List of the Cenozoic life of North Carolina
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This list of the Cenozoic life of North Carolina contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of North Carolina and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
A
editLiving Abies, or fir trees - †Abra
- Acanthocybium
- †Acantholambrus
- †Acarinina
- †Achrochordiella – type locality for genus
- †Achrochordiella vokesi – type locality for species
- Acipenser
- †Acipenser oxyrhynchus – or unidentified comparable form
- Acrosterigma
- Acteocina
A living Actinocyclus sea slug - Actinocythereis
- †Actinoptychus
- †Acuticythereis
- Aequipecten
- Aesopus
A living Aetobatus eagle ray - Agaronia
- Agassizia
- Agatrix
- †Akleistostoma
- †Akleistostoma carolinensis
- †Akleistostoma pilsbryi – type locality for species
- Alabamina
- †Albertella
- †Albertocetus – type locality for genus
- †Albertocetus meffordorum – type locality for species
A living Alca, or razorbill - †Alca ausonia
- †Alca carolinensis – type locality for species
- †Alca grandis – type locality for species
- †Alca minor – type locality for species
- †Alca olsoni – type locality for species
- †Alca torda – or unidentified related form
- Aligena
- Alnus
- Alopias
- Alosa
- †Alosa sapidissima – or unidentified comparable form
A living Aluterus filefish - †Ambrosia
- Americardia
- Ammodytes
- Amusium
- †Anabernicula
- †Anabernicula minuscula – or unidentified comparable form
- Anachis
- Anadara
- †Anadara aequicostata
Shell in multiple views of an Anadara brasiliana, or incongruous ark clam - †Anadara callicestosa
- †Anadara floridana
- †Anadara lienosa
- †Anadara magnoliana
- †Anadara ovalis
- †Anadara rustica
- †Anadara scalaris
- †Anadara silverdalensis – type locality for species
- †Anadara transversa
- Anas
- †Anas acuta
- †Anas americana
A living Spatula clypeata, or northern shoveler - †Anas discors
- †Anas platyrhynchos
- †Anaulus
- Anchistrocheles
- †Anchistrocheles c informal
- Angulogerina
- Angulus
A living Anisotremus grunt - †Annellus
- Anodontia
- Anomia
- †Anomotodon
- †Anomotodon cravenensis – type locality for species
- †Anomotodon nova
- †Anoplonassa
- Anser
- †Anser arizonae – or unidentified comparable form
A living Apalone softshell turtle - †Apiocyphraea
- Aprionodon
- †Aprixokogia – type locality for genus
- †Aprixokogia kelloggi – type locality for species
- †Araeodelphis
- †Araeodelphis natator – or unidentified comparable form
- †Araloselachus
- Arbacia
- †Arbacia improcera
- †Arbacia sloani – or unidentified comparable form
- Arca
- †Arca cancellata – tentative report
- †Archimediella
- Architectonica
- †Archosargus
- †Archosargus probatocephalus – or unidentified comparable form
Shells of Arcinella jewel box clams - Arcopsis
- Ardea
- †Ardea cinerea – or unidentified related form
- Argopecten
- Argyrotheca
- †Argyrotheca quadrata – type locality for species
- Arossia
- †Artemisia
- Artena
- †Artena lamellacea – type locality for species
Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve - †Astarte berryi
- †Astarte claytonrayi
- †Astarte concentrica
- †Astarte crenata
- †Astarte onslowensis – type locality for species
- †Astarte rappahannockensis
- †Astarte symmetrica
- †Astarte thisphila – tentative report
- †Astarte undulata
- †Asteromphalus
- †Astroscopus
- Astyris
- Athleta
Fossilized skull of the Miocene dolphin Atocetus - Atrina
- †Aturia
- Aurila
- †Auroracetus – type locality for genus
- †Auroracetus bakerae – type locality for species
- Auxis
- Axelella
- †Axelella vokesae – type locality for species
- Aythya
- †Aythya affinis – or unidentified related form
B
edit- †Bactronella
- †Bactronella incrustans – type locality for species
- †Bactronella womblei – type locality for species
- Bagre
- Bairdia
- Bairdoppilata
- Balaena
- Balaenoptera
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene whale Balaenula - Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- Balcis
- Balearica – tentative report
- Barbatia
- †Barbatia carolinensis
- †Barbatia cuculloides – or unidentified comparable form
- Barnea
- †Basilotritus
- †Basilotritus wardii – type locality for species
- Basterotia
- Bathytormus
- †Bathytormus flexurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bathytormus protexta
- Bellucina
- †Belosaepia
- Bensonocythere
- †Bensonocythere blackwelderi
- †Bensonocythere bradyi
- †Bensonocythere calverti
- †Bensonocythere gouldensis
- †Bensonocythere m informal
- †Bensonocythere oo informal
- †Bensonocythere pp informal
- †Bensonocythere qq informal
- †Bensonocythere ricespitensis
- †Bensonocythere rr informal
- †Bensonocythere rugosa
- †Bensonocythere trapezoidalis
- †Bensonocythere whitei
- Betula
- Bicorbula
- †Biddulphia
- Bittium
Life restoration of the Pliocene toothed whale Bohaskaia - Bolivina
- †Bolivinopsis
- Boonea
- †Bootherium
- Boreotrophon – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Bornia
Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964). - †Borophagus dudleyi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Borophagus orc – or unidentified comparable form
- Bostrycapulus
- Botrychium
- †Botrychium dissectum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Botryococcus
- Brachidontes
- Branta
- †Branta bernicla – or unidentified related form
- †Brasenia
- Brizalina
- Brotula
- Buccella
- †Bucella
- †Bucella mansfieldi – or unidentified comparable form
- Bucephala
- †Bucephala albeola – or unidentified related form
- †Bucephala clangula – or unidentified related form
- Bulimina
- Buliminella
- †Bulliminella
- Bulweria – tentative report
- †Burnhamia
- Busycon
- †Busycon adversarius
- †Busycon amoenum
- †Busycon aruanum
- †Busycon bladenense
- †Busycon carica
- †Busycon chowanense
Shell in multiple views of a Busycon contrarium whelk - †Busycon perversum
- †Busycon spiniger
- †Busycon willcoxi
- †Busycon willcoxiana
- Busycotypus
- Buteo
- Bythocythere
- †Bythocythere b informal
C
edit- Cadulus
- Caecum
Fossilized carapace of the Paleocene-Miocene crab Calappilia - Calidris
- †Calidris melanotos – or unidentified related form
- Callinectes
- Calliostoma
- †Calliostoma bella – or unidentified comparable form
- †Calliostoma philanthropum
- †Calliostoma virginicum
- †Calliostoma willcoxianum
- Callista
- Callocardia
- †Callophoca
- Callucina
- Calonectris
A living Calonectris borealis, or Cory's shearwater - †Calonectris diomedea – or unidentified related form
- †Calonectris krantzi – type locality for species
- Calotrophon
- Calyptraea
- Campylocythere
- Cancellaria
- †Cannopilus
- Capella
- †Capella media – or unidentified related form
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carcharodon
- †Carcharodon auriculatus
- †Carcharodon carcharias
Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis, or broad-toothed mako - †Carcharodon subauriculatus
- Cardiolucina
- Carditamera
- Cardium
- Caretta
- †Caricella
- †Carolinapecten
A living Carya, or hickory tree - Caryocorbula
- Cassidulina
- †Cassigerinella
- Cassis
- Castanea
- Catharacta
- Caudites
- †Caulolatilus
- †Caulolatilus cyanops – or unidentified comparable form
- Cavilinga
- †Cavilucina
- Celleporaria
- †Celleporaria albirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- Centropristis
- †Centropristis striata – or unidentified comparable form
- Cerastoderma
Illustration of a living Ceratoscopelus lanternfish - †Cerberorhaphidites – type locality for genus
- †Cerberorhaphidites auriformis – type locality for species
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
- Cerodrillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Ceronnectes
- †Ceronnectes granulosa – type locality for species
- †Cerorhinca
- Cetorhinus
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene whale Cetotherium - †Cetotherium polyporum – type locality for species
- Chaetopleura
- Chama
- Chamelea
- Champsodelphis – or unidentified comparable form
- Chelonia – tentative report
Living Chelonibia acorn barnacles - Chemnitzia
- †Chesacardium
- †Chesaconcavus
- †Chesapecten
- †Chesapecten coccymelus
Shells of the Pliocene scallop Chesapecten jeffersonius - †Chesapecten madisonius
- †Chesapecten middlesexensis
- †Chesapecten nefrens – tentative report
- Chilomycterus
- Chione
Fossillized shell of a Chlamys bivalve - †Chlamys biddleana – type locality for species
- †Chlamys cawcawensis
- †Chlamys cookei – type locality for species
- †Chlamys cushmani – type locality for species
- †Chlamys decemnaria
- †Chlamys deshayesii
- †Chlamys membranosa
- †Chlamys membranosus
- Chrysemys
- Cibicides
- Cibicidina
- Cibicidoides
Living Ciconia storks - †Ciconia speciesone informal
- †Ciconia speciestwo informal
- Cidaris
- Circulus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Citharichthys
- Cladocora
- †Cladogramma
- Clathrodrillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Clathrus
- Clavatula
- †Clavicula
- †Clavidrupa
Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Pliocene spindle sea snail Clavilithes - Clavus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Claytonia – type locality for genus
- †Claytonia rayi – type locality for species
- Clidiophora
- Cliona – tentative report
- Clithrocytheridea
- Closia
- †Cnestocythere – tentative report
- †Cocaia
- Cochliolepis
- Cochlodesma
A Coelopleurus sea urchin - Colubraria
- †Colymboides – tentative report
- Compsodrillia
- Concavus
- Conger
- †Conger oceanicus – or unidentified comparable form
- Congeria
- †Conradostrea
Fossilized shell of a Conus cone snail - †Conus mutilatus – tentative report
- †Conus postalveatus – type locality for species
- †Conus sauridens
- Cooperella
- Corbicula
- †Corbisema
- Corbula
- Corvus
- †Corvus ossifragus – or unidentified related form
- †Corylus
A living Coscinodiscus diatom - †Coscinodiscus apiculatus
- †Coscinodiscus asteromphalus
- †Coscinodiscus curvatulus
- †Coscinodiscus gigas
- †Coscinodiscus lewisianus
