List of the Cenozoic life of Virginia
This list of the Cenozoic life of Virginia contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Virginia and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
A
[edit]- †Abdounia
- Abies
- †Abra
- Acanthocybium
- Accipiter
†Accipiter striatusLiving adult (center) and chick (lower right) Accipiter striatus, or sharp-shinned hawks
- †Achilleodinium
- Acipenser
- Acmaea
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- †Actinocyclus
- †Actinoptychus
Actitis – or unidentified comparable formA living Actitis macularius, or spotted sandpiper - †Adeorbis
- Aegolius
- Aequipecten
- Aetobatus
- Aetomylaeus
- Agelaius
†AglaocetusFossilized skull of the Miocene baleen whale Aglaocetus - †Aglaocetus patulus – type locality for species
- †Aglyptorhynchus
- Albula
- Alca
- †Alca torda – or unidentified comparable form
- Alces – or unidentified comparable form
- Aligena
†AllaeochelysFossilized skeleton of the Eocene pig-nosed turtle Allaeochelys - Alnus
- †Alopecias
- †Alopecias grandis – type locality for species
- Alopias
- Aluterus
- †Ambystoma
- Amia
- Amiantis – tentative report
- Ammonia
- †Amonia
- †Ampelopsis
Amyda – or unidentified comparable formAssemblage of fossilized skeletons of the softshell turtle Amyda - Anachis
- †Anachis avara
- †Anachis camax – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anachis harrisii
- Anadara
- †Anadara arata
- †Anadara callicestosa
- †Anadara lienosa
- †Anadara ovalis
†Anadara transversaShell of an Anadara transversa, or transverse ark clam
- †Anapteris
- Anas
- †Anas crecca
- †Anas discors
- †Anas platyrhynchos – or unidentified comparable form
- Anguilla
- †Anguilla bostoniensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anguispira
†Anguispira alternataIllustration of the shell of a living Anguispira alternata land snail, or flamed tigersnail
- Angulus
- Anisodonta – tentative report
- Anomia
- †Anomotodon
AnoxypristisA living Anoxypristis cuspidata, or knifetooth sawfish - †Anthus – or unidentified comparable form
- Aporrhais
- †Araloselachus
- Arbacia
- †Archaeohippus
- †Archaeomanta
- Architectonica
†ArctodusRestoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale - Argobuccinum
- Argopecten
- Arius – tentative report
- Arossia
- †Ashleychelys
- Asio
†Asio flammeus – or unidentified comparable formA living Asio flammeus, or Short-eared owl
- †Aspideretoides
- †Aspideretoides virginianus – type locality for species
- Astarte
- Astrangia
- †Astroscopus
- Astyris
AthletaMultiple views of a fossilized shell of the volute sea snail Athleta - †Athleta haleanus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Athleta petrosa
- †Athleta tuomeyi
- †Atractodon
B
[edit]- Balaena
- †Balaena ricei – type locality for species
- Balaenoptera
†BalaenotusFossilized vertebrae of the Pliocene baleen whale Balaenotus - Balanophyllia
- †Balanophyllia conradi – type locality for species
- †Balanophyllia elaborata
- Balanus
- †Balbocerosoma
- Barbatia
- †Barbatia carolinensis – tentative report
- Barnea
- Bartramia
- †Basilotritus
- Bathytormus
- †Beckettia – tentative report
- Betula
- Bicorbula
- Bison
- Bittiolum
- Blarina
†Bohaskaia – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Pliocene toothed whale Bohaskaia - †Bohaskaia monodontoides – type locality for species
- †Bolcyrus – or unidentified comparable form
- Bolivina
- Bombycilla
- Bonasa
- †Bootherium
†Bootherium bombifronsFossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene-Holocene bovid Bootherium bombifrons, or Harlan's musk ox.
