List of the prehistoric life of Rhode Island
This list of the prehistoric life of Rhode Island contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Rhode Island.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Rhode Island.
Paleozoic
- † Adeloblatta
- † Adeloblatta gorhami – type locality for species
- † Anthracomartus
- † Anthracomartus woodruffi – type locality for species
- † Aphelomylacris – tentative report
- † Aphelomylacris modesta – type locality for species
- † Discoblatta
- † Discoblatta scholfieldi – type locality for species
- † Dysmenes
- † Dysmenes illustris – type locality for species
- † Etoblattina
- † Etoblattina exilis – type locality for species
- † Gyroblatta
- † Gyroblatta clarki – type locality for species
- † Gyroblatta scapularis – type locality for species
- † Heolus – type locality for genus
- † Heolus providentiae – type locality for species
- † Microblattina – type locality for genus
- † Microblattina perdita – type locality for species
- † Mylacris
- † Mylacris packardii – type locality for species
- † Paralogus – type locality for genus
- † Paralogus aeschnoides – type locality for species
- † Phyloblatta
- † Phyloblatta latebricola – type locality for species
- † Polycreagra – type locality for genus
- † Polycreagra elegans – type locality for species
- † Pseudetoblattina
- † Pseudetoblattina reliqua – type locality for species
- † Rhaphidiopsis – type locality for genus
- † Rhaphidiopsis diversipenna – type locality for species
- † Xenoblatta
- † Xenoblatta fraterna – type locality for species
Mesozoic
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Rhode Island.
Cenozoic
- †Anguinella
- †Anguinella virginica
- Barbatia
Shell of a Barbatia, or bearded ark clam- †Barbatia marylandica – or unidentified comparable form
- Caryocorbula
- †Caryocorbula cuneata
- Cerithiopsis
- †Cerithiopsis calvertensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Cerithium
- †Chesapecten
- †Chesapecten jeffersonius – or unidentified comparable form
- Cliona
- Glossus
- †Glossus mazlea – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mariacolpus
- †Mariacolpus plebeia
- Nuculana
- †Nuculana liciata
- Stewartia
- †Stewartia anodonta – or unidentified comparable form
- Tellina
Shell of a Tellina, or tellin
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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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