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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  Living Abies , or fir trees

  Abies
• † Abra
  • † Abra aequalis
  • † Abra subreflexa
• Acanthocybium
  • † Acanthocybium solandri
• † Acantholambrus
  • † Acantholambrus baumi
• † 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

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  A living Actinocyclus sea slug

  † Actinocyclus
  • † 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

  Aetobatus
• 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

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  A living Alca , or razorbill

  Alca
  • † 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
  • † Alopias superciliosus
  • † Alopias vulpinus
• Alosa
  • † Alosa sapidissima – or unidentified comparable form

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  A living Aluterus filefish

  Aluterus
• † Ambrosia
• Americardia
  • † Americardia media
• 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

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    Shell in multiple views of an Anadara brasiliana , or incongruous ark clam

    † Anadara brasiliana
  • † 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

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    A living Spatula clypeata , or northern shoveler

    † Anas clypeata
  • † Anas discors
  • † Anas platyrhynchos
• † Anaulus
  • † Anaulus mediterraneus
• Anchistrocheles
  • † Anchistrocheles c informal
• Angulogerina
  • † Angulogerina occidentalis
• Angulus
  • † Angulus agilis
  • † Angulus texanus

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  A living Anisotremus grunt

  Anisotremus
• † Annellus
  • † Annellus californicus
• Anodontia
  • † Anodontia alba
• Anomia
  • † Anomia filamentosa
  • † Anomia ruffini
  • † Anomia simplex
• † Anomotodon
  • † Anomotodon cravenensis – type locality for species
  • † Anomotodon nova
• † Anoplonassa
• Anser
  • † Anser arizonae – or unidentified comparable form

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  A living Apalone softshell turtle

  Apalone – or unidentified comparable form
• † 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

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  Shells of Arcinella jewel box clams

  Arcinella
  • † Arcinella cornuta
• 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

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  Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve

  Astarte
  • † 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
  • † Astyris lunata
• Athleta

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  Fossilized skull of the Miocene dolphin Atocetus

  † Atocetus – or unidentified related form
• Atrina
• † Aturia
  • † Aturia alabamensis
• 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

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• † Bactronella
  • † Bactronella incrustans – type locality for species
  • † Bactronella womblei – type locality for species
• Bagre
• Bairdia
• Bairdoppilata
  • † Bairdoppilata triangulata
• Balaena
• Balaenoptera
  • † Balaenoptera acutorostrata
  • † Balaenoptera borealina

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  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene whale Balaenula

  † 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

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  Life restoration of the Pliocene toothed whale Bohaskaia

  † Bohaskaia
  • † Bohaskaia monodontoides
• Bolivina
  • † Bolivina calvertensis
  • † Bolivina floridana
  • † Bolivina paula
  • † Bolivina plicatella
  • † Bolivina pungoensis
• † Bolivinopsis
  • † Bolivinopsis fairhavenensis
• Boonea
  • † Boonea impressa
  • † Boonea seminuda
• † Bootherium
  • † Bootherium bombifrons
• Boreotrophon – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • † Boreotrophon tetricus
• Bornia
  • † Bornia bladenensis
  • † Bornia longipes
  • † Bornia triangula

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  Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964).

  † Borophagus
  • † Borophagus dudleyi – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Borophagus orc – or unidentified comparable form
• Bostrycapulus
  • † Bostrycapulus aculeatus
• Botrychium
  • † Botrychium dissectum – or unidentified comparable form
• † Botryococcus
• Brachidontes
• Branta
  • † Branta bernicla – or unidentified related form
• † Brasenia
• Brizalina
• Brotula
  • † Brotula barbata
• 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

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    Shell in multiple views of a Busycon contrarium whelk

    † Busycon contrarium
  • † Busycon perversum
  • † Busycon spiniger
  • † Busycon willcoxi
  • † Busycon willcoxiana
• Busycotypus
  • † Busycotypus canaliculatus
  • † Busycotypus concinnum
  • † Busycotypus spiratus
• Buteo
  • † Buteo jamaicensis
• Bythocythere
  • † Bythocythere b informal

