List of the prehistoric life of Florida
This list of the prehistoric life of Florida contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Florida.
Precambrian[]
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Florida.
Paleozoic[]
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- †Pterygotus
Life restoration of the Silurian-Middle Devonian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Pterygotus- †
- †Tentaculites
Mesozoic[]
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Florida.
Cenozoic[]
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Florida[]
- †Abra
- Acanthocardia
- Acanthochitona
- Acar
- Accipiter
- †Accipiter cooperii
- †Accipiter striatus
- Acer
- †Acer rubrum
- †Acmaturris
- Acris
- †Acris gryllus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Acritohippus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus- †Acritohippus isonesus
- Acropora
- †Acropora cervicornis
- †Acropora palmata
- Acrosterigma
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- Actitis
- †Actitis macularia
- Aegolius
- †Aegolius acadicus
- †Aelurodon
- †Aepycamelus
Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).- †Aepycamelus major
- Aequipecten
- Aesopus
- Aetobatus
- †Aetobatus narinari
- Agaricia
- †Agaricia agaricites
- Agaronia
- Agassizia
- Agatrix
- Agelaius
- †Agelaius phoeniceus
- Agkistrodon
- †Agkistrodon piscivorus
Close-up portrait of a living Agkistrodon piscivorus, also known as a water moccasin or cottonmouth
- Agladrillia
- †Agnotocastor
- †Agriotherium
- Aix
- †Aix sponsa
- Ajaia
- †Ajaia ajaja
- Alaba
- Alabina
- Alca – type locality for genus
- †Aletomeryx
Restorative model of the Miocene deer relative Aletomeryx - Alligator
- †Alligator mississipiensis
- †Alligator mississippiensis
- †Alligator olseni – type locality for species
- Alnus
- Alosa
- Alveopora
- Amauropsis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Ambystoma
- †Ambystoma tigrinum
- †Amebelodon
Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon. Margret Flinsch (1932). - Americardia
- †Americardia media
- Amia
- †Amia calva
- Ammodramus
- †Ammodramus maritimus
- †Ammodramus savannarum
- Amnicola
- †Amphicyon
- †Amphimachairodus
Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus - †Amphiroa
- Amphistegina
- Amphiuma
- †Amphiuma means
- †Amplibuteo
- †Amplibuteo woodwardi
- †Ampullina
- †Ampullinopsis
- Amusium
- †Anabernicula
- Anachis
- Anadara
- †Anadara floridana
Shell of an Anadara floridana, or cut-ribbed ark clam - †Anadara ovalis
- †Anadara transversa
- †Anadara trapezia
- Anas
- †Anas acuta
- †Anas americana
- †Anas carolinensis
- †Anas clypeata
- †Anas crecca
- †Anas cyanoptera – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anas discors
- †Anas fulvigula
- †Anas platyrhynchos
- †Anas rubripes
- †Anas strepera
- Anatina
- †Anchitherium
Fossilized limb bones, and teeth of the Miocene three-toed horse Anchitherium (left) - Ancilla
- Angulus
- Anhinga
- †Anhinga anhinga
- Anodonta
- Anodontia
- †Anodontia alba
- Anolis
- †Anolis carolinensis
- Anomia
- †Anomia simplex
- Anona
- Antalis
- Anticlimax
- Antigona
- Antillophos
- †Antillophos candeanus – or unidentified comparable form
- Antrozous
- Aorotrema
- †Aorotrema cistronium
- Apalone
- †Apalone ferox
- Aphelocoma
- †Aphelocoma coerulescens
- †Aphelops
- Aphera
- Aquila
- †Aquila chrysaetos
- †Aramides
- †Aramides cajanea
- Aramus
- †Aramus guarauna
- Arbacia
- Arca
- †Arca imbricata
- †Arca zebra
- †Archaeohippus
- Architectonica
- †Archosargus
- †Archosargus probatocephalus
- Arcinella
- †Arcinella arcinella
- †Arcinella cornuta
- †Arctodus
Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale- †Arctodus pristinus
- †Arctonasua
- Ardea
- †Ardea herodias
- Ardeola
- Argobuccinum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Argopecten
- †Argopecten gibbus
- †Argopecten irradians
A living Argopecten irradians (formerly Aequipecten irradians), or Atlantic bay scallop
- Arius
- Asio
- †Asio flammeus
- Aspella
- †Aspella senex – type locality for species
- Assiminea
- Astarte
- Astraea
- Astralium
Shell in multiple views of an Astralium, or star sea snail- †Astralium phoebium
- Astrangia
- †Astrohippus
- Astyris
- †Astyris lunata
- Athleta
- Atractosteus
- †Atractosteus spatula
- Atrina
- Attiliosa
- †Attiliosa aldridgei
- †Aturia
- Atys
- Axelella
- Aythya
- †Aythya affinis
Lesser scaup - †Aythya americana
- †Aythya collaris
- †Aythya marila
- †Aythya valisineria
- †Aztlanolagus
- †Babelomurex
- Bactridium
- Bailya
- †Bailya intricata
- Baiomys
- Bairdiella
- †Bairdiella chrysoura
- Balaenoptera
- †Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Illustration of a living Balaenoptera acutorostrata, or common minke whale
- Balanus
- †Balanus improvisus – or unidentified related form
- †Balanus trigonus
- Balistes
- Barbatia
- †Barbourofelis
- Bartschella
- Basiliscus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Basilosaurus
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus- †Basilosaurus cetoides
- Batillaria
- †Batrachosauroides
- Bela
- †Bela nassoides – type locality for species
- †Benzoin
- †Benzoin melissaefolium – or unidentified comparable form
- Biomphalaria
- †Biomphalaria havanensis
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus
- †Bison latifrons
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison
- Bittiolum
- †Bittiolum varium
- Bittium
- Bivetopsia
- Blarina
- †Blarina brevicauda
- †Blarina carolinensis
- †Blastomeryx
- Boa
- †Boa constrictor – type locality for species
