• Source: List of the Cenozoic life of New Jersey

This list of the Cenozoic life of New Jersey contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of New Jersey and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.




A



†Acanthionella
†Acanthionella simplex
Acanthodesia
†Acanthodesia savarti
†Acrodus
†Acrodus humilus
Actaeonema
†Actaeonema priscum
Acteocina
†Acteocina canaliculata
†Acteocina kirkwoodiana – type locality for species
Aetobatus
†Aetobatus irregularis
†Agabelus – type locality for genus
†Agabelus porcatus – type locality for species
Aligena
†Aligena elevata
†Ambigostrea
†Ambigostrea tecticosta
†Ammodon
†Ammodon leidyanum – type locality for species
Amphiblestrum
†Amphiblestrum heteropora
Amyda
†Amyda lima – type locality for species
†Amyda pennata – type locality for species
Anachis
†Anachis avara
Anadara
†Anadara lienosa
†Anadara ovalis
†Anadara transversa
†Anchippodus
†Anchippodus riparius
Angulus
†Angulus agilis
†Angulus producta
Anomia
†Anomia simplex
†Araloselachus
†Araloselachus cuspidata
Arca
†Arca improcera
†Arca millvillensis
†Arca quindecemradiata
Architectonica
†Architectonica annosa
Argopecten
†Argopecten gibbus
†Argopecten irradians
Argyrotheca
†Argyrotheca beecheri
Astarte
†Astarte castanea
†Astarte castanella
†Astarte cuneiformis
†Astarte distans
†Astarte perplana
†Astarte planimarginata
†Astarte symmetrica
†Astarte thomasii
†Astarte undulata
Astrangia
†Astrangia danae
Astyris
†Astyris communis
†Astyris lunata
Athleta
†Athleta abbotti
†Athleta cancellatus
Atrina
†Atrina rostriformis
†Aturia
†Aturia vanuxemi
†Aturoidea
†Aturoidea paucifex – type locality for species
†Aturoidea pilsbryi – type locality for species




B



Balanophyllia
†Balanophyllia inauris – type locality for species
Balanus
Barbatia
†Barbatia marylandica
Barnea
†Barnea truncata
†Bathosella
†Bathosella aspera
Bathytormus
†Bathytormus alaeformis
†Belosphys
Bicorbula
†Bicorbula idonea
Bison
†Bonellitia – or unidentified comparable form
†Bonellitia rudis
†Bootherium
†Bootherium bombifrons
Buccinum
†Buccinum undatum
†Bulliopsis
†Bulliopsis integra
Busycon
†Busycon carica
†Busycon perversum
Busycotypus
†Busycotypus canaliculatus




