List of the Cenozoic life of South Carolina

This list of the Cenozoic life of South Carolina contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of South Carolina and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

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B

C

D

  • Daphnella
    • †Daphnella imperita
  • Dasyatis
    • †Dasyatis cavernosa
    • †Dasyatis rugosa
  • Dasypus
  • Democrinus
  • Dendraster
  • Dentalium
    • †Dentalium attenuatum
    • †Dentalium minutistriatum
  • Dentimargo
  • †Dhondtichlamys
    • †Dhondtichlamys greggi – or unidentified related form
  • Dinocardium
  • †Dinoziphius
    • †Dinoziphius carolinensis – type locality for species
  • Diodon
    • †Diodon vetus
  • Diodora
  • †Dioplotherium – type locality for genus
    • †Dioplotherium manigaulti – type locality for species
  • Diplodonta
  • Discinisca
    • †Discinisca lugubris
  • Electron micrograph of a Discoaster alga
    †Discoaster
    • †Discoaster multiradiatus
    • †Discoaster salisburgenesis
  • Discoporella
    • †Discoporella denticulata
  • Discorbis
    • †Discorbis columbiensis
    • †Discorbis consobrina
    • †Discorbis floridensis
  • Disporella
    • †Disporella denticulata
  • Divalinga
    • †Divalinga quadrisulcata
    • †Divalinga quadrisulcatus
  • Donax
  • Life restoration of the Eocene whaleDorudon
    †Dorudon – type locality for genus
  • Dosinia
    • †Dosinia acetabulum
    • †Dosinia chipolana – or unidentified comparable form
  • Dosinidia
    • †Dosinidia elegans
  • Dyocibicides
    • †Dyocibicides biserialis

E

  • †Eboroziphius – type locality for genus
    • †Eboroziphius coelops – type locality for species
  • †Eburneopecten
    • †Eburneopecten calvatus
    • †Eburneopecten scintillatus
  • Echinocardium
    • †Echinocardium gothicus
    • †Echinocardium orthonotum
  • †Echovenator – type locality for genus
    • †Echovenator sandersi – type locality for species
  • Illustration of a fossilized shell of the Eocene-Pliocene murex sea snail Ecphora
    †Ecphora
    • †Ecphora bradleyae
    • †Ecphora quadricostata
  • †Ectoganus
    • †Ectoganus gliriformis
    • †Ectoganus lobdelli
  • Elaphe – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Ellipsolithus
    • †Ellipsolithus distichus
    • †Ellipsolithus macellus
  • Elphidium
    • †Elphidium australis – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Elphidium delicatulum
    • †Elphidium discoidale
    • †Elphidium fimbriatulum
    • †Elphidium gunteri
    • †Elphidium incertum
    • †Elphidium latispatium – or unidentified comparable form
  • Encope
    • †Encope emarginata
    • †Encope macrophora
  • Endopachys
    • †Endopachys maclurii
  • Interior of the shell of an Ensis, or razor clam
    Ensis
  • †Eomysticetus – type locality for genus
    • †Eomysticetus carolinensis – type locality for species
    • †Eomysticetus whitmorei – type locality for species
  • Eontia
    • †Eontia ponderosa
  • †Eophysema
    • †Eophysema ozarkana – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Eopleurotoma
    • †Eopleurotoma carya
    • †Eopleurotoma orangeburgensis
    • †Eopleurotoma plumbella
    • †Eopleurotoma politica
  • †Eosurcula
    • †Eosurcula pulcherrima
    • †Eosurcula quadriplenta
  • †Eotorpedo
    • †Eotorpedo hilgendorfi
  • Episcynia
    • †Episcynia inornata
  • Epistominella
    • †Epistominella pontoni
  • Shell of an Epitonium wentletrap sea snail
    Epitonium
    • †Epitonium angulatum
    • †Epitonium candeanum
    • †Epitonium chamberlaini
    • †Epitonium charlestonense
    • †Epitonium cooperense
    • †Epitonium duplinianum
    • †Epitonium humphreysi – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Epitonium humphreysii
    • †Epitonium lamellosum
    • †Epitonium multistriatum
    • †Epitonium rupicola
  • Eponides
    • †Eponides repandus
  • Equus
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Eremotherium
    †Eremotherium
  • Erethizon
    • †Erethizon dorsatum
  • Erignathus
  • Ervilia
    • †Ervilia concentrica
    • †Ervilia lata
    • †Ervilia polita
  • Erycina
    • †Erycina carolinensis
  • Eucrassatella
  • Eupatagus
  • Eupleura
  • †Eurhodia
    • †Eurhodia baumi
    • †Eurhodia holmesi
    • †Eurhodia holmesii
    • †Eurhodia rugosa
  • Eurytellina
    • †Eurytellina alternata
    • †Eurytellina papyria
  • †Euscalpellum
    • †Euscalpellum carolinensis – type locality for species
    • †Euscalpellum wheeleri – type locality for species
  • Shell of a Euspira moon sea snail
    Euspira
    • †Euspira aldrichi
    • †Euspira heros
    • †Euspira interna
    • †Euspira marylandica
    • †Euspira sayana
  • †Eutrephoceras
    • †Eutrephoceras carolinense
    • †Eutrephoceras carolinensis
    • †Eutrephoceras sloani
  • Evalea
    • †Evalea melanella

