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List of the prehistoric life of West Virginia

Last updated September 24, 2023

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

Fossilized fronds of the Carboniferous-Early Cretaceous seed fern Alethopteris
† 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
Restoration of the Late Devonian-Carboniferous tree Archaeopteris with insets detailing its anatomy
† 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
Fossilized fronds of the Carboniferous seed fern Callipteridium
† 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
- Fossils in enrolled posture of the Silurian trilobite Calymene niagarensis
  † 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
Life restoration of the Permian synapsid (mammal precursor) Edaphosaurus
† Edaphosaurus
- † Edaphosaurus colohistion – type locality for species
† Edmondia
† Eucalyptocrinites
† Eurypterus
† Favosites
† Greererpeton
- † Greererpeton burkemorani
† Gyracanthus
† Holopea
† Hughmilleria
Restoration of the Carboniferous-Late Triassic club moss relative Lepidodendron . Eli Heimans (1911).
† Lepidodendron
- † Lepidodendron aculeatum
- † Lepidodendron dichotomum
- † Lepidodendron obovatum
† Limnopus
- † Limnopus glenshawensis
† Lingula
† Lithostrotion
† Lyginopteris
- † Lyginopteris bermudensiformis
- † Lyginopteris fragilis
- † Lyginopteris hoeninghausi
† Modiolus
† Mucrospirifer
- † Mucrospirifer mucronatus
† Murchisonia
Fronds of the Carboniferous seed fern Neuropteris
† 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
Life restoration of the Middle-Late Devonian lobe-finned fish Onychodus
† 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
Life restoration of the Permian reptile Protorothyris
† 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
Fossilized shell of the Late Ordovician-Late Triassic brachiopod Spirifer
† 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
Life restoration of the Permian amphibian Zatrachys
† Zatrachys

Mesozoic

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

Cenozoic

Agkistrodon
- A living Agkistrodon contortrix , or copperhead
  † Agkistrodon contortrix
† Allophaiomys
- † Allophaiomys pliocaenicus
† Ambystoma
- † Ambystoma jeffersonianum
- † Ambystoma maculatum
- † Ambystoma tigrinum
† Atopomys
- † Atopomys texensis
Blarina
- † Blarina bravicauda
- A living Blarina brevicauda , or northern short-tailed shrew
  † Blarina brevicauda
- † Blarina brevicuda
† Blarine
- † Blarine brevicauda
† Bootherium
- † Bootherium bombifrons
† Brachyprotoma
- † Brachyprotoma obtusata
Bufo
- † Bufo americanus
- † Bufo woodhousei
Canis
- Modern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus , the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus , or dire wolf
  † Canis dirus
- † Canis latrans
Carphophis
- † Carphophis amoenus
Castor
- † Castor canadensis
† Cenis
- † Cenis latrans
Cervus
- † Cervus elaphus
Clethrionomys
- † Clethrionomys gapperi
Coluber
- A living Coluber constrictor , or eastern racer
  † Coluber constrictor
Condylura
- † Condylura cristata
- † Condylura crystata
Crotalus
- † Crotalus horridus
Cryptobranchus
- † Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
- † Cryptobranchus guildayi
Cryptotis
- † Cryptotis parva
- † Cryptotis pava
A living Desmodus , or vampire bat
Desmodus
- † Desmodus stocki
Desmognathus
- † Desmognathus fuscus
- † Desmognathus monticola
- † Desmognathus ochrophaeus
Dicrostonyx
- † Dicrostonyx hudsonius
† Dipoides
† Ectopistes
- Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius , or passenger pigeon
  † 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
- A living Gyrinophilus porphyriticus , or Spring salamander
  † Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Heterodon
- † Heterodon platyrhinos
Hyla
- † Hyla chrysoscelis
- † Hyla crucifer
Ictalurus
Lampropeltis
- † Lampropeltis triangulum
Lasiopodomys
- † Lasiopodomys deceitensis
Lasiurus
- † Lasiurus borealis
Lepus
- A living Lepus americanus , or snowshoe hare
  † Lepus americanus
Lynx
- † Lynx rufus
† Mammut
- † Mammut americanum
† Mammuthus
Marmota
- † Marmota monax
† Megalonyx
- Claws of M. jeffersonii
  † 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
Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx , or American cheetah
† Miracinonyx
- † Miracinonyx inexpectatus
Mustela
- † Mustela americana
- † Mustela armines
- † Mustela fenata – or unidentified comparable form
- † Mustela frenata – or unidentified comparable form
- † Mustela nivalis
- † Mustela vison
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus
† 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
- Close-up of a Neotoma floridana , or eastern woodrat
  † 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
- A living Panthera onca , or jaguar
  † 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
Restoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus . Charles R. Knight (1922).
† Platygonus
- † Platygonus compressus
- † Platygonus vetus
Plecotus
† Plesiothomomys
Procyon
- † Procyon lotor
† Rana
- † Rana catesbeina
- † Rana clamitans
- † Rana pipiens
- † Rana sylvatica
Rangifer
- A living Rangifer tarandus , or reindeer
  † 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
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
† Smilodon
- † Smilodon fatalis
- † Smilodon gracilis
Sorex
- † Sorex arcticus
- † Sorex cinereus
- † Sorex cinerus
- † Sorex dispar
- † Sorex fumeus
- † Sorex hoyi
- † Sorex palustris
Spermophilus
- † Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
Spilogale
- A living Spilogale putorius , or eastern spotted skunk
  † 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
A living Tapirus , or tapir
Tapirus
Taxidea
- † Taxidea taxus
Thamnophis
Thomomys
- † Thomomys potomacensis
Urocyon
- † Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Ursus
- † Ursus americanus
Vulpes
- A living Vulpes vulpes , or red fox
  † Vulpes vulpes
Zapus
- † Zapus hudsonius

References

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

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