List of the Cenozoic life of North Carolina

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This list of the Cenozoic life of North Carolina contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of North Carolina and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

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  • Living Abies, or fir trees
    Abies
  • †Abra
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  • Acanthocybium
    • †Acanthocybium solandri
  • †Acantholambrus
    • †Acantholambrus baumi
  • †Acarinina
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  • † – type locality for genus
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  • Acipenser
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Acrosterigma
  • Acteocina
    • †Acteocina canaliculata
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  • A living Actinocyclus sea slug
    †Actinocyclus
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  • †Actinoptychus
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  • Aequipecten
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  • Aesopus
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    • †Aesopus stearnsii
  • A living Aetobatus eagle ray
    Aetobatus
  • Agaronia
  • Agassizia
    • †Agassizia scrobiculata
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  • Agatrix
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  • †Albertocetus – type locality for genus
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  • A living Alca, or razorbill
    Alca
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    • †Alca torda – or unidentified related form
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  • Alnus
  • Alopias
    • †Alopias superciliosus
    • †Alopias vulpinus
  • Alosa
    • †Alosa sapidissima – or unidentified comparable form
  • A living Aluterus filefish
    Aluterus
  • †Ambrosia
  • Americardia
    • †Americardia media
  • Ammodytes
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  • Amusium
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  • †Anabernicula
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Anachis
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  • Anadara
  • Anas
    • †Anas acuta
    • †Anas americana
    • A living Spatula clypeata, or northern shoveler
      †Anas clypeata
    • †Anas discors
    • †Anas platyrhynchos
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  • Angulus
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  • A living Anisotremus grunt
    Anisotremus
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  • Anodontia
    • †Anodontia alba
  • Anomia
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    • †Anomia simplex
  • †Anomotodon
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  • Anser
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • A living Apalone softshell turtle
    Apalone – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Aprixokogia – type locality for genus
    • †Aprixokogia kelloggi – type locality for species
  • †Araeodelphis
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  • Arbacia
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Arca
    • † – tentative report
  • †Archimediella
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  • Architectonica
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  • †Archosargus
    • †Archosargus probatocephalus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Shells of Arcinella jewel box clams
    Arcinella
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  • Ardea
    • †Ardea cinerea – or unidentified related form
  • Argopecten
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    • †Argopecten gibbus
    • †Argopecten irradians
  • Argyrotheca
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  • Arossia
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  • †Artemisia
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  • Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve
    Astarte
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  • †Astroscopus
  • Astyris
    • †Astyris lunata
  • Athleta
  • Fossilized skull of the Miocene dolphin Atocetus
    †Atocetus – or unidentified related form
  • Atrina
  • †Aturia
    • †Aturia alabamensis
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  • †Auroracetus – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Auxis
  • Axelella
    • † – type locality for species
  • Aythya
    • †Aythya affinis – or unidentified related form

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  • Bagre
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  • Balaena
  • Balaenoptera
    • †Balaenoptera acutorostrata
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  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene whale Balaenula
    †Balaenula
  • Balanophyllia
  • Balanus
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  • Balearica – tentative report
  • Barbatia
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Barnea
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  • †Basilotritus
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  • Basterotia
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  • Bellucina
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  • †Belosaepia
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  • Betula
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  • Bittium
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  • Life restoration of the Pliocene toothed whale Bohaskaia
    †Bohaskaia
    • †Bohaskaia monodontoides
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  • Boonea
  • †Bootherium
    • †Bootherium bombifrons
  • Boreotrophon – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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  • Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964).
    †Borophagus
    • †Borophagus dudleyi – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Borophagus orc – or unidentified comparable form
  • Bostrycapulus
    • †Bostrycapulus aculeatus
  • Botrychium
    • †Botrychium dissectum – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Botryococcus
  • Brachidontes
  • Branta
    • †Branta bernicla – or unidentified related form
  • †Brasenia
  • Brotula
    • †Brotula barbata
  • Buccella
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Bucephala
    • †Bucephala albeola – or unidentified related form
    • †Bucephala clangula – or unidentified related form
  • Bulimina
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  • Bulweria – tentative report
  • †Burnhamia
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  • Busycon
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    • †Busycon carica
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    • Shell in multiple views of a Busycon contrarium whelk
      †Busycon contrarium
    • †Busycon perversum
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  • Busycotypus
    • †Busycotypus canaliculatus
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  • Buteo
    • †Buteo jamaicensis
    • † informal

