List of the Mesozoic life of Georgia (U.S. state)
This list of the Mesozoic life of Georgia contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Georgia and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.
A
- †Aciculiscala
- Acirsa
- †Acirsa americana – or unidentified related form
- †Acirsa flexicostata
- Acteon
- †Acteonella
- †Acutostrea
- †Aenona
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous oyster Agerostrea - †Albertosaurus
- †Aliofusus
- †Allonia– type locality for genus
- †Allonia decandra – type locality for species
- †Amaurellina
- Amauropsis
- †Ambigostrea
- †Anatimya
- †Anchura
- †Anchura noakensis – tentative report
- †Ancilla
- †Androdecidua – type locality for genus
- †Androdecidua endressii – type locality for species
- †Anomaeodus
- Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
- †Antiquacupula – type locality for genus
- †Antiquacupula sulcata – type locality for species
- †Aphrodina
Interior of the shell of an Arca ark clam - Arrhoges
- Astarte
- Ataphrus
B
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites - †Bathytormus
- †Bedellia – type locality for genus
- †Bedellia pusilla – type locality for species
- †Bellifusus
- †Bellifusus angulicostatus – or unidentified related form
- †Bellifusus curvicostatus
- †Bellifusus spinosus
- †Beretra
- †Boodlepteris – or unidentified comparable form
- †Borodinopristis
- †Borodinopristis ackermani – type locality for species
- †Borodinopristis schwimmeri – type locality for species
- †Borodinoptristis
- Botula
- †Botula conchafodentis
- †Botula ripleyana
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- Brachidontes
- †Brachyrhizodus
- †Buccinopsis
C
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- †Caestocorbula crassaplica
- †Caestocorbula crassiplica
- †Caestocorbula percompressa
- †Caestocorbula suffalciata
- †Caestocorbula terramaria
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- †Calliomphalus
- †Calliomphalus americanus
- †Calliomphalus nudus
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- †Camptonectes
- †Campylopodium – type locality for genus
- †Campylopodium allonense – type locality for species
- Cardium
- †Caryanthus
- Caryocorbula
- †Caveola
- Cerithiella
- †Cerithiella nodoliratum– or unidentified related form
- †
- †Chedighaii
A living Chiloscyllium longtail carpet shark - Chiton
- Chlamys
- †Clarkiella
- †Clavipholas
- Cliona
- †Clisocolus
- †Columbusia – type locality for genus
- †Columbusia fragilis – type locality for species
Shell of a Corbula basket clam - Crassatella
- Crassostrea
- †Crenella
- †Crenella elegantula
- †Crenella serica
- †
- †Creonella
- †Creonella subangulata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Creonella triplicata
- †Cretodus
- Cretolamna
- †Cretolamna appendiculata
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- Cucullaea
- †Cucullaea capax
- †Cucullaea littlei
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- †Cuna
- Cuspidaria
- †Cuspidaria grandis
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- †Cyclorisma
- Cylichna
- †Cylichna diversilirata
- †Cylichna incisa
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- Cylichnella
- †Cymbophora
- †Cyprimeria
D
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous Alligator relative Deinosuchus - †Deinosuchus rugosus
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- Dentalium
- †Dentalium leve
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- †Detrusandra – or unidentified comparable form
- †Deussenia
- †Dolicholatirus
- †Drilluta
- †Drilluta distans
- †Drilluta major – or unidentified comparable form
E
- †Ellipsoscapha
Restoration of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene bony fish Enchodus, or the "saber-toothed herring" - †Enchodus petrosus
- †
- †Eoacteon
- †Eopolytrichum – type locality for genus
- †Eopolytrichum antiquum – type locality for species
- †Erguitaia
- †Erguitaia benningensis – type locality for species
- †Erguitaia rugosa – type locality for species
- †Etea
- †Eulima
- †Eulima gracilistylis
- †Eulima monmouthensis
- †
- †Euspira
Illustration in multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Late Jurassic-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Eutrephoceras - †Eutrephoceras dekayi
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- †Exogyra
- †Exogyra costata
- †Exogyra ponderosa
- †Exogyra upatoiensis
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F
- †Flemingostrea
- †Fulgerca
- †Fulgerca attenuata – or unidentified related form
G
- Gemmula
- †Gervilliopsis
A living Ginglymostoma nurse shark - Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Glycymeris hamula
- †Glycymeris rotundata
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- †Goniocylichna
- †Graciliala
- †Granocardium
- †Granocardium bowenae – or unidentified comparable form
- †Granocardium kuemmeli
- †Granocardium kummeli
- †Granocardium lowei
- †Granocardium tippananum
- †Granocardium tippanum
- †Graphidula
- †Gryphaeostrea
- Gyrodes
- †Gyrostrea
H
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Halisaurus - †Hamulus
- †Hamulus huntensis – tentative report
- †Hamulus onyx
- †Harduinia
- †Helicaulax
- †Hercorhynchus
- Heterodontus
Restoration of two of the Permian-Late Cretaceous cartilaginous fish Hybodus
I
- †Inoperna
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Ischyrhiza georgiensis – type locality for species
