page_title: List of the prehistoric life of West Virginia
section_title: Cenozoic
hierarchical_section_title: List of the prehistoric life of West Virginia / Cenozoic
caption_attribution_description: English: A Key Largo Woodrat in close view.
context_page_description: This list of the prehistoric life of West Virginia contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of West Virginia.
context_section_description: Agkistrodon
   †Agkistrodon contortrix
  †Allophaiomys
  †Allophaiomys pliocaenicus
  †Ambystoma
  †Ambystoma jeffersonianum
  †Ambystoma maculatum
  †Ambystoma tigrinum
  †Atopomys
  †Atopomys texensis
  Blarina
  †Blarina bravicauda
   †Blarina brevicauda
  †Blarina brevicuda
  †Blarine
  †Blarine brevicauda
  †Bootherium
  †Bootherium bombifrons
  †Brachyprotoma
  †Brachyprotoma obtusata
  Bufo
  †Bufo americanus
  †Bufo woodhousei
  Canis
   †Canis dirus
  †Canis latrans
  Carphophis
  †Carphophis amoenus
  Castor
  †Castor canadensis
  †Cenis
  †Cenis latrans
  Cervus
  †Cervus elaphus
  Clethrionomys
  †Clethrionomys gapperi
  Coluber
   †Coluber constrictor
  Condylura
  †Condylura cristata
  †Condylura crystata
  Crotalus
  †Crotalus horridus
  Cryptobranchus
  †Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
  †Cryptobranchus guildayi
  Cryptotis
  †Cryptotis parva
  †Cryptotis pava
   Desmodus
  †Desmodus stocki
  Desmognathus
  †Desmognathus fuscus
  †Desmognathus monticola
  †Desmognathus ochrophaeus
  Dicrostonyx
  †Dicrostonyx hudsonius
  †Dipoides
  †Ectopistes
   †Ectopistes migratorius
  Elaphe
  †Elaphe vulpina
  Eptesicus
  †Eptesicus fuscus
  Equus
  Erethizon
  †Erethizon dorsatum
  Eumeces
  †Eumeces fasciatus
  †Eumeces laticeps
  Eutamias
  †Eutamias minimus – or unidentified comparable form
  Geomys
  †Geomys bursarius – or unidentified comparable form
  Glaucomys
  †Glaucomys sabrinus
  Gyrinophilus
   †Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
  Heterodon
  †Heterodon platyrhinos
  Hyla
  †Hyla chrysoscelis
  †Hyla crucifer
  Ictalurus
  Lampropeltis
  †Lampropeltis triangulum
  Lasiopodomys
  †Lasiopodomys deceitensis
  Lasiurus
  †Lasiurus borealis
  Lepus
   †Lepus americanus
  Lynx
  †Lynx rufus
  †Mammut
  †Mammut americanum
  †Mammuthus
  Marmota
  †Marmota monax
  †Megalonyx
   †Megalonyx jeffersonii
  †Megalonyx jerrersonii – or unidentified comparable form
  Mephitis
  †Mephitis mephitis
  Microtus
  †Microtus chrotorrhinus
  †Microtus hibbardi
  †Microtus llanensis
  †Microtus ochrogaster – or unidentified comparable form
  †Microtus paroperarius
  †Microtus pennsylvanicus
  †Microtus pinetorum
  †Microtus xanthognathus
  Mictomys
  †Mictomys borealis
  †Mimomys
  †Mimomys virginianus
   †Miracinonyx
  †Miracinonyx inexpectatus
  Mustela
  †Mustela americana
  †Mustela armines
  †Mustela fenata – or unidentified comparable form
  †Mustela frenata – or unidentified comparable form
  †Mustela nivalis
  †Mustela vison
   †Mylohyus
  †Mylohyus fossilis
  Myodes
  †Myodes gaperi
  Myotis
  †Myotis grisescens – tentative report
  †Myotis keeni
  †Myotis keenii
  †Myotis leibi
  †Myotis leibii
  Napaeozapus
  †Napaeozapus insignis
  Neofiber
  †Neofiber alleni – or unidentified comparable form
  †Neofiber leonardi
  Neotoma
   †Neotoma floridana
  †Neotoma spelaea
  Nerodia
  †Nerodia sipedon
  Notophthalmus
  †Notophthalmus viridescens
  Ochotona
  †Ochotone
  Odocoileus
  †Odocoileus virginianus
  †Ondarta
  †Ondarta ziebethicus
  Ondatra
  †Ondatra annectens
  †Ondatra zibethicus
  Opheodrys
  †Opheodrys vernalis
  Panthera
   †Panthera onca
  †Parascalopis
  †Parascalopis breweri
  Parascalops
  †Parascalops breweri
  †Parascalopuis
  †Parascalopuis breweri
  Pekania
  †Pekania pennanti
  Peromyscus
  †Peromyscus cumberlandensis
  †Peromyscus maniculatus – or unidentified comparable form
  Phenacomys
  †Phenacomys brachyodus
  †Phenacomys intermedis
  †Phenacomys intermedius
  Pipistrellus
  †Pipistrellus subflavus
  Pitymys
  †Pitymys cumberlandensis
   †Platygonus
  †Platygonus compressus
  †Platygonus vetus
  Plecotus
  †Plesiothomomys
  Procyon
  †Procyon lotor
  †Rana
  †Rana catesbeina
  †Rana clamitans
  †Rana pipiens
  †Rana sylvatica
  Rangifer
   †Rangifer tarandus
  Salamandra
  †Salamandra opaca
  Sceloporus
  †Sceloporus undulatus
  Sciuropterus
  †Sciuropterus volans
  Sciurus
  †Sciurus carolinensis – or unidentified comparable form
  †Sciurus carolinensus
  †Sciurus corolinensis
  Sistrurus
  †Sistrurus catenatus
   †Smilodon
  †Smilodon fatalis
  †Smilodon gracilis
  Sorex
  †Sorex arcticus
  †Sorex cinereus
  †Sorex cinerus
  †Sorex dispar
  †Sorex fumeus
  †Sorex hoyi
  †Sorex palustris
  Spermophilus
  †Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
  Spilogale
   †Spilogale putorius – or unidentified comparable form
  Storeria
  Sylvilagus
  †Sylvilegus – or unidentified comparable form
  Synaptomys
  †Synaptomys cooperi
  Tadarida
  †Tadarida brasiliensis – or unidentified comparable form
  Tamias
  †Tamias striatus
  Tamiasciurus
  †Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
  †Tamies
  †Ta
caption: Close-up of a Neotoma floridana, or eastern woodrat
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