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• Cadulus
  • † Cadulus quadridentatus
• Caecum
  • † Caecum beaufortensis
  • † Caecum flemingi
  • † Caecum imbricatum
  • † Caecum pulchellum
  • † Caecum regulare
  • † Caecum stevensoni

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  Fossilized carapace of the Paleocene-Miocene crab Calappilia

  † Calappilia
  • † Calappilia sitzi
• Calidris
  • † Calidris melanotos – or unidentified related form
• Callinectes
  • † Callinectes sapidus
• 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

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    A living Calonectris borealis , or Cory's shearwater

    † Calonectris borealis – or unidentified related form
  • † Calonectris diomedea – or unidentified related form
  • † Calonectris krantzi – type locality for species
• Calotrophon
  • † Calotrophon ostrearum
• Calyptraea
  • † Calyptraea centralis
• 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

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    A living Carcharhinus falciformis , or silky shark

    † Carcharhinus falciformis
  • † Carcharhinus gibbesi
  • † Carcharhinus leucas
  • † Carcharhinus macloti
  • † Carcharhinus obscurus
  • † Carcharhinus perezi
  • † Carcharhinus plumbeus
  • † Carcharhinus priscus
• Carcharias
  • † Carcharias taurus
• Carcharodon
  • † Carcharodon auriculatus
  • † Carcharodon carcharias

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    Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis , or broad-toothed mako

    † Carcharodon hastalis
  • † Carcharodon subauriculatus
• Cardiolucina
  • † Cardiolucina postalveata
• Carditamera
  • † Carditamera arata
  • † Carditamera columbiana
  • † Carditamera floridana
• Cardium  [ fr; nl; sv ]
  • † Cardium belgradensis
• Caretta
  • † Caretta patriciae
• † Caricella
• † Carolinapecten
  • † Carolinapecten eboreus

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  A living Carya , or hickory tree

  Carya
• Caryocorbula
  • † Caryocorbula auroraensis
  • † Caryocorbula caribaea
  • † Caryocorbula conradi
  • † Caryocorbula contracta
• Cassidulina
  • † Cassidulina laevigata
• † Cassigerinella
  • † Cassigerinella chipolensis
• 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

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  Illustration of a living Ceratoscopelus lanternfish

  Ceratoscopelus
  • † Ceratoscopelus maderensis
• † Cerberorhaphidites – type locality for genus
  • † Cerberorhaphidites auriformis – type locality for species
• Cerithiopsis
  • † Cerithiopsis vinca
• Cerithium
  • † Cerithium eburneum
• Cerodrillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • † Cerodrillia simpsoni
• † Ceronnectes
  • † Ceronnectes granulosa – type locality for species
• † Cerorhinca
• Cetorhinus

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  Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene whale Cetotherium

  † 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

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  Living Chelonibia acorn barnacles

  Chelonibia
  • † Chelonibia melleni
• Chemnitzia
• † Chesacardium
  • † Chesacardium acutilacqueatum
  • † Chesacardium acutilaqueatum
• † Chesaconcavus
  • † Chesaconcavus proteus
• † Chesapecten
  • † Chesapecten coccymelus

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    Shells of the Pliocene scallop Chesapecten jeffersonius

    † Chesapecten jeffersonius
  • † Chesapecten madisonius
  • † Chesapecten middlesexensis
  • † Chesapecten nefrens – tentative report
• Chilomycterus
  • † Chilomycterus schoepfi
  • † Chilomycterus schoepfii
• Chione
  • † Chione cancellata
  • † Chione cortinaria
  • † Chione cribraria
  • † Chione imitabilis

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  A Coelopleurus sea urchin

  Coelopleurus
  • † Coelopleurus carolinensis
  • † Coelopleurus infulatus
• Colubraria
  • † Colubraria aclinica
• † Colymboides – tentative report
• Compsodrillia
  • † Compsodrillia chowanensis
• Concavus
  • † Concavus crassostricola
• Conger
  • † Conger oceanicus – or unidentified comparable form
• Congeria
  • † Congeria leucopheatus
• † Conradostrea
  • † Conradostrea lawrencei
  • † Conradostrea sculpturata

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  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
  • † Corvus ossifragus – or unidentified related form
• † Corylus

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  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

