This list of the prehistoric life of Pennsylvania contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Pennsylvania.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Pennsylvania.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Pennsylvania
- †Acidaspis
- †Agnostus
- †Alethopteris
- †Amphiscapha
- †Anomalocaris
- †Aphthoroblattina
- †Archaeopteris
- †Archimylacris
- †Asaphiscus
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Aviculopecten
- †Barinophyton
- †Bathyuriscus
- †Bellerophon
- †Bembexia
- †Beyrichoceratoides
- †Blattoidea
- †Bonneterrina
- †Bothriolepis
- †Byronia
- †Callixylon
- †Camarotoechia
- †Camptostroma
- †Cavusgnathus
- †Ceramopora
- †Ceratopsis
- †Chancelloria
- †Chancia
- †Chonetes
- †Cincinnetina
- †Cleiothyridina
- †Climacograptus
- †Coccosteus
- †Coelacanthus
- †Composita
- †Conotheca
- †Coosella
- †Coosia
- †Cordaites
- †Cornulites
- †Craniops
- †Crepicephalus
- †Ctenerpeton – type locality for genus
- †Ctenopterus
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cypricardinia
- †Cyrtospirifer
- †Dawsonia
- †Deckera
- †Densignathus – type locality for genus
- †Diplocaulus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Diploceraspis
- †Diplograptus
- †Edaphosaurus
- †Edmondia
- †Eldredgeops
- †Elita
- †Elrathia
- †Elrathina
- †Endolobus
- †Eoagnostus
- †Erettopterus
- †Eryops
- †Esmeraldina
- †Euomphalus
- †Favosites
- †Fenestella
- †Ganorhynchus
- †Genevievella
- †Glaukerpeton – type locality for genus
- †Glyptocrinus
- †Gnathodus
- †Gravicalymene
- †Greenops
- †Hallipterus
- †Hardieopterus
- †Hazelia
- †Helcionella
- †Hexactinellid
- †Hindeodus
- †Holonema
- †Holopea
- †Holoptychius
- †Holoptychus
- †Hughmilleria
- †Hymenocaris
- †Hynerpeton – type locality for genus
- †Hynerpeton bassetti – type locality for species
- †Hyolithellus
- †Hyolithes
- †Hyolithid
- †Indiana – tentative report
- †Iocrinus
- †Irvingella
- †Isodectes
- †Isotelus
- †Kiaeropterus
- †Kingstonia
- †Kladognathus
- †Kootenia
- †Kutorgina
- †Lancastria
- †Lepidostrobus
- †Leptomitus
- Lingula
- †Lingulella
- †Llanoaspidella – type locality for genus
- †Llanoaspis – tentative report
- †Lonchocephalus
- †Lysorophus
- †Margaretia
- †Martinia
- †Megalograptus – tentative report
- †Megamolgophis
- †Metacoceras
- †Michelinoceras
- †Micromitra
- †Mimagoniatites – tentative report
- †Mucrospirifer
- †Nanahughmilleria
- †Naticopsis
- †Neospirifer
- †Neuropteris
- †Nisusia
- Nucula
- †Ogygopsis
- †Olenellus
- †Olenoides
- †Orthacanthus
- †Orthoceras
- †Orthotheca
- †Oryctocephalus
- †Osteolepis
- †Oulodus
- †Ozarkodina
- †Paedeumias
- †Pagetia
- †Paladin
- †Panenka
- †Parahughmilleria
- †Paraspirifer
- †Paterina
- †Pelagiella
- †Pemphigaspis
- †Pentremites
- †Peronopsis
- †Petalodus
- †Phacops
- Pinna
- †Platyceras
- †Pleurodictyum
- †Proetus
- †Protobarinophyton
- †Protocaris
- †Protospongia – tentative report
- †Pugnax
- †Quasillites
- †Rhinocarcinosoma
- †Rhodea
- †Ribeiria
- †Ruedemannipterus
- †Salterella
- †Sauripterus
- †Schaefferia (Paleozoic plant) – or unidentified comparable form
- †Schizodiscus
- †Sciadophyton
- †Selkirkia
- †Sidneyia
- †Sigillaria
- †Solenochilus
- †Sowerbyella
- †Spathognathodus
- †Spirifer
- †Spyroceras
- †Strophomena
- †Taeniocrada
- †Tentaculites
- †Tetraxylopteris
- †Titusvillia – type locality for genus
- †Triarthrus
