Fossilized remains of the following life forms from the Paleozoic, between 538.8 and 252.17 million years ago, have been reported from within the US state of West Virginia.
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†Acosmoblatta †Acosmoblatta eakiniana – type locality for species †Acosmoblatta permacra – type locality for species †Acrospirifer †Adiantities †Adiantities beechensis – type locality for species †Adiantites †Adiantites tenuifolius †Ageleodus †Alethopteris †Alethopteris ambigua – or unidentified comparable form †Alethopteris aquilina †Alethopteris decurrens †Alethopteris evansii †Alethopteris gigas †Alethopteris grandini †Alethopteris grandifolia – or unidentified comparable form †Alethopteris massilionis †Alethopteris lonchitica †Alethopteris parva †Alethopteris pennsylvanica †Alethopteris serlii †Alethopteris serlii var. americana †Alethopteris serlii var. europaea †Alethopteris sternberg †Alethopteris virginiana †Allenella †Allenella tullius †Amblyblatta †Amblyblatta lata – type locality for species †Ambocoelia †Ambocoelia gregaria †Ambocoelia umbonata †Amoeboblatta †Amoeboblatta permanenta – type locality for species †Aneimites †Aneimites adiantoides †Aneimites fertilis – previously classified as †Wardia fertilis †Aneimites tenuifolius – or unidentified related form †Aneurophyton – or unidentified related form †Aneurophyton olnense †Annularia †Annularia acicularis †Annularia asteris †Annularia carinata †Annularia cuspidata †Annularia galoides †Annularia minuta †Annularia mucronata †Annularia radiata †Annularia ramosa †Annularia sphenophylloides †Annularia stellata †Anoplea †Anoplea nucleata †Anthraconauta †Aparchites †Aparchites obliquatus †Aparchites punctillosa †Apempherus †Apempherus complexinervis – type locality for species †Apempherus fossus – type locality for species †Aphlebia †Aphlebia filiciformis †Aphlebia filiciformis var. majus †Aphlebia laciniata †Aphlebia lactuca †Aphlebia speciosissima †Aphlebia spinosa †Archaeopteridium †Archaeopteridium tschermackei †Archaeopteris †Archaeopteris halliana †Archaeopteris hibernica †Archaeopteris macilenta †Archaeopteris obusa †Archaeopteris sphenophyllifolia †Archaeopteris stricta – or unidentified related form †Areomartus – type locality for genus †Areomartus ovatus – type locality for species †Arrhythmoblatta †Arrhythmoblatta detecta – type locality for species †Arrhythmoblatta scudderiana – type locality for species †Artisia †Artisia approximata †Asolanus †Asolanus camptotaenia †Asterocalamites †Asterocalamites scrobiculatus †Asterophyllites †Asterophyllites charaeformis †Asterophyllites equisetiformis †Asterophyllites erectifolius †Asterophyllites gracilis †Asterophyllites longifolius †Asterophyllites lycopodioides †Asterophyllites minutus †Asterophyllites rigidus †Athyris †Athyris angelica †Atrypa †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Aulacotheca †Aulacotheca campbellii †Aulopora †Aviculopecten †Aviculopecten batesvillensis †Aviculopecten crenistriatus – or unidentified comparable form
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†Baiera †Baiera braun †Baiera virginiana †Barbclabornia †Barbclabornia luedersensis †Barinophyton †Barinophyton sibiricum †Bassipterus †Bassipterus virginicus †Beyrichia †Beyrichia moodeyi †Bluefieldius †Bluefieldius mercerensis †Bollia †Bollia hama †Bollia hindei †Bollia nitida †Bollia planofibra †Bollia ungula †Bothrodendron †Bothrodendron minutifolium – or unidentified comparable form †Bradyblatta †Bradyblatta mucronata – type locality for species †Bradyblatta sagittaria – type locality for species †Buthotrephis †Buthotrephis gracilis Bythocypris †Bythocypris keyserensis †Bythocypris phaseolina
