List of the prehistoric life of Ohio
Appearance
This list of the prehistoric life of Ohio contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Ohio.
Precambrian
[edit]The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Ohio.
Paleozoic
[edit]Selected Paleozoic taxa of Ohio
[edit]- †Achatella
- †Acidaspis
- †Acleistoceras – tentative report
- †Acutichiton – type locality for genus
- †Adamanterpeton – type locality for genus
- †Adamanterpeton ohioensis – type locality for species
- †Aethaspis
- †Agnesia
- †Alethopteris
- †Ambedus – type locality for genus
- †Amphiscapha
- †Amplexopora
- †Annularia
- †Anthracodromeus
- †Anthracodromeus longipes – type locality for species
- †Anthracosaurus
- †Aphlebia
- †Archaeothyris
- †Arctinurus
- †Armenoceras
- †Artisia
- †Asterotheca
- †Athyris
- †Atrypa
- †Atrypa reticularis
- †Atrypa reticularus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Augustoceras
- †Aulopora
- †Aviculopecten
- †Aviculopecten appalachianus – type locality for species
- †Aviculopecten columbianus – type locality for species
- †Aviculopecten coxanus
- †Aviculopecten fasciculatus
- †Aviculopecten occidentalis
- †Aviculopecten winchelli
- †Baldwinonus
- †Bellerophon
- †Bembexia
- †Bickmorites
- †Brachydectes – type locality for genus
- †Brachydectes newberryi – type locality for species
- †Broiliellus
- †Calamites
- †Callixylon
- †Camarotoechia
- †Cameroceras
- †Catenipora
- †Centroceras
- †Ceratocephala
- †Ceratopsis
- †Ceraurinus
- †Ceraurus
- †Chagrinia
- †Charactoceras
- †Chasmatopora
- †Chasmops
- †Chaunograptus
- †Chondrites
- †Chonetes
- †Cincinnetina
- †Cladochonus
- †Cladoselache
- †Clarkesvillia
- †Climacograptus
- †Coenites
- †Colosteus
- †Columnaria
- †Composita
- †Conchidium
- †Constellaria
- †Cordaites
- †Cordaites principalis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cornulites
- Craniella
- †Crepipora
- †Ctenacanthus
- †Ctenerpeton
- †Ctenospondylus
- †Cyclonema
- †Cyclopteris
- †Cypricardinia
- †Cyrtolites
- †Cyrtospirifer
- †Cystodictya
- †Decadocrinus
- †Diceratosaurus
- †Diceratosaurus brevirostris – type locality for species
- †Dictyonema
- †Dinichthys
- †Diploceraspis
- †Diplograptus
- Discina
- †Dolichopterus
- †Dunkleosteus
- †Ecdyceras
- †Edmondia
- †Edon
- †Eldredgeops
- †Elita
- †Elpe
- †Elrodoceras
- †Emmonsia
- †Endoceras
- †Erettopterus
- †Erpetosaurus
- †Eucalyptocrinites
- †Euomphalus
- †Eurypterus
- †Eusauropleura – type locality for genus
- †Faberia
- †Faberoceras
- †Favosites
- †Fayettoceras
- †Fenestella
- †Flexicalymene
- †Foerstia
- †Fusulina
- †Gilbertsocrinus
- †Glyptocrinus
- †Grewingkia
- †Hallopora
- †Halysites
- †Hamiltonella
- †Helcionopsis
- †Heliophyllum
- †Helminthochiton
- †Hexagonaria
- †Hexameroceras
- †Hindia
- †Holopea
- †Holoptychus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hyolithes
- †Icriodus
- †Iocrinus
- †Isodectes
- †Isonema
- †Isotelus
- †Kindleoceras
- †Kionoceras
- †Kockelella
- †Lambeoceras
- †Leiosphaeridia
- †Lepidodendron
- Lingula
- †Liroceras – tentative report
- †Loxomma
- †Loxomma lintonensis – type locality for species
- †Maelonoceras
- †Manitoulinoceras
- †Manticoceras
- †Marsupiocrinus
- †Megalocephalus – type locality for genus
- †Megalocephalus lineolatus – type locality for species
