# List of the Cenozoic life of Delaware

This list of the Cenozoic life of Delaware contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Delaware and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

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* †Ameiseophis
** †Ameiseophis robinsoni
* Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene beardog Amphicyon †Amphicyon
** †Amphicyon longiramus
* Anadara
** †Anadara ovalis
* †Anchitheriomys
* †Anchitherium
* Anomia
** †Anomia simplex
* †Araloselachus
** †Araloselachus cuspidata
* †Archaeohippus
** †Archaeohippus blackbergi – or unidentified comparable form
* Argopecten
** †Argopecten irradians
* Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve Astarte
** †Astarte distans
* Astyris
** †Astyris communis

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* †Barbouromeryx
** †Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus
* Barnea
** †Barnea costata
* Bicorbula
** †Bicorbula idonea
* Busycon
** †Busycon perversum
* †Busycotyphus
** †Busycotyphus scalarispira
* Living Busycotypus whelk sea snails Busycotypus
** †Busycotypus canaliculatus

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* Cadulus
** †Cadulus conradi
* Caecum
** †Caecum calvertense
* †Calamagras
* A living Calliostoma top sea snail Calliostoma
** †Calliostoma eboreus
* Calyptraea
** †Calyptraea centralis
* Cancellaria
** †Cancellaria alternata
* Carcharhinus
** †Carcharhinus brachyurus
** †Carcharhinus limbatus
** †Carcharhinus perezii
* Carcharodon
** Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis, or broad-toothed mako †Carcharodon hastalis
** †Carcharodon subauriculatus
* Carditamera
** †Carditamera aculeata
* †Carinorbis
** †Carinorbis dalli
* Caryocorbula
** †Caryocorbula cuneata
** †Caryocorbula subcontracta
* Cerastoderma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
** †Cerastoderma calvertensium
* †Chesacardium
** †Chesacardium craticuloides
* Fossilized shells of the Miocene-Pleistocene scallop Chesapecten †Chesapecten
** †Chesapecten coccymelus
** †Chesapecten sayanus
* †Chrysodomus
** †Chrysodomus patuxentensis
* Clementia
** †Clementia grayi
* Shell of a Corbula basket clam Corbula
** †Corbula elevata
* Crassostrea
** †Crassostrea virginica
* Crepidula
** †Crepidula fornicata
** †Crepidula plana
* Crocodylus
* Crucibulum
** †Crucibulum costata
* Cyclocardia
** †Cyclocardia castrana
* Cymatosyrinx
** †Cymatosyrinx limatula
* Cymia
** †Cymia woodii
* Fossilized cranium of the Miocene bear-dog Cynelos †Cynelos

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* †Dallarca
** †Dallarca subrostrata
* Diastoma
** †Diastoma insulaemaris
* Dinocardium Dinocardium
* Diodora
** †Diodora griscomi
* Donax
** †Donax idoneus
* Dosinia
** †Dosinia acetabulum

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* Illustration of a fossilized shell of the Eocene-Pliocene murex sea snail Ecphora †Ecphora
** †Ecphora tricostata
* Ensis
** †Ensis directus
* Epitonium
** †Epitonium charlestonensis
* Euspira
** †Euspira heros

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* A living Ficus, or fig tree Ficus
** †Ficus harrisi
* †Florimetis
** †Florimetis biplicata

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* A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark Galeocerdo
** †Galeocerdo aduncus
** †Galeocerdo contortus
* Gavia
* Gemma
** †Gemma gemma
* Geochelone
* Geukensia
** †Geukensia demissa
* Glossus
* Glycymeris
** †Glycymeris parilis

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* †Harrymys
** †Harrymys magnus
* Hemimactra
** †Hemimactra solidissima
* Hemipristis
** Fossilized teeth of the Miocene weasel shark Hemipristis serra †Hemipristis serra

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* Ilyanassa
** †Ilyanassa obsoleta
** †Ilyanassa trivittata
* †Inodrillia
** †Inodrillia whitfieldi
* Iphigenia
* Isognomon
* Isurus
** A living Isurus oxyrinchus, or shortfin mako shark †Isurus oxyrinchus

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* A living Kinosternon, or mud turtle Kinosternon