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  • Cadulus
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  • Caecum
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    • †Caecum imbricatum
    • †Caecum pulchellum
    • †Caecum regulare
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  • Fossilized carapace of the Paleocene-Miocene crab Calappilia
    †Calappilia
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  • Calidris
    • †Calidris melanotos – or unidentified related form
  • Callinectes
  • Calliostoma
  • Callista
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  • †Callophoca
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  • Calonectris
    • A living Calonectris borealis, or Cory's shearwater
      †Calonectris borealis – or unidentified related form
    • †Calonectris diomedea – or unidentified related form
    • † – type locality for species
  • Calotrophon
    • †Calotrophon ostrearum
  • Calyptraea
    • †Calyptraea centralis
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  • Cancellaria
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  • Capella
    • †Capella media – or unidentified related form
  • Carcharhinus
    • †Carcharhinus brachyurus
    • A living Carcharhinus falciformis, or silky shark
      †Carcharhinus falciformis
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    • †Carcharhinus leucas
    • †Carcharhinus macloti
    • †Carcharhinus obscurus
    • †Carcharhinus perezi
    • †Carcharhinus plumbeus
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  • Carcharias
    • †Carcharias taurus
  • Carcharodon
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    • †Carcharodon carcharias
    • Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis, or broad-toothed mako
      †Carcharodon hastalis
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  • Cardiolucina
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  • Carditamera
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  • Caretta
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  • A living Carya, or hickory tree
    Carya
  • Caryocorbula
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  • Cassidulina
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  • †Cassigerinella
    • †Cassigerinella chipolensis
  • Cassis
  • Castanea
  • Catharacta
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  • †Caulolatilus
    • †Caulolatilus cyanops – or unidentified comparable form
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  • †Cavilucina
  • Celleporaria
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Centropristis
    • †Centropristis striata – or unidentified comparable form
  • Cerastoderma
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  • Illustration of a living Ceratoscopelus lanternfish
    Ceratoscopelus
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  • † – type locality for genus
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  • Cerithiopsis
  • Cerithium
    • †Cerithium eburneum
  • Cerodrillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
    • †Cerodrillia simpsoni
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    • † – type locality for species
  • †Cerorhinca
  • Cetorhinus
  • Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene whale Cetotherium
    †Cetotherium
    • † – type locality for species
  • Chaetopleura
  • Chama
  • Chamelea
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  • – or unidentified comparable form
  • Chelonia – tentative report
  • Living Chelonibia acorn barnacles
    Chelonibia
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  • Chemnitzia
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  • †Chesapecten
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    • Shells of the Pliocene scallop Chesapecten jeffersonius
      †Chesapecten jeffersonius
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    • † – tentative report
  • Chilomycterus
    • †Chilomycterus schoepfi
    • †Chilomycterus schoepfii
  • Chione
    • †Chione cancellata
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  • Fossillized shell of a Chlamys bivalve
    Chlamys
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  • Chrysemys
  • Cibicides
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  • Living Ciconia storks
    Ciconia
    • † informal
    • † informal
  • Cidaris
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  • Circulus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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  • Citharichthys
  • Cladocora
  • †Cladogramma
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  • Clathrodrillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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  • Clathrus
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  • Clavatula
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  • †Clavicula
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  • Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Pliocene spindle sea snail Clavilithes
    Clavilithes – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Clavus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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  • †Claytonia – type locality for genus
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  • Cliona – tentative report
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  • Closia
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  • Cochliolepis
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  • A Coelopleurus sea urchin
    Coelopleurus
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  • Colubraria
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  • †Colymboides – tentative report
  • Compsodrillia
    • †Compsodrillia chowanensis
  • Concavus
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  • Conger
    • †Conger oceanicus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Congeria
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  • Fossilized shell of a Conus cone snail
    Conus
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    • † – type locality for species
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  • Corbicula
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  • Corbula
