List of the prehistoric life of Louisiana

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

Precambrian-Paleozoic

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian or Paleozoic fossils in Louisiana.

Mesozoic

Fossilized tooth of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax pristodontus
  • † Dufrenoyia
    • † Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi – or unidentified related form
    • † Dufrenoyia texana
  • † Hypacanthoplites
  • † Parahoplites – tentative report
  • † Pseudosaynella
  • † Rhytidhoplites
    • † Rhytidhoplites robertsi
  • Squalicorax

Cenozoic

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

A

  • †Abderospira
    • †Abderospira leblanci
    • †Abderospira oviformis
    • †Abderospira stewarti
  • †Abdounia
    • †Abdounia enniskilleni
  • Abra
    • †Abra nitens
  • Shell of an Acanthocardia cockle
    Acanthocardia
    • †Acanthocardia tuomeyi
  • †Aciculiscala
    • †Aciculiscala jacobi
  • Acirsa
    • †Acirsa whitneyi
  • Aclis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
    • †Aclis modesta
  • Acteon
    • †Acteon annectens
    • †Acteon idoneus
    • †Acteon pomilius
  • Actinocythereis
    • †Actinocythereis rosefieldensis
  • †Adeorbis
    • †Adeorbis sylvaerupis – or unidentified comparable form
  • Adrana
    • †Adrana aldrichiana
  • Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).
    †Aepycamelus
  • †Aesculiidites
    • †Aesculiidites circumstriatus
  • Aetobatus
  • Agaronia
    • †Agaronia media
    • †Agaronia mississippiensis
  • †Alatocythereis – tentative report
  • Albula
  • †Allomorone
  • †Alnipollenites
    • †Alnipollenites trina
    • †Alnipollenites verus
  • A living Alopias, or thresher shark
    Alopias
    • †Alopias latidens
  • †Alveinus
    • †Alveinus minutus
    • †Alveinus sinutus
  • Ammospermophilus – tentative report
  • †Ampullina
    • †Ampullina alabamiensis
  • Anadara
    • †Anadara vaughani
  • Ancilla
    • †Ancilla staminea
  • Angulogerina
    • †Angulogerina byramensis
  • †Anisonchus
    • †Anisonchus fortunatus – type locality for species
  • Anomalinoides
    • †Anomalinoides danvillensis
  • Anomia
    • †Anomia hammetti
    • †Anomia lisbonensis
    • †Anomia rufa
  • Antalis
    • †Antalis danvillense
    • †Antalis minutistriatum
    • †Antalis mississippiense
  • Antrozous
  • †Aphelops
  • Aplodinotus
    • †Aplodinotus distortus
    • †Aplodinotus gemma
  • Architectonica
    • †Architectonica acuta
    • †Architectonica alveatum
    • †Architectonica amoena
    • †Architectonica bellense
    • †Architectonica bellistriata
    • †Architectonica meekana
    • †Architectonica ornata
  • Arcopagia
    • †Arcopagia eburneopsis
    • †Arcopagia raveneli
  • Arcoscalpellum
    • †Arcoscalpellum jacksonensis
  • †Arecipites
  • A living Ariosoma conger eel
    Ariosoma
  • Arius
  • Articulina
    • †Articulina byramensis
  • Asterigerina
    • †Asterigerina subacuta
  • Asthenotoma
    • †Asthenotoma danvitexa
    • †Asthenotoma eximia
    • †Asthenotoma strigosa
  • Astrangia
    • †Astrangia expansa
    • †Astrangia ludoviciana – type locality for species
  • Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the volute sea snail Athleta
    Athleta
    • †Athleta clayi
    • †Athleta haleanus
    • †Athleta petrosa
    • †Athleta symmetricus
    • †Athleta wheelockensis
  • Atrina
    • †Atrina gardnerae
    • †Atrina gravida
    • †Atrina jacksoniana
  • Fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Aturia
    †Aturia
    • †Aturia garretti
    • †Aturia laticlavia
  • Atys
    • †Atys robustoides – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Atys salina

B

  • Balanophyllia
    • †Balanophyllia caulifera
    • †Balanophyllia irrorata
  • Balcis
  • Barbatia
    • †Barbatia cuculloides
    • †Barbatia ludoviciana
  • Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus
    †Basilosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Basopollis
    • †Basopollis obscurocostatus
  • Bassariscus
  • Bathytoma
  • Bathytormus
    • †Bathytormus clarkensis
    • †Bathytormus flexurus
  • †Batrachosauroides
  • Illustration of a living Belone needlefish
    Belone
  • †Belosaepia
    • †Belosaepia uncinata
    • †Belosaepia veatchi
  • †Bifarina
    • †Bifarina vicksburgensis
  • Bittium
    • †Bittium koeneni
  • †Bitubulogerina
    • †Bitubulogerina vicksburgensis
  • Bolivina
    • †Bolivina alazanensis
    • †Bolivina beyrichi
    • †Bolivina byramensis
    • †Bolivina choctawensis
    • †Bolivina cookei
    • †Bolivina costifera
    • †Bolivina gracilis
    • †Bolivina jacksonensis
  • Bolivinella
    • †Bolivinella subpectinata
    • †Bolivinella vicksburgensis
  • †Bombacacidites
  • †Bonellitia
    • †Bonellitia jacksonica
  • †Bootherium
  • Brachidontes
    • †Brachidontes alabamensis
    • †Brachidontes stubbsi
    • †Brachidontes texanus
  • †Brachyerix
    • †Brachyerix incertis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Brachysporites
  • Bregmaceros
    • †Bregmaceros troelli
  • †Bregmoceras
  • †Bristocorbula
    • †Bristocorbula fossata
  • †Brychaetus
  • Buccella
    • †Buccella vicksburgensis
  • Bulimina
    • †Bulimina ovata
  • Buliminella
    • †Buliminella nuda
  • Illustration of the shell of a Bullia nassa mud sea snail
    Bullia
    • †Bullia ellipticum
  • †Bullinella
  • Buntonia
    • †Buntonia huneri

