List of the Cenozoic life of North Carolina
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
Abies
Living Abies, or fir trees - †Abra
- †Abra aequalis
- †Abra subreflexa
- Acanthocybium
- †Acantholambrus
- †Acarinina
- †Acarinina perclara
- †Achrochordiella – type locality for genus
- †Achrochordiella vokesi – type locality for species
- Acipenser
- †Acipenser oxyrhynchus – or unidentified comparable form
- Acrosterigma
- Acteocina
- †Acteocina canaliculata
- †Acteocina candei
†Actinocyclus
A living Actinocyclus sea slug - †Actinocyclus elipticus
- †Actinocyclus ingens
- †Actinocyclus octonarius
- †Actinocyclus tenellus
- Actinocythereis
- †Actinocythereis captionis
- †Actinocythereis dawsoni
- †Actinocythereis gosportensis
- †Actinocythereis marylandica
- †Actinocythereis mundorffi
- †Actinoptychus
- †Actinoptychus marylandicus
- †Actinoptychus senarius
- †Actinoptychus virginicus
- †Acuticythereis
- †Acuticythereis lavissima
- Aequipecten
- †Aequipecten eboerus
- †Aequipecten eboreus
- Aesopus
- †Aesopus gardnerae
- †Aesopus stearnsii
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A living Aetobatus eagle ray - Agaronia
- Agassizia
- †Agassizia scrobiculata
- †Agassizia wilmingtonensis
- †Agassizia wilmingtonica
- Agatrix
- †Agatrix mississippiensis
- †Akleistostoma
- †Akleistostoma carolinensis
- †Akleistostoma pilsbryi – type locality for species
- Alabamina
- †Alabamina wilcoxensis
- †Albertella
- †Albertella aberta
- †Albertocetus – type locality for genus
- †Albertocetus meffordorum – type locality for species
AlcaA 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
- †Aligena rhomboidea
- †Aligena striata
- Alnus
- Alopias
- Alosa
- †Alosa sapidissima – or unidentified comparable form
Aluterus
A living Aluterus filefish - †Ambrosia
- Americardia
- Ammodytes
- †Ammodytes hexapterus
- Amusium
- †Amusium mortoni
- †Anabernicula
- †Anabernicula minuscula – or unidentified comparable form
- Anachis
- †Anachis aurora
- †Anachis avara
- †Anachis milleri
- †Anachis styliola
- Anadara
- †Anadara aequicostata
†Anadara brasiliana
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
†Anas clypeata
A living Spatula clypeata, or northern shoveler - †Anas discors
- †Anas platyrhynchos
- †Anaulus
- †Anaulus mediterraneus
- Anchistrocheles
- †Anchistrocheles c informal
- Angulogerina
- †Angulogerina occidentalis
- Angulus
- †Angulus agilis
- †Angulus texanus
Anisotremus
A living Anisotremus grunt - †Annellus
- †Annellus californicus
- Anodontia
- Anomia
- †Anomia filamentosa
- †Anomia ruffini
- †Anomia simplex
- †Anomotodon
- †Anomotodon cravenensis – type locality for species
- †Anomotodon nova
- †Anoplonassa
- Anser
- †Anser arizonae – or unidentified comparable form
Apalone – or unidentified comparable form
A living Apalone softshell turtle - †Apiocyphraea
- Aprionodon
- †Aprionodon acuaris
- †Aprixokogia – type locality for genus
- †Aprixokogia kelloggi – type locality for species
- †Araeodelphis
- †Araeodelphis natator – or unidentified comparable form
- †Araloselachus
- †Araloselachus cuspidata
- Arbacia
- †Arbacia improcera
- †Arbacia sloani – or unidentified comparable form
- Arca
- †Arca cancellata – tentative report
- †Archimediella
- †Archimediella duplinensis
- Architectonica
- †Architectonica fungina
- †Archosargus
- †Archosargus probatocephalus – or unidentified comparable form
ArcinellaShells of Arcinella jewel box clams - Arcopsis
- †Arcopsis adamsi
- Ardea
- †Ardea cinerea – or unidentified related form
- Argopecten
- †Argopecten erboreus
- †Argopecten gibbus
- †Argopecten irradians
- Argyrotheca
- †Argyrotheca quadrata – type locality for species
- Arossia
- †Arossia aurae
- †Arossia glyptopoma
- †Artemisia
- Artena
- †Artena lamellacea – type locality for species
Astarte
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
- †Asteromphalus robustus
- †Astroscopus
- Astyris
- Athleta
†Atocetus – or unidentified related formFossilized skull of the Miocene dolphin Atocetus - Atrina
- †Aturia
- Aurila
- †Aurila laevicula
- †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
- †Bactronella
- †Bactronella incrustans – type locality for species
- †Bactronella womblei – type locality for species
- Bagre
- Bairdia
- Bairdoppilata
- †Bairdoppilata triangulata
- Balaena
- Balaenoptera
- †Balaenoptera acutorostrata
- †Balaenoptera borealina
†Balaenula
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene whale Balaenula - Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- †Balanus halosydne
- Balcis
- †Balcis beufortensis
- †Balcis biconica
- Balearica – tentative report
- Barbatia
- †Barbatia carolinensis
- †Barbatia cuculloides – or unidentified comparable form
- Barnea
- †Barnea arcuata
- †Barnea costata
- †Basilotritus
- †Basilotritus wardii – type locality for species
- Basterotia
- †Basterotia carolina
- †Basterotia elliptica
- Bathytormus
- †Bathytormus flexurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bathytormus protexta
- Bellucina
- †Bellucina waccamawensis
- †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
- †Bicorbula idonea
- †Biddulphia
- †Biddulphia aurita
- †Biddulphia tuomeyii
- Bittium
- †Bittium podagrinum
†Bohaskaia
Life restoration of the Pliocene toothed whale Bohaskaia - Bolivina
- †Bolivina calvertensis
- †Bolivina floridana
- †Bolivina paula
- †Bolivina plicatella
- †Bolivina pungoensis
- †Bolivinopsis
- †Bolivinopsis fairhavenensis
- Boonea
- †Bootherium
- Boreotrophon – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Boreotrophon tetricus
- Bornia
- †Bornia bladenensis
- †Bornia longipes
- †Bornia triangula
†Borophagus
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
- †Buccella frigida
- †Bucella
- †Bucella mansfieldi – or unidentified comparable form
- Bucephala
- †Bucephala albeola – or unidentified related form
- †Bucephala clangula – or unidentified related form
- Bulimina
- †Bulimina elongata
- Buliminella
- †Buliminella elegantissima
- †Bulliminella
- †Bulliminella elegantissima
- Bulweria – tentative report
- †Burnhamia
- †Burnhamia daviesi
- Busycon
- †Busycon adversarius
- †Busycon amoenum
- †Busycon aruanum
- †Busycon bladenense
- †Busycon carica
- †Busycon chowanense
