List of the Cenozoic life of South Carolina

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

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• †Abra
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  Shell of an Acanthocardia cockle
  Acanthocardia
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• Acteocina
  • †Acteocina canaliculata
• Acteon
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• †Adeorbis
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  Fossilized shell of the Early Cretaceous-Oligocene turtle Adocus
  †Adocus
• Aequipecten
• Agaronia
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• Agassizia
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• †Aglyptorhynchus
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  • † – or unidentified related form
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• †Agorophius
  • †Agorophius pygmaeus
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• Alligator
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    A living Alligator mississippiensis, or American alligator
    †Alligator mississippiensis
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• Alopias
  • †Alopias vulpinus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Altrix
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• †Amalthea
• Ammonia
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• Amphistegina
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• Amusium
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• Anachis
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• Anadara
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  • †Anadara brasiliana
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  • †Anadara ovalis
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    Shell of an Anadara transversa, or transverse ark clam
    †Anadara transversa
• Anatina
  • †Anatina anatina
• Ancilla
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• – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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• Angulus
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Anomia
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  • †Anomia simplex
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  A shell of an Antalis tusk shell
  Antalis
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• Antigona
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• Arbacia
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• Arca
  • †Arca imbricata
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• †Archaeodelphis – type locality for genus
  • †Archaeodelphis patrius – type locality for species
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  A living Architectonica staircase shell sea snail
  Architectonica
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• Arcinella
  • †Arcinella arcinella
  • †Arcinella cornuta
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  Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale
  †Arctodus
  • †Arctodus pristinus
• Argopecten
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  • †Argopecten gibbus
  • †Argopecten irradians
• Argyrotheca
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• † – type locality for genus
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• † – type locality for genus
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve
  Astarte
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• Astyris
  • †Astyris lunata
• Athleta
  • † – tentative report
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• Atrina
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  • †Atrina rigida
  • †Atrina seminuda
  • †Atrina serrata
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  Restoration of the Paleocene-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Aturia
  †Aturia
  • †Aturia alabamensis
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Aulacomya
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  • † – type locality for species

B[]

• †Bairdemys
  • † – type locality for species
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  Portrait of a living Balaenoptera baleen whale
  Balaenoptera
• Balanophyllia
• Balanus
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• Barbatia
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• Barnea
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  Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus
  †Basilosaurus
• Basterotia
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • † – type locality for species
• Bellucina
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• Bison
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    Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison antiquus, or ancient bison
    †Bison antiquus
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• †Bonellitia
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• Boonea
  • †Boonea seminuda
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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 hilli – or unidentified comparable form
• Borsonia
• Bostrycapulus
  • †Bostrycapulus aculeatus
• †Bothremys – tentative report
• †Bottosaurus
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  • †Braarudosphaera bigelowii
• Brachidontes
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  • †Brachidontes exustus
• Brissus
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• Buccella
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• Bulimina
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• Bullia
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• Busycon
  • †Busycon carica
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    Shell in multiple views of a Sinistrofulgur perversum
    †Busycon contrarium
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  • †Busycon perversum
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• Busycotypus
  • †Busycotypus canaliculatus
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• †Bythaelurus

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• Cadulus
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• Caecum
  • †Caecum cooperi
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  • †Caecum imbricatum
• Caestocorbula
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• 