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†Calamites †Calamites approximatus †Calamites cannaeformis †Calamites cistii †Calamites radiatus †Calamites ramosus †Calamites roemeri †Calamites suckowi †Calamites suckowii †Calamostachys †Calamostachys lanceolata †Calamostachys ramosus †Callipteridium †Callipteridium dawsonianum †Callipteridium grandifolium †Callipteridium inaequale †Callipteridium oblongifolium †Callipteridium odontopteroides †Callipteridium unitum †Callipteris †Callipteris conferta †Callipteris diabolica †Callixylon †Callixylon erianum †Calymene †Calymene camerata †Calymene cresapensis †Calymene niagarensis †Camarotoechia †Camarotoechia andrewsi †Camarotoechia limitare †Camarotoechia litchfieldensis †Camarotoechia tonolowayensis †Caneyella †Caneyella richardsoni †Cardiocarpon †Cardiocarpon bicuspidatum †Cardiocarpon cornutum †Cardiocarpon elongatum †Cardiocarpon minor †Cardiocarpus †Cardiomorpha †Cardiomorpha obovata †Cardiopteris †Cardiopteris frondosa †Carniodus †Carniodus carnulus †Carpolithes †Carpolithes bi-carpus †Carpolithes ellipticus †Carpolithes fragarioides – tentative report †Carpolithes marginatus †Carpolithes virginianus – type locality for species †Caulopteris †Caulopteris elliptica †Caulopteris gigantea †Cavellina †Cavellina planoprocliva †Charbeckia †Charbeckia macrophylla †Cheilanthites †Cheilanthites nummularius – or unidentified comparable form. †Cheilanthites obtusilobus †Cheilanthites obtusilobus var. dilatata †Cheilanthites solidus †Cheilanthites squamosus †Cheilanthites trifoliatus †Chonetes †Chonetes novascoticus †Clidochirus †Coelospira †Coelospira sulcata †Condrusia †Cordaicarpon †Cordaicarpon circularis †Cordaicarpon cinctum †Cordaicarpon gutbieri †Cordaites †Cordaites borassifolius †Cordaites crassinervis †Cordaites principalis †Cordaites robbii †Cornulites †Courvoisiella †Courvoisiella ctenomorpha †Crassigyrinus †Crossoceras †Crossoceras belandi †Crurispina †Crurispina nana †Cupularostrum †Cupularostrum contracta †Cyclopteris †Cyclopteris valida – probably the same as Triphyllopteris virginiana †Cyperites †Cyperites bicarinatus †Cypricardella
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†Dalmanella †Dalmanella lenticularis †Dalmanites †Dalmanites limulurus †Danaeides †Danaeides emersoni †Delthyris †Deltopecten †Deltopecten caneyanus – or unidentified comparable form †Devonochonetes †Devonochonetes coronatus †Devonochonetes scitulus †Dibolbina †Dibolbina cristata †Dichophyllum †Dichophyllum moorei †Dicladoblatta †Dicladoblatta defossa – type locality for species †Diedrorynchus – type locality for genus †Diedrorynchus dictyum – type locality for species †Diploceraspis †Diploceraspis burkei †Diplothema †Diplothema pachyderma †Distomodus †Distomodus nodosus – type locality for species †Ditomopyge †Ditomopyge decurtata †Dizygopleura †Dizygopleura costata †Dizygopleura halli †Dizygopleura orealis †Dizygopleura simulans †Dizygopleura subovalis †Dolerotheca †Dolerotheca pennsylvanica †Donaldina †Donaldina superclivis – type locality for species †Douvillina †Douvillina inequistriata †Drepanellina †Drepanellina clarki †Drepanopterus †Drepanopterus nodosus
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†Ectogrammysia †Ectogrammysia inaffecta – type locality for species †Ectogrammysia prolata – type locality for species †Edaphosaurus †Edaphosaurus colohistion – type locality for species †Edmondia †Edmondia equilateralis †Edmondia equilateralus †Edmondia suborbiculata †Elkinsia †Elkinsia polymorpha †Endelocrinus †Endelocrinus kieri †Equisetides †Equisetides rugosus †Equisetides schimper †Equisetides striatus †Equisetites †Equisetites elongatus †Equisetites occidentalis †Equisetites rugosus †Equisetites striatus †Eremopteris †Eremopteris artemisiaefolia †Eremopteris cheathami †Eremopteris decomposita – or unidentified comparable form †Eremopteris elegans – or unidentified comparable form †Eremopteris lincolniana – or unidentified comparable form †Eremopteris macilenta †Eremopteris microphylla †Eremopteris sauvieri – or unidentified comparable form †Etoblattina †Etoblattina aperta – type locality for species †Etoblattina exigua – type locality for species †Eucalyptocrinites †Eukloedenella †Eukloedenella umbiculata †Eurypterus †Eurytaenia – type locality for genus †Eurytaenia virginiana – type locality for species †Eviostachya – or unidentified comparable form
