List of the Cenozoic life of Delaware
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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.
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edit- †Ameiseophis
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon - Anadara
- †Anchitheriomys
- †Anchitherium
- Anomia
- †Araloselachus
- †Archaeohippus
- †Archaeohippus blackbergi – or unidentified comparable form
- Argopecten
Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve - Astyris
B
editC
edit- Cadulus
- Caecum
- †Calamagras
A living Calliostoma top sea snail - Calyptraea
- Cancellaria
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharodon
Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis, or broad-toothed mako - †Carcharodon subauriculatus
- Carditamera
- †Carinorbis
- Caryocorbula
- Cerastoderma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Chesacardium
Fossilized shells of the Miocene-Pleistocene scallop Chesapecten - †Chrysodomus
- Clementia
Shell of a Corbula basket clam - Crassostrea
- Crepidula
- Crocodylus
- Crucibulum
- Cyclocardia
- Cymatosyrinx
- Cymia
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos
D
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editF
editA living Ficus, or fig tree - †Florimetis
G
editA living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark - Gavia
- Gemma
- Geochelone
- Geukensia
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
H
edit- †Harrymys
- Hemimactra
- Hemipristis
Fossilized teeth of the Miocene weasel shark Hemipristis serra
I
edit- Ilyanassa
- †Inodrillia
- Iphigenia
- Isognomon
- Isurus
A living Isurus oxyrinchus, or shortfin mako shark
K
editA living Kinosternon, or mud turtle
L
edit- †Leptomactra
- †Leptophoca
- Leucosyrinx
- Lirophora
- Littorina
A living Lunatia moon sea snail
M
editInterior and exterior of a shell of a Macoma tellin - Macrocallista
- Mactra – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Mariacolpus
- †Marshochoerus
- Martesia
- †Marvacrassatella
Shells in differing orientations of the parasitic sea snail Melanella - Mercenaria
- †Metatomarctus
- †Metatomarctus canavus – or unidentified comparable form
- Metula
- Modiolus
- †Monosaulax
- Morus
- †Morus loxostylus – or unidentified comparable form
- Mulinia
- Murexiella
- †Mya
A modern Mya arenaria, or soft-shell clam - †Mya producta
- Mytiloconcha
- Mytilopsis
- Mytilus
N
edit- Nassarius
- Neverita
Illustration of a living Notorynchus cow shark - Nucula
- Nuculana
O
edit- Oliva
A living Ophisaurus, or glass lizard
P
edit- Panopea
- †Paracynarctus
- †Parahippus
- †Parvalucina
- Pecten
- Periploma
- Petricola
- †Phocageneus
- Pholas
- †Plesiosorex
- †Plesiosorex coloradensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pollackophis – type locality for genus
- †Pollackophis depressus – type locality for species
- Polystira
- †Pterygoboa
- †Pterygoboa delawarensis – type locality for species
- †Ptychosalpinx
R
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edit- Scaphella
Fossilized skull of the Miocene toothed whale Schizodelphis - Seila
- Semele
- Serpulorbis
- Sinum
- Siphonalia
- Solariorbis
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon - Squalus
- Squatina
- Stewartia
- Strigilla
- †Strigilla georgiana – or unidentified comparable form
T
edit- Tagelus
- Tegula
- Teinostoma
- Terebra
Shell of a Trigonostoma nutmeg sea snail - †Tritonopsis
- Trochita
- Turritella
- †Tylocephalonyx – or unidentified comparable form
- Typhis
U
edit- Uca
A living Uca pugnax, or Atlantic marsh fiddler crab
- Urosalpinx
Y
editZ
editReferences
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.