C

  • Cadulus
    • †Cadulus abruptus
    • †Cadulus jacksonensis
    • †Cadulus margarita
    • †Cadulus ouachitensis
    • †Cadulus subcoarcuatus
  • Caestocorbula
    • †Caestocorbula fossata
    • †Caestocorbula wailesiana
    • †Caestocorbula wailsiana
  • †Calamuspollenites
  • †Calapa
  • Callista
    • †Callista annexa
    • †Callista pearlensis
    • †Callista perovata
  • †Calorhadia
    • †Calorhadia aldrichiana
    • †Calorhadia bella
    • †Calorhadia equalis
    • †Calorhadia opulenta
    • †Calorhadia reginajacksonis
    • †Calorhadia semen
  • Three modern shells of Calyptraea, or Chinese hat snails
    Calyptraea
    • †Calyptraea alta
  • †Calyptraphorus
    • †Calyptraphorus aldrichi
    • †Calyptraphorus stamineus
    • †Calyptraphorus trinodiferus
    • †Calyptraphorus velatus
  • Capulus
    • †Capulus americanus
  • Carcharhinus
    • †Carcharhinus gibbesi
  • †Carcharochles
    • †Carcharochles auriculatus
  • Cardium
  • A living Caretta caretta, or loggerhead sea turtle
    Caretta
  • †Caricella
    • †Caricella demissa
    • †Caricella howei
    • †Caricella ludoviciana
    • †Caricella polita
    • †Caricella stenzeli
    • †Caricella subangulata
    • †Caricella turneri
  • †Caryapollenites
    • †Caryapollenites prodromus-imparalis type
    • †Caryapollenites simplex
  • Caryocorbula
    • †Caryocorbula densata
    • †Caryocorbula deusseni
    • †Caryocorbula willistoni
  • A living Caryophyllia solitary coral
    Caryophyllia
    • †Caryophyllia dalli – type locality for species
  • †Casurinidites
    • †Casurinidites pulcher
  • †Cedripites
  • Celleporaria
    • †Celleporaria granulosa
  • †Centalium
  • †Centroberys
  • Centroberyx
  • Centropristis
  • †Cercidiphyllites
  • Illustration of a shell of a Cerithiella cerith sea snail
    Cerithiella
    • †Cerithiella jacksonensis
    • †Cerithiella ouachitensis
  • Chama
  • †Chenopodipollis
  • †Chiloguembelina
    • †Chiloguembelina cubensis
  • †Chilogumbelina
    • †Chilogumbelina cubensis
  • Chiton
  • Chlamys
    • †Chlamys danvillensis
    • †Chlamys nupera
    • †Chlamys wahtubbeana
  • Chrysalogonium
    • †Chrysalogonium vicksburgense
  • Cibicides
    • †Cibicides americanus
    • †Cibicides choctawensis
    • †Cibicides lobatulus
    • †Cibicides mississippiensis
    • †Cibicides pseudoungerianus
    • †Cibicides sassei
  • †Cicatricosisporites
    • †Cicatricosisporites dorogensis
  • Cirsotrema
    • †Cirsotrema danvillense
    • †Cirsotrema nassulum
    • †Cirsotrema ranellinum
  • Citharichthys
  • Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Pliocene spindle sea snail Clavilithes
    Clavilithes
    • †Clavilithes humerosus
    • †Clavilithes kennedyanus
    • †Clavilithes penrosei
    • †Clavilithes regexus
    • †Clavilithes texanus
  • Closia
    • †Closia larvata
    • †Closia semen
    • †Closia semenoides
  • Cochlespira
    • †Cochlespira bella
    • †Cochlespira columbaria
    • †Cochlespira terebralis
  • †Cochlespirella
    • †Cochlespirella nana
  • †Cocoaia
  • Columbellopsis
    • †Columbellopsis mississippiensis
  • Cominella – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Cominella pachecoi
  • A living Conger
    Conger
    • †Conger dissimilis
    • †Conger fornicatus
  • †Congeris
    • †Congeris brevior
  • Conomitra
    • †Conomitra fusoides
    • †Conomitra hammakeri
    • †Conomitra jacksonensis
    • †Conomitra texana
  • Conopeum
  • †Conorbis
    • †Conorbis alatoideus
  • Fossilized shell of a Conus cone snail
    Conus
    • †Conus alleni – type locality for species
    • †Conus sauridens
  • †Converrucosisporites
  • †Copemys
  • †Coptostoma
    • †Coptostoma ulmulum
  • Coralliophila
    • †Coralliophila aldrichi
  • Corbula
    • †Corbula cappa
  • Cordieria
    • †Cordieria ludoviciana
  • Fossilized skeleton preserved in situ (upper left, 2) of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Cormohipparion
    †Cormohipparion
    • †Cormohipparion goorisi – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Cornulina
    • †Cornulina dalli
    • †Cornulina minax
    • †Cornulina triseralis
  • Cornuspira
    • †Cornuspira byramensis
  • †Coronia
    • †Coronia childreni
    • †Coronia conjuncta
    • †Coronia coraliger
    • †Coronia genitiva
    • †Coronia lerchi
    • †Coronia ludonorma
    • †Coronia margaritosa
    • †Coronia montgomeryensis
    • †Coronia nodulina
    • †Coronia nucleata
    • †Coronia obsolescens
    • †Coronia parvidens
    • †Coronia plentopsis
    • †Coronia wateletella
    • †Coronia weisbordi
  • Crassatella
    • †Crassatella negreetensis
    • †Crassatella texalta
    • †Crassatella trapaquara
  • Crassinella
    • †Crassinella pygmaea
  • Crepidula
    • †Crepidula lirata
  • Fossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna
    †Cretolamna
    • †Cretolamna lerichei
  • Crocodylus
  • †Cubitostrea
    • †Cubitostrea divaricata
    • †Cubitostrea lisbonensis
    • †Cubitostrea sellaeformis
  • †Cupanieidites
  • †Cupuliferoipollenites
  • Cuspidaria
    • †Cuspidaria multiornata
  • †Cyathedites
  • †Cybium
  • Electron micrograph of the shell of a Cyclammina foraminiferan
    Cyclammina
    • †Cyclammina caneriverensis
  • Cylichnella
    • †Cylichnella bitruncata
  • †Cylindracanthus
    • †Cylindracanthus rectus
  • Cymatosyrinx
    • †Cymatosyrinx dorseyi
    • †Cymatosyrinx palmerae
  • †Cynarctus
  • Cypraedia
    • †Cypraedia fenestralis
  • †Cypraeorbis
    • †Cypraeorbis ventripotens
  • Cytherella
  • Cytherelloidea
    • †Cytherelloidea byramensis
    • †Cytherelloidea chawneri
  • Cytheromorpha
    • †Cytheromorpha rosefieldensis

