List of the Cenozoic life of North Carolina

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

A

• 

  Living Abies, or fir trees

  Abies
• †Abra
  • †Abra aequalis
  • †Abra subreflexa
• Acanthocybium
  • †Acanthocybium solandri
• †Acantholambrus
  • †Acantholambrus baumi
• †Acarinina
  • †Acarinina perclara
• †Achrochordiella – type locality for genus
  • †Achrochordiella vokesi – type locality for species
• Acipenser
  • †Acipenser oxyrhynchus – or unidentified comparable form
• Acrosterigma
• Acteocina
  • †Acteocina canaliculata
  • †Acteocina candei

• 

  A living Actinocyclus sea slug

  †Actinocyclus
  • †Actinocyclus elipticus
  • †Actinocyclus ingens
  • †Actinocyclus octonarius
  • †Actinocyclus tenellus
• Actinocythereis
  • †Actinocythereis captionis
  • †Actinocythereis dawsoni
  • †Actinocythereis gosportensis
  • †Actinocythereis marylandica
  • †Actinocythereis mundorffi
• †Actinoptychus
  • †Actinoptychus marylandicus
  • †Actinoptychus senarius
  • †Actinoptychus virginicus
• †Acuticythereis
  • †Acuticythereis lavissima
• Aequipecten
  • †Aequipecten eboerus
  • †Aequipecten eboreus
• Aesopus
  • †Aesopus gardnerae
  • †Aesopus stearnsii

• 

  A living Aetobatus eagle ray

  Aetobatus
• Agaronia
• Agassizia
  • †Agassizia scrobiculata
  • †Agassizia wilmingtonensis
  • †Agassizia wilmingtonica
• Agatrix
  • †Agatrix mississippiensis
• †Akleistostoma
  • †Akleistostoma carolinensis
  • †Akleistostoma pilsbryi – type locality for species
• Alabamina
  • †Alabamina wilcoxensis
• †Albertella
  • †Albertella aberta
• †Albertocetus – type locality for genus
  • †Albertocetus meffordorum – type locality for species

• 

  A living Alca, or razorbill

  Alca
  • †Alca ausonia
  • †Alca carolinensis – type locality for species
  • †Alca grandis – type locality for species
  • †Alca minor – type locality for species
  • †Alca olsoni – type locality for species
  • †Alca torda – or unidentified related form
• Aligena
  • †Aligena rhomboidea
  • †Aligena striata
• Alnus
• Alopias
  • †Alopias superciliosus
  • †Alopias vulpinus
• Alosa
  • †Alosa sapidissima – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  A living Aluterus filefish

  Aluterus
• †Ambrosia
• Americardia
  • †Americardia media
• Ammodytes
  • †Ammodytes hexapterus
• Amusium
  • †Amusium mortoni
• †Anabernicula
  • †Anabernicula minuscula – or unidentified comparable form
• Anachis
  • †Anachis aurora
  • †Anachis avara
  • †Anachis milleri
  • †Anachis styliola
• Anadara
  • †Anadara aequicostata

  • 

    Shell in multiple views of an Anadara brasiliana, or incongruous ark clam

    †Anadara brasiliana
  • †Anadara callicestosa
  • †Anadara floridana
  • †Anadara lienosa
  • †Anadara magnoliana
  • †Anadara ovalis
  • †Anadara rustica
  • †Anadara scalaris
  • †Anadara silverdalensis – type locality for species
  • †Anadara transversa
• Anas
  • †Anas acuta
  • †Anas americana

  • 

    A living Spatula clypeata, or northern shoveler

    †Anas clypeata
  • †Anas discors
  • †Anas platyrhynchos
• †Anaulus
  • †Anaulus mediterraneus
• Anchistrocheles
  • †Anchistrocheles c informal
• Angulogerina
  • †Angulogerina occidentalis
• Angulus
  • †Angulus agilis
  • †Angulus texanus

