List of the Paleozoic life of Georgia (U.S. state)

Last updated December 18, 2021

This list of the Paleozoic life of Georgia contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Georgia and are between 541 and 252.17 million years of age.

A

Fossilized fronds of the Carboniferous-Early Cretaceous seed fern Alethopteris
† Alethopteris
- † Alethopteris decurrens
- † Alethopteris lonchitica
- † Alethopteris valida
† Allocatillocrinus
- † Allocatillocrinus rotundus
† Alloiopteris
- † Alloiopteris georgiana – or unidentified comparable form
† Alokistocare
- † Alokistocare americanum
† Ambonychia
- † Ambonychia intermedia
† Amplexipora
- † Amplexipora colombiana
- † Amplexipora columbiana
† Amplexus
- † Amplexus hamiltoniae
† Anazyga
- † Anazyga recurvirostra
† Ancisrorhyncha
- † Ancisrorhyncha costata
† Ancistrorhynca
- † Ancistrorhynca costata
† Ancistrorhyncha
- † Ancistrorhyncha costata
† Aneimites
- † Aneimites pottsvillensis
Fossil of the Carboniferous horsetail relative Annularia
† Annularia
- † Annularia asteris
- † Annularia radiata
† Anoplotheca
- † Anoplotheca hemispherica
† Anthracospirifer
- † Anthracospirifer leidyi
† Archaeopteridium
- † Archaeopteridium tschermacki
† Archaeorthis – tentative report
† Archeopteris
† Archimedes
- † Archimedes confertus
- † Archimedes invaginatus
- † Archimedes magnus
- † Archimedes swallovanus
† Armonia
- † Armonia elongata
† Arthroclema
- † Arthroclema armatum
Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Asaphiscus
† Asaphiscus
- † Asaphiscus gregarius
† Asphelaspis
- † Asphelaspis hamblensis
† Asterophyllites
- † Asterophyllites charaeformis
- † Asterophyllites equisetiformis
- † Asterophyllites grandis
† Atactoporella
† Athyrisina
† Atrypa
- † Atrypa reticularis
† Augustoceras

B

† Baltagnostus
- † Baltagnostus centerensis
† Bathocypris
- † Bathocypris cylindrica
† Bathyurus
† Batostoma
- † Batostoma implicatum
- † Batostoma magnapora
- † Batostoma minnesotense
- † Batostoma varum
- † Batostoma winchelli
† Blainia
- † Blainia gregaria
† Bonneterrina – tentative report
† Brooksella
- † Brooksella alternata

C

Fossilized stems from the Carboniferous-Permian horsetail relative Calamites
† Calamites
- † Calamites cistiiformis
- † Calamites suckowi
† Callipteridium
- † Callipteridium membranaceum – or unidentified comparable form
† Callopora
- † Callopora andrewsi
- † Callopora dalei
- † Callopora dumalis
- † Callopora goodhuensis
- † Callopora multitabulata
- † Callopora pulchella – tentative report
- † Callopora ramosa
- † Callopora sigillaroides
- † Callopora subnodosa
† Calymene
- Fossil of the Silurian trilobite Calymene celebra
  † Calymene celebra
- † Calymene platys
- † Calymene ragdesi
† Calyptaulax
- † Calyptaulax callicephala
† Camarotoechia
† Campophyllum
† Campophylum
- † Campophylum gasperense
† Carpentertypus
- † Carpentertypus durhami – type locality for species
† Ceratopea
- † Ceratopea calceoliformis
- † Ceratopea grandis – or unidentified comparable form
- † Ceratopea sulcata
† Chaetetes
† Choctawites
- † Choctawites kentuckiensis
Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Ordovician brachiopod Cincinnetina
† Cincinnetina
- † Cincinnetina meeki
- † Cincinnetina multisecta
† Cincosaurus
- † Cincosaurus cobbi
† Cleistopora
† Clyclostomiceras
- † Clyclostomiceras cassinense
† Columnaria
- † Columnaria halli
† Constellaria
- † Constellaria prominens
† Coosella
- † Coosella curticei
† Coosia
- † Coosia superba
† Cordaites
- † Cordaites communis
- † Cordaites serpens
† Cryptophagmus
- † Cryptophagmus antiquatus
† Cryptophragmus
- † Cryptophragmus antiquatus
† Cyclospira
† Cyclostomiceras
- † Cyclostomiceras cassinense
† Cyperites
Restoration of the Cambrian-Middle Devonian nautiloid cephalopod Cyrtoceras
† Cyrtoceras
- † Cyrtoceras vallandinghami