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* †Leptomactra
** †Leptomactra marylandica
* †Leptophoca
** †Leptophoca lenis
* Leucosyrinx
** †Leucosyrinx rugata
* Lirophora
** †Lirophora latilirata
* Littorina
* A living Lunatia moon sea snail Lunatia
** †Lunatia hemicrypta

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* Interior and exterior of a shell of a Macoma tellin Macoma
** †Macoma balthica
* Macrocallista
** †Macrocallista marylandica
* Mactra – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
* †Mariacolpus
** †Mariacolpus plebeia
* †Marshochoerus
** †Marshochoerus socialis
* Martesia
** †Martesia ovalis
* †Marvacrassatella
** †Marvacrassatella melinus
* Shells in differing orientations of the parasitic sea snail Melanella Melanella
** †Melanella eborea
** †Melanella migrans
* Mercenaria
** †Mercenaria ducatelli
** †Mercenaria mercenaria
* †Metatomarctus
** †Metatomarctus canavus – or unidentified comparable form
* Metula
* Modiolus
** †Modiolus ducatellii
* †Monosaulax
* Morus
** †Morus loxostylus – or unidentified comparable form
* Mulinia
** †Mulinia lateralis
* Murexiella
** †Murexiella cumberlandiana
* †Mya
** A modern Mya arenaria, or soft-shell clam †Mya arenaria
** †Mya producta
* Mytiloconcha
** †Mytiloconcha incurva
* Mytilopsis
** †Mytilopsis ermiocenicus
* Mytilus
** †Mytilus edulis

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* Nassarius
** †Nassarius spopora
** †Nassarius trivitattoides
** †Nassarius vibex
* Neverita
** †Neverita duplicatus
* Illustration of a living Notorynchus cow shark Notorynchus
* Nucula
** †Nucula prunicola
** †Nucula taphria
* Nuculana
** †Nuculana liciata

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* Oliva
** †Oliva simonsoni
* A living Ophisaurus, or glass lizard Ophisaurus

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* Panopea
** †Panopea americana
** †Panopea whitfieldi
* †Paracynarctus
** †Paracynarctus kelloggi
* †Parahippus
** †Parahippus leonensis
* †Parvalucina
** †Parvalucina crenulata
* Pecten
** †Pecten humphreysii
* Periploma
** †Periploma peralta
* Petricola
** †Petricola pholadiformis
* †Phocageneus
** †Phocageneus venustus
* Pholas
* †Plesiosorex
** †Plesiosorex coloradensis – or unidentified comparable form
* †Pollackophis – type locality for genus
** †Pollackophis depressus – type locality for species
* Polystira
** †Polystira communis
* †Pterygoboa
** †Pterygoboa delawarensis – type locality for species
* †Ptychosalpinx

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* A living Rhincodon, or whale shark Rhincodon

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* Scaphella
** †Scaphella solitaria
** †Scaphella virginiana
* Fossilized skull of the Miocene toothed whale Schizodelphis †Schizodelphis
** †Schizodelphis sulcatus
* Seila
** †Seila adamsii
* Semele
** †Semele subovata
* Serpulorbis
** †Serpulorbis granifera
* Sinum
** †Sinum chesapeakensis
* Siphonalia
** †Siphonalia devexus
* Solariorbis
** †Solariorbis lipara
* Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon †Squalodon
** †Squalodon calvertensis
* Squalus
* Squatina
* Stewartia
** †Stewartia anodonta
* Strigilla
** †Strigilla georgiana – or unidentified comparable form

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* Tagelus
** †Tagelus plebeius
* Tegula
** †Tegula marylandicum
* Teinostoma
** †Teinostoma nana
* Terebra
** †Terebra inornata
* Shell of a Trigonostoma nutmeg sea snail Trigonostoma
** †Trigonostoma biplicifera
* †Tritonopsis
** †Tritonopsis ecclesiastica
* Trochita
** †Trochita aperta
* Turritella
** †Turritella cumberlandia
** †Turritella tampae
* †Tylocephalonyx – or unidentified comparable form
* Typhis
** †Typhis acuticosta

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* Uca
** A living Uca pugnax, or Atlantic marsh fiddler crab †Uca pugnax
* Urosalpinx
** †Urosalpinx subrusticus

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* Yoldia

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* †Zarhachis
** †Zarhachis flagellator