List of the prehistoric life of Maryland
Appearance
This list of the prehistoric life of Maryland contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Maryland.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Maryland.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Maryland
- †Amphiscapha
- †Amplexopora
- †Archimylacris
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Aviculopecten
- †Bassipterus
- †Bellerophon
- †Calymene
- †Calymene camerata
- †Calymene cresapensis
- †Calymene niagarensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Camarotoechia
- †Chonetes
- †Cincinnetina
- †Clitendoceras
- †Composita
- †Composita ovata – tentative report
- †Cornulites
- †Cypricardinia
- †Dakeoceras
- †Dalmanites
- †Dolichopterus
- †Edmondia
- †Eldredgeops
- †Ellesmeroceras
- †Encrinurus
- †Eospirifer
- †Erettopterus – tentative report
- †Euomphalus
- †Eurypterus
- †Favosites
- †Favosites niagarensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Flexicalymene
- †Goniatites
- †Gyrodoma
- †Hallopora
- †Holopea
- †Hyolithes
- †Isotelus
- †Lingula
- †Lysorophus
- †Mcqueenoceras
- †Megamolgophis
- †Meristina
- †Metacoceras
- †Naticopsis
- †Neospirifer
- †Neospirifer dunbari – tentative report
- †Obolella
- †Obolus – tentative report
- †Olenellus
- †Ormoceras
- †Orthoceras
- †Platyceras
- †Proterocameroceras
- †Pterygotus
- †Ribeiria
- †Rioceras
- Solemya
- † Solenopsis
- †Sowerbyella
- †Spirifer
- †Stenosiphon
- †Strophomena
- †Tainoceras
- †Tentaculites
- †Trigonocera
- †Trimerus
- †Waeringopterus
- †Worthenia
Mesozoic
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Maryland
- Acirsa
- †Acrocanthosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Acteon
- †Aenona
- †Agerostrea
- †Allognathosuchus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Allosaurus
- †Amyda
- †Ancilla
- †Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
- Arrhoges
- Astarte
- †Astrodon
- †Astrodon johnstoni – type locality for species
- †Baculites
- †Bottosaurus
- Botula
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Carcharias
- †Caveola
- †Ceratodus
- Cerithium
- Chiloscyllium
- †Cimoliasaurus
- †Coelosaurus
- †Coelurus
- †Coelurus gracilis – type locality for species
- †Corax
- Corbula
- †Crenella
- †Cretolamna
- Cucullaea
- Cuspidaria
- Cylichna
- †Cylindracanthus
- †Cymella
- Dasyatis
- †Deinonychus
- †Deinosuchus
- †Dentalium
- †Discoscaphites
- †Egertonia
- †Enchodus
- †Eulima
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Ewingia
- †Exogyra
- Galeorhinus
- Ginglymostoma
- Glossus
- Glycimeris
- Glycymeris
- †Glyptops
- †Goniopholis
- †Grallator – or unidentified comparable form
- †Halisaurus
- †Hamatia – type locality for genus
- †Hamulus
- Heterodontus
- † Heteromorpha
- †Hoploparia
- †Hybodus
- †Hyposaurus
- †Inoceramus
- †Ischyodus
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Ischyrhiza avonicola – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ischyrhiza mira
- †Jeletzkytes
- Latiaxis
- Lepisosteus
- Lima
- Limatula
- †Linearis
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
- †Mathilda
- †Modiolus
- †Morea
- †Mosasaurus
- Myliobatis
- †Mytilus – tentative report
- Nebrius
- Nucula
- Odontaspis
- †Osteopygis
- Panopea
- †Paralbula
- †Peritresius
- Pholas
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- †Pleurocoelus – type locality for genus
- †Pleurocoelus nanus – type locality for species
- †Plicatoscyllium
- Polinices
- †Priconodon – type locality for genus
- †Priconodon crassus – type locality for species
- †Prognathodon
- †Propanoplosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Propanoplosaurus marylandicus – type locality for species
- †Protocardia
- †Pteria
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Ptychotrygon
- Pycnodonte
- Raja
- Rhinobatos
- †Rhombodus
- Ringicula
- Rissoina
- †Sargana
- †Scaphites
- Serpula
- †Serratolamna
- †Sphenodiscus
- Squalicorax
- Squatina
- †Stephanodus
- Tellina
- †Tenea
- †Tenontosaurus
- †Thoracosaurus
- Trachycardium
