List of the prehistoric life of Florida

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

Precambrian

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Florida.

Paleozoic

• † Actinopteria
• † Acutiramus
  • † Acutiramus suwaneensis
• † Arisaigia
  • † Arisaigia postornata – or unidentified comparable form
• † Butovicella
  • † Butovicella migrans
• † Colpocoryphe
  • † Colpocoryphe exsul
• † Conularia
• † Eoschizodus
• † Modiomorpha
• † Plectonotus
• † Pleurodapis
• † Prothyris
• † Pterinopecten

• 

  Life restoration of the Silurian-Middle Devonian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Pterygotus

  † Pterygotus
  • † Pterygotus floridanus
• † Tentaculites

Mesozoic

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Florida.

Cenozoic

Main article: List of the Cenozoic life of Florida

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Florida

• † Abra
• Acanthocardia
• Acanthochitona
• Acar
• Accipiter
  • † Accipiter cooperii
  • † Accipiter striatus
• Acer
  • † Acer rubrum
• † Acmaturris
• Acris
  • † Acris gryllus – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus

  † Acritohippus
  • † Acritohippus isonesus
• Acropora
  • † Acropora cervicornis
  • † Acropora palmata
• Acrosterigma
• Acteocina
• Acteon
• Actitis
  • † Actitis macularia
• Aegolius
  • † Aegolius acadicus
• † Aelurodon

• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus , or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).

  † Aepycamelus
  • † Aepycamelus major
• Aequipecten
• Aesopus
• Aetobatus
  • † Aetobatus narinari
• Agaricia
  • † Agaricia agaricites
• Agaronia
• Agassizia
• Agatrix
• Agelaius
  • † Agelaius phoeniceus
• Agkistrodon

  • 

    Close-up portrait of a living Agkistrodon piscivorus , also known as a water moccasin or cottonmouth

    † Agkistrodon piscivorus
• Agladrillia
• † Agnotocastor
• † Agriotherium
• Aix
  • † Aix sponsa
• Ajaia
  • † Ajaia ajaja
• Alaba
• Alabina
• Alca – type locality for genus

• 

  Restorative model of the Miocene deer relative Aletomeryx

  † Aletomeryx
• Alligator
  • † Alligator mississipiensis
  • † Alligator mississippiensis
  • † Alligator olseni – type locality for species
• Alnus
• Alosa
• Alveopora
• Amauropsis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• † Ambystoma
  • † Ambystoma tigrinum

• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon . Margret Flinsch (1932).

  † Amebelodon
• Americardia
  • † Americardia media
• Amia
  • † Amia calva
• Ammodramus
  • † Ammodramus maritimus
  • † Ammodramus savannarum
• Amnicola
• † Amphicyon

• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus

  † Amphimachairodus
• † Amphiroa
• Amphistegina
• Amphiuma
  • † Amphiuma means
• † Amplibuteo
  • † Amplibuteo woodwardi
• † Ampullina
• † Ampullinopsis
• Amusium
• † Anabernicula
• Anachis
• Anadara

  • 

    Shell of an Anadara floridana , or cut-ribbed ark clam

    † Anadara floridana
  • † Anadara ovalis
  • † Anadara transversa
  • † Anadara trapezia
• Anas
  • † Anas acuta
  • † Anas americana
  • † Anas carolinensis
  • † Anas clypeata
  • † Anas crecca
  • † Anas cyanoptera – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Anas discors
  • † Anas fulvigula
  • † Anas platyrhynchos
  • † Anas rubripes
  • † Anas strepera
• Anatina

• 

  Fossilized limb bones, and teeth of the Miocene three-toed horse Anchitherium (left)

  † Anchitherium
• Ancilla
• Angulus
• Anhinga
  • † Anhinga anhinga
• Anodonta
• Anodontia
  • † Anodontia alba
• Anolis
  • † Anolis carolinensis
• Anomia
  • † Anomia simplex
• Anona
• Antalis
• Anticlimax
• Antigona
• Antillophos
  • † Antillophos candeanus – or unidentified comparable form
• Antrozous
• Aorotrema
  • † Aorotrema cistronium
• Apalone
  • † Apalone ferox
• Aphelocoma
  • † Aphelocoma coerulescens
• † Aphelops
• Aphera
• Aquila
  • † Aquila chrysaetos
• † Aramides
  • † Aramides cajanea
• Aramus
  • † Aramus guarauna
• Arbacia
• Arca
  • † Arca imbricata
  • † Arca zebra
• † Archaeohippus
• Architectonica
• † Archosargus
  • † Archosargus probatocephalus
• Arcinella
  • † Arcinella arcinella
  • † Arcinella cornuta

• 

  Restoration of an Arctodus , or short-faced bear, with a human to scale

  † Arctodus
  • † Arctodus pristinus
• † Arctonasua
• Ardea
  • † Ardea herodias
• Ardeola
• Argobuccinum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Argopecten
  • † Argopecten gibbus

  • 

    A living Argopecten irradians (formerly Aequipecten irradians), or Atlantic bay scallop

    † Argopecten irradians
• Arius
• Artena
• Asio
  • † Asio flammeus
• Aspella
  • † Aspella senex – type locality for species
• Assiminea
• Astarte
• Astraea

• 

  Shell in multiple views of an Astralium , or star sea snail

  Astralium
  • † Astralium phoebium
• Astrangia
• † Astrohippus
• Astyris
  • † Astyris lunata
• Athleta
• Atractosteus
  • † Atractosteus spatula
• Atrina
• Attiliosa
  • † Attiliosa aldridgei
• † Aturia
• Atys
• Axelella
• Aythya

  • 

    Lesser scaup

    † Aythya affinis
  • † Aythya americana
  • † Aythya collaris
  • † Aythya marila
  • † Aythya valisineria
• † Aztlanolagus
• † Babelomurex
• Bactridium
• Bailya
  • † Bailya intricata
• Baiomys
• Bairdiella
  • † Bairdiella chrysoura
• Balaenoptera

  • 

    Illustration of a living Balaenoptera acutorostrata , or common minke whale

    † Balaenoptera acutorostrata
• Balanus
  • † Balanus improvisus – or unidentified related form
  • † Balanus trigonus
• Balistes
• Barbatia
  • † Barbatia candida
• † Barbourofelis
• Bartschella
• Basiliscus – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus

  † Basilosaurus
  • † Basilosaurus cetoides
• Batillaria
• † Batrachosauroides
• Bela
  • † Bela nassoides – type locality for species
• † Benzoin
  • † Benzoin melissaefolium – or unidentified comparable form
• Biomphalaria
  • † Biomphalaria havanensis
• Bison
  • † Bison antiquus

  • 

    Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons , also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison

    † Bison latifrons
• Bittiolum
  • † Bittiolum varium
• Bittium
• Bivetopsia
• Blarina
  • † Blarina brevicauda
  • † Blarina carolinensis
• † Blastomeryx
• Boa
  • † Boa constrictor – type locality for species
• Bonasa
  • † Bonasa umbellus
• Boonea
  • † Boonea seminuda