- †Coscinodiscus marginatus
- †Coscinodiscus monicae
- †Coscinodiscus nitidus
- †Coscinodiscus nodulifer
- †Coscinodiscus oculus
- †Coscinodiscus perforatus
- †Coscinodiscus plicatus
- †Coscinodiscus praeyabei
- †Coscinodiscus rothii
- †Coscinodiscus stellaris
- †Coscinodiscus vetustissimus
- †Cosmodiscus
- Cosmotriphora
- Costacallista
- †Costaglycymeris
- Cotonopsis
Shell of a Cotonopsis lafresnayi, or well-ribbed dove sea snail
- Crania
- †Craspedodiscus
- Crassatella
- Crassinella
- Crassispira
- Crassostrea
- †Crenatocetus – type locality for genus
- †Crenatocetus rayi – type locality for species
- †Crenatosiren – or unidentified comparable form
- Crenella
- Crepidula
- †Crepidula convexa
Shell in multiple views of a Crepidula fornicata, or common slipper shell sea snail - †Crepidula lawrencei
- †Crepidula plana
- †Crepidula spinulosa
- Cribrilina
- †Cribrononion
- †Cribrononion preadvena
- †Cribrononion preadvenum – or unidentified comparable form
- Crucibulum
- Ctena
- †Cubitostrea
- Cumingia
- †Cushamidea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Cushmanidea
- †Cussia
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius - Cyclocardia
- †Cyclocolposa
- Cyclostremiscus
- †Cyclotella
- Cygnus
A living Cygnus columbianus, or tundra swan
- Cylichna
- †Cylindracanthus
- Cymatium
- †Cymatium planinodum – type locality for species
- †Cymatogonia
- †Cymatosira
- †Cymatosira a informal
- †Cymatosira andersoni
- †Cymatosira immunis
- Cymatosyrinx
- †Cymatosyrinx limatula – or unidentified comparable form
- †Cymatosyrinx lunata
- †Cymatosyrinx tiara
- †Cymatosyrinx ziczac
- Cynoscion
- †Cynoscion nebulosus – or unidentified comparable form
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus - Cypraea
- Cyprideis
- †Cyprideis b informal
- Cyrtopleura
- †Cyrtorhina
- Cytherella
- †Cytherella a informal
- †Cytherella b informal
- Cytherelloidea
- †Cytherelloidea a informal
- †Cytherelloidea colata – or unidentified comparable form
- Cytheretta
- Cytheridea
- Cytheromorpha
- Cytheropteron
- Cytherura
- †Cytherura aa informal
- †Cytherura bb informal
- †Cytherura d informal
- †Cytherura elongata
- †Cytherura forulata
- †Cytherura howei
- †Cytherura l informal
- †Cytherura m informal
- †Cytherura n informal
- †Cytherura reticulata
- †Cytherura u informal
- †Cytherura w informal
- †Cytherura wardensis
D
edit- †Dallarca
- †Dallarca elevata – or unidentified related form
- †Dallarca subrostrata
- Dasyatis
- †Dasyatis americana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dasyatis cavernosa
- †Dasyatis centroura
- †Dasyatis say
- †Deinosuchus
A living Delphinapterus leucas, or beluga whale - †Delphinapterus orcinus – type locality for species
- †Delphineis
- †Delphinodon
- †Delphinodon dividum
- †Delphinodon mento – or unidentified comparable form
- Delphinus
- Democrinus
- Dentalium
- †Dentalium attenuatum
- †Dentalium opaculum – tentative report
- †Denticula
- Dentimargo
- †Dentimargo polyspira – tentative report
- †Dentimargo polyspria – tentative report
Shell of a Dermomurex murex sea snail - †Dicladia
- †Dictyocha
- †Dictyocha a informal
- †Dictyocha b informal
- †Dictyocha fibua
- †Dictyocha rhombica
- †Didianema
- †Dimarzipecten
- Dinocardium
Shells of Diodora keyhole limpets - †Diodora californis
- †Diodora carolinensis
- †Diodora catillifonnis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Diodora marylandica – or unidentified comparable form
- †Diodora mississippiensis
- †Diodora nucula
- †Diodora penderensis – type locality for species
- †Diodora redimicula
- Diplectrum
- †Diplectrum formosum – or unidentified comparable form
- Diplodonta
- †Diploneis
- †Distephanus
Shell of a Distorsio sea snail - Divalinga
- †Dixieus
- †Dixieus dixie – or unidentified comparable form
- Donax
Fossil shell of the Cretaceous-modern marine venus clam Dosinia - Dosinidia
- †Dossetia
- †Druidia – type locality for genus
- †Druidia wilsoni – type locality for species
E
edit- †Eburneopecten
Shell of an Echinocardium, or heart urchin - Echinocyamus
- Echinocythereis
- †Echinocytheris
- Echinolampas
Illustration of a living Echinorhinus shark - †Echinorhinus blakei – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ecphora
- †Ecphora aurora
- †Ecphora pamlico
- †Ecphora tampaensis
- †Ecphora tricostata
- †Ecphora wheeleri – type locality for species
- †Ectopistes
Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius, or passenger pigeon
- Electra
- Elphidium
- Emarginula
- Encope
- †Endictya
- Endopachys
Interior of the shell of an Ensis leei, or Atlantic jackknife clam - Ensitellops
- †Eocarpilius
- †Eocarpilius blowi – type locality for species
- †Eoepondilla
- †Eoepondilla hemisphaericus – or unidentified comparable form
- Eontia
- Epinephelus
- Epistominella
Shell of an Epitonium wentletrap sea snail - †Epitonium aequabile – type locality for species
- †Epitonium apiculatum
- †Epitonium carolinae
- †Epitonium dignitate
- †Epitonium dignitatis – type locality for species
