List of the prehistoric life of New Jersey

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

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

Paleozoic

 * †Archaeocyathus
 * †Centroceras
 * †Centroceras marcellense
 * †Cladopora
 * †Coenites
 * †Cordilleracyathus – tentative report
 * FavositesOrdovicianIndiana.jpg †[[Favosites]]
 * †Leiorhynchus
 * †Leiorhynchus limitare
 * †Leptodesma
 * †Leptodesma laevis
 * †Ophileta – type locality for genus
 * †Ophileta polygyratus – type locality for species
 * †Styliolina
 * †Styliolina fissurella

Selected Mesozoic taxa of New Jersey

 * Acipenser
 * Acteon
 * †Adocus – type locality for genus
 * Peabody Museum Yale-189.jpg ]] †Adocus beatus – type locality for species
 * †Aenona
 * †Agerostrea
 * †Allognathosuchus – or unidentified related form
 * Amauropsis
 * Amia
 * †Amyda
 * †Anatalavis
 * †Anatalavis rex – type locality for species
 * †Anchisauripus
 * †Anchisauripus tuberosus
 * †Ankylosaurus
 * †Anomia
 * †Anomoeodus
 * Anomoepus cropped.png †[[Anomoepus]]
 * †Apatopus
 * †Arambourgiania – or unidentified comparable form
 * Arca
 * †Argoides
 * Astarte
 * Astrangia
 * Atractosteus
 * †Atreipus
 * Attagenus
 * †Avellana
 * †Axonoceras
 * †Baculites
 * †Baculites haresi
 * †Baculites ovatus
 * †Baculites scotti – tentative report
 * †Baikuris
 * †Baikuris casei – type locality for species
 * Barbatia
 * †Belemnitella
 * †Belemnitella americana
 * Bernaya
 * †Bottosaurus
 * †Bottosaurus harlani – type locality for species
 * Botula
 * †Botula ripleyana
 * Brachaelurus
 * †Brachychampsa – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Brontozoum
 * Brownimecia clavata AMNH-NJ667 holotype 02.jpg †[[Brownimecia]] – type locality for genus
 * †Brownimecia clavata – type locality for species
 * Caestocorbula
 * †Caestocorbula crassaplica
 * †Caestocorbula crassiplica
 * †Caestocorbula percompressa
 * Callianassa
 * †Callianassa mortoni
 * †Calliomphalus
 * †Calliomphalus americanus
 * Cardita
 * †Catopygus
 * †Ceratodus
 * Cerithium
 * Cheilotrichia
 * †Chelone
 * Chiloscyllium
 * †Chirotherium
 * †Chirotherium lulli – type locality for species
 * Chlamys
 * †Cimoliasaurus
 * Ptilodus.jpg †[[Cimolomys]] – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Cimolomys clarki
 * †Cirroceras
 * Clavagella
 * †Clidastes
 * Cliona
 * †Coelosaurus
 * †Coelosaurus antiquus – type locality for species
 * †Coelurosaurichnus
 * Corbula
 * †Corsochelys
 * Crassostrea
 * †Crenella
 * †Crenella elegantula
 * †Crenella serica
 * †Cretolamna
 * †Cretolamna appendiculata
 * Cretoxyrhina mantelli 21DB.jpg †[[Cretoxyrhina]]
 * †Cretoxyrhina mantelli
 * †Crocodilus
 * Cucullaea
 * †Cucullaea capax
 * †Cucullaea littlei
 * Culicoides
 * Cuspidaria
 * †Cuspidaria jerseyensis
 * †Cylindracanthus
 * †Cymella
 * Cyzicus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Dasyatis
 * Deinosuchus hatcheri - Natural History Museum of Utah - DSC07251.JPG †[[Deinosuchus]]
 * †Deinosuchus rugosus
 * †Dentalium
 * †Dentalium leve
 * †Didelphodon – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Didymoceras
 * †Diplocynodon
