †Quasillites †Rhinocarcinosoma †Rhodea †Ribeiria †Ruedemannipterus †Salterella †Sauripterus †Sauripterus taylori †Schaefferia (Paleozoic plant) – or unidentified comparable form †Schizodiscus †Sciadophyton †Selkirkia †Sidneyia †Sigillaria †Solenochilus †Sowerbyella †Spathognathodus †Spirifer †Spyroceras †Strophomena †Taeniocrada †Tentaculites †Tetraxylopteris †Titusvillia – type locality for genus †Triarthrus †Tricrepicephalus †Trimerus †Tubulella †Tuzoia †Urasterella †Vinella †Wanneria †Wilkingia †Worthenia †Yochelcionella

Mesozoic †Anchisauripus †Anchisauripus gwyneddensis – type locality for species †Anchisauripus poolei – type locality for species †Anchisauripus sillimani †Anomoepus †Anomoepus gracillimus †Apatopus †Atreipus †Atreipus milfordensis †Batrachopus †Batrachopus gracilis †Belodon †Belodon priscus †Brachychirotherium †Brontozoum †Brontozoum sillimanium †Calamops – type locality for genus †Calamops paludosus – type locality for species †Chirotherium †Chirotherium lulli †Chirotherium parvum †Carinacanthus – type locality for genus †Carinacanthus jepseni – type locality for species †Cionichthys †Clepsysaurus – type locality for genus †Clepsysaurus pennsylvanicus – type locality for species †Clepsysaurus veatleianus †Dinophyton †Diplurus †Diplurus longicaudatus †Dipterus †Dipterus redfieldi †Eubrontes †Eubrontes giganteus †Grallator †Grallator cuneatus †Grallator tenuis †Gwyneddichnium – type locality for genus †Gwyneddichnium majore – type locality for species †Gwyneddosaurus – type locality for genus †Gwyneddosaurus erici – type locality for species †Koskinonodon †Koskinonodon perfectus †Mastodonsaurus †Mastodonsaurus durus – type locality for species †Orthodactylus †Orthodactylus howelli – type locality for species †Otozoum – tentative report †Otozoum minus †Pagiophyllum †Palaeoctonus †Palaeoctonus appalachianus †Palaeosaurus †Palaeosaurus fraserianus – type locality for species †Platypterna †Platypterna lockatong – type locality for species †Pterodactylus †Pterodactylus longispinis – type locality for species †Revueltosaurus †Rhynchosauroides †Rhynchosauroides brunswickii †Rhynchosauroides hyperbates †Rutiodon †Rutiodon carolinensis †Scoyenia †Sphodrosaurus – type locality for genus †Sphodrosaurus pennsylvanicus – type locality for species †Suchoprion †Suchoprion aulacodus †Suchoprion cyphodon †Synorichthys †S. cf. stewarti †Turseodus

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This list of the prehistoric life of Pennsylvania contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Pennsylvania. Precambrian The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Pennsylvania.

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