D

† Dalmanella
- † Dalmanella edgewoodensis
- † Dalmanella elegantula
† Dalmanitina
- † Dalmanitina arkansana
† Dekayella
- † Dekayella praenuntia
- † Dekayella ulrichi
† Dekayia
- † Dekayia aspera
† Desmorthis
- † Desmorthis nevadensis
† Dielasma
- † Dielasma arkansanum
- † Dielasma illinoisensis
† Dinorthis
- † Dinorthis atavoides – or unidentified comparable form
Fossil of the Late Ordovician-Middle Devonian trilobite Dipleura
† Dipleura
- † Dipleura dekayi
† Diplothmena
- † Diplothmena cheathami
† Doleroides
- † Doleroides gibbosus

E

Fossils at different stages of development of the Cambrian trilobite Elrathia
† Elrathia
- † Elrathia antiquata
† Elrathiella
- † Elrathiella buttsi
† Elrathina – tentative report
† Eodictyonella (formerly Dictyonella)
- † Eodictyonella reticulata
† Eospirifer
- † Eospirifer radiatus
† Eremopteris
- † Eremopteris microphylla – or unidentified comparable form
† Eridotrypa
- † Eridotrypa mutabilis
† Eroicaspira
- † Eroicaspira bellicincta
† Escharopora
- † Escharopora falciformis
- † Escharopora subrecta
† Eteraspis
- † Eteraspis glabra
† Eumetria
- † Eumetria verneuiliana
† Eurydictya
- † Eurydictya multipora
† Eusphenopteris
- † Eusphenopteris aldrichii

F

† Fascifera
- † Fascifera subcarinata
† Favistella
- † Favistella halli
† Favosites
- † Favosites turbinatus
† Fenestrellina
- † Fenestrellina santiludowici
- † Fenestrellina tenax
† Finkelnburgia
Front (left) and right side (right) views of an enrolled fossil of the Middle Ordovician-Silurian trilobite Flexicalymene
† Flexicalymene

G

† Glyphaspis
- † Glyphaspis capella – or unidentified comparable form
† Glyprorthis
- † Glyprorthis bellarugosa
† Glyptorthis
- † Glyptorthis bellarugosa
- † Glyptorthis insculpta
- † Glyptorthis multicostellata – type locality for species
† Gonioceras
- † Gonioceras anceps

H

† Hadrophyllum
- † Hadrophyllum ovale
Fossil of the Ordovician bryozoan ("moss animal") Hallopora
† Hallopora
- † Hallopora dalei
† Hebertella
- † Hebertella frankfortenis
- † Hebertella frankfortensis
- † Hebertella occidentalis
- † Hebertella sinuata
† Helicotoma
- † Helicotoma tennesseensis
† Helopora
- † Helopora spiniformis
† Hemiphragmus
- † Hemiphragmus imperfectus
† Hesperorthis
- † Hesperorthis tricenaria
† Heterotrypa
- † Heterotrypa frondosa
- † Heterotrypa parvulipora
† Hiscobeccus
- † Hiscobeccus capax
† Hocospermum
† Holcacephalus – tentative report
† Holcospermum
† Homotrypa
- † Homotrypa cincinnatiensis
- † Homotrypa curvata
- † Homotrypa cylindrica
- † Homotrypa flabellaris
- † Homotrypa grandis
- † Homotrypa minnesotensis
- † Homotrypa obliqua
- † Homotrypa rubramosa
- † Homotrypa subramosa
† Hormotoma
- † Hormotoma gracilis
† Horomotoma
- † Horomotoma bellicincta