- Bonasa
- †Bonasa umbellus
- Boonea
- †Boonea seminuda
- †Borophagus
Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964).- †Borophagus diversidens
- †Borophagus hilli
- †Borophagus orc
- †Borophagus pugnator
- Bostrycapulus
- †Bostrycapulus aculeatus
- Botaurus
- †Botaurus lentiginosus
- †Bothriodon
- Botula
- †Botula fusca
- Brachidontes
- †Brachidontes exustus
- †Brachycythara
- †Brachycythara dasa – type locality for species
- †Brana
- Branta
- †Branta canadensis
- †Brasenia
- Bubo
- †Bubo virginianus
- Buccella
- Buccinum
- Bucephala
- †Bucephala albeola
- Buchema
- Bufo
- †Bufo quercicus
Living male (left) and female (right) Anaxyrus quercicus, or oak toads - †Bufo terrestris
- †Bufo woodhousei
- Bulimulus
- Bulla
- †Bulla striata
- Bullaria
- Bursa
- †Bursa rhodostoma
- †Bursa rugosa
- Busycon
- †Busycon carica
- †Busycon contrarium
Shell in multiple views of a Busycon contrarium whelk - †Busycon perversum
- †Busycon sinistrum
- Busycotypus
- †Busycotypus canaliculatus
- Buteo
- †Buteo jamaicensis
- †Buteo lineatus
- †Buteo platypterus
- †Buteo swainsoni
- Buteogallus
- †Buteogallus fragilis
- †Buteogallus urubitinga
- Butorides
- †Butorides virescens
A living Butorides virescens, or green heron
- Cadulus
- Caecum
- †Caecum cinctum
- †Caecum circumvolutum
- †Caecum cooperi
- †Caecum cycloferum
- †Caecum floridanum
- †Caecum imbricatum
- †Caecum pulchellum
- †Caecum regulare
- †Caecum strigosum
- Calidris
- †Calidris canutus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Calidris pusilla – or unidentified comparable form
A living Calidris pusilla, or semipalmated sandpiper
- †Calippus
- Callianassa
- Calliostoma
- †Calliostoma euglyptum
- †Calliostoma jujubinum
- †Calliostoma pulchrum
- †Calliostoma roseolum
- †Calliostoma tampaense
- †Calliostoma yucatecanum – or unidentified comparable form
- Callista
- †Callophoca
- Calotrophon
- †Calotrophon ostrearum
- Calyptraea
- †Calyptraea centralis
- †Camelops
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops - Cancellaria
- †Cancellaria reticulata
- Cancilla
- Canis
- †Canis armbrusteri
- †Canis dirus – type locality for species
- †Canis edwardii
- †Canis familiaris
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis lepophagus
- †Canis lupus
- †Canis rufus
- Cantharus
- Capella
- †Capromeryx
Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx - Capulus
- Caracara
- †Caracara cheriway
- †Caracara plancus
- Caranx
- †Caranx hippos
- Carcharhinus
- †Carcharhinus brevipinna
- †Carcharhinus leucas
- †Carcharhinus limbatus
- †Carcharhinus plumbeus
- †Carcharhinus signatus
- Carcharias
- †Carcharias taurus
- Carcharodon
- †Carcharodon carcharias
- †Carcharodon hastalis
Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis, or broad-toothed mako
- Cardinalis
- †Cardinalis cardinalis
- Cardita
- Carditamera
- Caretta
- †Caretta caretta
- †Carex
- Carinodrillia
- †Carpella
- Carphophis
- †Carphophis amoenus
- †Carpocyon
- Carya
- Carychium
- †Casmerodius
- †Casmerodius albus
- Cassidulina
- Cassis
- †Cassis madagascariensis
- Castanea
- Castor
- †Castor californicus
- †Castor canadensis
- †Castoroides
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides- †Castoroides leiseyorum – type locality for species
- †Castoroides ohioensis
- Cathartes
- †Cathartes aura
- Catharus
- Centropomus
- Cerastoderma
- †Cerion
- Cerithidea
- †Cerithidea pliculosa
- †Cerithidea scalariformis
- Cerithioclava
- Cerithiopsis
- †Cerithiopsis aralia
- †Cerithiopsis greenii
- †Cerithiopsis vinca
- Cerithium
Two views of a Cerithium cerith sea snail- †Cerithium atratum
- †Cerithium eburneum
- †Cerithium georgianum – or unidentified related form
- †Cerithium guinaicum
- †Cerithium lutosum
- †Cerithium muscarum
- Cerodrillia
- †Cerodrillia simpsoni
- Ceryle
- Chaetopleura
- †Chaetopleura apiculata
- Chama
- Chamelea
- Charadrius
- †Charadrius vociferus
- †Chasmaporthetes
Fossilized cranium of the Pliocene-Pleistocene hyena Chasmaporthetes - Cheilea
- Chelonia
- †Chelonia mydas
- Chelonibia
- †Chelonibia testudinaria
- Chelydra
- †Chelydra serpentina
- Chemnitzia
- †Chesapecten
- †Chesapecten jeffersonius
- Chicoreus
- †Chicoreus brevifrons
- †Chicoreus dilectus
- Chilomycterus
A living Chilomycterus, or burrfish - Chione
- †Chione cancellata
- Chlamys
- Chlorostoma
- Chondestes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chondestes grammacus
- Chrysallida
- Chrysemys
- †Chrysemys floridana
- Cibicides
- Ciconia
- †Ciconia maltha
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Ciconia maltha, also known as the asphalt stork or La Brea stork
- Cidaris
- Cinctura
- †Cinctura hunteria
- †Cinctura lilium
- Circulus
- Circus
- †Circus cyaneus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cirsotrema
- Cistothorus
- †Cistothorus platensis
- Cladocora
- Clangula
- †Clangula hyemalis
- Clathrodrillia
- Clathrus
- Clava
- Clavatula
- Clavus
- Clementia
- Closia
- Clypeaster
A living Clypeaster, or sea biscuit - Cnemidophorus
- †Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
- Coccyzus
- †Coccyzus americanus
- Cochlespira
- Cochliolepis
- Codakia
- †Codakia orbicularis
- Colaptes
- †Colaptes auratus
- Colinus
- †Colinus virginianus
A living Colinus virginianus, or northern bobwhite
- Colpophyllia
- †Colpophyllia natans
- Coluber
- †Coluber constrictor
- Columba
- †Columba fasciata
- Columbella
- †Columbella mercatoria
- †Columbella rusticoides
- Columbellopsis
- †Columbellopsis nycteis – or unidentified comparable form