- Boreotrophon
- Bornia
- Bos
- Bostrycapulus
- Botaurus
- Brachidontes
- Brachiodontes
- Branta
- †Brevirostrodelphis
- †Brevoortia
- †Brychaetus
- Bubo
†Bubo virginianusA living Bubo virginianus, or great horned owl
- Buccella
- †Buccinifusus
- Buccinofusus
- Buccinum
- Bucephala
BufoA living Anaxyrus fowleri (formerly Bufo fowleri), or Fowler's toad - Buliminella
- †Buliminella elegantissima – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bulliopsis
- †Burnhamia
- Busycon
- †Busycon carica
- †Busycon caricum
†Busycon contrariumShell in multiple views of a Busycon contrarium whelk - †Busycon coronatum
- †Busycon incile
- †Busycon maximum
- †Busycon maximus
- Busycotypus
- Buteo
†Buteo jamaicensisA living Buteo jamaicensis, or red-tailed hawk - †Buteo lineatus
- †Buteo platypterus
C
[edit]- †Cacharias
- Cadulus
- Caecum
- Caestocorbula
- †Calasoma
- †Calippus
- †Calippus regulus – or unidentified comparable form
CalliostomaA living Calliostoma top sea snail - †Callippus
- †Callippus regulus – or unidentified comparable form
- Callista
- Callocardia
- Calonectris
- †Calonectris kurodai – type locality for species
- †Calophos
- †Calorhadia
- †Calyptraphorus
CambarusCambarus - †Cambarus bartonii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cambarus longulus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Campanuyla
- Canachites
- †Canarium
- Cancellaria
- Cancer
- Canis
†Canis dirusModern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf - †Canis latrans
- †Canis lupus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cantharus
- Canthon
- Capella
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carcharodon
†Carcharodon hastalisFossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis, or broad-toothed mako
- Carditamera
- †Caricella
- †Carinorbis
- †Carolinapecten
- †Carolinochelys
- Carphophis
- Carya
- Caryocorbula
- Castor
†CastoroidesMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides - Catharus
- †Catinella
- Catoptrophorus
- †Catostomus
- Celtis
- Cerithiopsis
- Certhia
- †Cervalces – tentative report
- Cervus
- Cetorhinus
†CetotheriumLife restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene whale Cetotherium - †Cetotherium crassangulum – type locality for species
- Chaetura
- Chama
- †Charadrisu
- Charadrius
- Chelydra
†Chelydra serpentinaA living Chelydra serpentina, or common snapping turtle
- †Chesacardium
- †Chesaconcavus
- †Chesapactern
- †Chesapecten
- Chione
- Chlamys
- †Chlamys brookvillensis
- †Chlamys choctavensis
- †Chlamys decemaria
- †Chlamys johnsoni
- †Chlamys santamaria
- †Chlamys seabeensis
- †Chlamys vaunwythei – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chlamys wahtubbeana
- †Chordeiles
†Chordeiles minorA living Chordeiles minor, or common nighthawk
- Cibicides
- Cingula
- Circulus
- Cirsotrema
- Cistothorus
- †Cistothorus platensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Clavus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Cleistosphaeridium
- Clethrionomys
- Clidiophora
ClionaA living Cliona sponge - Coccyzus
- †Cochliolepsis
- Colaptes
- Colinus
- Coluber
- †Columella
ColusShells in differing orientations of Colus whelk sea snails - Condylura
- †Conradostrea
- Contopus
- †Contropus
- Conus
CorbulaShell of a Corbula basket clam - †Coronia
- †Corrundinium
- Corvus
- †Corynorynchus
- †Costaglycymeris
- Cotonopsis
- †Coturnipes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Coupatezia
- Crassatella
- †Crassatella aquiana – type locality for species
- Crassinella
- Crassostrea
- Crepidula
†CretolamnaFossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna - Cribrilina
- †Cribroperidinium
- Crocodylus
- †Crocodylus antiquus – type locality for species
- Crotalus
- †Crotalus adamanteus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Crotalus horridus
- Crucibulum
- Cryptobranchus
†Cryptobranchus alleganiensisA living Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, or hellbender salamander
- †Cryptogramma
- Cryptosula
- Cryptotis