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  • Corvus
    • †Corvus ossifragus – or unidentified related form
  • †Corylus
  • A living Coscinodiscus diatom
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  • †Cosmodiscus
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  • Cotonopsis
    • Shell of a Cotonopsis lafresnayi, or well-ribbed dove sea snail
      †Cotonopsis lafresnayi
  • Crania
  • †Craspedodiscus
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  • Crassinella
  • Crassispira
    • †Crassispira perrugata
  • Crassostrea
    • †Crassostrea virginica
  • †Crenatocetus – type locality for genus
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  • †Crenatosiren – or unidentified comparable form
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  • Crenella
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  • Crepidula
    • †Crepidula convexa
    • Shell in multiple views of a Crepidula fornicata, or common slipper shell sea snail
      †Crepidula fornicata
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    • †Crepidula plana
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  • Cribrilina
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  • Crucibulum
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  • Ctena
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  • Cumingia
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  • Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius
    †Cuvieronius
  • Cyclocardia
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  • Cyclostremiscus
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  • †Cyclotella
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  • Cygnus
    • A living Cygnus columbianus, or tundra swan
      †Cygnus columbianus – or unidentified related form
  • Cylichna
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  • †Cylindracanthus
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  • Cymatium
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  • †Cymatosira
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  • Cymatosyrinx
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  • Cynoscion
    • †Cynoscion nebulosus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus
    †Cynthiacetus
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  • Cypraea
    • † informal
  • Cyrtopleura
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  • Cytherella
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    • † informal
    • † informal
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    • † informal
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  • Dasyatis
    • †Dasyatis americana – or unidentified comparable form
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    • †Dasyatis centroura
    • †Dasyatis say
  • †Deinosuchus
    • †Deinosuchus rugosus
  • A living Delphinapterus leucas, or beluga whale
    Delphinapterus
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  • Delphinus
  • Dentalium
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    • † – tentative report
  • †Denticula
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  • Dentimargo
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  • Shell of a Dermomurex murex sea snail
    Dermomurex
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  • †Dictyocha
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    • † informal
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  • †Didianema
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  • Dinocardium
  • Shells of Diodora keyhole limpets
    Diodora
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  • Diplectrum
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Diplodonta
  • †Diploneis
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  • †Distephanus
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  • Shell of a Distorsio sea snail
    Distorsio
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  • Donax
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    • †Donax fossor
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    • †Donax variabilis
  • Fossil shell of the Cretaceous-modern marine venus clam Dosinia
    Dosinia
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  • Shell of an Echinocardium, or heart urchin
    Echinocardium
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  • Echinocyamus
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  • Echinolampas
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  • Illustration of a living Echinorhinus shark
    Echinorhinus
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  • †Ecphora
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  • †Ectopistes
    • Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius, or passenger pigeon
      †Ectopistes migratorius – or unidentified related form
  • Electra
  • Elphidium
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  • Emarginula
  • Encope
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  • Endopachys
  • Interior of the shell of an , or Atlantic jackknife clam
    Ensis
    • †Ensis directus
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    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Eontia
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  • Epinephelus
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  • Shell of an Epitonium wentletrap sea snail
    Epitonium
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    • †Epitonium humphreysii
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  • A living Equetus punctatus, or spotted drum
    Equetus
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Ervilia
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  • Eucalathis
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  • A living Eudocimus ibis
    Eudocimus
  • Eulima
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  • Eupleura
    • †Eupleura caudata
  • †Eurhodia
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  • Eurytellina
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  • Shell of a Euspira moon sea snail
    Euspira
  • †Eutrephoceras
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  • Euvola
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    • † – type locality for species