• 

  A living Anisotremus grunt

  Anisotremus
• †Annellus
  • †Annellus californicus
• Anodontia
  • †Anodontia alba
• Anomia
  • †Anomia filamentosa
  • †Anomia ruffini
  • †Anomia simplex
• †Anomotodon
  • †Anomotodon cravenensis – type locality for species
  • †Anomotodon nova
• †Anoplonassa
• Anser
  • †Anser arizonae – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  A living Apalone softshell turtle

  Apalone – or unidentified comparable form
• †Apiocyphraea
• Aprionodon
  • †Aprionodon acuaris
• †Aprixokogia – type locality for genus
  • †Aprixokogia kelloggi – type locality for species
• †Araeodelphis
  • †Araeodelphis natator – or unidentified comparable form
• †Araloselachus
  • †Araloselachus cuspidata
• Arbacia
  • †Arbacia improcera
  • †Arbacia sloani – or unidentified comparable form
• Arca
  • †Arca cancellata – tentative report
• †Archimediella
  • †Archimediella duplinensis
• Architectonica
  • †Architectonica fungina
• †Archosargus
  • †Archosargus probatocephalus – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  Shells of Arcinella jewel box clams

  Arcinella
  • †Arcinella cornuta
• Arcopsis
  • †Arcopsis adamsi
• Ardea
  • †Ardea cinerea – or unidentified related form
• Argopecten
  • †Argopecten erboreus
  • †Argopecten gibbus
  • †Argopecten irradians
• Argyrotheca
  • †Argyrotheca quadrata – type locality for species
• Arossia
  • †Arossia aurae
  • †Arossia glyptopoma
• †Artemisia
• Artena
  • †Artena lamellacea – type locality for species

• 

  Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve

  Astarte
  • †Astarte berryi
  • †Astarte claytonrayi
  • †Astarte concentrica
  • †Astarte crenata
  • †Astarte onslowensis – type locality for species
  • †Astarte rappahannockensis
  • †Astarte symmetrica
  • †Astarte thisphila – tentative report
  • †Astarte undulata
• †Asteromphalus
  • †Asteromphalus robustus
• †Astroscopus
• Astyris
  • †Astyris lunata
• Athleta

• 

  Fossilized skull of the Miocene dolphin Atocetus

  †Atocetus – or unidentified related form
• Atrina
• †Aturia
  • †Aturia alabamensis
• Aurila
  • †Aurila laevicula
• †Auroracetus – type locality for genus
  • †Auroracetus bakerae – type locality for species
• Auxis
• Axelella
  • †Axelella vokesae – type locality for species
• Aythya
  • †Aythya affinis – or unidentified related form

B

• †Bactronella
  • †Bactronella incrustans – type locality for species
  • †Bactronella womblei – type locality for species
• Bagre
• Bairdia
• Bairdoppilata
  • †Bairdoppilata triangulata
• Balaena
• Balaenoptera
  • †Balaenoptera acutorostrata
  • †Balaenoptera borealina

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene whale Balaenula

  †Balaenula
• Balanophyllia
• Balanus
  • †Balanus halosydne
• Balcis
  • †Balcis beufortensis
  • †Balcis biconica
• Balearica – tentative report
• Barbatia
  • †Barbatia carolinensis
  • †Barbatia cuculloides – or unidentified comparable form
• Barnea
  • †Barnea arcuata
  • †Barnea costata
• †Basilotritus
  • †Basilotritus wardii – type locality for species
• Basterotia
  • †Basterotia carolina
  • †Basterotia elliptica
• Bathytormus
  • †Bathytormus flexurus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Bathytormus protexta
• Bellucina
  • †Bellucina waccamawensis
• †Belosaepia
• Bensonocythere
  • †Bensonocythere blackwelderi
  • †Bensonocythere bradyi
  • †Bensonocythere calverti
  • †Bensonocythere gouldensis
  • †Bensonocythere m informal
  • †Bensonocythere oo informal
  • †Bensonocythere pp informal
  • †Bensonocythere qq informal
  • †Bensonocythere ricespitensis
  • †Bensonocythere rr informal
  • †Bensonocythere rugosa
  • †Bensonocythere trapezoidalis
  • †Bensonocythere whitei
• Betula
• Bicorbula
  • †Bicorbula idonea
• †Biddulphia
  • †Biddulphia aurita
  • †Biddulphia tuomeyii
• Bittium
  • †Bittium podagrinum