- †Megalograptus
- †Metaxys
- †Michelinoceras
- Modiolus
- †Molgophis – type locality for genus
- †Mucrospirifer
- †Mucrospirifer grabaui – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mucrospirifer mucronatus
- †Mucrospirifer prolificus
- †Murchisonia
- †Naticopsis
- †Neospirifer
- †Neuropteris
- †Nodonema
- Nucula
- † Nyassa
- †Odonterpeton – type locality for genus
- †Odonterpeton triangulare – type locality for species
- †Odontopleura
- †Oestocephalus – type locality for genus
- †Oestocephalus amphiuminum – type locality for species
- †Olenoides
- †Oncoceras
- †Ophiacodon
- †Ophiacodon uniformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Orthoceras
- †Oulodus
- †Ozarkodina
- †Paraspirifer
- †Pattersonia
- †Pecopteris
- †Pentamerus
- †Petalodus
- †Phlegethontia – type locality for genus
- †Phlegethontia linearis – type locality for species
- †Phlegethontia longissima – type locality for species
- †Phragmolites
- †Phragmolites elegans – type locality for species
- †Phylloporina
- Pinna
- †Plaesiomys
- †Platyceras
- †Platyrhinops – type locality for genus
- †Platystrophia
- †Pleurodictyum
- †Pleuroptyx – type locality for genus
- †Pleurorthoceras
- †Poleumita
- †Polygnathus
- †Posidonia
- †Proetus
- †Protobalanus
- †Protosalvinia
- †Prototaxites
- †Pterochiton
- †Pterotheca
- †Pterygotus
- †Ptyonius
- †Ptyonius marshii – type locality for species
- †Pugnax
- †Reteocrinus
- †Rhizocorallium
- †Richmondoceras
- †Rusophycus
- †Samaropsis
- †Sauropleura – type locality for genus
- †Sauropleura pectinata – type locality for species
- †Sigillaria
- †Similodonta – tentative report
- Solemya
- †Solenomorpha
- †Sowerbyella
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenopteris
- †Sphenopteris elegans – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphenothallus
- †Spirifer
- Spirorbis
- †Spyroceras
- †Stegops
- †Stethacanthus
- †Stigmatella
- †Strophomena
- †Stylonema
- †Subulites
- †Syntomopterus
- †Syringopora – tentative report
- †Teichichnus
- †Tentaculites
- †Tetradium
- †Tornoceras
- †Treptoceras
- †Triarthrus
- †Triendoceras – tentative report
- †Trocholites
- †Tuditanus – type locality for genus
- †Tuditanus punctulatus – type locality for species
- †Urasterella
- †Vinella
- †Walchia
- †Westonoceras
- †Whiteavesia
- †Wilkingia
- †Worthenia
- †Wurmiella
- †Xyloiulus
- †Zittelloceras
- †Zoophycos
Mesozoic
[edit]The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Ohio.
Cenozoic
[edit]- Acella
- Amnicola
- †Arctodus
- †Bembidium
- †Bembidium fragmentum – type locality for species
- Castor
- †Castoroides
- †Cervalces
- Clethrionomys
- Equus
- Erethizon
- Fossaria
- Gyraulus
- Helisoma
- Helophorus
- †Helophorus rigescens – type locality for species
- †Hydrochus
- †Hydrochus amictus – type locality for species
- Lucina
- Lymnaea
- †Mammut
- †Megalonyx
- †Meomphix
- Microtus
- Mictomys
- Mustela
- Odocoileus
- Ondatra
- Pekania
- Phenacomys
- Physa
- †Physa heterostropha – or unidentified comparable form
- Picea
- Planorbis
- †Platygonus
- Promenetus
- Pterostichus
- †Pterostichus dormitans – type locality for species
- Rangifer
- Sorex
- Sphaerium
- Stagnicola
- Ursus
- †Ursus arctos – type locality for species
- Valvata
References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.