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.

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  • Cadulus
    • †Cadulus quadridentatus
  • Caecum
  • Fossilized carapace of the Paleocene-Miocene crab Calappilia
    †Calappilia
    • †Calappilia sitzi
  • Calidris
  • 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
  • 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
  • Carcharhinus
  • Carcharias
  • Carcharodon
  • Cardiolucina
    • †Cardiolucina postalveata
  • Carditamera
    • †Carditamera arata
    • †Carditamera columbiana
    • †Carditamera floridana
  • Cardium
    • †Cardium belgradensis
  • Caretta
    • †Caretta patriciae
  • †Caricella
  • †Carolinapecten
    • †Carolinapecten eboreus
  • A living Carya, or hickory tree
    Carya
  • Caryocorbula
    • †Caryocorbula auroraensis
    • †Caryocorbula caribaea
    • †Caryocorbula conradi
    • †Caryocorbula contracta
  • Cassidulina
    • †Cassidulina laevigata
  • †Cassigerinella
  • Cassis
  • Castanea
  • Catharacta
  • Caudites
    • †Caudites paraasymmetricus
  • †Caulolatilus
  • Cavilinga
    • †Cavilinga trisulcata
    • †Cavilinga trisulcatus
  • †Cavilucina
  • Celleporaria
    • †Celleporaria albirostris – or unidentified comparable form
  • Centropristis
  • Cerastoderma
    • †Cerastoderma acutilaqueatum
  • Illustration of a living Ceratoscopelus lanternfish
    Ceratoscopelus
    • †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
  • Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene whale Cetotherium
    †Cetotherium
    • †Cetotherium polyporum – type locality for species
  • Chaetopleura
  • Chama
  • Chamelea
    • †Chamelea spada
  • Champsodelphis – or unidentified comparable form
  • Chelonia – tentative report
  • Living Chelonibia acorn barnacles
    Chelonibia
    • †Chelonibia melleni
  • Chemnitzia
  • †Chesacardium
    • †Chesacardium acutilacqueatum
    • †Chesacardium acutilaqueatum
  • †Chesaconcavus
    • †Chesaconcavus proteus
  • †Chesapecten
  • Chilomycterus
  • Chione
  • Fossillized shell of a Chlamys bivalve
    Chlamys
    • †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
  • Living Ciconia storks
    Ciconia
    • †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
  • Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Pliocene spindle sea snail Clavilithes
    Clavilithes – or unidentified comparable form
    • †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
  • A Coelopleurus sea urchin
    Coelopleurus
    • †Coelopleurus carolinensis
    • †Coelopleurus infulatus
  • Colubraria
    • †Colubraria aclinica
  • †Colymboides – tentative report
  • Compsodrillia
  • Concavus
    • †Concavus crassostricola
  • Conger
  • Congeria
    • †Congeria leucopheatus
  • †Conradostrea
    • †Conradostrea lawrencei
    • †Conradostrea sculpturata
  • Fossilized shell of a Conus cone snail
    Conus
    • †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
  • †Corylus
  • A living Coscinodiscus diatom
    †Coscinodiscus
    • †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
  • Crania
  • †Craspedodiscus
    • †Craspedodiscus coscinodiscus
  • Crassatella
    • †Crassatella alta
    • †Crassatella mississippiensis
    • †Crassatella texalta
    • †Crassatella wilcoxi
  • Crassinella
  • Crassispira
  • Crassostrea
  • †Crenatocetus – type locality for genus
    • †Crenatocetus rayi – type locality for species
  • †Crenatosiren – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Crenatosiren olseni
  • Crenella
    • †Crenella decussata
  • Crepidula
  • 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
  • Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius
    †Cuvieronius
  • Cyclocardia
    • †Cyclocardia granulata
    • †Cyclocardia trentensis
  • †Cyclocolposa
    • †Cyclocolposa perforata
  • Cyclostremiscus
    • †Cyclostremiscus obliquestriatus
  • †Cyclotella
    • †Cyclotella kelloggi
  • Cygnus
  • 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
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus
    †Cynthiacetus
    • †Cynthiacetus maxwelli
  • 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

