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

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†Ameiseophis
- †Ameiseophis robinsoni
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon
†Amphicyon
- †Amphicyon longiramus
Anadara
- †Anadara ovalis
†Anchitheriomys
†Anchitherium
Anomia
- †Anomia simplex
†Araloselachus
- †Araloselachus cuspidata
†Archaeohippus
- †Archaeohippus blackbergi – or unidentified comparable form
Argopecten
- †Argopecten irradians
Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve
Astarte
- †Astarte distans
Astyris
- †Astyris communis

B

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†Barbouromeryx
- †Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus
Barnea
- †Barnea costata
Bicorbula
- †Bicorbula idonea
Busycon
- †Busycon perversum
†Busycotyphus
- †Busycotyphus scalarispira
Living Busycotypus whelk sea snails
Busycotypus
- †Busycotypus canaliculatus

C

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Cadulus
- †Cadulus conradi
Caecum
- †Caecum calvertense
†Calamagras
A living Calliostoma top sea snail
Calliostoma
- †Calliostoma eboreus
Calyptraea
- †Calyptraea centralis
Cancellaria
- †Cancellaria alternata
Carcharhinus
- †Carcharhinus brachyurus
- †Carcharhinus limbatus
- †Carcharhinus perezii
Carcharodon
- Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis, or broad-toothed mako
  †Carcharodon hastalis
- †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
- †Chesapecten coccymelus
- †Chesapecten sayanus
†Chrysodomus
- †Chrysodomus patuxentensis
Clementia
- †Clementia grayi
Shell of a Corbula basket clam
Corbula
- †Corbula elevata
Crassostrea
- †Crassostrea virginica
Crepidula
- †Crepidula fornicata
- †Crepidula plana
Crocodylus
Crucibulum
- †Crucibulum costata
Cyclocardia
- †Cyclocardia castrana
Cymatosyrinx
- †Cymatosyrinx limatula
Cymia
- †Cymia woodii
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos
†Cynelos

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E

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Illustration of a fossilized shell of the Eocene-Pliocene murex sea snail Ecphora
†Ecphora
- †Ecphora tricostata
Ensis
- †Ensis directus
Epitonium
- †Epitonium charlestonensis
Euspira
- †Euspira heros

F

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A living Ficus, or fig tree
Ficus
- †Ficus harrisi
†Florimetis
- †Florimetis biplicata

G

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A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark
Galeocerdo
- †Galeocerdo aduncus
- †Galeocerdo contortus
Gavia
Gemma
- †Gemma gemma
Geochelone
Geukensia
- †Geukensia demissa
Glossus
Glycymeris
- †Glycymeris parilis

H

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†Harrymys
- †Harrymys magnus
Hemimactra
- †Hemimactra solidissima
Hemipristis
- Fossilized teeth of the Miocene weasel shark Hemipristis serra
  †Hemipristis serra

I

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Ilyanassa
- †Ilyanassa obsoleta
- †Ilyanassa trivittata
†Inodrillia
- †Inodrillia whitfieldi
Iphigenia
Isognomon
Isurus
- A living Isurus oxyrinchus, or shortfin mako shark
  †Isurus oxyrinchus

K

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A living Kinosternon, or mud turtle
Kinosternon

L

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†Leptomactra
- †Leptomactra marylandica
†Leptophoca
- †Leptophoca lenis
Leucosyrinx
- †Leucosyrinx rugata
Lirophora
- †Lirophora latilirata
Littorina
A living Lunatia moon sea snail
Lunatia
- †Lunatia hemicrypta

M

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Interior and exterior of a shell of a Macoma tellin
Macoma
- †Macoma balthica
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
- †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
- †Mulinia lateralis
Murexiella
- †Murexiella cumberlandiana
†Mya
- A modern Mya arenaria, or soft-shell clam
  †Mya arenaria
- †Mya producta
Mytiloconcha
- †Mytiloconcha incurva
Mytilopsis
- †Mytilopsis ermiocenicus
Mytilus
- †Mytilus edulis

N

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Nassarius
- †Nassarius spopora
- †Nassarius trivitattoides
- †Nassarius vibex
Neverita
- †Neverita duplicatus
Illustration of a living Notorynchus cow shark
Notorynchus
Nucula
- †Nucula prunicola
- †Nucula taphria
Nuculana
- †Nuculana liciata

O

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Oliva
- †Oliva simonsoni
A living Ophisaurus, or glass lizard
Ophisaurus

P

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Panopea
- †Panopea americana
- †Panopea whitfieldi
†Paracynarctus
- †Paracynarctus kelloggi
†Parahippus
- †Parahippus leonensis
†Parvalucina
- †Parvalucina crenulata
Pecten
- †Pecten humphreysii
Periploma
- †Periploma peralta
Petricola
- †Petricola pholadiformis
†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

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A living Rhincodon, or whale shark
Rhincodon

S

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Scaphella
- †Scaphella solitaria
- †Scaphella virginiana
Fossilized skull of the Miocene toothed whale Schizodelphis
†Schizodelphis
- †Schizodelphis sulcatus
Seila
- †Seila adamsii
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
†Squalodon
- †Squalodon calvertensis
Squalus
Squatina
Stewartia
- †Stewartia anodonta
Strigilla
- †Strigilla georgiana – or unidentified comparable form

T

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Tagelus
- †Tagelus plebeius
Tegula
- †Tegula marylandicum
Teinostoma
- †Teinostoma nana
Terebra
- †Terebra inornata
Shell of a Trigonostoma nutmeg sea snail
Trigonostoma
- †Trigonostoma biplicifera
†Tritonopsis
- †Tritonopsis ecclesiastica
Trochita
- †Trochita aperta
Turritella
- †Turritella cumberlandia
- †Turritella tampae
†Tylocephalonyx – or unidentified comparable form
Typhis
- †Typhis acuticosta

U

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Uca
- A living Uca pugnax, or Atlantic marsh fiddler crab
  †Uca pugnax
Urosalpinx
- †Urosalpinx subrusticus

Y

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Yoldia

Z

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†Zarhachis
- †Zarhachis flagellator

References

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

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