List of the prehistoric life of Vermont

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

Precambrian

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

Paleozoic

  • †Acheilops
  • †Acidiphorus
    • †Acidiphorus whittingtoni
  • †Albiconus
    • †Albiconus antiquus
  • †Alokistocarella
  • †Ambonychiopsis
    • †Ambonychiopsis curvata
  • †Amphilichas
    • †Amphilichas minganensis
  • Restorative model of the Cambrian arthropod Anomalocaris
    †Anomalocaris – tentative report
    • †Anomalocaris emmonsi
  • †Antagmus
    • †Antagmus typicalis
  • †Anthaspidella
  • †Apheoorthis
  • †Apianurus
    • †Apianurus narrawayi
  • †Archaeorthis
  • †Archinacella
    • †Archinacella pileolum – type locality for species
  • †Baltoceras
    • †Baltoceras minor
  • †Basilicus
    • †Basilicus whittingtoni
  • †Bassleroceras
    • †Bassleroceras acinacellum
    • †Bassleroceras kirbyi – type locality for species
  • Illustration of a fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Bathynotus
    †Bathynotus
    • †Bathynotus holopygus
  • †Batostoma
    • †Batostoma campensis
    • †Batostoma chaziensis
    • †Batostoma chazyensis
    • †Batostoma lanensis
  • †Bellaspis
    • †Bellaspis longifrons – type locality for species
  • †Bigranulella
    • †Bigranulella latigenae – type locality for species
  • †Billingaspis
  • †Billingsaria
    • †Billingsaria parva
  • †Billingsaspis
    • †Billingsaspis adamsii
  • †Bolaspidella
    • †Bolaspidella convexa
  • †Bonnia
    • †Bonnia bubaris
    • †Bonnia capito
  • †Bovicornellum
    • †Bovicornellum vermontense
  • †Bowmania
    • †Bowmania americana
  • †Bridgeites
    • †Bridgeites volutatus – type locality for species
  • †Brunswickia
    • †Brunswickia quadrata
  • †Bucanella
    • †Bucanella tripla – type locality for species
  • †Bucania
    • †Bucania sulcatina
  • †Bumastoides
    • †Bumastoides aplatus
    • †Bumastoides gardenensis
  • †Bynumia
  • †Calaurops – type locality for genus
    • †Calaurops lituiformis – type locality for species
  • †Calyptaulax
    • †Calyptaulax annulata
  • †Cambrooistodus
    • †Cambrooistodus cambricus
    • †Cambrooistodus minutus
  • Restoration of the Middle Ordovician-Silurian nautiloid cephalopod Cameroceras feeding on an Aphetoceras, while a quartet of Cyclostomiceras swim by
    †Cameroceras
    • †Cameroceras curvatum
  • †Campbelloceras
    • †Campbelloceras hyatti
    • †Campbelloceras virginianus
  • †Cassinoceras
    • †Cassinoceras explanator
    • †Cassinoceras grande
  • †Catillicephala
    • †Catillicephala lata
    • †Catillicephala ovoides
    • †Catillicephala rotunda
  • †Centropleura
  • †Centrotarphyceras
    • †Centrotarphyceras seelyi
    • †Centrotarphyceras subundosum
  • †Ceramoporella
  • †Ceratopea
    • †Ceratopea canadensis – type locality for species
    • †Ceratopea compressum – type locality for species
  • †Ceraurinella
    • †Ceraurinella latipyga
  • Fossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician trilobite Ceraurus
    †Ceraurus
  • †Champlainopora
    • †Champlainopora chazyensis
  • †Chancia
  • †Chazydictya
    • †Chazydictya chazyensis
  • †Clisospira
    • †Clisospira bassleri – type locality for species
  • †Coelocerodontus