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  • †Dallarca
    • †Dallarca elevata – or unidentified related form
    • †Dallarca subrostrata
  • Dasyatis
  • †Deinosuchus
  • A living Delphinapterus leucas, or beluga whale
    Delphinapterus
    • †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
  • Shell of a Dermomurex murex sea snail
    Dermomurex
    • †Dermomurex sexangulus
  • †Dicladia
    • †Dicladia pylea
  • †Dictyocha
    • †Dictyocha a informal
    • †Dictyocha b informal
    • †Dictyocha fibua
    • †Dictyocha rhombica
  • †Didianema
    • †Didianema carolinae
  • †Dimarzipecten
    • †Dimarzipecten crocus
  • Dinocardium
  • Shells of Diodora keyhole limpets
    Diodora
    • †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
  • Shell of a Distorsio sea snail
    Distorsio
    • †Distorsio crassidens
  • Divalinga
    • †Divalinga quadrisulcata
    • †Divalinga quadrisulcatus
  • †Dixieus
    • †Dixieus dixie – or unidentified comparable form
  • Donax
  • Fossil shell of the Cretaceous-modern marine venus clam Dosinia
    Dosinia
  • Dosinidia
    • †Dosinidia elegans
  • †Dossetia
    • †Dossetia hyalina
  • †Druidia – type locality for genus
    • †Druidia wilsoni – type locality for species

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  • †Eburneopecten
    • †Eburneopecten scintillatus
  • Shell of an Echinocardium, or heart urchin
    Echinocardium
    • †Echinocardium kelloggi
  • Echinocyamus
    • †Echinocyamus bisexus
    • †Echinocyamus parvus
  • Echinocythereis
    • †Echinocythereis leecreekensis
    • †Echinocythereis planibasalis
  • †Echinocytheris
  • Echinolampas
    • †Echinolampas appendiculata
    • †Echinolampas appendiculatus
  • Illustration of a living Echinorhinus shark
    Echinorhinus
    • †Echinorhinus blakei – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Ecphora
    • †Ecphora aurora
    • †Ecphora pamlico
    • †Ecphora tampaensis
    • †Ecphora tricostata
    • †Ecphora wheeleri – type locality for species
  • †Ectopistes
  • Electra
  • Elphidium
    • †Elphidium clavatum
    • †Elphidium gunteri
    • †Elphidium limatulum
    • †Elphidium neocrespinae
  • Emarginula
  • Encope
    • †Encope macrophora
  • †Endictya
    • †Endictya robusta
  • Endopachys
  • Interior of the shell of an Ensis leei, or Atlantic jackknife clam
    Ensis
  • 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
  • Shell of an Epitonium wentletrap sea snail
    Epitonium
    • †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
    • †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
  • A living Eudocimus ibis
    Eudocimus
  • 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
  • Shell of a Euspira moon sea snail
    Euspira
  • †Eutrephoceras
    • †Eutrephoceras berryi
    • †Eutrephoceras carolinense
    • †Eutrephoceras carolinensis
  • Euvola
  • †Evilia
    • †Evilia lata
  • †Exanthesis
    • †Exanthesis ovatus – type locality for species

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  • Gadus
  • Galeocerdo
  • Galeodea
    • †Galeodea britti – type locality for species
  • Galeorhinus
  • Gari
    • †Gari eborea
  • 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
    • †Gigantostrea trigonalis
  • Ginglymostoma
  • †Glabocythara
  • †Gledistia
  • A living Globicephala, or pilot whale
    Globicephala
  • 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
  • Fossilized shell of a Glycymeris, or bittersweet clam
    Glycymeris
    • †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
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium
    †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
  • †Gryphaeostrea
    • †Gryphaeostrea vomer
  • †Gryphoca
    • †Gryphoca similis
  • Gyroidinoides
    • †Gyroidinoides octocameratus

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  • †Hadrosaurus
    • †Hadrosaurus tripos – type locality for species
  • Haematopus
  • 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
  • Fossilized lower jaw of the Miocene-Pleistocene llama relative Hemiauchenia
    †Hemiauchenia – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Hemiaulus
    • †Hemiaulus polymorphus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Hemimactra
    • †Hemimactra duplinensis
    • †Hemimactra modicella
    • †Hemimactra solidissima
  • Hemipristis
  • †Hemirhabdorhynchus
  • Hermanites
    • †Hermanites ascitus
  • †Herpetocetus
    • †Herpetocetus sendaicus
    • †Herpetocetus transatlanticus – type locality for species
  • Hesperibalanus
    • †Hesperibalanus kellumi
  • A living Heterodontus, or bullhead shark
    Heterodontus
    • †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
  • †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