• 

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

  † Borophagus
  • † Borophagus diversidens
  • † Borophagus hilli
  • † Borophagus orc
  • † Borophagus pugnator
• Bostrycapulus
  • † Bostrycapulus aculeatus
• Botaurus
  • † Botaurus lentiginosus
• † Bothriodon
• Botula
  • † Botula fusca
• Brachidontes
  • † Brachidontes exustus
• † Brachycythara
  • † Brachycythara dasa – type locality for species
• †Brana
• Branta
  • † Branta canadensis
• † Brasenia
• Bubo
  • † Bubo virginianus
• Buccella
• Buccinum
• Bucephala
  • † Bucephala albeola
• Buchema
• Bufo

  • 

    Living male (left) and female (right) Anaxyrus quercicus , or oak toads

    † Bufo quercicus
  • † Bufo terrestris
  • † Bufo woodhousei
• Bulimulus
• Bulla
  • † Bulla striata
• Bullaria
• Bursa
  • † Bursa rhodostoma
  • † Bursa rugosa
• Busycon
  • † Busycon carica

  • 

    Shell in multiple views of a Busycon contrarium whelk

    † Busycon contrarium
  • † Busycon perversum
  • † Busycon sinistrum
• Busycotypus
  • † Busycotypus canaliculatus
• Buteo
  • † Buteo jamaicensis
  • † Buteo lineatus
  • † Buteo platypterus
  • † Buteo swainsoni
• Buteogallus
  • † Buteogallus fragilis
  • † Buteogallus urubitinga
• Butorides

  • 

    A living Butorides virescens , or green heron

    † Butorides virescens
• Cadulus
• Caecum
  • † Caecum cinctum
  • † Caecum circumvolutum
  • † Caecum cooperi
  • † Caecum cycloferum
  • † Caecum floridanum
  • † Caecum imbricatum
  • † Caecum pulchellum
  • † Caecum regulare
  • † Caecum strigosum
• Calidris
  • † Calidris canutus – or unidentified comparable form

  • 

    A living Calidris pusilla , or semipalmated sandpiper

    † Calidris pusilla – or unidentified comparable form
• † Calippus
• Callianassa
• Calliostoma
  • † Calliostoma euglyptum
  • † Calliostoma jujubinum
  • † Calliostoma pulchrum
  • † Calliostoma roseolum
  • † Calliostoma tampaense
  • † Calliostoma yucatecanum – or unidentified comparable form
• Callista
• † Callophoca
• Calotrophon
  • † Calotrophon ostrearum
• Calyptraea
  • † Calyptraea centralis

• 

  Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops

  † Camelops
• Cancellaria
  • † Cancellaria reticulata
• Cancilla
• Canis
  • † Canis armbrusteri
  • † Canis dirus – type locality for species
  • † Canis edwardii
  • † Canis familiaris
  • † Canis latrans
  • † Canis lepophagus
  • † Canis lupus
  • † Canis rufus
• Cantharus
• Capella

• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx

  † Capromeryx
• Capulus
• Caracara
  • † Caracara cheriway
  • † Caracara plancus
• Caranx
  • † Caranx hippos
• Carcharhinus
  • † Carcharhinus brevipinna
  • † Carcharhinus leucas
  • † Carcharhinus limbatus
  • † Carcharhinus plumbeus
  • † Carcharhinus signatus
• Carcharias
  • † Carcharias taurus
• Carcharodon
  • † Carcharodon carcharias

  • 

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

    † Carcharodon hastalis
• Cardinalis
  • † Cardinalis cardinalis
• Cardita
• Carditamera
• Caretta
  • † Caretta caretta
• † Carex
• Carinodrillia
• † Carpella
• Carphophis
  • † Carphophis amoenus
• † Carpocyon
• Carya
• Carychium
• † Casmerodius
  • † Casmerodius albus
• Cassidulina
• Cassis
  • † Cassis madagascariensis
• Castanea
• Castor
  • † Castor californicus
  • † Castor canadensis

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides

  † Castoroides
  • † Castoroides leiseyorum – type locality for species
  • † Castoroides ohioensis
• Cathartes
  • † Cathartes aura
• Catharus
• Centropomus
• Cerastoderma
• † Cerion
• Cerithidea
  • † Cerithidea pliculosa
  • † Cerithidea scalariformis
• Cerithioclava
• Cerithiopsis
  • † Cerithiopsis aralia
  • † Cerithiopsis greenii
  • † Cerithiopsis vinca

• 

  Two views of a Cerithium cerith sea snail

  Cerithium
  • † Cerithium atratum
  • † Cerithium eburneum
  • † Cerithium georgianum – or unidentified related form
  • † Cerithium guinaicum
  • † Cerithium lutosum
  • † Cerithium muscarum
• Cerodrillia
  • † Cerodrillia simpsoni
• Ceryle
• Chaetopleura
  • † Chaetopleura apiculata
• Chama
  • † Chama congregata
  • † Chama macerophylla
• Chamelea
• Charadrius
  • † Charadrius vociferus

• 

  Fossilized cranium of the Pliocene-Pleistocene hyena Chasmaporthetes

  † Chasmaporthetes
• Cheilea
• Chelonia
  • † Chelonia mydas
• Chelonibia
  • † Chelonibia testudinaria
• Chelydra
  • † Chelydra serpentina
• Chemnitzia
• † Chesapecten
  • † Chesapecten jeffersonius
• Chicoreus
  • † Chicoreus brevifrons
  • † Chicoreus dilectus

• 

  A living Chilomycterus , or burrfish

  Chilomycterus
• Chione
  • † Chione cancellata
• Chlamys
• Chlorostoma
• Chondestes – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Chondestes grammacus
• Chrysallida
• Chrysemys
  • † Chrysemys floridana
• Cibicides
• Ciconia

  • 

    Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Ciconia maltha , also known as the asphalt stork or La Brea stork

    † Ciconia maltha
• Cidaris
• Cinctura
  • † Cinctura hunteria
  • † Cinctura lilium
• Circulus
• Circus
  • † Circus cyaneus – or unidentified comparable form
• Cirsotrema
• Cistothorus
  • † Cistothorus platensis
• Cladocora
• Clangula
  • † Clangula hyemalis
• Clathrodrillia
• Clathrus
• Clava
• Clavatula
• Clavus
• Clementia
• Closia

• 

  A living Clypeaster , or sea biscuit

  Clypeaster
• Cnemidophorus
  • † Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
• Coccyzus
  • † Coccyzus americanus
• Cochlespira
• Cochliolepis
• Codakia
  • † Codakia orbicularis
• Colaptes
  • † Colaptes auratus
• Colinus

  • 

    A living Colinus virginianus , or northern bobwhite

    † Colinus virginianus
• Colpophyllia
  • † Colpophyllia natans
• Coluber
  • † Coluber constrictor
• Columba
  • † Columba fasciata
• Columbella
  • † Columbella mercatoria
  • † Columbella rusticoides
• Columbellopsis
  • † Columbellopsis nycteis – or unidentified comparable form
• Compsodrillia

