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 longiramus
- Anadara
- †Anchitheriomys
- †Anchitherium
- Anomia
- †Araloselachus
- †Araloselachus cuspidata
- †Archaeohippus
- †Archaeohippus blackbergi – or unidentified comparable form
- Argopecten
Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve - †Astarte distans
- Astyris
- †Astyris communis
B
- †Barbouromeryx
- †Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus
- Barnea
- †Barnea costata
- Bicorbula
- †Bicorbula idonea
- Busycon
- †Busycotyphus
- †Busycotyphus scalarispira
Living Busycotypus whelk sea snails
C
- Cadulus
- †Cadulus conradi
- Caecum
- †Caecum calvertense
- †Calamagras
A living Calliostoma top sea snail - †Calliostoma eboreus
- Calyptraea
- Cancellaria
- †Cancellaria alternata
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharodon
Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis, or broad-toothed mako - †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 coccymelus
- †Chesapecten sayanus
- †Chrysodomus
- †Chrysodomus patuxentensis
- Clementia
- †Clementia grayi
Shell of a Corbula basket clam - †Corbula elevata
- Crassostrea
- Crepidula
- Crocodylus
- Crucibulum
- †Crucibulum costata
- Cyclocardia
- †Cyclocardia castrana
- Cymatosyrinx
- †Cymatosyrinx limatula
- Cymia
- †Cymia woodii
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos
D
- †Dallarca
- †Dallarca subrostrata
- Diastoma
- †Diastoma insulaemaris
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 tricostata
- Ensis
- Epitonium
- †Epitonium charlestonensis
- Euspira
F
G
A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark - Gavia
- Gemma
- Geochelone
- Geukensia
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Glycymeris parilis
H
- †Harrymys
- †Harrymys magnus
- Hemimactra
- †Hemimactra solidissima
- Hemipristis
Fossilized teeth of the Miocene weasel shark Hemipristis serra
I
- Ilyanassa
- †Inodrillia
- Iphigenia
- Isognomon
- Isurus
A living Isurus oxyrinchus, or shortfin mako shark
K
A living Kinosternon, or mud turtle
L
- †Leptomactra
- †Leptomactra marylandica
- †Leptophoca
- Leucosyrinx
- Lirophora
- Littorina
A living Lunatia moon sea snail - †Lunatia hemicrypta
M
Interior and exterior of a shell of a Macoma tellin - 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 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
- Murexiella
- †Murexiella cumberlandiana
- †Mya
A modern Mya arenaria, or soft-shell clam - †Mya producta
- Mytiloconcha
- †Mytiloconcha incurva
- Mytilopsis
- †Mytilopsis ermiocenicus
- Mytilus
N
- Nassarius
- †Nassarius spopora
- †Nassarius trivitattoides
- †Nassarius vibex
- Neverita
- †Neverita duplicatus
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Illustration of a living Notorynchus cow shark - Nucula
- †Nucula prunicola
- †Nucula taphria
- Nuculana
- †Nuculana liciata
O
- Oliva
- †Oliva simonsoni
A living Ophisaurus, or glass lizard
P
- Panopea
- †Panopea americana
- †Panopea whitfieldi
- †Paracynarctus
- †Parahippus
- †Parvalucina
- †Parvalucina crenulata
- Pecten
- †Pecten humphreysii
- Periploma
- †Periploma peralta
- Petricola
- †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
S
- Scaphella
- †Scaphella solitaria
- †Scaphella virginiana
Fossilized skull of the Miocene toothed whale Schizodelphis - †Schizodelphis sulcatus
- Seila
- 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 - 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 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
- Urosalpinx
Y
Z
- †Zarhachis
- †Zarhachis flagellator
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved December 17, 2021.