- †Epitonium fasciatum
- †Epitonium fractum
- †Epitonium humphreysii
- †Epitonium junceum
- †Epitonium leai
- †Epitonium pratti
- †Epitonium robesonense
- †Epitonium rupicola
- †Epitonium sohli
A living Equetus punctatus, or spotted drum - †Equetus umbrosus – or unidentified comparable form
- Ervilia
- Erycina
- †Erycinella
- Eucalathis
- Eucrassatella – tentative report
- †Eucymba
- Eucythere
A living Eudocimus ibis - Eulima
- †Eupatagas
- Eupatagus
- Eupleura
- †Eurhodia
- Eurytellina
- †Euscalpellum
Shell of a Euspira moon sea snail - †Eutrephoceras
- Euvola
- †Evilia
- †Exanthesis
- †Exanthesis ovatus – type locality for species
F
edit- Fabella
- Fasciolaria
- †Fasciolaria cronlyensis
- †Fasciolaria elegans
- †Fasciolaria sparrowi
A living Fasciolaria tulipa, or true tulip sea snail
- Fenimorea
- †Ficopsis
- Ficus
- †Ficus affinis
- †Ficus communis
- †Ficus harrisi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ficus mississippiensis
- Flabellum
- †Florilus
- Fratercula
A living Fratercula arctica, or Atlantic puffin - †Fratercula cirrhata – or unidentified related form
- †Fraxinus
- Fulgurofusus
- Fusimitra
- Fusinus
G
edit- Gadus
- †Gadus morhua – or unidentified comparable form
- Galeocerdo
- †Galeocerdo aduncas
- †Galeocerdo contortus
A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark
- Galeodea
- †Galeodea britti – type locality for species
- Galeorhinus
- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- Gavia
- †Gavia concinna
- †Gavia egeriana
- †Gavia fortis – type locality for species
- †Gavia howardae
- Gemma
- Geochelone
- Geodia
- †Geodia harmatuki – type locality for species
- Gibbolucina
- †Gibbolucina pandata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Gigantostrea
- Ginglymostoma
- †Glabocythara
- †Gledistia
A living Globicephala, or pilot whale - Globigerina
- †Globigerina anguliofficinalis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Globigerina apertura
- †Globigerina bulloides
- †Globigerina calida
- †Globigerina decoraperta
- †Globigerina euapertura
- †Globigerina falconensis
- †Globigerina juvenilis
- †Globigerina woodi
- Globigerinita
- Globigerinoides
- Globivenus
- †Globoquadrina
- Globorotalia
- †Globorotalia acostaensis
- †Globorotalia crassula
- †Globorotalia cultrata
- †Globorotalia hexagona
- †Globorotalia hirsuta
- †Globorotalia margaritae
- †Globorotalia menardii
- †Globorotalia praeoscitans
- †Globorotalia puncticulata
- †Globorotalia scitula
- †Globorotalia truncatulinoides – or unidentified comparable form
- Glossus
Fossilized shell of a Glycymeris, or bittersweet clam - †Glycymeris americana
- †Glycymeris anteparilis – type locality for species
- †Glycymeris cookei – or unidentified related form
- †Glycymeris duplinensis
- †Glycymeris duplinicus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Glycymeris hummi
- †Glycymeris sloani
- †Glycymeris tumulus
- Glyphostoma
- Glyphoturris
- Glyptoactis
- †Glyptoactis nasuta – tentative report
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium - †Goniothecium
- Gouldia
- †Gouldia metastriata
- †Gouldia platycostata – type locality for species
- Granulina
- †Gricetoides – type locality for genus
- †Gricetoides aurorae – type locality for species
- Grus
- †Grus americana – or unidentified related form
- †Grus antigone – or unidentified related form
- †Gryphaeostrea
- †Gryphoca
- Gyroidinoides
H
edit- †Hadrosaurus
- †Hadrosaurus tripos – type locality for species
- Haematopus
- †Haematopus ostralegus – or unidentified related form
A living Haematopus palliatus, or American oystercatcher
- Halicalyptra
- Hanzawaia
- Haplocytheridea
- †Haplocytheridea perarcuata – or unidentified comparable form
- Harvella
- Hastigerina
- Haustator – tentative report
- †Haustator zulloi – type locality for species
- †Haynespongia – type locality for genus
- †Haynespongia vokesae – type locality for species
- †Hazelina – type locality for genus
- †Hazelina bisbifurcata – type locality for species
- †Hazelina conleycreekensis
- Heilprinia
- †Heliornis
- †Heliornis fulica – or unidentified related form
Fossilized lower jaw of the Miocene-Pleistocene llama relative Hemiauchenia - †Hemiaulus
- †Hemiaulus polymorphus – or unidentified comparable form
- Hemimactra
- Hemipristis
- †Hemirhabdorhynchus
- Hermanites
- †Herpetocetus
- †Herpetocetus sendaicus
- †Herpetocetus transatlanticus – type locality for species
- Hesperibalanus
A living Heterodontus, or bullhead shark - †Heterodontus janefirdae – type locality for species
- Hexanchus
- Hiatella
- Hippoporella
- †Hippoporella gorgonensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Hippoporina
- †Hippoporina pertusa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hirschmannia – tentative report
- Histrionicus
A living Histrionicus histrionicus, or harlequin duck
- †Homiphoca
- Hulingsina
- †Hulingsina americana
- †Hulingsina c informal
- †Hulingsina f informal
- †Hulingsina glabra
- †Hulingsina r informal