- Turritella
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Maryland
- †Abra – tentative report
- Acipenser
- Acropora
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- †Acus
- †Adocus
- †Aepycamelus – tentative report
- Aetobatus
- †Aglaocetus
- Alca
- †Alca torda – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ambystoma
- Amia
- †Amphicyon
- Amyda
- Anachis
- Anadara
- Anas
- Ancilla – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Angulus
- Anomia
- Anticlimax – tentative report
- †Aphelops – tentative report
- Aporrhais
- Aquila
- †Araeodelphis – type locality for genus
- Arca
- †Archaeohippus
- Architectonica
- †Arctodus
- Argopecten
- †Armatobalanus
- Astarte
- Asterias
- †Asterias forbesi – or unidentified comparable form
- Astrangia
- †Astroscopus – type locality for species
- †Astroscopus countermani – type locality for species
- Astyris
- Athleta
- Atrina
- †Aulophyseter
- Balaenoptera
- Balanus
- Bankia
- Barnea
- Blarina
- Bonasa
- Boreotrophon
- Brachidontes
- †Brachyprotoma
- †Brevoortia
- †Brevoortia tyrannus – or unidentified comparable form
- Bufo
- Busycon – type locality for genus
- Busycotypus
- Cadulus
- Caecum
- Callinectes
- Calliostoma
- Callista
- Calonectris
- Calyptraea
- Cancellaria
- Cancer
- Canis
- †Canis armbrusteri – type locality for species
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis rufus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cantharus
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carcharodon
- Cardita
- Carphophis
- Cassis
- Castor
- †Cephalotropis – type locality for genus
- Cerastoderma
- Cervus
- Cetorhinus
- †Cetotherium
- Chama
- Chelone
- Chelydra
- †Chesapecten
- Chlamys
- Chrysemys
- Circulus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Cirsotrema
- Clavus
- Clementia
- Clethrionomys
- †Clethrionomys gapperi – or unidentified comparable form
- Cliona
- Coluber
- Concavus
- Condylura
- Conus
- Corbula
- Crassostrea
- Crepidula
- †Cretolamna
- Crotalus
- Crucibulum
- Cryptobranchus
- Cucullaea
- Cumingia
- Cyclocardia
- Cylichna
- Cymatosyrinx
- †Cynarctus
- †Cynarctus wangi – type locality for species
- Cypraea
- Cythara
- †Cytheris
- Dasyatis
- Dentalium
- Diadophis
- Diodora
- †Diorocetus – type locality for genus
- †Dipoides
- Discinisca
- †Dolicholatirus
- Dosinia
- Echinocardium
- Echinophoria – type locality for genus
- †Ecphora
- †Ectopistes
- Elaphe
- Electra
- Elphidium
- Ensis
- †Entobia
- †Eosuchus
- †Eosurcula – or unidentified comparable form
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- †Eptesicus fuscus – or unidentified comparable form
- Equus
- Erethizon
- †Euceratherium
- †Euclastes – tentative report
- Eulima
- Eumeces
- †Eumeces fasciatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Eupleura
- †Eurhinodelphis
- Euspira
- Felis
- †Ficopsis
- Fissurella
- †Fistulobalanus
- †Fulgar
- Galeocerdo
- Galeodea
- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- Gavia
- †Gavialosuchus
- Gegania
- Gemma
- Genota – or unidentified comparable form
- Geukensia
- Gibbula – tentative report
- Glaucomys
- Globigerina
- Globigerinoides
- Glossus
- Glycimeris
- Glycymeris
- Glyptemys
- †Gomphotherium
- Gulo
- Gyrinophilus
- †Gyrinophilus porphyriticus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hadrodelphis – type locality for genus
- Haminoea
- Hastula
- Haustator
- †Heliadornis – type locality for genus
- Hemipristis
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon platyrhinos – or unidentified comparable form
- Hiatella
- †Hippotherium
- Hyla
- Hyotissa
- Ictalurus
- Ilyanassa
- Ischadium
- †Ischyodus
- Isognomon
- Isurus
- †Kentriodon – type locality for genus
- Kuphus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Kurtziella
- Lacuna
- †Lagodon
- Lamna
- Lampropeltis
- Lasiopodomys
- Lepisosteus
- †Leptophoca – type locality for genus
- †Leptophoca lenis – type locality for species
- Lepus
- Libinia
- Lithophaga – or unidentified comparable form
- Littoraria
- Lontra
