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
- †AmpyxFossils of the Ordovician-Silurian trilobite Ampyx.
- †Annamitella – tentative report
- †Annamitella borealis
- †Apiculiretusispora
- †Atrypa
- †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
- †DrepanophycusFossilized foliage from the Early-Late Devonian club moss relative 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
- †IllaenusFossil of the Middle Ordovician trilobite 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
- †MonograptusFossils of the Early Devonian graptolite 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 – type locality for genusLife restoration of Pertica.
- †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
- †PrototaxitesLife restoration with a conifer-like body plan of the Silurian-Late Devonian tree-like probable fungus Prototaxites. John William Dawson (1888).
- †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
- BisonA living Bison
- Buccinum
- Chlamys
- Ciliatocardium
- †Ciliatocardium ciliatum
- Colus
- Cryptonatica
- Ennucula
- †Ennucula tenuis
- Ensis
- †Ensis directus
- Erignathus
- †Erignathus barbatusA living Erignathus barbatus, or bearded seal
- Euspira
- 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
- †MammuthusFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Mammuthus, or mammoth
- Margarites
- Mesodesma
- †Mesodesma arctatum
- Musculus
- †Musculus discors
- †Musculus glacialis
- †Musculus niger
- †Mya
- †Mya arenaria
- †Mya truncata
- MytilusShells washed ashore of Mytilus mussels
- †Mytilus edulis
- Neptunea
- Nucella
- †Nucella lapillus
- Nucula
- †Nucula antiqua
- †Nucula proxima
- Nuculana
- Odobenus
- †Odobenus rosmarusA living Odobenus rosmarus, or walrus
- Pagophilus
- †Pagophilus groenlandica
- Pandora
- †Pandora arctica
- †Pandora glacialis
- †Pandora trilineata
- Placopecten
- Portlandia
- †Portlandia arctica
- †Portlandia glacialis
- Puncturella
- Saccella
- †Saccella pernula
- Serripes
- Similipecten
- †Similipecten greenlandicus
- Tectonatica
- Thracia
- †Thracia conradi
- †Thracia septentrionalis
- Thyasira
- †Thyasira gouldii
- UriaLiving Uria, also known as murres of guillemots
- †Uria affinis – type locality for species
- Yoldia
- Yoldiella
- †Yoldiella lenticula
- Zirfaea
- †Zirfaea crispata
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References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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