# List of the prehistoric life of New York

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