D

  • A living Dasyatis stingray
    Dasyatis
  • †Dasyostoma
    • †Dasyostoma rugostoma
  • †Deltoidospora
  • Dendrophyllia
    • †Dendrophyllia lisbonensis
    • †Dendrophyllia striata – type locality for species
  • Dentalina
    • †Dentalina emaciata
    • †Dentalina filiformis
    • †Dentalina hantkeni
    • †Dentalina monroei
    • †Dentalina praecatesbyi
    • †Dentalina pseudoinvolons
  • Dentalium
    • †Dentalium jacksonense
    • †Dentalium microstria
    • †Dentalium minutistriatum
    • †Dentalium mississippiense
  • †Dicellaesporites
    • †Dicellaesporites popovii
  • †Dicorbitura
    • †Dicorbitura dignata
  • †Digmocyhere
  • A living Diodon, or porcupinefish
    Diodon
  • Diodora
    • †Diodora alabama
    • †Diodora tenebrosa
  • Diplodonta
    • †Diplodonta anterproductus
    • †Diplodonta bulla
    • †Diplodonta inflata
  • †Diporicellaesporites
    • †Diporicellaesporites psilatus
    • †Diporicellaesporites reticulatus
  • †Diporisporites
    • †Diporisporites type 2 informal
  • †Discocyclina
    • †Discocyclina advena
  • Discorbis
    • †Discorbis subaraucana
  • †Discotrochus
    • †Discotrochus orbignianus
  • Shell of a Distorsio sea snail
    Distorsio
  • †Divisisporites
    • †Divisisporites enormis
  • †Dolicholatirus
    • †Dolicholatirus leaensis
  • †Dontogryphaea
    • †Dontogryphaea thirsae
  • Dorsanum
    • †Dorsanum scalatum
  • †Dyadosporonites
    • †Dyadosporonites schwabii
  • †Dyseohyus

E

  • †Eburneopecten
    • †Eburneopecten corneoides
    • †Eburneopecten scintillatus
  • Echinocythereis
    • †Echinocythereis mcguirti
  • †Ectinochilus
    • †Ectinochilus stenzeli
  • †Edaphocyon – tentative report
  • †Ekokenia
  • Test of Elphidium, an Eocene to modern foraminiferan
    Elphidium
    • †Elphidium latispatium
  • Endopachys
    • †Endopachys lonsdalei
    • †Endopachys maclurii
  • Entosolenia
    • †Entosolenia orbignyana
  • †Eocithara
    • †Eocithara jacksonensis
  • †Eoclathurella
    • †Eoclathurella jacksonica
    • †Eoclathurella obesula
  • †Eodrilla
    • †Eodrilla lonsdalei
    • †Eodrilla lonsdallii
  • †Eodrillia
    • †Eodrillia texana
  • Eoeponidella
    • †Eoeponidella meyerhoffi
  • †Eophysema
    • †Eophysema ozarkana
  • †Eopleurotoma
    • †Eopleurotoma carya
    • †Eopleurotoma gemmaria
    • †Eopleurotoma ouachitensis
    • †Eopleurotoma plumbella
    • †Eopleurotoma sabinaria
  • †Eosurcula
    • †Eosurcula moorei
    • †Eosurcula sanctimauritii
  • †Ephedripites
    • †Ephedripites voluta
  • Epistominella
    • †Epistominella danvillensis
  • Shell of an Epitonium wentletrap sea snail
    Epitonium
    • †Epitonium kingae
    • †Epitonium multiliniferum
    • †Epitonium unilineata
  • Eponides
    • †Eponides byramensis
  • Equus
    • †Equus complicatus
    • †Equus fraternus
    • †Equus intermedius – type locality for species
  • †Ericipites
  • †Eucheilodon
    • †Eucheilodon crenocarinata
  • A living Eumeces skink
    Eumeces
  • Eurytellina
    • †Eurytellina linifera
  • †Euscalpellum
    • †Euscalpellum eocenense
  • Euspira
    • †Euspira jacksonensis
  • †Expressipollis
  • †Extratriporopollenites