• 

  Fossil of the Miocene-Pleistocene barnacle Concavus

  Concavus
• † Concholepas
• Conepatus
  • † Conepatus leuconotus
• Conomitra
• † Conorbis
• Conus
  • † Conus anabathrum
  • † Conus daucus
  • † Conus delessertii
  • † Conus eversoni – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Conus jaspideus – type locality for species
  • † Conus miamiensis
  • † Conus patglicksteinae
  • † Conus patricius
  • † Conus sennottorum
  • † Conus spurius
• Coragyps
  • † Coragyps atratus
  • † Coragyps occidentalis
• Coralliophila
• Corbula
• † Cormocyon

• 

  Fossilized skeleton preserved in situ (upper left, 2) of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Cormohipparion

  † Cormohipparion
• Corvus
  • † Corvus brachyrhynchos
  • † Corvus ossifragus
• † Corylus
• Coturnicops
  • † Coturnicops noveboracensis
  • † Crassinella lunulata
• Crassispira
• Crassostrea
  • † Crassostrea virginica
• †Cremaster – type locality for genus
• †Cremaster
• Crenella
• Crepidula
  • † Crepidula convexa

  • 

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

    † Crepidula fornicata
  • † Crepidula maculosa
  • † Crepidula plana
• Crepipatella
• † Crommium
• Crotalus
  • † Crotalus adamanteus
  • † Crotalus giganteus
• Crucibulum
  • † Crucibulum auricula
  • † Crucibulum spinosum
  • † Crucibulum striatum
• Cryptotis
  • † Cryptotis parva
  • † Ctena orbiculata
• Cumingia
• Cupuladria
• Cupularia

• 

  Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius

  † Cuvieronius
  • † Cuvieronius tropicus
• Cyanocitta
  • † Cyanocitta cristata
• Cyclocardia
• Cygnus
  • † Cygnus buccinator
  • † Cygnus columbianus
• Cylichna
• † Cymakra
  • † Cymakra poncei
• Cymatium
• Cymatosyrinx
• Cymbovula
  • † Cymbovula acicularis
• Cymodocea
• † Cynarctoides
  • † Cynarctoides lemur
• † Cynelos
• Cynoscion

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus

  † Cynthiacetus
• Cyphoma
  • † Cyphoma gibbosum
  • † Cyphoma intermedium
• Cypraea
• Cypraecassis
• Cypraedia
  • † Cyrenoida floridana
  • † Cyrtopleura costata
• Cythara
  • † Cythara anthera
• Daedalochila
  • † Daedalochila uvulifera
• Daphnella
  • † Daphnella elata
• † Daphoenodon
• † Daphoenus – tentative report
• Dasyatis
• Dasypus

  • 

    Fossilized cranium seen from above and below of the Pleistocene Dasypus bellus , or beautiful armadillo

    † Dasypus bellus – type locality for species
• Dauciconus
• Deirochelys
  • † Deirochelys reticularia
• Dendraster
• Dendrocopos
• Dendrocygna
• † Dendrogyra
  • † Dendrogyra cylindrus
• Dendropoma
  • † Dendropoma irregulare
• Dentalium
• Dentimargo
  • † Dentimargo aureocinctus
  • † Dentimargo eburneolus
• Dermomurex
  • † Dermomurex antecessor
  • † Dermomurex elizabethae
• † Desmatippus
• † Desmocyon

• 

  A living Desmodus , or vampire bat

  Desmodus
  • † Desmodus stocki
• Diadophis
  • † Diadophis punctatus
• Diastoma
• Dicathais
• † Diceratherium – or unidentified comparable form
• Dichocoenia
  • † Dichocoenia stokesi
• Didelphis
  • † Didelphis marsupialis
  • † Didelphis virginiana
• † Didianema
  • † Didianema pauli
• Dinocardium
  • † Dinocardium robustum
• † Dinohippus
• † Dinohyus
• Diodon
• Diodora
  • † Diodora cayenensis
  • † Diodora meta
  • † Diodora sayi
  • † Diplodonta punctata
  • † Diplodonta semiaspera
• Diploria
  • † Diploria labyrinthiformis
• † Dipoides
• Discinisca
• † Discohelix
• Discorbis
• Distorsio
  • † Distorsio mcgintyi – type locality for species
  • † Divaricella dentata
• Dolabella
• † Dolicholatirus
• Donax
  • † Donax fossor

  • 

    Shells of Donax variabilis , or coquina

    † Donax variabilis
• † Dorypaltus – type locality for genus
  • † Dorypaltus prosphatus – type locality for species
• Dosinia
  • † Dosinia discus
• Drymarchon
  • † Drymarchon corais
• Dryocopus
• Dumetella
  • † Dumetella carolinensis
• Echinocardium
• Echinometra
  • † Echinometra lucunter
• † Ecphora
• † Ectopistes

  • 

    Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius , or passenger pigeon

    † Ectopistes migratorius
• Egretta
  • † Egretta thula
  • † Egretta tricolor – or unidentified comparable form
• Elaphe
  • † Elaphe guttata
  • † Elaphe obsoleta
• Eleutherodactylus – or unidentified comparable form
• † Elliptoideus
• Elphidium
• Emarginula
• Enaeta
• Engina
• † Engoniophos
  • † Enhydritherium terraenovae – type locality for species
• † Enhydrocyon
• Ensis
  • † Ensis directus
  • † Ensis minor

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon

  † Epicyon
  • † Epicyon haydeni
• Epitonium
  • † Epitonium humphreysii
  • † Epitonium novangliae
• Eptesicus
  • † Eptesicus fuscus
• Equetus
• Equus
  • † Equus fraternus
  • † Equus giganteus
• Eratoidea

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Eremotherium

  † Eremotherium
  • † Eremotherium laurillardi
• Erethizon
  • † Erethizon dorsatum
• Eretmochelys
• † Ereunetes
• Erolia
• Ervilia
• Erycina – tentative report
• Erycina
• Eubalaena
• Eucidaris
  • † Eucidaris tribuloides
  • † Eucrassatella speciosa

• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene coyote-like canine Eucyon

  † Eucyon
  • † Eucyon davisi
• Eudocimus
  • † Eudocimus albus
• † Eudolium
• Eugeniconus
• Euglandina
  • † Euglandina rosea
• Eulima
  • † Eulima bifasciata
• Eulithidium
  • † Eulithidium thalassicola
• Eumeces
  • † Eumeces fasciatus
  • † Eumeces inexpectatus
• Eumops – type locality for genus
  • † Eumops glaucinus – type locality for species
• † Euoplocyon
• Euphagus

  • 

    A living Euphagus cyanocephalus , or Brewer's blackbird

    † Euphagus cyanocephalus
• Eupleura
  • † Eupleura caudata
  • † Eupleura sulcidentata
  • † Eupleura tampaensis
• Eusmilia
  • † Eusmilia fastigiata
• Euspira
• Euvola
  • † Euvola raveneli
  • † Euvola ziczac
• Fabella
• Falco

  • 

    A living Falco columbarius , or merlin

    † Falco columbarius
  • † Falco peregrinus
  • † Falco sparverius
• Farancia
  • † Farancia abacura
• Fasciolaria
  • † Fasciolaria tulipa
• Favartia
  • † Favartia cellulosa
• Favia
  • † Favia fragum