C



Cadulus
†Cadulus conradi
†Calappilia
Callianassa – tentative report
Calliostoma
†Calliostoma eboreum
†Calliostoma tullneri
Calyptraea
†Calyptraphorus
†Calyptraphorus jacksoni
Carcharias
†Carcharias teretidens
Carcharodon
†Carcharodon hastalis
Cardita
†Cardita aculeata
Carditamera
†Carditamera arata
Cardites
†Cardites antiquata
Cardium
†Cardium knappi
†Cardium nucleolum
†Caricella
†Caricella lelia
†Caricella plicata
†Caricella ponderosa
†Caricella vesta
†Carinorbis
†Carinorbis dalli
†Carolinapecten
†Carolinapecten eboreus
Caryocorbula
†Caryocorbula contracta
†Castoroides
†Catopygus
†Catopygus oviformis
Cavilinga
†Cavilinga trisulcata
†Cavoscala
†Cavoscala annulata
Cerithiopsis
†Cerithiopsis emersonii
†Cervalces
Chaetopleura
†Chaetopleura apiculata
Chama
†Chama congregata
†Cheilophis
†Cheilophis huerfanoensis
Cheilopora – tentative report
†Cheilopora jabiosa
Chelone
†Chelone parvitecta – type locality for species
†Chesacardium
†Chesacardium craticuloides
†Chesacardium laqueatum
†Chesapecten
†Chesapecten madisonius
Chionopsis
†Chionopsis intapurpurea
Chlamys
†Chlamys kneiskerni
†Chlamys rigbyi
Cidaris
†Cidaris splendens – type locality for species
†Cistella
†Cistella plicatilis
Clavilithes
†Clavilithes hercules
†Clavilithes nobilis
†Clavilithes paucicostatus
†Clavilithes propinquus
†Clavilithes samsoni
Clementia
†Clementia inoceriformis
Cliona – tentative report
Conus
†Conus sauridens
Corbula
†Corbula elevata
†Corbula ima
†Corbula inaequalis
†Corbula nasutoides
†Coscinopleura
†Coscinopleura digitata
Crassatella
†Crassatella compressirostrea
†Crassatella conradi
†Crassatella littoralis
†Crassatella obliquata
†Crassatella rhombea
†Crassatella vadosa
Crassinella
†Crassinella lunulata
†Crassinella profundorum
Crassostrea
†Crassostrea virginica
Crenella
†Crenella glandula
Crepidula
†Crepidula convexa
†Crepidula fornicata
†Crepidula plana
†Cretolamna
†Cretolamna appendiculata
†Crocodilus
†Crocodilus basitruncatus – type locality for species
Crocodylus
†Crocodylus clavirostris – type locality for species
†Crommyodus
†Crommyodus irregularis
Crucibulum
†Crucibulum costata
†Crucibulum striatum
†Cryphaeostrea
†Cryphaeostrea vomer
†Ctenocella
†Ctenocella rutgersensis
†Cubitostrea
†Cubitostrea linguafelis
Cucullaea
†Cucullaea antrosa
†Cucullaea compressirostra
†Cucullaea macrodonta
†Cucullaea vulgaris
Cumingia
†Cumingia tellinoides
Cuspidaria
†Cuspidaria aequivalvis
Cyclocardia
†Cyclocardia granulata
Cylichna
†Cylichna conica
†Cylindracanthus
†Cylindracanthus acus
†Cylindracanthus rectus
Cythara – tentative report
Cytherea




D



†Dallarca
†Dallarca idonea
†Dallarca staminea
†Dallarca subrostrata
Dasyatis
†Dasyatis crosswickense – type locality for species
Dentalina
†Dentalina fissicostata – or unidentified comparable form
Dentalium
†Dhondtichlamys
†Dhondtichlamys delawarensis – type locality for species
Diaperoecia
†Diaperoecia varians
Diastoma
†Diastoma insulaemaris
†Diatryma
†Diatryma regens
†Diceratherium
†Diceratherium matutinum
Diodora
†Diodora griscomi
Diplodonta
†Diplodonta acclinis
†Diplodonta punctata
†Diplodonta shilohensis
Diplosolen
†Diplosolen compactum
Discinisca
†Discinisca lugubris
Divalinga
†Divalinga quadrisulcata
†Dolicholatirus
†Dolicholatirus eocenensis
†Dollochelys
Donax
†Donax abesconi
†Donax fossor
Dosinia
†Dosinia acetabulum
†Dromiopsis
†Dromiopsis americana




E



Echinarachnius
†Echinocorys
†Echinocorys ovalis – type locality for species
†Echinopsis
†Echinopsis diatreta – type locality for species
†Ecphora
†Ecphora tricostata
Edaphodon
†Edaphodon agassizi
†Edaphodon eocaenus
†Edaphodon mantelli
Ellisina
†Ellisina angusta
†Ellisina spiculosa
†Emballorhynchus – type locality for genus
†Emballorhynchus kinnei – type locality for species
†Enchodus
†Enchodus ferox
Endopachys
Ensis
†Ensis directus
†Eocypraea
†Eocypraea sabuloviridis
Eontia
†Eontia palmerae
†Eontia ponderosa
†Eopleurotoma – tentative report
†Eopleurotoma altispira
†Eopleurotoma regularicostata
†Eosphargis
†Eosphargis insularis – type locality for species
†Eosuchus
†Eosuchus minor – type locality for species
Epitonium
†Epitonium annulatum
†Epitonium humphreysii
†Epitonium rupicola
†Epitonium tenuiliratum
Equus
Ervilia
†Etea
†Etea delawarensis
†Etea delwarensis
Eupleura
†Eupleura caudata
†Euritina
†Euritina torta
Euspira
†Euspira halli
†Euspira heros
†Euspira triseriata
†Eutrephoceras
†Eutrophoceras
†Eutrophoceras dekayi




