• Source: List of the prehistoric life of Pennsylvania

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

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†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




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
†Bufo americanus
Canis
†Canis armbrusteri
†Canis dirus
Carabus
†Carabus maeander
†Cariacus
†Cariacus laevicornis – type locality for species
Carphoborus
†Carphoborus andersoni
Castor
†Castor canadensis
†Castoroides
†Castoroides ohioensis
Catops
†Cervalces
Chlaenius
†Chlaenius punctulatus – type locality for species
Colinus
†Colinus virginianus
Coluber
†Coluber acuminatus – type locality for species
†Coluber constrictor
Colymbetes
Crocuta
†Crocuta inexpectatus – type locality for species
Crotalus
†Crotalus horridus
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
†Emydoidea blandingii
Enochrus
Equus
†Equus complicatus
†Equus pectinatus
Erethizon
†Erethizon dorsatum
Eucnecosum
†Eucnecosum brunnescens
Glyptemys
†Glyptemys insculpta
Gulo
†Gulo gulo
Gymnusa
Harpalus
Helophorus
†Helophorus sempervarians
†Helophorus tuberculatus
†Hesperotestudo
†Hesperotestudo percrassa – type locality for species
Heterodon
†Heterodon platyrhinos
Holoboreaphilus
†Holoboreaphilus nordenskioldi
Homo
†Homo sapiens
Hydraena
Hydroporus
Hyla
†Hyla crucifer
Lampropeltis
†Lampropeltis triangulum
Lasiopodomys – tentative report
Lesteva
†Lesteva pallipes
Lontra
†Lontra canadensis
Loricera
†Loricera pilicornis
Lynx
†Lynx calcaratus – type locality for species
†Mammut
†Mammut americanum
†Mammuthus
†Mammuthus primigenius
Mantura
Marmota
†Marmota monax – or unidentified comparable form
†Megalonyx
†Megalonyx wheatleyi
Meleagris
†Meleagris gallopavo
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
†Napaeozapus insignis
Natrix
Neofiber
†Neofiber diluvianus – type locality for species
Nerodia
†Nerodia sipedon
Nitidotachinus
†Nitidotachinus tachyporoides
Notaris
†Notaris aethiops
Notiophilus
Ochthebius
Odocoileus
†Odocoileus virginianus
Olophrum
†Olophrum boreale
†Olophrum consimile
†Olophrum latum
†Olophrum rotundicolle
Ondatra
†Ondatra idahoensis – type locality for species
Opheodrys
†Opheodrys vernalis
†Osmotherium – type locality for genus
†Osmotherium spelaeum – type locality for species
Oxytelus
Panthera
†Panthera onca
†Paramylodon
†Paramylodon harlani – tentative report
Parascalops
†Parascalops breweri
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
†Sylvilagus floridanus
Synaptomys
†Synaptomys cooperi
Tachinus
†Tachinus luridus
Tamias
†Tamias striatus – or unidentified comparable form
Tapirus
†Tapirus haysii
†Tapirus veroensis
Taxidea
†Taxidea taxus
Terrapene
†Terrapene carolina
Thamnophis
Thanatophilus
Thomomys
†Thomomys potomacensis
Trechus
†Trechus crassiscapus
†Uncia
†Uncia mercerii – type locality for species
Urocyon
†Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Ursus
†Ursus americanus
Vulpes
Zapus
†Zapus hudsonius




References



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

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