†Busycon contrariumShell in multiple views of a Busycon contrarium whelk - †Busycon perversum
- †Busycon spiniger
- †Busycon willcoxi
- †Busycon willcoxiana
- Busycotypus
- †Busycotypus canaliculatus
- †Busycotypus concinnum
- †Busycotypus spiratus
- Buteo
- Bythocythere
- †Bythocythere b informal
C
- Cadulus
- †Cadulus quadridentatus
- Caecum
- †Caecum beaufortensis
- †Caecum flemingi
- †Caecum imbricatum
- †Caecum pulchellum
- †Caecum regulare
- †Caecum stevensoni
†CalappiliaFossilized carapace of the Paleocene-Miocene crab Calappilia - †Calappilia sitzi
- Calidris
- †Calidris melanotos – or unidentified related form
- Callinectes
- Calliostoma
- †Calliostoma bella – or unidentified comparable form
- †Calliostoma philanthropum
- †Calliostoma virginicum
- †Calliostoma willcoxianum
- Callista
- †Callista neusensis
- Callocardia
- †Callocardia castoriana
- †Callocardia chioneformis
- †Callophoca
- †Callophoca ambigua
- †Callophoca obscura
- Callucina
- †Callucina keenae
- Calonectris
†Calonectris borealis – or unidentified related form
A living Calonectris borealis, or Cory's shearwater - †Calonectris diomedea – or unidentified related form
- †Calonectris krantzi – type locality for species
- Calotrophon
- Calyptraea
- Campylocythere
- †Campylocythere laeva
- Cancellaria
- †Cancellaria rotunda
- †Cannopilus
- †Cannopilus a informal
- †Cannopilus b informal
- †Cannopilus binoculus
- †Cannopilus haeckelii
- †Cannopilus hemisphaericus
- †Cannopilus sphaericus
- †Cannopilus triommata
- Capella
- †Capella media – or unidentified related form
- Carcharhinus
- †Carcharhinus brachyurus
†Carcharhinus falciformis
A living Carcharhinus falciformis, or silky shark - †Carcharhinus gibbesi
- †Carcharhinus leucas
- †Carcharhinus macloti
- †Carcharhinus obscurus
- †Carcharhinus perezi
- †Carcharhinus plumbeus
- †Carcharhinus priscus
- Carcharias
- Carcharodon
- †Carcharodon auriculatus
- †Carcharodon carcharias
†Carcharodon hastalisFossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis, or broad-toothed mako - †Carcharodon subauriculatus
- Cardiolucina
- †Cardiolucina postalveata
- Carditamera
- †Carditamera arata
- †Carditamera columbiana
- †Carditamera floridana
- Cardium
- †Cardium belgradensis
- Caretta
- †Caretta patriciae
- †Caricella
- †Carolinapecten
- †Carolinapecten eboreus
Carya
A living Carya, or hickory tree - Caryocorbula
- †Caryocorbula auroraensis
- †Caryocorbula caribaea
- †Caryocorbula conradi
- †Caryocorbula contracta
- Cassidulina
- †Cassidulina laevigata
- †Cassigerinella
- Cassis
- Castanea
- Catharacta
- Caudites
- †Caudites paraasymmetricus
- †Caulolatilus
- †Caulolatilus cyanops – or unidentified comparable form
- Cavilinga
- †Cavilinga trisulcata
- †Cavilinga trisulcatus
- †Cavilucina
- Celleporaria
- †Celleporaria albirostris – or unidentified comparable form
- Centropristis
- †Centropristis striata – or unidentified comparable form
- Cerastoderma
- †Cerastoderma acutilaqueatum
Ceratoscopelus
Illustration of a living Ceratoscopelus lanternfish - †Ceratoscopelus maderensis
- †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
†Cetotherium
Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene whale Cetotherium - †Cetotherium polyporum – type locality for species
- Chaetopleura
- Chama
- †Chama congregata
- †Chama gardnerae
- †Chama macerophylla
- †Chama richardsi
- Chamelea
- †Chamelea spada
- Champsodelphis – or unidentified comparable form
- Chelonia – tentative report
Chelonibia
Living Chelonibia acorn barnacles - †Chelonibia melleni
- Chemnitzia
- †Chesacardium
- †Chesacardium acutilacqueatum
- †Chesacardium acutilaqueatum
- †Chesaconcavus
- †Chesaconcavus proteus
- †Chesapecten
- †Chesapecten coccymelus
†Chesapecten jeffersonius
Shells of the Pliocene scallop Chesapecten jeffersonius - †Chesapecten madisonius
- †Chesapecten middlesexensis
- †Chesapecten nefrens – tentative report
- Chilomycterus
- Chione
- †Chione cancellata
- †Chione cortinaria
- †Chione cribraria
- †Chione imitabilis
Chlamys
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
- †Cibicides croatanensis
- †Cibicides lobatulus
- Cibicidina
- †Cibicidina blanpiedi
- Cibicidoides
- †Cibicidoides lawi
Ciconia
Living Ciconia storks - †Ciconia speciesone informal
- †Ciconia speciestwo informal
- Cidaris
- †Cidaris pratti
- Circulus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Circulus orbignyi
- Citharichthys
- Cladocora
- †Cladogramma
- †Cladogramma dubium
- Clathrodrillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Clathrodrillia emmonsi
- Clathrus
- †Clathrus antillarum
- Clavatula
- †Clavatula cornelliana
- †Clavicula
- †Clavicula polymorpha
- †Clavidrupa
- †Clavidrupa anita
Clavilithes – or unidentified comparable formMultiple views of a fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Pliocene spindle sea snail Clavilithes - †Clavilithes abruptus
- Clavus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Clavus drewi
- †Clavus polygonalis
- †Claytonia – type locality for genus
- †Claytonia rayi – type locality for species
- Clidiophora
- †Clidiophora crassidens
- †Clidiophora tuomeyi
- †Clidiophora tuorneyi
- Cliona – tentative report
- Clithrocytheridea
- †Clithrocytheridea garretti
- Closia
- †Closia antiqua
- †Cnestocythere – tentative report
- †Cocaia
- †Cocaia grigsbyi
- Cochliolepis
- †Cochliolepis holmesi
- Cochlodesma
- †Cochlodesma emmonsii
Coelopleurus
A Coelopleurus sea urchin - †Coelopleurus carolinensis
- †Coelopleurus infulatus
- Colubraria
- †Colubraria aclinica
- †Colymboides – tentative report
- Compsodrillia
- Concavus
- †Concavus crassostricola
- Conger
- †Conger oceanicus – or unidentified comparable form
- Congeria
- †Congeria leucopheatus
- †Conradostrea
- †Conradostrea lawrencei
- †Conradostrea sculpturata
Conus
Fossilized shell of a Conus cone snail - †Conus mutilatus – tentative report
- †Conus postalveatus – type locality for species
- †Conus sauridens
- Cooperella
- †Cooperella carpenteri
- Corbicula
- †Corbicula densata
- †Corbisema
- †Corbisema tracantha
- Corbula
- †Corbula inaequalis
- Corvus
- †Corvus ossifragus – or unidentified related form
- †Corylus
†Coscinodiscus
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
- †Cosmodiscus elegans
- Cosmotriphora