F



Falsifusus
†Falsifusus hector
Fasciolaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
†Fasciolaria crookiana
Flabellum
†Flabellum cuneiformis
†Flabellum mortoni – type locality for species
†Florimetis
†Florimetis biplicata
Fossarus – tentative report
†Fossarus lyra




G



Galeocerdo
†Galeocerdo aduncus
†Galeocerdo egertonii
Galeodea
†Gauthieria
†Gauthieria speciosa – type locality for species
Gemma
†Gemma gemma
Geukensia
†Geukensia demissa
Ginglymostoma
†Ginglymostoma obliquum
Glans
†Glans intermedia
†Glomerula
†Glomerula vincentownensis
Glossus
†Glossus conradi
†Glossus vetus
Glycymeris
†Glycymeris conradi
†Glycymeris parilis
†Glycymeris subaustralis
†Gorgonella
†Graphaeostrea
†Graphaeostrea vomer
†Graphularia
†Graphularia ambigua
†Gryphaea
†Gryphaea dissimilaris
†Gryphaeostrea
†Gryphaeostrea vomer
Gyrodes




H



†Hadranderaster
†Hadranderaster asperulus
†Hamulus – or unidentified comparable form
†Hamulus falcatus
Haustator – or unidentified comparable form
†Haustator elongatus
Hemiaster
†Hemiaster parastatus – type locality for species
†Hemiaster stella – type locality for species
†Hemiaster ungula
Hemimactra
†Hemimactra solidissima
Hemipristis
†Hemipristis serra
Heptranchias
†Heptranchias howelli – type locality for species
Hespererato
†Hespererato emmonsi
†Hesperhys
†Hesperhys antiquus
Heteropora
†Heteropora tecta
Hexanchus
†Hexanchus ensis
†Hexanchus microdon
†Hexanchus primigenius
Hiatella
†Hiatella arctica
†Hiatella myaeformis
†Hiatella parilis
†Histiophorus
†Histiophorus homalorhamphus
†Histiophorus parvulus – type locality for species
†Holaster
†Holaster cinctus – type locality for species
Hydroides
†Hydroides primitiva
†Hypolophites
†Hypolophites hutchinsi – type locality for species
†Hypolophodon
†Hypolophodon sylvestris
†Hyposaurus – type locality for genus
†Hyposaurus rogersii – type locality for species




I



Ilyanassa
†Ilyanassa obsoleta
†Ilyanassa trivittata
Ischadium
†Ischadium recurvum
†Ischnodactylus
†Ischnodactylus cultellus
†Ischyodus
†Ischyodus williamsae
†Ischyrhiza
†Ischyrhiza mira
Isognomon
†Isognomon maxillata
Isurus
†Isurus acuminatus
†Ixacanthus
†Ixacanthus coelospondylus




K



†Kapalmerella
†Kapalmerella mortoni
†Kummelia
†Kummelia americana
†Kummelia mortoni
†Kummelonautilus
†Kummelonautilus bryani
†Kummelonautilus cookanus
Kurtziella
†Kurtziella cerina




L



Laevicardium
†Laevicardium mortoni
Lamna
†Lamna obliqua
Latirus
†Latirus angularis
†Latirus perobesus
†Latirus pleuricostatus
†Lekythionia
†Lekythionia dichotoma
†Lembonax
†Lembonax propylaeus – type locality for species
Lemintina
†Lemintina granifera
†Leptomactra
†Leptomactra delumbis
Leptomaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
†Leptomaria pergranulosa
Libinia
†Libinia emarginata
†Linthia
†Linthia tumidula
Lirophora
†Lirophora latilirata
Lithophaga
†Lithophaga subalveata
Littoraria
†Littoraria irrorata
†Longitubus
Lunatia
†Lunatia hemicrypta
Lunularia
†Lunularia reversa