F

  • †Fasciculithus
    • †Fasciculithus tympaniformis
  • Fasciolaria
  • †Ficopsis
    • †Ficopsis penita
    • †Ficopsis texana
  • Ficus
    • †Ficus affinis
    • †Ficus jacksonensis
  • Finella
  • Flabellum
    • †Flabellum cuneiformis
  • Fusimitra
    • †Fusimitra perexilis
  • Fusinus
    • †Fusinus abruptus
    • †Fusinus equalis
    • †Fusinus irrasus
    • †Fusinus limulus
    • †Fusinus magnocostatus
  • †Fusoficula
    • †Fusoficula texana

G

H

I

J

  • †Jacquhermania
    • †Jacquhermania duponti

K

  • Kalolophus
    • †Kalolophus antillarum
  • †Kapalmerella
    • †Kapalmerella arenicola
    • †Kapalmerella mortoni
  • †Keasius – tentative report
    • †Keasius parvus
  • A living Kinosternon, or mud turtle
    Kinosternon
  • †Kleidionella
    • †Kleidionella lobata
  • Kurtziella

L

  • †Labrodon
    • †Labrodon carolinensis
  • †Laevibuccinum
    • †Laevibuccinum prorsum
  • Laevicardium
  • Lamarckina
    • †Lamarckina atlantica
  • A modern Lamna mackerel shark
    Lamna
    • †Lamna obliqua
  • Latirus – tentative report
  • †Leiorhynus
    • †Leiorhynus prorutus
  • Leodia
  • Leptopecten
    • †Leptopecten leonensis
  • †Levifusus
    • †Levifusus mortonii
  • Lima
  • Living Limaria, or file shells
    Limaria
    • †Limaria carolinensis
  • Limatula
  • Limopsis
    • †Limopsis aviculoides – or unidentified related form
  • Linga
    • †Linga waccamawensis
  • †Linthia
    • †Linthia hanoverensis
    • †Linthia harmatuki
    • †Linthia wilmingtonensis
  • Illustration of the shell of a Liotia sea snail
    Liotia
    • †Liotia major – or unidentified related form
  • †Lirodiscus
    • †Lirodiscus santeensis
    • †Lirodiscus smithvillensis
  • †Lirofusus
    • †Lirofusus thoracicus
  • Lirophora
  • Lithophaga
    • †Lithophaga claibornensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Litorhadia
    • †Litorhadia compsa
  • Littoraria
  • Lucina
  • Lucinisca
    • †Lucinisca cribrarius
  • Lunularia
    • †Lunularia distans
  • Lynx
  • Lyria
  • †Lyrischapa

M

N

O

P

Q

  • †Quadrans
    • †Quadrans lintea
  • Shell of a Quinqueloculina foraminiferan
    Quinqueloculina
    • †Quinqueloculina compta
    • †Quinqueloculina funafutiensis
    • †Quinqueloculina lamarckiana
    • †Quinqueloculina lamarkiana
    • †Quinqueloculina sabulosa
    • †Quinqueloculina seminulum
  • †Quinquerugatus
    • †Quinquerugatus holthuisi

R

  • Radiolucina
    • †Radiolucina amianta
    • †Radiolucina aminata
    • †Radiolucina tuomeyi
  • Raeta
    • †Raeta plicatella
  • Raja
    • †Raja mccollumi – type locality for species
  • Rangia
  • Rangifer
  • Ranina
  • Raphitoma
    • †Raphitoma carla
    • †Raphitoma carolia
    • †Raphitoma stantoni
    • †Raphitoma tabulatum
  • †Recurvaster
  • Retusa
  • Reussella
    • †Reussella spinulosa – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Rhabdopitaria
    • †Rhabdopitaria discoidalis
  • A living Rhincodon, or whale shark
    Rhincodon
  • Rhinobatos
    • †Rhinobatos bruxelliensis
    • †Rhinobatos lentiginosus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Rhinoptera
    • †Rhinoptera bonasus – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Rhinoptera dubia
    • †Rhinoptera studeri – or unidentified comparable form
  • Rhizoprionodon
    • †Rhizoprionodon teraenovae – or unidentified comparable form
  • A living Rhynchobatus, or wedgefish
    Rhynchobatus
    • †Rhynchobatus pristinus
  • Rhyncholampas
  • Robulus
    • †Robulus americanus
  • Rosalina
    • †Rosalina columbiensis
  • Rostellaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
    • †Rostellaria bullata
    • †Rostellaria conus
    • †Rostellaria filiformis
    • †Rostellaria minor
    • †Rostellaria rudis