- †Lophocetus
- Lopholatilus
- Lucina
- Lunatia
- Lyonsia
- Macoma
- Macrocallista
- †Macrokentriodon – type locality for genus
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Marginella
- Marmota
- Martesia
- Mathilda
- †Megalonyx
- Megaptera
- Melampus
- Melanitta
- Meleagris
- Membranipora
- Menestho
- Mephitis
- Mercenaria
- Meretrix
- †Merychippus
- †Mesocetus
- †Metaxytherium
- Microtus
- †Microtus chrotorrhinus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Miracinonyx
- Mitra
- Modiolus
- †Moira – tentative report
- †Monotherium
- Mulinia
- Mustela
- †Mustela vison – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mya
- Myliobatis
- †Mylohyus
- †Mylohyus fossilis – type locality for species
- Myodes
- Myotis
- †Myotis grisescens – or unidentified comparable form
- Mytilus
- †Nanosiren – tentative report
- Napaeozapus
- Narona
- Nassa
- Nassarius
- Neofiber
- Neotoma – type locality for genus
- Nerodia
- Neverita
- Notophthalmus
- †Notophthalmus viridescens – or unidentified comparable form
- Notorynchus
- †Notorynchus cepedianus – type locality for species
- Novocrania
- Nucula
- Ochotona
- †Ochotona princeps – or unidentified comparable form
- Odocoileus
- Odontaspis
- Odostomia
- Ondatra
- Opheodrys
- †Orycterocetus
- †Osteopygis
- Ostrea
- †Otodus
- Otus
- †Oxyrhina
- Pagurus
- †Palaeocarcharodon
- †Palaeophis
- Pandora
- Panopea
- Panopeus
- Panthera
- Parascalops
- †Parietobalaena – type locality for genus
- †Parietobalaena palmeri – type locality for species
- Pecten
- Pekania
- †Pelocetus – type locality for genus
- Perisoreus
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus leucopus – or unidentified comparable form
- Petricola
- †Phenacodus – tentative report
- Phenacomys
- †Phocageneus
- Pholadomya
- †Physeterula
- Pinna
- Pipistrellus
- Pitar
- Pitymys
- Placopecten
- †Platygonus
- Plecotus
- Plethodon
- Pleurotomella
- Pogonias
- †Pogonias cromis – or unidentified comparable form
- Polydora
- Polystira
- †Presbyornis
- †Prionodon
- Prionotus
- †Prionotus evolans – or unidentified related form
- Propebela
- Prophaethon – tentative report
- †Protocardia
- Pseudacris
- Pseudoliva
- Pteria
- †Ptychosalpinx
- Puffinus
- Pycnodonte
- Quinqueloculina
- †Rana
- Rangia
- Ranzania
- Retusa
- Rhinoptera
- Rhynchobatus
- †Roccus
- †Rotalia
- Salamandra
- †Scala – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Scala
- †Scaldicetus
- †Scapanorhynchus
- Scaphander
- Scaphella – type locality for genus
- Sceloporus
- †Sceloporus undulatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Schizodelphis
- Schizoporella
- Sciaenops
- Sciurus
- †Scutella
- †Sediliopsis – type locality for genus
- Seila
- Semele – tentative report
- Semele
- Serpulorbis
- Siphonalia
- †Smilodon
- †Solarium
- Solen
- Sorex
- Spermophilus
- †Sphyraenodus
- Sphyrna
- Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius – type locality for species
- Spisula
- †Squalodon
- †Squalodon calvertensis – type locality for species
- Squatina
- Squilla
- Stewartia
- Stramonita
- Strioterebrum
- †Syllomus
- Sylvilagus
- Synaptomys
- Syrnola
- Tagelus
- Tamias
- Tamiasciurus
- †Tapiravus
- Tapirus
- †Tasbacka
- Taxidea
- †Taxidea taxus – type locality for species
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- Terebra
- Terebratula
- Teredo
- Terrapene
- Testudo
- Textularia
- Thamnophis
- †Thecachampsa
- Thomomys – type locality for genus
- Thracia
- Tremarctos
- Triloculina
- Trionyx – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Triphora
- Tritonium
- Trochita
- †Trygon
- †Tuba – tentative report
- Turricula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Turris – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Turritella
- Tursiops
- Typhis
- Umbraculum – tentative report
- Urosalpinx
- Ursus
- Venericardia
- Vespertilio
- Vitrinella
- Volutifusus
- Vulpes
- †Xiphiacetus
- Xiphias
- Yoldia
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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