• 

  Living Favites stony coral

  Favites
• Felis
• Fenimorea
  • † Fenimorea fucata
  • † Fenimorea moseri
  • † Fenimorea pagodula
• Ferrissia
• Ficus
  • † Ficus communis
• Fimbria
• Finella
  • † Finella adamsi
  • † Finella dubia
• Fissurella
• Flabellum

• 

  A living Apalone ferox , or Florida softshell turtle

  † Florida
  • † Florida caerulea
• † Floridaceras
• † Floridachoerus
• † Floridatragulus
• Fontigens – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Fossaria
  • † Fossaria cubensis
• Fossarus
• Fragum
• Fulgurofusus

• 

  Shell in multiple views of a Fulguropsis whelk

  Fulguropsis
  • † Fulguropsis feldmanni
• † Fulica
  • † Fulica americana
• † Fundulus
• Fusinus
• Fusiturricula
• Gadila
• † Galaxea
• Galeocerdo
  • † Galeocerdo aduncus
  • † Galeocerdo contortus

  • 

    A living Galeocerdo cuvier , or tiger shark

    † Galeocerdo cuvier
• Gallinago
  • † Gallinago gallinago
• Gallinula
  • † Gallinula brodkorbi – type locality for species
  • † Gallinula chloropus
• † Gambusia
  • † Gambusia affinis
• Gari
• Gastrochaena
• Gastrocopta
  • † Gastrocopta contracta
  • † Gastrocopta pentodon
• Gastrophryne
  • † Gastrophryne carolinensis
• Gavia
  • † Gavia immer
  • † Gavia pacifica

• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene crocodile relative Gavialosuchus

  † Gavialosuchus – type locality for genus
  • † Gavialosuchus americanus
• Gegania
• Gemma
  • † Gemma gemma
• Gemmula
• Gemophos
  • † Gemophos tinctus
• Genota
• † Gentilicamelus – or unidentified comparable form
• Geochelone
• Geomys
  • † Geomys pinetis
• † Geothlypis
  • † Geothlypis trichas
• Geranoaetus
• Gibberula

• 

  Fossilized shells of the Oligocene-Pliocene scallop Gigantopecten

  † Gigantopecten
• † Gigantostrea
• Ginglymostoma
  • † Ginglymostoma cirratum
• Glans
• Glaucidium
• Glaucomys
• Globicephala
  • † Globicephala macrorhynchus – type locality for species
• Globigerina
• Globularia
• Globulina

• 

  Restoration of a herd of the Pliocene-Holocene ground sloth Glossotherium

  † Glossotherium
• Glycymeris
  • † Glycymeris americana
  • † Glycymeris decussata
• Glyphostoma
• Glyphyalinia
• Glyptoactis
• † Glyptotherium
• † Gomphotherium
• † Goniodelphis – type locality for genus
• Goniopora
• Gopherus

  • 

    A living Gopherus polyphemus , or gopher tortoise

    † Gopherus polyphemus
• † Granoturris
  • † Granoturris padolina
• Granulina
• Graptemys
  • † Graptemys barbouri – or unidentified comparable form
• Gregariella
  • † Gregariella coralliophaga
• Grus
  • † Grus americana
  • † Grus canadensis
• † Guara
• Guttulina
• Gymnogyps

  • 

    A living Gymnogyps californianus , or California condor

    † Gymnogyps californianus
• Gyraulus
  • † Gyraulus parvus
• † Hadrodelphis
• Haematopus – type locality for genus
  • † Haematopus palliatus – type locality for species
• Haemulon
• Haliaeetus
  • † Haliaeetus leucocephalus
• † Haliaetus

• 

  A living Halichoeres wrasse

  † Halichoeres
• † Halimeda
• Halodule
• Haminoea
• Harengula
• Hastula
• Haustellum
• Hawaiia
• Heilprinia
• Heliaster

  • 

    A preserved Heliaster microbrachius sea star

    † Heliaster microbrachius
• Helicina
• Helisoma
• Heloderma – tentative report
• † Hemiauchenia
  • † Hemiauchenia macrocephala
• Hemipristis
  • † Hemipristis serra
• Here
• † Herodias

• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene mammal Herpetotherium

  † Herpetotherium
• Hespererato
  • † Hespererato maugeriae
• Hesperisternia
  • † Hesperisternia multangulus
• † Hesperotestudo
• Heterodon
  • † Heterodon platyrhinos
  • † Heterodon simus
• † Hexameryx – type locality for genus
• Hexaplex
  • † Hexaplex fulvescens
• Hiatella
  • † Hiatella arctica
• Himantopus
• Himerometra
• Hindsia
• Hindsiclava
• † Hipparion
• Hipponix
• † Hippotherium

• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Holmesina with a human to scale

  † Holmesina
• † Homiphoca
• Homo
  • † Homo sapiens
• † Homotherium
  • † Homotherium serum
• † Humboldtiana – tentative report
• Hyalina
• Hydrobia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Hydrochoerus
• Hyla
  • † Hyla cinerea
  • † Hyla femoralis

  • 

    A living Hyla gratiosa , or barking tree frog

    † Hyla gratiosa
• Hylocichla – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Hylocichla mustelina
• Hyotissa
• † Hypohippus
• † Hypolagus
• Ictalurus
  • † Ictalurus catus – or unidentified comparable form
• Ilex
  • † Ilex glabra
• Ilyanassa

• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos

  † Indarctos
• † Inodrillia
  • † Inodrillia aepynota
• Ischnochiton
• Isognomon
  • † Isognomon alatus
  • † Isognomon radiatus – tentative report
• Isophyllia
  • † Isophyllia sinuosa
• Isurus
  • † Isurus oxyrinchus
• Ithycythara
  • † Ithycythara lanceolata
  • † Ithycythara psila
• Ixobrychus
  • † Ixobrychus exilis

• 

  A living Jabiru mycteria stork

  Jabiru
  • † Jabiru mycteria – type locality for species
• Jacana
  • † Jacana spinosa
• Japonactaeon
  • † Japonactaeon punctostriatus
• Jaspidella
  • † Jaspidella jaspidea – tentative report
• † Jenkinsia – or unidentified comparable form
• Jenneria
• † Jordanella

  • 

    A living Jordanella floridae , or American flagfish

    † Jordanella floridae
• Julia
• Junco
  • † Junco hyemalis
• Kinosternon
  • † Kinosternon subrubrum
• Knefastia
• † Kogiopsis – type locality for genus
  • † Kogiopsis floridana – type locality for species
• Kuphus
• Kurtziella
  • † Kurtziella cerina
  • † Kurtziella limonitella
  • † Kurtziella serta
• † Kyptoceras
• † Lachnolaimus

  • 

    A living Lachnolaimus maximus , or hogfish

    † Lachnolaimus maximus
• † Lactophrys
• Laevapex
• Laevicardium
  • † Laevicardium mortoni
• Lagena
• † Lagodon
  • † Lagodon rhomboides
• †Laguna
• Lampropeltis
  • † Lampropeltis getulus
• Lanius
  • † Lanius ludovicianus
• Larus
• Lasiurus
  • † Lasiurus borealis
  • † Lasiurus intermedius
• Laterallus

