List of the Cenozoic life of Delaware
# List of the Cenozoic life of Delaware

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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* †Ameiseophis
   * †Ameiseophis robinsoni
* Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon †Amphicyon
   * †Amphicyon longiramus
* Anadara
   * †Anadara ovalis
* †Anchitheriomys
* †Anchitherium
* Anomia
   * †Anomia simplex
* †Araloselachus
   * †Araloselachus cuspidata
* †Archaeohippus
   * †Archaeohippus blackbergi – or unidentified comparable form
* Argopecten
   * †Argopecten irradians
* Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve Astarte
   * †Astarte distans
* Astyris
   * †Astyris communis

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* †Barbouromeryx
   * †Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus
* Barnea
   * †Barnea costata
* Bicorbula
   * †Bicorbula idonea
* Busycon
   * †Busycon perversum
* †Busycotyphus
   * †Busycotyphus scalarispira
* Living Busycotypus whelk sea snails Busycotypus
   * †Busycotypus canaliculatus

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* Cadulus
   * †Cadulus conradi
* Caecum
   * †Caecum calvertense
* †Calamagras
* A living Calliostoma top sea snail Calliostoma
   * †Calliostoma eboreus
* Calyptraea
   * †Calyptraea centralis
* Cancellaria
   * †Cancellaria alternata
* Carcharhinus
   * †Carcharhinus brachyurus
   * †Carcharhinus limbatus
   * †Carcharhinus perezii
* Carcharodon
   * Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis, or broad-toothed mako †Carcharodon hastalis
   * †Carcharodon subauriculatus
* Carditamera
   * †Carditamera aculeata
* †Carinorbis
   * †Carinorbis dalli
* Caryocorbula
   * †Caryocorbula cuneata
   * †Caryocorbula subcontracta
* Cerastoderma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
   * †Cerastoderma calvertensium
* †Chesacardium
   * †Chesacardium craticuloides
* Fossilized shells of the Miocene-Pleistocene scallop Chesapecten †Chesapecten
   * †Chesapecten coccymelus
   * †Chesapecten sayanus
* †Chrysodomus
   * †Chrysodomus patuxentensis
* Clementia
   * †Clementia grayi
* Shell of a Corbula basket clam Corbula
   * †Corbula elevata
* Crassostrea
   * †Crassostrea virginica
* Crepidula
   * †Crepidula fornicata
   * †Crepidula plana
* Crocodylus
* Crucibulum
   * †Crucibulum costata
* Cyclocardia
   * †Cyclocardia castrana
* Cymatosyrinx
   * †Cymatosyrinx limatula
* Cymia
   * †Cymia woodii
* Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos †Cynelos

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* †Dallarca
   * †Dallarca subrostrata
* Diastoma
   * †Diastoma insulaemaris
* Dinocardium Dinocardium
* Diodora
   * †Diodora griscomi
* Donax
   * †Donax idoneus
* Dosinia
   * †Dosinia acetabulum

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* Illustration of a fossilized shell of the Eocene-Pliocene murex sea snail Ecphora †Ecphora
   * †Ecphora tricostata
* Ensis
   * †Ensis directus
* Epitonium
   * †Epitonium charlestonensis
* Euspira
   * †Euspira heros

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* A living Ficus, or fig tree Ficus
   * †Ficus harrisi
* †Florimetis
   * †Florimetis biplicata

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* A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark Galeocerdo
   * †Galeocerdo aduncus
   * †Galeocerdo contortus
* Gavia
* Gemma
   * †Gemma gemma
* Geochelone
* Geukensia
   * †Geukensia demissa
* Glossus
* Glycymeris
   * †Glycymeris parilis

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* †Harrymys
   * †Harrymys magnus
* Hemimactra
   * †Hemimactra solidissima
* Hemipristis
   * Fossilized teeth of the Miocene weasel shark Hemipristis serra †Hemipristis serra

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* Ilyanassa
   * †Ilyanassa obsoleta
   * †Ilyanassa trivittata
* †Inodrillia
   * †Inodrillia whitfieldi
* Iphigenia
* Isognomon
* Isurus
   * A living Isurus oxyrinchus, or shortfin mako shark †Isurus oxyrinchus

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* A living Kinosternon, or mud turtle Kinosternon