- †Hulingsina rugipustulosa
- †Hulingsina u informal
- Hyalina
- †Hyalodiscus
- Hydroides – tentative report
- †Hypogaleus
I
edit- †Idiocythere
- Illyanassa
- Ilyanassa
- †Ilyanassa arata
- †Ilyanassa granifera
- †Ilyanassa harpuloides
- †Ilyanassa harpwoides
- †Ilyanassa irrorata
- †Ilyanassa irrorota
- †Ilyanassa isogramma
- †Ilyanassa johnsoni
- †Ilyanassa obsoleta
- †Ilyanassa porcina – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ilyanassa scalaspira
- †Ilyanassa schizapyga
- †Ilyanassa schizopyga
- †Ilyanassa sexdentata
- †Ilyanassa trivitta
- †Ilyanassa trivittata
- †Ilyanassa wilmingtonensis
- Ischadium
- Isistius
- Isoetes
- Isognomon
- Istiophorus
A living Istiophorus platypterus, or Indo-Pacific sailfish
- Isurus
- Ithycythara
J
edit- Juliacorbula
- Juniperus
A living Juniperus virginiana, also known as red cedar or eastern juniper
K
edit- Kalolophus
- †Kathetostoma
- †Kellum
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene dolphin Kentriodon - †Kentriodon schneideri – type locality for species
- †Kleidionella
- Kogia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Kogiopsis – or unidentified comparable form
- Kuphus
- Kurtziella
- †Kyptoceras
L
edit- Laevicardium
- †Laevicardum
- Lagena
Living Lagenorhynchus dolphins - †Lagenorhynchus harmatuki – type locality for species
- †Lagodon
- †Lagodon rhomboides – or unidentified comparable form
- Lamna
- †Laocoetis
- †Laocoetis crassipes – or unidentified comparable form
- Larus
- †Larus argentatus – or unidentified related form
- †Larus atricilla – or unidentified related form
- †Larus delawarensis – or unidentified related form
- †Larus minutus – or unidentified related form
- †Larus ribibundus
- †Leguminocythereis
- †Leguminocythereis scarabaeus – or unidentified related form
- Leiostomus
- Lemintina
A living Lepidochelys, or ridley sea turtle - †Lepophridium
- †Lepophridium cervinum – or unidentified comparable form
- Leptocythere
- †Leptocythere e informal
- †Leptocythere f informal
- †Leptocythere nikravshae
- Leptopecten
- †Levifusus
- Limaria
- Linga
- †Linthia
- †Linthia hanoverensis – type locality for species
- †Linthia harmatuki
- †Linthia wilmingtonensis
The autumn foliage of a living Liquidambar, or sweetgum tree - †Liradiscus
- Lirophora
- †Lithodesmium
- Littoraria
- Littorina
- †Lobonotus
- †Lobonotus sturgeoni – type locality for species
- †Lonicera
- Lophius
Mounted skeleton of a Lophius americanus, or American anglerfish
- †Lophocetus – or unidentified related form
- Lopholatilus
- †Lophoranina
- Loxoconcha
- †Loxoconcha c informal
- †Loxoconcha creolensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Loxoconcha edentonensis
- †Loxoconcha h informal
- †Loxoconcha m informal
- †Loxoconcha matagordensis
- †Loxoconcha purisubrhomboidea
- †Loxoconcha reticularis
- †Loxoconcha s informal
- †Loxoconcha t informal
- Lucina
- †Lucina micraulax – type locality for species
- †Lucina pensylvanica
- Lucinisca
- Lucinoma
- Lyria
- †Lyria carolinensis – type locality for species
- †Lyria concinna – type locality for species
- †Lyropecten
M
editInterior and exterior of a shell of a Macoma tellin - Macrocallista
- †Macrocallista acuminata
- †Macrocallista greeni
- †Macrocallista minuscula – type locality for species
- †Macrocallista neusensis
- †Macrocallista nimbosa
- †Macrocallista perovata
- †Macrocallista reposta
- †Macrocallista tia – type locality for species
- Macrocyprina
- †Macromphalina
- Macropneustes
- †Macrora
- Mactrotoma
- Makaira
- †Makaira indica
- †Makaira nigricans
- †Makaira purdyi – type locality for species
- Malzella
- †Mammut
Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon
- Manta
- †Manta melanyae – type locality for species
- Maretia
- Marevalvata
- Marginella
- †Marvacrassatella
- †Marvacrassatella kauffmani
- †Marvacrassatella turgidula – tentative report
- †Marvacrassatella undulatus
- †Matutites
- †Matutites miltonorum – type locality for species
- †Mclelannia
- †Mediaria
A taxidermied Megachasma pelagios, or megamouth shark - Megalops
- †Megalops atlanticus – or unidentified comparable form
- Megaptera
- †Megascyliorhinus
- †Meherrinia – type locality for genus
- †Meherrinia isoni – type locality for species
- Meiocardia
- Melanella
- Melanitta
- †Melanitta nigra – or unidentified related form
- †Melanitta perspicillata – or unidentified related form
- Melanogrammus
Illustration of a living Melanogrammus aeglefinus, or haddock
- Meleagris
- Mellita
- †Mellita aclinensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Melosira
- Menippe – tentative report
- Mercenaria
- †Mercenaria campechiensis
- †Mercenaria capax
- †Mercenaria carolinensis
- †Mercenaria corrugata
- †Mercenaria druidi
- †Mercenaria erecta – type locality for species
- †Mercenaria gardnerae – type locality for species
Collection of Mercenaria mercenaria, also known as hard clams or quahogs - †Mercenaria permagna
- Meretrix
- †Meretrix securiformis – tentative report
- Mergus