- †Tricrepicephalus
- †Trimerus
- †Tubulella
- †Tuzoia
- †Urasterella
- †Vinella
- †Wanneria
- †Wilkingia
- †Worthenia
- †Yochelcionella
Mesozoic
- †Anchisauripus
- †Anchisauripus gwyneddensis – type locality for species
- †Anchisauripus poolei – type locality for species
- †Anchisauripus sillimani
- †Anomoepus
- †Anomoepus gracillimus
- †Apatopus
- †Atreipus
- †Atreipus milfordensis
- †Batrachopus
- †Batrachopus gracilis
- †Belodon
- †Belodon priscus
- †Brachychirotherium
- †Brontozoum
- †Brontozoum sillimanium
- †Calamops – type locality for genus
- †Calamops paludosus – type locality for species
- †Chirotherium
- †Chirotherium lulli
- †Chirotherium parvum
- †Clepsysaurus – type locality for genus
- †Clepsysaurus pennsylvanicus – type locality for species
- †Clepsysaurus veatleianus
- †Dinophyton
- †Diplurus
- †Diplurus longicaudatus
- †Dipterus
- †Dipterus redfieldi
- †Eubrontes
- †Grallator
- †Grallator cuneatus
- †Grallator tenuis
- †Gwyneddichnium – type locality for genus
- †Gwyneddichnium majore – type locality for species
- †Gwyneddosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Gwyneddosaurus erici – type locality for species
- †Koskinonodon
- †Koskinonodon perfectus
- †Mastodonsaurus
- †Mastodonsaurus durus – type locality for species
- †Orthodactylus
- †Orthodactylus howelli – type locality for species
- †Otozoum – tentative report
- †Otozoum minus
- †Pagiophyllum
- †Palaeoctonus
- †Palaeoctonus appalachianus
- †Palaeosaurus
- †Palaeosaurus fraserianus – type locality for species
- †Platypterna
- †Platypterna lockatong – type locality for species
- †Pterodactylus
- †Pterodactylus longispinis – type locality for species
- †Revueltosaurus
- †Rhynchosauroides
- †Rhynchosauroides brunswickii
- †Rhynchosauroides hyperbates
- †Rutiodon
- †Scoyenia
- †Sphodrosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Sphodrosaurus pennsylvanicus – type locality for species
- †Suchoprion
- †Suchoprion aulacodus
- †Suchoprion cyphodon
- †Synorichthys
- †Turseodus
Cenozoic
- Acidota
- †Acidota crenata
- †Acidota quadrata
- Aegialia
- Agonum
- †Agonum affine
- †Agonum consimile
- †Agonum gratiosum
- †Agonum quinquepunctatum
- †Agonum simile
- Amara
- Apalone
- †Apalone mutica – tentative report
- Aphodius
- †Aphodius precursor – type locality for species
- Apion
- †Arctodus
- †Arctodus pristinus – type locality for species
- Arpedium
- †Arpedium cribratum
- †Ateuchus – tentative report
- Bembidion
- †Bembidion anguliferum group informal
- †Bembidion fortestriatum
- †Bembidion frontale
- †Bembidion incertum group informal
- †Bembidion morulum
- †Bembidion mutatum
- †Bembidion pseudocautum
- †Bembidion versicolor – or unidentified comparable form
- Blarina
- †Blarina brevicauda – type locality for species
- †Blarina carolinensis
- Bledius
- Blethisa
- Boreaphilus
- †Boreaphilus henningianus
- †Brachyprotoma
- †Brachyprotoma obtusata – type locality for species
- Bufo
- Canis
- Carabus
- †Cariacus
- †Cariacus laevicornis – type locality for species
- Carphoborus
- †Carphoborus andersoni
- Castor
- †Castoroides
- Catops
- †Cervalces
- Chlaenius
- †Chlaenius punctulatus – type locality for species
- Colinus
- Coluber
- †Coluber acuminatus – type locality for species
- †Coluber constrictor
- Colymbetes
- Crocuta
- †Crocuta inexpectatus – type locality for species