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* †Leptomactra
   * †Leptomactra marylandica
* †Leptophoca
   * †Leptophoca lenis
* Leucosyrinx
   * †Leucosyrinx rugata
* Lirophora
   * †Lirophora latilirata
* Littorina
* A living Lunatia moon sea snail Lunatia
   * †Lunatia hemicrypta

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* Interior and exterior of a shell of a Macoma tellin Macoma
   * †Macoma balthica
* Macrocallista
   * †Macrocallista marylandica
* Mactra – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
* †Mariacolpus
   * †Mariacolpus plebeia
* †Marshochoerus
   * †Marshochoerus socialis
* Martesia
   * †Martesia ovalis
* †Marvacrassatella
   * †Marvacrassatella melinus
* Shells in differing orientations of the parasitic sea snail Melanella Melanella
   * †Melanella eborea
   * †Melanella migrans
* Mercenaria
   * †Mercenaria ducatelli
   * †Mercenaria mercenaria
* †Metatomarctus
   * †Metatomarctus canavus – or unidentified comparable form
* Metula
* Modiolus
   * †Modiolus ducatellii
* †Monosaulax
* Morus
   * †Morus loxostylus – or unidentified comparable form
* Mulinia
   * †Mulinia lateralis
* Murexiella
   * †Murexiella cumberlandiana
* †Mya
   * A modern Mya arenaria, or soft-shell clam †Mya arenaria
   * †Mya producta
* Mytiloconcha
   * †Mytiloconcha incurva
* Mytilopsis
   * †Mytilopsis ermiocenicus
* Mytilus
   * †Mytilus edulis

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* Nassarius
   * †Nassarius spopora
   * †Nassarius trivitattoides
   * †Nassarius vibex
* Neverita
   * †Neverita duplicatus
* Illustration of a living Notorynchus cow shark Notorynchus
* Nucula
   * †Nucula prunicola
   * †Nucula taphria
* Nuculana
   * †Nuculana liciata

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* Oliva
   * †Oliva simonsoni
* A living Ophisaurus, or glass lizard Ophisaurus

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* Panopea
   * †Panopea americana
   * †Panopea whitfieldi
* †Paracynarctus
   * †Paracynarctus kelloggi
* †Parahippus
   * †Parahippus leonensis
* †Parvalucina
   * †Parvalucina crenulata
* Pecten
   * †Pecten humphreysii
* Periploma
   * †Periploma peralta
* Petricola
   * †Petricola pholadiformis
* †Phocageneus
   * †Phocageneus venustus
* Pholas
* †Plesiosorex
   * †Plesiosorex coloradensis – or unidentified comparable form
* †Pollackophis – type locality for genus
   * †Pollackophis depressus – type locality for species
* Polystira
   * †Polystira communis
* †Pterygoboa
   * †Pterygoboa delawarensis – type locality for species
* †Ptychosalpinx

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* A living Rhincodon, or whale shark Rhincodon

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* Scaphella
   * †Scaphella solitaria
   * †Scaphella virginiana
* Fossilized skull of the Miocene toothed whale Schizodelphis †Schizodelphis
   * †Schizodelphis sulcatus
* Seila
   * †Seila adamsii
* Semele
   * †Semele subovata
* Serpulorbis
   * †Serpulorbis granifera
* Sinum
   * †Sinum chesapeakensis
* Siphonalia
   * †Siphonalia devexus
* Solariorbis
   * †Solariorbis lipara
* Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon †Squalodon
   * †Squalodon calvertensis
* Squalus
* Squatina
* Stewartia
   * †Stewartia anodonta
* Strigilla
   * †Strigilla georgiana – or unidentified comparable form

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* Tagelus
   * †Tagelus plebeius
* Tegula
   * †Tegula marylandicum
* Teinostoma
   * †Teinostoma nana
* Terebra
   * †Terebra inornata
* Shell of a Trigonostoma nutmeg sea snail Trigonostoma
   * †Trigonostoma biplicifera
* †Tritonopsis
   * †Tritonopsis ecclesiastica
* Trochita
   * †Trochita aperta
* Turritella
   * †Turritella cumberlandia
   * †Turritella tampae
* †Tylocephalonyx – or unidentified comparable form
* Typhis
   * †Typhis acuticosta

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* Uca
   * A living Uca pugnax, or Atlantic marsh fiddler crab †Uca pugnax
* Urosalpinx
   * †Urosalpinx subrusticus

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* Yoldia

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* †Zarhachis
   * †Zarhachis flagellator
