List of the prehistoric life of New York

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

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

Selected Paleozoic taxa of New York

 * †Acanthoclymenia
 * †Acanthodus
 * †Achatella
 * Acidiscus linedrawing.jpg †[[Acidiscus]]
 * †Acimetopus
 * †Acodus
 * †Actinoceras
 * †Actinophyllum
 * †Acutiramus
 * †Agoniatites
 * †Agraulos
 * †Allotrioceras
 * †Amorphognathus
 * †Amplexopora
 * †Amplexus
 * †Analox
 * †Anchiopsis
 * †Aneurophyton
 * †Aphetoceras
 * †Aphyllopteris
 * Archaeopteris reconstruction.jpg †[[Archaeopteris]]
 * †Archaeopteris halliana
 * †Archaeopteris hibernica
 * †Archaeopteris macilenta
 * †Archaeopteris obtusa
 * †Archaeopteris sphenophyllifolia
 * †Arctinurus
 * Argyrotheca
 * †Asaphus
 * †Athyris
 * †Athyris spiriferoides
 * †Atops
 * †Atrypa
 * †Atrypa reticularis
 * †Attercopus
 * †Attercopus fimbriunguis
 * †Attercopus fimbriungus
 * †Aulatornoceras
 * †Aulopora
 * †Aulopora microbuccinata
 * †Aviculopecten
 * †Bactrotheca – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Baltoceras
 * †Barinophyton
 * †Barrandeoceras
 * †Bassleroceras
 * †Bathydiscus
 * †Bathyuriscus
 * Bellacartwrigtia calliteles dorsal CRF.jpg †[[Bellacartwrightia]]
 * †Bellerophon
 * †Bembexia
 * †Benthamaspis
 * † Bertiella
 * †Bolbocephalus
 * †Bolboparia
 * †Bolboporites
 * †Botsfordia
 * †Bowmania
 * †Brachyopterus
 * †Buffalopterus
 * †Bumastus
 * †Bumastus ioxus
 * †Bunaia
 * †Callixylon
 * †Callixylon erianum
 * †Calymene
 * †Calymene niagarensis
 * †Calymenella
 * †Calyptaulax
 * †Camarotoechia
 * †Camarotoechia billingsi
 * †Camarotoechia litchfieldensis
 * †Camarotoechia neglecta
 * †Camarotoechia tethys
 * †Cameroceras
 * †Campbelloceras
 * †Caninia
 * The Eurypterida of New York plate 37.jpg †[[Carcinosoma]]
 * †Cardiograptus
 * †Carniodus
 * †Carolinites
 * †Cartersoceras
 * †Cassinoceras
 * †Centroceras
 * †Ceramopora
 * †Ceramopora imbricata
 * †Ceratiocaris
 * †Ceratocephala
 * †Ceraurinella
 * †Ceraurus
 * †Chancelloria
 * †Chasmatopora
 * †Chazyoceras
 * †Cheiloceras
 * †Cheirurus
 * †Chondrites
 * †Chonetes
 * †Chonetes ensicosta
 * †Christiania
 * Cincinnetina meeki (Miller, 1875) slab 3.jpg †[[Cincinnetina]]
 * †Cincinnetina multisecta
 * †Cladochonus
 * †Clarkeipterus
 * †Clarkoceras
 * †Climacograptus
 * †Clitendoceras
 * †Clorinda
 * †Coenites
 * †Columnaria
 * †Conocardium
 * †Conotheca
 * Cooksonia pertoni.png †[[Cooksonia]]
 * †Coolinia
 * †Cordylodus
 * †Cornulites
 * †Cornulites flexuosus
 * †Cornuproetus
 * †Cotteroceras
 * Crania
 * Craniella
 * †Craniops
 * †Crassotornoceras
 * †Crinoid
 * †Ctenopterus
 * †Curtoceras
 * †Cybele
 * †Cyclonema
 * †Cyphaspis
 * †Cypricardinia
 * †Cypricardinia indenta
 * †Cyrtobaltoceras
 * Cyrtoceras NT small.jpg †[[Cyrtoceras]]
 * †Cyrtolites
 * †Cyrtospirifer
 * †Cyrtospirifer hornellensis
 * †Cyrtospirifer whitneyi
 * †Dadoxylon
 * †Dakeoceras
 * †Dalmanites
 * †Dalmanites limulurus
 * †Dalmanitina
 * †Daonella