  • 

    Illustration of a living Laterallus exilis , or grey-breasted crake

    † Laterallus exilis – or unidentified comparable form
• Latirus
  • † Latirus jucundus
  • † Latirus maxwelli
• Leiocephalus – tentative report
• Leiostomus
  • † Leiostomus xanthurus
• † Leitneria
  • † Leitneria floridana
• Leopardus
  • † Leopardus pardalis
  • † Leopardus wiedii
• Lepidochelys
• Lepisosteus
• Lepomis
  • † Lepomis gulosus – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Lepomis microlophus

• 

  Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon

  † Leptocyon – tentative report
• Lepus
  • † Lepus townsendii – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Leucophoyx thula
• Lima
• Limaria
• Limatula
  • † Limatula subauriculata
• Limnodromus
  • † Limnodromus scolopaceus
• † Limosa
• Linatella

  • 

    Shell of a Linatella triton sea snail

    † Linatella caudata
• Linga
• Lioglyphostoma
• Liotia
• † Liquidambar
• Lithophaga
  • † Lithophaga antillarum
  • † Lithophaga aristata – tentative report
  • † Lithophaga bisulcata
  • † Lithophaga nigra
• Lithophyllum
• Lithopoma

  • 

    Shell of a Lithopoma americanum turban sea snail

    † Lithopoma americanum
• Lithothamnion
• Litiopa
• Littoraria
  • † Littoraria angulifera
  • † Littoraria irrorata
• Littorina
• Lobatus
  • † Lobatus costatus
  • † Lobatus gigas
  • † Lobatus raninus
• Longchaeus
  • † Longchaeus suturalis
• Lontra

  • 

    Pair of living Lontra canadensis , or North American river otter

    † Lontra canadensis
• Lophelia
  • † Lophelia prolifera
• † Lophocetus – or unidentified related form
• Lophodytes
  • † Lophodytes cucullatus
• Lottia
• Lovenia
• Lucapina
  • † Lucapina sowerbii
  • † Lucapina suffusa
• Lucapinella
  • † Lucapinella limatula
• Lucina
  • † Lucina pensylvanica
• Luidia
• Luria
• † Lutjanus
• Lynx
  • † Lynx rufus
• Lyria
• Lytechinus
  • † Lytechinus variegatus

• 

  Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus

  † Machairodus
• Macoma
  • † Macoma tenta
• Macrocallista
  • † Macrocallista maculata
  • † Macrocallista nimbosa
• Macrochelys
  • † Macrochelys temminckii
• Macrocypraea
  • † Macrocypraea cervus

• 

  Shell of a Mactra marine bivalve, also known as trough shells or duck clams

  Mactra
• Madrepora
  • † Madrepora oculata
• Magilus
• Magnolia
  • † Magnolia virginiana
• Malaclemys
  • † Malaclemys terrapin
• Malea
• † Mammacyon
• † Mammut

  • 

    Restoration of a Mammut americanum , or American mastodon

    † Mammut americanum
  • † Mammut matthewi
• † Mammuthus
  • † Mammuthus columbi – type locality for species
• Manicina
  • † Manicina areolata
• Maoricrypta
  • † Maoricrypta costata
• Margaretta
• † Margaritaria
• Margarites

• 

  A living Marginella margin sea snail

  Marginella
• Marsupina
  • † Marsupina bufo
• Martesia
• Massyla
• Masticophis
  • † Masticophis flagellum
• Meandrina
  • † Meandrina meandrites
• Megabalanus
  • † Megabalanus tintinnabulum
• Megaceryle
  • † Megaceryle alcyon
• † Megahippus
• † Megalictis
• † Megalonyx
  • † Megalonyx jeffersonii
  • † Megalonyx leptostomus
  • † Megalonyx wheatleyi
• Megalops
  • † Megalops atlanticus
• † Megantereon
• Megaptera
• Meioceras
  • † Meioceras nitidum
• Melampus
  • † Melampus bidentatus
  • † Melampus coffea

• 

  Shells in differing orientations of the parasitic sea snail Melanella

  Melanella
  • † Melanella conoidea
• Melanerpes
  • † Melanerpes carolinus
  • † Melanerpes erythrocephalus
• Meleagris
  • † Meleagris gallopavo – type locality for species
  • † Mellita quinquiesperforata
• Melongena
  • † Melongena bispinosa
  • † Melongena corona
  • † Melongena melongena
• Melospiza
  • † Melospiza georgiana
  • † Melospiza melodia
• Membranipora – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras

  † Menoceras
• Menticirrhus
• Mephitis
  • † Mephitis mephitis
• Mercenaria
  • † Mercenaria mercenaria
• Meretrix
• Mergus
  • † Mergus merganser
  • † Mergus serrator
• † Merychippus
• † Merycoidodon
• Mesoplodon
• † Mesoreodon
• † Metatomarctus

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene manatee relative Metaxytherium

  † Metaxytherium – type locality for genus
• Metula
• Microdrillia
• Microhyla
• Micropogonias
• Micropora
• Micropterus
  • † Micropterus salmoides
• Microtus
  • † Microtus pennsylvanicus

  • 

    A living Microtus pinetorum , or woodland vole

    † Microtus pinetorum
• Micrurus
  • † Micrurus fulvius
• Millepora
  • † Millepora alcicornis
• Milvago
  • † Milvago chimachima
• † Mimus
  • † Mimus polyglottos
• † Miohippus
• † Miopetaurista

• 

  Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx , or American cheetah

  † Miracinonyx
  • † Miracinonyx inexpectatus
• Mitra
  • † Mitra semiferruginea
• Mitrella
• Mitromorpha
  • † Mitromorpha dormitor
• Modiolus
  • † Modiolus americanus
• Modulus
  • † Modulus calusa
  • † Modulus carchedonius
  • † Modulus modulus
• Molothrus
  • † Molothrus ater
• Monilispira
• Monoplex
  • † Monoplex krebsii
  • † Monoplex parthenopeus
• † Monostiolum
• Mormoops
  • † Mormoops megalophylla
• † Moropus
  • † Morum oniscus
• Morus
• Mugil
• † Mulina
• Mulinia
  • † Mulinia lateralis
• Murex
• Murexiella
  • † Murexiella glypta
  • † Murexiella macgintyi – type locality for species
• Murexsul

• 

  Shell in multiple views of a Muricanthus murex sea snail

  Muricanthus
• Muricopsis
• Musculium
• Musculus
  • † Musculus lateralis
• Mussa
  • † Mussa angulosa
• Mussismilia
• Mustela
  • † Mustela frenata
• † Mya
  • † Mya arenaria
• Mycetophyllia
• Mycteria
  • † Mycteria americana
• † Mylagaulus
• Myliobatis
• † Mylodon

• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus

  † Mylohyus
  • † Mylohyus elmorei
  • † Mylohyus floridanus – type locality for species
  • † Mylohyus fossilis – type locality for species
• Myotis
  • † Myotis austroriparius
  • † Myotis grisescens
• Myrica
  • † Myrica cerifera
• Mytilopsis
  • † Mytilopsis leucophaeata
• Mytilus

• 

  Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus

  † Nannippus
• Nannodiella
• † Nanosiren – type locality for genus
  • † Nanosiren garciae – type locality for species
• † Nanotragulus
• Narona
• Nassa – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Nassarina
  • † Nassarina glypta
• Nassarius
  • † Nassarius acutus
  • † Nassarius antillarum
  • † Nassarius consensus – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Nassarius vibex

• 

  A living Nasua , or coati

  Nasua – or unidentified comparable form
• Natica
• Naticarius
  • † Naticarius canrena
• Natrix
  • † Natrix cyclopion
  • † Natrix erythrogaster – or unidentified comparable form
• Necturus
• Negaprion
  • † Negaprion brevirostris
• † Neochoerus
  • † Neochoerus aesopi
  • † Neochoerus pinckneyi
• Neofiber
  • † Neofiber alleni

• 

  Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).