F

  • Falsifusus
    • †Falsifusus bastropensis
    • †Falsifusus harrisi
    • †Falsifusus ludlovicianus
  • †Favitricolporites
    • †Favitricolporites baculoferous
  • †Ficopsis
    • †Ficopsis penita
    • †Ficopsis texana
  • A living Ficus, or fig tree
    Ficus
    • †Ficus filia
    • †Ficus merita
  • Fissurella
    • †Fissurella alabama
  • Flabellum
    • †Flabellum cuneifome
    • †Flabellum cuneiforme
    • †Flabellum lerchi – type locality for species
    • †Flabellum wailesii
  • †Frizzellithus
    • †Frizzellithus gemma
  • Fursenkoina
    • †Fursenkoina punctata
  • †Fusiformisporites
    • †Fusiformisporites crabbii
  • Fusimitra
    • †Fusimitra millingtoni
  • A living Fusinus sea snail
    Fusinus
    • †Fusinus insectoides
  • †Fusitoma
    • †Fusitoma sipha
  • Fustiaria
    • †Fustiaria danai

G

  • A living Galeocerdo requiem shark
    Galeocerdo
  • Galeodea
    • †Galeodea koureos
    • †Galeodea planotecta
  • Galeorhinus
    • †Galeorhinus huberensis
  • Gari
    • †Gari jacksonensis
  • Gegania
    • †Gegania antiquata
  • Genota
    • †Genota heilprini
  • Fossilized shell of the Eocene-Miocene foam oyster Gigantostrea
    †Gigantostrea
    • †Gigantostrea trigonalis
  • Ginglymostoma
    • †Ginglymostoma serra
  • †Gleicheniidites
  • Globigerina
    • †Globigerina ouachitaensis
  • Globobulimina
    • †Globobulimina pyrula
  • Globorotalia
    • †Globorotalia centralis
    • †Globorotalia cerroazulensis
  • Globulina
    • †Globulina gibba
  • Glycymeris
    • †Glycymeris filosa
    • †Glycymeris idonea
    • †Glycymeris trigonella
  • Glyptoactis
    • †Glyptoactis alticostata – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Glyptoactis complexicosta
    • †Glyptoactis trapaquara
  • Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Glyptotherium
    †Glyptotherium
    • †Glyptotherium floridanum – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Glyptotoma
    • †Glyptotoma crassiplicata
    • †Glyptotoma fisherana
  • Gnathophis
    • †Gnathophis dissimilis
  • †Gomphotherium
  • Guttulina
    • †Guttulina austriaca
    • †Guttulina byramensis
  • Gyroidina
    • †Gyroidina danvillensis
    • †Gyroidina vicksburgensis
  • Gyroidinoides
    • †Gyroidinoides danvillensis

H

  • †Haimesiastraea
    • †Haimesiastraea conferta
  • †Hamulatisporites
    • †Hamulatisporites amplus
  • Hanzawaia
    • †Hanzawaia mauricensis
  • Shells in differing orientations of Hastula augur sea snails
    Hastula
    • †Hastula houstonia
  • Haustator
    • †Haustator carinata
    • †Haustator perdita
    • †Haustator rina
  • Hemipristis
  • Hemisinus
    • †Hemisinus jacksonius
  • †Hemisurcula
    • †Hemisurcula silicata
  • A living Heterodontus, or bullhead shark
    Heterodontus
    • †Heterodontus pineti
  • Heterostegina
  • Hexaplex
    • †Hexaplex katherinae
    • †Hexaplex marksi
    • †Hexaplex silvaticus
    • †Hexaplex supernus
  • †Hilgardia
    • †Hilgardia multilineata
  • Hipponix
    • †Hipponix pygmaea
    • †Hipponix pygmaeus
  • †Homomya
    • †Homomya hamatoides
  • Hoplopteron
    • †Hoplopteron elegans
  • †Hypolagus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Hypoxylon

I

  • †Ilexpollenites
  • †Inapertisporites
  • †Inaperturopollenites
  • †Infracoronia
    • †Infracoronia ludoviciana
  • †Involutisporites
  • †Involutisporonites
  • A modern Isurus, or mako shark
    Isurus
    • †Isurus praecursor

J

  • †Jefitchia
    • †Jefitchia claybornensis
  • †Jonus
    • †Jonus tortilis
  • Jugosocythereis

K

  • †Kapalmerella
    • †Kapalmerella alveata
    • †Kapalmerella arenicola
    • †Kapalmerella mortoni
    • †Kapalmerella pleboides
  • Kelliella
    • †Kelliella boettgeri
  • †Kyandopollenites
    • †Kyandopollenites anneratus