I

† Idiostrophis
† Isochilina
- † Isochilina nelsoni
Fossil of the Middle-Late Ordovician giant trilobite Isotelus .
† Isotelus
- † Isotelus brachycephalus

K

† Kenenglundii
- † Kenenglundii penningtonensis
† Kingopora

L

† Lambeophyllum
- † Lambeophyllum profundum
† Lambeophylum
- † Lambeophylum profundum
† Leanospira
† Lecanospira
- † Lecanospira compacta
- † Lecanospira knoxvillensis – type locality for species
- † Lecanospira salteri – or unidentified comparable form
- † Lecanospira sigmoidea
† Leperditia
- † Leperditia fabulites
Restoration of the Carboniferous-Late Triassic club moss relative Lepidodendron . Eli Heimans (1911).
† Lepidodendron
- † Lepidodendron aculeatum
- † Lepidodendron obovatum
- † Lepidodendron rimosum
† Lepidophloios
- † Lepidophloios laricinus
† Lepidostrobophyllum
† Leptaena
† Leptotrypa
- † Leptotrypa clavis
† Lichenaria
† Lingula
† Liospira
- † Liospira progne
- † Liospira vitruvia
† Liospita
† Lithostrotion
- † Lithostrotion proliferum
† Lithostrotionella
- † Lithostrotionella castelnaui
† Lophospira
- † Lophospira burginensis
- † Lophospira serrulata
Fossil in cross section of the Carboniferous seed fern stem Lyginopteris
† Lyginopteris
† Lyropora
- † Lyropora ranosculum

M

† Maclurites
† Macrostachya
† Meekopora
- † Meekopora clausa
† Michelinoceras
- † Michelinoceras multicameratum
- † Michelinoceras sociale
† Mimella
- † Mimella borealis
- † Mimella melonica
† Monotrypa
- † Monotrypa intabulata
† Monticulipora
† Monticulopora
† Multicostata
† Multicostella
† Murchisonia
- † Murchisonia subulata

N

† Neuralethopteris
- † Neuralethopteris biformis
- † Neuralethopteris larishii
- † Neuralethopteris pocahontas
Fronds of the Carboniferous seed fern Neuropteris
† Neuropteris
- † Neuropteris flexuosa
- † Neuropteris heterophylla – or unidentified comparable form
- † Neuropteris hollandica
- † Neuropteris plicata
- † Neuropteris schlehani
- † Neuropteris smithi
- † Neuropteris smithii
† Nicholsonella

O

† Oepikina
- † Oepikina minnesotensis
† Ophileta
- † Ophileta complanata
- † Ophileta laevata
† Orospira
† Orthoceras
† Orthorhynchula
- † Orthorhynchula linneyi
† Oxoplecia
- † Oxoplecia holstonensis