- †Mergus serrator – or unidentified related form
- †Merlangiogadus
- Merluccius
- †Merluccius albidus
- †Merluccius bilinearis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesocena
- †Mesocena elliptica – or unidentified comparable form
Illustration on a stamp of a living Mesoplodon, or mesoplodont whale - †Mesoteras – type locality for genus
- †Mesoteras kerrianus – type locality for species
- Metulella
- Microcytherura
- †Microcytherura choctawhatcheensis
- †Microcytherura d informal
- †Microcytherura expanda
- †Microcytherura h informal
- †Microcytherura m informal
- †Microcytherura minuta
- †Microcytherura p informal
- †Microcytherura r informal
- †Microcytherura similis
- Microgadus
Illustration of a living Microgadus tomcod
- Micropogonias
- Miltha
- †Miltha pandata
- †Miltha pandatus – tentative report
- †Miocepphus
- †Miocepphus mcclungi
- †Miocepphus mergulellus – type locality for species
- †Miocepphus undescribedspecies informal
- Mitra
- Mitrella
- Mobula
- Modiolus
- Mola
A living Monodon monoceros, or narwhal - Morum
- Morus
- †Morus atlanticus
- †Morus avitus
- †Morus loxostylus
- †Morus peninsularis
- †Morus undescribedspeciesone informal
- †Morus undescribedspeciestwo informal
- Muellerina
- Mulinia
- †Murrayina
- Musculus
- Mustelus
- †Mya
- Mycteroperca
Two living Myliobatis eagle rays - Myochama
- Myriophyllum
- Mysella
- Mytilus
N
editPartial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus - †Nannolithax
- †Nanogyra
- †Nanosiren – tentative report
A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail - †Nassarius acutus
- †Nassarius antillarum
- †Nassarius bidentata
- †Nassarius caloosaensis
- †Nassarius chowanensis
- †Nassarius consensoides
- †Nassarius cornelliana
- †Nassarius lapenotierei
- †Nassarius neogenensis
- †Nassarius schizopyga – tentative report
- †Nassarius smithiana
- †Nassarius suffolkensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nassarius vibex
- †Nassarius zeta
- Naticarius
- †Navicula
- Negaprion
- †Negaprion brevirostris
- †Negaprion furimskyi – type locality for species
- Nemocardium
- Neocaudites
Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Neohipparion eurystyle – or unidentified comparable form
- Neophrontops – tentative report
- Neverita
- †Ninoziphius
- Niso
- †Nitzschia
- †Nitzschia b informal
- Niveria
- Noetia
- Nonion
- Nonionella
- Notidanus
- Notorynchus
- Nucleolites
- †Nucleolites berryi – type locality for species
- †Nucleolites carolinensis
- †Nucleolites raveneli
- Nucula
- Nuculana
- Numenius
- †Numenius borealis – or unidentified related form
- †Nuphar
Flower of a living Nymphaea - †Nyssa
O
edit- Odontaspis
- †Odontaspis acutissima
A living Odontaspis ferox, or smalltooth sand tiger - †Odontaspis koerti – tentative report
- †Odontogryphaea
- Odostomia
- Oliva
- †Oliva carolinensis
- †Oliva posti
- †Oliva robesonensis
Shell in multiple views of an Oliva sayana, or lettered olive sea snail
- Olivella
- Onoba
- †Ontocetus – type locality for genus
- †Ontocetus emmonsi – type locality for species
- Oocorys
- †Oocorys vadosus – type locality for species
- Ophidion
- †Ophiraphidites
- †Ophiraphidites hadros – type locality for species
- †Opimocythere
- †Opsanus
- Orbulina
- Orionina
- Ortalis – tentative report
- †Orthosurcula
- †Orthosurcula aequa – type locality for species
Life restoration of the Miocene sperm whale Orycterocetus - †Orycterocetus cornutidens – type locality for species
- †Orycterocetus quadratidens
- †Osmunda
- Ostrea
- Ostrya
- †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
P
edit- Pachyptila
A living Pagrus sea bream - †Palaciosa
- †Paleophoca
- Pandion
- Pandora
- Panopea
- Paraconcavus
- Paracyprideis
- †Paracyprideis c informal
- Paracypris
- †Paracypris b informal
- Paracytheridea
- †Paracytheroma
- Paradoxostoma
- †Paradoxostoma delicata
- †Paradoxostoma e informal
- Paragaleus
- †Paralia
- Paralichthys
- †Paramya
- Paranesidea – tentative report
Fossilized teeth of the Eocene-Pleistocene shark Parotodus, or the false-toothed mako - Parvanachis
- Parvilucina
- †Pecchiola
- †Pecchiolia
- Pecten
- †Pecten biddeleana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pecten chickaria
- †Pecten elixatus
- †Pecten humphreysii
- †Pecten mclellani – type locality for species
- †Pecten membranosus
- †Pecten perplanus
- †Pediastrum
- †Pediomeryx
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Pleistocene false-toothed bird Pelagornis - †Pelagornis speciesone informal
- †Pelagornis speciestwo informal
- Pelecanus
- †Pelecanus schreiberi – type locality for species
- Peratocytheridea
- †Periarchus
- †Periptera
Shell of a Perotrochus slit sea snail - †Perotrochus hanoverensis – type locality for species
- Petaloconchus
- Petricola
- Phalacrocorax
- †Phalacrocorax largespecies informal
- †Phalacrocorax wetmorei
- Phalium
- †Phalium newbernensis – type locality for species
- †Phocageneus – or unidentified related form
- †Phocanella
- †Phoebastria