- Compsodrillia
- Concavus
Fossil of the Miocene-Pleistocene barnacle Concavus - †Concholepas
- Conepatus
- †Conepatus leuconotus
- Conomitra
- †Conorbis
- Conus
- †Conus anabathrum
- †Conus daucus
- †Conus delessertii
- †Conus eversoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Conus jaspideus – type locality for species
- †Conus miamiensis
- †Conus patglicksteinae
- †Conus patricius
- †Conus sennottorum
- †Conus spurius
- Coragyps
- †Coragyps atratus
- †Coragyps occidentalis
- Coralliophila
- Corbula
- †Cormocyon
- †Cormohipparion
Fossilized skeleton preserved in situ (upper left, 2) of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Cormohipparion - Corvus
- †Corvus brachyrhynchos
- †Corvus ossifragus
- †Corylus
- Coturnicops
- †Coturnicops noveboracensis
- †Crassinella lunulata
- Crassispira
- Crassostrea
- †Crassostrea virginica
- †Cremaster – type locality for genus
- †Cremaster
- Crenella
- Crepidula
- †Crepidula convexa
- †Crepidula fornicata
Shell in multiple views of a Crepidula fornicata, or common slipper shell sea snail - †Crepidula maculosa
- †Crepidula plana
- Crepipatella
- †Crommium
- Crotalus
- †Crotalus adamanteus
- †Crotalus giganteus
- Crucibulum
- †Crucibulum auricula
- †Crucibulum spinosum
- †Crucibulum striatum
- Cryptotis
- †Cryptotis parva
- †Ctena orbiculata
- Cumingia
- Cupuladria
- Cupularia
- †Cuvieronius
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius- †Cuvieronius tropicus
- Cyanocitta
- †Cyanocitta cristata
- Cyclocardia
- Cygnus
- †Cygnus buccinator
- †Cygnus columbianus
- Cylichna
- †Cymakra
- †Cymakra poncei
- Cymatium
- Cymatosyrinx
- Cymbovula
- †Cymbovula acicularis
- Cymodocea
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynarctoides lemur
- †Cynelos
- Cynoscion
- †Cynthiacetus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus - Cyphoma
- †Cyphoma gibbosum
- †Cyphoma intermedium
- Cypraea
- Cypraecassis
- Cypraedia
- †Cyrenoida floridana
- †Cyrtopleura costata
- Cythara
- †Cythara anthera
- Daedalochila
- Daphnella
- †Daphnella elata
- †Daphoenodon
- †Daphoenus – tentative report
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
- †Dasypus bellus – type locality for species
Fossilized cranium seen from above and below of the Pleistocene Dasypus bellus, or beautiful armadillo
- Dauciconus
- Deirochelys
- †Deirochelys reticularia
- Dendraster
- Dendrocopos
- Dendrocygna
- †Dendrogyra
- †Dendrogyra cylindrus
- Dendropoma
- †Dendropoma irregulare
- Dentalium
- Dentimargo
- †Dentimargo aureocinctus
- †Dentimargo eburneolus
- Dermomurex
- †Dermomurex antecessor
- †Dermomurex elizabethae
- †Desmatippus
- †Desmocyon
- Desmodus
A living Desmodus, or vampire bat- †Desmodus stocki
- Diadophis
- †Diadophis punctatus
- Diastoma
- Dicathais
- †Diceratherium – or unidentified comparable form
- Dichocoenia
- Didelphis
- †Didelphis marsupialis
- †Didelphis virginiana
- †Didianema
- †Didianema pauli
- Dinocardium
- †Dinohippus
- †Dinohyus
- Diodon
- Diodora
- †Diodora cayenensis
- †Diodora meta
- †Diodora sayi
- †Diplodonta punctata
- †Diplodonta semiaspera
- Diploria
- †Diploria labyrinthiformis
- †Dipoides
- Discinisca
- †Discohelix
- Discorbis
- Distorsio
- †Distorsio mcgintyi – type locality for species
- †Divaricella dentata
- Dolabella
- †Dolicholatirus
- Donax
- †Donax fossor
- †Donax variabilis
Shells of Donax variabilis, or coquina
- †Dorypaltus – type locality for genus
- †Dorypaltus prosphatus – type locality for species
- Dosinia
- Drymarchon
- †Drymarchon corais
- Dryocopus
- Dumetella
- †Dumetella carolinensis
- Echinocardium
- Echinometra
- †Echinometra lucunter
- †Ecphora
- †Ectopistes
- †Ectopistes migratorius
Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius, or passenger pigeon
- Egretta
- †Egretta thula
- †Egretta tricolor – or unidentified comparable form
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe guttata
- †Elaphe obsoleta
- Eleutherodactylus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elliptoideus
- Elphidium
- Emarginula
- Enaeta
- Engina
- †Engoniophos
- †Enhydritherium terraenovae – type locality for species
- †Enhydrocyon
- Ensis
- †Ensis directus
- †Ensis minor
- †Epicyon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon- †Epicyon haydeni
- Epitonium
- †Epitonium humphreysii
- †Epitonium novangliae
- Eptesicus
- †Eptesicus fuscus
- Equetus
- Equus
- †Equus fraternus
- †Equus giganteus
- Eratoidea
- †Eremotherium
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Eremotherium- †Eremotherium laurillardi
- Erethizon
- †Erethizon dorsatum
- Eretmochelys
- †Ereunetes
- Erolia
- Ervilia
- Erycina – tentative report
- Erycina
- Eubalaena
- Eucidaris
- †Eucidaris tribuloides
- †Eucrassatella speciosa
- †Eucyon
Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene coyote-like canine Eucyon- †Eucyon davisi
- Eudocimus
- †Eudocimus albus
- †Eudolium
- Eugeniconus
- Euglandina
- †Euglandina rosea
- Eulima
- †Eulima bifasciata
- Eulithidium
- †Eulithidium thalassicola
- Eumeces
- †Eumeces fasciatus
- †Eumeces inexpectatus
- Eumops – type locality for genus
- †Eumops glaucinus – type locality for species
- †Euoplocyon
- Euphagus
- †Euphagus cyanocephalus
A living Euphagus cyanocephalus, or Brewer's blackbird
- Eupleura
- †Eupleura caudata
- †Eupleura sulcidentata
- †Eupleura tampaensis
- Eusmilia
- †Eusmilia fastigiata
- Euspira
- Euvola
- †Euvola raveneli
- †Euvola ziczac
- Fabella
- Falco
- †Falco columbarius
A living Falco columbarius, or merlin - †Falco peregrinus
- †Falco sparverius
- Farancia
