List of the prehistoric life of West Virginia

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

Precambrian

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

Paleozoic

Selected Paleozoic taxa of West Virginia

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  †Alethopteris
  • †Alethopteris decurrens
  • †Alethopteris gigas
  • †Alethopteris grandini
  • †Alethopteris parva
  • †Alethopteris serlii
  • †Alethopteris sternberg
  • †Alethopteris virginiana
• †Aneurophyton – or unidentified related form
• †Annularia
  • †Annularia asteris
  • †Annularia galoides
  • †Annularia mucronata
  • †Annularia radiata
  • †Annularia sphenophylloides
  • †Annularia stellata

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  †Archaeopteris
  • †Archaeopteris halliana
  • †Archaeopteris hibernica
  • †Archaeopteris macilenta
  • †Archaeopteris obusa
  • †Archaeopteris sphenophyllifolia
• †Artisia
• †Athyris
• †Atrypa
  • †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• †Aulopora
• †Aviculopecten
  • †Aviculopecten batesvillensis
  • †Aviculopecten crenistriatus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Baiera
• †Barinophyton
• †Bassipterus
• †Calamites
  • †Calamites cistii
  • †Calamites suckowi
  • †Calamites suckowii

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  †Callipteridium
  • †Callipteridium dawsonianum
  • †Callipteridium grandifolium
  • †Callipteridium oblongifolium
  • †Callipteridium odontopteroides
  • †Callipteridium unitum
• †Callipteris
  • †Callipteris conferta
  • †Callipteris currettiensis
  • †Callipteris diabolica
  • †Callipteris lyratifolia
• †Callixylon
  • †Callixylon erianum
• †Calymene
  • †Calymene camerata
  • †Calymene cresapensis

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    †Calymene niagarensis
• †Camarotoechia
  • †Camarotoechia andrewsi
  • †Camarotoechia limitare
  • †Camarotoechia litchfieldensis
  • †Camarotoechia tonolowayensis
• †Cardiocarpus
• †Carniodus
• †Chonetes
  • †Chonetes novascoticus
• †Cordaites
  • †Cordaites principalis
• †Cornulites
• †Crassigyrinus
• †Cyclopteris
• †Dalmanites
  • †Dalmanites limulurus
• †Diploceraspis
  • †Diploceraspis burkei
• †Distomodus
• †Drepanopterus

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  †Edaphosaurus
  • †Edaphosaurus colohistion – type locality for species
• †Edmondia
• †Eucalyptocrinites
• †Eurypterus
• †Favosites
• †Greererpeton
  • †Greererpeton burkemorani
• †Gyracanthus
• †Holopea
• †Hughmilleria

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  †Lepidodendron
  • †Lepidodendron aculeatum
  • †Lepidodendron dichotomum
  • †Lepidodendron obovatum
• †Limnopus
  • †Limnopus glenshawensis
• †Lingula
• †Lithostrotion
• †Lyginopteris
  • †Lyginopteris bermudensiformis
  • †Lyginopteris fragilis
  • †Lyginopteris hoeninghausi
• †Modiolus
• †Mucrospirifer
  • †Mucrospirifer mucronatus
• †Murchisonia

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  †Neuropteris
  • †Neuropteris auriculata
  • †Neuropteris cordata
  • †Neuropteris fimbriata
  • †Neuropteris flexuosa
  • †Neuropteris gigantea
  • †Neuropteris heterophylla
  • †Neuropteris hirsuta
  • †Neuropteris loschii
  • †Neuropteris odontopteroides
  • †Neuropteris ovata
  • †Neuropteris scheuchzeri
  • †Neuropteris sternberg

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  †Onychodus
• †Orthacanthus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Orthoceras – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• †Parahughmilleria
• †Pecopteris
  • †Pecopteris arborescens
  • †Pecopteris elliptica
  • †Pecopteris feminaeformis
  • †Pecopteris hemitelioides
  • †Pecopteris hemiteloides
  • †Pecopteris pennaeformis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pecopteris unita
• †Periechocrinus
• †Petalodus
• †Phacops
  • †Phacops cristata
• †Pinna
• †Platyceras
  • †Platyceras gebharti
  • †Platyceras magnificum
• †Proterogyrinus
  • †Proterogyrinus scheelei