    • †Coelocerodontus cambricus
    • †Coelocerodontus latus
    • †Coelocerodontus variabilis
  • Fossil of the Ordovician bryozoan Constellaria
    †Constellaria
    • †Constellaria islensis
  • †Cordylodus
    • †Cordylodus proavus
  • †Coreospira – tentative report
    • †Coreospira raymondi – type locality for species
  • †Curtoceras
    • †Curtoceras eatoni
  • †Cyclostomiceras
    • †Cyclostomiceras cassinense
    • †Cyclostomiceras minimum
  • †Cyptendoceras
    • †Cyptendoceras ruedemanni
  • †Cyrtactinoceras
    • †Cyrtactinoceras boycii
  • †Cyrtobaltoceras
    • †Cyrtobaltoceras gracile
  • †Dactylagonia
    • †Dactylagonia incrasata
  • †Dactylogonia
    • †Dactylogonia incrassata
  • †Dictyonema
  • †Dimeropyge
    • †Dimeropyge clintonensis
  • †Diraphora – tentative report
  • †Dunderbergia
    • †Dunderbergia directifrons – type locality for species
  • †Ecculiomphalus
    • †Ecculiomphalus calciferus – type locality for species
    • †Ecculiomphalus priscus – type locality for species
  • †Elrathia
  • †Emmonsaspis
    • †Emmonsaspis cambriensis
  • †Endoceras
    • †Endoceras primigenium
  • †Eobronteus
  • †Eoconodontus
  • Life restoration of the Cambrian echinoderm relative Eocystites
    †Eocystites
  • †Eopachydictya
    • †Eopachydictya gregaria
  • †Eopteria
    • †Eopteria ventricosa – type locality for species
  • †Eridotrypa
    • †Eridotrypa exigua
  • †Eroicaspira – tentative report
    • †Eroicaspira obelisca – type locality for species
  • †Esmeraldina
    • †Esmeraldina hermani
  • †Euconia
    • †Euconia etna – type locality for species
  • †Eurekia
  • †Eurystomites
    • †Eurystomites kelloggi
  • †Exigua
    • †Exigua quadrata
  • †Failleana
    • †Failleana limbata
  • †Finkelnburgia
    • †Finkelnburgia macleodi – type locality for species
  • †Foerstephyllum
    • †Foerstephyllum wissleri
  • †Furnishina
    • †Furnishina furnishi
    • †Furnishina primitiva
  • †Fusispira
    • †Fusispira obesus – type locality for species
  • Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Genevievella
    †Genevievella
  • †Geragnostus
  • †Glaphurina
    • †Glaphurina lamottensis
  • †Glaphurus
    • †Glaphurus pustulatus
  • †Glyptometopsis
    • †Glyptometopsis tumida
  • †Glyptotrophia
  • †Gonioceras
    • †Gonioceras chaziense
  • †Grandagnostus
  • †Grinnellaspis
    • †Grinnellaspis marginiata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Hardyoides
  • †Hastagnostus
  • †Helcionella
    • †Helcionella A – informal
  • †Heliomeroides
    • †Heliomeroides teres
  • †Helopora
  • Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Hemirhodon
    †Hemirhodon
    • †Hemirhodon schucherti
  • †Heterocaryon
    • †Heterocaryon platystigma
  • †Heteronema
  • †Hibbertia
    • †Hibbertia valcourensis
  • †Highgatella
  • †Hirsutodontus
    • †Hirsutodontus hirsutus
    • †Hirsutodontus rarus
  • †Homagnostus
  • †Hormotoma
    • †Hormotoma confusa – type locality for species
    • †Hormotoma gracilens – type locality for species
    • †Hormotoma prava – type locality for species
  • †Huenella
    • †Huenella billingsi
  • †Hyboaspis
    • †Hyboaspis depressa
Fossilized shells of the Cambrian-Permian brachiopod relative Hyolitha