- †Farancia abacura
- Fasciolaria
- †Fasciolaria tulipa
- Favartia
- †Favartia cellulosa
- Favia
- †Favia fragum
- Favites
Living Favites stony coral - Felis
- Fenimorea
- †Fenimorea fucata
- †Fenimorea moseri
- †Fenimorea pagodula
- Ferrissia
- Ficus
- †Ficus communis
- Fimbria
- Finella
- †Finella adamsi
- †Finella dubia
- Fissurella
- Flabellum
- †Florida
A living Apalone ferox, or Florida softshell turtle- †Florida caerulea
- †Floridaceras
- †Floridachoerus
- †Floridatragulus
- Fontigens – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Fossaria
- †Fossaria cubensis
- Fossarus
- Fragum
- Fulgurofusus
- Fulguropsis
Shell in multiple views of a Fulguropsis whelk- †Fulguropsis feldmanni
- †Fulica
- †Fulica americana
- †Fundulus
- Fusinus
- Fusiturricula
- Gadila
- †Galaxea
- Galeocerdo
- †Galeocerdo aduncus
- †Galeocerdo contortus
- †Galeocerdo cuvier
A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark
- Gallinago
- †Gallinago gallinago
- Gallinula
- †Gallinula brodkorbi – type locality for species
- †Gallinula chloropus
- †Gambusia
- †Gambusia affinis
- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- Gastrocopta
- Gastrophryne
- †Gastrophryne carolinensis
- Gavia
- †Gavia immer
- †Gavia pacifica
- †Gavialosuchus – type locality for genus
Fossilized skull of the Miocene crocodile relative Gavialosuchus- †Gavialosuchus americanus
- Gegania
- Gemma
- †Gemma gemma
- Gemmula
- Gemophos
- †Gemophos tinctus
- Genota
- †Gentilicamelus – or unidentified comparable form
- Geochelone
- Geomys
- †Geomys pinetis
- †Geothlypis
- †Geothlypis trichas
- Geranoaetus
- Gibberula
- †Gigantopecten
Fossilized shells of the Oligocene-Pliocene scallop Gigantopecten - †Gigantostrea
- Ginglymostoma
- †Ginglymostoma cirratum
- Glans
- Glaucidium
- Glaucomys
- Globicephala
- †Globicephala macrorhynchus – type locality for species
- Globigerina
- Globularia
- Globulina
- †Glossotherium
Restoration of a herd of the Pliocene-Holocene ground sloth Glossotherium - Glycymeris
- †Glycymeris americana
- †Glycymeris decussata
- Glyphostoma
- Glyphyalinia
- Glyptoactis
- †Glyptotherium
- †Gomphotherium
- †Goniodelphis – type locality for genus
- Goniopora
- Gopherus
- †Gopherus polyphemus
A living Gopherus polyphemus, or gopher tortoise
- †Granoturris
- †Granoturris padolina
- Granulina
- Graptemys
- †Graptemys barbouri – or unidentified comparable form
- Gregariella
- †Gregariella coralliophaga
- Grus
- †Grus americana
- †Grus canadensis
- †Guara
- Guttulina
- Gymnogyps
- †Gymnogyps californianus
A living Gymnogyps californianus, or California condor
- Gyraulus
- †Hadrodelphis
- Haematopus – type locality for genus
- †Haematopus palliatus – type locality for species
- Haemulon
- Haliaeetus
- †Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- †Haliaetus
- †Halichoeres
A living Halichoeres wrasse - †Halimeda
- Halodule
- Haminoea
- Harengula
- Hastula
- Haustellum
- Hawaiia
- Heilprinia
- Heliaster
- †Heliaster microbrachius
A preserved Heliaster microbrachius sea star
- Helicina
- Helisoma
- Heloderma – tentative report
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
- Hemipristis
- †Hemipristis serra
- †Herodias
- †Herpetotherium
Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene mammal Herpetotherium - Hespererato
- †Hespererato maugeriae
- Hesperisternia
- †Hesperisternia multangulus
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon platyrhinos
- †Heterodon simus
- †Hexameryx – type locality for genus
- Hexaplex
- †Hexaplex fulvescens
- Hiatella
- †Hiatella arctica
- Himantopus
- Himerometra
- Hindsia
- Hindsiclava
- †Hipparion
- Hipponix
- †Hippotherium
- †Holmesina
Life restoration of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Holmesina with a human to scale - †Homiphoca
- Homo
- †Homo sapiens
- †Homotherium
- †Homotherium serum
- †Humboldtiana – tentative report
- Hyalina
- Hydrobia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Hydrochoerus
- Hyla
- †Hyla cinerea
- †Hyla femoralis
- †Hyla gratiosa
A living Hyla gratiosa, or barking tree frog
- Hylocichla – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hylocichla mustelina
- Hyotissa
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- Ictalurus
- †Ictalurus catus – or unidentified comparable form
- Ilex
- †Ilex glabra
- Ilyanassa
- †Indarctos
Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos - †Inodrillia
- †Inodrillia aepynota
- Ischnochiton
- Isognomon
- †Isognomon alatus
- †Isognomon radiatus – tentative report
- Isophyllia
- †Isophyllia sinuosa
- Isurus
- †Isurus oxyrinchus
- Ithycythara
- †Ithycythara lanceolata
- †Ithycythara psila
- Ixobrychus
- †Ixobrychus exilis
- Jabiru
A living Jabiru mycteria stork- †Jabiru mycteria – type locality for species
- Jacana
- †Jacana spinosa
- Japonactaeon
- †Japonactaeon punctostriatus
- Jaspidella
- †Jaspidella jaspidea – tentative report
- †Jenkinsia – or unidentified comparable form
- Jenneria
- †Jordanella
- †Jordanella floridae
A living Jordanella floridae, or American flagfish
- Julia
- Junco
- †Junco hyemalis
- Kinosternon
- †Kinosternon subrubrum
- Knefastia
- †Kogiopsis – type locality for genus
- †Kogiopsis floridana – type locality for species
- Kuphus
- Kurtziella
- †Kurtziella cerina
- †Kurtziella limonitella
- †Kurtziella serta
- †Kyptoceras
- †Lachnolaimus
- †Lachnolaimus maximus
A living Lachnolaimus maximus, or hogfish
- †Lactophrys
- Laevapex
- Laevicardium
- Lagena
- †Lagodon
- †Lagodon rhomboides
- †Laguna
- Lampropeltis
- †Lampropeltis getulus
- Lanius