S

  • †Santeelampas
    • †Santeelampas oviformis
  • †Santeevoluta
    • †Santeevoluta wilmingtonensis
  • Sassia
    • †Sassia septemdentata
  • †Saurocetus – type locality for genus
    • †Saurocetus gibbesii – type locality for species
  • Sayella
  • Scalina
    • †Scalina trapaquara
  • Scapharca
    • †Scapharca brasiliana
    • †Scapharca staminata
  • Scaphella
  • Schizoporella
  • Scobinella
    • †Scobinella ferrosilica
    • †Scobinella nassiformis
  • Sconsia
    • †Sconsia hodgii
  • Group of living Scyliorhinus catsharks
    Scyliorhinus – tentative report
  • Seila
  • Semele
    • †Semele australina
    • †Semele bellastriata
    • †Semele carinata
    • †Semele linosa
    • †Semele pacifica
    • †Semele proficua
    • †Semele purpurascens
    • †Semele purpurescens
    • †Semele subovata
  • †Septastrea
    • †Septastrea crassa
    • †Septastrea marylandica
  • Serpulorbis
    • †Serpulorbis granifer
    • †Serpulorbis squamulosus
  • Sigatica
  • A living Sigmodon, or cotton rat
    Sigmodon
    • †Sigmodon bakeri
  • Sinum
    • †Sinum arctatum
    • †Sinum beatricae
    • †Sinum bilix
    • †Sinum chesapeakensis
    • †Sinum chipolanum – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Sinum declive
    • †Sinum inconstans
    • †Sinum perspectivum
  • Siphocypraea
    • †Siphocypraea carolinensis
  • Siphonina
    • †Siphonina pulchra
  • †Sismondia
    • †Sismondia plana
  • Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
    †Smilodon
  • Solariella
    • †Solariella gemma
    • †Solariella tricostata
  • Solariorbis
    • †Solariorbis depressus
  • Solemya
    • †Solemya alabamensis
  • Solen
  • Solena
  • Solenosteira
  • †Spatangus
    • †Spatangus glenni
  • Sphyrna
  • Spirillina
    • †Spirillina decorata
  • Spisula
    • †Spisula decisa
    • †Spisula praetenuis
  • Spondylus
    • †Spondylus lamellacea
  • Sportella
    • †Sportella constricta
    • †Sportella protexta
  • Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon
    †Squalodon
    • †Squalodon crassus – type locality for species
    • †Squalodon pelagius – type locality for species
    • †Squalodon tiedemani – type locality for species
  • Squatina
    • †Squatina angeloides – or unidentified comparable form
  • Stewartia
    • †Stewartia anodonta
  • Sthenorytis
    • †Sthenorytis subexpansum
  • Strigilla
    • †Strigilla mirabilis
  • Strioterebrum
    • †Strioterebrum concava
    • †Strioterebrum dislocata
    • †Strioterebrum dislocatum
  • Strombus
  • Subcancilla
    • †Subcancilla dalli – or unidentified related form
  • †Sulcocypraea
    • †Sulcocypraea kennedyi
    • †Sulcocypraea vaughani
  • Sveltella
    • †Sveltella parva
  • Sveltia
    • †Sveltia alveata
  • †Syllomus
  • A living Sylvilagus, or cottontail rabbit
    Sylvilagus

T

U

  • †Unifascia
    • †Unifascia carolinensis
  • Urocyon
    • A living Urocyon cinereoargenteus, or gray fox
      †Urocyon cinereoargenteus – or unidentified comparable form
  • Urosalpinx

V

  • Valvulineria
  • Venericardia
    • †Venericardia bilineata
    • †Venericardia carolinensis
    • †Venericardia claiboplata
    • †Venericardia claviger
    • †Venericardia eutawcolens
    • †Venericardia klimacodes
    • †Venericardia mingoensis
    • †Venericardia planicosta
    • †Venericardia rotunda
    • †Venericardia subquadrata
    • †Venericardia subrotunda
    • †Venericardia vigintinaria
  • †Verericardia
  • Vermicularia
  • Verticordia
    • †Verticordia emmonsi
  • Vexillum
  • Leaves and fruit of a living Vitis, or grapevine
    Vitis
  • Voluta
    • †Voluta mutabilis
  • †Voluticella
    • †Voluticella levensis
  • Volutifusus
    • †Volutifusus mutabilis

X

Y

Z

  • †Zanthopsis – tentative report
  • †Zygodiscus
    • †Zygodiscus herlyni

References

  1. David J. Cicimurri; James L. Knight (2019). "Late Eocene (Priabonian) elasmobranchs from the Dry Branch Formation (Barnwell Group) of Aiken County, South Carolina, USA". PaleoBios. 36: ucmp_paleobios_43964.
  2. Matthew L. Gibson; John Mnieckowski; Jonathan H. Geisler (2019). "Tupelocetus palmeri, a new species of protocetid whale (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the middle Eocene of South Carolina". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 38 (6): e1555165. doi:10.1080/02724634.2018.1555165.
  3. Matthew L. Gibson; John Mnieckowski; Jonathan H. Geisler (2019). "Tupelocetus palmeri, a new species of protocetid whale (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the middle Eocene of South Carolina". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 38 (6): e1555165. doi:10.1080/02724634.2018.1555165.
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