†Hyolithes

    • †Hyolithes americanus
  • †Hypagnostus
  • †Hypseloconus
    • †Hypseloconus A – informal
  • †Hysteropleura
    • †Hysteropleura macgerriglei
    • †Hysteropleura schucherti
  • †Hystricurus
    • †Hystricurus conicus
  • †Idiomesus
    • †Idiomesus tantillus
  • †Insolitotheca
    • †Insolitotheca communis
  • †Isoteloides
    • †Isoteloides canalis
    • †Isoteloides peri
  • Fossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician giant trilobite Isotelus.
    †Isotelus
    • †Isotelus harrisi
  • †Jordanopora
    • †Jordanopora heroensis
  • †Kawina – tentative report
    • †Kawina chazyensis
  • †Keithia
    • †Keithia schucherti
  • †Keithiella – tentative report
    • †Keithiella raymondi
  • †Kirengella
    • †Kirengella alta – type locality for species
  • Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Kootenia
    †Kootenia
    • †Kootenia boucheri – type locality for species
    • †Kootenia marcoui
  • †Kutorgina
    • †Kutorgina cingulata
  • †Labechia
    • †Labechia eatoni
    • †Labechia prima
    • †Labechia pustulosa – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Labechia valcourensis
  • †Laiwugnathus
    • †Laiwugnathus laiwuensis
  • †Lambeophyllum
    • †Lambeophyllum profundum
  • †Lamottia
    • †Lamottia heroensis
  • †Lamottoceras
    • †Lamottoceras nodosum
    • †Lamottoceras ruedemanni
  • †Lamottopora
    • †Lamottopora duncanae
  • †Lawrenceoceras
    • †Lawrenceoceras breve
    • †Lawrenceoceras confertissimum
  • †Lecanospira
    • †Lecanospira compacta
  • †Leiocoryphe
    • †Leiocoryphe brevis
  • †Leptomitus
    • †Leptomitus zitteli
  • †Lichenaria
    • †Lichenaria heroensis
  • Illustration of a fossilized shell of the Cambrian-Late Ordovician brachiopod Lingulella
    †Lingulella
    • †Lingulella brainerdi
    • †Lingulella columba
    • †Lingulella franklinensis
    • †Lingulella quadrilateralis
    • †Lingulella stonei
  • †Lingulepis
    • †Lingulepis vermontensis
  • †Linnarssonia
  • †Litagnostus
  • †Lonchodomas
    • †Lonchodomas halli
  • †Lophonema
    • †Lophonema circumlirata – type locality for species
  • †Lophospira
    • †Lophospira calcifera – type locality for species
    • †Lophospira milleri – type locality for species
    • †Lophospira rectistriata
  • †Lotagnostus
    • †Lotagnostus hedini
    • †Lotagnostus heidini
  • †Maclurites
    • †Maclurites magnus
  • †Macrocoelia
    • †Macrocoelia champlainensis
  • †Malayaspira
    • †Malayaspira perkinsi – type locality for species
  • †Matherella
    • †Matherella lirata – type locality for species
  • †Meneviella
  • †Mesnaquaceras
    • †Mesnaquaceras curviseptatum
  • Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Mesonacis
    †Mesonacis
  • †Mexicella
    • †Mexicella stator
  • †Missisquoia
  • †Modocia
    • †Modocia vermontensis
  • †Murrayoceras
    • †Murrayoceras primum
  • †Nanno
  • †Nicholsonella
  • †Nileoides
    • †Nileoides perkinsi
  • †Nisusia
    • †Nisusia cloudi – type locality for species
    • †Nisusia festinata
    • †Nisusia howelli – type locality for species
    • †Nisusia transversa
  • †Nybyoceras
    • †Nybyoceras cryptum
  • †Nyctopora
    • †Nyctopora vantuyli
  • †Olenaspella
    • †Olenaspella angularis
  • Restoration of the Cambrian trilobite Olenellus
    †Olenellus
    • †Olenellus brachycephalus
    • †Olenellus thompsoni
  • †Oligometopus
    • †Oligometopus vermontensis – type locality for species
  • †Onchonotopsis
  • †Oneotodus
    • †Oneotodus erectus
  • †Oonoceras
    • †Oonoceras lativentrum
    • †Oonoceras perkinsi
  • †Orthambonites
    • †Orthambonites exfoliata
    • †Orthambonites exfoliatus
  • †Orthidium
    • †Orthidium lamellosum
  • †Orthis
  • †Orthoceras
    • †Orthoceras modestum
    • †Orthoceras vagum
  • †Orthotheca
    • †Orthotheca acicula
  • †Pachydictya
    • †Pachydictya sheldonensis
  • †Pachystylostroma
    • †Pachystylostroma champlainense
    • †Pachystylostroma goodsellense – type locality for species
    • †Pachystylostroma pollicellum – type locality for species
    • †Pachystylostroma vallum – type locality for species
  • †Pagetides
    • †Pagetides parkeri
  • †Palliseria
    • †Palliseria acuminata
  • †Parabolinella
  • †Paraplethopeltis
    • †Paraplethopeltis seelyi – type locality for species
  • †Paterina
    • †Paterina labradorica
  • †Peracheilus
    • †Peracheilus laevis
  • †Periomma
  • †Peruniscus
    • †Peruniscus cassinensis – type locality for species
  • †Petrocrania
    • †Petrocrania prona
  • †Phakelodus
    • †Phakelodus tenuis
  • †Phoreotropis
    • †Phoreotropis puteatus
  • †Phorocephala
    • †Phorocephala setoni
  • †Phylacterus
    • †Phylacterus saylesi
  • †Phylloporina
  • †Physemataspis
    • †Physemataspis insularis
  • †Pionoceras
    • †Pionoceras vokesi
  • †Platillaenus
    • †Platillaenus erastusi
  • †Platydiamesus
    • †Platydiamesus inornatus
  • †Plethopeltis
  • †Plethospira
