List of the prehistoric life of Georgia (U.S. state)
This list of the prehistoric life of Georgia (U.S. state) contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Georgia (U.S. state).
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Georgia
Fossilized fronds of the Carboniferous-Early Cretaceous seed fern Alethopteris - †Alethopteris decurrens
- †Alethopteris lonchitica
- †Alethopteris valida
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- †Amplexus
- †Annularia
- †Annularia asteris
- †Annularia radiata
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- †Archimedes
- †Archimedes invaginatus
- †Archimedes swallovanus
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- †Asaphiscus
- †Atrypa
- †Augustoceras
- †Bonneterrina – tentative report
Fossilized stems from the Carboniferous-Permian horsetail relative Calamites - †Calamites suckowi
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- †Callipteridium
- †Calymene
- †Calyptaulax
- †Camarotoechia
- †Cincinnetina
- †Cincinnetina meeki
- †Cincinnetina multisecta
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- †Columnaria
- †Constellaria
- †Coosella
- †Coosia
- †Cordaites
- †Cryptophragmus
Restoration of the Cambrian-Middle Devonian nautiloid cephalopod Cyrtoceras - †Dalmanitina
- †Dipleura
- †Elrathia
- †Elrathina– tentative report
- †Eospirifer
- †Eospirifer radiatus
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- †Favosites
- †Favosites turbinatus
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- †Flexicalymene
- †Gonioceras
- †Hallopora
- †Isotelus
Restoration of the Carboniferous-Late Triassic club moss relative Lepidodendron. Eli Heimans (1911). - †Lepidodendron aculeatum
- †Lepidodendron obovatum
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- †Lingula
- †Lithostrotion
- †Lyginopteris
- †Michelinoceras
- †Murchisonia
- †Neuropteris
- †Neuropteris flexuosa
- †Neuropteris heterophylla– or unidentified comparable form
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- †Orthoceras
- †Pecopteris
- †Pecopteris elliptica– tentative report
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- †Pelagiella
- †Pentamerus
- †Pentremites
- †Peronopsis
- †Phacops
- †Phragmolites
- †Platycrinites
- †Platystrophia
- †Platystrophia acutilirata
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Fossil of the Silurian-Carboniferous tabulate coral Pleurodictyum - †Sigillaria
- †Sigillaria elegans
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- †Solenopora
- †Solenopora compacta
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- †Sowerbyella
- †Sphenophyllum
- †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
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- †Sphenopteris
- †Sphenopteris elegans– or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphenopteris pottsvillea
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- †Spirifer
- †Spirifer grimesi
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- †Stigmaria
- †Strophomena
- †Strophomena incurvata
- †Strophomena planumbona
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- †Subulites
- †Tetradium
Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Tricrepicephalus - †Valcouroceras
Mesozoic
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Georgia
- Acirsa
- Acteon
- †Acteonella
- †Aenona
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous oyster Agerostrea - †Albertosaurus
- †Allonia– type locality for genus
- Amauropsis
- †Ancilla
- †Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
- †Arca
- Arrhoges
- Astarte
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites - †Bedellia – type locality for genus
- Botula
- †Botula conchafodentis
- †Botula ripleyana
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- Brachidontes
- 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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- †Caveola
- Cerithiella
- †Cerithiella nodoliratum– or unidentified related form
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A living Chiloscyllium longtail carpet shark - Chiton
- Chlamys
- Cliona
- Corbula
- Crassostrea
- †Crenella
- †Crenella elegantula
- †Crenella serica
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- Cretolamna
- †Cretolamna appendiculata
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- Cucullaea
- †Cucullaea capax
- †Cucullaea littlei
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- Cuspidaria
- †Cuspidaria grandis
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- Cylichna
- †Cylichna diversilirata
- †Cylichna incisa
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Restoration of the Late Cretaceous Alligator relative Deinosuchus - †Deinosuchus rugosus
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- Dentalium
- †Dentalium leve
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- †Dolicholatirus
- †Enchodus
- †Enchodus petrosus
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- †Eulima
- †Eulima gracilistylis
- †Eulima monmouthensis
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- †Euspira
Illustration in multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Late Jurassic-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Eutrephoceras - †Exogyra
- †Exogyra costata
- †Exogyra ponderosa
- †Exogyra upatoiensis
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- Gemmula
- Ginglymostoma
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Glycymeris hamula
- †Glycymeris rotundata
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Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Halisaurus - †Hamulus
- Heterodontus
- †Hybodus
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Ischyrhiza mira
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- Isognomon
- Lepisosteus
- Lima
- Limatula
- †Linearis
- †Linter
- †Lissodus
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
- †Lopha falcata
- †Lopha mesenterica
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- †Mathilda
Fossilized skull of the Late Cretceous coelacanth fish Megalocoelacanthus - †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei
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- †Modiolus
- †Modiolus sedesclaris
- †Modiolus sedesclarus
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- †Morea
- Nerita
- Nozeba
- Nucula
- †Nucula camia
- †Nucula cuneifrons
- †Nucula percrassa
- †Nucula severnensis
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- Ostrea
- Panopea
- †Paralbula
- † Paranomia
- Pholadomya
- †Pinna
- †Placenticeras
- †Placenticeras benningi
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Restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Platecarpus - Polinices
- †Prognathodon
- †Protocardia
- †Pseudocorax
- †Pseudocorax affinis
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- †Pteria
- †Pteridophyte
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
- †Pterotrigonia cerulea
- †Pterotrigonia eufalensis
- †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
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- †Ptychodus
- †Ptychodus mortoni
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- †Ptychotrygon
- †Ptychotrygon triangularis– or unidentified comparable form
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- Pycnodonte
- †Pycnodonte vesicularis
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- †Regnellidium
- †Rhombodus
- Ringicula
- †Ringicula clarki
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- Rissoa
- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon
- †Scapanorhynchus texanus
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- Seila
- Serpula
- †Sphenodiscus
Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax - †Squalicorax falcatus
- †Squalicorax kaupi
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- Squatina
- †Stephanodus
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- †Tenea
Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous-Paleocene gavial relative Thoracosaurus - Trachycardium
- †Trachycardium eufaulensis
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- Turritella
- †Turritella bilira
- †Turritella hilgardi
- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
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- Xenophora
Life restoration of the Cretaceous bony fish Xiphactinus - †Xiphactinus audax
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Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Georgia
- Abra
- Acanthocardia
- Acar
Shells of Acteocina barrel-bubble sea snails - Aequipecten
- Aetobatus
- †Aetobatus narinari
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- Agassizia
- Agkistrodon
- Aix
- †Aix sponsa
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- Alligator
- Alligator mississippiensis
- Alosa – or unidentified comparable form
- Alveopora
- Amauropsis
- †Ambystoma
- †Ambystoma maculatum– or unidentified comparable form
- †Ambystoma tigrinum
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- Amnicola
- Amphiuma
- †Ampullina
- †Ampullinopsis
- Amusium
- Anadara
Shell in multiple views of an Anadara brasiliana, or incongruous ark clam - †Anadara ovalis
- †Anadara transversa
- Anas
- †Anas acuta
- †Anas americana
- †Anas crecca
- †Anas discors
- †Anas platyrhynchos– or unidentified comparable form
- †Anas rubripes
- †Anas strepera
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- Anolis
Living male (on top) and female (bottom, with white stripe down her back) Anolis carolinensis, or Carolina anoles
- Anomia
- Apalone
- †Apalone ferox
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- Arca
- Architectonica
- †Archosargus
- Arius
- Asio
- Astarte – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
An Astrangia stony coral - †Astrangia danae
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- Astreopora
- Athleta – or unidentified comparable form
- Atrina
- Aythya
- †Aythya collaris
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- Bairdiella
- †Bairdiella chrysoura – or unidentified comparable form
- Balistes
- Barbatia
- Bartramia
- †Bartramia longicauda
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Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus - †Basilosaurus cetoides
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- Bison
- †Bison bison– tentative report
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- Bittium
- Blarina
- †Blarina brevicauda
- †Blarina carolinensis
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- Bonasa
- †Bonasa umbellus
- †Braarudosphaera bigelowii
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- Bucephala
- Bucephala albeola
- Bufo
- †Bufo americanus
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- †Burnhamia
- Bursa
- Busycon
- †Busycon carica
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- †Calippus
- Callista
- Calyptraea
- Campanile
- Canis
- †Canis lupus– or unidentified comparable form
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- Carcharhinus
- †Carcharhinus leucas
- †Carcharhinus macloti– or unidentified comparable form
- †Carcharhinus obscurus
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- Carcharias
- †Carcharias taurus
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A living Carcharodon shark - Cardita
- Carditamera
- Carphophis
- Carya
- Cassis
- Castor
- †Castor canadensis
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- †Castoroides
- †Castoroides ohioensis
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- Catoptrophorus– or unidentified comparable form
- †Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
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- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
- Cervus
- †Cervus elaphus
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- Chama
- Chelydra
- †Chelydra serpentina
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- Chlamys
- Chlorostoma
- Clypeaster
Electron micrograph of a Coccolithus alga - Colaptes
- †Colaptes auratus
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- Colinus
- †Colinus virginianus
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- Coluber