  A living Calliostoma top sea snail
  Calliostoma
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• Callista
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• Calotrophon
  • †Calotrophon ostrearum
• Calyptraea
  • †Calyptraea centralis
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Cancellaria
  • †Cancellaria reticulata
• Canis
  • †Canis armbrusteri
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    Modern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf
    †Canis dirus
• Carcharhinus
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• Carcharias
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• Carcharodon
  • †Carcharodon hastalis
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• Cardita
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• Carditamera
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•  [fr; nl; sv]
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• †Carolinacetus – type locality for genus
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• Caryocorbula
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• Cassidulina
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• Castor
  • †Castor canadensis
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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides
  †Castoroides
  • †Castoroides leiseyorum
  • †Castoroides ohioensis – or unidentified comparable form
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• Cerithiella – tentative report
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• Cerithiopsis
  • †Cerithiopsis emersonii
• Cerithium – tentative report
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• †Cervalces
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    Life restoration of the Pleistocene Cervalces scotti, or stag-moose
    †Cervalces scotti
• Cervus
  • †Cervus elaphus
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• Chama
  • †Chama congregata
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• Cheilea
• Chelydra
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    A living Chelydra serpentina, or common snapping turtle
    †Chelydra serpentina
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  • † – type locality for species
• †Chesapecten
  • †Chesapecten jeffersonius
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• Chicoreus
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• Chione
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    Exteriors (above) and interiors of shells of Chione cancellata venus clams
    †Chione cancellata
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  • †Chione erosa
• Chionopsis
  • †Chionopsis intapurpurea
• Chlamys
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  Skull
  †Choneziphius
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• Choristodon
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• Chrysemys
  • †Chrysemys floridana
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• †Chrysocetus – type locality for genus
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• Cibicides
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  Shell and spines of a Cidaris sea urchin
  Cidaris
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• Cinctura
  • †Cinctura lilium
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Cirsotrema
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• Cladocora
• Clavilithes
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• Clavus
  • † – or unidentified related form
• Cliona
• Closia
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  Electron micrograph of a Coccolithus alga
  Coccolithus
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• Cochlespira
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• Cochliolepis
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• Coelopleurus
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• Coluber – or unidentified comparable form
• Columbellopsis
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• Concavus
• Conomitra
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• † – type locality for genus
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• Conus
  • †Conus adversarius
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    Shell in multiple views of a Conasprella delessertii (formerly Conus delessertii), or Sozon's cone sea snail
    †Conus delessertii
  • †Conus jaspideus
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• Coralliophila
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• Corbicula
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• Corbula
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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• †Coronodon – type locality for genus
  • †Coronodon havensteini – type locality for species
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• †Cotylocara – type locality for genus
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• †Coupatezia
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• Crassatella
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• Crassinella
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  • †Crassinella lunulata
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  Fossilized shell of the Cretaceous-modern oyster Crassostrea
  Crassostrea
  • †Crassostrea virginica
• †Crenatosiren
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• Crepidula
  • †Crepidula convexa
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  • †Crepidula fornicata
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  • †Crepidula plana
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  Fossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna
  †Cretolamna
  • †Cretolamna appendiculata
• Crucibulum
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• Cryptonatica
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• Ctena
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• Cucullaea
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• Cumingia
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  Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius
  †Cuvieronius
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• Cyclocardia
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• Cyclostremiscus
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• † – type locality for genus
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• Cylichna
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• Cymbovula
  • †Cymbovula acicularis
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  Multiple views of a shell of a Cypraea cowrie sea snail
  Cypraea
• †Cypraeorbis
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• Cythara
• Cytherea
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• Daphnella
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• Dasyatis
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• Dasypus
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    Fossilized mandible in multiple views of the Pleistocene Dasypus bellus, or beautiful armadillo
    †Dasypus bellus
• Dendraster
• Dentalium
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• Dentimargo
  • †Dentimargo aureocinctus
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  • † – or unidentified related form
• Dinocardium
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  • †Dinocardium robustum
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  • † – type locality for species
• Diodon
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• Diodora
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    Shells of Diodora cayenensis, or Cayenne keyhole limpet
    †Diodora cayenensis
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• †Dioplotherium – type locality for genus
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• Diplodonta
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  • †Diplodonta punctata
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  • †Diplodonta semiaspera
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• Discinisca
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  Electron micrograph of a Discoaster alga
  †Discoaster
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• Discorbis
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• Disporella
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• Donax
  • †Donax fossor
  • †Donax variabilis
• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene whaleDorudon
  †Dorudon – type locality for genus
  • †Dorudon serratus – type locality for species
• Dosinia
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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• † – type locality for genus
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• Echinocardium
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• †Echovenator – type locality for genus
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  Illustration of a fossilized shell of the Eocene-Pliocene murex sea snail Ecphora
  †Ecphora
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• †Ectoganus
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• Elaphe – or unidentified comparable form
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• Elphidium
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Encope
  • †Encope emarginata
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• Endopachys
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  Interior of the shell of an Ensis, or razor clam
  Ensis
  • †Ensis directus
  • †Ensis minor
• †Eomysticetus – type locality for genus
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• Eontia
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †Eopleurotoma
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• †Eosurcula
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  Shell of an Epitonium wentletrap sea snail
  Epitonium
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Epitonium humphreysii
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• Equus
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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Eremotherium
  †Eremotherium
  • †Eremotherium laurillardi
• Erethizon
  • †Erethizon dorsatum
• Erignathus
  • †Erignathus barbatus
• Ervilia
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    Shell of a Eucrassatella speciosa, or Gibbs' clam
    †Eucrassatella speciosa
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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
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  • †Euspira heros
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• †Eutrephoceras
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• Evalea
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• Fasciolaria
  • †Fasciolaria rhomboidea
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    A living Fasciolaria tulipa, or true tulip sea snail
    †Fasciolaria tulipa
• †Ficopsis
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• Ficus
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• Finella
  • †Finella dubia
• Flabellum
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• Fusinus
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G[]