- Ctena
- †Cubitostrea
CucullaeaShell of a Cucullaea, or false ark shell - Cumingia
- †Cuneocorbula
- Cupuladria
- Cyanocitta
- Cyclocardia
†CyclopomaFossilized skeleton of the Eocene bony fish Cyclopoma - †Cyclopoma folmeri – type locality for species
- Cyclostremiscus
- Cylichna
- †Cylindracanthus
- †Cymatogonia
- Cymatosyrinx
†CynelosFossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos - †Cynelos idoneus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cynoscion
- Cyrtopleura
D
[edit]- †Dallarca
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
†Dasypus bellus – or unidentified comparable formFossilized mandible in multiple views of the Pleistocene Dasypus bellus, or beautiful armadillo
- †Deflandrea
- †Delphineis
- Dendrocopos
- †Dendrogapus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dendroica – or unidentified comparable form
†Dendroica coronataA living Setophaga coronata, or yellow-rumped warbler
- Dentalium
- †Denticulopsis
- Dentimargo
- Desmognathus
- Diadophis
- Dicaelus
- †Diemichtylus
- Dinocardium
- Diodora
- †Diodora auroraensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Diodora redimicula
- †Diorocetus
†DiplocynodonMounted fossilized skeleton of the Paleocene-Miocene crocodilian Diplocynodon - Diplodonta
- Discinisca
- †Discoaster
- Discoporella
- Discus
†Discus catskillensisA living Discus catskillensis land snail, or angular disc
- Divalinga
- †Dolicholatirus
- †Dolichonyx – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dollochelys – tentative report
- Donax
- Dosinia
- †Dosiniopsis
- Dryocopus
†Dryocopus pileatusA living Dryocopus pileatus, or pileated woodpecker
E
[edit]- †Eburneopecten
- †Eburneopecten dalli
- †Eburneopecten scintillatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Echinocardium
- Echinorhinus
- †Ecphora
- †Ectopistes
†Ectopistes migratoriusTaxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius, or passenger pigeon
- †Egertonia
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe guttata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elaphe obsoleta – or unidentified comparable form
- Electra
- Elphidium
- †Elytrocysta
- †Empidonax
- Ensis
†Eobalaenoptera – type locality for genusLife restoration of two of the Miocene baleen whale Eobalaenoptera pursued by the giant shark Carcharocles megalodon - †Eobalaenoptera harrisoni – type locality for species
- Eontia
- †Eopleurotoma – or unidentified comparable form
- †Eosphargis
- †Eosuchus
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- Equus
- Eremophila
- Erethizon
- Erolia
- †Erycinella
- Eschrichtius
- †Eschrichtius leptocentrus – type locality for species
†Eschrichtius robustusA living Eschrichtius robustus, or gray whale
- Esox
- †Esox americanus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Esthonyx – or unidentified comparable form
- Eucrassatella
- Eulima
- †Euloxa
- Eumeces
- †Eumeces laticeps – or unidentified comparable form
- Eupleura
†EurhinodelphisLife restoration of the Miocene whale Eurhinodelphis (above) - Euspira
- Eutamias
- Euvola
F
[edit]- Falco
†Falco sparveriusA living Falco sparverius, or American kestrel
- Felis
- Ficus
- †Fisherichthys – type locality for genus
- †Fisherichthys folmeri – type locality for species
- Flabellum
- Fossarus
- Fusinus
G
[edit]- Gadus
GaleocerdoA living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark - Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- Galerita
- †Galerita bicolor – or unidentified comparable form
- Gallinula
- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- Gastrocopta
- Gavia
†GavialosuchusFossilized skull of the Miocene crocodile relative Gavialosuchus - Gemma
- Genota – or unidentified comparable form
- Geomys
- Geukensia
- Gibbula – tentative report
GinglymostomaA living Ginglymostoma nurse shark - †Glaphyrocysta
- Glaucomys
- Globigerina
- †Globoquadrina
- Globulina
- Glossus
- †Glottidia
GlycymerisFossilized shell of a Glycymeris, or bittersweet clam - †Glycymeris americana
- †Glycymeris idonea