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    Shell of a Cotonopsis lafresnayi , or well-ribbed dove sea snail

    † Cotonopsis lafresnayi
• Crania
• † Craspedodiscus
  • † Craspedodiscus coscinodiscus
• Crassatella
  • † Crassatella alta
  • † Crassatella mississippiensis
  • † Crassatella texalta
  • † Crassatella wilcoxi
• Crassinella
  • † Crassinella dupliniana
  • † Crassinella johnsoni
  • † Crassinella lunulata
  • † Crassinella neuseana
• Crassispira
  • † Crassispira perrugata
• Crassostrea
  • † Crassostrea virginica
• † Crenatocetus – type locality for genus
  • † Crenatocetus rayi – type locality for species
• † Crenatosiren – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Crenatosiren olseni
• Crenella
  • † Crenella decussata
• Crepidula
  • † Crepidula convexa

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    Shell in multiple views of a Crepidula fornicata , or common slipper shell sea snail

    † Crepidula fornicata
  • † 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

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  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

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    A living Cygnus columbianus , or tundra swan

    † Cygnus columbianus – or unidentified related form
• 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

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  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
  • † Dasyatis americana – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Dasyatis cavernosa
  • † Dasyatis centroura
  • † Dasyatis say
• † Deinosuchus
  • † Deinosuchus rugosus

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  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

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  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
  • † Dinocardium robustum
  • † Dinocardium taphrium

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  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

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  Shell of a Distorsio sea snail

  Distorsio
  • † 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

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  Fossil shell of the Cretaceous-modern marine venus clam Dosinia

  Dosinia
  • † Dosinia acetabulum
  • † Dosinia discus
• Dosinidia
  • † Dosinidia elegans
• † Dossetia
  • † Dossetia hyalina
• † Druidia – type locality for genus
  • † Druidia wilsoni – type locality for species

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• † Eburneopecten
  • † Eburneopecten scintillatus

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  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

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  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

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    Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius , or passenger pigeon

    † Ectopistes migratorius – or unidentified related form
• Electra
• Elphidium
  • † Elphidium clavatum
  • † Elphidium gunteri
  • † Elphidium limatulum
  • † Elphidium neocrespinae
• Emarginula
• Encope
  • † Encope macrophora
• † Endictya
  • † Endictya robusta
• Endopachys

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  Interior of the shell of an Ensis leei , or Atlantic jackknife clam

  Ensis
  • † 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

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  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

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  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
  • † Eupleura caudata
• † Eurhodia
  • † Eurhodia baumi
  • † Eurhodia depressa
  • † Eurhodia holmesi
  • † Eurhodia ideali
  • † Eurhodia rugosa
• Eurytellina
  • † Eurytellina alternata
• † Euscalpellum
  • † Euscalpellum carolinensis

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  Shell of a Euspira moon sea snail

  Euspira
  • † Euspira heros
  • † Euspira vicksburgensis
• † Eutrephoceras
  • † Eutrephoceras berryi
  • † Eutrephoceras carolinense
  • † Eutrephoceras carolinensis
• Euvola
  • † Euvola raveneli
• † Evilia
  • † Evilia lata
• † Exanthesis
  • † Exanthesis ovatus – type locality for species

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• Fabella
  • † Fabella calpix
• Fasciolaria
  • † Fasciolaria cronlyensis
  • † Fasciolaria elegans
  • † Fasciolaria sparrowi

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    A living Fasciolaria tulipa , or true tulip sea snail

    † Fasciolaria tulipa
• Fenimorea
  • † Fenimorea polygonalis
• † Ficopsis
• Ficus
  • † Ficus affinis
  • † Ficus communis
  • † Ficus harrisi – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Ficus mississippiensis
• Flabellum
• † Florilus
  • † Florilus spissus
• Fratercula

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    A living Fratercula arctica , or Atlantic puffin

    † Fratercula arctica – or unidentified related form
  • † Fratercula cirrhata – or unidentified related form
• † Fraxinus
• Fulgurofusus
  • † Fulgurofusus elongatus
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• Fusinus
  • † Fusinus abruptus
  • † Fusinus exilis
  • † Fusinus heilprini
  • † Fusinus hoffmani