L

  • †Lacrimasporonites
    • †Lacrimasporonites basidii
  • Lactarius
  • †Laevigatosporites
  • Lagena
    • †Lagena hexagona
  • Lamarckina
    • †Lamarckina byramensis
    • †Lamarckina claibornse
  • A modern Lamna mackerel shark
    Lamna
    • †Lamna lerichi
  • †Lapparia
    • †Lapparia cancellata
    • †Lapparia dumosa
    • †Lapparia mooreana
  • Latirus
    • †Latirus humilior
    • †Latirus moorei
    • †Latirus tortillis
  • †Leiotriletes
  • Lenticulina
    • †Lenticulina catahoulaensis
    • †Lenticulina cultrata
    • †Lenticulina danvillensis
    • †Lenticulina rotulata
    • †Lenticulina vicksburgensis
  • †Lepidocyclina
    • †Lepidocyclina supera
  • †Levifusus
    • †Levifusus branneri
    • †Levifusus fulguriparens
    • †Levifusus identus
    • †Levifusus mortoniopsis
    • †Levifusus pagodiformis
    • †Levifusus prepagoda
    • †Levifusus supraplanus
    • †Levifusus trabeatus
  • †Liliacidites
  • Lima
  • †Limnoecus
    • †Limnoecus niobrarensis
  • Limopsis
    • †Limopsis aviculoides
    • †Limopsis radiata
  • †Linthia
    • †Linthia hollandi – type locality for species
  • †Liquidambarpollenites
  • †Lirodiscus
    • †Lirodiscus jacksonensis
    • †Lirodiscus pretriangulata
    • †Lirodiscus smithvillensis
  • †Lirofusus
    • †Lirofusus thoracicus
  • †Lithophysema
    • †Lithophysema grande
  • †Litorhadia
    • †Litorhadia albirupina – tentative report
    • †Litorhadia compsa
    • †Litorhadia mater
  • Loxoconcha
    • †Loxoconcha woodwordensis
  • Lucina
    • †Lucina atoma
    • †Lucina perminuta
  • Lunulites
    • †Lunulites bassleri
  • †Lusatisporites
  • †Lycopodiumsporites
  • †Lyrosurcula
    • †Lyrosurcula acuta
    • †Lyrosurcula columbiana
    • †Lyrosurcula dalli
    • †Lyrosurcula elegans
    • †Lyrosurcula obsoleta
    • †Lyrosurcula shaleri

M

  • Macrocallista
  • Madracis
    • †Madracis ganei – type locality for species
    • †Madracis gregorioi
  • Madrepora
    • †Madrepora natchitochensis – type locality for species
  • Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon
    †Mammut
  • †Margaritaria
    • †Margaritaria inexpectens
  • Marginella
    • †Marginella constrictoides
  • Marginulina
    • †Marginulina variata
  • Marginulinopsis
    • †Marginulinopsis fragaria
  • †Margocolporites
    • †Margocolporites kruschii
  • Martesia
  • Massilina
    • †Massilina pratti
  • †Mauricia
    • †Mauricia houstonia
  • †Mazzalina
    • †Mazzalina plena
  • Melanella
    • †Melanella jacksonensis
    • †Melanella wheeleri
  • Melonis
    • †Melonis planatum
  • Meretrix
    • †Meretrix nuttalliopsis
    • †Meretrix nuttelliopsis
  • Life restoration of the Miocene three-toed horse Merychippus
    †Merychippus
    • †Merychippus gunteri
  • †Merychyus
  • Mesalia
    • †Mesalia claibornensis
    • †Mesalia vetusta
  • Metula
    • †Metula johnsoni
    • †Metula subgracilis
  • †Michela
    • †Michela trabeatoides
  • Microdrillia
    • †Microdrillia minutissima
    • †Microdrillia ouachitae
    • †Microdrillia robustula
  • †Microfoveolatosporis
    • †Microfoveolatosporis pseudodentatus
  • †Microfoveolatosporites
  • †Microreticulatisporites
  • Miltha
    • †Miltha gaufia
  • †Miomustela
  • Mitrella
    • †Mitrella alabamensis
    • †Mitrella casteri
    • †Mitrella parva
  • Mnestia
    • †Mnestia dekayi
    • †Mnestia meyeri
  • Modiolus
  • †Momipites
  • †Monoporisporites
  • †Monoptygma
    • †Monoptygma crassiplicum
  • †Morozovella
    • †Morozovella aragonensis
  • †Multicellaesporites
  • Myliobatis
  • Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene ground sloth Mylodon with an inset depicting its excrement and a skin fragment
    †Mylodon
    • †Mylodon harlanii
  • †Myripistis
  • Myripristis
  • Myrtea
    • †Myrtea curta

N

  • †Nannipus
  • A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail
    Nassarius
    • †Nassarius albirupina
    • †Nassarius exilis
    • †Nassarius hilli
    • †Nassarius jacksonensis
    • †Nassarius magnocostata
  • †Natchitochia – type locality for genus
    • †Natchitochia jonesi – type locality for species
  • Natica
    • †Natica aperta
    • †Natica permunda
  • A living Naticarius moon sea snail
    Naticarius – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Naticarius semilunata
  • Nemocardium
    • †Nemocardium gambrinum
    • †Nemocardium nicoletti
    • †Nemocardium nicolletti
    • †Nemocardium salrivale
  • †Neobythitinarum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
    • †Neobythitinarum meyeri
  • †Neobythitinorum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
    • †Neobythitinorum meyeri
  • †Neoepenoides
    • †Neoepenoides antillarum
  • †Neozanthopsis
    • †Neozanthopsis americana
  • Neverita
    • †Neverita limula
  • Shell of a Niso sea snail
    Niso
  • Nodosaria
    • †Nodosaria pyrula
    • †Nodosaria vertebralis
  • Nonion
    • †Nonion advenum
    • †Nonion alabamense
    • †Nonion decoratum
  • Nonionella
    • †Nonionella hantkeni
    • †Nonionella jacksonensis
    • †Nonionella tatumi
  • †Nototamias
  • Interior of a fossilized shell of the Early Ordovician-modern marine bivalve Nucula
    Nucula
    • †Nucula magnifica
    • †Nucula mauricensis
    • †Nucula ovula
    • †Nucula smithvillensis – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Nucula sphenopsis
    • †Nucula yazooensis
  • Nuculana
    • †Nuculana corpulentoidea
    • †Nuculana fiski – type locality for species
    • †Nuculana magna
    • †Nuculana ovula
    • †Nuculana wautubbeana
  • †Nudopollis
    • †Nudopollis terminalis
    • †Nudopollis theirgartii – or unidentified related form

