List of the prehistoric life of Mississippi

This list of the prehistoric life of Mississippi contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Mississippi.

Precambrian-Paleozoic

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian or Paleozoic fossils in Mississippi.

Mesozoic

• Acesta
• Acirsa
• Acmaea

• 

  A living Acteon barrel bubble sea snail

  †Acteon
• †Aenona
• †Agerostrea
• Alvania
• †Ampullina
• Anatina
• †Ancilla
• †Anomia
• †Anomoeodus
• †Arca
• Architectonica
• Arrhoges
• Astarte

• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the gar Atractosteus

  Atractosteus
• †Baculites
  • †Baculites arculus
  • †Baculites capensis
  • †Baculites grandis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Baculites tippahensis
• Barbatia
• †Belemnitella
  • †Belemnitella americana
• Bernaya

• 

  Illustration of the shell in multiple views of a Bittium cerith sea snail

  Bittium – tentative report
• Botula
  • †Botula carolinensis
  • †Botula ripleyana
• Brachidontes
• Bulla – tentative report
• Cadulus
• Caestocorbula
  • †Caestocorbula crassaplica
  • †Caestocorbula crassiplica
  • †Caestocorbula suffalciata
  • †Caestocorbula terramaria
• †Calliomphalus
  • †Calliomphalus americanus
  • †Calliomphalus nudus
• Calyptraea
• Cantharus
• Capulus

• 

  A living Carcharias sand tiger shark

  Carcharias – tentative report
• Caryophyllia
• †Catopygus
• †Caveola
• Ceratia
• Cerithiella
  • †Cerithiella nodoliratum
  • †Cerithiella semirugatum
• Cerithium
• Chlamys
• †Chondrites
• Cidaris
• Clavagella
• Cliona
• Corbula
• Crenella
  • †Crenella elegantula
  • †Crenella serica

• 

  Fossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna

  †Cretolamna
  • †Cretolamna appendiculata
• Crucibulum
• Cucullaea
  • †Cucullaea capax
  • †Cucullaea littlei
• Cuspidaria
  • †Cuspidaria grandis
  • †Cuspidaria jerseyensis – or unidentified comparable form
• Cylichna
  • †Cylichna diversilirata
  • †Cylichna incisa
• †Cymella
• Dasmosmilia
  • †Dasmosmilia kochii

• 

  Shell of a Dentalium tusk shell

  †Dentalium
  • †Dentalium leve
• Dimya
• †Discoscaphites
  • †Discoscaphites conradi
  • †Discoscaphites iris
• †Dolicholatirus
• †Ecphora

• 

  Restoration of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene bony fish Enchodus, or the "saber-toothed herring"

  †Enchodus
  • †Enchodus petrosus
• †Eothoracosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis – type locality for species
• †Epitonium
  • †Epitonium sillimani
• †Eryma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• †Eulima
  • †Eulima gracilistylis
  • †Eulima monmouthensis
• †Euspira
• †Eutrephoceras

• 

  Fossilized shell of the Jurassic-Cretaceous foam oyster Exogyra

  †Exogyra
  • †Exogyra costata
  • †Exogyra ponderosa
  • †Exogyra upatoiensis
• Fusinus
• †Gegania
• Gemmula
• †Gervillia
• Ginglymostoma
• Glossus
• Glycymeris
  • †Glycymeris rotundata
• †Gryphaea
• †Gyrineum
• †Hadrosaurus – tentative report
• †Hamites
• †Hamulus
• †Helicoceras
• Hemiscyllium
• †Hoploparia
• Hyala
• †Hybodus

• 

  Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size

  †Inoceramus
• †Ischyrhiza
  • †Ischyrhiza mira
• Lepisosteus
• Lima
• Limatula
• †Linearis
• †Linthia
• Linuparus
• Lithophaga
• Lopha
  • †Lopha falcata
  • †Lopha mesenterica
• †Lucina – tentative report
• †Mathilda
• Meretrix – tentative report
• †Micraster
• Modiolus
  • †Modiolus sedesclaris
  • †Modiolus sedesclarus
• †Morea

