List of the prehistoric life of Pennsylvania facts for kids
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
Main page: List of the Paleozoic life of Pennsylvania
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Pennsylvania
- †Acidaspis
- †Agnostus
- †Alethopteris
- †Amphiscapha
- †Anomalocaris
- †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
-
†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
- †Hyolithellus
- †Hyolithes
- †Hyolithid
- †Indiana – tentative report
- †Iocrinus
- †Irvingella
- †Isodectes
-
†Isotelus
- †Isotelus gigas
- †Kiaeropterus
- †Kingstonia
- †Kladognathus
- †Kootenia
- †Kutorgina
- †Lancastria
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Leptomitus
- 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
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†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
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†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
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†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
- †Clepsysaurus – type locality for genus
- †Clepsysaurus pennsylvanicus – type locality for species
- †Clepsysaurus veatleianus
- †Dinophyton
- †Diplurus
- †Diplurus longicaudatus
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†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
- †Scoyenia
- †Sphodrosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Sphodrosaurus pennsylvanicus – type locality for species
- †Suchoprion
- †Suchoprion aulacodus
- †Suchoprion cyphodon
- †Synorichthys
- †Turseodus
Cenozoic
- Acidota
- †Acidota crenata
- †Acidota quadrata
- Aegialia
- Agonum
- †Agonum affine
- †Agonum consimile
- †Agonum gratiosum
- †Agonum quinquepunctatum
- †Agonum simile
- Amara
- Apalone
- †Apalone mutica – tentative report
- Aphodius
- †Aphodius precursor – type locality for species
- Apion
-
†Arctodus
- †Arctodus pristinus – type locality for species
- Arpedium
- †Arpedium cribratum
- †Ateuchus – tentative report
- Bembidion
- †Bembidion anguliferum group informal
- †Bembidion fortestriatum
- †Bembidion frontale
- †Bembidion incertum group informal
- †Bembidion morulum
- †Bembidion mutatum
- †Bembidion pseudocautum
- †Bembidion versicolor – or unidentified comparable form
- Blarina
- †Blarina brevicauda – type locality for species
- †Blarina carolinensis
- Bledius
- Blethisa
- †Blethisa catenaria
- Boreaphilus
- †Boreaphilus henningianus
- †Brachyprotoma
- †Brachyprotoma obtusata – type locality for species
- Bufo
- Canis
- †Canis armbrusteri
- †Canis dirus
- Carabus
- †Carabus maeander
- †Cariacus
- †Cariacus laevicornis – type locality for species
- Carphoborus
- †Carphoborus andersoni
- Castor
- †Castoroides
- †Castoroides ohioensis
- Catops
- †Cervalces
- Chlaenius
- †Chlaenius punctulatus – type locality for species
- Colinus
- Coluber
- †Coluber acuminatus – type locality for species
- †Coluber constrictor
- Colymbetes
-
Crocuta
- †Crocuta inexpectatus – type locality for species
- Crotalus
- Curimopsis
- †Curimopsis moosilauke – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cychrus
- †Cychrus minor – type locality for species
- †Cychrus wheatleyi – type locality for species
- Cymindis
- †Cymindis aurora – type locality for species
- †Cymindis cribricollis
- Cytilus
- †Cytilus alternatus
-
Diacheila
- †Diacheila arctica
- Dicaelus
- †Dicaelus alutaceus – type locality for species
- Donacia
- Dyschirius
- †Dyschirius integer group informal
- †Dyschirius melancholicus
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe vulpina
- Elaphrus
- †Elaphrus americanus
- †Elaphrus clairvillei
- †Elaphrus lapponicus
- Emydoidea
- Enochrus
- Equus
- †Equus complicatus
- †Equus pectinatus
- Erethizon
- Eucnecosum
- †Eucnecosum brunnescens
- Glyptemys
- Gulo
- Gymnusa
- Harpalus
- Helophorus
- †Helophorus sempervarians
- †Helophorus tuberculatus
- †Hesperotestudo
- †Hesperotestudo percrassa – type locality for species
- Heterodon
- Holoboreaphilus
- †Holoboreaphilus nordenskioldi
- Homo
- Hydraena
- Hydroporus
- Hyla
- Lampropeltis
- Lasiopodomys – tentative report
- Lesteva
- †Lesteva pallipes
- Lontra
- Loricera
- †Loricera pilicornis
- Lynx
- †Lynx calcaratus – type locality for species
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Mantura
- Marmota
- †Marmota monax – or unidentified comparable form
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx wheatleyi
- Meleagris
- Mephitis
- †Mephitis mephitis
- Microedus
- †Microedus austinianus
- Microtus
- †Microtus guildayi – or unidentified comparable form
-
†Miracinonyx
- †Miracinonyx inexpectatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Mustela
- Mycetoporus
- †Mylohyus
- †Mylohyus fossilis
- Myotis
- Napaeozapus
- Natrix
-
Neofiber
- †Neofiber diluvianus – type locality for species
- Nerodia
- Nitidotachinus
- †Nitidotachinus tachyporoides
- Notaris
- †Notaris aethiops
- Notiophilus
- Ochthebius
- Odocoileus
- Olophrum
- †Olophrum boreale
- †Olophrum consimile
- †Olophrum latum
- †Olophrum rotundicolle
- Ondatra
- †Ondatra idahoensis – type locality for species
- Opheodrys
- †Osmotherium – type locality for genus
- †Osmotherium spelaeum – type locality for species
- Oxytelus
- Panthera
-
†Paramylodon
- †Paramylodon harlani – tentative report
- Parascalops
- Patrobus
- †Patrobus foveocollis
- †Patrobus septentrionis
- †Patrobus stygicus
- Pekania
- †Pekania diluviana
- Pelenomus
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus leucopus – tentative report
- †Phanaeus
- †Phanaeus antiquus – type locality for species
- Philonthus
- Phloeotribus
- †Phloeotribus piceae
- Pitymys
- †Pitymys cumberlandensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Pityophthorus
-
†Platygonus
- †Platygonus vetus – type locality for species
- Platynus
- †Platynus hypolithos
- Podabrus
- Polygraphus
- †Polygraphus rufipennis
- Pterostichus
- †Pterostichus laevigatus – type locality for species
- †Pterostichus patruelis
- †Pterostichus punctatissimus
- Pycnoglypta
- †Pycnoglypta aptera
- †Pycnoglypta lurida
- Quedius
- †Rana
- †Rana pipiens – or unidentified comparable form
- Scalopus
- Simplocaria
-
†Smilodon
- †Smilodon gracilis – type locality for species
- Sorex
- Sphaeroderus
- †Sphaeroderus nitidicollis – or unidentified comparable form
- Stenus
- Stereocerus
- †Stereocerus haematopus
- Sylvilagus
- Synaptomys
- Tachinus
- †Tachinus luridus
- Tamias
- †Tamias striatus – or unidentified comparable form
-
Tapirus
- †Tapirus haysii
- †Tapirus veroensis
- Taxidea
- Terrapene
- Thamnophis
- Thanatophilus
- Thomomys
- †Thomomys potomacensis
- Trechus
- †Trechus crassiscapus
- †Uncia
- †Uncia mercerii – type locality for species
- Urocyon
- Ursus
- Vulpes
- Zapus
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