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• Gadus
  • † Gadus morhua – or unidentified comparable form
• Galeocerdo
  • † Galeocerdo aduncas
  • † Galeocerdo contortus

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    A living Galeocerdo cuvier , or tiger shark

    † Galeocerdo cuvier – or unidentified comparable form
• 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

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  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

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  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
  • † Glyphoturris eritima
• Glyptoactis
  • † Glyptoactis nasuta – tentative report

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  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
  • † Grus americana – or unidentified related form
  • † Grus antigone – or unidentified related form
• † Gryphaeostrea
  • † Gryphaeostrea vomer
• † Gryphoca
  • † Gryphoca similis
• Gyroidinoides
  • † Gyroidinoides octocameratus

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• † Hadrosaurus
  • † Hadrosaurus tripos – type locality for species
• Haematopus
  • † Haematopus ostralegus – or unidentified related form

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    A living Haematopus palliatus , or American oystercatcher

    † Haematopus palliatus – or unidentified related form
• 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

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  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
  • † Hemipristis serra
  • † Hemipristis wyattdurhami
• † Hemirhabdorhynchus
• Hermanites
  • † Hermanites ascitus
• † Herpetocetus
  • † Herpetocetus sendaicus
  • † Herpetocetus transatlanticus – type locality for species
• Hesperibalanus
  • † Hesperibalanus kellumi

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  A living Heterodontus , or bullhead shark

  Heterodontus
  • † Heterodontus janefirdae – type locality for species
• Hexanchus
• Hiatella
  • † Hiatella arctica
• Hippoporella
  • † Hippoporella gorgonensis – or unidentified comparable form
• Hippoporina
  • † Hippoporina pertusa – or unidentified comparable form
• † Hirschmannia – tentative report
  • † Hirschmannia hespera
  • † Hirschmannia quadrata
• Histrionicus

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    A living Histrionicus histrionicus , or harlequin duck

    † Histrionicus histrionicus – or unidentified related form
• † 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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  • † 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
  • † Ischadium recurvum
• Isistius
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• Isognomon
• Istiophorus

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    A living Istiophorus platypterus , or Indo-Pacific sailfish

    † Istiophorus platypterus
• Isurus
  • † Isurus americanus
  • † Isurus oxyrinchus
• Ithycythara
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  • † Juliacorbula scutata
• Juniperus

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    † Juniperus virginiana – or unidentified comparable form

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  • † Kalolophus antillarum
• † Kathetostoma
• † Kellum

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  Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene dolphin Kentriodon

  † Kentriodon
  • † Kentriodon schneideri – type locality for species
• † Kleidionella
  • † Kleidionella grandis
• Kogia – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Kogia breviceps
• † Kogiopsis – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Kogiopsis floridana
• Kuphus
  • † Kuphus calamus
• Kurtziella
  • † Kurtziella cerina
  • † Kurtziella cerinella
  • † Kurtziella magnoliana
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• Laevicardium
  • † Laevicardium mortoni
  • † Laevicardium serratum
  • † Laevicardium sublineatum
• † Laevicardum
  • † Laevicardum sublineatum
• Lagena
  • † Lagena substriata

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  Living Lagenorhynchus dolphins

  Lagenorhynchus
  • † 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

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  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

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  The autumn foliage of a living Liquidambar , or sweetgum tree

  Liquidambar
• † Liradiscus
  • † Liradiscus asperulus
  • † Liradiscus bipolaris
  • † Liradiscus ovalis
• Lirophora
  • † Lirophora latilirata
• † Lithodesmium
  • † Lithodesmium minisculum
• Littoraria
  • † Littoraria irrorata
• Littorina
• † Lobonotus
  • † Lobonotus sturgeoni – type locality for species
• † Lonicera
• Lophius

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    Mounted skeleton of a Lophius americanus , or American anglerfish

    † Lophius americanus – or unidentified comparable form
• † 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
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  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
  • † 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

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    Restoration of a Mammut americanum , or American mastodon

    † Mammut americanum
• 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

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  A taxidermied Megachasma pelagios , or megamouth shark

  Megachasma
• 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

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    Illustration of a living Melanogrammus aeglefinus , or haddock