• 

  Life restoration of the Pliocene toothed whale Bohaskaia

  †Bohaskaia
  • †Bohaskaia monodontoides
• Bolivina
  • †Bolivina calvertensis
  • †Bolivina floridana
  • †Bolivina paula
  • †Bolivina plicatella
  • †Bolivina pungoensis
• †Bolivinopsis
  • †Bolivinopsis fairhavenensis
• Boonea
  • †Boonea impressa
  • †Boonea seminuda
• †Bootherium
  • †Bootherium bombifrons
• Boreotrophon – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Boreotrophon tetricus
• Bornia
  • †Bornia bladenensis
  • †Bornia longipes
  • †Bornia triangula

• 

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

  †Borophagus
  • †Borophagus dudleyi – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Borophagus orc – or unidentified comparable form
• Bostrycapulus
  • †Bostrycapulus aculeatus
• Botrychium
  • †Botrychium dissectum – or unidentified comparable form
• †Botryococcus
• Brachidontes
• Branta
  • †Branta bernicla – or unidentified related form
• †Brasenia
• Brizalina
• Brotula
  • †Brotula barbata
• Buccella
  • †Buccella frigida
• †Bucella
  • †Bucella mansfieldi – or unidentified comparable form
• Bucephala
  • †Bucephala albeola – or unidentified related form
  • †Bucephala clangula – or unidentified related form
• Bulimina
  • †Bulimina elongata
• Buliminella
  • †Buliminella elegantissima
• †Bulliminella
  • †Bulliminella elegantissima
• Bulweria – tentative report
• †Burnhamia
  • †Burnhamia daviesi
• Busycon
  • †Busycon adversarius
  • †Busycon amoenum
  • †Busycon aruanum
  • †Busycon bladenense
  • †Busycon carica
  • †Busycon chowanense

  • 

    Shell in multiple views of a Busycon contrarium whelk

    †Busycon contrarium
  • †Busycon perversum
  • †Busycon spiniger
  • †Busycon willcoxi
  • †Busycon willcoxiana
• Busycotypus
  • †Busycotypus canaliculatus
  • †Busycotypus concinnum
  • †Busycotypus spiratus
• Buteo
  • †Buteo jamaicensis
• Bythocythere
  • †Bythocythere b informal

C

• Cadulus
  • †Cadulus quadridentatus
• Caecum
  • †Caecum beaufortensis
  • †Caecum flemingi
  • †Caecum imbricatum
  • †Caecum pulchellum
  • †Caecum regulare
  • †Caecum stevensoni

• 

  Fossilized carapace of the Paleocene-Miocene crab Calappilia

  †Calappilia
  • †Calappilia sitzi
• Calidris
  • †Calidris melanotos – or unidentified related form
• Callinectes
  • †Callinectes sapidus
• Calliostoma
  • †Calliostoma bella – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Calliostoma philanthropum
  • †Calliostoma virginicum
  • †Calliostoma willcoxianum
• Callista
  • †Callista neusensis
• Callocardia
  • †Callocardia castoriana
  • †Callocardia chioneformis
• †Callophoca
  • †Callophoca ambigua
  • †Callophoca obscura
• Callucina
  • †Callucina keenae
• Calonectris

  • 

    A living Calonectris borealis, or Cory's shearwater

    †Calonectris borealis – or unidentified related form
  • †Calonectris diomedea – or unidentified related form
  • †Calonectris krantzi – type locality for species
• Calotrophon
  • †Calotrophon ostrearum
• Calyptraea
  • †Calyptraea centralis
• Campylocythere
  • †Campylocythere laeva
• Cancellaria
  • †Cancellaria rotunda
• †Cannopilus
  • †Cannopilus a informal
  • †Cannopilus b informal
  • †Cannopilus binoculus
  • †Cannopilus haeckelii
  • †Cannopilus hemisphaericus
  • †Cannopilus sphaericus
  • †Cannopilus triommata
• Capella
  • †Capella media – or unidentified related form
• Carcharhinus
  • †Carcharhinus brachyurus