• Galeocerdo
  • †Galeocerdo aduncus
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    A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark
    †Galeocerdo cuvier
• Galeodea
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• Galeorhinus
• Gari
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• Gastrochaena
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  Fossilized skull of the Miocene crocodile relative Gavialosuchus
  †Gavialosuchus
  • †Gavialosuchus americanus
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• Gemma
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• Gemophos
  • †Gemophos tinctus
• Geochelone
• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene whale Georgiacetus
  †Georgiacetus
  • †Georgiacetus vogtlensis – or unidentified comparable form
• • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †Gigantostrea
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• Ginglymostoma
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• Globigerina
• Globulina
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• Glossus
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  Fossilized shell of a Glycymeris, or bittersweet clam
  Glycymeris
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  • †Glycymeris americana
  • †Glycymeris decussata
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• Glyptoactis
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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Glyptotherium
  †Glyptotherium
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• Gopherus
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• Gymnura

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• Halichoerus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Halichoerus grypus
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  Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene manatee relative Halitherium
  †Halitherium
  • †Halitherium alleni – type locality for species
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• Hastula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
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• Haustator
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  Fossilized lower jaw of the Miocene-Pleistocene llama relative Hemiauchenia
  †Hemiauchenia
  • †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
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• Hemipristis
  • †Hemipristis serra
• Here
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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• Hexaplex
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• Hiatella
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  Life restoration of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Holmesina with a human to scale
  †Holmesina
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• †Hoplocetus
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• Horologica
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• Hyotissa
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• †Hyposaurus

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• Ilyanassa
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  • †Ilyanassa obsoleta
  • †Ilyanassa trivittata
• Infundibulum
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  Fossilized skeleton of the Middle Jurassic-Miocene Chimaera relative Ischyodus
  †Ischyodus
• †Isocrania
• Isognomon
• †Isogomphodon
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K[]

• • †
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• † – tentative report
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  A living Kinosternon, or mud turtle
  Kinosternon
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• Kurtziella
  • †Kurtziella cerina