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†Favosites †Favosites helderbergiae †Floweria †Floweria chemungensis
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†Gerablattina †Gerablattina eversa – type locality for species †Gerablattina inculta – type locality for species †Gerablattina perita – type locality for species †Gillespia †Gillespia randolphensis †Greererpeton †Greererpeton burkemorani †Guilielmites †Guilielmites geinitz †Guilielmites orbicularis †Gypidula †Gypidula coeymanensis †Gyracanthus
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†Halliella †Halliella fissurella †Halliella subequata †Halonia †Hapalocrinus †Hierogramma †Hindella †Hindella congregata †Holcospermum †Holcospermum maizerentense †Holopea †Holopea flintstonensis †Homeospira †Homeospira evax †Hormotoma †Hormotoma rowei †Hughmilleria †Hughmilleria bellistriata †Hylopus †Hylopus hamesi †Hyphantozyga †Hyphantozyga fenestrata – type locality for species
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†Jaeckelocystis
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†Kloedenella †Kloedenella bisulcata †Kloedenia †Kloedenia clarkei †Kloedenia normalis
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†Leperditia †Leperditia alta †Leperditia elongata – or unidentified comparable form †Leperditia scalaris †Lepidocystis †Lepidocystis vesicularis †Lepidodendron †Lepidodendron aculeatum †Lepidodendron acuminatum †Lepidodendron brittsii – or unidentified comparable form †Lepidodendron clypeatum †Lepidodendron dichotomum – or unidentified comparable form †Lepidodendron lanceolatum †Lepidodendron magnum – or unidentified comparable form †Lepidodendron modulatum †Lepidodendron obovatum †Lepidodendron rushvillense †Lepidodendron selaginoides †Lepidodendron sternbergii †Lepidodendron veltheimianum †Lepidodendropsis †Lepidodendropsis scobiniformis †Lepidophloios †Lepidophloios laricinus – or unidentified comparable form †Lepidophyllum †Lepidophyllum acuminatum †Lepidophyllum brevifolium †Lepidophyllum campbellianum †Lepidophyllum cultriforme – or unidentified comparable form †Lepidophyllum hastatum †Lepidophyllum jenneyi †Lepidophyllum lanceolatum †Lepidophyllum oblongifolium †Lepidostrobophyllum †Lepidostrobus †Lepidostrobus ornatus †Lepidostrobus salisburyi †Lepidostrobus variabilis †Lepocrinites †Lepocrinites gebhardi †Leptaena †Leptaena rhomboidalis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Leptodesma †Leptodesma matheri †Leptodesma occidentale – or unidentified related form †Leptodesma pennsylvanica †Leptodesma spinerigum †Leptostrophia †Leptostrophia bipartita †Leptostrophia proutyi †Lescuropteris †Lescuropteris adiantites †Lescuropteris moorii †Levizygopleura †Levizygopleura inornata †Limipecten †Limipecten greerensis – type locality for species †Limnopus †Limnopus glenshawensis †Limnosceloides – type locality for genus †Limnosceloides dunkardensis – type locality for species †Lingula †Linopteris †Linopteris neuropteroides †Linopteris obliqua †Liocalymene †Liocalymene clintoni †Liparoblatta †Liparoblatta ovata – type locality for species †Liparoblatta radiata – type locality for species †Lithostrotion †Lithostrotion angustum †Lycopodites †Lycopodites meekii †Lycopodites pendulus †Lycopodites simplex †Lyginopteris †Lyginopteris bermudensiformis †Lyginopteris fragilis †Lyginopteris hoeninghausi †Lyginopteris hoeninghausii
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†Macrostachya †Mariacrinus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Mariacrinus stoloniferus †Mariopteris †Mariopteris andraena †Mariopteris acuta †Mariopteris dimorpha – or unidentified comparable form †Mariopteris inflata †Mariopteris latifolia †Mariopteris muricata †Mariopteris nervosa †Mariopteris newberryi †Mariopteris pottsvillea †Mariopteris pygmaea †Mariopteris sillimanni †Mariopteris sphenopteroides †Mariopteris spinulosa – tentative report