- †Lanius ludovicianus
- Larus
- Lasiurus
- †Lasiurus borealis
- †Lasiurus intermedius
- Laterallus
- †Laterallus exilis – or unidentified comparable form
Illustration of a living Laterallus exilis, or grey-breasted crake
- Latirus
- †Latirus jucundus
- †Latirus maxwelli
- Leiocephalus – tentative report
- Leiostomus
- †Leiostomus xanthurus
- †Leitneria
- †Leitneria floridana
- Leopardus
- †Leopardus pardalis
- †Leopardus wiedii
- Lepidochelys
- Lepisosteus
- Lepomis
- †Lepomis gulosus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lepomis microlophus
- †Leptocyon – tentative report
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon - Lepus
- †Lepus townsendii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leucophoyx thula
- Lima
- Limaria
- Limatula
- Limnodromus
- †Limnodromus scolopaceus
- †Limosa
- Linatella
- ��Linatella caudata
Shell of a Linatella triton sea snail
- Linga
- Lioglyphostoma
- Liotia
- †Liquidamber
- Lithophaga
- †Lithophaga antillarum
- †Lithophaga aristata – tentative report
- †Lithophaga bisulcata
- †Lithophaga nigra
- Lithophyllum
- Lithopoma
- †Lithopoma americanum
Shell of a Lithopoma americanum turban sea snail
- Lithothamnion
- Litiopa
- Littoraria
- †Littoraria angulifera
- †Littoraria irrorata
- Littorina
- Lobatus
- †Lobatus costatus
- †Lobatus gigas
- †Lobatus raninus
- Longchaeus
- †Longchaeus suturalis
- Lontra
- †Lontra canadensis
Pair of living Lontra canadensis, or North American river otter
- Lophelia
- †Lophelia prolifera
- †Lophocetus – or unidentified related form
- Lophodytes
- †Lophodytes cucullatus
- Lottia
- Lovenia
- Lucapina
- †Lucapina sowerbii
- †Lucapina suffusa
- Lucapinella
- †Lucapinella limatula
- Lucina
- †Lucina pensylvanica
- Luidia
- Luria
- †Lutjanus
- Lynx
- †Lynx rufus
- Lyria
- Lytechinus
- †Lytechinus variegatus
- †Machairodus
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus - Macoma
- †Macoma tenta
- Macrocallista
- †Macrocallista maculata
- †Macrocallista nimbosa
- Macrochelys
- †Macrochelys temminckii
- Macrocypraea
- †Macrocypraea cervus
- Mactra
Shell of a Mactra marine bivalve, also known as trough shells or duck clams - Madrepora
- †Madrepora oculata
- Magilus
- Magnolia
- †Magnolia virginiana
- Malaclemys
- †Malaclemys terrapin
- Malea
- †Mammacyon
- †Mammut
- †Mammut americanum
Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon - †Mammut matthewi
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi – type locality for species
- Manicina
- †Manicina areolata
- Maoricrypta
- †Maoricrypta costata
- Margaretta
- †Margaritaria
- Margarites
- Marginella
A living Marginella margin sea snail - Marsupina
- †Marsupina bufo
- Martesia
- Massyla
- Masticophis
- †Masticophis flagellum
- Meandrina
- †Meandrina meandrites
- Megabalanus
- †Megabalanus tintinnabulum
- Megaceryle
- †Megaceryle alcyon
- †Megahippus
- †Megalictis
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx jeffersonii
- †Megalonyx leptostomus
Restoration of two Megalonyx leptostomus ground sloths. Jay Matternes. - †Megalonyx wheatleyi
- Megalops
- †Megalops atlanticus
- †Megantereon
- Megaptera
- Meioceras
- †Meioceras nitidum
- Melampus
- †Melampus bidentatus
- †Melampus coffea
- Melanella
Shells in differing orientations of the parasitic sea snail Melanella- †Melanella conoidea
- Melanerpes
- †Melanerpes carolinus
- †Melanerpes erythrocephalus
- Meleagris
- †Meleagris gallopavo – type locality for species
- †Mellita quinquiesperforata
- Melongena
- †Melongena bispinosa
- †Melongena corona
- †Melongena melongena
- Melospiza
- †Melospiza georgiana
- †Melospiza melodia
- Membranipora – or unidentified comparable form
- †Menoceras
Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras - Menticirrhus
- Mephitis
- †Mephitis mephitis
- Mercenaria
- †Mercenaria mercenaria
- Meretrix
- Mergus
- †Mergus merganser
- †Mergus serrator
- †Merychippus
- †Merycoidodon
- Mesoplodon
- †Mesoreodon
- †Metatomarctus
- †Metaxytherium – type locality for genus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene manatee relative Metaxytherium - Metula
- Microdrillia
- Microhyla
- Micropogonias
- Micropora
- Micropterus
- †Micropterus salmoides
- Microtus
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Microtus pinetorum
A living Microtus pinetorum, or woodland vole
- Micrurus
- †Micrurus fulvius
- Millepora
- †Millepora alcicornis
- Milvago
- †Milvago chimachima
- †Mimus
- †Mimus polyglottos
- †Miohippus
- †Miopetaurista
- †Miracinonyx
Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah- †Miracinonyx inexpectatus
- Mitra
- †Mitra semiferruginea
- Mitrella
- Mitromorpha
- †Mitromorpha dormitor
- Modiolus
- Modulus
- †Modulus calusa
- †Modulus carchedonius
- †Modulus modulus
- Molothrus
- †Molothrus ater
- Monilispira
- Monoplex
- †Monoplex krebsii
- †Monoplex parthenopeus
- †Monostiolum
- Mormoops
- †Mormoops megalophylla
- †Moropus
Life restoration of the Miocene chalicothere mammal Moropus threatening a pair of the bear-dog Daphoenodon. Jay Matternes (1964).- †Morum oniscus
- Morus
- Mugil
- †Mulina
- Mulinia
- †Mulinia lateralis
- Murex
- Murexiella
- †Murexiella glypta
- †Murexiella macgintyi – type locality for species
- Murexsul
- Muricanthus
Shell in multiple views of a Muricanthus murex sea snail - Muricopsis
- Musculium
- Musculus
- Mussa
- Mussismilia
- Mustela
- †Mustela frenata
- †Mya
- †Mya arenaria
- Mycetophyllia
- Mycteria
- †Mycteria americana
- †Mylagaulus
- Myliobatis
- †Mylodon
- †Mylohyus
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus- †Mylohyus elmorei