- †Cosmotriphora dupliniana
- Costacallista
- †Costacallista emmonsi
- †Costaglycymeris
- †Costaglycymeris subovata
- Cotonopsis
†Cotonopsis lafresnayi
Shell of a Cotonopsis lafresnayi, or well-ribbed dove sea snail
- Crania
- †Craspedodiscus
- †Craspedodiscus coscinodiscus
- Crassatella
- †Crassatella alta
- †Crassatella mississippiensis
- †Crassatella texalta
- †Crassatella wilcoxi
- Crassinella
- †Crassinella dupliniana
- †Crassinella johnsoni
- †Crassinella lunulata
- †Crassinella neuseana
- Crassispira
- Crassostrea
- †Crenatocetus – type locality for genus
- †Crenatocetus rayi – type locality for species
- †Crenatosiren – or unidentified comparable form
- Crenella
- †Crenella decussata
- Crepidula
- †Crepidula convexa
†Crepidula fornicataShell in multiple views of a Crepidula fornicata, or common slipper shell sea snail - †Crepidula lawrencei
- †Crepidula plana
- †Crepidula spinulosa
- Cribrilina
- †Cribrilina punctata
- †Cribrononion
- †Cribrononion preadvena
- †Cribrononion preadvenum – or unidentified comparable form
- Crucibulum
- †Crucibulum constrictum
- †Crucibulum lawrencei
- †Crucibulum multilineatum
- Ctena
- †Ctena magnoliana
- †Ctena microimbricata
- †Ctena speciosa
- †Cubitostrea
- †Cubitostrea sellaeformis
- Cumingia
- †Cumingia tellinoides
- †Cumingia tellionoides
- †Cushamidea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Cushmanidea
- †Cushmanidea seminuda
- †Cussia
- †Cussia paleacea
- †Cussia praepaleacea
†Cuvieronius
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius - Cyclocardia
- †Cyclocardia granulata
- †Cyclocardia trentensis
- †Cyclocolposa
- †Cyclocolposa perforata
- Cyclostremiscus
- †Cyclostremiscus obliquestriatus
- †Cyclotella
- †Cyclotella kelloggi
- Cygnus
†Cygnus columbianus – or unidentified related form
A living Cygnus columbianus, or tundra swan
- Cylichna
- †Cylichna duplinensis
- †Cylindracanthus
- †Cylindracanthus rectus
- Cymatium
- †Cymatium planinodum – type locality for species
- †Cymatogonia
- †Cymatogonia amblyoceros
- †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
†Cynthiacetus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus - Cypraea
- Cyprideis
- †Cyprideis b informal
- Cyrtopleura
- †Cyrtorhina
- †Cyrtorhina fusseli
- Cytherella
- †Cytherella a informal
- †Cytherella b informal
- Cytherelloidea
- †Cytherelloidea a informal
- †Cytherelloidea colata – or unidentified comparable form
- Cytheretta
- †Cytheretta alexanderi
- Cytheridea
- †Cytheridea campwallacensis
- †Cytheridea carolinensis
- †Cytheridea virginiensis
- Cytheromorpha
- †Cytheromorpha curta
- †Cytheromorpha i informal
- †Cytheromorpha incisa
- †Cytheromorpha macroincisa
- †Cytheromorpha suffolkensis
- †Cytheromorpha warneri
- Cytheropteron
- †Cytheropteron talquinensis
- †Cytheropteron yorktownensis
- 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
- †Dallarca
- †Dallarca elevata – or unidentified related form
- †Dallarca subrostrata
- Dasyatis
- †Dasyatis americana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dasyatis cavernosa
- †Dasyatis centroura
- †Dasyatis say
- †Deinosuchus
Delphinapterus
A living Delphinapterus leucas, or beluga whale - †Delphinapterus orcinus – type locality for species
- †Delphineis
- †Delphineis angustata
- †Delphineis lineata
- †Delphineis novaecaesaraea
- †Delphineis ovata
- †Delphineis penelliptica
- †Delphinodon
- †Delphinodon dividum
- †Delphinodon mento – or unidentified comparable form
- Delphinus
- Democrinus
- Dentalium
- †Dentalium attenuatum
- †Dentalium opaculum – tentative report
- †Denticula
- †Denticula hustedtii
- †Denticula lauta
- †Denticula nicobarica
- †Denticula norwegica
- †Denticula punctata
- Dentimargo
- †Dentimargo polyspira – tentative report
- †Dentimargo polyspria – tentative report
Dermomurex
Shell of a Dermomurex murex sea snail - †Dermomurex sexangulus
- †Dicladia
- †Dicladia pylea
- †Dictyocha
- †Dictyocha a informal
- †Dictyocha b informal
- †Dictyocha fibua
- †Dictyocha rhombica
- †Didianema
- †Didianema carolinae
- †Dimarzipecten
- †Dimarzipecten crocus
- Dinocardium
- †Dinocardium robustum
- †Dinocardium taphrium
Diodora
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
- †Diplodonta acclinis
- †Diplodonta berryi
- †Diplodonta caloosaensis
- †Diplodonta felcinella
- †Diplodonta heroni
- †Diplodonta leana
- †Diplodonta punctata
- †Diplodonta soror
- †Diplodonta subvexa
- †Diploneis
- †Diploneis crabro
- †Distephanus
- †Distephanus crux
- †Distephanus speculum
- †Distephanus stauracanthus
Distorsio
Shell of a Distorsio sea snail - †Distorsio crassidens
- Divalinga
- †Divalinga quadrisulcata
- †Divalinga quadrisulcatus
- †Dixieus
- †Dixieus dixie – or unidentified comparable form
- Donax
- †Donax aequilibrata
- †Donax emmonsi
- †Donax fossor
- †Donax idoneus
- †Donax variabilis
DosiniaFossil shell of the Cretaceous-modern marine venus clam Dosinia - †Dosinia acetabulum
- †Dosinia discus
- Dosinidia
- †Dosinidia elegans
- †Dossetia
- †Dossetia hyalina
- †Druidia – type locality for genus
- †Druidia wilsoni – type locality for species
E
- †Eburneopecten
- †Eburneopecten scintillatus
Echinocardium
Shell of an Echinocardium, or heart urchin - †Echinocardium kelloggi
- Echinocyamus
- †Echinocyamus bisexus
- †Echinocyamus parvus
- Echinocythereis
- †Echinocythereis leecreekensis
- †Echinocythereis planibasalis
- †Echinocytheris
- Echinolampas
- †Echinolampas appendiculata
- †Echinolampas appendiculatus
Echinorhinus
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
†Ectopistes migratorius – or unidentified related form.jpg)
Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius, or passenger pigeon
- Electra
- Elphidium
- †Elphidium clavatum
- †Elphidium gunteri
- †Elphidium limatulum
- †Elphidium neocrespinae
- Emarginula
- Encope
- †Encope macrophora
- †Endictya
- †Endictya robusta
- Endopachys
Ensis
Interior of the shell of an Ensis leei, or Atlantic jackknife clam - †Ensis directus
- †Ensis veritis
- Ensitellops
- †Ensitellops elongata
- †Ensitellops protexta
- †Eocarpilius
- †Eocarpilius blowi – type locality for species
- †Eoepondilla
- †Eoepondilla hemisphaericus – or unidentified comparable form
- Eontia
- †Eontia ponderosa
- Epinephelus
- Epistominella