- †Glycymeris lisbonensis
- †Glycymeris trigonella
- †Glycymeris tumulus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Goniothecium
- Gouldia
- Granulina
- Grus
†Grus americanaA living Grus americana, or whooping crane
- †Gryphaeostrea
H
[edit]- †Hadrodelphis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Haldea
- †Halicetus – tentative report
- Halichoerus
†Halichoerus grypusA living Halichoerus grypus, or grey seal
- Hanzawaia
- Hastula
- Haynesina
- Helicodiscus
- Hemimactra
HemipristisA living Hemipristis weasel shark - Hendersonia
- †Heteraulacacysta
- Heterodontus
- †Heterotorpedo
- Hexanchus
- Hiatella
- Hipponix
- Hippoporidra
- Hippoporina
†Homogalax – or unidentified related formFossilized skull of the Eocene tapir-like mammal Homogalax - Hydrobia
- Hydroides
- Hyla
- †Hyla crucifer – or unidentified comparable form
- Hylocichla
- †Hyopsodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hypolophodon
- †Hyposaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hystrichokolpoma
I
[edit]- †Icterus – or unidentified comparable form
†Icterus spuriusA living Icterus spurius, or orchard oriole
- Ilyanassa
- †Iodes
- Ischadium
- Isistius
- †Isognomen
- †Isognommen
- Isognomon
IstiophorusA living Istiophorus , or sailfish - Isurus
J
[edit]- †Jacquhermania
- Junco
†Junco hyemalisA living Junco hyemalis, or dark-eyed junco
K
[edit]- Kalolophus
- †Kapalmerella
†KentriodonLife restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene dolphin Kentriodon - Kuphus
- Kurtziella
L
[edit]- †Laevihastula
- Lagena
†LagopusLiving Lagopus muta, or rock ptarmigan - †Lagopus mutus – or unidentified comparable form
- Lamna
- Lampropeltis
- Larus
- Lasiurus
- Latirus
- Lepisosteus
- †Leptomactra
- †Leptophoca
- †Leptophoca lenis
- †Leptophoca proxima – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leptoxis
- Lepus
†Lepus americanusA living Lepus americanus, or snowshoe hare
- †Levifusus
- Libinia
- †Limosa – or unidentified comparable form
- Linga
- †Lingulodinium
- †Lirodiscus
- †Lirofusus – or unidentified comparable form
- Lirophora
- †Lirosoma
- Litiopa
- Littoraria
- Lontra
†Lontra canadensisPair of living Lontra canadensis, or North American river otter
- Lophius
- †Lophocysta – tentative report
- Lophodytes
- Lopholatilus
- Loxia
- Lucina
- †Lucina aquiana – type locality for species
- †Lucina divaricata
- †Lucina pomilia
- †Lucina squamata
- Lucinisca
- Lucinoma
- Lunatia
- †Lutianus
- Lydiphnis
- Lymnaea
- Lynx
†Lynx rufus – or unidentified comparable formA living Lynx rufus, or bobcat
- Lyonsia
M
[edit]- Macoma
†Macoma balthicaShell of a Limecola balthica, or Baltic clam - †Macoma calcarea
- †Macoma constricta
- †Macoma tenta
- Macrocallista
- Mactrodesma
- †Mactropsis
- Makaira
- †Makaira nigricans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi
†Mammuthus primigeniusLife restorations of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon (right), and a Mammuthus primigenius, or wooly mammoth (left)
- Marevalvata
- †Margaritaria
- Marginella
- †Mariacolpus
- †Mariafusus
- Marmota
†Marmota monaxA living Marmota monax, or groundhog
- †Marvacrassatella
- Massilina
- Masticophis
- †Mclelannia
- Megaceryle
†MegalonyxMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx - Megalops
- Megaptera
- Melanerpes
- Meleagris
- Mellita
- Melospiza
- Membranipora
- Membraniporella
- †Membraniporella petasus – or unidentified comparable form
- Mephitis
- Mercenaria
- †Mercenaria campechiensis
- †Mercenaria capax
- †Mercenaria corrugata
- †Mercenaria cuneata
- †Mercenaria druidi
- †Mercenaria inflata
†Mercenaria mercenariaCollection of Mercenaria mercenaria, also known as hard clams or quahogs - †Mercenaria tetrica
- Mergus
- †Meridiania
- †Merychippus
- †Mesocetus
- †Mesocetus pusillus
- †Mesocetus siphunculus – type locality for species
- Mesoplodon
- †Mesoplodon longirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesorhytis – tentative report
†MetaxytheriumMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene manatee relative Metaxytherium - †Metopocetus – type locality for genus