    • †Plethospira cassina – type locality for species
    • †Plethospira difficilis – type locality for species
  • †Plicatolina
  • †Pliomerops
    • †Pliomerops canadensis
  • †Pojetaconcha
    • †Pojetaconcha beecheri – type locality for species
  • †Problematoconites
    • †Problematoconites perforata
  • †Proconodontus
    • †Proconodontus muelleri
    • †Proconodontus serratus
  • †Proconodonuts
    • †Proconodonuts serratus
  • †Prooneotodus
    • †Prooneotodus gallatini
    • †Prooneotodus rotundatus
  • †Proplina
    • †Proplina acutum
  • †Prosagittodontus
    • †Prosagittodontus dahlmani
  • †Prosaukia
    • †Prosaukia irrassa
  • †Proteoceras
    • †Proteoceras perkinsi
    • †Proteoceras pulchrum
  • †Proterocameroceras
    • †Proterocameroceras brainerdi
  • Illustration of a fossil of the Cambrian crustacean Protocaris
    †Protocaris
  • †Protoconchioides
    • †Protoconchioides varians
  • †Protocycloceras
    • †Protocycloceras geronticum
    • †Protocycloceras lamarcki
  • †Protorthis – tentative report
    • †Protorthis vermontensis
  • †Protospongia
    • †Protospongia hicksi
  • †Protypus
    • †Protypus hitchcocki
  • †Prozacanthoides
  • †Pseudagnostus
  • †Pseudostylodictyon
    • †Pseudostylodictyon lamottense
  • †Pterocephalops
    • †Pterocephalops tuberculineata – type locality for species
  • Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Ptychagnostus
    †Ptychagnostus
  • †Ptychoparella
    • †Ptychoparella kindlei – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Ptychopleurites
    • †Ptychopleurites quebecensis
  • †Punctaspis
    • †Punctaspis crassimargo – type locality for species
  • †Quadragnostus
  • †Quebecaspis
    • †Quebecaspis hemiphaerica – type locality for species
    • †Quebecaspis marylandica
  • †Raphistoma
    • †Raphistoma stamineum
  • †Raphistomina
    • †Raphistomina hortensia
  • †Remopleurides
    • †Remopleurides canadensis
  • †Ribeiria
    • †Ribeiria compressa – type locality for species
  • †Richardsonella
    • †Richardsonella arctostriata
  • Rostricellula
    • †Rostricellula plena
    • †Rostricellula pristina
  • †Rothpletzella
  • †Rudolfoceras
    • †Rudolfoceras cornuoryx
  • Fossils of the Cambrian mollusc Scenella
    †Scenella
  • †Schizopea
  • †Semiacontiodus
  • †Serpulites
  • †Solenopleura
    • †Solenopleura franklinensis
  • †Solenopora
    • †Solenopora embrunensis
  • †Sphaerexochus
    • †Sphaerexochus valcourensis
  • Assemblage of fossils of the Ordovician-Triassic blue-green alga Sphaerocodium
    †Sphaerocodium
  • †Sphaerocoryphe
    • †Sphaerocoryphe goodnovi
  • †Sphenotreta
    • †Sphenotreta acutirostris
  • †Stenelymus
    • †Stenelymus kobayashii
  • †Stenopareia
    • †Stenopareia globosus
  • †Stenopilus
    • †Stenopilus pronus
  • †Stereospyroceras
    • †Stereospyroceras champlainense
    • †Stereospyroceras clintoni
  • †Stictopora
    • †Stictopora fenestrata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Straparollina
    • †Straparollina cassina – type locality for species
    • †Straparollina turgida
  • †Streptelasma
    • †Streptelasma expansum
  • †Stromatocerium
  • †Sublites
  • †Swantonia – tentative report
  • †Symphysurina
  • †Syntrophina
  • †Syspacephalus
    • †Syspacephalus cadyi – type locality for species
  • †Taenicephalites
    • †Taenicephalites macrops
  • †Tarphyceras
    • †Tarphyceras multicameratum
    • †Tarphyceras perkinsi
  • †Tatonaspis
    • †Tatonaspis breviceps
  • †Teridontus
    • †Teridontus nakamurai
  • †Thaleops
    • †Thaleops longispina
    • †Thaleops raymondi
  • †Theodenisia
    • †Theodenisia gibba
    • †Theodenisia macrops
  • †Tholifrons
    • †Tholifrons vermontensis – type locality for species
  • †Trigyra – type locality for genus
    • †Trigyra ulrichi – type locality for species
  • †Trocholites
    • †Trocholites internestriatus
  • †Trocholitoceras
    • †Trocholitoceras walcotti
  • †Trochonema
    • †Trochonema exile – type locality for species
  • †Tryblidium
    • †Tryblidium ovale – type locality for species
    • †Tryblidium ovatum – type locality for species
    • †Tryblidium simplex – type locality for species
  • Fossilized shell of the Cambrian arthropod Tuzoia
    †Tuzoia
  • †Vaginoceras
    • †Vaginoceras oppletum
  • †Valcouroceras
    • †Valcouroceras seelyi
    • †Valcouroceras tenuiseptum
  • †Vermontella
    • †Vermontella secunda – type locality for species
  • †Vogdesia – tentative report
    • †Vogdesia obtusus
  • †Westergaardodina
    • †Westergaardodina bicuspidata
  • †Westonaspis
    • †Westonaspis laevifrons
  • †Wimanella – tentative report
    • †Wimanella orientalis
  • †Yukonaspis
  • †Zacanthoides
    • †Zacanthoides kelsayae – type locality for species
  • †Zittelella
    • †Zittelella varians

Mesozoic

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

Cenozoic

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved December 17, 2021.