  † Neohipparion
• Neomonachus
  • † Neomonachus tropicalis
• Neophrontops
• Neotoma
  • † Neotoma floridana
• Nerita
• Neritina
  • † Neritina usnea
  • † Neritina virginea
• † Neritopsis
• Nerodia
  • † Nerodia fasciata
  • † Nerodia sipedon
  • † Nerodia taxispilota – or unidentified comparable form
• Nesovitrea
  • † Nettion crecca
• Neverita

• 

  Fossilized partial cranium of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Nimravides

  † Nimravides
• Niso
• Nitidella
  • † Nitidella nitida
• Niveria
  • † Niveria quadripunctata
  • † Niveria suffusa
• Nodipecten
  • † Nodipecten nodosus
• † Nothokemas

• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops

  † Nothrotheriops
• Notophthalmus
  • † Notophthalmus viridescens
• Notorynchus
• † Nototamias
• Nucula
  • † Nucula proxima
  • † Nuculana acuta
• Numenius
  • † Numenius americanus
• Nummulites
• Nyctanassa

  • 

    A living Nyctanassa violacea , or yellow-crowned night heron

    † Nyctanassa violacea – type locality for species
• Nycticeius
  • † Nycticeius humeralis
• Nycticorax
  • † Nycticorax nycticorax
• † Nyssa
• Ochrotomys
  • † Ochrotomys nuttalli
• Oculina
  • † Oculina diffusa
• Odocoileus
  • † Odocoileus virginianus

• 

  A living Odontaspis sand shark

  Odontaspis
• Odostomia
  • † Odostomia acutidens
  • † Odostomia laevigata
• Olar
• † Oligobunis
• Oliva
  • † Oliva reticularis
  • † Oliva sayana
• Olivella
  • † Olivella dealbata
  • † Olivella floralia
  • † Olivella mutica
  • † Olivella pusilla

• 

  A living Ondatra , or muskrat

  Ondatra
  • † Ondatra zibethicus
• Onoba
• † Ontocetus
  • † Ontocetus emmonsi
• Onustus
• Opalia
• Opheodrys
  • † Opheodrys aestivus
• Ophidion

• 

  Fossil of the Permian-modern crustacean burrow ichnogenus Ophiomorpha

  † Ophiomorpha
• Ophisaurus
  • † Ophisaurus compressus
  • † Ophisaurus ventralis
• † Opsanus
• Orbicella
  • † Orbicella annularis
• Orthogeomys
• Orthopristis
• Oryzomys
  • † Oryzomys palustris
• † Osbornodon
  • † Osbornodon iamonensis
• † Oscilla
• Ostrea
  • † Ostrea compressirostra
  • † Ostrea equestris
• † Otodus

  • 

    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

    † Otodus megalodon
• Otus
  • † Otus asio
• † Oxydactylus – tentative report
• † Oxyura
  • † Oxyura jamaicensis
• † Pachyarmatherium
  • † Pachyarmatherium leiseyi – type locality for species
• † Palaeogale
• † Palaeolama
• † Palaeophis
  • † Palaeophoyx columbiana – type locality for species
• † Pandanaris
• Pandion
  • † Pandion haliaetus
• Pandora
• Panopea
• Panthera
  • † Panthera leo
  • † Panthera onca
• Papyridea
  • † Papyridea soleniformis
• † Parahippus
  • † Parahippus leonensis – type locality for species
• Parametaria

• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon

  † Paramylodon
  • † Paramylodon harlani
• Parastarte
  • † Parastarte triquetra
• † Parotodus
• Parvanachis
  • † Parvanachis obesa
• Parviturbo
• Passerculus
  • † Passerculus sandwichensis

• 

  A living Passerella iliaca , or fox sparrow

  Passerella – or unidentified comparable form
• Passerina – or unidentified comparable form
• Patelloida
  • † Patelloida pustulata
• Pecari
• Pecten
• †Pedalion
• † Pediomeryx
• Pelecanus
  • † Pelecanus erythrorhynchos – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Pelecanus schreiberi

• 

  Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene lizard Peltosaurus

  † Peltosaurus
• Peneroplis
• Periglypta
• Peristernia
• Perna
• Perognathus
• Peromyscus
  • † Peromyscus gossypinus
  • † Peromyscus polionotus
• Peronella
• † Perplicaria
• Persicula
• Persististrombus

• 

  Shell in multiple views of a Petaloconchus worm shell sea snail

  Petaloconchus
  • † Petaloconchus floridanus
  • † Petaloconchus varians
• Petricola
• † Petrolisthes
• Phalacrocorax
  • † Phalacrocorax auritus
• Phalium
• † Phlaocyon
  • † Phlaocyon achoros
• † Phoberocyon
• † Phocanella
• Phoenicopterus
  • † Phoenicopterus copei

  • 

    A living Phoenicopterus ruber , or American flamingo

    † Phoenicopterus ruber
• Pholadomya
• Phos
• Phrontis
  • † Phrontis vibex
• Phyllonotus
  • † Phyllonotus globosus
  • † Phyllonotus pomum
• Physa
• Physella
  • † Physella heterostropha
• † Physeterula
• † Physogaleus
  • † Physogaleus contortus
• Pica

  • 

    A living Pica pica Eurasian magpie

    † Pica pica
• Picoides
  • † Picoides villosus – or unidentified comparable form
• Pilsbryspira
  • † Pilsbryspira leucocyma
• Pinctada
• Pinna
• Pinus
  • † Pinus caribaea
  • † Pinus taeda
• Pipilo
  • † Pipilo erythrophthalmus
• Pipistrellus
  • † Pipistrellus subflavus
• Pisania

• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene baleen whale Piscobalaena

  † Piscobalaena
• † Pistia
• Pitar
  • † Pitar cordatus
  • † Pitar morrhuanus
• Pituophis
  • † Pituophis melanoleucus
• Pitymys
• † Planorbella
  • † Planorbella duryi
• Planorbis

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene elephant relative Platybelodon