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• Laevicardium
  • †Laevicardium mortoni
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  A modern Lamna mackerel shark
  Lamna
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• Latirus – tentative report
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• Leodia
• Leptopecten
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• Lima
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  Living Limaria, or file shells
  Limaria
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• Limatula
• Limopsis
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• Linga
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• †Linthia
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  Illustration of the shell of a Liotia sea snail
  Liotia
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• Lirophora
  • †Lirophora latilirata
• Lithophaga
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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• Littoraria
  • †Littoraria irrorata
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• Lucina
  • †Lucina pensylvanica
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• Lucinisca
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• Lynx
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    A living Lynx rufus, or bobcat
    †Lynx rufus
• Lyria
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• Macoma
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    Shell of a Limecola balthica, or Baltic clam
    †Macoma balthica
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  • †Macoma constricta
  • †Macoma tenta
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• Macrocallista
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  • †Macrocallista maculata
  • †Macrocallista nimbosa
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• Mactra
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• Malaclemys
  • †Malaclemys terrapin
• †Mammut
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    Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon
    †Mammut americanum
• †Mammuthus
  • †Mammuthus columbi – or unidentified comparable form
• Manta
  • †Manta fragilis
• Maretia
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• Marginella
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• Martesia
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• †Mathilda
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• †Mauricia
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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx
  †Megalonyx
  • †Megalonyx jeffersonii
• Meiocardia
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• Melampus
  • †Melampus bidentatus
• Melanella
  • †Melanella conoidea
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• Mellita
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• Menippe – tentative report
• Mercenaria
  • †Mercenaria campechiensis
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  • †Mercenaria mercenaria
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• Mesalia
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• Mesodesma
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• Metalia
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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene manatee relative Metaxytherium
  †Metaxytherium
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• – tentative report
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• Microdrillia
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• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †
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  Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah
  †Miracinonyx
  • †Miracinonyx inexpectatus
• Mitrella
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• Mnestia
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  A living Mobula
  Mobula
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Modiolus
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• Mulinia
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  • †Mulinia lateralis
• Murex
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• Murexiella
  • †Murexiella glypta
  • †Murexiella macgintyi
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• †Mya
  • †Mya arenaria
• Myliobatis
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  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus
  †Mylohyus
  • †Mylohyus fossilis – or unidentified comparable form
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• Mytilus
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• †Nanosiren – tentative report
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  A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail
  Nassarius
  • †Nassarius acutus
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  • †Nassarius vibex
• Natica
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• Naticarius
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• Nebrius
• Nemocardium
• †Neochoerus
  • †Neochoerus aesopi
  • †Neochoerus pinckneyi
• Neofiber
  • †Neofiber alleni
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Neomonachus
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    Illustration of the recently extinct Neomonachus tropicalis, or Caribbean monk seal
    †Neomonachus tropicalis
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• Neverita
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• Nodipecten
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  Interior of a fossilized shell of the Early Ordovician-modern marine bivalve Nucula
  Nucula
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  • †Nucula proxima
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• Nuculana
  • †Nuculana acuta
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O[]

• Oculina
  • †
• Odobenus
  • 

    A living Odobenus rosmarus, or walrus
    †Odobenus rosmarus
• Odocoileus
  • †Odocoileus virginianus
• †
• Odostomia
  • †
  • †Odostomia pedroana – or unidentified comparable form
• Oliva
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †Oliva sayana
• Olivella
  • †
  • †Olivella mutica
  • †
• †Ontocetus
  • †Ontocetus emmonsi
• 

  Fossil of the Permian-modern crustacean burrow ichnogenus Ophiomorpha
  †Ophiomorpha
• • †
  • †
• †Osteopygis
  • †
• Ostrea
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
• †Otodus
  • †Otodus angustidens
  • 

    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
• †Oxyrhina
  • †
  • †

P[]

• †Pachecoa
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
• †Pachyarmatherium
  • †Pachyarmatherium leiseyi
• †Palaeochenoides – tentative report
  • †Palaeochenoides mioceanus
• †
  • †
• †Palaeolama
  • †
• 

  Restoration of the Cretaceous-Eocene sea snake Palaeophis
  †Palaeophis
• Pandora
  • †
• Panopea
  • †
• Panthera
  • †Panthera leo
  • †Panthera onca
• • †
• • † – or unidentified related form
• †
  • †
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
  †Paramylodon
  • †Paramylodon harlani – or unidentified comparable form
• Parasmittina
  • †
• Parvanachis
  • †Parvanachis obesa
• • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
  • †
• Pecten
  • †
  • †
  • †
• †
  • †
• 

  Life restoration of the Oligocene-Pleistocene false-toothed bird Pelagornis
  †Pelagornis
  • †
  • †Pelagornis sandersi – type locality for species
• Penion
  • †
• †
  • †
• †
  • †
• Periploma
  • †
  • †
• Petaloconchus
  • †
  • †
• Petricola
  • †
  • †Petricola pholadiformis
• Phacoides
  • †
  • †
• Phalium
• 