- †Coluber constrictor
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- Conepatus
- †Conepatus leuconotus
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- Conomitra
- Conus
- Coragyps
- †Coragyps atratus
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- Corbula
- Corvus
- †Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Corvus corax
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- Crassostrea
- †Crassostrea virginica
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- Crepidula
- Crocodylus
- Crotalus
- †Crotalus horridus
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- Crucibulum
- Cucullaea
- Cyanocitta
- †Cyanocitta cristata
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- Cygnus
- †Cygnus columbianus
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- †Cylindracanthus
- Cymatium
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus - Cypraea
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
- Deirochelys
- †Deirochelys reticularia
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- Dentalium
- Diadophis
- †Diadophis punctatus
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- Diastoma
- Didelphis
- †Didelphis marsupialis
- †Didelphis virginiana
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- Diodora
- Diploastrea
- †Discoaster
- Donax
Dorsal and right lateral views of reconstructed skeleton of Dorudon atrox - †Dorudon serratus
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- Dosinia
- Dryocopus
- †Dryocopus pileatus
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- †Ectopistes
- †Ectopistes migratorius
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- Edaphodon
- Elops
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- †Eptesicus fuscus– or unidentified comparable form
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- Equus
- †Equus simplicidens
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Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Eremotherium - †Eremotherium laurillardi
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- Eschrichtius
- †Eschrichtius robustus
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- †Eucastor
- Eupleura
- Falco
- †Falco sparverius
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- Favites
- Felis
- †Fundulus
- Fusinus
- Galeocerdo
- †Galeocerdo cuvier
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- Galeorhinus
- †Galeorhinus galeus
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- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- Gemma
- †Gemma purpurea
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Life restoration of the Eocene whale Georgiacetus - †Georgiacetus vogtlensis– type locality for species
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- Ginglymostoma
- †Ginglymostoma cirratum
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- Glycymeris
- Glyptemys
- †Glyptemys insculpta
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- Goniopora
- Gopherus
- †Gopherus polyphemus
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- Haustator
A living Hemipristis weasel shark - Hesperisternia
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon platyrhinos
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- Heterodontus
- Hexaplex
- †Hippotherium
Life restoration of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Holmesina with a human to scale - Hyla
- †Hyla crucifer
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- Isurus
- †Isurus oxyrinchus
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- Kinosternon
- †Lactophrys
- Laevicardium
- †Lagodon
- †Lagodon rhomboides
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- Lamna
- Lampropeltis
- †Lampropeltis getulus
- †Lampropeltis triangulum
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A living Leopardus - Lepisosteus
- †Leptotragulus
- Lima
- †Linthia
- Liotia
- Liquidambar
- Lithophaga
- Littoraria
- Lontra
- †Lontra canadensis
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- Lopha
- Lophelia
- Lophodytes
- Lophodytes cucullatus
- Lucina
- Lynx
- †Lynx rufus
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- Lyria
- Macrocallista
- Mactra
- Malaclemys
- †Malaclemys terrapin
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- †Mammut
- Mammut americanum
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi
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- Margarites
- Marginella
- Marmota
- †Marmota monax
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- †Megalonyx
- †Megatherium
- †Megatherium americanum
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- Melanerpes
- Meleagris
- †Meleagris gallopavo
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- Melongena
- Mephitis
- †Mephitis mephitis
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- Mercenaria
- †Mercenaria mercenaria
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- Meretrix
- Mesalia
- Microtus
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Microtus pinetorum
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Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah - †Miracinonyx inexpectatus– or unidentified comparable form
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- Mitra
- Modiolus
- †Monosaulax – or unidentified comparable form
- Mugil
- Mulinia
- Mustela
- †Mustela frenata– or unidentified comparable form
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- Myliobatis
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus - †Mylohyus fossilis
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- Myotis
- †Myotis grisescens– or unidentified comparable form
- †Myotis lucifugus– or unidentified comparable form
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- Nassarius
- Natica
- Nebrius
- Negaprion
- †Negaprion brevirostris
- †Negaprion eurybathrodon
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- †Neochoerus
- †Neochoerus aesopi
- †Neochoerus pinckneyi – or unidentified comparable form
- Neofiber
- †Neofiber alleni
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- Neomonachus