  † Platybelodon
• † Platygonus
  • † Platygonus compressus
• † Platylepas
• Plecotus
  • † Plecotus rafinesquii
• Plegadis
• Plethodon
  • † Plethodon glutinosus
• † Pleurodonte
• Pleurofusia
  • † Pleurofusia dowlingi
• Pleuromeris
  • † Pleuromeris tridentata
• Pleuroploca
• Plicatula
  • † Plicatula gibbosa
• † Pliocyon
• † Pliohippus
• † Pliometanastes
• † Plionarctos

• 

  Fossilized partial skull of the Miocene dog-like bear relative Plithocyon

  † Plithocyon – or unidentified comparable form
• Pocillopora
• Podiceps
  • † Podiceps auritus
• Podilymbus
  • † Podilymbus podiceps
• Podomys
  • † Podomys floridanus
• † Poecilia
  • † Poecilia latipinna
• Pogonias
  • † Pogonias cromis

• 

  Shell of a Poirieria murex snail

  Poirieria
• Polinices
  • † Polinices hepaticus
  • † Polinices lacteus
• Polygireulima
• Polygonum
• Polygyra
  • † Polygyra cereolus
  • † Polygyra septemvolva
• Polyschides
• Polystira
  • † Polystira albida
• Pomacea
  • † Pomacea paludosa
• Pomatodelphis

• 

  Living Porites stony coral

  Porites
  • † Porites astreoides
  • † Porites furcata
  • † Porites porites
  • † Porphyrula martinica
• Portunus
• Porzana
  • † Porzana carolina
• † Potamides
• Prionotus
• Pristis
• † Procamelus
• † Procranioceras
• Procyon
  • † Procyon lotor – type locality for species
• † Prosynthetoceras
• † Protocardia
• † Protohippus
• † Protosiren
• Prunum
  • † Prunum amabile
  • † Prunum apicinum
  • † Prunum bellum
  • † Prunum guttatum
  • † Prunum roscidum
• Psammechinus

• 

  Hypothetical restoration of the Oligocene-Pliocene sea turtle Psephophorus

  † Psephophorus
• Pseudacris
  • † Pseudacris ornata
• Pseudemys
  • † Pseudemys concinna
  • † Pseudemys floridana
  • † Pseudemys nelsoni
• † Pseudhipparion
• † Pseudobranchus

• 

  Fossilized shell of the Eocene-modern jewelbox marine bivalve Pseudochama

  Pseudochama
• Pseudodiploria
• Pseudosuccinea
  • † Pseudosuccinea columella
• Pseudotorinia
• Pseudozonaria
• Psilaxis
• Pteria
  • † Pteria colymbus
• Pterocarya
• Pteromeris
  • † Pteromeris perplana
• Pteropurpura
• Pterorytis
• Pterotyphis
  • † Pterotyphis triangularis
• Pterynotus
  • † Pterynotus phyllopterus
  • † Pterynotus pinnatus
• † Ptychosalpinx
• Puffinus
  • † Puffinus puffinus
• Pugnus

• 

  A living Puma

  † Puma
  • † Puma concolor
• Pupoides
• Purpura
• Pusula
  • † Pusula pediculus
• Pycnodonte
• Pygmaepterys
• Pyramidella
• Pyrazus
• Pyrgocythara
  • † Pyrgocythara plicosa
• Pyrgospira
  • † Pyrgospira ostrearum
  • † Pyrgospira tampaensis
• † Pyruconus
• Quercus
  • † Quercus brevifolia
  • † Quercus laurifolia
  • † Quercus virginiana
• Querquedula
  • † Querquedula discors
• Quinqueloculina
• Quiscalus

  • 

    A living Quiscalus major , or boat-tailed grackle

    † Quiscalus major
  • † Quiscalus mexicanus
  • † Quiscalus quiscula
• Rallus
  • † Rallus elegans
  • † Rallus limicola
  • † Rallus longirostris
• † Rana
  • † Rana capito
  • † Rana catesbeiana
  • † Rana grylio
  • † Rana pipiens
• Rangia
• Rapana
• Recurvirostra
  • † Recurvirostra americana
• † Regina – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Regina alleni
• Reithrodontomys
  • † Reithrodontomys humulis

• 

  Living Reteporella bryozoan ("moss animal")

  Reteporella
• Retilaskeya
  • † Retilaskeya bicolor
• Retusa – tentative report
• Rhadinaea
  • † Rhadinaea flavilata
• † Rhegminornis
• Rhineura
  • † Rhineura floridana
• Rhinoclavis
• Rhinoptera
  • † Rhinoptera bonasus
• Rhizoprionodon
  • † Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

• 

  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium

  † Rhynchotherium
• Rictaxis
• Rimella
• Rimula
• Ringicula
• Rissoa
• Rissoina
  • † Rissoina floridana
  • † Rissoina sagraiana
  • † Rissoina striatocostata
• Rostellaria
• † Rotalia
• Ruppia – or unidentified related form
• Sabal
  • † Sabal palmetto
• † Saccharoturris
  • † Saccharoturris centrodes – type locality for species
• Sardinella
• Sassia
• † Satherium
  • † Satherium piscinarium
• †Scala

• 

  Fossilized teeth of the Neogene sperm whale Scaldicetus

  † Scaldicetus
• Scalopus
  • † Scalopus aquaticus
• Scaphander
• Scapharca
• Scaphella
  • † Scaphella junonia
• Scaphiopus
  • † Scaphiopus holbrooki
  • † Scaphiopus holbrookii
• Schizaster
• Schizoporella
• † Sciadopitys
• Sciurus

  • 

    A living Sciurus carolinensis , or eastern gray squirrel

    † Sciurus carolinensis
  • † Sciurus niger
• Scolopax
  • † Scolopax minor
• Scolymia
  • † Scolymia lacera
• Sconsia
• † Scutella
• Sedilia
  • † Sedilia aphanitoma
• Seila
  • † Seila adamsii
• Semele
• Semicassis

  • 

    Shell in multiple views of a Semicassis granulata , or Scotch bonnet sea snail

    † Semicassis granulata
• † Seminoleconus
• † Seraphs
• † Serenoa
  • † Serenoa serrulata
• Serpula
• Serpulorbis
  • † Serpulorbis decussatus
• Siderastrea
  • † Siderastrea radians
  • † Siderastrea siderea
• Sigatica
  • † Sigatica semisulcata
• Sigmodon
  • † Sigmodon hispidus
• Simnia
• Simnialena

• 

  Several views of the shell of a Sinum moon snail

  Sinum
  • † Sinum perspectivum
• Siphonochelus
• † Siren
  • † Siren hesterna – type locality for species
  • † Siren lacertina
  • † Siren simpsoni – type locality for species
• Sistrurus
  • † Sistrurus miliarius
• Smaragdia
  • † Smaragdia viridis

• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon

  † Smilodon
  • † Smilodon fatalis
  • † Smilodon gracilis
• Solariella
• Solecurtus
• Solen
• Solenosteira
  • † Solenosteira cancellaria
• Somateria
  • † Somateria spectabilis – or unidentified comparable form
• Sorex
  • † Sorex longirostris
• Sorites
• Spatula
  • † Speotyto cunicularia
• Spermophilus
• Sphyraena
  • † Sphyraena barracuda

