This list of the Cenozoic life of Mississippi contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Mississippi and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
Balanophyllia
†Balanophyllia elongata – type locality for species
†Balanophyllia haleana
†Balanophyllia irrorata
Balcis
Three fossilized shells of the Late Cretaceous-Eocene marine bivalve Baluchicardia †Baluchicardia
Barbatia
†Barbatia aspera
†Barbatia cuculloides
†Barbatia lima
†Barbatia ludoviciana
†Barbatia mississippiensis
†Barbatia paradiagona – type locality for species
†Barbatia seraperta
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus †Basilosaurus
†Bathycyathus – type locality for genus
†Bathycyathus pulcher – type locality for species
Bathytoma
†Bathytoma congesta
†Bathytoma rhomboidea – type locality for species
Bathytormus
†Bathytormus clarkensis
†Bathytormus flexurus
†Bathytormus productus
†Bayania
†Belemnosella
†Belosaepia
†Biocorbula
A living Bison Bison
Bittium
†Bittium koeneni
†Bittium ottoi – type locality for species
†Bonellitia
†Bonellitia bastropensis
†Bonellitia elevata
†Bonellitia garvani
†Bonellitia jacksonica
†Bonellitia parilis
Bornia
†Bornia tallahalaensis – type locality for species
Bos Bos
†Bovicornu
†Bovicornu eocenense
†Bovicornu gracile
Brachidontes
†Brachidontes mississippiensis
Illustration of a living Bregmaceros , or codlet Bregmaceros
†Brevinucula
†Brevinucula pseudopunctata – type locality for species
†Bristocorbula
Brizalina
†Brychaetus
Buliminella
†Buliminella bassendorfensis – or unidentified comparable form
†Buliminella elegantissima
Bulla
Bullia
†Burnhamia
†Burnhamia daviesi
†Burnhamia fetahi
Fossilized shell in multiple views of a Busycon sea snail Busycon
Daphnella
†Daphnella imperita
†Daphnella quindecima
A living Dasyatis stingray Dasyatis
†Dasyostoma
Dendrophyllia
†Dendrophyllia lisbonensis
Dentalium
†Dentalium bitubatum - broadly construed
†Dentalium incississimum
†Dentalium jacksonense
†Dentalium mediaviense
†Dentalium microstria
†Dentalium mississippiense
†Dentalium opaculum
†Dentalium polygonuum
†Dentalium strenuum
†Dentalium varicostata – type locality for species
†Dentalium zephyrinum
Dermomurex
†Diacocherus
†Diacocherus dockeryi – type locality for species
Restoration of two of the Eocene even-toed ungulate Diacodexis being hunted by a primitive whale †Diacodexis
Diaperoecia
†Diaperoecia clava – type locality for species
†Diaperoecia jacksoniensis
Dimya
Dinocardium
†Dinocardium vicksburgensis
Diodon
Shells of Diodora keyhole limpets Diodora
†Diodora infrequens
†Diodora mississippiensis
†Diodora tenebrosa
Diplodonta
†Diplodonta anterproductus
†Diplodonta bulla
†Diplodonta compacta – type locality for species
†Diplodonta deflatus
†Diplodonta eburnea
†Diplodonta elatia – type locality for species
†Diplodonta hopkinsensis
†Diplodonta turgida
†Diplodonta ungulina
†Diplopholeos
Discopsis
†Discopsis pilsbryi – type locality for species
†Discotrochus
†Discotrochus obrignianus
†Discotrochus orbignianus
Distorsio
Divalinga
†Divalinga subrigaultiana
†Dolicholatirus
†Dolicholatirus cervicrassus
†Dolicholatirus exilis
†Dolicholatirus leaensis
†Dolicholatirus perexilis
Donax
Life restoration of the Eocene whaleDorudon †Dorudon
†Eburneopecten
†Eburneopecten corneoides
†Eburneopecten frontalis
†Eburneopecten scintillatus
†Eburneopecten subminutus
Echinolampas
Fossilized skull of the Paleocene-Eocene mammal Ectocion †Ectocion
†Egertonia
†Ekokenia
Ellisina
Elphidium
†Elphidium gavestonense
†Elphidium latsipatium
Emydoidea
Enaeta
Endopachys
†Endopachys londsdalei
†Endopachys lonsdalei
†Endopachys maclurii
†Endopachys minutum – type locality for species
Enoplostomella
†Enoplostomella magniporosa – type locality for species
