List of the prehistoric life of Maine

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

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

Paleozoic

 * †Amphistrophonella
 * †Amphistrophonella funiculata – or unidentified comparable form
 * Ampyx priscus CRF.jpg †[[Ampyx (trilobite)|Ampyx]]
 * †Annamitella – tentative report
 * †Annamitella borealis
 * †Apiculiretusispora
 * †Atrypa
 * †Atrypa reticularis
 * †Barinophyton
 * †Barinophyton richardsoni
 * †Barrandeina
 * †Barrandeina aroostookensis
 * †Batostoma
 * †Batostomella
 * †Bucania – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Cardiola
 * †Cardiola gibbosa
 * †Cartericardia – tentative report
 * †Cartericardia dubia – type locality for species
 * †Clivosisporites – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Clivosisporites verrucata
 * †Crossoceras
 * †Crossoceras belandi
 * †Cyrtia
 * †Daidia
 * †Daidia wilsonae
 * †Dalejina
 * †Dalmanella
 * †Dalmanella testudinaria
 * †Decorochilina
 * †Decorochilina beushauseni
 * †Delerorthis
 * †Delerorthis flabellites
 * †Delthyris
 * †Deltoidospora
 * †Dolerorthis
 * Drepanophycus sp.jpg †[[Drepanophycus]]
 * †Eccentricosta
 * †Emphanisporites
 * †Emphanisporites annulatus
 * †Emphanisporites rotatus
 * †Eocoelia
 * †Eodinobolus
 * †Eodinobolus rotundus
 * †Eohostimella – type locality for genus
 * †Eohostimella heathana – type locality for species
 * †Eoplectodona – tentative report
 * †Famatinorthis
 * †Famatinorthis turneri – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Ferganella
 * †Geragnostus
 * †Goniostropha
 * †Goniostropha chapmani
 * †Grandispora
 * †Gypidula
 * †Hibbertia – tentative report
 * †Hostimella
 * †Hystricoceras
 * †Hystricoceras hitchcocki
 * Illaenidae - Illaenus tauricornis.JPG †[[Illaenus]]
 * †Kaulangiophyton
 * †Kaulangiophyton akantha
 * †Kolihadiscus
 * †Kolihadiscus somerseti – type locality for species
 * †Leptaena
 * †Leptaena rhomboidalis
 * †Lesueurilla – tentative report
 * †Lophospira
 * †Lophospira milleri – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Mesoleptostrophia
 * †Michelia
 * †Michelia compacta – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Michelia planogyrata – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Michelia tenue – type locality for species
 * Spirograptus spiralis cropped.jpg †[[Monograptus]]
 * †Monograptus bohemicus
 * †Monograptus chimaera
 * †Monograptus colonus
 * †Monograptus crinitus
 * †Monograptus dubius
 * †Monograptus forbesi
 * †Monograptus nilssoni
 * †Monograptus scanicus
 * †Monograptus tumescens
 * †Monograptus varians
 * †Monograptus vicinus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Neumanella
 * †Nicholsonella
 * †Nileus
 * †Nucleospira
 * †Nylanderina – type locality for genus
 * †Nylanderina goldringae – type locality for species
 * †Orthambonites
 * †Orthambonites robusta
 * †Orthonychia
 * †Orthonychia aroostooki – type locality for species
 * †Orthonychia compressa – type locality for species
 * †Paleocyclus – tentative report
 * †Paralenorthis
 * †Paralenorthis robustus
 * †Paraliospira
 * †Paraliospira angulata – or unidentified related form
 * †Patellostium
 * †Patellostium revolvens – type locality for species
 * †Pentamerus – tentative report
 * Pertica quadrifaria reconstruccion.jpg †[[Pertica]] – type locality for genus
 * †Pertica quadrifaria – type locality for species
 * †Platyceras
 * †Platyceras chapmani – type locality for species
 * †Platyceras edmundi – type locality for species
 * †Platyceras hebes
 * †Platyceras ventricosum
 * †Platystrophia
 * †Platytoechia
 * †Platytoechia boucoti
 * †Plectodonta
 * †Plectonotus
 * †Plectonotus trilobatus
 * †Polytoechia – tentative report
 * †Pragozyga
 * †Pragozyga jerseyense – type locality for species
 * †Productorthis
 * †Productorthis mainensis
 * Prototaxites Dawson1888.PNG †[[Prototaxites]]
 * †Psilophyton
 * †Psilophyton dapsile – type locality for species
 * †Psilophyton forbesii – type locality for species
 * †Psilophyton microspinosum – type locality for species
 * †Psilophyton princeps
 * †Raymondaspis
 * †Resserella
 * †Sawdonia
 * †Sawdonia ornata
 * †Sphaerochitina
 * †Streptotrochus – tentative report
 * †Streptotrochus deciduus – type locality for species
 * †Stricklandialens
 * †Stricklandialens ultima – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Strophonella
 * †Strophonella euglypha
 * †Strophostylus
 * †Strophostylus globosus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Taeniocrada
 * †Tholisporites
 * †Thursophyton
 * †Tritoechia
 * †Trochonemella
 * †Trochonemella churkini – or unidentified related form
 * †Tropidodiscus
 * †Tropidodiscus minimus
 * †Tropidodiscus obex

