List of the prehistoric life of Pennsylvania

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

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Pennsylvania • †Acidaspis • †Agnostus • †Alethopteris • †Amphiscapha • †Aphthoroblattina • †Archaeopteris • †Archaeopteris halliana • †Archaeopteris macilenta • †Archimylacris • †Asaphiscus • †Athyris • †Athyris spiriferoides • †Atrypa • †Atrypa reticularis • †Aviculopecten • †Aviculopecten occidentalis • †Barinophyton • †Bathyuriscus • †Bellerophon • †Bembexia • †Beyrichoceratoides • †Blattoidea • †Bonneterrina • †Bothriolepis'' • †Byronia • †Callixylon • †Camarotoechia • †Camptostroma • †Cavusgnathus • †Ceramopora • †Ceratopsis • †Chancelloria • †Chancia • †Chonetes • †Cincinnetina • †Cincinnetina multisecta • †Cleiothyridina • †Climacograptus • ' †Coccosteus • †Coelacanthus • †Composita • †Composita subtilita • †Conotheca • †Coosella • †Coosia • †Cordaites • †Cornulites • †Cornulites flexuosus • †Craniops • †Crepicephalus • †Ctenerpeton – type locality for genus • †Ctenopterus • †Cyclonema • †Cyclopteris'' • †Cypricardinia • †Cypricardinia indenta • †Cyrtospirifer • †Dawsonia • †Deckera • †Densignathus – type locality for genus • †Diplocaulus – or unidentified comparable form • †Diploceraspis • †Diploceraspis burkei • †Diplograptus • †Edaphosaurus'' • †Edmondia • †Eldredgeops • †Eldredgeops rana • †Elita • †Elrathia • †Elrathina • †Endolobus • †Eoagnostus • †Erettopterus • †Eryops • †Esmeraldina • †Euomphalus • †Eusthenodon'' • E. bourdoni – type locality for species • †Favosites'' • †Favosites niagarensis • †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 • †Hyneria'' – type locality for genus • †Hyneria lindae – type locality for species • †Hyolithellus • †Hyolithes • †Hyolithid • †Indiana – tentative report • †Iocrinus • †Irvingella • †Isodectes • . †Isotelus'' • †Isotelus gigas • †Kiaeropterus • †Kingstonia • †Kladognathus • †Kootenia • †Kutorgina • †Lancastria • †Langlieria • †L. radiatus – type locality for species • †L. smalingi – type locality for species • †Lepidostrobus • †Leptomitus • †Lenisicaris • radiodont Lenisicaris†L. pennsylvanica – type locality for species • Lingula • †Lingulella • †Llanoaspidella – type locality for genus • †Llanoaspis – tentative report • †Lonchocephalus • showing speculative egg-coiling behavior †Lysorophus'' • †Margaretia • †Martinia • †Megalograptus – tentative report • †Megamolgophis • †Metacoceras • †Michelinoceras • †Micromitra • †Mimagoniatites – tentative report • †Mucrospirifer • †Mucrospirifer mucronatus • †Nanahughmilleria • †Naticopsis • †Neospirifer'' • †Neospirifer cameratus • †Neuropteris • †Nisusia • Nucula • †Ogygopsis • †Olenellus • †Olenoides • †Olenoides serratus • †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'' • †Sauripterus taylori • †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 • †Carinacanthus'' – type locality for genus • †Carinacanthus jepseni – type locality for species • †Cionichthys • †Clepsysaurus – type locality for genus • †Clepsysaurus pennsylvanicus – type locality for species • †Clepsysaurus veatleianus • †Dinophyton • †Diplurus'' • †Diplurus longicaudatus • †Dipterus • †Dipterus redfieldi • †Eubrontes • †Eubrontes giganteus • †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'' • †Rutiodon carolinensis • †Scoyenia • †Sphodrosaurus – type locality for genus • †Sphodrosaurus pennsylvanicus – type locality for species • †Suchoprion • †Suchoprion aulacodus • †Suchoprion cyphodon • †Synorichthys • †S. cf. stewarti • †Turseodus ==Cenozoic==