 * †Decadocrinus
 * †Deiphon
 * †Dicoelosia
 * †Dictyonema
 * Didymograptus murchisoni small.jpg †[[Didymograptus]]
 * †Dikelocephalus
 * †Dimerocrinites
 * †Dipleura
 * †Diplograptus
 * Discina
 * †Discinella
 * †Discosorus
 * †Distomodus
 * †Distomodus staurognathoides
 * The Eurypterida of New York plate 40.jpg †[[Dolichopterus]]
 * †Dracochela – type locality for genus
 * †Dracochela deprehendor – type locality for species
 * †Drepanophycus
 * †Drepanophycus spinaeformis
 * †Eatonia
 * †Ecdyceras
 * †Ectenolites
 * †Edmondia – tentative report
 * †Eldredgeops
 * †Eldredgeops rana
 * †Ellesmeroceras
 * †Elliptocephala
 * †Emmonsia
 * †Encrinurus
 * Endoceras.JPG †[[Endoceras]]
 * †Eoagnostus
 * †Eoarthropleura – type locality for genus
 * †Eodictyonella
 * †Eospermatopteris
 * †Eospirifer
 * †Eospirifer radiatus
 * †Eotripteroceras
 * †Eremoceras
 * †Erettopterus
 * †Erieopterus
 * †Erratencrinurus
 * †Eucalyptocrinites
 * †Eucalyptocrinites caelatus
 * †Euomphalus
 * Eurypterus Paleoart.jpg †[[Eurypterus]]
 * †Eurypterus dekayi
 * †Eurypterus pittsfordensis
 * †Eurypterus remipes
 * †Favosites
 * †Favosites biloculi
 * †Favosites emmonsi
 * †Favosites hisingeri
 * †Favosites limitaris
 * †Favosites niagarensis
 * †Favosites turbinatus
 * †Fenestella
 * †Fletcheria
 * †Flexicalymene
 * †Flexicalymene senaria
 * †Fordilla
 * †Geisonoceras
 * †Gilbertsocrinus
 * †Glenisteroceras
 * †Glyptocrinus
 * †Goldringia
 * †Gomphoceras
 * Goniatitidae - Goniatites species.JPG †[[Goniatites]]
 * †Gonioceras
 * †Goniograptus
 * †Greenops
 * †Grinnellaspis
 * †Gyroceras
 * †Halkieria
 * †Hallipterus
 * †Halloceras
 * †Hallopora
 * †Hallopora elegantula
 * †Halysites
 * †Halysites catenularia
 * †Hardieopterus
 * †Helcionella
 * †Heliomeroides
 * Heliophyllum halli Bethany Center Centerfield 2.jpg †[[Heliophyllum]]
 * †Heliophyllum halli
 * †Hemiaspis
 * †Hemirhodon
 * †Hepaticites
 * †Hercynella
 * †Hertzina
 * †Hexameroceras
 * †Hibbertia
 * †Hindia
 * †Holopea
 * Homalonotus.jpg †[[Homalonotus]]
 * †Hostinella
 * †Hughmilleria
 * †Hungerfordia
 * †Hyolithellus
 * †Hyolithes
 * †Hypodicranotus
 * †Ibyka
 * †Icriodus
 * Illaenidae - Illaenus tauricornis.JPG †[[Illaenus]]
 * †Iocrinus
 * †Isograptus
 * †Isotelus
 * †Isotelus gigas
 * †Kawina
 * †Kiaeropterus
 * †Kionoceras
 * †Kockelella
 * †Lapworthella
 * †Lawrenceoceras
 * †Leclercqia
 * Stigmaria Heimans.jpg †[[Lepidodendron]]
 * †Leptochilodiscus
 * †Leptospira
 * †Levisoceras
 * †Limuloides – tentative report
 * †Linguatornoceras
 * †Linguella
 * †Lingula
 * †Lingulella
 * †Lonchocephalus
 * †Lonchodomas
 * †Luprisca incuba – type locality for species
 * †Mackinnonia
 * †Manticoceras
 * †Marsupiocrinus
 * †Matthevia
 * †Mcqueenoceras
 * †Meadowtownella
 * †Medusagraptus
 * †Meniscoceras
 * †Meristella
 * †Meristella barrisi
 * †Meristina
 * †Metabaltoceras – type locality for genus
 * †Metaplasia
 * †Michelia
 * †Michelinoceras
 * †Microcyclus
 * †Micromitra
 * Mixopterus cropped.jpg †[[Mixopterus]]