- †Epistominella danvillensis
Epitonium
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
Equetus
A living Equetus punctatus, or spotted drum - †Equetus umbrosus – or unidentified comparable form
- Ervilia
- †Ervilia lata
- Erycina
- †Erycina carolinensis
- †Erycinella
- †Erycinella ovalis
- Eucalathis
- Eucrassatella – tentative report
- †Eucymba
- Eucythere
- †Eucythere declivus
- †Eucythere f informal
- †Eucythere gibba
- †Eucythere triangulata
EudocimusA living Eudocimus ibis - Eulima
- †Eulima juncea
- †Eupatagas
- †Eupatagas carolinensis
- Eupatagus
- †Eupatagus carolinensis
- †Eupatagus lawsonae
- †Eupatagus wilsoni
- Eupleura
- †Eurhodia
- †Eurhodia baumi
- †Eurhodia depressa
- †Eurhodia holmesi
- †Eurhodia ideali
- †Eurhodia rugosa
- Eurytellina
- †Eurytellina alternata
- †Euscalpellum
- †Euscalpellum carolinensis
Euspira
Shell of a Euspira moon sea snail - †Euspira heros
- †Euspira vicksburgensis
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Eutrephoceras berryi
- †Eutrephoceras carolinense
- †Eutrephoceras carolinensis
- Euvola
- †Evilia
- †Evilia lata
- †Exanthesis
- †Exanthesis ovatus – type locality for species
F
- Fabella
- †Fabella calpix
- Fasciolaria
- †Fasciolaria cronlyensis
- †Fasciolaria elegans
- †Fasciolaria sparrowi
†Fasciolaria tulipa
A living Fasciolaria tulipa, or true tulip sea snail
- Fenimorea
- †Fenimorea polygonalis
- †Ficopsis
- Ficus
- †Ficus affinis
- †Ficus communis
- †Ficus harrisi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ficus mississippiensis
- Flabellum
- †Florilus
- †Florilus spissus
- Fratercula
†Fratercula arctica – or unidentified related form
A living Fratercula arctica, or Atlantic puffin - †Fratercula cirrhata – or unidentified related form
- †Fraxinus
- Fulgurofusus
- †Fulgurofusus elongatus
- Fusimitra
- Fusinus
- †Fusinus abruptus
- †Fusinus exilis
- †Fusinus heilprini
- †Fusinus hoffmani
G
- Gadus
- †Gadus morhua – or unidentified comparable form
- Galeocerdo
- †Galeocerdo aduncas
- †Galeocerdo contortus
†Galeocerdo cuvier – or unidentified comparable form
A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark
- Galeodea
- †Galeodea britti – type locality for species
- Galeorhinus
- †Galeorhinus affinis
- †Galeorhinus galeus
- †Galeorhinus latus
- Gari
- †Gari eborea
- Gastrochaena
- Gavia
- †Gavia concinna
- †Gavia egeriana
- †Gavia fortis – type locality for species
- †Gavia howardae
- Gemma
- †Gemma cravenensis
- †Gemma gemma
- †Gemma magna
- Geochelone
- Geodia
- †Geodia harmatuki – type locality for species
- Gibbolucina
- †Gibbolucina pandata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Gigantostrea
- †Gigantostrea trigonalis
- Ginglymostoma
- †Glabocythara
- †Gledistia
Globicephala
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
- †Globigerinita altiaperturus
- †Globigerinita glutinata
- †Globigerinita uvula
- Globigerinoides
- †Globigerinoides bollii
- †Globigerinoides conglobatus
- †Globigerinoides obiquus
- †Globigerinoides obliquus
- †Globigerinoides quadrilobatus
- †Globigerinoides ruber
- Globivenus
- †Globivenus judithae
- †Globivenus lockei
- †Globoquadrina
- †Globoquadrina altispira
- †Globoquadrina venezuelana
- 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
- †Glossus fraterna
GlycymerisFossilized 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
- †Glyphostoma scoptes
- †Glyphostoma zoster
- Glyphoturris
- Glyptoactis
- †Glyptoactis nasuta – tentative report
†Gomphotherium
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium - †Goniothecium
- †Goniothecium rogersii
- Gouldia
- †Gouldia metastriata
- †Gouldia platycostata – type locality for species
- Granulina
- †Granulina ovuliformis
- †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
- †Gryphaeostrea vomer
- †Gryphoca
- †Gryphoca similis
- Gyroidinoides
- †Gyroidinoides octocameratus
H
- †Hadrosaurus
- †Hadrosaurus tripos – type locality for species
- Haematopus
- †Haematopus ostralegus – or unidentified related form
†Haematopus palliatus – or unidentified related form
A living Haematopus palliatus, or American oystercatcher
- Halicalyptra
- †Halicalyptra picassoi
- Hanzawaia
- †Hanzawaia concentrica
- Haplocytheridea
- †Haplocytheridea perarcuata – or unidentified comparable form
- Harvella
- Hastigerina
- †Hastigerina siphonifera
- 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
- †Heilprinia carolinensis
- †Heliornis
- †Heliornis fulica – or unidentified related form
†Hemiauchenia – or unidentified comparable form
Fossilized lower jaw of the Miocene-Pleistocene llama relative Hemiauchenia - †Hemiaulus
- †Hemiaulus polymorphus – or unidentified comparable form
- Hemimactra
- †Hemimactra duplinensis
- †Hemimactra modicella
- †Hemimactra solidissima
- Hemipristis
- †Hemipristis serra
- †Hemipristis wyattdurhami
- †Hemirhabdorhynchus
- Hermanites
- †Hermanites ascitus
- †Herpetocetus
- †Herpetocetus sendaicus
- †Herpetocetus transatlanticus – type locality for species
- Hesperibalanus
- †Hesperibalanus kellumi
HeterodontusA 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
- †Hirschmannia hespera
- †Hirschmannia quadrata
- Histrionicus
†Histrionicus histrionicus – or unidentified related form
A living Histrionicus histrionicus, or harlequin duck
- †Homiphoca
- †Homiphoca capensis
- Hulingsina
- †Hulingsina americana
- †Hulingsina c informal
- †Hulingsina f informal
- †Hulingsina glabra
- †Hulingsina r informal
- †Hulingsina rugipustulosa
- †Hulingsina u informal
- Hyalina
- †Hyalina macronuclea
- †Hyalodiscus
- †Hyalodiscus laevis
- Hydroides – tentative report
- †Hypogaleus
I
- †Idiocythere
- †Idiocythere washingtonensis
- 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
†Istiophorus platypterus
A living Istiophorus platypterus, or Indo-Pacific sailfish
- Isurus
- †Isurus americanus
- †Isurus oxyrinchus
- Ithycythara
J
- Juliacorbula
- †Juliacorbula scutata
- Juniperus
†Juniperus virginiana – or unidentified comparable formA living Juniperus virginiana, also known as red cedar or eastern juniper
K
- Kalolophus
- †Kalolophus antillarum
- †Kathetostoma
- †Kellum
†Kentriodon
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene dolphin Kentriodon - †Kentriodon schneideri – type locality for species