 * †Diplurus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Discoscaphites
 * †Discoscaphites conradi
 * †Discoscaphites gulosus
 * †Dolicholatirus
 * Dosinia
 * Dryptosaurus by Durbed.jpg †[[Dryptosaurus]] – type locality for genus
 * †Dryptosaurus aquilunguis – type locality for species
 * Edaphodon
 * †Edaphodon mirificus
 * †Edmontosaurus
 * †Elasmosaurus
 * †Elasmosaurus orientalis – type locality for species
 * †Enchodus
 * †Enchodus gladiolus
 * †Epitonium
 * †Epitonium sillimani
 * †Euspira
 * †Eutrephoceras
 * Exogyracostata.JPG †[[Exogyra]]
 * †Exogyra cancellata
 * †Exogyra costata
 * †Exogyra ponderosa
 * Fasciolaria
 * † Gegania
 * †Gervillia
 * Ginglymostoma
 * Glossus
 * Glycimeris
 * Glycymeris
 * †Glycymeris rotundata
 * †Gonyaulax
 * †Graculavus – type locality for genus
 * †Grallator
 * †Grimaldiella – type locality for genus
 * †Gryphaea
 * Hadrosaurus foulkii restoration.png †[[Hadrosaurus]] – type locality for genus
 * †Hadrosaurus cavatus – type locality for species
 * †Hadrosaurus foulkii – type locality for species
 * †Hadrosaurus minor – type locality for species
 * †Halisaurus
 * †Halisaurus platyspondylus
 * Hemiscyllium
 * Heterodontus
 * †Hoploparia
 * †Hoploscaphites
 * †Hybodus
 * †Hyposaurus
 * †Hyposaurus rogersii – type locality for species
 * †Hypsibema
 * †Hypsibema crassicauda
 * Hypsognathus_NT_small.jpg †[[Hypsognathus]] – type locality for genus
 * †Hypsognathus fenneri – type locality for species
 * †Hypuronector – type locality for genus
 * †Hypuronector limnaios – type locality for species
 * †Icarosaurus – type locality for genus
 * †Icarosaurus siefkeri – type locality for species
 * †Inoceramus
 * †Inoceramus proximus
 * †Ischyodus
 * †Ischyodus bifurcatus
 * †Ischyrhiza
 * †Ischyrhiza mira
 * †Jeletzkytes
 * †Jeletzkytes nodosus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Jerseyempheria – type locality for genus
 * †Kouphichnium
 * †Laornis – type locality for genus
 * †Laornis edvardsianus – type locality for species
 * [[File:Leidyosuchus canadensis, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada, Late Cretaceous - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC00090.JPG|thumb|upright|Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous alligator relative Leidyosuchus]] †[[Leidyosuchus]]
 * Leptoconops
 * Lima
 * Limatula
 * † Limonia
 * †Linearis
 * Linuparus
 * †Liodon
 * †Lissodus
 * Lithophaga
 * Lopha
 * †Lopha falcata
 * †Lopha mesenterica
 * Euspira lewisii 3 cropped.jpg [[Lunatia]]
 * Martesia
 * †Megalocoelacanthus
 * †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei
 * †Menuites
 * †Metoicoceras
 * †Milnesium
 * †Modiolus
 * †Modiolus sedesclaris
 * †Modiolus sedesclarus
 * †Morea
 * Mosasaurus missouriensis NT.png †[[Mosasaurus]]
 * †Mosasaurus conodon – type locality for species
 * †Mytilus – tentative report
 * †Neithea
 * †Neithea quinquecostata
 * †Nostoceras
 * Nucula
 * †Nucula camia
 * †Nucula cuneifrons
 * †Nucula percrassa
 * †Odaxosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Odontaspis
 * Oecobius – tentative report
 * †Ophiomorpha
 * Orchestina