†Enoplostomella synthetica
†Eocithara
†Eoclathurella
†Eodrilla
†Eodrilla longsdalii
†Eodrilla texana
†Eodrillia – tentative report
†Eogale – type locality for genus
†Eogale parydros – type locality for species
†Eophysema
†Eopleurotoma
†Eopleurotoma adolescens
†Eopleurotoma cainei
†Eopleurotoma carya
†Eopleurotoma cochlea
†Eopleurotoma gemmavia
†Eopleurotoma julia
†Eopleurotoma lisboncola
†Eopleurotoma nodocarinata
†Eopleurotoma nupera
†Eopleurotoma sayi
†Eosurcula
†Eosurcula moorei
†Eosurcula pulcherrima
†Eosurcula tuomeyi
†Eotorpedo
†Eotorpedo jaeckeli
†Eotorpedo jaekeli
Epilucina
Epistominella
†Epistominella pontoni
†Epistominella vitrea
Shell of an Epitonium wentletrap sea snail Epitonium
Equus
†Erkosonea
†Eromotherium
Ervilia
†Ervilia exteroaevis – type locality for species
†Ervilia exterolaevis – type locality for species
†Ervilia lamelloexteria – type locality for species
Erycina
Escharella
†Etyus
†Etyus buccata
†Etyus strangulata
†Eucheilodon
†Eucheilodon americana
†Eucheilodon crenocarinata
†Eucymba
†Eucypraedia
†Eucypraedia pittsi – type locality for species
Shells in differing orientations of the parasitic sea snail Eulima Eulima
†Eulima extremis
†Eulima jacksonensis
Eulimella
†Eulimella clearyensis – type locality for species
Eumetula
Eunaticina
†Eunicella
Eurytellina
†Eurytellina linifera
†Eurytellina mooreana
†Eurytellina papyria
†Eurytellina spillmani
†Eurytellina vaughani
†Euscalpellum
Shell of a Euspira moon sea snail Euspira
†Euspira aldrichi
†Euspira jacksonensis
†Euspira marylandica
†Euspira newtonensis
†Euspira sabina
†Euspira vicksburgensis
†Exilia
†Exochoecia
Falsifusus
†Falsifusus bastropensis
†Falsifusus ludlovicianus
†Falsifusus perobliquus
†Fedora
†Fedora pusilla – type locality for species
Felaniella
†Ficopsis
†Ficopsis penita
†Ficopsis texana
Ficus
†Ficus filia
†Ficus merita
†Ficus mississippiensis
Filisparsa
Flabellum
†Flabellum cuneiforme
†Flabellum rhomboideum – type locality for species
†Flabellum wailesii
†Fleurofusia – tentative report
Floridina
†Floridina antiqua
†Floridina bifoliata
†Floridina granulosa
†Franimys
†Franimys actites – type locality for species
Fulgurofusus
Fusimitra
†Fusimitra conquisita
†Fusimitra millingtoni
A living Fusinus sea snail Fusinus
†Fusoficula
†Fustaria
†Fustaria menthifonta – type locality for species
Fustiaria
†Fustiaria danai
†Fustiaria menthafonta – type locality for species
†Fustiaria subcompressa
†Fustilaria
A living Galeocerdo requiem shark Galeocerdo
Galeodea
†Galeodea brevidentata
†Galeodea millsapsi
†Galeodea petersoni
†Galeodea planotecta
†Galeodea shubutensis
†Galeodea tricarinata
Galeorhinus
†Galeorhinus affini
†Galeorhinus affinis
†Galeorhinus huberensis
†Galeorhinus minor
†Galeorhinus ypresiensis
Galeus Galeus
Gari
†Gari jacksonensis
†Gari ozarkana
†Gari papyria
Gastrochaena
†Gastrochaena mississippiensis
Gegania
Gemmula
†Gemmula amica
†Gemmula rotaedens
Genota
†Genota aldrichi
†Genota axeli
†Genota heilprini
Geochelone
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Georgiacetus †Georgiacetus
Gephyrotes
†Gephyrotes spectabilis – type locality for species
†Gigantostrea
Ginglymostoma
†Ginglymostoma subafricanum
Globigerina
†Globigerina praebuloides
†Globigerina riveroae
Globivenus
†Globoquadrina
Globorotalia
†Globorotalia peripheroacuta
†Globorotalia peripheroronda
†Globorotalia pseudomiocenica
Globularia
Fossilized shell of a Glycymeris , or bittersweet clam Glycymeris
†Glycymeris arctata
†Glycymeris filosa
†Glycymeris idonea
†Glycymeris intercostata
†Glycymeris lisbonensis
†Glycymeris mississippiensis
†Glycymeris suwannensis
†Glycymeris wautubbeana
Glyptemys
Glyptoactis
†Glyptoactis alticostata
†Glyptoactis complexicosta
†Glyptoactis trapaquara
†Glyptotoma
†Glyptotoma conradiana