F[]

  • Fabella
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  • Fasciolaria
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    • A living Fasciolaria tulipa, or true tulip sea snail
      †Fasciolaria tulipa
  • Fenimorea
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  • †Ficopsis
  • Ficus
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    • †Ficus communis
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  • Flabellum
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  • Fratercula
    • A living Fratercula arctica, or Atlantic puffin
      †Fratercula arctica – or unidentified related form
    • †Fratercula cirrhata – or unidentified related form
  • †Fraxinus
  • Fulgurofusus
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  • Fusinus
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  • Gadus
    • †Gadus morhua – or unidentified comparable form
  • Galeocerdo
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    • †Galeocerdo contortus
    • A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark
      †Galeocerdo cuvier – or unidentified comparable form
  • Galeodea
    • † – type locality for species
  • Galeorhinus
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    • †Galeorhinus galeus
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  • Gari
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  • Gastrochaena
  • Gavia
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  • Gemma
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    • †Gemma gemma
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  • Geochelone
  • Geodia
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Gigantostrea
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  • Ginglymostoma
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  • A living Globicephala, or pilot whale
    Globicephala
  • Globigerina
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  • Globigerinoides
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  • Globivenus
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  • Globorotalia
  • Glossus
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  • Fossilized shell of a Glycymeris, or bittersweet clam
    Glycymeris
    • †Glycymeris americana
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  • Glyphostoma
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  • Glyphoturris
    • †Glyphoturris eritima
  • Glyptoactis
    • † – tentative report
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium
    †Gomphotherium
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  • Granulina
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  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Grus
    • †Grus americana – or unidentified related form
    • †Grus antigone – or unidentified related form
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  • †Gryphoca
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  • †Hadrosaurus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Haematopus
    • †Haematopus ostralegus – or unidentified related form
    • Texas City Dike, Texas
      A living Haematopus palliatus, or American oystercatcher
      †Haematopus palliatus – or unidentified related form
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  • Haustator – tentative report
    • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for genus
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    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • Heilprinia
    • †
  • †Heliornis
    • †Heliornis fulica – or unidentified related form
  • Fossilized lower jaw of the Miocene-Pleistocene llama relative Hemiauchenia
    †Hemiauchenia – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Hemipristis
    • †Hemipristis serra
    • †
  • †Hemirhabdorhynchus
    • †
  • †Herpetocetus
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • A living Heterodontus, or bullhead shark
    Heterodontus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Hexanchus
  • Hiatella
    • †Hiatella arctica
  • Hippoporella
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • † – tentative report
    • †
    • †
  • Histrionicus
    • A living Histrionicus histrionicus, or harlequin duck
      †Histrionicus histrionicus – or unidentified related form
  • †Homiphoca
    • †
    • †
    • † informal
    • † informal
    • †
    • † informal
    • †
    • † informal
  • Hyalina
    • †
  • †Hyalodiscus
    • †
  • Hydroides – tentative report
  • †Hypogaleus

I[]

  • †
    • †
  • Ilyanassa
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †Ilyanassa obsoleta
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †Ilyanassa trivittata
    • †
  • Ischadium
    • †Ischadium recurvum
  • Isistius
  • Isoetes
  • Isognomon
  • Istiophorus
    • A living Istiophorus platypterus, or Indo-Pacific sailfish
      †Istiophorus platypterus
  • Isurus
    • †
    • †Isurus oxyrinchus
  • Ithycythara
    • †Ithycythara psila

J[]

    • †
  • Juniperus
    • A living Juniperus virginiana, also known as red cedar or eastern juniper
      †Juniperus virginiana – or unidentified comparable form

K[]

    • †
  • †Kathetostoma
  • †Kellum
  • Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene dolphin Kentriodon
    †Kentriodon
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • Kogia – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Kogia breviceps
  • †Kogiopsis – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Kogiopsis floridana
  • Kuphus
    • †
  • Kurtziella
    • †Kurtziella cerina
    • †
    • †
  • †Kyptoceras
    • †

L[]

  • Laevicardium
  • †
    • †
  • Lagena
    • †
  • Living Lagenorhynchus dolphins
    Lagenorhynchus
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Lagodon
    • †Lagodon rhomboides – or unidentified comparable form
  • Lamna
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Larus
    • †Larus argentatus – or unidentified related form
    • †Larus atricilla – or unidentified related form
    • †Larus delawarensis – or unidentified related form
    • †Larus minutus – or unidentified related form
    • †
  • †
    • † – or unidentified related form
  • Leiostomus
    • †
  • A living Lepidochelys, or ridley sea turtle
    Lepidochelys
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † informal
    • † informal
    • †
  • Leptopecten
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Limaria
  • Linga
    • †
  • †Linthia
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
  • The autumn foliage of a living Liquidambar, or sweetgum tree
    Liquidambar
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Lirophora
    • †Lirophora latilirata
  • †Lithodesmium
    • †
  • Littoraria
    • †Littoraria irrorata
  • Littorina
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Lonicera
  • Lophius
    • Mounted skeleton of a Lophius americanus, or American anglerfish
      †Lophius americanus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Lophocetus – or unidentified related form
    • †
  • Lopholatilus
    • †Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • † informal
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • † informal
    • † informal
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † informal
    • † informal
  • Lucina
    • † – type locality for species
    • †Lucina pensylvanica
  • Lucinisca
    • †
    • †
  • Lucinoma
    • †
  • Lyria
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †

M[]

  • Interior and exterior of a shell of a Macoma tellin
    Macoma
    • †
  • Macrocallista
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †Macrocallista nimbosa
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • †Macromphalina
    • †
    • †Macromphalina pierrot
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • Makaira
    • †Makaira indica
    • †Makaira nigricans
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
  • †Mammut
    • Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon
      †Mammut americanum
  • Manta
    • † – type locality for species
  • Maretia
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Marginella
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • † – tentative report
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • A taxidermied Megachasma pelagios, or megamouth shark
    Megachasma
  • Megalops
    • †Megalops atlanticus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Megaptera
  • †
    • †
  • †Meherrinia – type locality for genus
    • †Meherrinia isoni – type locality for species
  • Meiocardia
    • †
  • Melanella
  • Melanitta
    • †Melanitta nigra – or unidentified related form
    • †Melanitta perspicillata – or unidentified related form
  • Melanogrammus
    • Illustration of a living Melanogrammus aeglefinus, or haddock
      †Melanogrammus aeglefinus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Meleagris
  • Mellita
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Melosira
    • †
  • Menippe – tentative report
  • Mercenaria
    • †Mercenaria campechiensis
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • Collection of Mercenaria mercenaria, also known as hard clams or quahogs
      †Mercenaria mercenaria
    • †
  • Meretrix
    • † – tentative report
  • Mergus
    • †Mergus serrator – or unidentified related form
  • †
    • †
  • Merluccius
    • †Merluccius albidus
    • †Merluccius bilinearis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Illustration on a stamp of a living Mesoplodon, or mesoplodont whale
    Mesoplodon
    • †
  • † – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Metulella
    • †
    • †
    • † informal
    • †
    • † informal
    • † informal
    • †
    • † informal
    • † informal
    • †
  • Microgadus
    • Illustration of a living Microgadus tomcod
      †Microgadus tomcod – or unidentified comparable form
  • Micropogonias
    • †
    • † – tentative report
  • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † informal
  • Mitra
    • †
  • Mitrella
    • †
    • †
  • Mobula
  • Modiolus
    • †
    • †Modiolus modiolus
  • Mola
    • †
  • A living Monodon monoceros, or narwhal
    Monodon – or unidentified comparable form
  • Morum
    • †
  • Morus
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † informal
    • † informal
  • Muellerina
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † informal
    • †
    • †
  • Mulinia
  • †
    • †
  • Musculus
  • Mustelus
  • †Mya
    • †Mya arenaria
    • †
  • Mycteroperca
  • Two living Myliobatis eagle rays
    Myliobatis
  • Myriophyllum
    • †Myriophyllum heterophyllum
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Mytilus
    • †

N[]

  • Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus
    †Nannippus
    • †
  • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Nanosiren – tentative report
  • A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail
    Nassarius
    • †Nassarius acutus
    • †Nassarius antillarum
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – tentative report
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Nassarius vibex
    • †
  • Naticarius
  • †Navicula
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Negaprion
    • †Negaprion brevirostris
    • † – type locality for species
  • Nemocardium
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Neohipparion
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Neophrontops – tentative report
  • Neverita
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Niso
    • †
  • †Nitzschia
    • † informal
  • Niveria
    • †Niveria suffusa
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Notorynchus
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
  • Nucula
    • †
    • †
    • †Nucula proxima
    • †
    • †
  • Nuculana
  • Numenius
    • †Numenius borealis – or unidentified related form
  • †Nuphar
  • Flower of a living Nymphaea
    Nymphaea
  • †Nyssa

O[]

