List of the prehistoric life of New York facts for kids

This list of the prehistoric life of New York contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of New York.

Precambrian

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.

Paleozoic

Selected Paleozoic taxa of New York

• †Acanthoclymenia
• †Acanthodus
• †Achatella
• 

  Illustration of fossils of the Cambrian trilobite Acidiscus
  †Acidiscus
• †Acimetopus
• †Acodus
• †Actinoceras
• †Actinophyllum
• †Acutiramus
• †Agoniatites
• †Agraulos
• †Allotrioceras
• †Amorphognathus
• †Amplexopora
• †Amplexus
• †Analox
• †Anchiopsis
• †Aneurophyton
• †Aphetoceras
• †Aphyllopteris
• 

  Life restoration of the Late Devonian-Carboniferous tree Archaeopteris with insets detailing its anatomy
  †Archaeopteris
  • †Archaeopteris halliana
  • †Archaeopteris hibernica
  • †Archaeopteris macilenta
  • †Archaeopteris obtusa
  • †Archaeopteris sphenophyllifolia
• †Arctinurus
• Argyrotheca
• †Asaphus
• †Athyris
  • †Athyris spiriferoides
• †Atops
• †Atrypa
  • †Atrypa reticularis
• †Attercopus
  • †Attercopus fimbriunguis
  • †Attercopus fimbriungus
• †Aulatornoceras
• †Aulopora
  • †Aulopora microbuccinata
• †Aviculopecten
• †Bactrotheca – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• †Baltoceras
• †Barinophyton
• †Barrandeoceras
• †Bassleroceras
• †Bathydiscus
• †Bathyuriscus
• 

  Fossil of the Middle Devonian trilobite Bellacartwrightia
  †Bellacartwrightia
• †Bellerophon
• †Bembexia
• †Benthamaspis
• † Bertiella
• †Bolbocephalus
• †Bolboparia
• †Bolboporites
• †Botsfordia
• †Bowmania
• †Brachyopterus
• †Buffalopterus
• †Bumastus
  • †Bumastus ioxus
• †Bunaia
• †Callixylon
  • †Callixylon erianum
• †Calymene
  • †Calymene niagarensis
• †Calymenella
• †Calyptaulax
• †Camarotoechia
  • †Camarotoechia billingsi
  • †Camarotoechia litchfieldensis
  • †Camarotoechia neglecta
  • †Camarotoechia tethys
• †Cameroceras
• †Campbelloceras
• †Caninia
• 

  Fossil of the Silurian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Carcinosoma
  †Carcinosoma
• †Cardiograptus
• †Carniodus
• †Carolinites
• †Cartersoceras
• †Cassinoceras
• †Centroceras
• †Ceramopora
  • †Ceramopora imbricata
• †Ceratiocaris
• †Ceratocephala
• †Ceraurinella
• †Ceraurus
• †Chancelloria
• †Chasmatopora
• †Chazyoceras
• †Cheiloceras
• †Cheirurus
• †Chondrites
• †Chonetes
  • †Chonetes ensicosta
• †Christiania
• 

  Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Ordovician brachiopod Cincinnetina
  †Cincinnetina
  • †Cincinnetina multisecta
• †Cladochonus
• †Clarkeipterus
• †Clarkoceras
• †Climacograptus
• †Clitendoceras
• †Clorinda
• †Coenites
• †Columnaria
• †Conocardium
• †Conotheca
• 

  Life restoration of the Silurian-Early Devonian primitive land plant Cooksonia
  †Cooksonia
• †Coolinia
• †Cordylodus
• †Cornulites
  • †Cornulites flexuosus
• †Cornuproetus
• †Cotteroceras
• Crania
• Craniella
• †Craniops
• †Crassotornoceras
• †Crinoid
• †Ctenopterus
• †Curtoceras
• †Cybele
• †Cyclonema
• †Cyphaspis
• †Cypricardinia
  • †Cypricardinia indenta
• †Cyrtobaltoceras
• 

  Restoration of the Cambrian-Middle Devonian nautiloid cephalopod Cyrtoceras
  †Cyrtoceras
• †Cyrtolites
• †Cyrtospirifer
  • †Cyrtospirifer hornellensis
  • †Cyrtospirifer whitneyi
• †Dadoxylon
• †Dakeoceras
• †Dalmanites
  • †Dalmanites limulurus
• †Dalmanitina
• †Daonella
• †Decadocrinus
• †Deiphon
• †Dicoelosia
• †Dictyonema
• 