M



Macoma
†Macoma balthica
†Macoma calcarea
Macrocallista
†Macrocallista marylandica
Macropora
†Macropora aquiae
Mactra
†Mactra clathrodon
†Mactra insulaemaris
†Mammut
†Mammut americanum
†Mammuthus
†Mariacolpus
†Mariacolpus plebeia
Marshallora
†Marshallora nigrocincta
†Marvacrassatella
†Marvacrassatella melina
†Megalonyx
Melampus
†Melampus bidentatus
Melanella
†Melanella eborea
†Melanella retrocita
†Melosia
†Melosia staminea
Membraniporella
†Membraniporella crassula
†Membraniporella modesta
†Membraniporina
†Membraniporina rimulata
†Meniscopora
†Meniscopora sultplana
†Menoceras
†Menoceras barbouri – or unidentified comparable form
Mercenaria
†Mercenaria campechiensis
†Mercenaria ducatelli
†Mercenaria mercenaria
†Mercenaria plena
Mesodesma
†Mesodesma arctatum
†Mesodesma deauratum
Mitrella
†Mitrella laevis
Modiolus
†Modiolus ducatellii
†Modiolus johnsoni
†Modiolus modiolus
†Modiolus ovata
†Modiolus ovatus
†Modiolus subinflatus
†Montlivaltia
†Montlivaltia atlantica
Morus
†Morus atlanticus – type locality for species
Mulinia
†Mulinia lateralis
Murex
†Murex laevavaricosus
†Murex millvillensis
Murexiella
†Murexiella cumberlandiana
†Murexiella shilohensis
†Muricidea
†Muricidea burnsi
†Mya
†Mya arenaria
†Mya producta
†Myliobates
†Myliobates bisulcus – type locality for species
Myliobatis
†Myliobatis dixoni – type locality for species
†Myliobatis fastigiatus
†Myliobatis jugosus
†Myliobatis magister
†Myliobatis obesus
†Myliobatis striatus
Mytilus
†Mytilus edulis
†Mytilus incurvus




N



Nassarius
†Nassarius acutus
†Nassarius trivittatoides
†Nassarius vibex
Natica – or unidentified comparable form
†Natica globulella
Nemocardium
†Nemocardium curtum
†Nemodon
†Nemodon brevifrons
Neptunea
†Neptunea lyrata
†Neptunea stonei
Neverita
†Neverita duplicatus
Nodosaria
†Nodosaria zippei
Notidanus
†Notidanus primigenius
Nucleolites
†Nucleolites aequoreus
Nucula
†Nucula circe
†Nucula major
†Nucula proxima
†Nucula secunda
†Nucula sinaria
Nuculana
†Nuculana albaria
†Nuculana cultelliformis
†Nuculana liciata




O



Odobenus
†Odobenus rosmarus
Odontaspis
†Odontaspis macrota
†Odontofusus – or unidentified comparable form
†Odotus
†Odotus obliquus
†Oleneothyris
†Oleneothyris harlani
†Olenothyria
†Olenothyria harlani
†Olenothyris
†Olenothyris harlani
Olivella
†Olivella mutica
Ophiacantha – tentative report
†Ophiocoma – tentative report
†Ophiocoma senonensis
Ophiomusium
†Ophiomusium stephensoni
†Ophiotitanos – tentative report
†Ophiotitanos serrata
Ostrea
†Ostrea bryani
†Ostrea compressirostra
†Ostrea compressirostrea
†Ostrea dissimilaris
†Ostrea glandiformis
†Ostrea glauconoides
†Ostrea panda
†Otodus
†Otodus angustidens
†Otodus megalodon
Ovibos
†Ovibos moschatus
†Oxyrhina
†Oxyrhina desorii
†Oxyrhina minuta
†Oxyrhina nova
†Oxyrhina xiphiodon