  • Odontaspis
    • †
    • A living Odontaspis ferox, or smalltooth sand tiger
      †Odontaspis ferox
    • † – tentative report
  • †
    • †
  • Odostomia
    • †Odostomia acutidens
    • †
  • Oliva
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • Shell in multiple views of an Oliva sayana, or lettered olive sea snail
      †Oliva sayana
  • Olivella
  • Onoba
    • †
  • †Ontocetus – type locality for genus
    • †Ontocetus emmonsi – type locality for species
  • Oocorys
    • † – type locality for species
  • Ophidion
    • †
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • †Opsanus
    • †Opsanus tau
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Ortalis – tentative report
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Life restoration of the Miocene sperm whale Orycterocetus
    †Orycterocetus
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • †Osmunda
    • †Osmunda regalis
  • Ostrea
    • †Ostrea compressirostra
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Ostrya
  • †Otodus
    • †Otodus angustidens
    • At the top of the picture is a line representing twenty meters. Below this is a gray megalodon silhouette that measures twenty meters, below is a red megalodon silhouette that measures fifteen meters, below is a violet whale shark silhouette that measures ten meters, below is a green great white shark that measures five meters. Standing next to this shark is a black human silhouette that stands two meters.
      Diagram illustrating the largest (grey) and most conservative (red) size estimates of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Carcharocles megalodon (sometimes Carcharodon or Otodus megalodon) with a whale shark (violet), great white shark (green), and anachronistic human (black) to scale
      †Otodus megalodon

P[]

  • Pachyptila
  • A living Pagrus sea bream
    Pagrus
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Pandion
  • Pandora
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Panopea
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † informal
    • † informal
    • †
    • †
    • † informal
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • † informal
  • Paragaleus
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • Paralichthys
  • †
    • †
  • – tentative report
    • †
  • Fossilized teeth of the Eocene-Pleistocene shark Parotodus, or the false-toothed mako
    †Parotodus
    • †Parotodus benedenii
  • Parvanachis
    • †Parvanachis obesa
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Pecten
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
  • †Pediastrum
    • †
  • †Pediomeryx
  • Life restoration of the Oligocene-Pleistocene false-toothed bird Pelagornis
    †Pelagornis
    • † informal
    • † informal
  • Pelecanus
    • †Pelecanus schreiberi – type locality for species
    • †
    • † informal
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Periptera
    • †
  • Shell of a Perotrochus slit sea snail
    Perotrochus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Petaloconchus
    • †
    • †
  • Petricola
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †Petricola pholadiformis
  • Phalacrocorax
    • † informal
    • †
  • Phalium
    • † – type locality for species
  • †Phocageneus – or unidentified related form
    • †
  • †Phocanella
    • †
  • †Phoebastria
    • †Phoebastria albatrus – or unidentified related form
    • †
    • †Phoebastria immutabilis – or unidentified related form
    • †Phoebastria nigripes – or unidentified related form
    • †
  • Two Phoenicopterus, or flamingos
    Phoenicopterus
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Pholadomya
    • †
  • Phyllacanthus
    • †
    • †
  • Phyllonotus
    • †
    • †Phyllonotus pomum
  • Physeter – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Physeter macrocephalus
  • †Physeterula – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Physeterula dubusi
  • Picea
  • Taxidermied specimen of Pinguinus impennis, or the great auk
    †Pinguinus
    • †Pinguinus alfrednewtoni – type locality for species
  • Pinna – tentative report
    • †
  • Pinus
    • †Pinus palustris – or unidentified comparable form
  • Pisania
    • †
  • Pitar
  • Placopecten
    • †
    • †Placopecten magellanicus – or unidentified related form
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Plagiobrissus
  • †Platyphoca
    • †
  • †Plectroninia
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • † – tentative report
    • †
  • Fossilized vertebra of the Miocene-Pleistocene baleen whale Plesiocetus
    †Plesiocetus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Pleurofusia
    • †
  • Pleuromeris
  • †
    • †
  • Pleurotomaria
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • Plicatula
    • †
    • †
    • †Plicatula gibbosa
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Pluvialis
    • †Pluvialis squatarola – or unidentified related form
  • Podiceps
    • A living Podiceps auritus, or horned grebe
      †Podiceps auritus
  • Pododesmus
    • †
  • Pogonias
    • †Pogonias cromis – or unidentified comparable form
  • Polinices
  • Polydora
  • Polygireulima
    • †
  • Polygonum
  • Polymesoda
    • †Polymesoda caroliniana
  • Pomatomus
    • †
  • Living Pontederia pickerel weeds
    †Pontederia
  • – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
    • † informal
    • † informal
    • † informal
    • † informal
  • Pontoporia – or unidentified comparable form
  • Populus
  • †Potamogeton
  • Prionotus
    • †Prionotus evolans – or unidentified comparable form
  • Pristiophorus
  • A living Pristis sawfish
    Pristis
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Procellaria
    • A living Procellaria aequinoctialis, or white-chinned petrel
      †Procellaria aequinoctialis – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Procellaria parkinsoni – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Procolpochelys
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † informal
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †Protosiren
  • Prunum
    • †Prunum bellum
    • †
    • †Prunum roscidum
  • Psammechinus
    • †
  • †Psephophorus
  • Replica of a fossilized cranium of the Miocene horse Pseudhipparion
    †Pseudhipparion
    • †
  • Pseudochama
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • †
  • A living Pseudorca crassidens, or false killer whale
    Pseudorca
  • Pseudotorinia
    • †
  • Pteria
  • Pterodroma
    • †Pterodroma lessonii
  • †Pterodromoides
    • †Pterodromoides minoricensis
  • Pteromeris
  • Pteromylaeus
  • Illustration of a living Pterothrissus gissu, or Japanese gissu
    Pterothrissus
    • †
  • †Ptychosalpinx
    • †
    • †
  • Puffinus
    • †Puffinus gravis – or unidentified related form
    • †Puffinus lherminieri
    • †Puffinus pacificoides – or unidentified related form
    • †Puffinus puffinus – or unidentified comparable form
    • A living Ardenna tenuirostris (formerly Puffinus tenuirostris), or short-tailed shearwater
      †Puffinus tenuirostris – or unidentified related form
  • Pugnus
    • †
  • Puncturella
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Purpura
    • †
  • Purpurellus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Pusula
    • †Pusula pediculus
  • †
  • Pycnodonte
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Illustration in multiple views of the shell of a Pyramidella pyram sea snail
    Pyramidella
    • †
  • †
    • †