  Fossil of the Middle Ordovician graptolite Didymograptus
  †Didymograptus
• †Dikelocephalus
• †Dimerocrinites
• †Dipleura
• †Diplograptus
• Discina
• †Discinella
• †Discosorus
• †Distomodus
  • †Distomodus staurognathoides
• 

  Life restoration of the Silurian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Dolichopterus
  †Dolichopterus
• †Dracochela – type locality for genus
  • †Dracochela deprehendor – type locality for species
• †Drepanophycus
  • †Drepanophycus spinaeformis
• †Eatonia
• †Ecdyceras
• †Ectenolites
• †Edmondia – tentative report
• †Eldredgeops
  • †Eldredgeops rana
• †Ellesmeroceras
• †Elliptocephala
• †Emmonsia
• †Encrinurus
• 

  Fossilized shells and restored appearances of the Middle-Late Ordovician nautiloid cephalopod Endoceras
  †Endoceras
• †Eoagnostus
• †Eoarthropleura – type locality for genus
• †Eodictyonella
• †Eospermatopteris
• †Eospirifer
  • †Eospirifer radiatus
• †Eotripteroceras
• †Eremoceras
• †Erettopterus
• †Erieopterus
• †Erratencrinurus
• †Eucalyptocrinites
  • †Eucalyptocrinites caelatus
• †Euomphalus
• 

  Life restoration of Silurian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Eurypterus
  †Eurypterus
  • †Eurypterus dekayi
  • †Eurypterus pittsfordensis
  • †Eurypterus remipes
• †Favosites
  • †Favosites biloculi
  • †Favosites emmonsi
  • †Favosites hisingeri
  • †Favosites limitaris
  • †Favosites niagarensis
  • †Favosites turbinatus
• †Fenestella
• †Fletcheria
• †Flexicalymene
  • †Flexicalymene senaria
• †Fordilla
• †Geisonoceras
• †Gilbertsocrinus
• †Glenisteroceras
• †Glyptocrinus
• †Goldringia
• †Gomphoceras
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Late Devonian-Late Triassic ammonoid cephalopod Goniatites
  †Goniatites
• †Gonioceras
• †Goniograptus
• †Greenops
• †Grinnellaspis
• †Gyroceras
• †Halkieria
• †Hallipterus
• †Halloceras
• †Hallopora
  • †Hallopora elegantula
• †Halysites
  • †Halysites catenularia
• †Hardieopterus
• †Helcionella
• †Heliomeroides
• 

  Fossil of the Middle Devonian horn coral Heliophyllum
  †Heliophyllum
  • †Heliophyllum halli
• †Hemiaspis
• †Hemirhodon
• †Hepaticites
• †Hercynella
• †Hertzina
• †Hexameroceras
• †Hibbertia
• †Hindia
• †Holopea
• 

  Fossil of the Late Ordovician-Middle Devonian Homalonotus
  †Homalonotus
• †Hostinella
• †Hughmilleria
• †Hungerfordia
• †Hyolithellus
• †Hyolithes
• †Hypodicranotus
• †Ibyka
• †Icriodus
• 

  Fossil of the Middle Ordovician trilobite Illaenus
  †Illaenus
• †Iocrinus
• †Isograptus
• †Isotelus
  • †Isotelus gigas
• †Kawina
• †Kiaeropterus
• †Kionoceras
• †Kockelella
• †Lapworthella
• †Lawrenceoceras
• †Leclercqia
• 

  Restoration of the Carboniferous-Late Triassic club moss relative Lepidodendron. Eli Heimans (1911).
  †Lepidodendron
• †Leptochilodiscus
• †Leptospira
• †Levisoceras
• †Limuloides – tentative report
• †Linguatornoceras
• †Linguella
• †Lingula
• †Lingulella
• †Lonchocephalus
• †Lonchodomas
  • †Luprisca incuba – type locality for species
• †Mackinnonia
• †Manticoceras
• †Marsupiocrinus
• †Matthevia
• †Mcqueenoceras
• †Meadowtownella
• †Medusagraptus
• †Meniscoceras
• †Meristella
  • †Meristella barrisi
• †Meristina
• †Metabaltoceras – type locality for genus
• †Metaplasia
• †Michelia
• †Michelinoceras
• †Microcyclus
• †Micromitra
• 