- †Kleidionella
- †Kleidionella grandis
- Kogia – or unidentified comparable form
- †Kogiopsis – or unidentified comparable form
- Kuphus
- †Kuphus calamus
- Kurtziella
- †Kurtziella cerina
- †Kurtziella cerinella
- †Kurtziella magnoliana
- †Kyptoceras
- †Kyptoceras amatorum
L
- Laevicardium
- †Laevicardium mortoni
- †Laevicardium serratum
- †Laevicardium sublineatum
- †Laevicardum
- †Laevicardum sublineatum
- Lagena
- †Lagena substriata
Lagenorhynchus
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
- †Lemintina granifera
Lepidochelys
A living Lepidochelys, or ridley sea turtle - †Lepophridium
- †Lepophridium cervinum – or unidentified comparable form
- Leptocythere
- †Leptocythere e informal
- †Leptocythere f informal
- †Leptocythere nikravshae
- Leptopecten
- †Leptopecten auroraensis
- †Levifusus
- †Levifusus spiniger
- Limaria
- Linga
- †Linga waccamawensis
- †Linthia
- †Linthia hanoverensis – type locality for species
- †Linthia harmatuki
- †Linthia wilmingtonensis
Liquidambar
The autumn foliage of a living Liquidambar, or sweetgum tree - †Liradiscus
- †Liradiscus asperulus
- †Liradiscus bipolaris
- †Liradiscus ovalis
- Lirophora
- †Lithodesmium
- †Lithodesmium minisculum
- Littoraria
- Littorina
- †Lobonotus
- †Lobonotus sturgeoni – type locality for species
- †Lonicera
- Lophius
†Lophius americanus – or unidentified comparable form
Mounted skeleton of a Lophius americanus, or American anglerfish
- †Lophocetus – or unidentified related form
- †Lophocetus pappus
- Lopholatilus
- †Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
- †Lopholatilus rayus
- †Lophoranina
- †Lophoranina raynorae
- 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
- †Lucinisca cribrarius
- †Lucinisca nassula
- Lucinoma
- †Lucinoma contracta
- Lyria
- †Lyria carolinensis – type locality for species
- †Lyria concinna – type locality for species
- †Lyropecten
- †Lyropecten ernestsmithi
M
Macoma
Interior and exterior of a shell of a Macoma tellin - †Macoma carolinensis
- 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
- †Macrocyprina gibsonensis
- †Macromphalina
- †Macromphalina hanseni
- †Macromphalina pierrot
- Macropneustes
- †Macropneustes carolinensis
- †Macrora
- †Macrora stella
- Mactrotoma
- †Mactrotoma fragilis
- Makaira
- †Makaira indica
- †Makaira nigricans
- †Makaira purdyi – type locality for species
- Malzella
- †Malzella conradi
- †Malzella evexa
- †Mammut
†Mammut americanum
Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon
- Manta
- †Manta melanyae – type locality for species
- Maretia
- †Maretia subostrata
- †Maretia subrostrata
- †Maretia subrostratus
- Marevalvata
- †Marevalvata tricarinata
- Marginella
- †Marginella denticulata
- †Marvacrassatella
- †Marvacrassatella kauffmani
- †Marvacrassatella turgidula – tentative report
- †Marvacrassatella undulatus
- †Matutites
- †Matutites miltonorum – type locality for species
- †Mclelannia
- †Mclelannia aenigma
- †Mediaria
- †Mediaria splendida
Megachasma
A taxidermied Megachasma pelagios, or megamouth shark - Megalops
- †Megalops atlanticus – or unidentified comparable form
- Megaptera
- †Megascyliorhinus
- †Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus
- †Meherrinia – type locality for genus
- †Meherrinia isoni – type locality for species
- Meiocardia
- †Meiocardia carolinae
- Melanella
- †Melanella conoidea
- †Melanella eborea
- †Melanella jamaicensis
- Melanitta
- †Melanitta nigra – or unidentified related form
- †Melanitta perspicillata – or unidentified related form
- Melanogrammus
†Melanogrammus aeglefinus – or unidentified comparable form
Illustration of a living Melanogrammus aeglefinus, or haddock
- Meleagris
- Mellita
- †Mellita aclinensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Melosira
- †Melosira westii
- 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
†Mercenaria mercenaria
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
- †Merlangiogadus congatus
- Merluccius
- †Merluccius albidus
- †Merluccius bilinearis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mesocena
- †Mesocena elliptica – or unidentified comparable form
Mesoplodon
Illustration on a stamp of a living Mesoplodon, or mesoplodont whale - †Mesoplodon longirostris
- †Mesoteras – type locality for genus
- †Mesoteras kerrianus – type locality for species
- Metulella
- †Metulella styliola
- 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
†Microgadus tomcod – or unidentified comparable form
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
- †Mitra carolinensis
- Mitrella
- †Mitrella gardnerae
- †Mitrella waccamawensis
- Mobula
- Modiolus
- †Modiolus ducatellii
- †Modiolus modiolus
- Mola
- †Mola chelonopsis
Monodon – or unidentified comparable form
A living Monodon monoceros, or narwhal - Morum
- †Morum harpula
- Morus
- †Morus atlanticus
- †Morus avitus
- †Morus loxostylus
- †Morus peninsularis
- †Morus undescribedspeciesone informal
- †Morus undescribedspeciestwo informal
- Muellerina
- †Muellerina bassiounii
- †Muellerina blowi
- †Muellerina ohmerti
- †Muellerina p informal
- †Muellerina petersburgensis
- †Muellerina wardi
- Mulinia
- †Mulinia congesta
- †Mulinia lateralis
- †Murrayina
- †Murrayina barclayi
- Musculus
- Mustelus
- †Mya
- †Mya arenaria
- †Mya wilsoni
- Mycteroperca
Myliobatis
Two living Myliobatis eagle rays - Myochama
- Myriophyllum
- †Myriophyllum heterophyllum
- †Myriophyllum scabratum
- Mysella
- †Mysella beaufortensis
- †Mysella bladenensis
- †Mysella majorina
- †Mysella planulata
- †Mysella stantoni
- †Mysella velaini
- Mytilus
- †Mytilus conradinus
N
†NannippusPartial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus - †Nannippus lenticularis
- †Nannolithax
- †Nanogyra
- †Nanogyra virgula
- †Nanosiren – tentative report
Nassarius
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
- †Navicula directa
- †Navicula hennedyii
- †Navicula pennata
- Negaprion
- †Negaprion brevirostris
- †Negaprion furimskyi – type locality for species
- Nemocardium
- †Nemocardium diversum
- Neocaudites
- †Neocaudites angulatus
- †Neocaudites subimpressus
- †Neocaudites variabilus
†Neohipparion
Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - †Neohipparion eurystyle – or unidentified comparable form