O

  • A living Odontaspis sand shark
    Odontaspis
    • †Odontaspis hopei
  • †Odontogryphaea
    • †Odontogryphaea thirsae
  • †Odontopolys
    • †Odontopolys compsorhytis
  • Odostomia
    • †Odostomia trapaquara
  • Operculina
  • †Ophichthyidarum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
    • †Ophichthyidarum brevior
  • Orthopristis
  • †Orthosurcula
    • †Orthosurcula adeona – or unidentified related form
    • †Orthosurcula indenta
    • †Orthosurcula longipersa
    • †Orthosurcula persa
  • Orthoyoldia
    • †Orthoyoldia kindlei
    • †Orthoyoldia psammotaea
  • †Osmundacidites
  • A living Ostracion boxfish
    †Ostracion
    • †Ostracion meretrix
  • Ostrea
    • †Ostrea compressirostra – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Ostrea crenulimarginata
    • †Ostrea falco
    • †Ostrea multilirata
    • †Ostrea sylvaerupis
  • Otionella
  • †Ovoidites

P

  • †Pachecoa
    • †Pachecoa decisa
    • †Pachecoa ellipsis
    • †Pachecoa pulchra
  • Petrified trunk segment of the Late Cretaceous-Miocene palm wood Palmoxylon
    †Palmoxylon
    • †Palmoxylon cellulosum
    • †Palmoxylon quenstedi
  • †Papillina
    • †Papillina dumosa
  • Paraconger
  • Paracyathus
    • †Paracyathus alternatus – type locality for species
    • †Paracyathus bellus
  • Paracypris
    • †Paracypris rosefieldensis
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
    †Paramylodon
  • Parasmilia
    • †Parasmilia ludoviciana – type locality for species
  • †Parcypris
  • Parvilucina
    • †Parvilucina sabelli
  • †Patulaxis
    • †Patulaxis scrobiculata
  • Pecten
    • †Pecten perplanus
  • †Pediastrum
  • An apetural view of a shell of Penion maximus.
    Penion
    • †Penion penrosei
  • Periploma
    • †Periploma claibornense
    • †Periploma collardi
    • †Periploma howei – type locality for species
  • †Perotriletes
  • †Pesavis
    • †Pesavis tagulensis
  • †Petauristodon
  • Petrophyllia
    • †Petrophyllia vernonensis – type locality for species
    • †Petrophyllia vicksburgensis
  • Shell of a Phalium, or bonnet shell sea snail
    Phalium
    • †Phalium brevicostatum
    • †Phalium taitii
  • Pholadomya
    • †Pholadomya harrisi
  • Phos
    • †Phos sagenum
    • †Phos texanum
  • †Piceapollenites
  • †Pilicatula
    • †Pilicatula filamentosa
  • Pinna
    • †Pinna gardnerae
  • †Pinuspollenites
  • †Pistillipollenites
    • †Pistillipollenites mcgregorii
  • Shell of a Pitar venus clam
    Pitar
    • †Pitar securiformis
    • †Pitar trigoniata
  • †Plagiarca
    • †Plagiarca rhomboidella
    • †Plagiarca vaughani
  • Plagiocardium
  • Planorbulina
    • †Planorbulina mediterranensis
  • Planularia
  • Planulina
    • †Planulina ouachitaensis
  • †Platycaryapollenites
    • †Platycaryapollenites platycaryoides
  • †Platyoptera
    • †Platyoptera extenta
  • Platytrochus – type locality for genus
    • †Platytrochus elegans – type locality for species
  • †Pleuricellaesporites
  • Pleurofusia
    • †Pleurofusia danvicola
    • †Pleurofusia evanescens
    • †Pleurofusia fluctuosa
    • †Pleurofusia huppertzi
    • †Pleurofusia subservata
  • †Pleuroliria
    • †Pleuroliria crenulosa
    • †Pleuroliria jacksonella
    • †Pleuroliria simplex
  • Pleuromeris
    • †Pleuromeris inflatior
    • †Pleuromeris inflator
  • Pleurotomella
    • †Pleurotomella veatchi
  • Plicatula
    • †Plicatula filamentosa
    • †Plicatula louisiana
  • Podocarpus
  • Fossilized shell of the Paleocene-modern moon snail Polinices
    Polinices
    • †Polinices aratus
    • †Polinices harrisii
    • †Polinices julianna
    • †Polinices weisbordi
  • †Pollinices
    • †Pollinices harrisii
  • †Polycolporopollenites
  • Polymorphina
    • †Polymorphina advena
  • †Polypodium
  • Polyschides
    • †Polyschides margarita
  • Pontocythere
  • †Pontogeneus – type locality for genus
    • †Pontogeneus priscus – type locality for species
  • †Porocolpopollenites
  • Poromya
    • †Poromya mississippiensis
  • †Porticulasphaera
    • †Porticulasphaera index
  • †Preophidion
    • †Preophidion meyeri
  • †Priscoficus
    • †Priscoficus juvenis
  • Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene bony fish Pristigenys
    Pristigenys
    • †Pristigenys obliquus
  • Pristipomoides
  • Pristis
  • †Projenneria
    • †Projenneria ludoviciana – type locality for species
  • Propeamussium
    • †Propeamussium squamulum – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Propristis
    • †Propristis schweinfurthi
  • †Prosynthetoceras
    • †Prosynthetoceras francisi
  • †Proteacidites
  • †Protosurcula
    • †Protosurcula gabbii
  • †Pseudohastigerina
    • †Pseudohastigerina micra
  • Shell in multiple views of a Pseudolatirus spindle sea snail
    †Pseudolatirus
    • †Pseudolatirus tortilis
  • Pseudoliva
    • †Pseudoliva santander
    • †Pseudoliva vetusta
  • Pseudoneptunea – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Pseudoneptunea harrisi
  • Pseudononion
    • †Pseudononion spissus
  • †Pseudoparablastomeryx
  • Pseudophichthys
  • †Pseudoplicapollis
  • Pteria
    • †Pteria limula
  • †Pterocaryapollenites
  • †Pteropsella
    • †Pteropsella lapidosa
  • †Pterosphenus
    • †Pterosphenus schucherti
  • Pterynotus
    • †Pterynotus sabinola
    • †Pterynotus weisbordi – type locality for species
  • Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Cretaceous-Pleistocene oyster Pycnodonte
    Pycnodonte
    • †Pycnodonte ludoviciana
    • †Pycnodonte sylvaerupis
    • †Pycnodonte trigonalis
    • †Pycnodonte vicksburgensis
  • Pyramidella
    • †Pyramidella lapinaria
    • †Pyramidella meyeri
    • †Pyramidella perexilis
  • †Pyramimitra
    • †Pyramimitra terebraeformis
  • Pythonichthys – or unidentified comparable form