 * †Osteopygis – type locality for genus
 * Ostrea
 * †Oxyrhina
 * †Oxyrhina desorii
 * Pachydiscus neubergicus cropped.jpg †[[Pachydiscus]]
 * Pagurus
 * †Palaeoniscus
 * †Palaeopagurus – tentative report
 * †Palaeotringa – type locality for genus
 * Panopea
 * †Paracupes
 * †Paralbula
 * †Paranomia
 * †Parrisia – type locality for genus
 * †Pecten
 * †Peritresius
 * Pholadomyidae - Pholadomya scutata.JPG [[Pholadomya]]
 * †Pholadomya occidentalis
 * Pholas
 * †Pinna
 * †Placenticeras
 * †Plagiostoma
 * †Plesiosaurus
 * Plicatula
 * †Plioplatecarpus
 * †Plioplatecarpus depressus – type locality for species
 * †Plumalexius – type locality for genus
 * †Plumalexius rasnitsyni – type locality for species
 * Polinices
 * †Pristis
 * †Procolpochelys
 * Prognath waipar2DB.jpg †[[Prognathodon]]
 * †Prognathodon rapax – type locality for species
 * †Protocardia
 * †Pseudocorax
 * †Pteria
 * †Pterotrigonia
 * †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
 * †Pterotrigonia cerulea
 * †Pterotrigonia eufalensis
 * †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
 * †Ptychotrygon
 * Pycnodonte
 * †Pycnodonte mutabilis
 * †Pycnodonte vesicularis
 * Rangia – tentative report
 * Rhinobatos
 * †Rhombodus
 * Ringicula
 * †Ringicula clarki
 * Rutiodon carolinensis cropped.jpg †[[Rutiodon]]
 * †Rutiodon carolinensis
 * †Sargana
 * †Sauropus
 * †Scapanorhynchus
 * †Scapanorhynchus texanus
 * †Scaphites
 * †Scaphites hippocrepis
 * †Sclerorhynchus
 * †Scoyenia
 * Segestria – tentative report
 * †Semionotus
 * Serpula
 * †Serratolamna
 * †Serratolamna serrata
 * †Spathopria – type locality for genus
 * Sphecomyrma freyi AMNH-NJ943B.jpg †[[Sphecomyrma]] – type locality for genus
 * †Sphecomyrma freyi – type locality for species
 * †Sphecomyrma mesaki – type locality for species
 * †Sphenodiscus
 * †Sphenodiscus lobatus
 * Spondylus
 * Squalicorax
 * †Squalicorax kaupi
 * †Squalicorax pristodontus
 * Squatina
 * †Stegobium
 * †Stegomus
 * †Stephanodus
 * †Steropoides
 * †Symmorphus – tentative report
 * †Tanytrachelos
 * †Tanytrachelos ahynis
 * †Taphrosaurus
 * Tellina
 * †Telmatornis – type locality for genus
 * Tenagodus
 * †Tenea
 * Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus - Maastricht.jpg †[[Thoracosaurus]]
 * †Tomodon – type locality for genus
 * †Tomodon horrificus – type locality for species
 * Trachycardium
 * †Trachycardium eufaulensis
 * †Trigonia
 * Trionyx
 * Turbinella
 * Turbonilla
 * Turritella
 * †Turritella bilira
 * †Turritella trilira
 * †Turritella vertebroides
 * †Volviceramus
 * Vulsella – or unidentified comparable form
 * Xanthosia
 * XiphactinusDB cropped.png †[[Xiphactinus]]
 * †Xiphactinus audax

Selected Cenozoic taxa of New Jersey

 * Acrodus nobilis Exhibit Museum of Natural History cropped.jpg †[[Acrodus]]
 * Acteocina
 * Aetobatus
 * Amyda
 * Anachis
 * Anadara
 * †Anadara ovalis
 * †Anadara transversa
 * Angulus
 * Anomia
 * †Anomia simplex
 * Arca
 * Architectonica
 * Argopecten
 * †Argopecten gibbus
 * Argopecten irradians.jpg †[[Argopecten irradians]]
 * Argyrotheca
 * Astarte
 * †Astarte castanea
 * Astrangia
 * †Astrangia danae
 * Astyris