• 

  Life restoration of two of the Late Cretaceous Mosasaurus

  †Mosasaurus
• †Mytilus – tentative report
• †Neithea
  • †Neithea bexarensis
• Nerita
• Neritina
• †Nostoceras
• Nozeba
• Nucula
  • †Nucula camia
  • †Nucula cuneifrons
  • †Nucula percrassa

• 

  Shell of an Ostrea, or oyster

  Ostrea
• †Pachydiscus
• †Pachymelania – tentative report
• Panopea
• †Paranomia
• Pecten
• Pholadomya
  • †Pholadomya occidentalis
• Pinna
• †Placenticeras
• †Plagiostoma

• 

  Restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Platecarpus

  †Platecarpus – type locality for genus
  • †Platecarpus tympaniticus – type locality for species
• †Plesiotriton
• Plicatula
• Polinices
• †Protocardia
• †Pseudocorax
• †Pteria
• †Pterotrigonia
  • †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
  • †Pterotrigonia eufalensis
  • †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
  • †Pterotrigonia thoracica
• †Ptychodus
  • †Ptychodus mortoni
• †Ptychotrygon
• Pycnodonte
  • †Pycnodonte belli
  • †Pycnodonte mutabilis
  • †Pycnodonte vesicularis
• Ringicula
  • †Ringicula clarki
  • †Ringicula pulchella
• †Sargana
• †Sassia

• 

  Restoration of several of the Early Cretaceous-Miocene shark Scapanorhynchus

  †Scapanorhynchus
  • †Scapanorhynchus texanus
• †Scaphites
  • †Scaphites leei
• †Sclerorhynchus
• Seila
• Serpula
• †Sphenodiscus
  • †Sphenodiscus beecheri
  • †Sphenodiscus lobatus
  • †Sphenodiscus pleurisepta
• Spondylus
• Squalicorax
  • †Squalicorax kaupi
• Stosicia
• Teinostoma
• Tellina
• †Tenea
• Thracia
• †Tornus – tentative report

• 

  Fossilized shell of a Trachycardium cockle

  Trachycardium
  • †Trachycardium eufaulensis
• Trichotropis
• †Trigonia
• †Trigonostoma
• †Turrilites
• Turritella
  • †Turritella bilira
  • †Turritella chalybeatensis
  • †Turritella hilgardi
  • †Turritella paravertebroides
  • †Turritella tippana
  • †Turritella trilira
  • †Turritella vertebroides
• †Tympanotonus

• 

  Life restoration of the Cretaceous bony fish Xiphactinus

  †Xiphactinus
  • †Xiphactinus audax

Cenozoic

• Abra

• 

  Shell of an Acanthocardia cockle

  Acanthocardia
• Acar
• Acirsa – tentative report
• Aclis
• †Acra
• Acteocina
• Acteon
• Aequipecten
• Aetobatus
• Agaronia
• Agatrix
• Alaba
• Alabina
• Albula
• Alligator

  • 

    A living Alligator mississippiensis, or American alligator

    †Alligator mississippiensis
• †Altrix
• Americardia
• Ammonia
• †Amonia
• Anadara
• Ancilla
• Anodontia
• Anomia
• †Anomotodon
• Antalis
• Apiotoma

• 

  Multiple views of a shell of an Aporrhais pelican foot sea snail

  Aporrhais
• †Arbia
• †Archaeomanta
• Architectonica
• Arene
• Arius
• Astarte
• Asthenotoma
• Astrangia
• Athleta
• Atrina
• †Aturia
• Atys
• Axelella
• Balanophyllia
• †Baluchicardia
• Barbatia

• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus

  †Basilosaurus
  • †Basilosaurus cetoides
• Bathytoma
• †Belosaepia
• Bison
• Bittium
• †Bonellitia
• Bos
• Brachidontes
• Bregmaceros
• †Brychaetus
• Bulla
• Bullia
• †Burnhamia
• Busycon
• Cadulus
• Caecum
• Caestocorbula
• Callianassa
• Calliostoma
• Callista
• Calotrophon
  • †Calotrophon ostrearum
• Calyptraea
• Cantharus
• Capulus
• Carcharhinus
• Carcharias

• 

  A living Carcharodon shark

  Carcharodon
• Cassis
• Cerithiella
• Cervus
• Chama
• Chamelea
• Chaoborus
• Chelonibia
• Chicoreus
• Chione
• Chiton
• Chlamys
• Circulus
• Cirsotrema
• Clathurella
• Clava
• Clavilithes
• Clio
• Closia
• Clypeaster
• Cochlespira
• Codakia
• Columbellopsis
• Conger
• Conomitra
• †Conorbis
• Conus
• Coralliophila
• Corbula
• Cordieria
• †Corvina

• 

  Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene pantodont mammal Coryphodon. Heinrich Harder (1920).

  †Coryphodon
• †Coupatezia
• Crassispira
• Crassostrea
• Crenella
• Crepidula
• †Cretolamna
• Crisia
• †Crommium
• Cuna – tentative report
• Cuspidaria
• Cylichna
• †Cylindracanthus
• Cymatium
• Cymatosyrinx
• Cymia

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus

  †Cynthiacetus – type locality for genus
• Cypraea
• Cypraedia
• Daphnella
• Dasyatis
• Dendrophyllia
• Dentalium
• Dermomurex
• †Diacodexis
• Dimya
• Dinocardium
• Diodon
• Diodora
• Discopsis
• Distorsio
• †Dolicholatirus
• Donax
• †Dorudon

• 

  Fossilized skull of the Paleocene-Eocene mammal Ectocion

  †Ectocion
• †Egertonia
• Elphidium
• Emydoidea
  • †Emydoidea blandingii
• Enaeta
• †Eosurcula
• Epitonium
• Equus
• Ervilia
• Erycina
• Eulima
• Eulimella
• Eumetula
• Eunaticina
• †Eunicella
• Euspira
• †Exilia
• †Fedora
• †Ficopsis

• 

  A living Ficus, or fig tree

  Ficus
• Flabellum
• Fulgurofusus
• Fusinus
• Fustiaria
• Galeocerdo
• Galeodea
• Galeorhinus
• Galeus
• Gari
• Gastrochaena
• Gegania
• Gemmula
• Genota
• Geochelone

• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene whale Georgiacetus

  †Georgiacetus
  • †Georgiacetus vogtlensis
• †Gigantostrea
• Ginglymostoma
• Globigerina
• Globularia
• Glycymeris
• Glyptemys
  • †Glyptemys insculpta
• Glyptoactis
• †Gracilocyon
• Graptemys
• Harpa
• †Harpactocarcinus
• Hastula
• Haustator
• †Hemiauchenia
  • †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
• Hemipristis
• †Hemisurcula
• †Hesperotestudo
• Heterodontus
• Hexaplex
• Hipponix
• Homo

• 

  Illustration of a fossilized partial cranium of the Eocene odd-toed ungulates Hyracotherium

  †Hyracotherium
• Isurus
• †Jefitchia
• Kellia
• Kuphus
• Laevicardium
• Lamna
• Latirus
• Lepisosteus
• Lima
• Limacina

• 

  Living Limaria, or file shells

  Limaria
• Linga
• Litiopa
• Lopha
• Lophius
• Lucina
• Lunularia
• Lyria
• Macrocallista
• Mactra
• †Mammut

  • 

    Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon

    †Mammut americanum
• Maretia
• Margaretta
• Marginella
• †Mastigophora
• Mathilda – tentative report
• Mathilda
• †Megalonyx
  • †Megalonyx jeffersonii
• Melanella
• Mesalia

• 

  Restoration of the Eocene-Miocene swamp rhinoceros Metamynodon. Charles R. Knight (1896).