†Glyptotoma crassiplicata
Gonimyrtea
†Gracilocyon
†Gracilocyon igniculus – type locality for species
Graptemys
†Gryphaeostrea
†Gryphaeostrea plicatella
Haliris
†Haliris mississippiensis
†Haliris quadrangularis
Hanzawaia
†Haplomylus
†Haplomylus meridionalis – type locality for species
Harpa
†Harpa vicksburgiana – type locality for species
Fossil of the Cretaceous-Miocene crab Harpactocarcinus †Harpactocarcinus
Hastula
Haustator
†Haustator carinata
†Haustator perdita
†Haustator rina
†Haustator rivurbana
†Heliconoides
†Heliconoides inflata – or unidentified comparable form
Fossilized lower jaw of the Miocene-Pleistocene llama relative Hemiauchenia †Hemiauchenia
Hemipristis
†Hemipristis wyattdurhami
†Hemisurcula
†Hemisurcula hicoicola
†Hemisurcula hicoricola
†Hemisurcula perexilis
†Hesperiturris
†Hesperiturris nodocarinatus
†Hesperotestudo
†Hesperotestudo crassiscutata
A living Heterodontus , or bullhead shark Heterodontus
†Heterodontus sowasheense – type locality for species
Heteropora
†Heteropora amaena
†Heteropora ovalis
Hexaplex
†Hexaplex engonatus
†Hexaplex katherinae
†Hexaplex marksi
†Hexaplex silvatucus
†Hexaplex supernus
†Hexaplex vanuxemi
†Hilgardia
†Hilgardia coelatoides
†Hilgardia multilineata
Hincksina – tentative report
Hippomenella
†Hippomenella crassicollis
†Hippomenella punctata
†Hippomenella radicata
†Hippomenella rotula – type locality for species
Shell of a Hipponix , or hoof sea snail Hipponix
†Hipponix – type locality for species informal
†Hipponix n.sp informal
†Hipponix pygmaea
†Hipponix pygmaeus
Hippoporina
†Hippozeugosella
†Hippozeugosella arcuata
†Hippozeugosella marginata
Homo
†Homomya
Hornera
Illustration of a fossilized partial cranium of the Eocene odd-toed ungulates Hyracotherium †Hyracotherium
Idmonea
†Idmonea magna
†Idmonea milneana
†Idmonea petri
†Idmonea triforata
†Infracoronia
†Infracoronia ludoviciana
A modern Isurus , or mako shark Isurus
†Jaekelotodus – tentative report
†Jefitchia
Jouannetia
†Kapalmerella
†Kapalmerella alveata
†Kapalmerella arenicola
Kellia
Kelliella
†Kelliella boettgeri
†Kelliella rufaripa – type locality for species
†Kleidionella
Fossilized "worm" tube, possibly of the Oligocene-modern shipworm marine bivalve genus Kuphus Kuphus
Lacerna
†Lacinia
Laevicardium
†Laevicardium gardnerae
†Laevicardium leptorimum – type locality for species
Lamna
†Lapparia
†Lapparia dumosa
†Lapparia exigua
†Lapparia mooreana
Two views of a shell of a Latirus sea snail Latirus
†Latirus aldrichi – type locality for species
†Latirus humilior
†Latirus indistinctus
†Latirus mississippiensis
†Latirus moorei
†Latirus protractus
†Latirus suturalis
Leiosella
†Leiosella orbicularia – type locality for species
†Lepidocyclina
Illustration of a living Lepisosteus , or gar Lepisosteus
†Lepisosteus suessionensis
†Levifusus
†Levifusus branneri
†Levifusus hubbard
†Levifusus moodianus
†Levifusus mortonii
†Levifusus mortoniopsis
†Levifusus nodulatum
†Levifusus spiniger
Lichenopora
†Lichenopora grignonensis
Lima
A living Limacina sea butterfly Limacina
Limaria
Limopsis
†Limopsis aviculoides
†Limopsis radiata
Linga
†Lirodiscus
†Lirodiscus jacksonensis
†Lirodiscus pretriangulata
†Lirodiscus protractus
†Lirodiscus psychopterus
†Lirodiscus smithvillensis
†Lirofusus
Lirophora
†Lithophysema
Litiopa
†Litorhadia
†Litorhadia compsa
†Litorhadia mater
Lopha
Lophius Lophius
†Lophoranina
Lucina
†Lucina fimbripallium – type locality for species
†Lucina ozarkana – tentative report
†Lucina papyracea
†Lucina pomilia
†Lucina subcurta
Lucinisca
†Lucinisca varisculpta – type locality for species
Living Lunularia , or crescent-cup liverwort Lunularia
†Lunularia fenestrata
†Lunularia jacksonensis
†Lunularia ligulata – type locality for species
†Lunularia tintinabula