Q[]

  • †Quadrans
    • †
  • A living Quercus, or oak tree
    Quercus

R[]

    • †
  • Radiolucina
    • †Radiolucina amianta
    • †
  • Raja
  • Rangia
    • †Rangia cuneata
  • Fossilized carapace of the Paleogene-modern crab Ranina
    Ranina – type locality for genus
  • Ranunculus
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
  • Retilaskeya
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • A living Rhincodon, or whale shark
    Rhincodon
  • Rhinobatos
  • Rhinoptera
  • Rhizoprionodon – tentative report
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • Rhynchobatus
    • †
  • Rhyncholampas
    • †
  • Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
    †Rhynchotherium
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Ringicula
  • Rissoina
    • †
  • †Robinia – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Rosalina
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †

S[]

  • Sagittaria
  • †Sanguisorba
    • †Sanguisorba canadensis
  • †
    • †
  • †Sarda
    • †Sarda sarda – or unidentified related form
  • Fossilized teeth of the Neogene sperm whale Scaldicetus
    †Scaldicetus – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – or unidentified related form
  • Scaphella
    • † – tentative report
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Schizaster
  • Sciaenops
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Sciaenops ocellatus
    • † informal
  • A living Scoliodon, or spadenose shark
    †Scoliodon
    • †
  • Sconsia
    • †
  • †Scutella
  • Scyliorhinus
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Seila
  • Semele
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • A living Semicassis helmet sea snail
    Semicassis
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • Seriola
  • Serpulorbis
    • †
    • †
  • †Sheldonia – type locality for genus
    • † – type locality for species
  • Siliqua
    • †Siliqua costata
    • †
  • Sinum
    • †
    • †
  • Shell of the whelk sea snail Siphonalia
    Siphonalia
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Siphonochelus
    • †
  • Solariella
    • †
  • Solen
    • †
  • Solenosteira
    • †Solenosteira cancellaria
  • Somateria
    • A living Somateria mollissima, or common eider
      †Somateria mollissima – or unidentified related form
  • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • Sphagnum
    • †
  • †Sphoeroides
    • †
  • Sphyraena
    • †Sphyraena barracuda – or unidentified comparable form
  • Sphyrna
    • A living Sphyrna lewini, or scalloped hammerhead
      †Sphyrna lewini
    • †Sphyrna media – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Sphyrna zygaena
    • †
  • Spisula
    • †
  • Spondylus
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon
    †Squalodon
    • †Squalodon calvertensis
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Squalus
  • Squatina
    • †
  • Stellatoma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Stelletta
    • † – type locality for species
  • Stenella
    • † – type locality for species
  • †
    • Illustration of a living Stenotomus chrysops, or scup
      †Stenotomus chrysops – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Stercorarius
    • †Stercorarius longicaudus – or unidentified related form
    • †Stercorarius parasiticus – or unidentified related form
    • †Stercorarius pomarinus – or unidentified related form
  • Sterna
    • A living Thalasseus maximus, or royal tern
      †Sterna maxima – or unidentified related form
    • †Sterna nilotica – or unidentified related form
  • Stewartia
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †
    • †
  • †Striatolamia
    • †
  • Strigilla
  • †Striostrea
    • †
  • Shell of a Strioterebrum augur sea snail
    Strioterebrum
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Strombiformis
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Strombina
  • Strombus
  • †
    • †
  • †Syllomus
    • †Syllomus aegyptiacus
  • A living Symphurus tonguefish
    Symphurus
  • †
    • †
  • Syntomodrillia
    • †Syntomodrillia lissotropis