 * †Mixopterus multispinosus
 * †Monograptus
 * †Moorea
 * †Morania
 * †Mucrospirifer
 * †Mucrospirifer mucronatus
 * †Murchisonia
 * †Nanahughmilleria
 * †Nanno
 * †Naticopsis
 * †Niobe
 * †Noeggerathia
 * †Nowakia
 * Nucula
 * †Nuculoidea
 * † Nyassa
 * †Nybyoceras
 * †Obolella
 * †Obolus
 * †Odontochile
 * Odontopleura ovata reconstruction.jpg †[[Odontopleura]]
 * †Olenellus
 * †Olenoides
 * †Oncoceras
 * †Oonoceras
 * †Ormoceras
 * †Orthoceras
 * †Oulodus
 * †Ozarkodina
 * †Ozarkodina confluens
 * †Pachyphyllum
 * †Paciphacops
 * †Paedeumias
 * Scorpiones - Palaeophonus nuncius.JPG †[[Palaeophonus]]
 * †Palmatolepis
 * †Palmatolepis triangularis
 * †Panenka
 * †Paracarcinosoma
 * †Paraceraurus
 * †Paradakeoceras
 * †Parahughmilleria
 * †Paraspirifer
 * †Pelagiella
 * †Pentagonia
 * †Pentamerus
 * †Periechocrinus
 * †Periodon
 * †Peronopsis
 * †Phacops
 * †Phacops cristata
 * †Phoenixites
 * †Phragmolites
 * Phyllograptidae - Phyllograptus species cropped.jpg †[[Phyllograptus]]
 * †Phylloporina
 * †Pittsfordipterus
 * †Plaesiomys
 * †Platyceras
 * †Platyceras carinatum
 * †Platyceras rarispinum
 * †Platystrophia
 * †Plectoceras
 * †Plectodonta
 * †Pleurodictyum
 * Pleurotomaria
 * †Pojetaia
 * †Pojetaia runnegari
 * †Poleumita
 * †Polygnathus
 * †Proetus
 * †Proscorpius – type locality for genus
 * †Proterocameroceras
 * †Pseudoniscus
 * †Psilophyton
 * †Pterospathodus
 * †Pterospathodus amorphognathoides
 * †Pterotheca
 * Pterygotus anglicus reconstruction.jpg †[[Pterygotus]]
 * †Ptychagnostus
 * †Ptychoparia
 * †Pyronema
 * †Quasillites
 * †Receptaculites
 * †Remopleurides
 * †Rensselaeria
 * †Reteocrinus
 * †Rhinocarcinosoma
 * †Rhynchonella
 * †Ribeiria
 * †Rimouskia
 * †Rossodus
 * †Ruedemannipterus
 * RusophycusOrdovician.jpg †[[Rusophycus]]
 * †Sawdonia
 * †Scenella
 * †Scenella montrealensis
 * †Scenella pretensa
 * †Schizo (genus)
 * †Scutellum
 * Serpula
 * †Serrodiscus
 * †Serrulacaulis
 * †Sigillaria
 * †Skenidioides
 * Slimonia NT small.jpg †[[Slimonia]]
 * †Solenopora
 * †Solenopora compacta
 * †Sowerbyella
 * †Sphaerexochus
 * †Sphaerocoryphe
 * †Spirifer
 * †Spirophyton
 * †Spiroraphe
 * Spirorbis
 * †Spyroceras
 * †Stigmatella
 * †Strepsodiscus
 * Strophomena costellata brachial.jpg †[[Strophomena]]
 * †Strophomena crassa
 * †Strophomena incurvata
 * †Strophomena pentagonia
 * Stylaraea
 * †Stylonema
 * †Stylonurus
 * †Subligaculum
 * †Subulites
 * †Suecoceras
 * †Syringopora
 * †Taeniocrada
 * †Tarphyceras
 * †Tentaculites
 * †Tetradium
 * †Tetraxylopteris
 * †Tornoceras
 * Triarthrus eatoni ventral cropped.jpg †[[Triarthrus]]
 * †Triarthrus eatoni
 * †Triendoceras
 * †Trimerus
 * †Trochoceras
 * †Trocholites
 * †Truyolsoceras
 * †Tryblidium
 * †Valcouroceras
 * †Variabiloconus
 * †Variabiloconus bassleri
 * †Waeringopterus
 * †Walcottoceras
 * †Whitfieldia – tentative report
 * †Wurmiella
 * †Wurmiella excavata
 * Yochelcionella cyrano.JPG †[[Yochelcionella]]
 * † Yorba
 * †Zittelloceras
 * †Zoophycos