- †Metopocetus durinasus – type locality for species
- Microporella
- Microtus
- †Microtus chrotorrhinus
- †Microtus ochrogaster
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
†Microtus pinetorumA living Microtus pinetorum, or woodland vole - †Microtus xanthognathus
- †Microtus zanthognathus
- Mictomys
- Miltha
- †Miocepphus
- †Miocepphus blowi – type locality for species
- †Miocepphus bohaskai
- †Miocepphus mcclungi
- Mitrella
- Modiolus
- Mola
- Molothrus
†Molothrus aterA living Molothrus ater, or brown-headed cowbird
- †Monotherium
- Morus
- †Moxostoma
- Mulinia
- †Multiporina
- Musculus
- Mustela
- †Mya
- †Mya arenaria
- †Mya wilsoni – tentative report
- Myliobatis
†MylohyusFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus - Myochama
- Myotis
- Myriophyllum
- Myrtea – tentative report
- †Myrtea curta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Myrtea uhleri
- Mytilus
N
[edit]- †Nannaria
- †Nanogyra
- Napaeozapus
- †Napeozapus
NassariusA living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail - Naticarius
- Natrix
- Nebrius
- Negaprion
- Nemocardium
- Neofiber
- †Neopanope
- Neogale
- Neotoma
†Neotoma floridanaClose-up of a Neotoma floridana, or eastern woodrat
- Nerodia
- Neverita
- †Ninoziphius
- †Ninoziphius platyrostris – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nipa – or unidentified comparable form
- Niso
- †Nocomis
†Nocomis raneyi – or unidentified comparable formA living Nocomis raneyi, or bull chub
- Noetia
- Nonion
- Nonionella
- Notidanus
- Notophthalmus
- †Notophthalmus viridescens – or unidentified comparable form
- Notorhynchus
NotorynchusClose-up portrait of a living Notorynchus cepedianus, or broadnose sevengill shark - †Noturus
- Nucula
- Nuculana
- †Nyssa
O
[edit]- Ochotona
- Ocypode
- Odobenus
- Odocoileus
- Odontaspis
†Odontopteryx – tentative reportIllustration of a fossilized partial skull of the Paleocene-Eocene pseudo-toothed bird Odontopteryx - Odostomia
- Oliva
- Olivella
- Ondatra
- Onthophagus
- †Onthophagus janus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ontocetus – type locality for genus
- †Ontocetus emmonsi – type locality for species
- †Operculodinium
- Opheodrys
- †Opsanus
- Orthoyoldia
†OrycterocetusLife restoration of the Miocene sperm whale Orycterocetus - †Orycterocetus crocodilinus – type locality for species
- †Osteopygis
- †Osteopygis roundsi – type locality for species
- †Ostracion
- Ostrea
- †Otodus
†Otodus megalodonDiagram illustrating the largest (grey) and most conservative (red) size estimates of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Carcharocles megalodon (sometimes Carcharodon or Otodus megalodon) with a whale shark (violet), great white shark (green), and anachronistic human (black) to scale
- Otus
- †Oxyrhina
- †Oxyura
P
[edit]- †Pachecoa
- †Pachecoa decisa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pachecoa ellipsis
- †Pachygaleus
- †Palaeocystodinium
- †Palaeogaleus
- †Palaeohypotodus
†PalaeophisRestoration of the Cretaceous-Eocene sea snake Palaeophis - †Palaeophis casei
- †Palaeophis grandis
- †Palaeophis toliapicus
- †Palaeophis virginianus – type locality for species
- †Palaeorhincodon
- †Palaeosinopa – or unidentified comparable form
- Pandora
- Panopea
- Panopeus
- Panthera
†Panthera leoA living Panthera leo, or lion
- Paraconcavus
- †Paralbula
- †Paramya
- Parascalops
†ParietobalaenaLife restoration of the Miocene baleen whale Parietobalaena and calf - †Parophisaurus
- †Parophisaurus mccloskeyi – type locality for species
- Parus
- Parvanachis
- Parvilucina
- Passerella
†Passerella iliacaA living Passerella iliaca, or fox sparrow
- Pecten
- †Pedalion
- Pedioecetes
- Pekania
- †Pekania pennanti – or unidentified comparable form
†PelagornisLife restoration of the Oligocene-Pleistocene false-toothed bird Pelagornis - †Pelocetus
- †Pentadinium
- †Peradectes
- †Peradectes guottai – type locality for species
- †Perimyotis
- Periploma
- Perisoreus