Q

  • †Quadrapollenites
  • †Quercoidites
  • Shell of a Quinqueloculina foraminiferan
    Quinqueloculina
    • †Quinqueloculina cookei
    • †Quinqueloculina vicksburgensis

R

  • Raphitoma
    • †Raphitoma nucleola
  • A living Retusa barrel bubble sea snail
    Retusa
    • †Retusa adamsi
    • †Retusa galba
    • †Retusa jacksonensis
    • †Retusa kellogii
  • Reussella
    • †Reussella byramensis
    • †Reussella oligocenica
  • †Rhabdopitaria
    • †Rhabdopitaria winnensis
  • A school of living Rhinoptera, or cownose rays
    Rhinoptera
  • Rhizoprionodon
  • Rhizorus – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Rhizorus minutissimus
    • †Rhizorus wellsi
  • Rhynchoconger
  • Rimella
    • †Rimella texanum
  • †Ringicardium
    • †Ringicardium harrisi
  • Ringicula
    • †Ringicula butleriana
    • †Ringicula trapaquara
  • †Rotalia
    • †Rotalia byramensis
  • †Rudiscala
    • †Rudiscala harrisi

S

  • Saracenaria
    • †Saracenaria moresiana
  • Sassia
    • †Sassia jacksonensis
    • †Sassia septemdentata
  • Scaphella – or unidentified comparable form
    • †Scaphella newcombiana
  • Schizaster
    • †Schizaster armiger
  • †Schizosporis
    • †Schizosporis paleocenicus
  • Sciaena
    • †Sciaena psuedoradians
    • A living Sciaena umbra, or brown meagre
      †Sciaena umbra
  • †Sciaenidarium
    • †Sciaenidarium claybornensis
  • Scobinella
    • †Scobinella famelica
    • †Scobinella hammettensis
    • †Scobinella louisianae
    • †Scobinella newtonensis
    • †Scobinella transitionalis
  • †Sequoidendron
  • Serpulorbis
    • †Serpulorbis chavani
  • Sigmomorphina
    • †Sigmomorphina jacksonensis
    • †Sigmomorphina pulchra
    • †Sigmomorphina semitecta
  • †Sigmopollis
  • Simnia
    • †Simnia subtruncata
  • †Sinistrella
    • †Sinistrella americana
  • Several views of the shell of a Sinum moon snail
    Sinum
    • †Sinum danvillense
    • †Sinum fiski – type locality for species
    • †Sinum jacksonense
  • Siphonalia
    • †Siphonalia sullivani
  • Siphonina
    • †Siphonina advena
    • †Siphonina jacksonensis
  • Sirembo – or unidentified related form
  • †Skenae
    • †Skenae pignus
  • Solariella
    • †Solariella tricostata
  • Solariorbis
    • †Solariorbis subangulatus
  • Solen
    • †Solen pendletonensis – type locality for species
  • †Sparidarum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Sphaerocypraea
    • †Sphaerocypraea jacksonensis
  • A living Sphyraena, or barracuda
    Sphyraena
    • †Sphyraena major
  • †Spinaepollis
    • †Spinaepollis spinosus
  • Spirillina
    • †Spirillina vicksburgensis
  • Spiroloculina
  • Spiroplectammina
    • †Spiroplectammina howei
    • †Spiroplectammina mississippiensis
  • †Spirotextularia
    • †Spirotextularia mississippiensis
  • Spisula
    • †Spisula jacksonensis
    • †Spisula parilis
    • †Spisula praetenuis – or unidentified comparable form
  • Shell of a Spondylus, or spiny oyster
    Spondylus
  • †Sterisporites
    • †Sterisporites bimammatus
    • †Sterisporites buchenauensis
    • †Sterisporites bujargensis
    • †Sterisporites steroides
  • †Sulcocypraea
    • †Sulcocypraea healeyi
    • †Sulcocypraea vaughani
  • †Sullivania
    • †Sullivania fisherensis
  • †Surculoma
    • †Surculoma falsabenes
    • †Surculoma kellogii
    • †Surculoma sabinicola
    • †Surculoma stantoni
  • Sveltella
    • †Sveltella parva