Mesozoic

 * †Apatopus
 * †Apatopus lineatus
 * †Atreipus – tentative report
 * †Brachychirotherium – tentative report
 * †Chirotherium
 * †Chirotherium lulli
 * †Chirotherium parvum
 * Grallator.jpg †[[Grallator]]
 * †Rhynchosauroides
 * †Rhynchosauroides hyperbates – or unidentified comparable form

Cenozoic

 * Acteocina cropped.png [[Acteocina]]
 * †Acteocina canaliculata
 * †Adeorbis
 * †Adeorbis supranitidis
 * Ammonia
 * †Ammonia beccarii
 * Anadara
 * †Anadara ovalis
 * †Anadara transversa
 * Anomia
 * †Anomia simplex
 * Arctica
 * †Arctica islandica
 * Argopecten
 * Argopecten irradians.jpg †[[Argopecten irradians]]
 * Astarte
 * †Astarte castanea
 * †Astarte elliptica
 * Astrangia
 * †Astrangia danae
 * Astyris
 * †Astyris lunata
 * Boonea
 * †Boonea seminuda
 * Large eastern conch.jpg [[Busycotypus]]
 * †Busycotypus canaliculatus
 * Caecum
 * †Caecum pulchellum
 * †Canodona
 * Caryocorbula
 * †Caryocorbula caribaea
 * Cerithiopsis
 * †Cerithiopsis emersonii
 * Chlamys
 * †Chlamys islandica
 * Crassostrea gigantissima (Finch, 1824).JPG [[Crassostrea]]
 * †Crassostrea virginica
 * Crepidula
 * †Crepidula convexa
 * †Crepidula fornicata
 * †Crepidula plana
 * Cyclocardia
 * †Cyclocardia borealis
 * Cytheromorpha
 * †Cytheromorpha macchesneyi
 * Delphinapterus
 * Beluga03.jpg †[[Delphinapterus leucas]]
 * Electra
 * †Electra crustulenta
 * Elphidium
 * Ensis
 * †Ensis directus
 * Eontia
 * †Eontia palmeri
 * Epitonium
 * †Epitonium rupicola
 * Eupleura
 * †Eupleura caudata
 * Euspira catena.jpg [[Euspira]]
 * †Euspira heros
 * Gemma
 * †Gemma gemma
 * Hemimactra
 * †Hemimactra solidissima
 * Heterocyprideis
 * †Heterocyprideis sorbyana
 * Hiatella
 * Hiatella arctica2.jpg †[[Hiatella arctica]]
 * Ilyanassa
 * †Ilyanassa obsoleta
 * †Ilyanassa trivittata
 * Macoma
 * †Macoma balthica
 * †Macoma petalum
 * Marshallora
 * †Marshallora nigrocincta
 * Melanella
 * †Melanella jamaicensis
 * Mercenaria
 * †Mercenaria campechiensis
 * LittleNeck clams USDA96c1862.jpg †[[Mercenaria mercenaria]]
 * Mesodesma
 * †Mesodesma arctatum
 * Mulinia
 * †Mulinia lateralis
 * †Mya
 * †Mya arenaria
 * Mytilus
 * †Mytilus edulis
 * Nassarius tiarula.jpg [[Nassarius]]
 * †Nassarius vibex
 * Natica
 * †Natica pusila
 * Neptunea
 * †Neptunea lyrata
 * †Neptunea stonei
 * Neverita
 * †Neverita duplicatus
 * Nucella
 * †Nucella lapillus
 * Nucula
 * †Nucula proxima
 * Odostomia
 * †Odostomia bisuturalis
 * Parasmittina
 * †Parasmittina trispinosa
 * Phoca
 * Common Seal Phoca vitulina cropped.jpg †[[Phoca vitulina]]
 * Pitar
 * †Pitar morrhuanus
 * Placopecten
 * †Placopecten magellanicus
 * Pusa
 * †Pusa hispida
 * Schizoporella
 * †Schizoporella unicornis
 * Seila
 * †Seila adamsii
 * Skenea
 * †Skenea planorbis
 * Solecurtidae - Tagelus californianus cropped.jpg [[Tagelus]]
 * †Tagelus plebeius
 * Thracia
 * †Thracia conradi
 * Turbonilla
 * †Turbonilla interrupta
 * Urosalpinx
 * †Urosalpinx cinerea
 * Yoldia
 * †Yoldia limatula