- †Phoebastria albatrus – or unidentified related form
- †Phoebastria anglica
- †Phoebastria immutabilis – or unidentified related form
- †Phoebastria nigripes – or unidentified related form
- †Phoebastria rexularum
Two Phoenicopterus, or flamingos - †Phoenicopterus floridanus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pholadomya
- Phyllacanthus
- Phyllonotus
- Physeter – or unidentified comparable form
- †Physeterula – or unidentified comparable form
- Picea
Restoration of Pinguinus alfrednewtoni - †Pinguinus alfrednewtoni – type locality for species
- Pinna – tentative report
- Pinus
- †Pinus palustris – or unidentified comparable form
- Pisania
- Pitar
- Placopecten
- †Placopecten clintonius
- †Placopecten magellanicus – or unidentified related form
- †Placopecten princepoides
- †Plagiarca
- Plagiobrissus
- †Platyphoca
- †Plectroninia
- †Plectroninia pertusa – type locality for species
- †Plejona
- †Plejona conoides – tentative report
- †Plejona petrosa
Fossilized vertebra of the Miocene-Pleistocene baleen whale Plesiocetus - Pleurofusia
- Pleuromeris
- †Pleurosigma
- Pleurotomaria
- †Plicatoria
- Plicatula
- †Plinthicus
- †Pliopontos
- Pluvialis
- †Pluvialis squatarola – or unidentified related form
- Podiceps
A living Podiceps auritus, or horned grebe
- Pododesmus
- Pogonias
- †Pogonias cromis – or unidentified comparable form
- Polinices
- Polydora
- Polygireulima
- Polygonum
- Polymesoda
- Pomatomus
Living Pontederia pickerel weeds - Pontocythere – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Pontocythere d informal
- †Pontocythere g informal
- †Pontocythere i informal
- †Pontocythere j informal
- Pontoporia – or unidentified comparable form
- Populus
- †Potamogeton
- Prionotus
- †Prionotus evolans – or unidentified comparable form
- Pristiophorus
A living Pristis sawfish - †Pristis curvidens
- †Pristis pectinatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Probolarina
- †Probolarina breviostris – type locality for species
- †Probolarina holmesi
- †Probolarina holmesii
- †Probolarina salpinx
- Procellaria
A living Procellaria aequinoctialis, or white-chinned petrel - †Procellaria parkinsoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Procolpochelys
- Propontocypris
- Proteoconcha
- †Protoscutella
- †Protosiren
- Prunum
- Psammacoma
- Psammechinus
- †Psephophorus
Replica of a fossilized cranium of the Miocene horse Pseudhipparion - Pseudochama
- Pseudocytheretta
- †Pseudodimerogramma
- Pseudomiltha
- †Pseudomiltha nocariensis – type locality for species
- †Pseudopyxilla
A living Pseudorca crassidens, or false killer whale - Pseudotorinia
- Pteria
- Pterodroma
- †Pterodromoides
- Pteromeris
- Pteromylaeus
Illustration of a living Pterothrissus gissu, or Japanese gissu - Pterygocythereis
- †Ptychosalpinx
- Puffinus
- †Puffinus gravis – or unidentified related form
- †Puffinus lherminieri
- †Puffinus pacificoides – or unidentified related form
- †Puffinus puffinus – or unidentified comparable form
A living Ardenna tenuirostris (formerly Puffinus tenuirostris), or short-tailed shearwater
- Pugnus
- Puncturella
- Puriana
- Purpura
- Purpurellus
- †Purpurellus repetiti – type locality for species
- Pusula
- †Pycnodone
- Pycnodonte
- †Pynonodonte
Illustration in multiple views of the shell of a Pyramidella pyram sea snail - †Pyxilla
Q
editR
edit- Radimella
- Radiolucina
- Raeta
- Raja
- Rangia
Fossilized carapace of the Paleogene-modern crab Ranina - Ranunculus
- †Raphidodiscus
- †Rebeccapecten
- †Recurvaster
- Retilaskeya
- †Rhaphoneis
A living Rhincodon, or whale shark - Rhinobatos
- Rhinoptera
- Rhizoprionodon – tentative report
- †Rhizosolenia
- Rhynchobatus
- Rhyncholampas
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium - †Rhynchotherium euhypodon – or unidentified comparable form
- Ringicula
- Rissoina
- †Robinia – type locality for genus
- †Robinia striatopunctata – type locality for species
- Rosalina
- †Rouxia
S
edit- Saccella
- Sagittaria
- †Sanguisorba
- †Santeelampas
- †Sarda
- †Sarda sarda – or unidentified related form
Fossilized teeth of the Neogene sperm whale Scaldicetus - Scalina
- †Scalina menthafontis – or unidentified related form
- Scaphella
- †Scaphella ocalana – tentative report
- †Scaphella pecursor
- †Scaphella saintjeani – type locality for species
- †Scaphella stromboidella – type locality for species
- †Scaphella trenholmii
- †Sceptroneis
- Schizaster
- Sciaenops
- †Sciaenops ocellata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sciaenops ocellatus
- Sclerochilus
- †Sclerochilus b informal
A living Scoliodon, or spadenose shark - Sconsia
- †Scutella
- Scyliorhinus
- †Secticarca
- Seila
- Semele
A living Semicassis helmet sea snail - †Septastrea
- Seriola
- Serpulorbis
- †Sheldonia – type locality for genus
- †Sheldonia trabecula – type locality for species
- Siliqua
- Sincola
- Sinum
- Siphocypraea
- Siphogenerina
Shell of the whelk sea snail Siphonalia - †Siphonalia devexus – or unidentified comparable form