    † Melanogrammus aeglefinus – or unidentified comparable form
• 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

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    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
  • † Merluccius albidus
  • † Merluccius bilinearis – or unidentified comparable form
• † Mesocena
  • † Mesocena elliptica – or unidentified comparable form

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  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

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    Illustration of a living Microgadus tomcod

    † Microgadus tomcod – or unidentified comparable form
• 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

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  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
  • † Mulinia congesta
  • † Mulinia lateralis
• † Murrayina
  • † Murrayina barclayi
• Musculus
  • † Musculus lateralis
• Mustelus
• † Mya
  • † Mya arenaria
  • † Mya wilsoni
• Mycteroperca

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  Two living Myliobatis eagle rays

  Myliobatis
• Myochama
• Myriophyllum
  • † Myriophyllum heterophyllum
  • † Myriophyllum scabratum
• Mysella
  • † Mysella beaufortensis
  • † Mysella bladenensis
  • † Mysella majorina
  • † Mysella planulata
  • † Mysella stantoni
  • † Mysella velaini
• Mytilus
  • † Mytilus conradinus

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  Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus

  † Nannippus
  • † Nannippus lenticularis
• † Nannolithax
• † Nanogyra
  • † Nanogyra virgula
• † Nanosiren – tentative report

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  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
  • † Negaprion brevirostris
  • † Negaprion furimskyi – type locality for species
• Nemocardium
  • † Nemocardium diversum
• Neocaudites
  • † Neocaudites angulatus
  • † Neocaudites subimpressus
  • † Neocaudites variabilus

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  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
  • † Niveria suffusa
• 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

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  • † Odontaspis acutissima

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    A living Odontaspis ferox , or smalltooth sand tiger

    † Odontaspis ferox
  • † Odontaspis koerti – tentative report
• † Odontogryphaea
  • † Odontogryphaea thirsae
• Odostomia
  • † Odostomia acutidens
  • † Odostomia simplex
• Oliva
  • † Oliva carolinensis
  • † Oliva posti
  • † Oliva robesonensis

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    Shell in multiple views of an Oliva sayana , or lettered olive sea snail

    † Oliva sayana
• 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
  • † Opsanus tau
• Orbulina
  • † Orbulina suturalis
  • † Orbulina uiversa
• Orionina
  • † Orionina vaughani
• Ortalis – tentative report
• † Orthosurcula
  • † Orthosurcula aequa – type locality for species

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  Life restoration of the Miocene sperm whale Orycterocetus

  † Orycterocetus
  • † Orycterocetus cornutidens – type locality for species
  • † Orycterocetus quadratidens
• † Osmunda
  • † Osmunda regalis
• Ostrea
  • † Ostrea compressirostra
  • † Ostrea compressirostris
  • † Ostrea disparilis
  • † Ostrea falco
  • † Ostrea mauricensis
• Ostrya
• † Otodus
  • † Otodus angustidens

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    Diagram illustrating the largest (grey) and most conservative (red) size estimates of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Carcharocles megalodon (sometimes Carcharodon or Otodusmegalodon) with a whale shark (violet), great white shark (green), and anachronistic human (black) to scale

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  A living Pagrus sea bream

  Pagrus
  • † 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

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  Fossilized teeth of the Eocene-Pleistocene shark Parotodus , or the false-toothed mako

  † Parotodus
  • † Parotodus benedenii
• Parvanachis
  • † Parvanachis obesa
• 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

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  Life restoration of the Oligocene-Pleistocene false-toothed bird Pelagornis

  † 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

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  Shell of a Perotrochus slit sea snail

  Perotrochus
  • † 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

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  Two Phoenicopterus , or flamingos

  Phoenicopterus
  • † Phoenicopterus floridanus – or unidentified comparable form
• Pholadomya
  • † Pholadomya claibornensis
• Phyllacanthus
  • † Phyllacanthus carolinensis
  • † Phyllacanthus mitchellii
• Phyllonotus
  • † Phyllonotus davisi
  • † Phyllonotus pomum
• Physeter – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Physeter macrocephalus
• † Physeterula – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Physeterula dubusi
• Picea

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  Restoration of Pinguinus alfrednewtoni