• Acidota • †Acidota crenata • †Acidota quadrata • dung beetle 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 • , or short-faced bear, with a human to scale †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 • , or northern short-tailed shrew †Blarina brevicauda'' – type locality for species • †Blarina carolinensis • Bledius • Blethisa • †Blethisa catenaria • Boreaphilus • †Boreaphilus henningianus • †Brachyprotoma • †Brachyprotoma obtusata – type locality for species • Bufo • †Bufo americanus • Canis • †Canis armbrusteri • , the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf †Canis dirus'' • Carabus • †Carabus maeander • †Cariacus • †Cariacus laevicornis – type locality for species • Carphoborus • †Carphoborus andersoni • Castor • †Castor canadensis • †Castoroides • †Castoroides ohioensis • Catops • †Cervalces • Chlaenius • †Chlaenius punctulatus – type locality for species • Colinus • †Colinus virginianus • Coluber • †Coluber acuminatus – type locality for species • †Coluber constrictor • Colymbetes • , or spotted hyena Crocuta'' • †Crocuta inexpectatus – type locality for species • Crotalus • †Crotalus horridus • 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 • †Cytilus alternatus • ground beetle Diacheila'' • †Diacheila arctica • Dicaelus • †Dicaelus alutaceus – type locality for species • Donacia • Dyschirius • †Dyschirius integer group informal • †Dyschirius melancholicus • Elaphe • †Elaphe vulpina • Elaphrus • †Elaphrus americanus • †Elaphrus clairvillei • †Elaphrus lapponicus • Emydoidea • '', or Blanding's turtle †Emydoidea blandingii • Enochrus • Equus • †Equus complicatus • †Equus pectinatus • Erethizon • †Erethizon dorsatum • Eucnecosum • †Eucnecosum brunnescens • Glyptemys • †Glyptemys insculpta • Gulo • , or wolverine †Gulo gulo'' • Gymnusa • Harpalus • Helophorus • †Helophorus sempervarians • †Helophorus tuberculatus • †Hesperotestudo • †Hesperotestudo percrassa – type locality for species • Heterodon • †Heterodon platyrhinos • Holoboreaphilus • †Holoboreaphilus nordenskioldi • Homo • †Homo sapiens • Hydraena • Hydroporus • Hyla • (formerly Hyla crucifer), or spring peeper †Hyla crucifer'' • Lampropeltis • †Lampropeltis triangulum • Lasiopodomys – tentative report • Lesteva • †Lesteva pallipes • Lontra • †Lontra canadensis • Loricera • †Loricera pilicornis • Lynx • †Lynx calcaratus – type locality for species • †Mammut • †Mammut americanum • †Mammuthus • , or American mastodon (right), and a Mammuthus primigenius, or wooly mammoth (left) †Mammuthus primigenius'' • Mantura • Marmota • †Marmota monax – or unidentified comparable form • †Megalonyx • †Megalonyx wheatleyi • Meleagris • †Meleagris gallopavo • Mephitis • †Mephitis mephitis • Microedus • †Microedus austinianus • Microtus • †Microtus guildayi – or unidentified comparable form • , or American cheetah †Miracinonyx'' • †Miracinonyx inexpectatus – or unidentified comparable form • Mustela • Mycetoporus • †Mylohyus • †Mylohyus fossilis • Myotis • Napaeozapus • †Napaeozapus insignis • Natrix • , or round-tailed muskrat Neofiber'' • †Neofiber diluvianus – type locality for species • Nerodia • †Nerodia sipedon • Nitidotachinus • †Nitidotachinus tachyporoides • Notaris • †Notaris aethiops • Notiophilus • Ochthebius • Odocoileus • , or white-tailed deer †Odocoileus virginianus'' • Olophrum • †Olophrum boreale • †Olophrum consimile • †Olophrum latum • †Olophrum rotundicolle • Ondatra • †Ondatra idahoensis – type locality for species • Opheodrys • †Opheodrys vernalis • †Osmotherium – type locality for genus • †Osmotherium spelaeum – type locality for species • Oxytelus • Panthera • †Panthera onca • Paramylodon †Paramylodon • †Paramylodon harlani – tentative report • Parascalops • †Parascalops breweri • Patrobus • †Patrobus foveocollis • †Patrobus septentrionis • †Patrobus stygicus • Pekania • †Pekania diluviana • Pelenomus • Peromyscus • †Peromyscus leucopus – tentative report • †Phanaeus • †Phanaeus antiquus – type locality for species • Philonthus • Phloeotribus • †Phloeotribus piceae • Pitymys • †Pitymys cumberlandensis – or unidentified comparable form • Pityophthorus • of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922). †Platygonus • †Platygonus vetus – type locality for species • Platynus • †Platynus hypolithos • 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 • †Stereocerus haematopus • Sylvilagus • †Sylvilagus floridanus • Synaptomys • †Synaptomys cooperi • Tachinus • †Tachinus luridus • Tamias • †Tamias striatus – or unidentified comparable form • , or tapir Tapirus'' • †Tapirus haysii • †Tapirus veroensis • Taxidea • †Taxidea taxus • Terrapene • †Terrapene carolina • Thamnophis • Thanatophilus • Thomomys • †Thomomys potomacensis • Trechus • †Trechus crassiscapus • †Uncia • †Uncia mercerii – type locality for species • Urocyon • , or gray fox †Urocyon cinereoargenteus'' • Ursus • †Ursus americanus • Vulpes • Zapus • †Zapus hudsonius == References ==