 * †Astyris lunata
 * Athleta
 * Atrina
 * †Aturia
 * Balanophyllia
 * Balanus
 * Barbatia
 * Barnea
 * Bison
 * †Bonellitia – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Bootherium
 * Harlan's musk ox (cast) - Indiana State Museum - DSC00404.JPG †[[Bootherium bombifrons]]
 * Buccinum
 * †Buccinum undatum
 * Busycon
 * †Busycon carica
 * †Busycon perversum
 * Busycotypus
 * †Busycotypus canaliculatus
 * Cadulus
 * †Calappilia
 * Callianassa – tentative report
 * Calliostoma
 * Calyptraea
 * Carcharias taurus.jpg [[Carcharias]]
 * Carcharodon
 * †Carcharodon hastalis
 * Cardita
 * Carditamera
 * Cardites
 * †Castoroides
 * †Catopygus
 * Cerithiopsis
 * †Cerithiopsis emersonii
 * ROM - Stag-moose.jpg †[[Cervalces]]
 * Chaetopleura
 * †Chaetopleura apiculata
 * Chama
 * †Chama congregata
 * Chelone
 * †Chesapecten
 * Chlamys
 * Cidaris
 * †Cistella
 * Clavilithes
 * Clementia
 * Cliona – tentative report
 * Conus pelagicus Brocchi 1814Pliocene Cyprus.jpg [[Conus]]
 * Corbula
 * †Coscinopleura
 * †Crassinella lunulata
 * Crassostrea
 * †Crassostrea virginica
 * Crenella
 * †Crenella glandula
 * Crepidula
 * †Crepidula convexa
 * †Crepidula fornicata
 * †Crepidula plana
 * †Cretolamna
 * †Cretolamna appendiculata
 * †Crocodilus
 * Persiancrocodile.jpg [[Crocodylus]]
 * Crucibulum
 * †Crucibulum striatum
 * Cucullaea
 * Cumingia
 * Cuspidaria
 * Cyclocardia
 * Cylichna
 * †Cylindracanthus
 * Cythara – tentative report
 * Cytherea
 * Dasyatis
 * Dentalium
 * Diastoma
 * †Diatryma
 * Subhyracodon tridactylus.jpg Diceratherium. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).]] †Diceratherium
 * Diodora
 * †Diplodonta punctata
 * Discinisca
 * †Dolicholatirus
 * Donax
 * †Donax fossor
 * Dosinia
 * Echinarachnius
 * †Echinocorys
 * †Echinopsis
 * †Ecphora
 * Edaphodon
 * †Enchodus
 * Ensis
 * †Ensis directus
 * †Eosphargis
 * Eosuchus cropped.jpg †[[Eosuchus]]
 * Epitonium
 * †Epitonium humphreysii
 * Equus
 * Ervilia
 * Eupleura
 * †Eupleura caudata
 * Euspira
 * †Euspira heros
 * †Euspira triseriata
 * †Eutrephoceras
 * Fasciolaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * Flabellum
 * Fossarus – tentative report
 * Tiger shark.jpg, or tiger shark]] Galeocerdo''
 * †Galeocerdo aduncus
 * Galeodea
 * Gemma
 * †Gemma gemma
 * Geukensia
 * †Geukensia demissa
 * Ginglymostoma
 * Glans
 * †Glomerula
 * Glossus
 * Glycymeris
 * †Glycymeris subaustralis
 * †Gorgonella
 * †Gryphaea
 * †Hamulus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Haustator – or unidentified comparable form
 * Hemipristis
 * Hemipristis serra snaggettoth shark teeth 007.jpg †[[Hemipristis serra]]
 * Heptranchias
 * †Heptranchias howelli – type locality for species
 * Hespererato
 * Hexanchus
 * Hiatella
 * †Hiatella arctica
 * Hydroides
 * †Hyposaurus – type locality for genus
 * †Hyposaurus rogersii – type locality for species
 * Ilyanassa
 * †Ilyanassa obsoleta
 * †Ilyanassa trivittata
 * Ischadium
 * †Ischadium recurvum
 * Ischyodus avitus .jpg †[[Ischyodus]]
 * †Ischyrhiza
 * †Ischyrhiza mira
 * Isognomon
 * Isurus
 * Kurtziella
 * †Kurtziella cerina
 * Laevicardium
 * †Laevicardium mortoni
