This list of the prehistoric life of Ohio contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Ohio.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Ohio.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Ohio
- †Achatella
- †Acidaspis
- †Acleistoceras – tentative report
- †Acutichiton – type locality for genus
- †Adamanterpeton – type locality for genus
- †Adamanterpeton ohioensis – type locality for species
- †Aethaspis
- †Agnesia
- †Alethopteris
- †Ambedus – type locality for genus
- †Amphiscapha
- †Amplexopora
- †Annularia
- †Anthracodromeus
- †Anthracodromeus longipes – type locality for species
- †Anthracosaurus
- †Aphlebia
- †Archaeothyris
- †Arctinurus
- †Armenoceras
- †Artisia
- †Asterotheca
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa reticularis
- †Atrypa reticularus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Augustoceras
- †Aulopora
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten appalachianus – type locality for species
- †Aviculopecten columbianus – type locality for species
- †Aviculopecten coxanus
- †Aviculopecten fasciculatus
- †Aviculopecten occidentalis
- †Aviculopecten winchelli
- †Baldwinonus
- †Bellerophon
- †Bembexia
- †Bickmorites
- †Brachydectes – type locality for genus
- †Brachydectes newberryi – type locality for species
- †Broiliellus
- †Calamites
- †Callixylon
- †Camarotoechia
- †Cameroceras
- †Catenipora
- †Centroceras
- †Ceratocephala
- †Ceratopsis
- †Ceraurinus
- †Ceraurus
- †Chagrinia
- †Charactoceras
- †Chasmatopora
- †Chasmops
- †Chaunograptus
- †Chondrites
- †Chonetes
- †Cincinnetina
- †Cladochonus
- †Cladoselache
- †Clarkesvillia
- †Climacograptus
- †Coenites
- †Colosteus
- †Columnaria
- †Composita
- †Conchidium
- †Constellaria
- †Cordaites
- †Cordaites principalis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cornulites
- Craniella
- †Crepipora
- †Ctenacanthus
- †Ctenerpeton
- †Ctenospondylus
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cypricardinia
- †Cyrtolites
- †Cyrtospirifer
- †Cystodictya
- †Decadocrinus
- †Diceratosaurus
- †Diceratosaurus brevirostris – type locality for species
- †Dictyonema
- †Dinichthys
- †Diploceraspis
- †Diplograptus
- Discina
- †Dolichopterus
- †Dunkleosteus
- †Ecdyceras
- †Edmondia
- †Edon
- †Eldredgeops
- †Elita
- †Elpe
- †Elrodoceras
- †Emmonsia
- †Endoceras
- †Erettopterus
- †Erpetosaurus
- †Eucalyptocrinites
- †Euomphalus
- †Eurypterus
- †Eusauropleura – type locality for genus
- †Faberia
- †Faberoceras
- †Favosites
- †Fayettoceras
- †Fenestella
- †Flexicalymene
- †Foerstia
- †Fusulina
- †Gilbertsocrinus
- †Glyptocrinus
- †Grewingkia
- †Hallopora
- †Halysites
- †Hamiltonella
- †Helcionopsis
- †Heliophyllum
- †Helminthochiton
- †Hexagonaria
- †Hexameroceras
- †Hindia
- †Holopea
- †Holoptychus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyolithes
- †Icriodus
- †Iocrinus
- †Isodectes
- †Isonema
- †Isotelus
- †Kindleoceras
- †Kionoceras
- †Kockelella
- †Lambeoceras
- †Leiosphaeridia
- †Lepidodendron
- Lingula
- †Liroceras – tentative report
- †Loxomma
- †Loxomma lintonensis – type locality for species
- †Maelonoceras
- †Manitoulinoceras
- †Manticoceras
- †Marsupiocrinus
- †Megalocephalus – type locality for genus
- †Megalocephalus lineolatus – type locality for species
- †Megalograptus
- †Metaxys
- †Michelinoceras
- Modiolus
- †Molgophis – type locality for genus