P



†Palaeocarcharodon
†Palaeogaleus
†Palaeogaleus vincenti
†Palaeohypotodus
†Palaeohypotodus rutoti
†Palaeophis
†Palaeophis grandis – type locality for species
†Palaeophis halidanus – type locality for species
†Palaeophis littoralis
Paliurus
†Paliurus triangularis
Pandora
†Pandora gouldiana
†Pandora trilineata
Panopea
†Panopea elliptica
†Panopea whifieldi
Panopeus
†Panopeus estellensis
†Panopeus jerseyensis
†Papillina
†Papillina conradi
†Papillina eocenica
Parapholas
†Parapholas kneiskerni
†Partretocycloecia
†Partretocycloecia dumosa
Parvilucina
†Parvilucina crenulata
†Parvilucina prunus
Pecten
†Pecten humphreysii
†Pecten madisonius
†Pecten madisonus
Penion – or unidentified comparable form
†Penion multicostatus
†Pentacrinites
†Pentacrinites bryani
†Pentacrinus
†Pentacrinus bryani
Periploma
†Periploma peralta
†Periplomya
†Periplomya truncata
†Perissolax
†Perissolax trivolva
†Perissolax trivolvus
†Peritresius
†Peritresius ornatus
†Peronidella
†Peronidella dichotoma
Petricola
†Petricola novaegyptica
†Petricola pholadiformis
†Phacodus – type locality for genus
†Phacodus irregularis – type locality for species
†Phasganodus
†Phasganodus gentryi – type locality for species
Phoca
Phyllodus
†Phyllodus curvidens
†Phyllodus elegans – type locality for species
†Phyllodus toliapicus – type locality for species
Phyllonotus
†Phyllonotus millvillensis
Physeter
†Physeter antiquus
†Piestochilus
†Piestochilus kanei
Pinna
†Pinna rostriformis
Pitar
†Pitar morrhuanus
†Pitar ovalis
†Pitar ovatus
†Pitar veta
†Pitar vetus
†Plagiochasma
†Plagiochasma crucifer
Plagioecia
†Plagioecia subramosa
Platidia
†Platidia cretacea
Pleuromeris
†Pleuromeris tridentata
Pleurotomaria
†Pleurotomaria brittoni
†Pleurotomaria crotaloides
†Pleurotomaria perlata
†Pleurotomaria tintonensis
†Pleurotrema
†Pleurotrema solariforme
†Pleurotrema solariformis
Plicatula
†Plicatula densata
†Plicatula gibbosa
†Plicatula inornata
†Plinthicus
†Plinthicus stenodon
Polinices
†Polinices triseriata
†Polinices tuomeyi
†Polorthus
†Polorthus tibialis
†Priscodelphinus
†Priscodelphinus atropius
†Priscodelphinus conradi
†Priscodelphinus harlani – type locality for species
†Priscodelphinus stenus
Pristis
†Pristis amblodon
†Pristis brachyodon
†Pristis curvidens
†Prosynthetoceras
Protula
†Protula vincentownensis
Psammechinus
†Psammechinus cingulatus
Pseudoliva
Pteria – tentative report
†Pteria annosa
†Pterosphenus
†Pterosphenus schucherti – or unidentified comparable form
†Puppigerus
†Puppigerus grandaevus
Pycnodonte
†Pycnodonte convexa
†Pycnodonte dissimilaris
†Pycnodonte percrassa
Pyrgocythara
†Pyrgocythara plicosa
†Pyropsis




R



Raeta
†Raeta plicatella
Ramphonotus
†Ramphonotus laevis
Rangia
†Rangia cuneata
Rangifer
†Recurvaster
†Recurvaster mammillatus
†Rhetechelys
†Rhetechelys platyops
Rhinoptera
†Rhizocrinus
†Rhizocrinus cylindricus
†Rhombodus
†Rhopostoma
†Rhopostoma crucifer – type locality for species
†Rotularia
†Rotularia rotula