- Neophrontops – tentative report
- Neverita
- †Neverita duplicatus
- †Ninoziphius
- †Ninoziphius platyrostris
- Niso
- †Niso dalli
- †Nitzschia
- †Nitzschia b informal
- Niveria
- Noetia
- †Noetia carolinensis
- †Noetia limula
- Nonion
- †Nonion mauricensis
- †Nonion pizarrense
- Nonionella
- †Nonionella auris
- Notidanus
- †Notidanus serratissimus
- Notorynchus
- †Notorynchus cepidanus
- Nucleolites
- †Nucleolites berryi – type locality for species
- †Nucleolites carolinensis
- †Nucleolites raveneli
- Nucula
- †Nucula magnifica
- †Nucula ovula
- †Nucula proxima
- †Nucula sphenopsis
- †Nucula taphria
- Nuculana
- †Nuculana acuta
- †Nuculana magna
- †Nuculana plana
- Numenius
- †Numenius borealis – or unidentified related form
- †Nuphar
Nymphaea
Flower of a living Nymphaea - †Nyssa
O
- Odontaspis
- †Odontaspis acutissima
†Odontaspis ferox
A living Odontaspis ferox, or smalltooth sand tiger - †Odontaspis koerti – tentative report
- †Odontogryphaea
- †Odontogryphaea thirsae
- Odostomia
- †Odostomia acutidens
- †Odostomia simplex
- Oliva
- †Oliva carolinensis
- †Oliva posti
- †Oliva robesonensis
†Oliva sayanaShell in multiple views of an Oliva sayana, or lettered olive sea snail
- Olivella
- †Olivella carolinae
- †Olivella minuta
- †Olivella mutica
- Onoba
- †Onoba geraea
- †Ontocetus – type locality for genus
- †Ontocetus emmonsi – type locality for species
- Oocorys
- †Oocorys vadosus – type locality for species
- Ophidion
- †Ophidion grayi
- †Ophiraphidites
- †Ophiraphidites hadros – type locality for species
- †Opimocythere
- †Opimocythere martini
- †Opsanus
- Orbulina
- †Orbulina suturalis
- †Orbulina uiversa
- Orionina
- †Orionina vaughani
- Ortalis – tentative report
- †Orthosurcula
- †Orthosurcula aequa – type locality for species
†Orycterocetus
Life restoration of the Miocene sperm whale Orycterocetus - †Orycterocetus cornutidens – type locality for species
- †Orycterocetus quadratidens
- †Osmunda
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea compressirostra
- †Ostrea compressirostris
- †Ostrea disparilis
- †Ostrea falco
- †Ostrea mauricensis
- Ostrya
- †Otodus
- †Otodus angustidens
†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
P
- Pachyptila
Pagrus
A living Pagrus sea bream - †Pagrus hyneus
- †Palaciosa
- †Palaciosa minuta
- †Paleophoca
- †Paleophoca nystii
- Pandion
- Pandora
- †Pandora arenosa
- †Pandora naviculoides
- †Pandora trilineata
- †Pandora tuomeyi
- Panopea
- †Panopea goldfussii
- †Panopea reflexa
- Paraconcavus
- †Paraconcavus prebrevicalcar
- Paracyprideis
- †Paracyprideis c informal
- Paracypris
- †Paracypris b informal
- Paracytheridea
- †Paracytheridea altida
- †Paracytheridea cronini
- †Paracytheridea f informal
- †Paracytheridea mucra
- †Paracytheridea rugosa
- †Paracytheridea toleri
- †Paracytheroma
- †Paracytheroma stephensoni
- Paradoxostoma
- †Paradoxostoma delicata
- †Paradoxostoma e informal
- Paragaleus
- †Paralia
- †Paralia complexa
- †Paralia sulcata
- Paralichthys
- †Paramya
- †Paramya subovata
- Paranesidea – tentative report
- †Paranesidea laevicula
†Parotodus
Fossilized teeth of the Eocene-Pleistocene shark Parotodus, or the false-toothed mako - Parvanachis
- Parvilucina
- †Parvilucina costata
- †Parvilucina crenella
- †Parvilucina crenulata
- †Parvilucina multilineatus
- †Parvilucina multistriata
- †Pecchiola
- †Pecchiola dalliana
- †Pecchiolia
- †Pecchiolia dalliana
- Pecten
- †Pecten biddeleana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pecten chickaria
- †Pecten elixatus
- †Pecten humphreysii
- †Pecten mclellani – type locality for species
- †Pecten membranosus
- †Pecten perplanus
- †Pediastrum
- †Pediastrum boryanum
- †Pediomeryx
†Pelagornis
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Pleistocene false-toothed bird Pelagornis - †Pelagornis speciesone informal
- †Pelagornis speciestwo informal
- Pelecanus
- †Pelecanus schreiberi – type locality for species
- Peratocytheridea
- †Peratocytheridea bradyi
- †Peratocytheridea j informal
- †Peratocytheridea sandbergi
- †Peratocytheridea setipunctata
- †Periarchus
- †Periarchus lyelli
- †Periptera
- †Periptera tetracladia
Perotrochus
Shell of a Perotrochus slit sea snail - †Perotrochus hanoverensis – type locality for species
- Petaloconchus
- †Petaloconchus graniferus
- †Petaloconchus virginica
- Petricola
- †Petricola carolinensis
- †Petricola grinnelli
- †Petricola pectorosa
- †Petricola pholadiformis
- Phalacrocorax
- †Phalacrocorax largespecies informal
- †Phalacrocorax wetmorei
- Phalium
- †Phalium newbernensis – type locality for species
- †Phocageneus – or unidentified related form
- †Phocageneus venustus
- †Phocanella
- †Phocanella pumila
- †Phoebastria
- †Phoebastria albatrus – or unidentified related form
- †Phoebastria anglica
- †Phoebastria immutabilis – or unidentified related form
- †Phoebastria nigripes – or unidentified related form
- †Phoebastria rexularum
Phoenicopterus
Two Phoenicopterus, or flamingos - †Phoenicopterus floridanus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya claibornensis
- Phyllacanthus
- †Phyllacanthus carolinensis
- †Phyllacanthus mitchellii
- Phyllonotus
- †Phyllonotus davisi
- †Phyllonotus pomum
- Physeter – or unidentified comparable form
- †Physeterula – or unidentified comparable form
- Picea
†Pinguinus
Restoration of Pinguinus alfrednewtoni - †Pinguinus alfrednewtoni – type locality for species
- Pinna – tentative report
- †Pinna harnetti
- Pinus
- †Pinus palustris – or unidentified comparable form
- Pisania
- †Pisania nux
- Pitar
- †Pitar castoriana
- †Pitar chioneformis
- †Pitar morrhuanus
- †Pitar ovatus
- Placopecten
- †Placopecten clintonius
- †Placopecten magellanicus – or unidentified related form
- †Placopecten princepoides
- †Plagiarca
- †Plagiarca rhomboidella
- Plagiobrissus
- †Platyphoca
- †Platyphoca vulgaris
- †Plectroninia
- †Plectroninia pertusa – type locality for species
- †Plejona
- †Plejona conoides – tentative report
- †Plejona petrosa
†Plesiocetus – or unidentified comparable formFossilized vertebra of the Miocene-Pleistocene baleen whale Plesiocetus - Pleurofusia
- †Pleurofusia menthafons
- Pleuromeris
- †Pleuromeris auroraensis
- †Pleuromeris decemcostata
- †Pleuromeris quadrata