  A living Phoca earless seal
  Phoca
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• Pholadomya
  • †
• Pholas
  • †Pholas campechiensis
  • †
• Phos
  • †
  • †
  • †
• Phyllonotus
  • †Phyllonotus pomum
• Physa
  • † – or unidentified related form
• 

  A living Physeter macrocephalus, or sperm whale
  Physeter
  • †Physeter antiquus – type locality for species
• †Physogaleus
• Pinna
• Pitar
  • †
  • †Pitar morrhuanus
  • †
  • †
  • †
• Placopecten
• • †
  • †
• †
  • †
  • †
• †
  • †
• 

  Illustration in multiple views of a shell of a Planorbis freshwater ram's horn snail
  Planorbis
• • †
• • †
  • †
• • †
• Pleuromeris
  • †
  • †Pleuromeris tridentata
• Pleurotomaria
• †
  • † – type locality for species
  • †
• Plicatula
  • †
  • †Plicatula gibbosa
  • †
• †
  • †
• Polinices
  • †
• Polymesoda
  • †Polymesoda caroliniana
• • †
• †
  • †
• 

  A taxidermied Prionodon, or Asiatic linsang
  †Prionodon
  • † – type locality for species
  • †
• †Priscosiren
  • †
• Pristis
  • †
  • †Pristis lathami
• †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • † – type locality for species
• †
• †Procolpochelys
  • † – type locality for species
• Procyon
  • 

    A living Procyon lotor, or raccoon
    †Procyon lotor
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • †
  • †
  • †
• †Protosiren
• Prunum
  • †
  • †
  • †Prunum roscidum
• Psammechinus
  • †
• 

  Hypothetical restoration of the Oligocene-Pliocene sea turtle Psephophorus
  †Psephophorus
• Pseudochama
  • †
• Pseudoliva
  • †
• Pseudorca
  • †Pseudorca crassidens
• Pteria
  • †Pteria colymbus
• Pteromeris
  • †Pteromeris perplana
• †
  • †
• • †
• 

  A living Puma
  †Puma
  • †Puma concolor
• Puncturella
• Pusula
  • †Pusula pediculus
• Pycnodonte
  • †
  • †
• Pyramidella
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
• • †

Q[]

• †Quadrans
  • †
• 

  Shell of a Quinqueloculina foraminiferan
  Quinqueloculina
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
• †
  • †

R[]

• Radiolucina
  • †Radiolucina amianta
  • †
  • †
• • †
• Raja
  • † – type locality for species
• Rangia
  • †
  • †Rangia cuneata
• Rangifer
  • 

    A living Rangifer tarandus, or reindeer
    †Rangifer tarandus – or unidentified comparable form
• Ranina
• Raphitoma
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
• †
• Retusa
• • † – or unidentified comparable form
• †
  • †
• 

  A living Rhincodon, or whale shark
  Rhincodon
  • †Rhincodon typus – or unidentified comparable form
• Rhinobatos
  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Rhinoptera
  • †Rhinoptera bonasus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Rhizoprionodon
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  A living Rhynchobatus, or wedgefish
  Rhynchobatus
  • †
• Rhyncholampas
• • †
• Rosalina
  • †
• Rostellaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †

S[]

• †
  • †
• †
  • †
• Sassia
  • †
• † – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• Sayella
  • †Sayella fusca
• • †
• Scapharca
  • †
  • †
• Scaphella
• Schizoporella
  • †Schizoporella unicornis
• • †
  • †
• Sconsia
  • †
• 

  Group of living Scyliorhinus catsharks
  Scyliorhinus – tentative report
• Seila
  • †Seila adamsii
• Semele
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
• †
  • †
  • †
• Serpulorbis
  • †
  • †
• Sigatica
  • †Sigatica carolinensis
• 

  A living Sigmodon, or cotton rat
  Sigmodon
  • †
• Sinum
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
  • †
  • †Sinum perspectivum
• • †
• • †
• †
  • †
• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
  †Smilodon
  • †Smilodon fatalis
• Solariella
  • †
  • †
• • †
• Solemya
  • †
• Solen
  • †Solen ensis
  • †
• Solenosteira
  • †Solenosteira cancellaria
• †Spatangus
  • †
• Sphyrna
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Sphyrna media – or unidentified comparable form
  • 

