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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.
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian or Paleozoic fossils in Louisiana.
- †Dufrenoyia
- †Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi – or unidentified related form
- †Dufrenoyia texana
- †Hypacanthoplites
- †Parahoplites – tentative report
- †Pseudosaynella
- †Rhytidhoplites
- †Rhytidhoplites robertsi
- Squalicorax
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.
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- †Abderospira
- †Abderospira leblanci
- †Abderospira oviformis
- †Abderospira stewarti
- †Abdounia
- †Abdounia enniskilleni
- Abra
- †Abra nitens
Shell of an Acanthocardia cockle - †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). - †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 - †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 - 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 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 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 cetoides – type locality for species
- †Basopollis
- †Basopollis obscurocostatus
- Bassariscus
- Bathytoma
- Bathytormus
- †Bathytormus clarkensis
- †Bathytormus flexurus
- †Batrachosauroides
Illustration of a living Belone needlefish - †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
Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene-Holocene bovid Bootherium bombifrons, or Harlan's musk ox.
- 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 ellipticum
- †Bullinella
- Buntonia
- †Buntonia huneri
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- 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 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 - †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 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 jacksonensis
- †Cerithiella ouachitensis
- Chama
- †Chenopodipollis
- †Chiloguembelina
- †Chiloguembelina cubensis
- †Chilogumbelina
- †Chilogumbelina cubensis
- Chiton
- Chlamys
- †Chlamys danvillensis
- †Chlamys nupera
- †Chlamys wahtubbeana
- Chrysalogonium
- †Chrysalogonium vicksburgense
Test of a Cibicides foraminiferan - †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 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 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 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 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 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 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 - †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 - 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 - †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 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 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 - 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 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 insectoides
- †Fusitoma
- †Fusitoma sipha
- Fustiaria
- †Fustiaria danai
G
A living Galeocerdo requiem shark - 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 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 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
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- †Haimesiastraea
- †Haimesiastraea conferta
- †Hamulatisporites
- †Hamulatisporites amplus
- Hanzawaia
- †Hanzawaia mauricensis
Shells in differing orientations of Hastula augur sea snails - †Hastula houstonia
- Haustator
- †Haustator carinata
- †Haustator perdita
- †Haustator rina
- Hemipristis
- †Hemipristis curvatus
- †Hemipristis wyattdurhami
- Hemisinus
- †Hemisinus jacksonius
- †Hemisurcula
- †Hemisurcula silicata
A living Heterodontus, or bullhead shark - †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
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I
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 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 - †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 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 harlanii
- †Myripistis
- Myripristis
- Myrtea
- †Myrtea curta
N
- †Nannipus
A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail - †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 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 - 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 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 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 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 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 harlani – type locality for species
- Parasmilia
- †Parasmilia ludoviciana – type locality for species
- †Parcypris
- Parvilucina
- †Parvilucina sabelli
- †Patulaxis
- †Patulaxis scrobiculata
- Pecten
- †Pecten perplanus
- †Pediastrum
An apertural view of a shell of Penion maximus. - †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 brevicostatum
- †Phalium taitii
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya harrisi
- Phos
- †Phos sagenum
- †Phos texanum
- Picea
- †Piceapollenites
- †Pilicatula
- †Pilicatula filamentosa
- Pinna
- †Pinna gardnerae
- †Pinuspollenites
- †Pistillipollenites
- †Pistillipollenites mcgregorii
Shell of a Pitar venus clam - †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 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 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 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 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 cookei
- †Quinqueloculina vicksburgensis
R
- Raphitoma
- †Raphitoma nucleola
A living Retusa barrel bubble sea snail - †Retusa adamsi
- †Retusa galba
- †Retusa jacksonensis
- †Retusa kellogii
- Reussella
- †Reussella byramensis
- †Reussella oligocenica
- †Rhabdopitaria
- †Rhabdopitaria winnensis
A school of living Rhinoptera, or cownose rays - 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 pseudoradians
A living Sciaena umbra, or brown meagre
- †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 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 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 - †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 - 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 dibollensis
- †Thompsonipollis
- †Thompsonipollis magnificus
- †Tiburnus
- †Tiburnus eboreus
- †Tiliaepollenites
- Trachycardium
- †Trachycardium ouachitense
- †Triagnulocypris
- †Triagnulocypris gibsonensis – tentative report
Illustration of a living Trichiurus cutlassfish - †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 major – tentative report
- 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 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
A living Ursus americanus, or American black bear
- Uvigerina
- †Uvigerina gardnerae
- †Uvigerina jacksonensis
- †Uvigerina vicksburgensis
V
- Vaginulina
A living Vasum, or vase sea snail - †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 newcombiana
- †Volvaria
- †Volvaria reticulata
.JPG)
X
- Xenistius – or unidentified related form
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous-modern carrier shell sea snail Xenophora - †Xenophora reclusa
- †Xiphiorhynchus
Y
- Yoldia
- †Yoldia hammetti
- †Yoldia kindlei
Z
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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