  Fossil of the Silurian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Mixopterus
  †Mixopterus
  • †Mixopterus multispinosus
• †Monograptus
• †Moorea
• †Morania
• †Mucrospirifer
  • †Mucrospirifer mucronatus
• †Murchisonia
• †Nanahughmilleria
• †Nanno
• †Naticopsis
• †Niobe
• †Noeggerathia
• †Nowakia
• Nucula
• †Nuculoidea
• † Nyassa
• †Nybyoceras
• †Obolella
• †Obolus
• †Odontochile
• 

  Restoration of the Late Ordovician-Middle Devonian trilobite Odontopleura
  †Odontopleura
• †Olenellus
• †Olenoides
• †Oncoceras
• †Oonoceras
• †Ormoceras
• †Orthoceras
• †Oulodus
• †Ozarkodina
  • †Ozarkodina confluens
• †Pachyphyllum
• †Paciphacops
• †Paedeumias
• 

  Life restoration of the Silurian-Devonian scorpion Palaeophonus
  †Palaeophonus
• †Palmatolepis
  • †Palmatolepis triangularis
• †Panenka
• †Paracarcinosoma
• †Paraceraurus
• †Paradakeoceras
• †Parahughmilleria
• †Paraspirifer
• †Pelagiella
• †Pentagonia
• †Pentamerus
• †Periechocrinus
• †Periodon
• †Peronopsis
• †Phacops
  • †Phacops cristata
• †Phoenixites
• †Phragmolites
• 

  Fossil of the Early Ordovician graptolite Phyllograptus
  †Phyllograptus
• †Phylloporina
• †Pittsfordipterus
• †Plaesiomys
• †Platyceras
  • †Platyceras carinatum
  • †Platyceras rarispinum
• †Platystrophia
• †Plectoceras
• †Plectodonta
• †Pleurodictyum
• Pleurotomaria
• †Pojetaia
  • †Pojetaia runnegari
• †Poleumita
• †Polygnathus
• †Proetus
• †Proscorpius – type locality for genus
• †Proterocameroceras
• †Pseudoniscus
• †Psilophyton
• †Pterospathodus
  • †Pterospathodus amorphognathoides
• †Pterotheca
• 

  Life restoration of the Silurian-Middle Devonian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Pterygotus
  †Pterygotus
• †Ptychagnostus
• †Ptychoparia
• †Pyronema
• †Quasillites
• †Receptaculites
• †Remopleurides
• †Rensselaeria
• †Reteocrinus
• †Rhinocarcinosoma
• †Rhynchonella
• †Ribeiria
• †Rimouskia
• †Rossodus
• †Ruedemannipterus
• 

  Fossil of the arthropod burrow ichnogenus Rusophycus
  †Rusophycus
• †Sawdonia
• †Scenella
  • †Scenella montrealensis
  • †Scenella pretensa
• †Schizo (genus)
• †Scutellum
• Serpula
• †Serrodiscus
• †Serrulacaulis
• †Sigillaria
• †Skenidioides
• 

  Life restoration of the Silurian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Slimonia
  †Slimonia
• †Solenopora
  • †Solenopora compacta
• †Sowerbyella
• †Sphaerexochus
• †Sphaerocoryphe
• †Spirifer
• †Spirophyton
• †Spiroraphe
• Spirorbis
• †Spyroceras
• †Stigmatella
• †Strepsodiscus
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Ordovician-Silurian brachiopod Strophomena
  †Strophomena
  • †Strophomena crassa
  • †Strophomena incurvata
  • †Strophomena pentagonia
• Stylaraea
• †Stylonema
• †Stylonurus
• †Subligaculum
• †Subulites
• †Suecoceras
• †Syringopora
• †Taeniocrada
• †Tarphyceras
• †Tentaculites
• †Tetradium
• †Tetraxylopteris
• †Tornoceras
• 

  Fossil preserving limbs and antennae as pyrite (fool's gold) of the underside of the Late Ordovician trilobite Triarthrus
  †Triarthrus
  • †Triarthrus eatoni
• †Triendoceras
• †Trimerus
• †Trochoceras
• †Trocholites
• †Truyolsoceras
• †Tryblidium
• †Valcouroceras
• †Variabiloconus
  • †Variabiloconus bassleri
• †Waeringopterus
• †Walcottoceras
• †Whitfieldia – tentative report
• †Wurmiella
  • †Wurmiella excavata
• 

  Life restoration of the probable Cambrian mollusc Yochelcionella
  †Yochelcionella
• † Yorba
• †Zittelloceras
• †Zoophycos