†Perisoreus canadensisA living Perisoreus canadensis, or grey jay
- †Perisorus
- Peristernia
- Peromyscus
- Petaloconchus
- †Petriathyris
- Petricola
- Petrochelidon
- †Petrocheliodon
- †Phalacrocoras
- Phalacrocorax
†Phalacrocorax auritusA living Phalacrocorax auritus, or double-crested cormorant
- †Phenacomya
- Phenacomys
- †Phenacomys intermedius
- †Phenacomys ungava – or unidentified comparable form
- †Phocageneus – type locality for genus
- †Phocageneus venustus – type locality for species
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- †Pholas petrosa – tentative report
- Phyllodus
- Physa
- †Physogaleus
- †Phytolacca
- Pica
- Picea
- †Pinguinus
†Pinguinus impennisTaxidermied specimen of Pinguinus impennis, or the great auk
- Pinicola – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pinquinus
- Pinus
- †Pipestrellus
- Pipistrellus
- Piranga
- Pisania
- Pisidium
- †Pisodus
- Pitar
- Placopecten
- †Plagiarca
†PlatygonusRestoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922). - Plecotus
- †Plecotus townsendii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pleiorytis
- Pleuromeris
- Plicatula
- Pluvialis
- Podiceps
†Podiceps auritusA living Podiceps auritus, or horned grebe
- Podilymbus
- Pogonias
- †Pogonias multidentatus – type locality for species
- Polinices
- Polydora
- Polygonum
- †Pomatiopsis
- †Pooecetes
- Poroeponides
- †Poroeponides lateralis
- †Poroeponides repanda – or unidentified comparable form
- Porzana
- †Potamogeton
- †Premontria
- †Prionodon
- Prionotus
- †Priscoficus
- Pristis
- †Pristis brachyodon – type locality for species
- †Pristis luthami
- †Procamelus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Procolpochelys
- Procyon
- †Prolates
- †Pronum
- †Propristis
- †Prosthennops – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Protautoga
- †Protelphidium
- Prunum
- Psammechinus
†PsephophorusHypothetical restoration of the Oligocene-Pliocene sea turtle Psephophorus - Pseudochama
- Pseudoliva
- Pseudopolymorphina
- †Pseudopolymorphina novangliae – or unidentified comparable form
- Pseudotorinia
- Pteria
- †Pteria colymbus
- †Pteria limula – tentative report
- Pteromeris
- Pteromylaeus
- †Ptychosalpinx
- Pulvinites
- †Puppigerus
- Pycnodonte
PycnodusFossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous-Eocene bony fish Pycnodus - †Pyropsis
Q
[edit] QuercusA living Quercus, or oak tree - Quinqueloculina
R
[edit]- Raeta
- Raja
- Rallus
- †Rana
- †Rana catesbiana – lapsus calami of Rana catesbeiana
- †Rana clamitans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Rana palustris
- †Rana pipiens
- †Rana sylvatica – or unidentified comparable form
- Rangia
- Rangifer
†Rangifer tarandusA living Rangifer tarandus, or reindeer
- Ranzania
- †Ranzania grahami – type locality for species
- †Ranzania tenneyorum – type locality for species
- †Raphoneis
- †Rebeccapecten
- Reticulofenestra
- †Retinella
- Retusa
- †Rhabdosteus
- †Rhaphoneis
- †Rhegnopsis
- †Rhegnopsis palaeatlantica – type locality for species
- Rhinobatos
RhinopteraA school of living Rhinoptera, or cownose rays - Rosalina
- Rostellaria
- †Rudiscala
S
[edit]- Saccella
- †Saccella catasarca – or unidentified comparable form
- †Saccella concentrica
- †Saccella parva
- †Samlandia
- †Sanganoma
- †Sarda
- Sayornis
†Sayornis phoebeA living Sayornis phoebe, or eastern phoebe
- †Scala
- †Scala virginiana – type locality for species
- †Scalaspira – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Scalopus
- Scaphella
- Scaphiopus
- Sceloporus
- †Sceptrum
†SchizodelphisFossilized skull of the Miocene toothed whale Schizodelphis - Schizoporella
- Sciaenops
- †Sciaenurus – or unidentified comparable form
- Sciuropterus
- Sciurus
†Sciurus carolinensisA living Sciurus carolinensis, or eastern gray squirrel
- Scolopax
- Scomberomorus
- †Scombrinus
- Scyliorhinus
- Seila
- †Seiurus
- Semele
- †Semele bellastriata
- †Semele purpurascens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Semele subovata
- †Semotilus