 * Lamna
 * Latirus
 * Libinia
 * Libinia emarginata.png †[[Libinia emarginata]]
 * †Linthia
 * Lithophaga
 * Littoraria
 * †Littoraria irrorata
 * Lunatia
 * Lunularia
 * Macoma
 * †Macoma balthica
 * Macrocallista
 * Mactra
 * †Mammut
 * †Mammut americanum
 * †Mammuthus
 * Megalonyx wheatleyi - AMNH - DSC06327.JPG †[[Megalonyx]]
 * Melampus
 * †Melampus bidentatus
 * Melanella
 * †Menoceras
 * Mercenaria
 * †Mercenaria mercenaria
 * Mesodesma
 * Mitrella
 * Modiolus
 * †Modiolus modiolus
 * Morus
 * Mulinia
 * †Mulinia lateralis
 * Murex
 * Murexiella
 * †Mya
 * †Mya arenaria
 * Myliobatis californica monterey bay aquarium.jpg [[Myliobatis]]
 * Mytilus
 * †Mytilus edulis
 * Nassarius
 * †Nassarius acutus
 * †Nassarius vibex
 * Natica – or unidentified comparable form
 * Neptunea
 * †Neptunea lyrata
 * Neverita
 * Nucula nucleus 001 cropped.jpg [[Nucula]]
 * †Nucula proxima
 * Odobenus
 * †Odobenus rosmarus
 * Odontaspis
 * Olivella
 * †Olivella mutica
 * †Ophiocoma – tentative report
 * Ophiomusium
 * Ostrea
 * †Ostrea compressirostra
 * †Otodus
 * Megalodon scale.svg (sometimes Carcharodon or Otodus megalodon) with a whale shark (violet), great white shark (green), and anachronistic human (black) to scale]] †Otodus megalodon''
 * Ovibos
 * †Ovibos moschatus
 * †Oxyrhina
 * †Oxyrhina desorii
 * †Palaeocarcharodon
 * †Palaeophis
 * Paliurus
 * Pandora
 * Panopea
 * Panopeus
 * Pecten
 * Penion – or unidentified comparable form
 * Pentacrinites NT.jpg †[[Pentacrinites]]
 * †Peritresius
 * †Peronidella
 * Petricola
 * †Petricola pholadiformis
 * Phoca
 * Phyllodus
 * Phyllonotus
 * Physeter
 * Pinna
 * Pitar
 * †Pitar morrhuanus
 * †Plagiochasma
 * Pleuromeris
 * †Pleuromeris tridentata
 * Pleurotomaria.jpg [[Pleurotomaria]]
 * Plicatula
 * †Plicatula gibbosa
 * Polinices
 * Pristis
 * †Prosynthetoceras
 * Protula
 * Psammechinus
 * Pseudoliva
 * Pteria – tentative report
 * Sheppey turtles.jpg †[[Puppigerus]]
 * Pycnodonte
 * Pyrgocythara
 * †Pyrgocythara plicosa
 * Rangia
 * Rangifer
 * Rhinoptera
 * †Rhizocrinus
 * †Rhombodus
 * †Rotularia
 * Scaphella
 * Acuario Sevilla crias alitan.JPG [[Scyliorhinus]]
 * Seila
 * †Seila adamsii
 * Semele
 * Serpula
 * Serpulorbis
 * Sinum
 * †Sinum perspectivum
 * Siphonalia
 * †Solarium
 * Solenosteira
 * †Solenosteira cancellaria
 * †Sphyraenodus
 * Squalodon BW.jpg †[[Squalodon]] – type locality for genus
 * Squalus
 * Squatina
 * Stellatoma
 * †Stellatoma stellata
 * Stewartia
 * Stramonita
 * †Striatolamia
 * Strioterebrum
 * Tagelus
 * †Tapiravus
 * Tapirus
 * Tectonatica
 * †Tectonatica pusilla
 * Tellina
 * Tenagodus – tentative report
 * †Tenea
 * Teredo
 * Thecachampsa carolinensis cropped.jpg †[[Thecachampsa]]
 * †Thecachampsa antiqua
 * †Thoracosaurus
 * Tibia
 * Trichechus
 * Triphora
 * Trochita
 * Turbonilla
 * †Turbonilla interrupta
 * Turris – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * Turritella
 * †Turritella vertebroides
 * Tylocidaris
 * Tympanuchus
 * Urosalpinx
 * †Urosalpinx cinerea
 * †Veleda
 * Venericardia
 * Venus
 * Xenophora
 * Xiphias gladius2.jpg [[Xiphias]]
 * Yoldia
 * †Zygaena