- Siphonochelus
- Solariella
- Solen
- Solena
- Solenosteira
- Somateria
A living Somateria mollissima, or common eider
- †Spathiopora
- Spathipora
- †Sphaeroidinellopsis
- Sphagnum
- Sphenia
- †Sphoeroides
- Sphyraena
- †Sphyraena barracuda – or unidentified comparable form
- Sphyrna
A living Sphyrna lewini, or scalloped hammerhead - †Sphyrna media – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphyrna zygaena
- Spiroplectammina
- Spisula
- Spondylus
- †Spondylus lamellacea – type locality for species
- Sportella
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon - †Squalodon calvertensis
- †Squalodon tiedemani
- †Squalodon whitmorei – or unidentified comparable form
- Squalus
- Squatina
- Stellatoma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Stelletta
- †Stelletta silvigera – type locality for species
- Stenella
- †Stenella rayi – type locality for species
- †Stenotomus
Illustration of a living Stenotomus chrysops, or scup
- †Stephanogonia
- †Stephanopyxis
- Stercorarius
- †Stercorarius longicaudus – or unidentified related form
- †Stercorarius parasiticus – or unidentified related form
- †Stercorarius pomarinus – or unidentified related form
- Sterna
A living Thalasseus maximus, or royal tern - †Sterna nilotica – or unidentified related form
- Stewartia
- †Stictodiscus
- †Streptochetus
- †Striatolamia
- Strigilla
- †Striostrea
Shell of a Strioterebrum augur sea snail - Strombiformis
- Strombina
- Strombus
- †Svratkina
- †Syllomus
A living Symphurus tonguefish - †Synedra
- Syntomodrillia
T
edit- Tagelus
A living Tapirus, or tapir - Tautoga
- †Tautoga onitis – or unidentified comparable form
- Taxodium
- Tectonatica
- Teinostoma
- Tellidora
- Tellina
Shell in multiple views of a Tenagodus sea snail - †Tenagodus vitis
- †Tenagodus vitus – or unidentified comparable form
- Terebra
- Terebratula
- †Terebratula crassa – type locality for species
- Terebratulina
- †Terebratulina capillata – type locality for species
- †Terebratulina lachryma
- †Terebratulina wilmingtonensis
- Terebripora
- †Tetraedron
- †Tetrapturus
A living Kajikia albida, or white marlin
- Thaerocythere
- Thais
- †Thalassinoides
- †Thalassionema
- †Thalassiosira
- †Thalassiosira a informal
- †Thalassiosira b informal
- †Thalassiothix
- †Thalictrum
Fossilized skeleton of the Oligocene-Miocene gavial relative Thecachampsa - Thracia
- Thunnus
- Timoclea
- Titanocarcinus
- Torcula
- †Tornatellaea
- †Tortifusus
- Trachycardium
- †Trachycardium emmonsi
Exterior and interior of the shell of a Trachycardium isocardia, or West Indian prickly cockle - †Trachycardium muricatum
- Trajana
- †Trajana pyta – type locality for species
- Transennella
- †Tretosphys
- †Triaenodon
- †Triceratium
- †Triginglymus
- Trigoniocardia
Shell of a Trigonostoma nutmeg sea snail - Trigonulina
- †Trinacria
- Tringa
- †Tringa ochropus – or unidentified related form
- Trionyx
- †Trionyx buiei – type locality for species
- Triphora
- †Tritonopsis
- Trochita
- †Trochita aperta
- †Trochita crenata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Trochosira
Shell of a Tucetona bittersweet clam - Turbo
- Turbonilla
- †Turborotalia
Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella - †Turritella aequistriata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turritella beaufortensis
- †Turritella caelatura
- †Turritella cumberlandia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turritella fuerta – type locality for species
- †Turritella indenta – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turritella neusensis – type locality for species
- †Turritella perexilis
- †Turritella plebea
- †Turritella prexellis
- †Turritella subanulata
- †Turritella subtilis – type locality for species
- †Turritella tampae
A living Tursiops, or bottlenose dolphin - Typha
- Typhis
U
edit- †Unifascia
- Uromitra
- Urophycis
- Urosalpinx
A living Urosalpinx sea snail, or oyster drill - †Urosalpinx perrugata
- †Urosalpinx phrikna
- †Urosalpinx stimpsoni
- †Urosalpinx suffolkensis
- †Urosalpinx trossula
V
edit- Vasum
- Venericardia
- †Venericardia nodifera – type locality for species
- Vermicularia
- †Vermicularia knorrii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Vermicularia spirata
- †Verrucocoeloidea
- †Verrucocoeloidea corallina – type locality for species
- Verticordia
- Vexillum
Leaves and fruit of a living Viburnum. - †Virgulina
- Viviparus – tentative report
- Volutifusus
- Volvarina
W
editX
edit- †Xanthiopyxis
- Xenophora
- Xestoleberis
- †Xestoleberis e informal
- †Xestoleberis ventrostriata
Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene whale Xiphiacetus - Xiphias
- †Xiphiorhynchus
Y
edit- Yoldia
- †Yoldia laevis
Illustration of the shell of a Yoldia limatula, or file yoldia - †Yoldia limulata
- †Yoldia serica
Z
edit- Ziphius
Illustration of a living Ziphius cavirostris, or Cuvier's beaked whale
Notes
editReferences
edit- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.