- †Pleuromeris tridentata
- †Pleurosigma
- †Pleurosigma affine
- Pleurotomaria
- †Pleurotomaria nixa
- †Plicatoria
- †Plicatoria ventricosa
- †Plicatoria wilmingtonensis
- Plicatula
- †Plicatula densata
- †Plicatula filamentosa
- †Plicatula gibbosa
- †Plinthicus
- †Plinthicus stenodon
- †Pliopontos
- †Pliopontos littoralis
- Pluvialis
- †Pluvialis squatarola – or unidentified related form
- Podiceps
†Podiceps auritusA living Podiceps auritus, or horned grebe
- Pododesmus
- †Pododesmus waccamawensis
- Pogonias
- †Pogonias cromis – or unidentified comparable form
- Polinices
- Polydora
- Polygireulima
- †Polygireulima spatulata
- Polygonum
- Polymesoda
- Pomatomus
- †Pomatomus salatrix
†Pontederia
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
Pristis
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
†Procellaria aequinoctialis – or unidentified comparable form
A living Procellaria aequinoctialis, or white-chinned petrel - †Procellaria parkinsoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Procolpochelys
- Propontocypris
- †Propontocypris d
- Proteoconcha
- †Proteoconcha gigantica
- †Proteoconcha jamesensis
- †Proteoconcha mimica
- †Proteoconcha multipunctata
- †Proteoconcha tuberculata
- †Proteoconcha z informal
- †Protoscutella
- †Protoscutella conradi
- †Protoscutella plana
- †Protoscutella rosehillensis
- †Protosiren
- Prunum
- †Prunum bellum
- †Prunum limatulum
- †Prunum roscidum
- Psammacoma
- Psammechinus
- †Psammechinus philanthropus
- †Psephophorus
†PseudhipparionReplica of a fossilized cranium of the Miocene horse Pseudhipparion - †Pseudhipparion simpsoni
- Pseudochama
- †Pseudochama corticosa
- Pseudocytheretta
- †Pseudocytheretta burnsi
- †Pseudodimerogramma
- †Pseudodimerogramma eliptica
- Pseudomiltha
- †Pseudomiltha nocariensis – type locality for species
- †Pseudopyxilla
- †Pseudopyxilla americana
Pseudorca
A living Pseudorca crassidens, or false killer whale - Pseudotorinia
- †Pseudotorinia nupera
- Pteria
- Pterodroma
- †Pterodromoides
- Pteromeris
- †Pteromeris abbreviata
- †Pteromeris perplana
- Pteromylaeus
Pterothrissus
Illustration of a living Pterothrissus gissu, or Japanese gissu - Pterygocythereis
- †Pterygocythereis inexpectata
- †Ptychosalpinx
- †Ptychosalpinx multirugata
- †Ptychosalpinx tuomeyi
- Puffinus
- †Puffinus gravis – or unidentified related form
- †Puffinus lherminieri
- †Puffinus pacificoides – or unidentified related form
- †Puffinus puffinus – or unidentified comparable form
†Puffinus tenuirostris – or unidentified related form
A living Ardenna tenuirostris (formerly Puffinus tenuirostris), or short-tailed shearwater
- Pugnus
- †Pugnus lachrimula
- Puncturella
- Puriana
- †Puriana carolinensis
- †Puriana convoluta
- †Puriana mesacostalis
- †Puriana rugipunctata
- Purpura
- †Purpura cellulosa
- Purpurellus
- †Purpurellus repetiti – type locality for species
- Pusula
- †Pycnodone
- Pycnodonte
- †Pycnodonte leeana
- †Pycnodonte paroxis
- †Pycnodonte trigonalis
- †Pynonodonte
- †Pynonodonte trigonalis
Pyramidella
Illustration in multiple views of the shell of a Pyramidella pyram sea snail - †Pyramidella crenuata
- †Pyxilla
- †Pyxilla johnsoniana
Q
R
- Radimella
- †Radimella confragros
- Radiolucina
- Raeta
- †Raeta plicatella
- Raja
- Rangia
Ranina – type locality for genus
Fossilized carapace of the Paleogene-modern crab Ranina - Ranunculus
- †Raphidodiscus
- †Raphidodiscus marylandica
- †Rebeccapecten
- †Rebeccapecten berryae
- †Rebeccapecten trentensis
- †Recurvaster
- Retilaskeya
- †Rhaphoneis
- †Rhaphoneis affinis
- †Rhaphoneis biseriata
- †Rhaphoneis elegans
- †Rhaphoneis gemmifera
- †Rhaphoneis paralis
- †Rhaphoneis rhombica
Rhincodon
A living Rhincodon, or whale shark - Rhinobatos
- Rhinoptera
- Rhizoprionodon – tentative report
- †Rhizosolenia
- †Rhizosolenia bergonii
- †Rhizosolenia miocenica
- Rhynchobatus
- †Rhynchobatus pristinus
- Rhyncholampas
- †Rhyncholampas carolinensis
†Rhynchotherium
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium - †Rhynchotherium euhypodon – or unidentified comparable form
- Ringicula
- Rissoina
- †Rissoina harpa
- †Robinia – type locality for genus
- †Robinia striatopunctata – type locality for species
- Rosalina
- †Rosalina floridana
- †Rouxia
- †Rouxia californica
- †Rouxia diploneides
- †Rouxia naviculoides
- †Rouxia yabei
S
- Saccella
- Sagittaria
- †Sanguisorba
- †Santeelampas
- †Santeelampas oviformis
- †Sarda
- †Sarda sarda – or unidentified related form
†Scaldicetus – or unidentified comparable 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
- †Sceptroneis grandis
- Schizaster
- Sciaenops
- †Sciaenops ocellata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sciaenops ocellatus
- Sclerochilus
- †Sclerochilus b informal
†Scoliodon
A living Scoliodon, or spadenose shark - †Scoliodon terraenovae
- Sconsia
- †Sconsia hodgii
- †Scutella
- Scyliorhinus
- †Scyliorhinus distans
- †Secticarca
- †Secticarca lienosa
- Seila
- Semele
- †Semele bellastriata
- †Semele carinata
- †Semele nuculoides
- †Semele proficua
- †Semele subovata
Semicassis
A living Semicassis helmet sea snail - †Semicassis caelatura
- †Septastrea
- †Septastrea crassa
- Seriola
- Serpulorbis
- †Serpulorbis ganifera
- †Serpulorbis granifera
- †Sheldonia – type locality for genus
- †Sheldonia trabecula – type locality for species
- Siliqua
- Sincola
- †Sincola anomala
- Sinum
- †Sinum imperforatum
- †Sinum maculata
- †Sinum perspectivum
- Siphocypraea
- †Siphocypraea carolinensis
- Siphogenerina
- †Siphogenerina lamellata
SiphonaliaShell of the whelk sea snail Siphonalia - †Siphonalia devexus – or unidentified comparable form
- Siphonochelus
- †Siphonochelus siphonifera
- Solariella
- †Solariella gemma
- Solen
- †Solen viridis
- Solena
- Solenosteira
- Somateria
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A living Somateria mollissima, or common eider
- †Spathiopora
- Spathipora
- †Sphaeroidinellopsis
- †Sphaeroidinellopsis seminulina
- †Sphaeroidinellopsis subdehiscens
- Sphagnum
- Sphenia
- †Sphenia dubia
- †Sphoeroides
- †Sphoeroides hyperostosus
- Sphyraena
- †Sphyraena barracuda – or unidentified comparable form
- Sphyrna
†Sphyrna lewini