  † Pinguinus
  • † 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

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  Fossilized vertebra of the Miocene-Pleistocene baleen whale Plesiocetus

  † Plesiocetus – or unidentified comparable form
• 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

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    A living Podiceps auritus , or horned grebe

    † Podiceps auritus
• Pododesmus
  • † Pododesmus waccamawensis
• Pogonias
  • † Pogonias cromis – or unidentified comparable form
• Polinices
• Polydora
• Polygireulima
  • † Polygireulima spatulata
• Polygonum
• Polymesoda
  • † Polymesoda caroliniana
• Pomatomus
  • † Pomatomus salatrix

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  Living Pontederia pickerel weeds

  † Pontederia
• 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

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  A living Pristis sawfish

  Pristis
  • † Pristis curvidens
  • † Pristis pectinatus – or unidentified comparable form
• † Probolarina
  • † Probolarina breviostris – type locality for species
  • † Probolarina holmesi
  • † Probolarina holmesii
  • † Probolarina salpinx
• Procellaria

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    A living Procellaria aequinoctialis , or white-chinned petrel

    † Procellaria aequinoctialis – or unidentified comparable form
  • † 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

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  Replica of a fossilized cranium of the Miocene horse Pseudhipparion

  † Pseudhipparion
  • † Pseudhipparion simpsoni
• Pseudochama
  • † Pseudochama corticosa
• Pseudocytheretta
  • † Pseudocytheretta burnsi
• † Pseudodimerogramma
  • † Pseudodimerogramma eliptica
• Pseudomiltha
  • † Pseudomiltha nocariensis – type locality for species
• † Pseudopyxilla
  • † Pseudopyxilla americana

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  A living Pseudorca crassidens , or false killer whale

  Pseudorca
• Pseudotorinia
  • † Pseudotorinia nupera
• Pteria
• Pterodroma
  • † Pterodroma lessonii
• † Pterodromoides
  • † Pterodromoides minoricensis
• Pteromeris
  • † Pteromeris abbreviata
  • † Pteromeris perplana
• Pteromylaeus

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  Illustration of a living Pterothrissus gissu , or Japanese gissu

  Pterothrissus
• 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

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    A living Ardenna tenuirostris (formerly Puffinus tenuirostris), or short-tailed shearwater

    † Puffinus tenuirostris – or unidentified related form
• Pugnus
  • † Pugnus lachrimula
• Puncturella
• Puriana
  • † Puriana carolinensis
  • † Puriana convoluta
  • † Puriana mesacostalis
  • † Puriana rugipunctata
• Purpura
  • † Purpura cellulosa
• Purpurellus
  • † Purpurellus repetiti – type locality for species
• Pusula
  • † Pusula pediculus
• † Pycnodone
• Pycnodonte
  • † Pycnodonte leeana
  • † Pycnodonte paroxis
  • † Pycnodonte trigonalis
• † Pynonodonte
  • † Pynonodonte trigonalis

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  Illustration in multiple views of the shell of a Pyramidella pyram sea snail

  Pyramidella
  • † Pyramidella crenuata
• † Pyxilla
  • † Pyxilla johnsoniana

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  • † Quadrans lintea

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  • † Radimella confragros
• Radiolucina
  • † Radiolucina amianta
• Raeta
  • † Raeta plicatella
• Raja
• Rangia
  • † Rangia cuneata

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  Fossilized carapace of the Paleogene-modern crab Ranina

  Ranina – type locality for genus
• Ranunculus
• † Raphidodiscus
  • † Raphidodiscus marylandica
• † Rebeccapecten
  • † Rebeccapecten berryae
  • † Rebeccapecten trentensis
• † Recurvaster
• Retilaskeya
  • † Retilaskeya bicolor
• † Rhaphoneis
  • † Rhaphoneis affinis
  • † Rhaphoneis biseriata
  • † Rhaphoneis elegans
  • † Rhaphoneis gemmifera
  • † Rhaphoneis paralis
  • † Rhaphoneis rhombica

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  A living Rhincodon , or whale shark