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

Cenozoic
This list of the Cenozoic life of Maine contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Maine and are from 66 million years of age to geologically recent.


 * Astarte
 * †Astarte borealis
 * †Astarte castanea
 * †Astarte elliptica
 * †Astarte montagui
 * †Astarte sulcata
 * American bison k5680-1.jpg [[Bison]]
 * Buccinum
 * †Buccinum cyaneum
 * †Buccinum glaciale
 * †Buccinum polare
 * †Buccinum scalariforme
 * †Buccinum undatum
 * Chlamys
 * †Chlamys islandica
 * Ciliatocardium
 * †Ciliatocardium ciliatum
 * Colus
 * †Colus stimpsoni
 * Cryptonatica
 * †Cryptonatica affinis
 * Ennucula
 * †Ennucula tenuis
 * Ensis
 * †Ensis directus
 * Erignathus
 * beardedseal2.jpg †[[Erignathus barbatus]]
 * Euspira
 * †Euspira pallida
 * Goethemia
 * †Goethemia pinnulata
 * Hemimactra
 * †Hemimactra solidissima
 * Hiatella
 * †Hiatella arctica
 * †Hiatella distorta
 * Lyonsia
 * †Lyonsia arenosa
 * Macoma
 * †Macoma balthica
 * †Macoma calcarea
 * †Macoma groenlandica
 * †Macoma subulosa
 * Mactromeris
 * †Mactromeris polynyma
 * Columbian mammoth.JPG †[[Mammuthus]]
 * Margarites
 * †Margarites striatus
 * Mesodesma
 * †Mesodesma arctatum
 * Musculus
 * †Musculus discors
 * †Musculus glacialis
 * †Musculus niger
 * †Mya
 * †Mya arenaria
 * †Mya truncata
 * Miesmuscheln Mytilus 1.jpg mussels]] Mytilus''
 * †Mytilus edulis
 * Neptunea
 * †Neptunea despecta
 * †Neptunea lyrata
 * Nucella
 * †Nucella lapillus
 * Nucula
 * †Nucula antiqua
 * †Nucula proxima
 * Nuculana
 * †Nuculana pernula
 * †Nuculana tenuisulcata
 * Odobenus
 * Pacific walrus bull odobenus rosmarus.jpg †[[Odobenus rosmarus]]
 * Pagophilus
 * †Pagophilus groenlandica
 * Pandora
 * †Pandora arctica
 * †Pandora glacialis
 * †Pandora trilineata
 * Placopecten
 * †Placopecten magellanicus
 * Portlandia
 * †Portlandia arctica
 * †Portlandia glacialis
 * Puncturella
 * †Puncturella noachina
 * Saccella
 * †Saccella pernula
 * Serripes
 * †Serripes groenlandicus
 * Similipecten
 * †Similipecten greenlandicus
 * Tectonatica
 * †Tectonatica pusilla
 * Thracia
 * †Thracia conradi
 * †Thracia septentrionalis
 * Thyasira
 * †Thyasira gouldii
 * ThickbilledMurre23.jpg [[Uria]]
 * †Uria affinis – type locality for species
 * Yoldia
 * †Yoldia myalis
 * Yoldiella
 * †Yoldiella lenticula
 * Zirfaea
 * †Zirfaea crispata