T[]

  • Tagelus
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • A living Tapirus, or tapir
    Tapirus
    • †Tapirus veroensis
  • Tautoga
    • †Tautoga onitis – or unidentified comparable form
  • Taxodium
    • †Taxodium distichum
  • Tectonatica
  • Teinostoma
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
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  • Tellina
    • †
    • †
  • Shell in multiple views of a Tenagodus sea snail
    Tenagodus
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • Terebra
    • †
    • †Terebra protexta
    • †
  • Terebratula
    • † – type locality for species
  • Terebratulina
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
  • †Tetraedron
  • †Tetrapturus
    • A living Kajikia albida, or white marlin
      †Tetrapturus albidus
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    • †
  • Thais
  • †Thalassinoides
  • †Thalassionema
    • †
  • †Thalassiosira
    • † informal
    • † informal
  • †
    • †
  • †Thalictrum
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Oligocene-Miocene gavial relative Thecachampsa
    †Thecachampsa
    • †Thecachampsa antiqua
  • Thracia
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Thunnus
    • †Thunnus thynnus
  • Timoclea
    • †
    • †
  • Torcula
  • †
  • †
    • †
  • Trachycardium
    • †
    • Exterior and interior of the shell of a Trachycardium isocardia, or West Indian prickly cockle
      †Trachycardium isocardia
    • †Trachycardium muricatum
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
  • †
  • †Triaenodon
    • †Triaenodon obesus
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • †
  • Shell of a Trigonostoma nutmeg sea snail
    Trigonostoma
    • †
  • †Trinacria
    • †
  • Tringa
    • †Tringa ochropus – or unidentified related form
  • Trionyx
    • † – type locality for species
  • Triphora
  • †
    • †
    • †
  • Trochita
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
    • †
  • Shell of a Tucetona bittersweet clam
    Tucetona
    • †
  • Turbo
    • †Turbo castanea
  • Turbonilla
  • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
  • Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella
    Turritella
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • †
    • †
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – type locality for species
    • † – or unidentified comparable form
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • † – type locality for species
    • †
  • A living Tursiops, or bottlenose dolphin
    Tursiops
  • Typha
  • Typhis
    • †

U[]

  • †
    • †
  • Urophycis
    • †Urophycis tenuis
  • Urosalpinx
    • A living Urosalpinx sea snail, or oyster drill
      †Urosalpinx cinerea
    • †Urosalpinx perrugata
    • †
    • †
    • †
    • †

V[]

  • Vasum
    • †
  • Venericardia
    • † – type locality for species
  • Vermicularia
    • †Vermicularia knorrii – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Vermicularia spirata
  • †
    • † – type locality for species
  • Verticordia
    • †
  • Vexillum
    • †Vexillum wandoense
  • Leaves and fruit of a living Viburnum.
    †Viburnum
  • †
    • †
  • Viviparus – tentative report
    • †
  • Volutifusus
    • †
    • †
  • Volvarina
    • †Volvarina avena

W[]

  • †
    • †

X[]

  • †
  • Xenophora
    • † informal
    • †
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene whale Xiphiacetus
    †Xiphiacetus
  • Xiphias
    • †Xiphias gladius
  • †Xiphiorhynchus
    • †

Y[]

Z[]

  • Ziphius
    • Illustration of a living Ziphius cavirostris, or Cuvier's beaked whale
      †Ziphius cavirostris – or unidentified comparable form

Notes[]

References[]

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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