  Rhincodon
• Rhinobatos
• Rhinoptera
• Rhizoprionodon – tentative report
• † Rhizosolenia
  • † Rhizosolenia bergonii
  • † Rhizosolenia miocenica
• Rhynchobatus
  • † Rhynchobatus pristinus
• Rhyncholampas
  • † Rhyncholampas carolinensis

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  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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• Saccella
• Sagittaria
• † Sanguisorba
  • † Sanguisorba canadensis
• † Santeelampas
  • † Santeelampas oviformis
• † Sarda
  • † Sarda sarda – or unidentified related form

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  Fossilized teeth of the Neogene sperm whale Scaldicetus

  † Scaldicetus – or unidentified comparable form
• 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

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  A living Scoliodon , or spadenose shark

  † Scoliodon
  • † Scoliodon terraenovae
• Sconsia
  • † Sconsia hodgii
• † Scutella
• Scyliorhinus
  • † Scyliorhinus distans
• † Secticarca
  • † Secticarca lienosa
• Seila
  • † Seila adamsii
• Semele
  • † Semele bellastriata
  • † Semele carinata
  • † Semele nuculoides
  • † Semele proficua
  • † Semele subovata

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  A living Semicassis helmet sea snail

  Semicassis
  • † Semicassis caelatura
• † Septastrea
  • † Septastrea crassa
• Seriola
• Serpulorbis
  • † Serpulorbis ganifera
  • † Serpulorbis granifera
• † Sheldonia – type locality for genus
  • † Sheldonia trabecula – type locality for species
• Siliqua
  • † Siliqua costata
• Sincola
  • † Sincola anomala
• Sinum
  • † Sinum imperforatum
  • † Sinum maculata
  • † Sinum perspectivum
• Siphocypraea
  • † Siphocypraea carolinensis
• Siphogenerina
  • † Siphogenerina lamellata

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  Shell of the whelk sea snail Siphonalia

  Siphonalia
  • † Siphonalia devexus – or unidentified comparable form
• Siphonochelus
  • † Siphonochelus siphonifera
• Solariella
  • † Solariella gemma
• Solen
  • † Solen viridis
• Solena
• Solenosteira
  • † Solenosteira cancellaria
• Somateria

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    A living Somateria mollissima , or common eider

    † Somateria mollissima – or unidentified related form
• † Spathiopora
• Spathipora
• † Sphaeroidinellopsis
  • † Sphaeroidinellopsis seminulina
  • † Sphaeroidinellopsis subdehiscens
• Sphagnum
• Sphenia
  • † Sphenia dubia
• † Sphoeroides
  • † Sphoeroides hyperostosus
• Sphyraena
  • † Sphyraena barracuda – or unidentified comparable form
• Sphyrna

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    A living Sphyrna lewini , or scalloped hammerhead

    † Sphyrna lewini
  • † 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

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  Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon

  † 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
  • † Stellatoma stellata
• † Stelletta
  • † Stelletta silvigera – type locality for species
• Stenella
  • † Stenella rayi – type locality for species
• † Stenotomus

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    Illustration of a living Stenotomus chrysops , or scup

    † Stenotomus chrysops – or unidentified comparable form
• † 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

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    A living Thalasseus maximus , or royal tern

    † Sterna maxima – or unidentified related form
  • † Sterna nilotica – or unidentified related form
• Stewartia
  • † Stewartia anodonta
• † Stictodiscus
  • † Stictodiscus kittonianus
• † Streptochetus
  • † Streptochetus indistinctus
• † Striatolamia
  • † Striatolamia macrota
• Strigilla
• † Striostrea
  • † Striostrea gigantissima

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  Shell of a Strioterebrum augur sea snail

  Strioterebrum
  • † 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
  • † Syllomus aegyptiacus

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  A living Symphurus tonguefish

  Symphurus
• † Synedra
  • † Synedra jouseana
• Syntomodrillia
  • † Syntomodrillia lissotropis

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• Tagelus
  • † Tagelus carolinus
  • † Tagelus divisus
  • † Tagelus plebeius

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  A living Tapirus , or tapir

