List of the prehistoric life of Vermont facts for kids

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

Precambrian

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

Paleozoic

• †Acheilops
• †Acidiphorus
  • †Acidiphorus whittingtoni
• †Albiconus
  • †Albiconus antiquus
• †Alokistocarella
• †Ambonychiopsis
  • †Ambonychiopsis curvata
• †Amphilichas
  • †Amphilichas minganensis
• 

  Restorative model of the Cambrian arthropod Anomalocaris
  †Anomalocaris – tentative report
  • †Anomalocaris emmonsi
• †Antagmus
  • †Antagmus typicalis
• †Anthaspidella
• †Apheoorthis
• †Apianurus
  • †Apianurus narrawayi
• †Archaeorthis
• †Archinacella
  • †Archinacella pileolum – type locality for species
• †Baltoceras
  • †Baltoceras minor
• †Basilicus
  • †Basilicus whittingtoni
• †Bassleroceras
  • †Bassleroceras acinacellum
  • †Bassleroceras kirbyi – type locality for species
• 

  Illustration of a fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Bathynotus
  †Bathynotus
  • †Bathynotus holopygus
• †Batostoma
  • †Batostoma campensis
  • †Batostoma chaziensis
  • †Batostoma chazyensis
  • †Batostoma lanensis
• †Bellaspis
  • †Bellaspis longifrons – type locality for species
• †Bigranulella
  • †Bigranulella latigenae – type locality for species
• †Billingaspis
• †Billingsaria
  • †Billingsaria parva
• †Billingsaspis
  • †Billingsaspis adamsii
• †Bolaspidella
  • †Bolaspidella convexa
• †Bonnia
  • †Bonnia bubaris
  • †Bonnia capito
• †Bovicornellum
  • †Bovicornellum vermontense
• †Bowmania
  • †Bowmania americana
• †Bridgeites
  • †Bridgeites volutatus – type locality for species
• †Brunswickia
  • †Brunswickia quadrata
• †Bucanella
  • †Bucanella tripla – type locality for species
• †Bucania
  • †Bucania sulcatina
• †Bumastoides
  • †Bumastoides aplatus
  • †Bumastoides gardenensis
• †Bynumia
• †Calaurops – type locality for genus
  • †Calaurops lituiformis – type locality for species
• †Calyptaulax
  • †Calyptaulax annulata
• †Cambrooistodus
  • †Cambrooistodus cambricus
  • †Cambrooistodus minutus
• 

  Restoration of the Middle Ordovician-Silurian nautiloid cephalopod Cameroceras feeding on an Aphetoceras, while a quartet of Cyclostomiceras swim by
  †Cameroceras
  • †Cameroceras curvatum
• †Campbelloceras
  • †Campbelloceras hyatti
  • †Campbelloceras virginianus
• †Cassinoceras
  • †Cassinoceras explanator
  • †Cassinoceras grande
• †Catillicephala
  • †Catillicephala lata
  • †Catillicephala ovoides
  • †Catillicephala rotunda
• †Centropleura
• †Centrotarphyceras
  • †Centrotarphyceras seelyi
  • †Centrotarphyceras subundosum
• †Ceramoporella
• †Ceratopea
  • †Ceratopea canadensis – type locality for species
  • †Ceratopea compressum – type locality for species
• †Ceraurinella
  • †Ceraurinella latipyga
• 

  Fossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician trilobite Ceraurus
  †Ceraurus
• †Champlainopora
  • †Champlainopora chazyensis
• †Chancia
  • †Chancia rasettii – type locality for species
• †Chazydictya
  • †Chazydictya chazyensis
• †Clisospira
  • †Clisospira bassleri – type locality for species
• †Coelocerodontus
  • †Coelocerodontus cambricus
  • †Coelocerodontus latus
  • †Coelocerodontus variabilis
• 

