page_title: List of the prehistoric life of New Jersey
section_title: Selected Cenozoic taxa of New Jersey
hierarchical_section_title: List of the prehistoric life of New Jersey / Cenozoic / Selected Cenozoic taxa of New Jersey
caption_attribution_description: Xiphias gladius
context_page_description: This list of the prehistoric life of New Jersey contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of New Jersey.
context_section_description: †Acrodus
  Acteocina
  Aetobatus
  Amyda
  Anachis
  Anadara
  †Anadara ovalis
  †Anadara transversa
  Angulus
  Anomia
  †Anomia simplex
  Arca
  Architectonica
  Argopecten
  †Argopecten gibbus
   †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
   †Bootherium bombifrons
  Buccinum
  †Buccinum undatum
  Busycon
  †Busycon carica
  †Busycon perversum
  Busycotypus
  †Busycotypus canaliculatus
  Cadulus
  †Calappilia
  Callianassa – tentative report
  Calliostoma
  Calyptraea
   Carcharias
  Carcharodon
  †Carcharodon hastalis
  Cardita
  Carditamera
  Cardites
  †Castoroides
  †Catopygus
  Cerithiopsis
  †Cerithiopsis emersonii
   †Cervalces
  Chaetopleura
  †Chaetopleura apiculata
  Chama
  †Chama congregata
  Chelone
  †Chesapecten
  Chlamys
  Cidaris
  †Cistella
  Clavilithes
  Clementia
  Cliona – tentative report
   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
  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
   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
   †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
   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
   †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
   Pleurotomaria
  Plicatula
  †Plicatula gibbosa
  Polinices
  Pristis
  †Prosynthetoceras
  Protula
  Psammechinus
  Pseudoliva
  Pteria – tentative report
   †Puppigerus
  Pycnodonte
  Pyrgocythara
  †Pyrgocythara plicosa
  Rangia
  Rangifer
  Rhinoptera
  †Rhizocrinus
  †Rhombodus
  †Rotularia
  Scaphella
   Scyliorhinus
  Seila
  †Seila adamsii
  Semele
  Serpula
  Serpulorbis
  Sinum
  †Sinum perspectivum
  Siphonalia
  †Solarium
  Solenosteira
  †Solenosteira cancellaria
  †Sphyraenodus
   †Squalodon – ty
caption: A living Xiphias, or swordfish
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