List of the Mesozoic life of Georgia (U.S. state)

This list of the Mesozoic life of Georgia contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Georgia and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.

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• Acirsa
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• Acteon
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• †Acteonella
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• †Aenona
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  Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous oyster Agerostrea
  †Agerostrea
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• †Albertosaurus
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• †Allonia – type locality for genus
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• Amauropsis
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• †Ancilla
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  Interior and exterior of a shell of an Anomia, or jingle shell
  †Anomia
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• †Anomoeodus
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  Interior of the shell of an Arca ark clam
  †Arca
• Arrhoges
• Astarte
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  Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites
  †Baculites
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• †Bedellia – type locality for genus
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  • † – or unidentified related form
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• Botula
  • †Botula conchafodentis
  • †Botula ripleyana
• Brachidontes
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• Cadulus
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• Caestocorbula
  • †Caestocorbula crassaplica
  • †Caestocorbula crassiplica
  • †Caestocorbula percompressa
  • †Caestocorbula suffalciata
  • †Caestocorbula terramaria
• †Calliomphalus
  • †Calliomphalus americanus
  • †Calliomphalus nudus
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• Caryocorbula
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• †Caveola
• Cerithiella
  • †Cerithiella nodoliratum – or unidentified related form
• †Chedighaii
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  A living Chiloscyllium longtail carpet shark
  Chiloscyllium
• Chiton
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• Chlamys
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• Cliona
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  Shell of a Corbula basket clam
  Corbula
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• Crassostrea
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• †Crenella
  • †Crenella elegantula
  • †Crenella serica
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• †Cretodus
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  Fossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna
  †Cretolamna
  • †Cretolamna appendiculata
• Cucullaea
  • †Cucullaea capax
  • †Cucullaea littlei
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• Cuspidaria
  • †Cuspidaria grandis
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• Cylichna
  • †Cylichna diversilirata
  • †Cylichna incisa
• Cylichnella
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  Restoration of the Late Cretaceous Alligator relative Deinosuchus
  †Deinosuchus
  • †Deinosuchus rugosus
• Dentalium
  • †Dentalium leve
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• †Dolicholatirus
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form

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  Restoration of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene bony fish Enchodus, or the "saber-toothed herring"
  †Enchodus
  • †Enchodus petrosus
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• † – type locality for genus
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  • † – type locality for species
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• †Eulima
  • †Eulima gracilistylis
  • †Eulima monmouthensis
• †Euspira
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  Illustration in multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Late Jurassic-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Eutrephoceras
  †Eutrephoceras
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• †Exogyra
  • †Exogyra costata
  • †Exogyra ponderosa
  • †Exogyra upatoiensis

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  • † – or unidentified related form

G[]

• Gemmula
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  A living Ginglymostoma nurse shark
  Ginglymostoma
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• Glossus
• Glycymeris
  • †Glycymeris hamula
  • †Glycymeris rotundata
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  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Halisaurus
  †Halisaurus
• †Hamulus
  • † – tentative report
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• Heterodontus
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  Restoration of two of the Permian-Late Cretaceous cartilaginous fish Hybodus
  †Hybodus

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• †Ischyrhiza
  • † – type locality for species
  • †Ischyrhiza mira
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  Fossilized shell of the Permian-modern marine bivalve Isognomon
  Isognomon

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L[]

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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  Illustration of a living Lepisosteus, or gar
  Lepisosteus
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• Lima
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• Limatula
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• Limopsis
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• †Linearis
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  Electron micrograph of fossilized teeth from the Early Jurassic-Early Cretaceous freshwater shark Lissodus
  †Lissodus
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• Lithophaga
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• Lopha
  • †Lopha falcata
  • †Lopha mesenterica
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• †Mathilda
  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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  Fossilized skull of the Late Cretceous coelacanth fish Megalocoelacanthus
  †Megalocoelacanthus
  • †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei
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• † – tentative report
• † – type locality for genus
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†Modiolus

• • †Modiolus sedesclaris
  • †Modiolus sedesclarus
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• †Morea
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N[]

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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
• Nerita
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• Nozeba
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  Interior of a fossilized shell of the Early Ordovician-modern marine bivalve Nucula
  Nucula
  • †Nucula camia
  • †Nucula cuneifrons
  • †Nucula percrassa
  • †Nucula severnensis
• Nuculana
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  Shell of an Ostrea, or oyster
  Ostrea

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• Panopea
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• †Paralbula
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• † Paranomia
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• Phacoides
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• Pholadomya
• †Pinna
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  Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Placenticeras
  †Placenticeras
  • †Placenticeras benningi
• †Platecarpus
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• Polinices
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  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Prognathodon preying upon an ammonoid cephalopod
  †Prognathodon
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  • † – or unidentified comparable form
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• †Protocardia
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• †Pseudocorax
  • †Pseudocorax affinis
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• †Pteria
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• †Pteridophyte
  • † – informal
  • † – informal
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• †Pterotrigonia
  • †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
  • †Pterotrigonia cerulea
  • †Pterotrigonia eufalensis
  • †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
• †Ptychodus
  • †Ptychodus mortoni
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• †Ptychotrygon
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  • †Ptychotrygon triangularis – or unidentified comparable form
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  Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Cretaceous-Pleistocene oyster Pycnodonte
  Pycnodonte
  • †Pycnodonte vesicularis
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Q[]

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R[]

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• †Regnellidium
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  Restoration of the Late Cretaceous-Paleocene ray Rhombodus
  †Rhombodus
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• Ringicula
  • †Ringicula clarki
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• Rissoa

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  Restoration of several of the Early Cretaceous-Miocene shark Scapanorhynchus
  †Scapanorhynchus
  • †Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon
  • †Scapanorhynchus texanus
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• Seila
  • † – or unidentified related form
• Serpula
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• †Solyma
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  • † – tentative report
• †Sphenodiscus
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  Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax
  Squalicorax
  • †Squalicorax falcatus
  • †Squalicorax kaupi
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• Squatina
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• †Stephanodus
• Striarca
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• Teinostoma
• Tellina
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• †Tenea
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  Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous-Paleocene gavial relative Thoracosaurus
  †Thoracosaurus
  • †Thoracosaurus neocesariensis
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• Trachycardium
  • †Trachycardium eufaulensis
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• Trochocyathus
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• † – tentative report
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  Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella
  Turritella
  • †Turritella bilira
  • †Turritella hilgardi
  • †Turritella trilira
  • †Turritella vertebroides

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V[]

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• Volvulella

X[]

• Xenophora
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  Life restoration of the Cretaceous bony fish Xiphactinus
  †Xiphactinus
  • †Xiphactinus audax

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References[]

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)