Dinosaurs and other fossils found in New York
The Paleobiology Database records 2,684 fossil occurrences of 335 genera in New York, United States, including 2 dinosaur genera. Every fossil site is shown on the map; colours show the main group found there. States are as recorded by the Paleobiology Database for each fossil collection.
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What fossils have been found in New York?
The genera with the most fossil records in New York include Orthoceras, Calymene, Mammut, Mammuthus, Eurypterus, Acutiramus.
Dinosaurs found in New York (2 genera)
Atreipus, Grallator.
Crocodile relatives (2 genera)
2 more genera recorded.
Ice Age & later mammals (15 genera)
Mammut, Mammuthus, Odocoileus, Castoroides, Odobenus, Vulpes, Elephas, Alces, Balaena, Eschrichtius, Platygonus · 4 more genera recorded.
Ancient fish & sharks (3 genera)
3 more genera recorded.
Ammonites & nautiloids (67 genera)
Orthoceras, Cameroceras · 65 more genera recorded.
Trilobites & sea scorpions (143 genera)
Calymene, Eurypterus, Acutiramus, Pterygotus · 139 more genera recorded.
Ediacaran & Cambrian life (102 genera)
Olenellus · 101 more genera recorded.
Giant insects & arthropods (1 genera)
1 more genera recorded.
Fossil occurrences: Paleobiology Database (CC0 as reported by the API; CC BY 4.0 policy), downloaded 23 October 2026. Genus pages quote Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).