List of the prehistoric life of New Jersey

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

• †Archaeocyathus • †Centroceras • †Centroceras marcellense • †Cladopora • †Coenites • †Cordilleracyathus – tentative report • †Favosites'' • †Leiorhynchus • †Leiorhynchus limitare • †Leptodesma • †Leptodesma laevis • †Ophileta – type locality for genus • †Ophileta polygyratus – type locality for species • †Styliolina • †Styliolina fissurella ==Mesozoic==

Selected Mesozoic taxa of New Jersey • Acipenser • Acteon • †Adocus – type locality for genus • †Adocus beatus – type locality for species • †Aenona • †Agerostrea • †Allognathosuchus – or unidentified related form • Amauropsis • Amia • †Amyda • †Anatalavis • †Anatalavis rex – type locality for species • †Anchisauripus • †Anchisauripus tuberosus • †Ankylosaurus • †Anomia • †Anomoeodus • †Anomoepus'' • †Apatopus • †Arambourgiania – or unidentified comparable form • Arca • †Argoides • Astarte • Astrangia • Atractosteus • †Atreipus • Attagenus • †Avellana • †Axonoceras • †Baculites • †Baculites haresi • †Baculites ovatus • †Baculites scotti – tentative report • †Baikuris • †Baikuris casei – type locality for species • Barbatia • †Belemnitella • †Belemnitella americana • Bernaya • †Bottosaurus • †Bottosaurus harlani – type locality for species • Botula • †Botula ripleyana • Brachaelurus • †Brachychampsa – or unidentified comparable form • †Brontozoum • †Brownimecia'' – type locality for genus • †Brownimecia clavata – type locality for species • Caestocorbula • †Caestocorbula crassaplica • †Caestocorbula crassiplica • †Caestocorbula percompressa • Callianassa • †Callianassa mortoni • †Calliomphalus • †Calliomphalus americanus • Cardita • †Catopygus • †Ceratodus • Cerithium • Cheilotrichia • †Chelone • Chiloscyllium • †Chirotherium • †Chirotherium lulli – type locality for species • Chlamys • †Cimoliasaurus • †Cimolomys'' – or unidentified comparable form • †Cimolomys clarki • †Cirroceras • Clavagella • †Clidastes • Cliona • †Coelosaurus • †Coelosaurus antiquus – type locality for species • †Coelurosaurichnus • Corbula • †Corsochelys • Crassostrea • †Crenella • †Crenella elegantula • †Crenella serica • †Cretolamna • †Cretolamna appendiculata • , or the Ginsu shark †Cretoxyrhina'' • †Cretoxyrhina mantelli • †Crocodilus • Cucullaea • †Cucullaea capax • †Cucullaea littlei • Culicoides • Cuspidaria • †Cuspidaria jerseyensis • †Cylindracanthus • †Cymella • Cyzicus – or unidentified comparable form • Dasyatis • †Deinosuchus'' • †Deinosuchus rugosus • †Dentalium • †Dentalium leve • †Didelphodon – or unidentified comparable form • †Didymoceras • †Diplocynodon • †Diplurus – or unidentified comparable form • †Discoscaphites • †Discoscaphites conradi • †Discoscaphites gulosus • †Dolicholatirus • Dosinia • †Dryptosaurus'' – type locality for genus • †Dryptosaurus aquilunguis – type locality for species • Edaphodon • †Edaphodon mirificus • †Edmontosaurus • †Elasmosaurus • †Elasmosaurus orientalis – type locality for species • †Enchodus • †Enchodus gladiolus • †Epitonium • †Epitonium sillimani • †Euspira • †Eutrephoceras • †Exogyra'' • †Exogyra cancellata • †Exogyra costata • †Exogyra ponderosa • Fasciolaria • † Gegania • †Gervillia • Ginglymostoma • Glossus • Glycimeris • Glycymeris • †Glycymeris rotundata • †Gonyaulax • †Graculavus – type locality for genus • †Grallator • †Grimaldiella – type locality for genus • †Gryphaea • †Hadrosaurus'' – type locality for genus • †Hadrosaurus cavatus – type locality for species • †Hadrosaurus foulkii – type locality for species • †Hadrosaurus minor – type locality for species • †Halisaurus • †Halisaurus platyspondylus • Hemiscyllium • Heterodontus • †Hoploparia • †Hoploscaphites • †Hybodus • †Hyposaurus • †Hyposaurus rogersii – type locality for species • †Hypsibema • †Hypsibema crassicauda • †Hypsognathus'' – type locality for genus • †Hypsognathus fenneri – type locality for species • †Hypuronector – type locality for genus • †Hypuronector limnaios – type locality for species • †Icarosaurus – type locality for genus • †Icarosaurus siefkeri – type locality for species • †Inoceramus • †Inoceramus proximus • †Ischyodus • †Ischyodus bifurcatus • †Ischyrhiza • †Ischyrhiza mira • †Jeletzkytes • †Jeletzkytes nodosus – or unidentified comparable form • †Jerseyempheria – type locality for genus • †Kouphichnium • †Laornis – type locality for genus • †Laornis edvardsianus – type locality for species • †Leidyosuchus'' • Leptoconops • Lima • Limatula • † Limonia • †Linearis • Linuparus • †Liodon • †Lissodus • Lithophaga • Lopha • †Lopha falcata • †Lopha mesenterica • moon sea snail Lunatia'' • Martesia • †Megalocoelacanthus • †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei • †Menuites • †Metoicoceras • †Milnesium • †Modiolus • †Modiolus sedesclaris • †Modiolus sedesclarus • †Morea • †Mosasaurus'' • †Mosasaurus conodon – type locality for species • †Mytilus – tentative report • †Neithea • †Neithea quinquecostata • †Nostoceras • Nucula • †Nucula camia • †Nucula cuneifrons • †Nucula percrassa • †Odaxosaurus – or unidentified comparable form • Odontaspis • Oecobius – tentative report • †Ophiomorpha • Orchestina • †Osteopygis – type locality for genus • Ostrea • †Oxyrhina • †Oxyrhina desorii • †Pachydiscus'' • Pagurus • †Palaeoniscus • †Palaeopagurus – tentative report • †Palaeotringa – type locality for genus • Panopea • †Paracupes • †Paralbula • †Paranomia • †Parrisia – type locality for genus • †Pecten • †Peritresius • Pholadomya'' • †Pholadomya occidentalis • Pholas • †Pinna • †Placenticeras • †Plagiostoma • †Plesiosaurus • Plicatula • †Plioplatecarpus • †Plioplatecarpus depressus – type locality for species • †Plumalexius – type locality for genus • †Plumalexius rasnitsyni – type locality for species • Polinices • †Pristis • †Procolpochelys • †Prognathodon'' • †Prognathodon rapax – type locality for species • †Protocardia • †Pseudocorax • †Pteria • †Pterotrigonia • †Pterotrigonia angulicostata • †Pterotrigonia cerulea • †Pterotrigonia eufalensis • †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis • †Ptychotrygon • Pycnodonte • †Pycnodonte mutabilis • †Pycnodonte vesicularis • Rangia – tentative report • Rhinobatos • †Rhombodus • Ringicula • †Ringicula clarki • †Rutiodon'' • †Rutiodon carolinensis • †Sargana • †Sauropus • †Scapanorhynchus • †Scapanorhynchus texanus • †Scaphites • †Scaphites hippocrepis • †Sclerorhynchus • †Scoyenia • Segestria – tentative report • †Semionotus • Serpula • †Serratolamna • †Serratolamna serrata • †Spathopria – type locality for genus • †Sphecomyrma'' – type locality for genus • †Sphecomyrma freyi – type locality for