• 

  A living Sphyrna hammerhead shark

  Sphyrna
• Spilogale
  • † Spilogale putorius
• † Spiraxis – tentative report
• Spirorbis
• Spisula
• Spizaetus
• Spizella
  • † Spizella passerina
  • † Spizella pusilla
• Splendrillia
• Spondylus
  • † Spondylus americanus

• 

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

  † Squalodon – tentative report
• † Stellifer
• Stercorarius
• Sternotherus
• Stewartia
  • † Stewartia floridana
• Sthenictis
• Stigmaulax
• Stilosoma
• Storeria
  • † Storeria dekayi
• Stramonita

• 

  Fossilized teeth of the Paleocene-Miocene sandshark Striatolamia

  † Striatolamia
• Strioterebrum
• Strix
  • † Strix varia
• Strobilops
• Strombiformis
• Strombina
• Strombus
  • † Strombus alatus
  • † Strombus pugilis
  • † Strombus raninus
• Sturnella
  • † Sturnella magna
• Stylophora
• Subcancilla
• Sula
• † Syllomus – or unidentified comparable form
• Sylvilagus
  • † Sylvilagus floridanus
  • † Sylvilagus palustris
• Synaptomys
• Synodus
  • † Synodus foetens – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene even-toed ungulate Synthetoceras

  † Synthetoceras
  • † Synthetoceras tricornatus – or unidentified comparable form
• Syntomodrillia
• Syrnola
• Tachybaptus
  • † Tachybaptus dominicus
• Tachycineta
• Tadarida
  • † Tadarida brasiliensis
• Tagelus
• Talparia
• Tamias
  • † Tamias aristus
• Tantilla
  • † Tantilla coronata

• 

  A living Tapirus , or tapir

  Tapirus
  • † Tapirus lundeliusi – type locality for species
  • † Tapirus polkensis
  • † Tapirus veroensis
  • † Tapirus webbi – type locality for species
• Taras
• Taxodium
  • † Taxodium distichum
• Tectonatica
  • † Tectonatica pusilla
• Tegula
  • † Tegula fasciata
• Teinostoma

• 

  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras

  † Teleoceras
  • † Teleoceras proterum
• Telescopium
• Tellina
• Tenagodus
• † Tephrocyon
• † Teratornis
  • † Teratornis merriami
• Terebellum
• Terebra
  • † Terebra dislocata
  • † Terebra protexta
• Teredo
• Terrapene

  • 

    A living Terrapene carolina , or common box turtle

    † Terrapene carolina
• Testudo
• Textularia
• Thalassia
  • † Thalassia testudinum
• Thalassodendron
• Thamnophis
  • † Thamnophis sirtalis
• † Thelecythara
  • † Thelecythara floridana
• † Theriodictis
• † Thinobadistes
• Thomomys
• Thracia
• Thyasira
  • † Thyasira trisinuata
• † Ticholeptus
• Timoclea

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene terror bird Titanis

  † Titanis – type locality for genus
  • † Titanis walleri – type locality for species
• Tocobaga
• Tonna
  • † Tonna galea
• Totanus
• Toxostoma
  • † Toxostoma rufum
• Trachemys
  • † Trachemys scripta
• Trachycardium
  • † Trachycardium egmontianum
  • † Trachycardium isocardia
  • † Trachycardium muricatum
• Trachyphyllia
• Trachypollia
• Tremarctos
  • † Tremarctos floridanus
• Trichechus

  • 

    A living Trichechus manatus , or West Indian manatee

    † Trichechus manatus
• Tricolia
  • † Tricolia umbilicata
  • † Trigonictis macrodon
• Trigonostoma
• Triloculina
• † Trinacria
• Tringa
  • † Tringa melanoleuca
  • † Tringa solitaria
• Triphora

• 

  A living Triplofusus papillosus , or Florida horse conch

  Triplofusus
  • † Triplofusus giganteus
• Tritonoharpa
  • † Tritonoharpa lanceolata
• Trivia
• Trochita
• Troglodytes
  • † Troglodytes aedon
• Trona

• 

  Shell of a Trophon murex snail

  Trophon
• † Tropidophis – or unidentified comparable form
• Tucetona
• Turbinella
• Turbo
  • † Turbo castanea
• Turbonilla
  • † Turbonilla hemphilli
  • † Turbonilla levis – or unidentified comparable form
• Turdus
• Turritella
  • † Turritella apicalis

• 

  A living Tursiops , or bottlenose dolphin

  Tursiops – or unidentified comparable form
• Tutufa
• Tympanuchus
  • † Tympanuchus cupido
• Typhina
• Typhinellus
• Typhis
• Typhlops – tentative report
• Tyrannus
  • † Tyrannus tyrannus
• Tyronia
• Tyto
  • † Tyto alba
• Ulmus
• † Urocoptis
• Urocyon
  • † Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Urosalpinx
  • † Urosalpinx cinerea
  • † Urosalpinx perrugata
• Ursus

  • 

    A living Ursus americanus , or American black bear

    † Ursus americanus
• Vasum
  • † Vasum horridum
  • † Vasum muricatum
• † Velates
• Venericardia
• Ventricolaria
• Venus
• Vermicularia
  • † Vermicularia fargoi
  • † Vermicularia spirata
• Vermivora

  • 

    Orange-crowned warbler Quintana, Texas

    † Vermivora celata – or unidentified comparable form
• Verticordia
• Vertigo
  • † Vertigo milium
  • † Vertigo ovata
• Vexillum
  • † Vexillum wandoense
• † Viburnum
  • † Viburnum dentatum – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Viburnum nudum
• † Vireo
  • † Vireo griseus
• Vitis

  • 

    Fruit and foliage of living Vitis rotundifolia , or muscadine grape vines

    † Vitis rotundifolia – or unidentified comparable form
• † Vitricythara
• Vitrinella
• Vitularia
• Viviparus
  • † Viviparus georgianus
• Vokesimurex
  • † Vokesimurex anniae
  • † Vokesimurex bellegladeensis
  • † Vokesimurex rubidus
• Volsella
• Volutifusus
• Volvarina
  • † Volvarina albolineata
  • † Volvarina avena
• Vulpes
  • † Vulpes vulpes – type locality for species
• † Xanthium
• Xenophora
  • † Xenophora conchyliophora

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Xenosmilus

  † Xenosmilus – type locality for genus
  • † Xenosmilus hodsonae – type locality for species
• Yoldia
• † Yumaceras
• Zapus
• Zebina
  • † Zebina browniana
  • † Zebina laevigata
• Zenaida
  • † Zenaida macroura
• † Zenaidura
  • † Zenaidura macroura
• Zizyphus
• † Zodiolestes
• Zonaria
• Zonitoides
  • † Zonitoides arboreus
• Zonotrichia
  • † Zonotrichia albicollis – or unidentified comparable form

  • 

    A living Zonotrichia leucophrys , or white-crowned sparrow

    † Zonotrichia leucophrys – or unidentified comparable form
• Zonulispira
  • † Zonulispira crocata

References

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