- †Mucrospirifer
- †Mucrospirifer grabaui – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mucrospirifer mucronatus
- †Mucrospirifer prolificus
- †Murchisonia
- †Naticopsis
- †Neospirifer
- †Neuropteris
- †Nodonema
- Nucula
- † Nyassa
- †Odonterpeton – type locality for genus
- †Odonterpeton triangulare – type locality for species
- †Odontopleura
- †Oestocephalus – type locality for genus
- †Oestocephalus amphiuminum – type locality for species
- †Olenoides
- †Oncoceras
- †Ophiacodon
- †Ophiacodon uniformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Orthoceras
- †Oulodus
- †Ozarkodina
- †Paraspirifer
- †Pattersonia
- †Pecopteris
- †Pentamerus
- †Petalodus
- †Phlegethontia – type locality for genus
- †Phlegethontia linearis – type locality for species
- †Phlegethontia longissima – type locality for species
- †Phragmolites
- †Phragmolites elegans – type locality for species
- †Phylloporina
- Pinna
- †Plaesiomys
- †Platyceras
- †Platyrhinops – type locality for genus
- †Platystrophia
- †Pleurodictyum
- †Pleuroptyx – type locality for genus
- †Pleurorthoceras
- †Poleumita
- †Polygnathus
- †Posidonia
- †Proetus
- †Protobalanus
- †Protosalvinia
- †Prototaxites
- †Pterochiton
- †Pterotheca
- †Pterygotus
- †Ptyonius
- †Ptyonius marshii – type locality for species
- †Pugnax
- †Reteocrinus
- †Rhizocorallium
- †Richmondoceras
- †Rusophycus
- †Samaropsis
- †Sauropleura – type locality for genus
- †Sauropleura pectinata – type locality for species
- †Sigillaria
- †Similodonta – tentative report
- Solemya
- †Solenomorpha
- †Sowerbyella
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenopteris
- †Sphenopteris elegans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphenothallus
- †Spirifer
- Spirorbis
- †Spyroceras
- †Stegops
- †Stethacanthus
- †Stigmatella
- †Strophomena
- †Stylonema
- †Subulites
- †Syntomopterus
- †Syringopora – tentative report
- †Teichichnus
- †Tentaculites
- †Tetradium
- †Tornoceras
- †Treptoceras
- †Triarthrus
- †Triendoceras – tentative report
- †Trocholites
- †Tuditanus – type locality for genus
- †Tuditanus punctulatus – type locality for species
- †Urasterella
- †Vinella
- †Walchia
- †Westonoceras
- †Whiteavesia
- †Wilkingia
- †Worthenia
- †Wurmiella
- †Xyloiulus
- †Zittelloceras
- †Zoophycos
Mesozoic
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Ohio.
Cenozoic
- Acella
- †Acella haldermani
- Amnicola
- †Arctodus
- †Bembidium
- †Bembidium fragmentum – type locality for species
- Castor
- †Castoroides
- †Cervalces
- Clethrionomys
- Equus
- Erethizon
- Fossaria
- Gyraulus
- Helisoma
- Helophorus
- †Helophorus rigescens – type locality for species
- †Hydrochus
- †Hydrochus amictus – type locality for species
- Lucina
- Lymnaea
- †Mammut
- †Megalonyx
- †Meomphix
- Microtus
- Mictomys
- Mustela
- †Mustela americana
- †Mustela richardsonii
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- Pekania
- Phenacomys
- Physa
- †Physa heterostropha – or unidentified comparable form
- Picea
- Planorbis
- †Platygonus
- Promenetus
- Pterostichus
- †Pterostichus dormitans – type locality for species
- Rangifer
- Sorex
- Sphaerium
- Stagnicola
- †Stagnicola lanceata
- Ursus
- †Ursus arctos – type locality for species
- Valvata
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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