List of the prehistoric life of Ohio

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 • †Annularia asteris • †Annularia radiata • †Annularia sphenophylloides • †Annularia stellata • †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 • †Aulopora microbuccinata • †Aviculopecten • †Aviculopecten appalachianus – type locality for species • †Aviculopecten columbianus – type locality for species • †Aviculopecten coxanus • †Aviculopecten fasciculatus • †Aviculopecten occidentalis • †Aviculopecten winchelli • †Baldwinonus • †Bellerophon • †Bellerophon jeffersonensis • †Bellerophon spergensis • †Bembexia • †Bickmorites • †Brachydectes'' – type locality for genus • †Brachydectes newberryi – type locality for species • †Broiliellus • †Calamites • †Calamites carinatus • †Calamites cisti • †Calamites suckowi • †Calamites suckowii • †Calamites undulatus • †Callixylon • †Camarotoechia • feeding on an Aphetoceras, while a quartet of Cyclostomiceras swim by †Cameroceras'' • †Catenipora • †Centroceras • †Ceratocephala • †Ceratopsis • †Ceraurinus • †Ceraurus • †Chagrinia • †Charactoceras • †Chasmatopora • †Chasmops • †Chaunograptus • †Chondrites • †Chonetes • †Cincinnetina'' • †Cincinnetina meeki • †Cincinnetina multisecta • †Cladochonus • †Cladoselache • †Clarkesvillia • †Climacograptus • †Coenites • †Colosteus • †Columnaria • †Columnaria calicina • †Composita • †Composita subtilita • †Conchidium • †Constellaria • †Cordaites • †Cordaites principalis – or unidentified comparable form • †Cornulites • †Cornulites flexuosus • Craniella • †Crepipora • †Ctenacanthus • †Ctenerpeton • †Ctenospondylus • †Cyclonema • †Cyclopteris • †Cypricardinia • †Cypricardinia indenta • †Cyrtolites • †Cyrtospirifer • †Cystodictya • †Decadocrinus • †Diceratosaurus • †Diceratosaurus brevirostris – type locality for species • †Dictyonema • †Dinichthys • †Dinichthys herzeri • †Diploceraspis • †Diplograptus • Discina • †Dolichopterus • †Dunkleosteus'' • †Ecdyceras • †Edmondia • †Edon • †Eldredgeops • †Eldredgeops rana • †Elita • †Elpe • †Elrodoceras • †Emmonsia • †Endoceras • †Erettopterus • †Erpetosaurus • †Eucalyptocrinites • †Euomphalus • †Euomphalus planodorsatus • †Eurypterus'' • †Eurypterus ornatus • †Eusauropleura – type locality for genus • †Faberia • †Faberoceras • †Favosites • †Favosites discoideus • †Favosites favosus • †Favosites hisingeri • †Favosites turbinatus • †Fayettoceras • †Fenestella • †Flexicalymene • †Flexicalymene meeki • †Foerstia • †Fusulina • †Gilbertsocrinus • †Glyptocrinus • †Grewingkia'' • †Grewingkia rusticum • †Hallopora • †Hallopora subnodosa • †Halysites • †Hamiltonella • †Helcionopsis • †Heliophyllum • †Heliophyllum halli • †Helminthochiton • †Hexagonaria • †Hexameroceras • †Hindia • †Holopea • †Holoptychus – or unidentified comparable form • †Hyolithes • †Icriodus • †Iocrinus • †Isodectes • †Isonema • . †Isotelus'' • †Isotelus maximus • †Kindleoceras • †Kionoceras • †Kockelella • †Lambeoceras • †Leiosphaeridia • †Lepidodendron • †Lepidodendron aculeatum • 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'' • †Naticopsis comperta • †Naticopsis levis • †Neospirifer • †Neospirifer cameratus • †Neospirifer dunbari • †Neuropteris • †Neuropteris heterophylla • †Neuropteris ovata • †Neuropteris scheuchzeri • †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 • †Ozarkodina confluens • †Paraspirifer • †Pattersonia • †Pecopteris • †Pecopteris arborescens • †Pecopteris hemitelioides • †Pecopteris unita • †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 • †Platyceras bucculentum • †Platyceras carinatum • †Platyceras rarispinum • †Platyrhinops – type locality for genus • †Platystrophia'' • †Platystrophia acutilirata • †Platystrophia annieana • †Platystrophia clarksvillensis • †Platystrophia cypha • †Platystrophia moritura • †Pleurodictyum • †Pleuroptyx – type locality for genus • †Pleurorthoceras • †Poleumita • †Polygnathus • †Polygnathus eiflius • †Polygnathus linguiformis • †Polygnathus pseudofoliatus • †Polygnathus xylus • †Posidonia • †Proetus • †Protobalanus • †Protosalvinia • . John William Dawson (1888). †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 • †Sigillaria brardii • †Sigillaria elegans • †Similodonta – tentative report • Solemya • †Solenomorpha • †Sowerbyella • †Sphenophyllum'' • †Sphenophyllum majus • †Sphenophyllum oblongifolium • †Sphenopteris • †Sphenopteris elegans – or unidentified comparable form • †Sphenothallus • †Spirifer • †Spirifer opimus • Spirorbis • †Spyroceras • †Stegops • †Stethacanthus'' • †Stethacanthus altonensis • †Stigmatella • †Strophomena • †Strophomena concordensis • †Strophomena erratica • †Strophomena extenuata • †Strophomena neglecta • †Strophomena nutans • †Strophomena planumbona • †Strophomena sulcata • †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 • †Wurmiella excavata • †Xyloiulus • †Zittelloceras • †Zoophycos ==Mesozoic==

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Ohio. ==Cenozoic==

• Acella • †Acella haldermani • Amnicola • †Arctodus • †Arctodus simus • †Bembidium • †Bembidium fragmentum – type locality for species • Castor • †Castor canadensis • †Castoroides'' • †Castoroides ohioensis • †Cervalces • †Cervalces scotti • Clethrionomys • †Clethrionomys gapperi • Equus • Erethizon • †Erethizon dorsatum • Fossaria • Gyraulus • †Gyraulus deflectus • †Gyraulus parvus • Helisoma • †Helisoma anceps • Helophorus • †Helophorus rigescens – type locality for species • †Hydrochus • †Hydrochus amictus – type locality for species • Lucina • Lymnaea • †Mammut • , or American mastodon †Mammut americanum'' • †Megalonyx • †Megalonyx jeffersonii • †Meomphix • Microtus • †Microtus xanthognathus • Mictomys • †Mictomys borealis • Mustela • †Mustela americana • †Mustela richardsonii • Odocoileus • , or white-tailed deer †Odocoileus virginianus'' • Ondatra • †Ondatra zibethicus • Pekania • †Pekania pennanti • Phenacomys • †Phenacomys intermedius • Physa • †Physa heterostropha – or unidentified comparable form • Picea • Planorbis • of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922). †Platygonus • †Platygonus compressus • Promenetus • †Promenetus exacuous • Pterostichus • †Pterostichus dormitans – type locality for species • Rangifer • †Rangifer tarandus • Sorex • †Sorex cinereus • †Sorex hoyi • Sphaerium • Stagnicola • †Stagnicola lanceata • Ursus • , or brown bear †Ursus arctos'' – type locality for species • Valvata • †Valvata tricarinata ==References==