- †Mylohyus floridanus – type locality for species
- †Mylohyus fossilis – type locality for species
- Myotis
- †Myotis austroriparius
- †Myotis grisescens
- Myrica
- †Myrica cerifera
- Mytilopsis
- †Mytilopsis leucophaeata
- Mytilus
- †Nannippus
Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus - Nannodiella
- †Nanosiren – type locality for genus
- †Nanosiren garciae – type locality for species
- †Nanotragulus
- Narona
- – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Nassarina
- †Nassarina glypta
- Nassarius
- †Nassarius acutus
- †Nassarius antillarum
- †Nassarius consensus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nassarius vibex
- Nasua – or unidentified comparable form
A living Nasua, or coati - Natica
- Naticarius
- †Naticarius canrena
- Natrix
- †Natrix cyclopion
- †Natrix erythrogaster – or unidentified comparable form
- Necturus
- Negaprion
- †Negaprion brevirostris
- †Neochoerus
- †Neochoerus aesopi
- †Neochoerus pinckneyi
- Neofiber
- †Neofiber alleni
- †Neohipparion
Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - Neomonachus
- †Neomonachus tropicalis
- Neophrontops
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma floridana
- Nerita
- Neritina
- †Neritina usnea
- †Neritina virginea
- †Neritopsis
- Nerodia
- †Nerodia fasciata
- †Nerodia sipedon
- †Nerodia taxispilota – or unidentified comparable form
- Nesovitrea
- †Nettion crecca
- Neverita
- †Nimravides
Fossilized partial cranium of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Nimravides - Niso
- Nitidella
- †Nitidella nitida
- Niveria
- †Niveria quadripunctata
- †Niveria suffusa
- Nodipecten
- †Nodipecten nodosus
- †Nothokemas
- †Nothrotheriops
Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops - Notophthalmus
- †Notophthalmus viridescens
- Notorynchus
- †Nototamias
- Nucula
- †Nucula proxima
- †Nuculana acuta
- Numenius
- †Numenius americanus
- Nummulites
- Nyctanassa
- †Nyctanassa violacea – type locality for species
A living Nyctanassa violacea, or yellow-crowned night heron
- Nycticeius
- †Nycticeius humeralis
- Nycticorax
- †Nycticorax nycticorax
- †Nyssa
- Ochrotomys
- †Ochrotomys nuttalli
- Oculina
- †Oculina diffusa
- Odocoileus
- †Odocoileus virginianus
- Odontaspis
A living Odontaspis sand shark - Odostomia
- †Odostomia acutidens
- †Odostomia laevigata
- Olar
- †Oligobunis
- Oliva
- †Oliva reticularis
- †Oliva sayana
- Olivella
- †Olivella dealbata
- †Olivella floralia
- †Olivella mutica
- †Olivella pusilla
- Ondatra
A living Ondatra, or muskrat- †Ondatra zibethicus
- Onoba
- †Ontocetus
- †Ontocetus emmonsi
- Onustus
- Opalia
- Opheodrys
- †Opheodrys aestivus
- Ophidion
- †Ophiomorpha
Fossil of the Permian-modern crustacean burrow ichnogenus Ophiomorpha - Ophisaurus
- †Ophisaurus compressus
- †Ophisaurus ventralis
- †Opsanus
- Orbicella
- †Orbicella annularis
- Orthogeomys
- Orthopristis
- Oryzomys
- †Oryzomys palustris
- †Osbornodon
- †Osbornodon iamonensis
- †Oscilla
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea compressirostra
- †Ostrea equestris
- †Otodus
- †Otodus megalodon
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
- Otus
- †Otus asio
- †Oxydactylus – tentative report
- †Oxyura
- †Oxyura jamaicensis
- †Pachyarmatherium
- †Pachyarmatherium leiseyi – type locality for species
- †Palaeogale
- †Palaeolama
- †Palaeophis
- †Palaeophoyx columbiana – type locality for species
- †Pandanaris
- Pandion
- †Pandion haliaetus
- Pandora
- Panopea
- Panthera
- †Panthera leo
- †Panthera onca
- Papyridea
- †Parahippus
- †Parahippus leonensis – type locality for species
- Parametaria
- †Paramylodon
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon- †Paramylodon harlani
- Parastarte
- †Parotodus
- Parvanachis
- †Parvanachis obesa
- Parviturbo
- Passerculus
- †Passerculus sandwichensis
- Passerella – or unidentified comparable form
A living Passerella iliaca, or fox sparrow - Passerina – or unidentified comparable form
- Patelloida
- †Patelloida pustulata
- Pecari
- Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Pediomeryx
- Pelecanus
- †Pelecanus erythrorhynchos – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pelecanus schreiberi
- †Peltosaurus
Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene lizard Peltosaurus - Peneroplis
- Periglypta
- Peristernia
- Perna
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus gossypinus
- †Peromyscus polionotus
- Peronella
- †Perplicaria
- Persicula
- Persististrombus
- Petaloconchus
Shell in multiple views of a Petaloconchus worm shell sea snail- †Petaloconchus floridanus
- †Petaloconchus varians
- Petricola
- †Petrolisthes
- Phalacrocorax
- †Phalacrocorax auritus
- Phalium
- †Phlaocyon
- †Phlaocyon achoros
- †Phoberocyon
- †Phocanella
- Phoenicopterus
- †Phoenicopterus copei
- †Phoenicopterus ruber
A living Phoenicopterus ruber, or American flamingo
- Pholadomya
- Phos
- Phrontis
- †Phrontis vibex
- Phyllonotus
- †Phyllonotus globosus
- †Phyllonotus pomum
- Physa
- Physella
- †Physella heterostropha
- †Physeterula
- †Physogaleus
- †Physogaleus contortus
- Pica
- †Pica pica
A living Pica pica Eurasian magpie
- Picoides
- †Picoides villosus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pilsbryspira
- †Pilsbryspira leucocyma
- Pinctada
- Pinna
- Pinus
- †Pinus caribaea
- †Pinus taeda
- Pipilo
- †Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- Pipistrellus
- †Pipistrellus subflavus
- Pisania
- †Piscobalaena
Fossilized skull of the Miocene baleen whale Piscobalaena - †Pistia