- †Semotilus corporalis – or unidentified comparable form
- Serpulorbis
†SerratolamnaFossilized teeth of the Cretaceous-Eocene shark Serratolamna - †Sialia – or unidentified comparable form
- Sinum
- †Siphonocetus
- †Siphonocetus priscus – type locality for species
- Sitta
- †Solarium
- Solemya
- Solen
- Solenosteira
- Sorex
- †Sorex arcticus
- †Sorex cinereus
- †Sorex dispar
- †Sorex fumeus
- †Sorex hoyi
†Sorex palustrisA living Sorex palustris, or American water shrew
- †Spatangus
- Spermophilus
- Sphaerium
- †Sphaeroidinellopsis
- Sphenia
- Sphyraena
- †Sphyrapicus
SphyrnaA living Sphyrna hammerhead shark - Spilogale
- †Spirodon
- Spisula
†SqualodonLife restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon - †Squalodon calvertensis
- †Squalodon protervus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Squalodon whitmorei – type locality for species
- Squalus
- Squatina
- †Stenotrema
- †Stephanopyxis
- Stewartia
- Storeria
- †Strepsidura
- †Streptochetus – or unidentified comparable form
- Striarca
†StriatolamiaFossilized teeth of the Paleocene-Miocene sandshark Striatolamia - Strioterebrum
- Strobilops
- Strombiformis
- Sturnella – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sullivanichthys – type locality for genus
- †Sullivanichthys mccloskeyi – type locality for species
- †Sumbos
- Surculites
- Sveltia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Syllomus
- †Syllomus aegyptiacus – type locality for species
- †Syllomus crispatus
- Sylvilagus
†Sylvilagus transitionalisA living Sylvilagus transitionalis, or New England cottontail
- Symplocos
- Synaptomys
T
[edit]- Tagelus
- Tamias
- †Tamiasciurius
- Tamiasciurus
- †Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
- †Tamiasciurus tenuidens – or unidentified comparable form
TapirusA living Tapirus, or tapir - Tautoga
- †Tectatodinium
- Tectonatica
- Teinostoma
TellinaShell of a Tellina, or tellin - †Tellina declivis
- †Tellina leana
- †Tellina propetenella
- †Tellina virginiana – type locality for species
- †Tellina williamsi
- †Teratichthys
- Terebra
- Teredo
- Terrapene
- Textularia
- †Thalassiphora
- Thamnophis
†ThecachampsaFossilized skeleton of the Oligocene-Miocene gavial relative Thecachampsa - †Thinocetus – type locality for genus
- †Thinocetus arthritus – type locality for species
- †Thoracosaurus
- Thracia
- †Thuja
ThunnusA school of living Thunnus, or tunas - Tilia
- Tinospora
- Torcula
- †Tornatellaea
- Toxostoma
- Transennella
- †Tretosphys
- Triakis
- Trigonostoma
- Tringa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Triodopsis
- †Triodopsis albolabris
- †Triodopsis burchi
- †Triodopsis juxtidens
†Triodopsis tridentataA living Triodopsis tridentata land snail, or northern threetooth - †Triodopsis vulgata
- Triphora
- †Triphotrocha
- †Triphotrocha comprinata – or unidentified comparable form
- Trochita
- Trochocyathus
- Trox
- †Tsuga
- †Tsuga canadensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Tucetona
- Tudicla – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turbinolia
- †Turbiosphaera – tentative report
- Turbonilla
- †Turborotalia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Turdus
TurritellaFossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella
U
[edit]- Uria
†Uria aalgeA pair of living Uria aalge, or common murre
- Urosalpinx
- Ursus
V
[edit]- Vallonia
- Valvata
- Venericardia
- Vermetus
- Vertigo
- Vitis
- Vitrinella
- †Vokesinotus
†VoltacongerFossilized skeleton of the Eocene bony fish Voltaconger - Voluta
- Volutifusus
- Vulpes
W
[edit]X
[edit]- Xenophora
†XiphiacetusFossilized skeleton of the Miocene whale Xiphiacetus - †Xiphiacetus bossi – type locality for species
- †Xiphiacetus cristatus – type locality for species
Y
[edit]- Yoldia
- †Yoldia laevis
†Yoldia limatulaIllustration of the shell of a Yoldia limatula, or file yoldia - †Yoldia potomacensis
Z
[edit]- Zapus
- †Zarhachis
- Zonotrichia
†Zonotrichia albicollisA living Zonotrichia albicollis, or white-throated sparrow
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.