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  †Protorothyris – type locality for genus
  • †Protorothyris morani – type locality for species
• †Rhodea
• †Sagenodus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Sigillaria
  • †Sigillaria approximata
  • †Sigillaria brardii
• †Solenomorpha
• †Sphenophyllum
  • †Sphenophyllum angustifolium
  • †Sphenophyllum cornutum
  • †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
  • †Sphenophyllum emarginatum
  • †Sphenophyllum majus
  • †Sphenophyllum oblongifolia
  • †Sphenophyllum subtenerrimmum
  • †Sphenophyllum tenuifolium
• †Sphenopteris
  • †Sphenopteris coriacea

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  †Spirifer – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Spirifer corallinensis
  • †Spirifer keyserensis
  • †Spirifer mackenzicus
  • †Spirifer vanuxemi
• †Stigmaria
• †Tentaculites
• †Tetracystis
• †Tetrameroceras
• †Trimerus
• †Waeringopterus
• †Wilkingia
• †Wurmiella
  • †Wurmiella excavata

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  †Zatrachys

Mesozoic

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

Cenozoic

• Agkistrodon

  • 

    †Agkistrodon contortrix
• †Allophaiomys
  • †Allophaiomys pliocaenicus
• †Ambystoma
  • †Ambystoma jeffersonianum
  • †Ambystoma maculatum
  • †Ambystoma tigrinum
• †Atopomys
  • †Atopomys texensis
• Blarina
  • †Blarina bravicauda

  • 

    †Blarina brevicauda
  • †Blarina brevicuda
• †Blarine
  • †Blarine brevicauda
• †Bootherium
  • †Bootherium bombifrons
• †Brachyprotoma
  • †Brachyprotoma obtusata
• Bufo
  • †Bufo americanus
  • †Bufo woodhousei
• Canis

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    †Canis dirus
  • †Canis latrans
• Carphophis
  • †Carphophis amoenus
• Castor
  • †Castor canadensis
• †Cenis
  • †Cenis latrans
• Cervus
  • †Cervus elaphus
• Clethrionomys
  • †Clethrionomys gapperi
• Coluber

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    †Coluber constrictor
• Condylura
  • †Condylura cristata
  • †Condylura crystata
• Crotalus
  • †Crotalus horridus
• Cryptobranchus
  • †Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
  • †Cryptobranchus guildayi
• Cryptotis
  • †Cryptotis parva
  • †Cryptotis pava

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  Desmodus
  • †Desmodus stocki
• Desmognathus
  • †Desmognathus fuscus
  • †Desmognathus monticola
  • †Desmognathus ochrophaeus
• Dicrostonyx
  • †Dicrostonyx hudsonius
• †Dipoides
• †Ectopistes

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    †Ectopistes migratorius
• Elaphe
  • †Elaphe vulpina
• Eptesicus
  • †Eptesicus fuscus
• Equus
• Erethizon
  • †Erethizon dorsatum
• Eumeces
  • †Eumeces fasciatus
  • †Eumeces laticeps
• Eutamias
  • †Eutamias minimus – or unidentified comparable form
• Geomys
  • †Geomys bursarius – or unidentified comparable form
• Glaucomys
  • †Glaucomys sabrinus
• Gyrinophilus

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    †Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
• Heterodon
  • †Heterodon platyrhinos
• Hyla
  • †Hyla chrysoscelis
  • †Hyla crucifer
• Ictalurus
• Lampropeltis
  • †Lampropeltis triangulum
• Lasiopodomys
  • †Lasiopodomys deceitensis
• Lasiurus
  • †Lasiurus borealis
• Lepus

  • 

    †Lepus americanus
• Lynx
  • †Lynx rufus
• †Mammut
  • †Mammut americanum
• †Mammuthus
• Marmota
  • †Marmota monax
• †Megalonyx

