List of the prehistoric life of West Virginia

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in West Virginia. ==Paleozoic==

Selected Paleozoic taxa of West Virginia • †Alethopteris'' • †Alethopteris decurrens • †Alethopteris gigas • †Alethopteris grandini • †Alethopteris parva • †Alethopteris serlii • †Alethopteris sternberg • †Alethopteris virginiana • †Aneurophyton – or unidentified related form • †Annularia • †Annularia asteris • †Annularia galoides • †Annularia mucronata • †Annularia radiata • †Annularia sphenophylloides • †Annularia stellata • with insets detailing its anatomy †Archaeopteris'' • †Archaeopteris halliana • †Archaeopteris hibernica • †Archaeopteris macilenta • †Archaeopteris obusa • †Archaeopteris sphenophyllifolia • †Artisia • †Athyris • †Atrypa • †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • †Aulopora • †Aviculopecten • †Aviculopecten batesvillensis • †Aviculopecten crenistriatus – or unidentified comparable form • †Baiera • †Barinophyton • †Bassipterus • †Calamites • †Calamites cistii • †Calamites suckowi • †Calamites suckowii • †Callipteridium'' • †Callipteridium dawsonianum • †Callipteridium grandifolium • †Callipteridium oblongifolium • †Callipteridium odontopteroides • †Callipteridium unitum • †Callipteris • †Callipteris conferta • †Callipteris currettiensis • †Callipteris diabolica • †Callipteris lyratifolia • †Callixylon • †Callixylon erianum • †Calymene • †Calymene camerata • †Calymene cresapensis • †Calymene niagarensis'' • †Camarotoechia • †Camarotoechia andrewsi • †Camarotoechia limitare • †Camarotoechia litchfieldensis • †Camarotoechia tonolowayensis • †Cardiocarpus • †Carniodus • †Chonetes • †Chonetes novascoticus • †Cordaites • †Cordaites principalis • †Cornulites • †Crassigyrinus • †Cyclopteris • †Dalmanites • †Dalmanites limulurus • †Diploceraspis • †Diploceraspis burkei • †Distomodus • †Drepanopterus • †Edaphosaurus'' • †Edaphosaurus colohistion – type locality for species • †Edmondia • †Eucalyptocrinites • †Eurypterus • †Favosites • †Greererpeton • †Greererpeton burkemorani • †Gyracanthus • †Holopea • †Hughmilleria • . Eli Heimans (1911). †Lepidodendron'' • †Lepidodendron aculeatum • †Lepidodendron dichotomum • †Lepidodendron obovatum • †Limnopus • †Limnopus glenshawensis • †Lingula • †Lithostrotion • †Lyginopteris • †Lyginopteris bermudensiformis • †Lyginopteris fragilis • †Lyginopteris hoeninghausi • †Modiolus • †Mucrospirifer • †Mucrospirifer mucronatus • †Murchisonia • †Neuropteris'' • †Neuropteris auriculata • †Neuropteris cordata • †Neuropteris fimbriata • †Neuropteris flexuosa • †Neuropteris gigantea • †Neuropteris heterophylla • †Neuropteris hirsuta • †Neuropteris loschii • †Neuropteris odontopteroides • †Neuropteris ovata • †Neuropteris scheuchzeri • †Neuropteris sternberg • †Onychodus'' • †Orthacanthus – or unidentified comparable form • †Orthoceras – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • †Parahughmilleria • †Pecopteris • †Pecopteris arborescens • †Pecopteris elliptica • †Pecopteris feminaeformis • †Pecopteris hemitelioides • †Pecopteris hemiteloides • †Pecopteris pennaeformis – or unidentified comparable form • †Pecopteris unita • †Periechocrinus • †Petalodus • †Phacops • †Phacops cristata • †Pinna • †Platyceras • †Platyceras gebharti • †Platyceras magnificum • †Proterogyrinus • †Proterogyrinus scheelei • †Protorothyris'' – type locality for genus • †Protorothyris morani – type locality for species • †Rhodea • †Sagenodus – or unidentified comparable form • †Sigillaria • †Sigillaria approximata • †Sigillaria brardii • †Solenomorpha • †Sphenophyllum • †Sphenophyllum angustifolium • †Sphenophyllum cornutum • †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium • †Sphenophyllum emarginatum • †Sphenophyllum majus • †Sphenophyllum oblongifolia • †Sphenophyllum subtenerrimmum • †Sphenophyllum tenuifolium • †Sphenopteris • †Sphenopteris coriacea • †Spirifer'' – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • †Spirifer corallinensis • †Spirifer keyserensis • †Spirifer mackenzicus • †Spirifer vanuxemi • †Stigmaria • †Tentaculites • †Tetracystis • †Tetrameroceras • †Trimerus • †Waeringopterus • †Wilkingia • †Wurmiella • †Wurmiella excavata • †Zatrachys'' ==Mesozoic==

