This list of the prehistoric life of Virginia contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Virginia.
Precambrian The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Virginia.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Virginia
†Acmarhachis †Amplexopora †Ampyx †Archimedes †Arthrorhachis †Athyris †Athyris lamellosa †Atrypa †Atrypa reticularis †Aulopora †Aviculopecten †Bassleroceras †Bellerophon †Bellerophon spergensis – tentative report †Bimuria †Blountiella †Bothriolepis †Bumastus †Bumastus lioderma – or unidentified comparable form †Callixylon †Calymene †Calyptaulax †Camarotoechia †Camarotoechia contracta †Campbelloceras †Cardiopteris †Ceratocephala †Ceratopsis †Ceraurinella – type locality for genus †Ceraurus †Chasmatopora †Chonetes †Chonetes chesterensis †Chonetes novascoticus †Christiania †Cincinnetina †Cincinnetina meeki †Cincinnetina multisecta †Clarkoceras – tentative report †Cleiothyridina †Cleiothyridina sublamellosa – or unidentified comparable form †Climacograptus †Coleoloides †Columnaria †Composita †Composita subquadrata – or unidentified comparable form †Conocardium †Constellaria †Coosia †Coosina †Cornulites †Cornulites flexuosus – or unidentified comparable form †Craniops †Crepicephalus †Cryptophragmus †Cyrtoceras †Cyrtospirifer †Cystodictya †Cystodictya lineata †Dakeoceras †Dalmanites – or unidentified comparable form †Diplograptus †Echinosphaerites †Edmondia †Encrinuroides †Eophacops †Epiphyton †Ethmophyllum †Favosites †Fletcheria – tentative report †Flexicalymene †Flexicalymene senaria †Foerstia †Girvanella †Glauconome †Gonioceras †Hallopora †Helcionella †Heliomeroides †Hemithecella – type locality for genus †Holia †Holopea †Homagnostus †Hyolithellus †Hyolithes †Hypseloconus †Illaenus †Isotelus †Isotelus maximus †Kingstonia †Kionoceras †Komaspidella †Kootenia †Krausella †Kutorgina †Labyrinthus †Latouchella †Lepidodendron †Levisoceras Lingula †Lingulella – tentative report †Llanoaspis †Lonchodomas †Maryvillia †Meteoraspis †Michelinoceras †Microplasma †Miraspis †Naticopsis †Niobe †Nisusia Nucula †Odontopleura †Olenellus †Olenoides †Orthoceras †Oulodus †Ozarkodina †Pagetia †Paractinoceras †Paterina †Pemphigaspis †Pentremites †Phillipsia †Phragmolites †Phylloporina Pinna †Plaesiomys †Platyceras †Platystrophia †Plectoceras †Posidonia †Proetus †Protobarinophyton †Raymondaspis †Receptaculites †Remopleurides †Rhodea †Rothpletzella †Salterella †Siphonodella †Skenidioides Solemya †Solenopora †Solenopora compacta †Sowerbyella †Spathognathodus †Sphaerexochus †Sphaerocoryphe †Spirifer †Spyroceras †Strophomena †Strophomena filitexta †Strophomena incurvata †Subligaculum †Subulites †Syringopora †Tentaculites †Terranovella †Tetradium †Tricrepicephalus †Trinodus Trypanites †Wilkingia
Mesozoic
†Abietites – or unidentified comparable form †Abietites longifolius †Acrostichites †Acrostichites linnaeaefolius †Agrestipus – type locality for genus †Agrestipus hottoni – type locality for species †Alisporites †Alisporites aequalis †Amblydactylus †Amblydactylus gethingi †Anchisauripus †Anchisauripus parallelus †Anomoepus †Appomatoxia – type locality for genus †Appomatoxia ancistrophora – type locality for species † Aquia – type locality for genus † Aquia †Aquia brookensis – type locality for species Aralia †Aralia dubia †Aratrisporites †Aratrisporites scabratus †Araucarites †Araucarites aquiensis †Arcellites †Arcellites disciformis †Arcellites pyriformis – or unidentified comparable form †Athrotaxis †Athrotaxis ungeri – or unidentified comparable form †Athrotaxopsis †Atreipus †Atreipus milfordensis †Auriculophora †Auriculophora acrostichoides †Boreogomphodon – type locality for genus †Boreogomphodon jeffersoni – type locality for species †Brachyphyllum †Brachyphyllum crassicaule †Brenneria – type locality for genus †Brenneria potomacensis – type locality for species †Brennerispermum – type locality for genus †Brennerispermum potomacensis – type locality for species †Brontopodus †Brontopodus birdi †Caririchnium †Caririchnium leonardii †Carpestella – type locality for genus †Carpestella lacunata – type locality for species †Chirotherium †Chirotherium lulli †Chirotherium parvum Cladophlebis †Cladophlebis auriculata †Cladophlebis constricta †Cladophlebis mexicana †Classopollis †Clathropteris †Clathropteris meniscoides †Colpectopollis †Colpectopollis ellipsoideus †Crudia †Crudia grahamiana – type locality for species †Crybelosporites †Crybelosporites striatus †Cyathocaulis †Cyathocaulis carolinensis †Cyathoforma †Cyathoforma carolinensis †Cyathoforma minuta †Cyathoforma penticarpa †Danaeopsis †Danaeopsis virginiensis †Decussosporites †Decussosporites microreticulatus †Delosorus †Delosorus heterophyllus †Dichotozamites †Dichotozamites cycadopsis Dicotylophyllum †Dicotylophyllum ovatodecurrens – type locality for species Dicranopteris †Dictyophylum †Dictyopygae †Dictyothylakos †Dictyothylakos pesslerae †Diplurus †Doswellia – type locality for genus †Doswellia kaltenbachi – type locality for species †Drewria †Echitriletes †Echitriletes lanatus – or unidentified comparable form †Emydhipus – or unidentified related form †Equisetites †Equisetites milleri †Equisetites richmondensis †Equisetites rogersii †Equisetum †Equisetum lyellii – or unidentified comparable form †Erlansonisporites †Erlansonisporites erlansonii †Eubrontes †Eubrontes approximus †Eubrontes giganteus †Eucommiidites †Euscolosuchus – type locality for genus †Euscolosuchus olseni – type locality for species †Exesipollenites †Ficophyllum †Ficophyllum crassinerve †Gleichenites †Gleichenites distans †Gomphiosauridion – type locality for genus †Gomphiosauridion baileyae – type locality for species †Grallator †Grallator cuneatus †Grallator formosus †Gregaripus †Gwyneddichnium †Gwyneddichnium majore †Gypsichnites †Gypsichnites pacensis †Hypsiloichnus †Hypsiloichnus marylandicus †Isoetodendron †Isoetodendron striata †Juglandiphyllum †Juglandiphyllum integrifolium †Kayentapus †Kayentapus minor †Kenella – or unidentified related form †Lagenella †Lagenella martinii †Landonia †Landonia calophylla – or unidentified comparable form †Lapposisporites †Lapposisporites loricatus – or unidentified comparable form †Leptocyclotes †Leptocyclotes americana †Lissodus †Lonchopteris †Lonchopteris oblonga †Lunatisporites †Lunatisporites acutus †Macrotaeniopteris †Macrotaeniopteris crassinervis †Macrotaeniopteris magnifolia †Megalosauropus †Mertensides †Mertensides bullatus †Microconodon †Microconodon tenuirostris †Nageiopsis †Nageiopsis longifolia †Nelumbites †Nelumbites extenuinervis – type locality for species †Nelumbites minimus – or unidentified comparable form †Neocalamites †Neocalamites delawarensis – or unidentified comparable form †Neocalamites knowltonii †Neocalamites virginiensis †Onychopsis †Onychopsis latiloba †Ornithomimipus †Ornithomimipus angustus †Osmundites †Osmundites winterpockensis †Ovalipollis †Ovalipollis ovalis †Pabiania – or unidentified related form †Patinasporites †Patinasporites densus †Paxillitriletes †Pecopteris †Pecopteris rarinervis †Phlebopteris †Phlebopteris smithii – or unidentified comparable form †Pityopollenites †Pityopollenites neomundanus †Platanocarpus †Platanocarpus brookensis – type locality for species †Platanophyllum †Platanophyllum crassinerve †Plesiornis †Plesiornis pilulatus †Plicarizamites †Plicarizamites lanceolatus †Podozamites †Podozamites acutifolius †Podozamites lanceolatus †Podozamites tenuistriatus †Populophyllum †Populophyllum crassinerve †Potomacanthus †Potomacanthus lobatus †Primaraucaria †Primaraucaria wielandii †Protodiploxypinus †Protodiploxypinus