- †Ischyrhiza mira
Fossilized shell of the Permian-modern marine bivalve Isognomon
J
L
- †Lacrimiforma
- †Latiala
- †Latiala lobata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Laxispira
- †Legumen
- †Legumen carolinensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Legumen ellipticum
Illustration of a living Lepisosteus, or gar - †Leptosolen
- Lima
- Limatula
- Limopsis
- †Linearis
- †Linter
- †Liopeplum
- †Liopistha
- †Liothyris
Electron micrograph of fossilized teeth from the Early Jurassic-Early Cretaceous freshwater shark Lissodus - Lithophaga
- †Longitubus
- †Longoconcha
- Lopha
- †Lopha falcata
- †Lopha mesenterica
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- †Lowenstamia
- †Lycettia
M
- Malletia
- †Mathilda
- †Mathilda cedarensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mathilda corona
- †Mathilda ripleyana – or unidentified related form
- †Mauldinia
Fossilized skull of the Late Cretceous coelacanth fish Megalocoelacanthus - †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei
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- †Micrabacia
- †Micreschara – tentative report
- †Microdontaspis – type locality for genus
- †Microdontaspis tenuis – type locality for species
†Modiolus
N
- †Napulus
- †Nemodon
- †Nemodon eufalensis
- †Nemodon eufaulensis
- †Nemodon grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- Nerita
- †Noferinia – type locality for genus
- †Noferinia fusicarpa – type locality for species
- Nozeba
Interior of a fossilized shell of the Early Ordovician-modern marine bivalve Nucula - †Nucula camia
- †Nucula cuneifrons
- †Nucula percrassa
- †Nucula severnensis
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- Nuculana
- †Nymphalucina
O
- †Odontobasis
- †Opertochasma
Shell of an Ostrea, or oyster
P
- †Paladmete
- Panopea
- †Parafusus
- †Paralbula
- † Paranomia
- †Parasaurauia – type locality for genus
- †Parasaurauia allonensis – type locality for species
- †Parmicorbula
- †Periplomya
- †Perrisonota
- Phacoides
- Pholadomya
- †Pinna
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Placenticeras - †Placenticeras benningi
- †
- †Platecarpus
- †Pleuriocardia
- Polinices
- †Postligata
- †Praeleda
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Prognathodon preying upon an ammonoid cephalopod - †Promathildia
- †Promathildia parvula – or unidentified comparable form
- †Protarca
- †Protocardia
- †Protofagacea – type locality for genus
- †Protofagacea allonensis – type locality for species
- †Protoplatyrhina
- †Pseudocorax
- †Pseudocorax affinis
- †Pseudocorax granti
- †
- †Pseudohypolophus
- †Pseudohypolophus ellipsis – type locality for species
- †Pseudolimea
- Pseudomalaxis
- †Pseudoptera
- †Pteria
- †Pteridophyte
- †Pteridophyte Type 1 – informal
- †Pteridophyte Type 2 – informal
- †Pterocerella
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
- †Pterotrigonia cerulea
- †Pterotrigonia eufalensis
- †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
- †
- †Ptychodus
- †Ptychodus mortoni
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- †Ptychosyca
- †Ptychotrygon
- †Ptychotrygon chattahoocheensis – type locality for species
- †Ptychotrygon eutawensis – type locality for species
- †Ptychotrygon triangularis– or unidentified comparable form
- †Ptychotrygon vermiculata
- †Pugnellus
- Pulvinites
Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Cretaceous-Pleistocene oyster Pycnodonte - †Pycnodonte vesicularis
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- †Pyrifusus
- †Pyropsis
Q
- †Quadriplatanus – type locality for genus
- †Quadriplatanus georgianus – type locality for species
R
- †Radiopecten
- †Regnellidium
- †Regnellidium upatoiensis – type locality for species
- †Remera
Restoration of the Late Cretaceous-Paleocene ray Rhombodus - Ringicula
- †Ringicula clarki
- †Ringicula culbertsoni
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- Rissoa
S
- †Scambula
Restoration of several of the Early Cretaceous-Miocene shark Scapanorhynchus - †Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon
- †Scapanorhynchus texanus
- †
- †Scobinidola
- Seila
- †Seila quadrilira – or unidentified related form
- Serpula
- †Solariorbis
- †Solyma
- †Sourimis
- †Sourimis georgiana – tentative report
- †Sphenodiscus
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax - †Squalicorax falcatus
- †Squalicorax kaupi
- †Squalicorax yangaensis
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- Squatina
- †Stantonella
- †Stephanodus
- Striarca
- †Syncyclonema
- †Synodontaspis
T
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- †Tellinimera
- †Tenea
- †Tenuipteria
Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous-Paleocene gavial relative Thoracosaurus - †Thoracosaurus neocesariensis
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- †Thylacus
- †Tornatellaea
- Trachycardium
- †Trachycardium eufaulensis
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- †Trigonarca
- Trochocyathus
- †Troostella – tentative report
- Turboella
Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella - †Turritella bilira
- †Turritella hilgardi
- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
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U
V
X
- Xenophora
Life restoration of the Cretaceous bony fish Xiphactinus - †Xiphactinus audax
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Z
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