Mesozoic

• †Apatopus
  • †Apatopus lineatus
• †Atreipus – tentative report
• †Brachychirotherium – tentative report
• †Chirotherium
  • †Chirotherium lulli
  • †Chirotherium parvum
• 

  Fossil negative with skin impressions of the theropod dinosaur footprint ichnogenus Grallator
  †Grallator
• †Rhynchosauroides
  • †Rhynchosauroides hyperbates – or unidentified comparable form

Cenozoic

• 

  Shells of Acteocina barrel-bubble sea snails
  Acteocina
  • †Acteocina canaliculata
• †Adeorbis
  • †Adeorbis supranitidis
• Ammonia
  • †Ammonia beccarii
• Anadara
  • †Anadara ovalis
  • †Anadara transversa
• Anomia
  • †Anomia simplex
• Arctica
  • †Arctica islandica
• Argopecten
  • 

    A living Argopecten irradians (formerly Aequipecten irradians), or Atlantic bay scallop
    †Argopecten irradians
• Astarte
  • †Astarte castanea
  • †Astarte elliptica
• Astrangia
  • †Astrangia danae
• Astyris
  • †Astyris lunata
• Boonea
  • †Boonea seminuda
• 

  Living Busycotypus whelk sea snails
  Busycotypus
  • †Busycotypus canaliculatus
• Caecum
  • †Caecum pulchellum
• †Canodona
• Caryocorbula
  • †Caryocorbula caribaea
• Cerithiopsis
  • †Cerithiopsis emersonii
• Chlamys
  • †Chlamys islandica
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Cretaceous-modern oyster Crassostrea
  Crassostrea
  • †Crassostrea virginica
• Crepidula
  • †Crepidula convexa
  • †Crepidula fornicata
  • †Crepidula plana
• Cyclocardia
  • †Cyclocardia borealis
• Cytheromorpha
  • †Cytheromorpha macchesneyi
• Delphinapterus
  • 

    A living Delphinapterus leucas, or beluga whale
    †Delphinapterus leucas
• Electra
  • †Electra crustulenta
• Elphidium
• Ensis
  • †Ensis directus
• Eontia
  • †Eontia palmeri
• Epitonium
  • †Epitonium rupicola
• Eupleura
  • †Eupleura caudata
• 

  Shell of a Euspira moon sea snail
  Euspira
  • †Euspira heros
• Gemma
  • †Gemma gemma
• Hemimactra
  • †Hemimactra solidissima
• Heterocyprideis
  • †Heterocyprideis sorbyana
• Hiatella
  • 

    Two modern shells, closed (left) and open (right), of Hiatella arctica, also known as the wrinkled rock-borer
    †Hiatella arctica
• Ilyanassa
  • †Ilyanassa obsoleta
  • †Ilyanassa trivittata
• Macoma
  • †Macoma balthica
  • †Macoma petalum
• Marshallora
  • †Marshallora nigrocincta
• Melanella
  • †Melanella jamaicensis
• Mercenaria
  • †Mercenaria campechiensis
  • 

    Collection of Mercenaria mercenaria, also known as hard clams or quahogs
    †Mercenaria mercenaria
• Mesodesma
  • †Mesodesma arctatum
• Mulinia
  • †Mulinia lateralis
• †Mya
  • †Mya arenaria
• Mytilus
  • †Mytilus edulis
• 

  A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail
  Nassarius
  • †Nassarius vibex
• Natica
  • †Natica pusila
• Neptunea
  • †Neptunea lyrata
  • †Neptunea stonei
• Neverita
  • †Neverita duplicatus
• Nucella
  • †Nucella lapillus
• Nucula
  • †Nucula proxima
• Odostomia
  • †Odostomia bisuturalis
• Parasmittina
  • †Parasmittina trispinosa
• Phoca
  • 

    A living Phoca vitulina, or harbor seal
    †Phoca vitulina
• Pitar
  • †Pitar morrhuanus
• Placopecten
  • †Placopecten magellanicus
• Pusa
  • †Pusa hispida
• Schizoporella
  • †Schizoporella unicornis
• Seila
  • †Seila adamsii
• Skenea
  • †Skenea planorbis
• 

  Exterior and interior of the shell of a Tagelus marine bivalve
  Tagelus
  • †Tagelus plebeius
• Thracia
  • †Thracia conradi
• Turbonilla
  • †Turbonilla interrupta
• Urosalpinx
  • †Urosalpinx cinerea
• Yoldia
  • †Yoldia limatula