  Fossil of the Ordovician bryozoan Constellaria
  †Constellaria
  • †Constellaria islensis
• †Cordylodus
  • †Cordylodus proavus
• †Coreospira – tentative report
  • †Coreospira raymondi – type locality for species
• †Curtoceras
  • †Curtoceras eatoni
• †Cyclostomiceras
  • †Cyclostomiceras cassinense
  • †Cyclostomiceras minimum
• †Cyptendoceras
  • †Cyptendoceras ruedemanni
• †Cyrtactinoceras
  • †Cyrtactinoceras boycii
• †Cyrtobaltoceras
  • †Cyrtobaltoceras gracile
• †Dactylagonia
  • †Dactylagonia incrasata
• †Dactylogonia
  • †Dactylogonia incrassata
• †Dictyonema
• †Dimeropyge
  • †Dimeropyge clintonensis
• †Diraphora – tentative report
• †Dunderbergia
  • †Dunderbergia directifrons – type locality for species
• †Ecculiomphalus
  • †Ecculiomphalus calciferus – type locality for species
  • †Ecculiomphalus priscus – type locality for species
• †Elrathia
• †Emmonsaspis
  • †Emmonsaspis cambriensis
• †Endoceras
  • †Endoceras primigenium
• †Eobronteus
• †Eoconodontus
  • †Eoconodontus alisonae
  • †Eoconodontus notchpeakensis
  • †Eoconodontus notchperkensis
• 

  Life restoration of the Cambrian echinoderm relative Eocystites
  †Eocystites
• †Eopachydictya
  • †Eopachydictya gregaria
• †Eopteria
  • †Eopteria ventricosa – type locality for species
• †Eridotrypa
  • †Eridotrypa exigua
• †Eroicaspira – tentative report
  • †Eroicaspira obelisca – type locality for species
• †Esmeraldina
  • †Esmeraldina hermani
• †Euconia
  • †Euconia etna – type locality for species
• †Eurekia
• †Eurystomites
  • †Eurystomites kelloggi
• †Exigua
  • †Exigua quadrata
• †Failleana
  • †Failleana limbata
• †Finkelnburgia
  • †Finkelnburgia macleodi – type locality for species
• †Foerstephyllum
  • †Foerstephyllum wissleri
• †Furnishina
  • †Furnishina furnishi
  • †Furnishina primitiva
• †Fusispira
  • †Fusispira obesus – type locality for species
• 

  Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Genevievella
  †Genevievella
• †Geragnostus
• †Glaphurina
  • †Glaphurina lamottensis
• †Glaphurus
  • †Glaphurus pustulatus
• †Glyptometopsis
  • †Glyptometopsis tumida
• †Glyptotrophia
• †Gonioceras
  • †Gonioceras chaziense
• †Grandagnostus
• †Grinnellaspis
  • †Grinnellaspis marginiata – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hardyoides
• †Hastagnostus
• †Helcionella
  • †Helcionella A – informal
• †Heliomeroides
  • †Heliomeroides teres
• †Helopora
• 

  Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Hemirhodon
  †Hemirhodon
  • †Hemirhodon schucherti
• †Heterocaryon
  • †Heterocaryon platystigma
• †Heteronema
• †Hibbertia
  • †Hibbertia valcourensis
• †Highgatella
• †Hirsutodontus
  • †Hirsutodontus hirsutus
  • †Hirsutodontus rarus
• †Homagnostus
• †Hormotoma
  • †Hormotoma confusa – type locality for species
  • †Hormotoma gracilens – type locality for species
  • †Hormotoma prava – type locality for species
• †Huenella
  • †Huenella billingsi
• †Hyboaspis
  • †Hyboaspis depressa

Fossilized shells of the Cambrian-Permian brachiopod relative Hyolitha

†Hyolithes

• • †Hyolithes americanus
• †Hypagnostus
• †Hypseloconus
  • †Hypseloconus A – informal
• †Hysteropleura
  • †Hysteropleura macgerriglei
  • †Hysteropleura schucherti
• †Hystricurus
  • †Hystricurus conicus
• †Idiomesus
  • †Idiomesus tantillus
• †Insolitotheca
  • †Insolitotheca communis
• †Isoteloides
  • †Isoteloides canalis
  • †Isoteloides peri
• 

  Fossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician giant trilobite Isotelus.
  †Isotelus
  • †Isotelus harrisi
• †Jordanopora
  • †Jordanopora heroensis
• †Kawina – tentative report
  • †Kawina chazyensis
• †Keithia
  • †Keithia schucherti
• †Keithiella – tentative report
  • †Keithiella raymondi
• †Kirengella
  • †Kirengella alta – type locality for species
• 

  Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Kootenia
  †Kootenia
  • †Kootenia boucheri – type locality for species
  • †Kootenia marcoui
• †Kutorgina
  • †Kutorgina cingulata
• †Labechia
  • †Labechia eatoni
  • †Labechia prima
  • †Labechia pustulosa – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Labechia valcourensis
• †Laiwugnathus
  • †Laiwugnathus laiwuensis
• †Lambeophyllum
  • †Lambeophyllum profundum
• †Lamottia
  • †Lamottia heroensis
• †Lamottoceras
  • †Lamottoceras nodosum
  • †Lamottoceras ruedemanni
• †Lamottopora
  • †Lamottopora duncanae
• †Lawrenceoceras
  • †Lawrenceoceras breve
  • †Lawrenceoceras confertissimum
• †Lecanospira
  • †Lecanospira compacta
• †Leiocoryphe
  • †Leiocoryphe brevis
• †Leptomitus
  • †Leptomitus zitteli
• †Lichenaria
  • †Lichenaria heroensis
• 

  Illustration of a fossilized shell of the Cambrian-Late Ordovician brachiopod Lingulella
  †Lingulella
  • †Lingulella brainerdi
  • †Lingulella columba
  • †Lingulella franklinensis
  • †Lingulella quadrilateralis
  • †Lingulella stonei
• †Lingulepis
  • †Lingulepis vermontensis
• †Linnarssonia
• †Litagnostus
• †Lonchodomas
  • †Lonchodomas halli
• †Lophonema
  • †Lophonema circumlirata – type locality for species
• †Lophospira
  • †Lophospira calcifera – type locality for species
  • †Lophospira milleri – type locality for species
  • †Lophospira rectistriata
• †Lotagnostus
  • †Lotagnostus hedini
  • †Lotagnostus heidini
• †Maclurites
  • †Maclurites magnus
• †Macrocoelia
  • †Macrocoelia champlainensis
• †Malayaspira
  • †Malayaspira perkinsi – type locality for species
• †Matherella
  • †Matherella lirata – type locality for species
• †Meneviella
• †Mesnaquaceras
  • †Mesnaquaceras curviseptatum
• 

  Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Mesonacis
  †Mesonacis
  • †Mesonacis vermontanus
• †Mexicella
  • †Mexicella stator
• †Missisquoia
• †Modocia
  • †Modocia vermontensis
• †Murrayoceras
  • †Murrayoceras primum
• †Nanno
• †Nicholsonella
• †Nileoides
  • †Nileoides perkinsi
• †Nisusia
  • †Nisusia cloudi – type locality for species
  • †Nisusia festinata
  • †Nisusia howelli – type locality for species
  • †Nisusia transversa
• †Nybyoceras
  • †Nybyoceras cryptum
• †Nyctopora
  • †Nyctopora vantuyli
• †Olenaspella
  • †Olenaspella angularis
• 