doubingeri †Protohaploxypinus †Pseudofrenelopsis †Pseudofrenelopsis nathorstiana – type locality for species †Pseudofrenelopsis parceramosa †Pteridocaulis †Pteridocaulis facialis †Pteridocaulis rhombiformis †Pterophyllum †Pterophyllum affine †Pterophyllum braunianum †Pterophyllum descussatum †Pterophyllum giganteum †Pterophyllum grandifolium †Pterophyllum taxinum †Pterophyllum tenuinervis †Ptycholepis †Ptycholepis marshi †Redfieldius †Rothwellia – type locality for genus. †Rothwellia foveata – type locality for species †Rutiodon †Rutiodon manhattanensis – or unidentified comparable form †Sagenopteris †Sagenopteris rhoifolia †Sanmiguelia – tentative report †Sapindopsis †Sapindopsis – or unidentified comparable form magnifolia/variabilis – informal †Sapindopsis minutifolia – type locality for species †Sapindopsis obtusifolia Sassafras †Sassafras bilobata †Sphenobaiera †Sphenobaiera striata †Sphenolepis †Sphenolepis sternbergiana †Sphenopteris †Sphenopteris lobata †Sphenopteris sitholeyi †Sphenozamites †Sphenozamites rogersianus †Stangerites †Stangerites obliqua †Stangerites planus Sterculia †Sterculia elegans †Sulcatisporites †Sulcatisporites kraeuseli †Taeniopteris †Taeniopteris diminuta †Tetrapodosaurus †Tetrapodosaurus borealis †Thodaya – type locality for genus. Preoccupied. †Thodaya sykesiae – type locality for species †Thylakosporites †Thylakosporites retiarius †Trassiflorites †Trassiflorites grandiflora †Triadispora †Triadispora modesta †Triadispora verrucata †Uatchitodon – type locality for genus †Uatchitodon kroehleri – type locality for species †Ulmiphyllum †Ulmiphyllum crassinerve †Vallasporites †Vallasporites ignacii †Vallasporites perspicuus †Verrutriletes †Verrutriletes carbunculus †Virginianthus – type locality for genus †Virginianthus calycanthoides – type locality for species †Watsoniocladus – type locality for genus †Watsoniocladus florinii – type locality for species †Watsoniocladus obatae †Watsoniocladus pseudoexpansum †Watsoniocladus ramonensis †Watsoniocladus valdensis †Watsoniocladus virginiensis – type locality for species †Xenodiphyodon – type locality for genus †Xenodiphyodon petraios – type locality for species †Zamiostrobus †Zamiostrobus lissocardius †Zamiostrobus triasiccus †Zamites †Zamites buchianus †Zamites powellii
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Virginia
Abies †Abra Acanthocybium Accipiter †Accipiter striatus Acipenser Acmaea Acteocina Acteon †Actinocyclus Actitis – or unidentified comparable form †Actitis macularia †Adeorbis Aegolius †Aegolius acadicus Aequipecten Aetobatus Aetomylaeus Agelaius †Agelaius phoeniceus †Aglaocetus †Aglyptorhynchus Albula Alca †Alca torda – or unidentified comparable form Alces – or unidentified comparable form †Alces alces †Allaeochelys Alnus Alopias Aluterus †Ambystoma Amia Ammonia †Ammonia tepida †Amonia †Ampelopsis Amyda – or unidentified comparable form Anachis Anadara †Anadara ovalis †Anadara transversa Anas †Anas crecca †Anas discors †Anas platyrhynchos – or unidentified comparable form Anguilla †Anguispira †Anguispira alternata Angulus Anomia †Anomia simplex †Anomotodon Anoxypristis †Anthus – or unidentified comparable form †Anthus spinoletta Aporrhais Arbacia †Archaeohippus †Archaeomanta Architectonica †Arctodus †Arctodus simus Argobuccinum Argopecten †Argopecten gibbus Arius – tentative report Asio †Asio flammeus – or unidentified comparable form Astarte †Astarte castanea Astrangia †Astrangia danae Astyris †Astyris lunata Athleta Balaena Balaenoptera †Balaenotus Balanophyllia Balanus †Balanus improvisus Barbatia Barnea Bartramia †Bartramia longicauda †Basilotritus Betula Bison †Bison bison Bittiolum †Bittiolum alternatum Blarina †Blarina brevicauda †Bohaskaia – type locality for genus †Bohaskaia monodontoides – type locality for species