S



Salenia
†Salenia tumidula – type locality for species
Scalaria
†Scalaria marylandica
†Scalaria virginiana
Scalpellum
†Scalpellum conradi
Scaphella
†Scaphella biconica
†Scaphella intermedia
†Scaphella parvula
†Scaphella perelevata
†Scaphella scaphoides
Scyliorhinus
†Scyliorhinus gilberti
Seila
†Seila adamsii
†Seila clavulus
Semele
†Semele burnsi
†Semele johnsoni
†Septastrea
†Septastrea marylandica
Serpula
†Serpula habrogamma
†Serpula howelli
†Serpula jerseyensis
†Serpula tristiata
Serpulorbis
†Serpulorbis granifera
Sinum
†Sinum fragile
†Sinum perspectivum
Siphonalia
†Siphonalia devexus
†Siphonalia johnsoni
†Solarium
†Solarium trilineatum
Solenosteira
†Solenosteira cancellaria
Solidobalanus
†Solyma
†Solyma elliptica
†Sphyraenodus
†Sphyraenodus silovianus – type locality for species
†Sphyraenodus speciosus
Sportella
†Sportella whitfieldi
†Squalodon – type locality for genus
†Squalodon atlanticus – type locality for species
Squalus
†Squalus minor
Squatina
†Stamenocella
†Stamenocella cylindrica
Stellatoma
†Stellatoma stellata
Stewartia
†Stewartia anodonta
Stramonita
†Stramonita haemostoma
Striarca
†Striarca centenaria
†Striatolamia
Strioterebrum
†Strioterebrum dislocatum
Surculites
†Surculites annosus
†Surculites cadaverosus
†Surculoma – tentative report
†Surculoma perobesa




T



Tagelus
†Tagelus plebeius
†Taphrosphys
†Taphrosphys sulcatus
†Tapiravus
†Tapiravus validus
Tapirus
Tectonatica
†Tectonatica pusilla
Tellina
†Tellina capillifera
†Tellina declivis
†Tellina peracuta
Tenagodus – tentative report
†Tenea
†Tenea pinguis
Teredo
†Teredo emacerata
†Thecachampsa
†Thecachampsa antiqua
†Thoracosaurus
†Thoracosaurus basifissus
†Thoracosaurus basitruncatus
†Thoracosaurus neocesariensis
Tibia
†Tornatellaea
†Tornatellaea bella
†Tornatellaea lata
†Trematofusus
†Trematofusus venustus
†Tretosphys
†Tretosphys grandaevus – type locality for species
†Tretosphys lacertosus
†Tretosphys uraeus – type locality for species
Trichechus
Triphora
†Triphora terebrata
†Tritonopsis
†Tritonopsis ecclesiastica
Trochita
†Trochita aperta
Trochocyathus
†Trochocyathus conoides
†Trochosmilia – tentative report
†Trochosmilia inauris
Turbonilla
†Turbonilla interrupta
Turris – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
†Turris farmingdalensis
Turritella
†Turritella aequistriata
†Turritella cumberlandia
†Turritella secta
†Turritella vertebroides
Tylocidaris
†Tylocidaris walcotti – type locality for species
Tympanuchus
†Tympanuchus lulli – type locality for species




U



Urosalpinx
†Urosalpinx cinerea




V



†Veleda
†Veleda equilatera
Venericardia
†Venericardia brittoni
†Venericardia intermedia
†Venericardia perantiqua
†Veniella
†Veniella decisa
†Veniella rhomboidea
Venus
†Venus ducatellii
†Venus submercenaria
†Viperecucullus – type locality for genus
†Viperecucullus kuehnei – type locality for species
†Volutoderma
†Volutomorpha
†Volutomorpha conradi




W



†Weltonia
†Weltonia ancistrodon




X



Xenophora
†Xenophora lapiferens
Xiphias
†Xiphias antiquus
Xiphodolamia – type locality for genus
†Xiphodolamia enis
†Xiphodolamia ensis – type locality for species




Y



Yoldia
†Yoldia laevis




Z



†Zanthopsis
†Zanthopsis milleri
†Zarhachis
†Zarhachis velox – type locality for species
†Zygaena
†Zygaena prisca




References


Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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