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

• Agkistrodon • , or copperhead †Agkistrodon contortrix'' • †Allophaiomys • †Allophaiomys pliocaenicus • †Ambystoma • †Ambystoma jeffersonianum • †Ambystoma maculatum • †Ambystoma tigrinum • †Atopomys • †Atopomys texensis • Blarina • †Blarina bravicauda • , or northern short-tailed shrew †Blarina brevicauda'' • †Blarina brevicuda • †Blarine • †Blarine brevicauda • †Bootherium • †Bootherium bombifrons • †Brachyprotoma • †Brachyprotoma obtusata • Bufo • †Bufo americanus • †Bufo woodhousei • Canis • , the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf †Canis dirus'' • †Canis latrans • Carphophis • †Carphophis amoenus • Castor • †Castor canadensis • †Cenis • †Cenis latrans • Cervus • †Cervus elaphus • Clethrionomys • †Clethrionomys gapperi • Coluber • , or eastern racer †Coluber constrictor'' • Condylura • †Condylura cristata • †Condylura crystata • Crotalus • †Crotalus horridus • Cryptobranchus • †Cryptobranchus alleganiensis • †Cryptobranchus guildayi • Cryptotis • †Cryptotis parva • †Cryptotis pava • , or vampire bat Desmodus'' • †Desmodus stocki • Desmognathus • †Desmognathus fuscus • †Desmognathus monticola • †Desmognathus ochrophaeus • Dicrostonyx • †Dicrostonyx hudsonius • †Dipoides • †Ectopistes • , or passenger pigeon †Ectopistes migratorius'' • Elaphe • †Elaphe vulpina • Eptesicus • †Eptesicus fuscus • Equus • Erethizon • †Erethizon dorsatum • Eumeces • †Eumeces fasciatus • †Eumeces laticeps • Eutamias • †Eutamias minimus – or unidentified comparable form • Geomys • †Geomys bursarius – or unidentified comparable form • Glaucomys • †Glaucomys sabrinus • Gyrinophilus • , or Spring salamander †Gyrinophilus porphyriticus'' • Heterodon • †Heterodon platyrhinos • Hyla • †Hyla chrysoscelis • †Hyla crucifer • Ictalurus • Lampropeltis • †Lampropeltis triangulum • Lasiopodomys • †Lasiopodomys deceitensis • Lasiurus • †Lasiurus borealis • Lepus • , or snowshoe hare †Lepus americanus'' • Lynx • †Lynx rufus • †Mammut • †Mammut americanum • †Mammuthus • Marmota • †Marmota monax • †Megalonyx • †Megalonyx jeffersonii • †Megalonyx jerrersonii – or unidentified comparable form • Mephitis • †Mephitis mephitis • Microtus • †Microtus chrotorrhinus • †Microtus hibbardi • †Microtus llanensis • †Microtus ochrogaster – or unidentified comparable form • †Microtus paroperarius • †Microtus pennsylvanicus • †Microtus pinetorum • †Microtus xanthognathus • Mictomys • †Mictomys borealis • †Mimomys • †Mimomys virginianus • , or American cheetah †Miracinonyx'' • †Miracinonyx inexpectatus • Mustela • †Mustela americana • †Mustela armines • †Mustela fenata – or unidentified comparable form • †Mustela frenata – or unidentified comparable form • †Mustela nivalis • †Mustela vison • †Mylohyus'' • †Mylohyus fossilis • Myotis • †Myotis grisescens – tentative report • †Myotis keeni • †Myotis keenii • †Myotis leibi • †Myotis leibii • Napaeozapus • †Napaeozapus insignis • Neofiber • †Neofiber alleni – or unidentified comparable form • †Neofiber leonardi • Neotoma • , or eastern woodrat †Neotoma floridana'' • †Neotoma spelaea • Nerodia • †Nerodia sipedon • Notophthalmus • †Notophthalmus viridescens • Ochotona • †Ochotone • Odocoileus • †Odocoileus virginianus • †Ondarta • †Ondarta ziebethicus • Ondatra • †Ondatra annectens • †Ondatra zibethicus • Opheodrys • †Opheodrys vernalis • Panthera • , or jaguar †Panthera onca'' • †Parascalopis • †Parascalopis breweri • Parascalops • †Parascalops breweri • †Parascalopuis • †Parascalopuis breweri • Pekania • †Pekania pennanti • Peromyscus • †Peromyscus cumberlandensis • †Peromyscus maniculatus – or unidentified comparable form • Phenacomys • †Phenacomys brachyodus • †Phenacomys intermedis • †Phenacomys intermedius • Pipistrellus • †Pipistrellus subflavus • Pitymys • †Pitymys cumberlandensis • of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922). †Platygonus • †Platygonus compressus • †Platygonus vetus • Plecotus • †Plesiothomomys • Procyon • †Procyon lotor • †Rana • †Rana catesbeina • †Rana clamitans • †Rana pipiens • †Rana sylvatica • Rangifer • , or reindeer †Rangifer tarandus'' • Salamandra • †Salamandra opaca • Sceloporus • †Sceloporus undulatus • Sciuropterus • †Sciuropterus volans • Sciurus • †Sciurus carolinensis – or unidentified comparable form • †Sciurus carolinensus • †Sciurus corolinensis • Sistrurus • †Sistrurus catenatus • †Smilodon'' • †Smilodon fatalis • †Smilodon gracilis • Sorex • †Sorex arcticus • †Sorex cinereus • †Sorex cinerus • †Sorex dispar • †Sorex fumeus • †Sorex hoyi • †Sorex palustris • Spermophilus • †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus • Spilogale • , or eastern spotted skunk †Spilogale putorius'' – or unidentified comparable form • Storeria • Sylvilagus • †Sylvilegus – or unidentified comparable form • Synaptomys • †Synaptomys cooperi • Tadarida • †Tadarida brasiliensis – or unidentified comparable form • Tamias • †Tamias striatus • Tamiasciurus • †Tamiasciurus hudsonicus • †Tamies • †Tamies striatus • , or tapir Tapirus'' • Taxidea • †Taxidea taxus • Thamnophis • Thomomys • †Thomomys potomacensis • Urocyon • †Urocyon cinereoargenteus • Ursus • †Ursus americanus • Vulpes • , or red fox †Vulpes vulpes'' • Zapus • †Zapus hudsonius ==References==