- Pitar
- Pituophis
- †Pituophis melanoleucus
- Pitymys
- †Planorbella
- †Planorbella duryi
- Planorbis
- †Platybelodon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene elephant relative Platybelodon - †Platygonus
- †Platygonus compressus
- †Platylepas
- Plecotus
- †Plecotus rafinesquii
- Plegadis
- Plethodon
- †Plethodon glutinosus
- †Pleurodonte
- Pleurofusia
- †Pleurofusia dowlingi
- Pleuromeris
- Pleuroploca
- Plicatula
- †Plicatula gibbosa
- †Pliocyon
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliometanastes
- †Plionarctos
- †Plithocyon – or unidentified comparable form
Fossilized partial skull of the Miocene dog-like bear relative Plithocyon - Pocillopora
- Podiceps
- †Podiceps auritus
- Podilymbus
- †Podilymbus podiceps
- Podomys
- †Podomys floridanus
- †Poecilia
- †Poecilia latipinna
- Pogonias
- †Pogonias cromis
- Poirieria
Shell of a Poirieria murex snail - Polinices
- †Polinices hepaticus
- †Polinices lacteus
- Polygireulima
- Polygonum
- Polygyra
- Polyschides
- Polystira
- †Polystira albida
- Pomacea
- †Pomacea paludosa
- Pomatodelphis
- Porites
Living Porites stony coral- †Porites astreoides
- †Porites furcata
- †Porites porites
- †Porphyrula martinica
- Portunus
- Porzana
- †Porzana carolina
- †Potamides
- Prionotus
- Pristis
- †Procamelus
- †Procranioceras
- Procyon
- †Procyon lotor – type locality for species
- †Prosynthetoceras
- †Protocardia
- †Protohippus
- †Protosiren
- Prunum
- †Prunum amabile
- †Prunum apicinum
- †Prunum bellum
- †Prunum guttatum
- †Prunum roscidum
- Psammechinus
- †Psephophorus
Hypothetical restoration of the Oligocene-Pliocene sea turtle Psephophorus - Pseudacris
- †Pseudacris ornata
- Pseudemys
- †Pseudemys concinna
- †Pseudemys floridana
- †Pseudemys nelsoni
- †Pseudhipparion
- †Pseudobranchus
- Pseudochama
Fossilized shell of the Eocene-modern jewelbox marine bivalve Pseudochama - Pseudodiploria
- Pseudosuccinea
- †Pseudosuccinea columella
- Pseudotorinia
- Pseudozonaria
- Psilaxis
- Pteria
- †Pteria colymbus
- Pterocarya
- Pteromeris
- Pteropurpura
- Pterorytis
- Pterotyphis
- †Pterotyphis triangularis
- Pterynotus
- †Pterynotus phyllopterus
- †Pterynotus pinnatus
- †Ptychosalpinx
- Puffinus
- †Puffinus puffinus
- Pugnus
- †Puma
A living Puma- †Puma concolor
- Pupoides
- Purpura
- Pusula
- †Pusula pediculus
- Pycnodonte
- Pygmaepterys
- Pyramidella
- Pyrazus
- Pyrgocythara
- †Pyrgocythara plicosa
- Pyrgospira
- †Pyrgospira ostrearum
- †Pyrgospira tampaensis
- †Pyruconus
- Quercus
- †Quercus brevifolia
- †Quercus laurifolia
- †Quercus virginiana
- Querquedula
- †Querquedula discors
- Quinqueloculina
- Quiscalus
- †Quiscalus major
A living Quiscalus major, or boat-tailed grackle - †Quiscalus mexicanus
- †Quiscalus quiscula
- Rallus
- †Rallus elegans
- †Rallus limicola
- †Rallus longirostris
- †Rana
- †Rana capito
- †Rana catesbeiana
- †Rana grylio
- †Rana pipiens
- Rangia
- Rapana
- Recurvirostra
- †Recurvirostra americana
- †Regina – or unidentified comparable form
- †Regina alleni
- Reithrodontomys
- †Reithrodontomys humulis
- Reteporella
Living Reteporella bryozoan ("moss animal") - Retilaskeya
- Retusa – tentative report
- Rhadinaea
- †Rhadinaea flavilata
- †Rhegminornis
- Rhineura
- †Rhineura floridana
- Rhinoclavis
- Rhinoptera
- †Rhinoptera bonasus
- Rhizoprionodon
- †Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
- †Rhynchotherium
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium - Rictaxis
- Rimella
- Rimula
- Ringicula
- Rissoa
- Rissoina
- †Rissoina floridana
- †Rissoina sagraiana
- †Rissoina striatocostata
- Rostellaria
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- Ruppia – or unidentified related form
- Sabal
- †Sabal palmetto
- †Saccharoturris
- †Saccharoturris centrodes – type locality for species
- Sardinella
- Sassia
- †Satherium
- †Satherium piscinarium
- †Scala
- †Scaldicetus
Fossilized teeth of the Neogene sperm whale Scaldicetus - Scalopus
- †Scalopus aquaticus
- Scaphander
- Scapharca
- Scaphella
- †Scaphella junonia
- Scaphiopus
- †Scaphiopus holbrooki
- †Scaphiopus holbrookii
- Schizaster
- Schizoporella
- †Sciadopitys
- Sciurus
- †Sciurus carolinensis
A living Sciurus carolinensis, or eastern gray squirrel - †Sciurus niger
- Scolopax
- †Scolopax minor
- Scolymia
- †Scolymia lacera
- Sconsia
- †Scutella
- Sedilia
- †Sedilia aphanitoma
- Seila
- Semele
- Semicassis
- †Semicassis granulata
Shell in multiple views of a Semicassis granulata, or Scotch bonnet sea snail
- †Seminoleconus
- †Seraphs
- †Serenoa
- †Serenoa serrulata
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
- †Serpulorbis decussatus
- Siderastrea
- †Siderastrea radians
- †Siderastrea siderea
- Sigatica
- †Sigatica semisulcata
- Sigmodon
- †Sigmodon hispidus
- Simnia
- Simnialena
- Sinum
Several views of the shell of a Sinum moon snail- †Sinum perspectivum
- Siphonochelus
- †Siren
- †Siren hesterna – type locality for species
- †Siren lacertina
- †Siren simpsoni – type locality for species
- Sistrurus
- †Sistrurus miliarius
- Smaragdia
- †Smaragdia viridis
- †Smilodon
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon- †Smilodon fatalis
- †Smilodon gracilis
- Solariella
- Solecurtus
- Solen
- Solenosteira
- †Solenosteira cancellaria
- Somateria
- †Somateria spectabilis – or unidentified comparable form
- Sorex
- †Sorex longirostris
- Spatula
- †Speotyto cunicularia
- Spermophilus
- Sphyraena
- †Sphyraena barracuda
- Sphyrna
A living Sphyrna hammerhead shark - Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius
- †Spiraxis – tentative report
- Spirorbis
- Spisula
- Spizaetus
- Spizella
- †Spizella passerina
- †Spizella pusilla
- Splendrillia
- Spondylus
- †Spondylus americanus
- †Squalodon – tentative report
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon - †Stellifer
- Stercorarius
- Sternotherus
- Stewartia
- Sthenictis
- Stigmaulax
- Stilosoma
- Storeria
- †Storeria dekayi
- Stramonita
- †Striatolamia
Fossilized teeth of the Paleocene-Miocene sandshark Striatolamia - Strioterebrum
- Strix
- †Strix varia
- Strobilops
- Strombiformis
- Strombina
- Strombus
- †Strombus alatus
- †Strombus pugilis
- †Strombus raninus
- Sturnella
- †Sturnella magna
- Stylophora
- Subcancilla
- Sula
- †Syllomus – or unidentified comparable form
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus floridanus
- †Sylvilagus palustris
- Synaptomys
- Synodus
- †Synodus foetens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Synthetoceras
Life restoration of the Miocene even-toed ungulate Synthetoceras- †Synthetoceras tricornatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Syntomodrillia
- Syrnola
- Tachybaptus
- †Tachybaptus dominicus
- Tachycineta
- Tadarida
- †Tadarida brasiliensis
- Tagelus
- Talparia
- Tamias
- †Tamias aristus
- Tantilla
- †Tantilla coronata
- Tapirus
A living Tapirus, or tapir- †Tapirus lundeliusi – type locality for species
- †Tapirus polkensis
- †Tapirus veroensis
- †Tapirus webbi – type locality for species
- Taras
- Taxodium
- †Taxodium distichum
- Tectonatica
- Tegula
- †Tegula fasciata
- Teinostoma
- †Teleoceras
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras- †Teleoceras proterum
- Telescopium
- Tellina
- Tenagodus
- †Tephrocyon
- †Teratornis
- †Teratornis merriami
- Terebellum
- Terebra
- †Terebra dislocata
- †Terebra protexta
- Teredo
- Terrapene
- †Terrapene carolina
A living Terrapene carolina, or common box turtle
- Testudo
- Textularia
- Thalassia
- †Thalassia testudinum
- Thalassodendron
- Thamnophis
- †Thamnophis sirtalis
- †Thelecythara
- †Thelecythara floridana
- †Theriodictis
- †Thinobadistes
- Thomomys
- Thracia
- Thyasira
- †Ticholeptus
- Timoclea
- †Titanis – type locality for genus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene terror bird Titanis- †Titanis walleri – type locality for species
- Tocobaga
- Tonna
- †Tonna galea
- Totanus
- Toxostoma
- †Toxostoma rufum
- Trachemys
- †Trachemys scripta
- Trachycardium
- †Trachycardium egmontianum
- †Trachycardium isocardia
- †Trachycardium muricatum
- Trachyphyllia
- Trachypollia
- Tremarctos
- †Tremarctos floridanus
- Trichechus
- †Trichechus manatus
A living Trichechus manatus, or West Indian manatee
- Tricolia
- †Tricolia umbilicata
- †Trigonictis macrodon
- Trigonostoma
- Triloculina
- †Trinacria
- Tringa
- †Tringa melanoleuca
- †Tringa solitaria
- Triphora
- Triplofusus
A living Triplofusus papillosus, or Florida horse conch- †Triplofusus giganteus
- Tritonoharpa
- †Tritonoharpa lanceolata
- Trivia
- Trochita
- Troglodytes
- †Troglodytes aedon
- Trona
- Trophon
Shell of a Trophon murex snail - †Tropidophis – or unidentified comparable form
- Tucetona
- Turbinella
- Turbo
- †Turbo castanea
- Turbonilla
- †Turbonilla hemphilli
- †Turbonilla levis – or unidentified comparable form
- Turdus
- Turritella
- †Turritella apicalis
- Tursiops – or unidentified comparable form
A living Tursiops, or bottlenose dolphin - Tutufa
- Tympanuchus
- †Tympanuchus cupido
- Typhina
- Typhinellus
- Typhis
- Typhlops – tentative report
- Tyrannus
- †Tyrannus tyrannus
- Tyronia
- Tyto
- †Tyto alba
- Ulmus
- †Urocoptis
- Urocyon
- †Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Urosalpinx
- †Urosalpinx cinerea
- †Urosalpinx perrugata
- Ursus
- †Ursus americanus
A living Ursus americanus, or American black bear
- Vasum
- †Vasum horridum
- †Vasum muricatum
- †Velates
- Venericardia
- Ventricolaria
- Venus
- Vermicularia
- †Vermicularia fargoi
- †Vermicularia spirata
- Vermivora
- †Vermivora celata – or unidentified comparable form
Orange-crowned warbler Quintana, Texas
- Verticordia
- Vertigo
- †Vertigo milium
- †Vertigo ovata
- Vexillum
- †Vexillum wandoense
- †Viburnum
- †Viburnum dentatum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Viburnum nudum
- †Vireo
- †Vireo griseus
- Vitis
- †Vitis rotundifolia – or unidentified comparable form
Fruit and foliage of living Vitis rotundifolia, or muscadine grape vines
- †Vitricythara
- Vitrinella
- Vitularia
- Viviparus
- †Viviparus georgianus
- Vokesimurex
- †Vokesimurex anniae
- †Vokesimurex bellegladeensis
- †Vokesimurex rubidus
- Volsella
- Volutifusus
- Volvarina
- †Volvarina albolineata
- †Volvarina avena
- Vulpes
- †Vulpes vulpes – type locality for species
- †Xanthium
- Xenophora
- †Xenophora conchyliophora
- †Xenosmilus – type locality for genus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Xenosmilus- †Xenosmilus hodsonae – type locality for species
- Yoldia
- †Yumaceras
- Zapus
- Zebina
- †Zebina browniana
- †Zebina laevigata
- Zenaida
- †Zenaida macroura
- †Zenaidura
- †Zenaidura macroura
- Zizyphus
- †Zodiolestes
- Zonaria
- Zonitoides
- Zonotrichia
- †Zonotrichia albicollis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Zonotrichia leucophrys – or unidentified comparable form
A living Zonotrichia leucophrys, or white-crowned sparrow
- Zonulispira
- †Zonulispira crocata
References[]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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- Paleontology in Florida
- Lists of prehistoric life in the United States