  Restoration of the Cambrian trilobite Olenellus
  †Olenellus
  • †Olenellus brachycephalus
  • †Olenellus thompsoni
• †Oligometopus
  • †Oligometopus vermontensis – type locality for species
• †Onchonotopsis
• †Oneotodus
  • †Oneotodus erectus
• †Oonoceras
  • †Oonoceras lativentrum
  • †Oonoceras perkinsi
• †Orthambonites
  • †Orthambonites exfoliata
  • †Orthambonites exfoliatus
• †Orthidium
  • †Orthidium lamellosum
• †Orthis
• †Orthoceras
  • †Orthoceras modestum
  • †Orthoceras vagum
• †Orthotheca
  • †Orthotheca acicula
• †Pachydictya
  • †Pachydictya sheldonensis
• †Pachystylostroma
  • †Pachystylostroma champlainense
  • †Pachystylostroma goodsellense – type locality for species
  • †Pachystylostroma pollicellum – type locality for species
  • †Pachystylostroma vallum – type locality for species
• †Pagetides
  • †Pagetides parkeri
• †Palliseria
  • †Palliseria acuminata
• †Parabolinella
• †Paraplethopeltis
  • †Paraplethopeltis seelyi – type locality for species
• †Paterina
  • †Paterina labradorica
• †Peracheilus
  • †Peracheilus laevis
• †Periomma
• †Peruniscus
  • †Peruniscus cassinensis – type locality for species
• †Petrocrania
  • †Petrocrania prona
• †Phakelodus
  • †Phakelodus tenuis
• †Phoreotropis
  • †Phoreotropis puteatus
• †Phorocephala
  • †Phorocephala setoni
• †Phylacterus
  • †Phylacterus saylesi
• †Phylloporina
• †Physemataspis
  • †Physemataspis insularis
• †Pionoceras
  • †Pionoceras vokesi
• †Platillaenus
  • †Platillaenus erastusi
• †Platydiamesus
  • †Platydiamesus inornatus
• †Plethopeltis
• †Plethospira
  • †Plethospira cassina – type locality for species
  • †Plethospira difficilis – type locality for species
• †Plicatolina
• †Pliomerops
  • †Pliomerops canadensis
• †Pojetaconcha
  • †Pojetaconcha beecheri – type locality for species
• †Problematoconites
  • †Problematoconites perforata
• †Proconodontus
  • †Proconodontus muelleri
  • †Proconodontus serratus
• †Proconodonuts
  • †Proconodonuts serratus
• †Prooneotodus
  • †Prooneotodus gallatini
  • †Prooneotodus rotundatus
• †Proplina
  • †Proplina acutum
• †Prosagittodontus
  • †Prosagittodontus dahlmani
• †Prosaukia
  • †Prosaukia irrassa
• †Proteoceras
  • †Proteoceras perkinsi
  • †Proteoceras pulchrum
• †Proterocameroceras
  • †Proterocameroceras brainerdi
• 

  Illustration of a fossil of the Cambrian crustacean Protocaris
  †Protocaris
  • †Protocaris marshi
• †Protoconchioides
  • †Protoconchioides varians
• †Protocycloceras
  • †Protocycloceras geronticum
  • †Protocycloceras lamarcki
• †Protorthis – tentative report
  • †Protorthis vermontensis
• †Protospongia
  • †Protospongia hicksi
• †Protypus
  • †Protypus hitchcocki
• †Prozacanthoides
• †Pseudagnostus
• †Pseudostylodictyon
  • †Pseudostylodictyon lamottense
• †Pterocephalops
  • †Pterocephalops tuberculineata – type locality for species
• 

  Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Ptychagnostus
  †Ptychagnostus
• †Ptychoparella
  • †Ptychoparella kindlei – or unidentified comparable form
• †Ptychopleurites
  • †Ptychopleurites quebecensis
• †Punctaspis
  • †Punctaspis crassimargo – type locality for species
• †Quadragnostus
• †Quebecaspis
  • †Quebecaspis hemiphaerica – type locality for species
  • †Quebecaspis marylandica
• †Raphistoma
  • †Raphistoma stamineum
• †Raphistomina
  • †Raphistomina hortensia
• †Remopleurides
  • †Remopleurides canadensis
• †Ribeiria
  • †Ribeiria compressa – type locality for species
• †Richardsonella
  • †Richardsonella arctostriata
• Rostricellula
  • †Rostricellula plena
  • †Rostricellula pristina
• †Rothpletzella
• †Rudolfoceras
  • †Rudolfoceras cornuoryx
• 

  Fossils of the Cambrian mollusc Scenella
  †Scenella
  • †Scenella conicum – type locality for species
• †Schizopea
• †Semiacontiodus
• †Serpulites
• †Solenopleura
  • †Solenopleura franklinensis
• †Solenopora
  • †Solenopora embrunensis
• †Sphaerexochus
  • †Sphaerexochus valcourensis
• 