P

† Pachidictya
† Pachydictya
- † Pachydictya foliata
† Palmatopteris
- † Palmatopteris furcata
† Paupospira
- † Paupospira bowdeni
- † Paupospira burginensis
Fossils of the Late Devonian-Permian fern-like fronds Pecopteris
† Pecopteris
- † Pecopteris elliptica – tentative report
† Pelagiella
† Penniretopora
† Pentamerus
- † Pentamerus oblongus
† Pentremites
- † Pentremites cava
† Peronopsis
- † Peronopsis cuneifera – or unidentified comparable form
† Petigophora
† Petogophora
Fossil of the Late Ordovician-Late Devonian trilobite Phacops
† Phacops
- † Phacops pulchellus
† Phragmolites
- † Phragmolites fimbriata
† Phragmolutes
- † Phragmolutes fimbriatus
† Pionodema
- † Pionodema miniscula
- † Pionodema minuscula
- † Pionodema subaequata
† Platycrinites
- † Platycrinites hemisphericus
† Platystophia
- † Platystophia trentonensis
Fossilized shell of the Middle Ordovician-Silurian brachiopod Platystrophia
† Platystrophia
- † Platystrophia acutilirata
- † Platystrophia colbiensis
- † Platystrophia crassa
- † Platystrophia elegantula
- † Platystrophia juvensis
- † Platystrophia laticosta
- † Platystrophia ponderosa
- † Platystrophia precursor
- † Platystrophia strigosa
- † Platystrophia sublaticosa
- † Platystrophia trentonensis
† Plectorthis
- † Plectorthis fissicosta
- † Plectorthis plicatella
Fossil of the Silurian-Carboniferous tabulate coral Pleurodictyum
† Pleurodictyum
† Prasopora
- † Prasopora hospitalis
† Prismostylus
- † Prismostylus fibratum
† Productina
† Protozyga

R

† Rafinesquina
- † Rafinesquina alternata
- † Rafinesquina deltoidea – or unidentified comparable form
- † Rafinesquina trentonensis
† Raphistoma
† Reserella
- † Reserella rogata
† Resserella
- † Resserella rogata
† Rhinidictya
- † Rhinidictya mutabilis
† Rhipidomella
† Rhipidomena
- † Rhipidomena tennesseensis
† Rhombotrypa
† Rhynchotrema
- † Rhynchotrema argenturbiem
- † Rhynchotrema increbescens
- † Rhynchotrema minnesotensis
† Rhynidictya
- † Rhynidictya mutabilis
† Rostricella
- † Rostricella plena
Rostricellula
- † Rostricellula rostrata

S

† Scalites
- † Scalites peracutum
† Septopora
- † Septopora subquadrans
† Sibulites
- † Sibulites subelongatus – or unidentified related form
Fossilized stump of the Carboniferous-Permian club moss relative Sigillaria
† Sigillaria
- † Sigillaria elegans
- † Sigillaria mammillaris – tentative report
† Solenopleurella
- † Solenopleurella buttsi
† Solenopora
- † Solenopora compacta
† Sowerbyella
- † Sowerbyella curdsvillensis
† Sphenophyllum
- † Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
- † Sphenophyllum tenue
† Sphenopteris
- † Sphenopteris deltiformis
- † Sphenopteris elegans – or unidentified comparable form
- † Sphenopteris hoeninghausi
- † Sphenopteris hoeninghausii
- † Sphenopteris pottsvillea
Fossilized shell of the Late Ordovician-Late Triassic brachiopod Spirifer
† Spirifer
- † Spirifer grimesi
† Stictoporella
† Stigmaria
- † Stigmaria ficoides
† Streblopteria
- † Streblopteria cooperensi
† Streptelasm
† Streptelasma
- † Streptelasma produndum
† Strictoporella
† Stromatocerium
- † Stromatocerium pustolosum
- † Stromatocerium pustulosum
- † Stromatocerium rugosum
Fossilized shell of the Ordovician-Silurian brachiopod Strophomena
† Strophomena
- † Strophomena incurvata
- † Strophomena planumbona
† Subulites
- † Subulites subelongatus – or unidentified related form

T

† Tetradium
- † Tetradium cellulosum
- † Tetradium columnare
- † Tetradium syringoporoides
Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Tricrepicephalus
† Tricrepicephalus
- † Tricrepicephalus cedarensis
† Triplophylum
- † Triplophylum compressus
- † Triplophylum dalei

V

† Valcourea
† Valcouroceras

Z

† Zaphrenthis
- † Zaphrenthis radicosa
† Zeilleria
- † Zeilleria delicatula
† Zygospira
- † Zygospira modesta
- † Zygospira recurivirostris

References

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

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List of the Paleozoic life of Georgia (U.S. state)

Contents

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

V

Z

References