A living Sphyrna lewini, or scalloped hammerhead - †Sphyrna media – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphyrna zygaena
- Spiroplectammina
- †Spiroplectammina mississippiensis
- Spisula
- †Spisula modicella
- Spondylus
- †Spondylus lamellacea – type locality for species
- Sportella
- †Sportella calpix
- †Sportella compressa
- †Sportella constricta
- †Sportella gibberosa
- †Sportella waccamawensis
†Squalodon
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon - †Squalodon calvertensis
- †Squalodon tiedemani
- †Squalodon whitmorei – or unidentified comparable form
- Squalus
- Squatina
- †Squatina subserrata
- 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
†Stenotomus chrysops – or unidentified comparable form
Illustration of a living Stenotomus chrysops, or scup
- †Stephanogonia
- †Stephanogonia actinoptychus
- †Stephanopyxis
- †Stephanopyxis corona
- †Stephanopyxis grunowii
- †Stephanopyxis lineata
- †Stephanopyxis turris
- Stercorarius
- †Stercorarius longicaudus – or unidentified related form
- †Stercorarius parasiticus – or unidentified related form
- †Stercorarius pomarinus – or unidentified related form
- Sterna
†Sterna maxima – or unidentified related form
A living Thalasseus maximus, or royal tern - †Sterna nilotica – or unidentified related form
- Stewartia
- †Stewartia anodonta
- †Stictodiscus
- †Stictodiscus kittonianus
- †Streptochetus
- †Streptochetus indistinctus
- †Striatolamia
- †Striatolamia macrota
- Strigilla
- †Striostrea
- †Striostrea gigantissima
Strioterebrum
Shell of a Strioterebrum augur sea snail - †Strioterebrum carolinae
- †Strioterebrum carolinensis
- †Strioterebrum concava
- †Strioterebrum dislocata
- †Strioterebrum dislocatum
- †Strioterebrum neglecta
- †Strioterebrum protocta
- †Strioterebrum robesonensis
- Strombiformis
- †Strombiformis bartschi
- †Strombiformis dalli
- †Strombiformis lina
- Strombina
- Strombus
- †Svratkina
- †Svratkina croatanensis
- †Syllomus
Symphurus
A living Symphurus tonguefish - †Synedra
- †Synedra jouseana
- Syntomodrillia
T
- Tagelus
- †Tagelus carolinus
- †Tagelus divisus
- †Tagelus plebeius
TapirusA living Tapirus, or tapir - Tautoga
- †Tautoga onitis – or unidentified comparable form
- Taxodium
- Tectonatica
- Teinostoma
- †Teinostoma beaufortensis
- †Teinostoma gonigyrus
- †Teinostoma smikron
- †Teinostoma smirkon
- †Teinostoma tectispira
- Tellidora
- †Tellidora cristata
- Tellina
- †Tellina dupliniana
- †Tellina macilenta
TenagodusShell in multiple views of a Tenagodus sea snail - †Tenagodus vitis
- †Tenagodus vitus – or unidentified comparable form
- Terebra
- †Terebra divisura
- †Terebra protexta
- †Terebra unilineata
- Terebratula
- †Terebratula crassa – type locality for species
- Terebratulina
- †Terebratulina capillata – type locality for species
- †Terebratulina lachryma
- †Terebratulina wilmingtonensis
- Terebripora
- †Tetraedron
- †Tetrapturus
†Tetrapturus albidus
A living Kajikia albida, or white marlin
- Thaerocythere
- †Thaerocythere carolinensis
- †Thaerocythere schmidtae
- Thais
- †Thalassinoides
- †Thalassionema
- †Thalassionema nitzschiodes
- †Thalassiosira
- †Thalassiosira a informal
- †Thalassiosira b informal
- †Thalassiothix
- †Thalassiothix longissima
- †Thalictrum
†Thecachampsa
Fossilized skeleton of the Oligocene-Miocene gavial relative Thecachampsa - Thracia
- †Thracia brioni
- †Thracia conradi
- †Thracia transversa
- Thunnus
- Timoclea
- †Timoclea grus
- Titanocarcinus
- †Titanocarcinus euglyphos
- Torcula
- †Tornatellaea
- †Tortifusus
- †Tortifusus curvirostrus
- Trachycardium
- †Trachycardium emmonsi
†Trachycardium isocardia
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
- †Transennella carolinensis
- †Transennella stimpsoni
- †Tretosphys
- †Triaenodon
- †Triceratium
- †Triceratium condecorum
- †Triceratium subrotundatum
- †Triceratium tessellatum
- †Triginglymus
- Trigoniocardia
TrigonostomaShell of a Trigonostoma nutmeg sea snail - Trigonulina
- †Trigonulina emmonsii
- †Trinacria
- †Trinacria excavata
- Tringa
- †Tringa ochropus – or unidentified related form
- Trionyx
- †Trionyx buiei – type locality for species
- Triphora
- †Tritonopsis
- †Tritonopsis biconica
- †Tritonopsis gilletti
- Trochita
- †Trochita aperta
- †Trochita crenata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Trochosira
- †Trochosira concava
Tucetona
Shell of a Tucetona bittersweet clam - †Tucetona arata
- Turbo
- Turbonilla
- †Turbonilla abrupta
- †Turbonilla daedaleum
- †Turbonilla interrupta
- †Turbonilla nivea
- †Turborotalia
- †Turborotalia acostaensis
- †Turborotalia birnageae
- †Turborotalia humilis
- †Turborotalia inflata
- †Turborotalia quinqueloba
Turritella
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
Tursiops
A living Tursiops, or bottlenose dolphin - Typha
- Typhis
- †Typhis harrisi
U
- †Unifascia
- †Unifascia carolinensis
- Uromitra
- Urophycis
- Urosalpinx
†Urosalpinx cinerea
A living Urosalpinx sea snail, or oyster drill - †Urosalpinx perrugata
- †Urosalpinx phrikna
- †Urosalpinx stimpsoni
- †Urosalpinx suffolkensis
- †Urosalpinx trossula
V
- Vasum
- †Vasum wilmingtonense
- Venericardia
- †Venericardia nodifera – type locality for species
- Vermicularia
- †Vermicularia knorrii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Vermicularia spirata
- †Verrucocoeloidea
- †Verrucocoeloidea corallina – type locality for species
- Verticordia
- †Verticordia emmonsii
- Vexillum
†Viburnum
Leaves and fruit of a living Viburnum. - †Virgulina
- †Virgulina fusiformis
- Viviparus – tentative report
- †Viviparus lyelli
- Volutifusus
- †Volutifusus obtusa
- †Volutifusus typhis
- Volvarina
W
- †Wilsonimaia
- †Wilsonimaia ethelae
X
- †Xanthiopyxis
- Xenophora
- Xestoleberis
- †Xestoleberis e informal
- †Xestoleberis ventrostriata
†Xiphiacetus
Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene whale Xiphiacetus - Xiphias
- †Xiphiorhynchus
- †Xiphiorhynchus antiquus
Y
- Yoldia
- †Yoldia laevis
†Yoldia limatula
Illustration of the shell of a Yoldia limatula, or file yoldia - †Yoldia limulata
- †Yoldia serica
Z
- Ziphius
†Ziphius cavirostris – or unidentified comparable form
Illustration of a living Ziphius cavirostris, or Cuvier's beaked whale
Notes
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved December 17, 2021.