- Crotalus
- Curimopsis
- †Curimopsis moosilauke – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cychrus
- †Cychrus minor – type locality for species
- †Cychrus wheatleyi – type locality for species
- Cymindis
- †Cymindis aurora – type locality for species
- †Cymindis cribricollis
- Cytilus
- Diacheila
- Dicaelus
- †Dicaelus alutaceus – type locality for species
- Donacia
- Dyschirius
- †Dyschirius integer group informal
- †Dyschirius melancholicus
- Elaphe
- Elaphrus
- Emydoidea
- Enochrus
- Equus
- †Equus complicatus
- †Equus pectinatus
- Erethizon
- Eucnecosum
- †Eucnecosum brunnescens
- Glyptemys
- Gulo
- Gymnusa
- Harpalus
- Helophorus
- †Hesperotestudo
- †Hesperotestudo percrassa – type locality for species
- Heterodon
- Holoboreaphilus
- †Holoboreaphilus nordenskioldi
- Homo
- Hydraena
- Hydroporus
- Hyla
- Lampropeltis
- Lasiopodomys – tentative report
- Lesteva
- †Lesteva pallipes
- Lontra
- Loricera
- Lynx
- †Lynx calcaratus – type locality for species
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- Mantura
- Marmota
- †Marmota monax – or unidentified comparable form
- †Megalonyx
- Meleagris
- Mephitis
- Microedus
- †Microedus austinianus
- Microtus
- †Microtus guildayi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Miracinonyx
- †Miracinonyx inexpectatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Mustela
- Mycetoporus
- †Mylohyus
- Myotis
- Napaeozapus
- Natrix
- Neofiber
- †Neofiber diluvianus – type locality for species
- Nerodia
- Nitidotachinus
- †Nitidotachinus tachyporoides
- Notaris
- Notiophilus
- Ochthebius
- Odocoileus
- Olophrum
- †Olophrum boreale
- †Olophrum consimile
- †Olophrum latum
- †Olophrum rotundicolle
- Ondatra
- †Ondatra idahoensis – type locality for species
- Opheodrys
- †Osmotherium – type locality for genus
- †Osmotherium spelaeum – type locality for species
- Oxytelus
- Panthera
- †Paramylodon
- †Paramylodon harlani – tentative report
- Parascalops
- Patrobus
- Pekania
- †Pekania diluviana
- Pelenomus
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus leucopus – tentative report
- †Phanaeus
- †Phanaeus antiquus – type locality for species
- Philonthus
- Phloeotribus
- Pitymys
- †Pitymys cumberlandensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Pityophthorus
- †Platygonus
- †Platygonus vetus – type locality for species
- Platynus
- Podabrus
- Polygraphus
- †Polygraphus rufipennis
- Pterostichus
- †Pterostichus laevigatus – type locality for species
- †Pterostichus patruelis
- †Pterostichus punctatissimus
- Pycnoglypta
- †Pycnoglypta aptera
- †Pycnoglypta lurida
- Quedius
- †Rana
- †Rana pipiens – or unidentified comparable form
- Scalopus
- Simplocaria
- †Smilodon
- †Smilodon gracilis – type locality for species
- Sorex
- Sphaeroderus
- †Sphaeroderus nitidicollis – or unidentified comparable form
- Stenus
- Stereocerus
- Sylvilagus
- Synaptomys
- Tachinus
- †Tachinus luridus
- Tamias
- †Tamias striatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Tapirus
- Taxidea
- Terrapene
- Thamnophis
- Thanatophilus
- Thomomys
- †Thomomys potomacensis
- Trechus
- †Trechus crassiscapus
- †Uncia
- †Uncia mercerii – type locality for species
- Urocyon
- Ursus
- Vulpes
- Zapus
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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