T

  • Taxodium
  • Teinostoma
    • †Teinostoma barryi
  • Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
    †Teleoceras
  • Tellina
    • †Tellina bellsiana
    • †Tellina estellensis
    • †Tellina vicksburgensis
  • Tenagodus
    • †Tenagodus vitis
  • Terebra
    • †Terebra abditiva
    • †Terebra jacksonensis
    • †Terebra texagyra
  • †Terebrifusus – tentative report
  • Teredo
    • †Teredo mississippiensis
  • †Tetraporina
  • †Texomys
    • †Texomys ritchiei
  • †Textualaria
    • †Textualaria tumidula
  • Fossilized shell of the Carboniferous-modern foraminiferan Textularia
    Textularia
    • †Textularia dibollensis
  • †Thompsonipollis
    • †Thompsonipollis magnificus
  • †Tiburnus
    • †Tiburnus eboreus
  • †Tiliaepollenites
  • Trachycardium
    • †Trachycardium ouachitense
  • †Triagnulocypris
    • †Triagnulocypris gibsonensis – tentative report
  • Illustration of a living Trichiurus cutlassfish
    Trichiurus
    • †Trichiurus sagittidens
  • †Tricolpites
    • †Tricolpites hians
  • †Tricolpopollenites
    • †Tricolpopollenites geranoides
  • †Tricolporopollenites
  • Trigonostoma
    • †Trigonostoma babylonicum
    • †Trigonostoma panones
    • †Trigonostoma selectum
  • Trigonulina
    • †Trigonulina satex
  • Triloculina
    • †Triloculina byramensis
    • †Triloculina sculptura
  • †Trinacria
    • †Trinacria microcancellata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Triplanosporites
  • †Triporopollenites
    • †Triporopollenites bituitus
  • †Tritonatractus
    • †Tritonatractus pearlensis
  • †Tritonidea
    • †Tritonidea pachecoi
  • Trochita
    • †Trochita aperta
  • Trochocyathus
    • †Trochocyathus montgomeriensis
  • †Tropisurcula
    • †Tropisurcula crenula
  • †Trudopollis
  • †Truncorotaloides
    • †Truncorotaloides danvillensis
  • †Trypanotoma
    • †Trypanotoma obtusa
    • †Trypanotoma terebriformis
  • †Turbinolia
    • †Turbinolia pharetra
    • †Turbinolia subtercisa
    • †Turbinolia tenuis
    • †Turbinolia vicksburgensis
  • A living Turbonilla parasitic pyram sea snail
    Turbonilla
  • Turricula
    • †Turricula nasuto
    • †Turricula plenta
    • †Turricula plutonica
  • †Turrilina
    • †Turrilina robertsi
  • Turris
    • †Turris capax
    • †Turris kerenensis
    • †Turris rockscreekensis
    • †Turris siphus
  • Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella
    Turritella
    • †Turritella aldrichi
    • †Turritella bellifera
    • †Turritella bunkerhillensis
    • †Turritella clevelandia
    • †Turritella creola
    • †Turritella dutexata
    • †Turritella eurynome
    • †Turritella gardnerae – type locality for species
    • †Turritella multilira
    • †Turritella nasuta
    • †Turritella praecincta
  • †Tythonichthys – or unidentified comparable form

U

  • †Ulmipollenites
  • Umbraculum
    • †Umbraculum planulatum
  • Umbrina
    • †Umbrina gemma – or unidentified related form
  • †Undulatisporites
  • Uroconger
  • Uromitra
    • †Uromitra grantensis
  • Ursus
  • Uvigerina
    • †Uvigerina gardnerae
    • †Uvigerina jacksonensis
    • †Uvigerina vicksburgensis

V

  • Vaginulina
  • A living Vasum, or vase sea snail
    Vasum
    • †Vasum humerosum
  • Venericardia
    • †Venericardia apodensata
    • †Venericardia bashiplata
    • †Venericardia carsonensis
    • †Venericardia densata
    • †Venericardia diversidentata
    • †Venericardia gardnerae – type locality for species
    • †Venericardia klimacodes
    • †Venericardia natchitoches
    • †Venericardia rotunda
    • †Venericardia sabinensis – type locality for species
  • †Verrucatosporites
    • †Verrucatosporites prosecundus
    • †Verrucatosporites spp,
  • Verticordia
    • †Verticordia cossmanni
    • †Verticordia sotoensis
  • †Virgulina
    • †Virgulina vicksburgensis
  • †Vokesula
    • †Vokesula aldrichi
  • A living Voluta sea snail
    Voluta
    • †Voluta newcombiana
  • †Volvaria
    • †Volvaria reticulata

X

Y

  • Yoldia
    • †Yoldia hammetti
    • †Yoldia kindlei

Z

References

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