- Neomonachus tropicalis
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma floridana
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- Nerita
- Neritina
- Nerodia
- †Nerodia fasciata
- †Nerodia sipedon
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- Neverita
- Notophthalmus
- †Notophthalmus viridescens
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- Nucula
- Nummulites
- Odocoileus
- †Odocoileus virginianus
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Fossil teeth of Odontaspis winkleri from Khouribga (Morocco), 55-45 mya - Oliva
- †Oliva sayana
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- Ondatra
- †Ondatra zibethicus
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- †Ontocetus
- †Ontocetus emmonsi
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- †Opsanus
- Oryzomys
- †Oryzomys palustris
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- Ostrea
- †Otodus
- Otus
- †Otus asio
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- †Palaeolama
- †Palaeophis
- Panopea
- Panthera
- †Panthera onca
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Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon - †Paramylodon harlani
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- Pecten
- Pekania
- †Pekania pennanti
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- Periglypta
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus leucopus– or unidentified comparable form
- †Peromyscus maniculatus– or unidentified comparable form
- †Peromyscus polionotus– or unidentified comparable form
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- Persicula
- Persististrombus
- Petricola
- †Petricola pholadiformis
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- Phyllodus
- Physeter macrocephalus, or sperm whale Physeter
- †Physeterula
- †Physogaleus
- Pica
- †Pica pica
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- Picoides
- †Picoides villosus
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- Pipistrellus
- †Pipistrellus subflavus– or unidentified comparable form
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- Pitar
- Pituophis
- Placopecten
- Planorbis
- †Platygonus compressus – or unidentified comparable form
- Plethodon
- †Plethodon glutinosus– or unidentified comparable form
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- Pleuromeris
- Plicatula
- Podilymbus
- †Podilymbus podiceps
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- Pogonias
- †Pogonias cromis
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- †Potamides
- Prionotus
- Pristis
- Procyon
- †Procyon lotor
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- Pseudacris
- †Pseudacris ornata
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- Pseudemys
- †Pseudemys concinna– or unidentified comparable form
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Replica of a fossilized cranium of the Miocene horse Pseudhipparion - Pseudotriton
- †Pseudotriton ruber
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- Pteria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pterynotus
- Puma
- †Puma concolor
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- Quercus
- Raja
- †Raja
- †Rana
- †Rana catesbeiana
- †Rana pipiens
- Rangia
- Rangifer
- Rangifer tarandus
- Rapana
- †Regina
- Rhinobatos
- Rhinoptera
- Rhizoprionodon
- †Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
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- Sayornis
- †Sayornis phoebe
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- Scalopus
- †Scalopus aquaticus
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- Sceloporus
- †Sceloporus undulatus
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- Schizaster
- Schizoporella
- Sciurus
- †Sciurus carolinensis
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- †Scoliodon
- Scolopax
- †Scolopax minor
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Group of living Scyliorhinus catsharks - Semele – tentative report
- Siderastrea
- Sigmodon
- †Sigmodon hispidus
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- Sinum
- Siren
- †Siren intermedia– or unidentified comparable form
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- Solemya
- Sorex
- †Sorex cinereus
- †Sorex fumeus
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- Sphyraena
- Sphyrna
- Sphyrna tiburo
- †Sphyrna zygaena
- Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius
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- Spisula
- Spizella
- †Spizella passerina
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- Spondylus
- Squatina
- Sternotherus
Fossilized teeth of the Paleocene-Miocene sandshark Striatolamia - Strioterebrum
- Strombus
- Stylophora
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus floridanus
- †Sylvilagus palustris
- †Sylvilagus transitionalis
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- Synaptomys
- †Synaptomys cooperi
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- Synodus
- Tamias – type locality for genus
- †Tamias aristus – type locality for species
- Tapirus
- Taxodium
- Teinostoma
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras - Tellina
- Teredo
- Terrapene
- †Terrapene carolina
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- Thamnophis
- †Thamnophis sirtalis
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- Trachemys
- †Trachemys scripta
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- Trachycardium
- Trachyphyllia– tentative report
A living Tremarctos, or spectacled bear - †Triaenodon
- Trichiurus
- Trochita
- Turris
- Turritella
- Tympanuchus
- †Tympanuchus cupido
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- Ulmus
- Urocyon
- †Urocyon cinereoargenteus
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- Ursus
- †Ursus americanus
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- Venericardia
- Xenophora
- Yoldia
- Zapus
- Zapus hudsonius
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References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.