  †Metamynodon
  • †Metamynodon planifrons
• Metula
• †Miacis
• †Michela
• Microdrillia
• †Mimoperadectes
• Mitra
• Mitrella
• Modiolus – tentative report
• Mulinia
  • †Mulinia lateralis
• Murex
• Murexiella
• Mustelus
• Myliobatis

• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene ground sloth Mylodon with an inset depicting its excrement and a skin fragment

  †Mylodon
• †Nannippus
• Nassarius
• †Natchitochia
• Natica
• Naticarius
• Nebrius
• Neverita
• Niso
• Norrisia
• †Notiotitanops – type locality for genus
• Nucula
• Oculina
• Odontaspis
• Odostomia
• Oliva
• †Ophiomorpha
• Ostrea
• †Otodus
• †Oxyrhina
• †Pachecoa

• 

  Restoration of the Cretaceous-Eocene sea snake Palaeophis

  †Palaeophis
• †Palaeosinopa
• Panopea
• Panthera
  • †Panthera leo
• †Paramys
• Pecten
• Penion
• †Peratherium
• Petaloconchus
• Phalium
• Philine
• Pholadomya
• Pholas
• Phos
• Phyllodus
• Phyllonotus
• †Physogaleus
• Pitar

• 

  A living Platyrhina ray

  Platyrhina
• Pleurofusia
  • †Pleurofusia fluctuosa
  • †Pleurofusia longirostropsis
• Pleuromeris
• †Pleurostoma
• Plicatula
• Poirieria
• Polinices
• Polyschides
• Porella
• †Potamides

• 

  A living Pristis sawfish

  Pristis
• Prunum
• †Pseudolatirus
• Pseudoliva
• Pteria
• †Pterochelus
• Pterynotus
• Puncturella
• Pycnodonte

• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous-Eocene bony fish Pycnodus

  Pycnodus
• Pyramidella
• Rangia
• Raphitoma
• Reteporella
• Retusa
• Rhinobatos
• Rhinoptera
• Rhynchoconger
• Rictaxis
• Ringicula
• Rissoina
• Sassia
• Scaphander
• Scapharca
• Scaphella – or unidentified comparable form
• Schizaster
• Sconsia
• Scyliorhinus
• Seila
• Semele

• 

  A living Semicassis helmet sea snail

  Semicassis
• †Seraphs
• Serpulorbis
• Sigatica
• †Sinistrella
• Sinum
• Siphonalia
• Siphonochelus
• Skena
• Solariella
• Solecurtus
• Sphyraena – tentative report
• Spisula
• Spondylus
• †Striatolamia
• Strioterebrum
• Strombiformis

• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene cow-sized rhinoceros Subhyracodon. Charles R. Knight (1890s).

  †Subhyracodon
• Sveltella
• Syntomodrillia
  • †Syntomodrillia tantula
• †Teilhardina
  • †Teilhardina magnoliana
• Teinostoma
• Tellina
• Tenagodus
• Terebra
• Teredo
• Terrapene
  • †Terrapene carolina
• Thracia
• Tornus

• 

  Fossilized shell of a Trachycardium cockle

  Trachycardium
• Trigonostoma
• †Trinacria
• Triphora
• Trochita
• †Trygon
• Turbonilla
  • †Turbonilla major
• Turricula
• Turris – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Turritella
• Typhina
• Typhis
• †Uintacyon
• Umbraculum
• †Unitas
• Urosalpinx
• Ursus

  • 

    A living Ursus americanus, or American black bear

    †Ursus americanus
• †Vassacyon
• Vasum
• Venericardia
• Venus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Verticordia
• Vexillum
• Vitrinella
• †Viverravus
• Volema
• Xenophora
• †Xiphiorhynchus
• Xylophaga – tentative report
• Yoldia

• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene whale Zygorhiza

  †Zygorhiza
  • †Zygorhiza kochii

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.