    Smooth hammerhead
    †Sphyrna zygaena
• • †
• Spisula
  • †
  • †
• Spondylus
  • †
• • †
  • †
• 

  Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon
  †Squalodon
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
  • † – type locality for species
• Squatina
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Stewartia
  • †
• • †
• Strigilla
  • †
• Strioterebrum
  • †
  • †
  • †
• Strombus
  • †Strombus pugilis
• Subcancilla
  • † – or unidentified related form
• †
  • †
  • †
• Sveltella
  • †
• Sveltia
  • †
• †Syllomus
• 

  A living Sylvilagus, or cottontail rabbit
  Sylvilagus

T[]

• Tagelus
  • †
• 

  A living Tapirus, or tapir
  Tapirus
  • †Tapirus haysii
  • †Tapirus veroensis
• Tectonatica
  • †Tectonatica pusilla
• Teinostoma
• • †
• Tellina
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
• Tenagodus
  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Shell of a Terebra augur sea snail
  Terebra
  • †
  • †Terebra protexta
  • † – or unidentified related form
  • †
• †
  • †
  • †
• Terebratulina
  • †
  • † – type locality for species
• †
  • †
• †Teredina
  • †
• Teredo
  • †
• Terrapene
  • †Terrapene carolina
• Textularia
  • †
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Oligocene-Miocene gavial relative Thecachampsa
  †Thecachampsa
  • †Thecachampsa carolinensis – type locality for species
• †Thoracosaurus
• Thracia
  • †
  • †
• Timoclea
  • †
• Torcula
  • †
• †
  • †
• Trachycardium
  • †Trachycardium egmontianum
  • †Trachycardium muricatum
• • †
  • †
• 

  A living Tremarctos, or spectacled bear
  Tremarctos
  • †Tremarctos floridanus
• Triakis – tentative report
• Trichechus
• †
• †
  • †
• Trigonostoma
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
• †Trinacria
  • †
• 

  A living Triplofusus papillosus, or Florida horse conch
  Triplofusus
  • †Triplofusus giganteus
• Trivia
• Trochita
  • †
• Trochus
  • †
• †Tuba
  • †
• Tucetona
  • †
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
  • †
• † – type locality for genus^[2]
  • † – type locality for species^[3]
• Turbo – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †
• Turbonilla
  • †Turbonilla aragoni – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Turbonilla interrupta
• Turricula
  • †
• 

  Shell in multiple views of a Turris sea snail
  Turris
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • ���
• 

  Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella
  Turritella
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
• Tursiops
  • 

    A living Tursiops truncatus, or common bottlenose dolphin
    †Tursiops truncatus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Tusciziphius
  • †
• †Tympanonesiotes – type locality for genus
  • †Tympanonesiotes wetmorei – type locality for species
• Typhis
  • †

U[]

• †
  • †
• Urocyon
  • 

    A living Urocyon cinereoargenteus, or gray fox
    †Urocyon cinereoargenteus – or unidentified comparable form
• Urosalpinx
  • †Urosalpinx cinerea
  • †

V[]

• Venericardia
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
  • †
• †
• Vermicularia
  • †Vermicularia fargoi
  • †Vermicularia spirata
• Verticordia
  • †
• Vexillum
  • †Vexillum wandoense
• 

  Leaves and fruit of a living Vitis, or grapevine
  Vitis
• Voluta
  • †
• †
  • †
• Volutifusus
  • †

X[]

• Xenophora
  • 

    Shell of a Xenophora conchyliophora carrier shell sea snail
    †Xenophora conchyliophora
• †Xenorophus – type locality for genus
  • † – type locality for species
• †Xiphiorhynchus
  • †
• †Xylotrypa
  • †

Y[]

• Yoldia
  • †
  • 

    Illustration of the shell of a Yoldia limatula, or file yoldia
    †Yoldia limatula
  • †

Z[]

• † – tentative report
• †
  • †

References[]

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