  • 

    †Megalonyx jeffersonii
  • †Megalonyx jerrersonii – or unidentified comparable form
• Mephitis
  • †Mephitis mephitis
• Microtus
  • †Microtus chrotorrhinus
  • †Microtus hibbardi
  • †Microtus llanensis
  • †Microtus ochrogaster – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Microtus paroperarius
  • †Microtus pennsylvanicus
  • †Microtus pinetorum
  • †Microtus xanthognathus
• Mictomys
  • †Mictomys borealis
• †Mimomys
  • †Mimomys virginianus

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  †Miracinonyx
  • †Miracinonyx inexpectatus
• Mustela
  • †Mustela americana
  • †Mustela armines
  • †Mustela fenata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Mustela frenata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Mustela nivalis
  • †Mustela vison

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  †Mylohyus
  • †Mylohyus fossilis
• Myotis
  • †Myotis grisescens – tentative report
  • †Myotis keeni
  • †Myotis keenii
  • †Myotis leibi
  • †Myotis leibii
• Napaeozapus
  • †Napaeozapus insignis
• Neofiber
  • †Neofiber alleni – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Neofiber leonardi
• Neotoma

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    †Neotoma floridana
  • †Neotoma spelaea
• Nerodia
  • †Nerodia sipedon
• Notophthalmus
  • †Notophthalmus viridescens
• Ochotona
• †Ochotone
• Odocoileus
  • †Odocoileus virginianus
• †Ondarta
  • †Ondarta ziebethicus
• Ondatra
  • †Ondatra annectens
  • †Ondatra zibethicus
• Opheodrys
  • †Opheodrys vernalis
• Panthera

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    †Panthera onca
• †Parascalopis
  • †Parascalopis breweri
• Parascalops
  • †Parascalops breweri
• †Parascalopuis
  • †Parascalopuis breweri
• Pekania
  • †Pekania pennanti
• Peromyscus
  • †Peromyscus cumberlandensis
  • †Peromyscus maniculatus – or unidentified comparable form
• Phenacomys
  • †Phenacomys brachyodus
  • †Phenacomys intermedis
  • †Phenacomys intermedius
• Pipistrellus
  • †Pipistrellus subflavus
• Pitymys
  • †Pitymys cumberlandensis

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  †Platygonus
  • †Platygonus compressus
  • †Platygonus vetus
• Plecotus
• †Plesiothomomys
• Procyon
  • †Procyon lotor
• †Rana
  • †Rana catesbeina
  • †Rana clamitans
  • †Rana pipiens
  • †Rana sylvatica
• Rangifer

  • 

    †Rangifer tarandus
• Salamandra
  • †Salamandra opaca
• Sceloporus
  • †Sceloporus undulatus
• Sciuropterus
  • †Sciuropterus volans
• Sciurus
  • †Sciurus carolinensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Sciurus carolinensus
  • †Sciurus corolinensis
• Sistrurus
  • †Sistrurus catenatus

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  †Smilodon
  • †Smilodon fatalis
  • †Smilodon gracilis
• Sorex
  • †Sorex arcticus
  • †Sorex cinereus
  • †Sorex cinerus
  • †Sorex dispar
  • †Sorex fumeus
  • †Sorex hoyi
  • †Sorex palustris
• Spermophilus
  • †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
• Spilogale

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    †Spilogale putorius – or unidentified comparable form
• Storeria
• Sylvilagus
• †Sylvilegus – or unidentified comparable form
• Synaptomys
  • †Synaptomys cooperi
• Tadarida
  • †Tadarida brasiliensis – or unidentified comparable form
• Tamias
  • †Tamias striatus
• Tamiasciurus
  • †Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
• †Tamies
  • †Tamies striatus

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  Tapirus
• Taxidea
  • †Taxidea taxus
• Thamnophis
• Thomomys
  • †Thomomys potomacensis
• Urocyon
  • †Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Ursus
  • †Ursus americanus
• Vulpes

  • 

    †Vulpes vulpes
• Zapus
  • †Zapus hudsonius

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.