Lunulites
†Lunulites bouei
†Lunulites fenestrata
†Lunulites jacksonensis
†Lunulites truncata
Lyria
†Lyria mississippiensis
†Lyria nestor
†Lyrischapa
†Lyrischapa harrisi – type locality for species
†Lyropecten
†Lyrosurcula
†Lyrosurcula dalli
†Lyrosurcula shaleri
Macrocallista
†Macrocallista sylvaerupis
Mactra
Madracis
†Mammut
Maretia
†Maretia arguta – type locality for species
Margaretta
Marginella
†Marginella constrichtoides
†Marginella constrictoides
†Marginella silabra
†Mastigophora
Mathilda
†Mathilda regularis
†Mathilda retisculpta
†Mazzalina
Mecynoecia
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx †Megalonyx
Melanella
†Melanella amnicreta
†Melanella jacksonensis
†Melanella postnotata
Membraniporidra
†Membraniporidra oecioporosa
†Membraniporidra spissimuralis
†Meniscopora
†Meridiania – type locality for genus
†Meridiania convexa – type locality for species
Mesalia
†Mesalia allentonensis
†Mesalia claibornensis
†Mesalia vetusta
Restoration of the Eocene-Miocene swamp rhinoceros Metamynodon . Charles R. Knight (1896). †Metamynodon
†Metradolium
†Metradolium sulciferum – type locality for species
Metrarabdotos
†Metrarabdotos grande – type locality for species
†Metrarabdotos moniliferum
Metula
†Metula fastidiosa
†Metula fragilis
†Metula gentilicia
†Metula inflata – type locality for species
†Metula neptuneiformis – type locality for species
†Metula subgracilis
Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene mammal Miacis †Miacis
†Michela
†Micrdodrillia
†Micrdodrillia vicksburgella
Microdrillia
†Microdrillia brevis
†Microdrillia cossmanni
†Microdrillia infans
†Microdrillia ouachitae
†Microdrillia robustula
†Microdrillia vicksburgella
†Microscyliorhinus – type locality for genus
†Microscyliorhinus leggetti – type locality for species
†Microsurcula
†Microsurcula intacta
†Microsurcula mentha – type locality for species
†Microsurcula nucleola
Miltha
Restoration of the Eocene opossum relative Mimoperadectes †Mimoperadectes
†Mimoperadectes sowasheensis
Mitra
†Mitra conquista
†Mitra mississippiensis
Mitrella
†Mitrella bastropensis
†Mitrella bucciniformis
†Mitrella fuscicava
†Mitrella oryzoides – or unidentified related form
†Mitrella parva
Mnestia
Modiolus – tentative report
Morum
Mulinia
Shell of a Murex sea snail Murex
†Murex angulatus
†Murex fusates
†Murex migus
Murexiella
†Murexiella vaughani – type locality for species
†Murotriton
Mustelus
Myliobatis
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene ground sloth Mylodon with an inset depicting its excrement and a skin fragment †Mylodon
Myrtea
†Myrtea curta
†Myrtea scopularis
†Myrtea vicksburgensis
†Mytea
Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus †Nannippus
†Naranius
†Naranius americanus – type locality for species
Nassarius
†Nassarius albirupina
†Nassarius exilis
†Nassarius hilli
†Nassarius jacksonensis
†Nassarius macilenta
†Nassarius mississippiensis
†Natchitochia
Multiple views of a fossilized shell belonging to a Natica moon snail Natica
†Natica acuticallosa
†Natica aperta
†Natica caseyi
†Natica mississippiensis
†Natica pennunda
†Natica permunda
Naticarius
†Naticarius acuticaliosa – type locality for species
†Naticarius semilunata
Close-up portrait of a living Nebrius nurse shark Nebrius
Nellia
†Nellia bifaciata
†Nellia tenella
Nemocardium
†Nemocardium diversum
†Nemocardium eocenense
†Nemocardium harrisi
†Nemocardium nicoletti
†Nemocardium nicolletti
Preserved Neverita moon sea snail Neverita
Niso
Nonion
†Nonion depressulum
†Nonion plnatum
Norrisia
†Notiotitanops – type locality for genus
†Notiotitanops mississippiensis – type locality for species
†Nucleopsis
Interior of a fossilized shell of the Early Ordovician-modern marine bivalve Nucula Nucula