  Assemblage of fossils of the Ordovician-Triassic blue-green alga Sphaerocodium
  †Sphaerocodium
• †Sphaerocoryphe
  • †Sphaerocoryphe goodnovi
• †Sphenotreta
  • †Sphenotreta acutirostris
• †Stenelymus
  • †Stenelymus kobayashii
• †Stenopareia
  • †Stenopareia globosus
• †Stenopilus
  • †Stenopilus pronus
• †Stereospyroceras
  • †Stereospyroceras champlainense
  • †Stereospyroceras clintoni
• †Stictopora
  • †Stictopora fenestrata – or unidentified comparable form
• †Straparollina
  • †Straparollina cassina – type locality for species
  • †Straparollina turgida
• †Streptelasma
  • †Streptelasma expansum
• †Stromatocerium
• †Sublites
• †Swantonia – tentative report
• †Symphysurina
• †Syntrophina
• †Syspacephalus
  • †Syspacephalus cadyi – type locality for species
• †Taenicephalites
  • †Taenicephalites macrops
• †Tarphyceras
  • †Tarphyceras multicameratum
  • †Tarphyceras perkinsi
• †Tatonaspis
  • †Tatonaspis breviceps
• †Teridontus
  • †Teridontus nakamurai
• †Thaleops
  • †Thaleops longispina
  • †Thaleops raymondi
• †Theodenisia
  • †Theodenisia gibba
  • †Theodenisia macrops
• †Tholifrons
  • †Tholifrons vermontensis – type locality for species
• †Trigyra – type locality for genus
  • †Trigyra ulrichi – type locality for species
• †Trocholites
  • †Trocholites internestriatus
• †Trocholitoceras
  • †Trocholitoceras walcotti
• †Trochonema
  • †Trochonema exile – type locality for species
• †Tryblidium
  • †Tryblidium ovale – type locality for species
  • †Tryblidium ovatum – type locality for species
  • †Tryblidium simplex – type locality for species
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Cambrian arthropod Tuzoia
  †Tuzoia
• †Vaginoceras
  • †Vaginoceras oppletum
• †Valcouroceras
  • †Valcouroceras seelyi
  • †Valcouroceras tenuiseptum
• †Vermontella
  • †Vermontella secunda – type locality for species
• †Vogdesia – tentative report
  • †Vogdesia obtusus
• †Westergaardodina
  • †Westergaardodina bicuspidata
• †Westonaspis
  • †Westonaspis laevifrons
• †Wimanella – tentative report
  • †Wimanella orientalis
• †Yukonaspis
• †Zacanthoides
  • †Zacanthoides kelsayae – type locality for species
• †Zittelella
  • †Zittelella varians

Mesozoic

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Vermont.

Cenozoic

• Alangium
• †Caldesia
• †Caricoidea
• Carya
• Cleyera
• Cylichna
  • †Cylichna alba
• Delphinapterus
  • 

    A living Delphinapterus leucas, or beluga whale
    †Delphinapterus leucas
• Euodia
• †Gordonia
• Hiatella
  • †Hiatella arctica
• Huxleyia
• Ilex
• †Illicium
• Macoma
  • †Macoma balthica
  • †Macoma calcarea
• Magnolia
• †Mammuthus primigenius
• †Microdiptera
• †Moroidea
• †Mya
  • 

    A modern Mya arenaria, or soft-shell clam
    †Mya arenaria
• Mytilus
  • †Mytilus edulis
• †Nyssa
• †Parthenocissus
• Persea
• †Phellodendron
• Portlandia
  • †Portlandia glacialis
• Pusa
  • 

    A living Pusa hispida, or ringed seal
    †Pusa hispida
• Quercus
• Rubus
• †Sargentodoxa
  • †Sargentodoxa barghoorniana – type locality for species
• Symplocos
• Thyasira
  • †Thyasira gouldii
• †Turpinia
• Vitis
• Zanthoxylum