species • †Sphecomyrma mesaki – type locality for species • †Sphenodiscus • †Sphenodiscus lobatus • Spondylus • Squalicorax • †Squalicorax kaupi • †Squalicorax pristodontus • Squatina • †Stegobium • †Stegomus • †Stephanodus • †Steropoides • †Symmorphus – tentative report • †Tanytrachelos • †Tanytrachelos ahynis • †Taphrosaurus • Tellina • †Telmatornis – type locality for genus • Tenagodus • †Tenea • †Thoracosaurus'' • †Tomodon – type locality for genus • †Tomodon horrificus – type locality for species • Trachycardium • †Trachycardium eufaulensis • †Trigonia • Trionyx • Turbinella • Turbonilla • Turritella • †Turritella bilira • †Turritella trilira • †Turritella vertebroides • †Volviceramus • Vulsella – or unidentified comparable form • Xanthosia • †Xiphactinus'' • †Xiphactinus audax ==Cenozoic==

Selected Cenozoic taxa of New Jersey • †Acrodus'' • Acteocina • Aetobatus • Amyda • Anachis • Anadara • †Anadara ovalis • †Anadara transversa • Angulus • Anomia • †Anomia simplex • Arca • Architectonica • Argopecten • †Argopecten gibbus • (formerly Aequipecten irradians), or Atlantic bay scallop †Argopecten irradians'' • Argyrotheca • Astarte • †Astarte castanea • Astrangia • †Astrangia danae • Astyris • †Astyris lunata • Athleta • Atrina • †Aturia • Balanophyllia • Balanus • Barbatia • Barnea • Bison • †Bonellitia – or unidentified comparable form • †Bootherium • '', or Harlan's musk ox. †Bootherium bombifrons • Buccinum • †Buccinum undatum • Busycon • †Busycon carica • †Busycon perversum • Busycotypus • †Busycotypus canaliculatus • Cadulus • †Calappilia • Callianassa – tentative report • Calliostoma • Calyptraea • sand tiger shark Carcharias'' • Carcharodon • †Carcharodon hastalis • Cardita • Carditamera • Cardites • †Castoroides • †Catopygus • Cerithiopsis • †Cerithiopsis emersonii • , or the stag moose †Cervalces'' • Chaetopleura • †Chaetopleura apiculata • Chama • †Chama congregata • Chelone • †Chesapecten • Chlamys • Cidaris • †Cistella • Clavilithes • Clementia • Cliona – tentative report • cone snail Conus'' • Corbula • †Coscinopleura • †Crassinella lunulata • Crassostrea • †Crassostrea virginica • Crenella • †Crenella glandula • Crepidula • †Crepidula convexa • †Crepidula fornicata • †Crepidula plana • †Cretolamna • †Cretolamna appendiculata • †Crocodilus • Crocodylus'' • Crucibulum • †Crucibulum striatum • Cucullaea • Cumingia • Cuspidaria • Cyclocardia • Cylichna • †Cylindracanthus • Cythara – tentative report • Cytherea • Dasyatis • Dentalium • Diastoma • †Diatryma • Diceratherium. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). †Diceratherium • Diodora • †Diplodonta punctata • Discinisca • †Dolicholatirus • Donax • †Donax fossor • Dosinia • Echinarachnius • †Echinocorys • †Echinopsis • †Ecphora • Edaphodon • †Enchodus • Ensis • †Ensis directus • †Eosphargis • †Eosuchus'' • Epitonium • †Epitonium humphreysii • Equus • Ervilia • Eupleura • †Eupleura caudata • Euspira • †Euspira heros • †Euspira triseriata • †Eutrephoceras • Fasciolaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Flabellum • Fossarus – tentative report • , or tiger shark Galeocerdo'' • †Galeocerdo aduncus • Galeodea • Gemma • †Gemma gemma • Geukensia • †Geukensia demissa • Ginglymostoma • Glans • †Glomerula • Glossus • Glycymeris • †Glycymeris subaustralis • †Gorgonella • †Gryphaea • †Hamulus – or unidentified comparable form • Haustator – or unidentified comparable form • Hemipristis • †Hemipristis serra'' • Heptranchias • †Heptranchias howelli – type locality for species • Hespererato • Hexanchus • Hiatella • †Hiatella arctica • Hydroides • †Hyposaurus – type locality for genus • †Hyposaurus rogersii – type locality for species • Ilyanassa • †Ilyanassa obsoleta • †Ilyanassa trivittata • Ischadium • †Ischadium recurvum • †Ischyodus'' • †Ischyrhiza • †Ischyrhiza mira • Isognomon • Isurus • Kurtziella • †Kurtziella cerina • Laevicardium • †Laevicardium mortoni • Lamna • Latirus • Libinia • , or portly spider crab †Libinia emarginata'' • †Linthia • Lithophaga • Littoraria • †Littoraria irrorata • Lunatia • Lunularia • Macoma • †Macoma balthica • Macrocallista • Mactra • †Mammut • †Mammut americanum • †Mammuthus • †Megalonyx'' • Melampus • †Melampus bidentatus • Melanella • †Menoceras • Mercenaria • †Mercenaria mercenaria • Mesodesma • Mitrella • Modiolus • †Modiolus modiolus • Morus • Mulinia • †Mulinia lateralis • Murex • Murexiella • †Mya • †Mya arenaria • eagle rays Myliobatis'' • Mytilus • †Mytilus edulis • Nassarius • †Nassarius acutus • †Nassarius vibex • Natica – or unidentified comparable form • Neptunea • †Neptunea lyrata • Neverita • Nucula'' • †Nucula proxima • Odobenus • †Odobenus rosmarus • Odontaspis • Olivella • †Olivella mutica • †Ophiocoma – tentative report • Ophiomusium • Ostrea • †Ostrea compressirostra • †Otodus • (sometimes Carcharodon or Otodus megalodon) with a whale shark (violet), great white shark (green), and anachronistic human (black) to scale †Otodus megalodon'' • Ovibos • †Ovibos moschatus • †Oxyrhina • †Oxyrhina desorii • †Palaeocarcharodon • †Palaeophis • Paliurus • Pandora • Panopea • Panopeus • Pecten • Penion – or unidentified comparable form • †Pentacrinites'' • †Peritresius • †Peronidella • Petricola • †Petricola pholadiformis • Phoca • Phyllodus • Phyllonotus • Physeter • Pinna • Pitar • †Pitar morrhuanus • †Plagiochasma • Pleuromeris • †Pleuromeris tridentata • slit snail Pleurotomaria'' • Plicatula • †Plicatula gibbosa • Polinices • Pristis • †Prosynthetoceras • Protula • Psammechinus • Pseudoliva • Pteria – tentative report • . The shell belongs to another kind of turtle. †Puppigerus'' • Pycnodonte • Pyrgocythara • †Pyrgocythara plicosa • Rangia • Rangifer • Rhinoptera • †Rhizocrinus • †Rhombodus • †Rotularia • Scaphella • catsharks Scyliorhinus'' • Seila • †Seila adamsii • Semele • Serpula • Serpulorbis • Sinum • †Sinum perspectivum • Siphonalia • †Solarium • Solenosteira • †Solenosteira cancellaria • †Sphyraenodus • †Squalodon'' – type locality for genus • Squalus • Squatina • Stellatoma • †Stellatoma stellata • Stewartia • Stramonita • †Striatolamia • Strioterebrum • Tagelus • †Tapiravus • Tapirus • Tectonatica • †Tectonatica pusilla • Tellina • Tenagodus – tentative report • †Tenea • Teredo • †Thecachampsa'' • †Thecachampsa antiqua • †Thoracosaurus • Tibia • Trichechus • Triphora • Trochita • Turbonilla • †Turbonilla interrupta • Turris – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Turritella • †Turritella vertebroides • Tylocidaris • Tympanuchus • Urosalpinx • †Urosalpinx cinerea • †Veleda • Venericardia • Venus • Xenophora • , or swordfish Xiphias'' • Yoldia • †Zygaena ==References==