  Tapirus
  • † Tapirus veroensis
• Tautoga
  • † Tautoga onitis – or unidentified comparable form
• Taxodium
  • † Taxodium distichum
• Tectonatica
  • † Tectonatica pusilla
• Teinostoma
  • † Teinostoma beaufortensis
  • † Teinostoma gonigyrus
  • † Teinostoma smikron
  • † Teinostoma smirkon
  • † Teinostoma tectispira
• Tellidora
  • † Tellidora cristata
• Tellina
  • † Tellina dupliniana
  • † Tellina macilenta

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  Shell in multiple views of a Tenagodus sea snail

  Tenagodus
  • † 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

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    A living Kajikia albida , or white marlin

    † Tetrapturus albidus
• Thaerocythere
  • † Thaerocythere carolinensis
  • † Thaerocythere schmidtae
• Thais
• † Thalassinoides
• † Thalassionema
  • † Thalassionema nitzschiodes
• † Thalassiosira
  • † Thalassiosira a informal
  • † Thalassiosira b informal
• † Thalassiothix
  • † Thalassiothix longissima
• † Thalictrum

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  Fossilized skeleton of the Oligocene-Miocene gavial relative Thecachampsa

  † Thecachampsa
  • † Thecachampsa antiqua
• Thracia
  • † Thracia brioni
  • † Thracia conradi
  • † Thracia transversa
• Thunnus
  • † Thunnus thynnus
• Timoclea
  • † Timoclea grus
• Titanocarcinus
  • † Titanocarcinus euglyphos
• Torcula
• † Tornatellaea
• † Tortifusus
  • † Tortifusus curvirostrus
• Trachycardium
  • † Trachycardium emmonsi

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    Exterior and interior of the shell of a Trachycardium isocardia , or West Indian prickly cockle

    † Trachycardium isocardia
  • † Trachycardium muricatum
• Trajana
  • † Trajana pyta – type locality for species
• Transennella
  • † Transennella carolinensis
  • † Transennella stimpsoni
• † Tretosphys
• † Triaenodon
  • † Triaenodon obesus
• † Triceratium
  • † Triceratium condecorum
  • † Triceratium subrotundatum
  • † Triceratium tessellatum
• † Triginglymus
• Trigoniocardia

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  Shell of a Trigonostoma nutmeg sea snail

  Trigonostoma
• 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

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  Shell of a Tucetona bittersweet clam

  Tucetona
  • † Tucetona arata
• Turbo
  • † Turbo castanea
• Turbonilla
  • † Turbonilla abrupta
  • † Turbonilla daedaleum
  • † Turbonilla interrupta
  • † Turbonilla nivea
• † Turborotalia
  • † Turborotalia acostaensis
  • † Turborotalia birnageae
  • † Turborotalia humilis
  • † Turborotalia inflata
  • † Turborotalia quinqueloba

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  Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella

  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

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  Tursiops
• Typha
• Typhis
  • † Typhis harrisi

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• † Unifascia
  • † Unifascia carolinensis
• Uromitra
• Urophycis
  • † Urophycis tenuis
• Urosalpinx

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    A living Urosalpinx sea snail, or oyster drill

    † Urosalpinx cinerea
  • † Urosalpinx perrugata
  • † Urosalpinx phrikna
  • † Urosalpinx stimpsoni
  • † Urosalpinx suffolkensis
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  • † 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
  • † Vexillum wandoense

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  Leaves and fruit of a living Viburnum .

  † Viburnum
• † Virgulina
  • † Virgulina fusiformis
• Viviparus – tentative report
  • † Viviparus lyelli
• Volutifusus
  • † Volutifusus obtusa
  • † Volutifusus typhis
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• † Wilsonimaia
  • † Wilsonimaia ethelae

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• † Xanthiopyxis
• Xenophora
• Xestoleberis
  • † Xestoleberis e informal
  • † Xestoleberis ventrostriata

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  Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene whale Xiphiacetus

  † Xiphiacetus
• Xiphias
  • † Xiphias gladius
• † Xiphiorhynchus
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• Yoldia
  • † Yoldia laevis

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    Illustration of the shell of a Yoldia limatula , or file yoldia

    † Yoldia limatula
  • † Yoldia limulata
  • † Yoldia serica

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    Illustration of a living Ziphius cavirostris , or Cuvier's beaked whale

    † Ziphius cavirostris – or unidentified comparable form

References

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