†Nucula magnifica
†Nucula mauricensis
†Nucula ovula
†Nucula smithvillensis
†Nucula sphenopsis
†Nucula tallahalaensis – type locality for species
†Nucula vicksburgensis
†Nucula yazooensis
Nuculana
†Nuculana akidota – type locality for species
†Nuculana linifera
†Nuculana multilineata
†Nuculana smithvillensis – or unidentified comparable form
†Nuculana spheniopsis
†Nuculana wautubbeana
†Ochetosella
Oculina
†Oculina aldrichi – type locality for species
†Oculina harrisi – type locality for species
A living Odontaspis sand shark Odontaspis
†Odontaspis borodini – type locality for species
†Odontaspis hopei
†Odontaspis hynei – type locality for species
†Odontaspis speyeri
†Odontaspis substriatus
†Odontaspis winkleri
†Odontogryphaea
Odostomia
†Odostomia boettgeri
†Odostomia byramensis – type locality for species
†Odostomia jacksonensis
†Odostomia melanella
†Odostomia vicksburgella – type locality for species
†Ogivalina
†Oligotresium
†Oligotresium vicksburgensis
Oliva
†Oliva affluens
†Oliva mississippiensis
Oncousoecia
†Oncousoecia quinqueseriata – type locality for species
Onychocella
Fossil of the Permian-modern crustacean burrow ichnogenus Ophiomorpha †Ophiomorpha
†Orthosurcula
†Orthosurcula byramensis
†Orthosurcula langdoni
†Orthosurcula longiforma
Orthoyoldia
†Orthoyoldia psammotaea
†Orthoyoldia rubamnis
Osthimosia
Ostrea
†Ostrea brevifronta
†Ostrea falco
†Ostrea paroxis
†Ostrea pulaskensis
†Ostrea sinuosa – or unidentified comparable form
†Ostrea westi
Otionella
†Otionella perforata
†Otionella tuberosa
Fossilized teeth of the Paleocene–Miocene shark Otodus †Otodus
†Otolithus
†Otolithus americanus
†Otolithus brevior
†Otolithus claybornensis
†Otolithus comes
†Otolithus cor
†Otolithus debilis
†Otolithus elegantus
†Otolithus glaber
†Otolithus hospes
†Otolithus insuetus
†Otolithus laevigatus
†Otolithus meyeri
†Otolithus sector
†Otolithus similis
†Otolithus sulcatus
†Otostomia
†Ottoina
†Oxyrhina
†Varicobela
†Varicobela aldrichi – type locality for species
†Varicobela smithii
†Vassacyon
A living Vasum , or vase sea snail Vasum
Venericardia
†Venericardia apodensata
†Venericardia bashiplata
†Venericardia carsonensis
†Venericardia claiboplata
†Venericardia densata
†Venericardia diversidentata
†Venericardia francescae
†Venericardia hatcheplata
†Venericardia horatiana
†Venericardia klimacodes
†Venericardia mediaplata
†Venericardia nanaplata
†Venericardia planicosta
†Venericardia rotunda
Venus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
Verticordia
†Verticordia cossmanni
†Verticordia dalliana
†Verticordia quadrangularis
†Verticordia sotoensis
†Vetidrillia – type locality for genus
†Vetidrillia palmerae – type locality for species
Vexillum
†Vexillum cellulifera
†Vexillum cervilirata – type locality for species
†Vexillum laevicostata – type locality for species
†Vexillum lintoidea
†Vexillum multiostata – type locality for species
†Vexillum tallahalaensis – type locality for species
Vitrinella
†Viverravus
†Viverriscus – type locality for genus
†Viverriscus omnivorus – type locality for species
†Vokesula
†Vokesula aldrichi
†Vokesula smithvillensis
Shell in multiple views of a Volema crown conch Volema
†Volema hopkinsi – type locality for species
†Volvaria
Volvulella
†Volvulella subspinosa – type locality for species
†Wyonycteris
†Wyonycteris primitivus – type locality for species
Xancus
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous-modern carrier shell sea snail Xenophora Xenophora
†Xenophora conica
†Xenophora humilis
†Xenophora reclusa
†Xiphiorhynchus
†Xiphiorhynchus eocaenicus – or unidentified comparable form
Xylophaga – tentative report
†Xylophaga mississippiensis
Yoldia
†Yoldia clydoniona – type locality for species
†Yoldia mater
†Yoldia serica