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  • Laevicardium
  • †Laevicardum
    • †Laevicardum sublineatum
  • Lagena
    • †Lagena substriata
  • Living Lagenorhynchus dolphins
    Lagenorhynchus
    • †Lagenorhynchus harmatuki – type locality for species
  • †Lagodon
  • Lamna
  • †Laocoetis
    • †Laocoetis crassipes – or unidentified comparable form
  • Larus
  • †Leguminocythereis
    • †Leguminocythereis scarabaeus – or unidentified related form
  • Leiostomus
  • Lemintina
    • †Lemintina granifera
  • A living Lepidochelys, or ridley sea turtle
    Lepidochelys
  • †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
  • The autumn foliage of a living Liquidambar, or sweetgum tree
    Liquidambar
  • †Liradiscus
    • †Liradiscus asperulus
    • †Liradiscus bipolaris
    • †Liradiscus ovalis
  • Lirophora
  • †Lithodesmium
    • †Lithodesmium minisculum
  • Littoraria
  • Littorina
  • †Lobonotus
    • †Lobonotus sturgeoni – type locality for species
  • †Lonicera
  • Lophius
  • †Lophocetus – or unidentified related form
    • †Lophocetus pappus
  • Lopholatilus
  • †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
  • 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
  • Interior and exterior of a shell of a Macoma tellin
    Macoma
    • †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
  • Macropneustes
    • †Macropneustes carolinensis
  • †Macrora
    • †Macrora stella
  • Mactrotoma
    • †Mactrotoma fragilis
  • Makaira
  • Malzella
    • †Malzella conradi
    • †Malzella evexa
  • †Mammut
  • 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
  • A taxidermied Megachasma pelagios, or megamouth shark
    Megachasma
  • Megalops
  • Megaptera
  • †Megascyliorhinus
    • †Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus
  • †Meherrinia – type locality for genus
  • Meiocardia
    • †Meiocardia carolinae
  • Melanella
  • Melanitta
  • Melanogrammus
  • 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
    • Collection of Mercenaria mercenaria, also known as hard clams or quahogs
      †Mercenaria mercenaria
    • †Mercenaria permagna
  • Meretrix
    • †Meretrix securiformis – tentative report
  • Mergus
    • †Mergus serrator – or unidentified related form
  • †Merlangiogadus
    • †Merlangiogadus congatus
  • Merluccius
  • †Mesocena
    • †Mesocena elliptica – or unidentified comparable form
  • Illustration on a stamp of a living Mesoplodon, or mesoplodont whale
    Mesoplodon
    • †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
  • 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
  • Mola
    • †Mola chelonopsis
  • A living Monodon monoceros, or narwhal
    Monodon – or unidentified comparable form
  • 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
  • †Murrayina
    • †Murrayina barclayi
  • Musculus
  • Mustelus
  • †Mya
  • Mycteroperca
  • Two living Myliobatis eagle rays
    Myliobatis
  • Myochama
  • Myriophyllum
  • Mysella
    • †Mysella beaufortensis
    • †Mysella bladenensis
    • †Mysella majorina
    • †Mysella planulata
    • †Mysella stantoni
    • †Mysella velaini
  • Mytilus
    • †Mytilus conradinus

N
  • Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus
    †Nannippus
    • †Nannippus lenticularis
  • †Nannolithax
  • †Nanogyra
    • †Nanogyra virgula
  • †Nanosiren – tentative report
  • A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail
    Nassarius
    • †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
  • Nemocardium
    • †Nemocardium diversum
  • Neocaudites
    • †Neocaudites angulatus
    • †Neocaudites subimpressus
    • †Neocaudites variabilus
  • Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
    †Neohipparion
    • †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
  • Numenius
  • †Nuphar
  • Flower of a living Nymphaea
    Nymphaea
  • †Nyssa

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R
  • Radimella
    • †Radimella confragros
  • Radiolucina
    • †Radiolucina amianta
  • Raeta
    • †Raeta plicatella
  • Raja
  • Rangia
  • Fossilized carapace of the Paleogene-modern crab Ranina
    Ranina – type locality for genus
  • Ranunculus
  • †Raphidodiscus
    • †Raphidodiscus marylandica
  • †Rebeccapecten
    • †Rebeccapecten berryae
    • †Rebeccapecten trentensis
  • †Recurvaster
  • Retilaskeya
  • †Rhaphoneis
    • †Rhaphoneis affinis
    • †Rhaphoneis biseriata
    • †Rhaphoneis elegans
    • †Rhaphoneis gemmifera
    • †Rhaphoneis paralis
    • †Rhaphoneis rhombica
  • A living Rhincodon, or whale shark
    Rhincodon
  • Rhinobatos
  • Rhinoptera
  • Rhizoprionodon – tentative report
  • †Rhizosolenia
    • †Rhizosolenia bergonii
    • †Rhizosolenia miocenica
  • Rhynchobatus
    • †Rhynchobatus pristinus
  • Rhyncholampas
    • †Rhyncholampas carolinensis
  • Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
    †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

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U

V

W
  • †Wilsonimaia
    • †Wilsonimaia ethelae

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Y

Z

Notes

    References
    • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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