  • 

    A living Carcharhinus falciformis, or silky shark

    †Carcharhinus falciformis
  • †Carcharhinus gibbesi
  • †Carcharhinus leucas
  • †Carcharhinus macloti
  • †Carcharhinus obscurus
  • †Carcharhinus perezi
  • †Carcharhinus plumbeus
  • †Carcharhinus priscus
• Carcharias
  • †Carcharias taurus
• Carcharodon
  • †Carcharodon auriculatus
  • †Carcharodon carcharias

  • 

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

    †Carcharodon hastalis
  • †Carcharodon subauriculatus
• Cardiolucina
  • †Cardiolucina postalveata
• Carditamera
  • †Carditamera arata
  • †Carditamera columbiana
  • †Carditamera floridana
• Cardium
  • †Cardium belgradensis
• Caretta
  • †Caretta patriciae
• †Caricella
• †Carolinapecten
  • †Carolinapecten eboreus

• 

  A living Carya, or hickory tree

  Carya
• Caryocorbula
  • †Caryocorbula auroraensis
  • †Caryocorbula caribaea
  • †Caryocorbula conradi
  • †Caryocorbula contracta
• Cassidulina
  • †Cassidulina laevigata
• †Cassigerinella
  • †Cassigerinella chipolensis
• Cassis
• Castanea
• Catharacta
• Caudites
  • †Caudites paraasymmetricus
• †Caulolatilus
  • †Caulolatilus cyanops – or unidentified comparable form
• Cavilinga
  • †Cavilinga trisulcata
  • †Cavilinga trisulcatus
• †Cavilucina
• Celleporaria
  • †Celleporaria albirostris – or unidentified comparable form
• Centropristis
  • †Centropristis striata – or unidentified comparable form
• Cerastoderma
  • †Cerastoderma acutilaqueatum

• 

  Illustration of a living Ceratoscopelus lanternfish

  Ceratoscopelus
  • †Ceratoscopelus maderensis
• †Cerberorhaphidites – type locality for genus
  • †Cerberorhaphidites auriformis – type locality for species
• Cerithiopsis
  • †Cerithiopsis vinca
• Cerithium
  • †Cerithium eburneum
• Cerodrillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Cerodrillia simpsoni
• †Ceronnectes
  • †Ceronnectes granulosa – type locality for species
• †Cerorhinca
• Cetorhinus

• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene whale Cetotherium

  †Cetotherium
  • †Cetotherium polyporum – type locality for species
• Chaetopleura
• Chama
  • †Chama congregata
  • †Chama gardnerae
  • †Chama macerophylla
  • †Chama richardsi
• Chamelea
  • †Chamelea spada
• Champsodelphis – or unidentified comparable form
• Chelonia – tentative report

• 

  Living Chelonibia acorn barnacles

  Chelonibia
  • †Chelonibia melleni
• Chemnitzia
• †Chesacardium
  • †Chesacardium acutilacqueatum
  • †Chesacardium acutilaqueatum
• †Chesaconcavus
  • †Chesaconcavus proteus
• †Chesapecten
  • †Chesapecten coccymelus

  • 

    Shells of the Pliocene scallop Chesapecten jeffersonius

    †Chesapecten jeffersonius
  • †Chesapecten madisonius
  • †Chesapecten middlesexensis
  • †Chesapecten nefrens – tentative report
• Chilomycterus
  • †Chilomycterus schoepfi
  • †Chilomycterus schoepfii
• Chione
  • †Chione cancellata
  • †Chione cortinaria
  • †Chione cribraria
  • †Chione imitabilis

• 

  Fossillized shell of a Chlamys bivalve

  Chlamys
  • †Chlamys biddleana – type locality for species
  • †Chlamys cawcawensis
  • †Chlamys cookei – type locality for species
  • †Chlamys cushmani – type locality for species
  • †Chlamys decemnaria
  • †Chlamys deshayesii
  • †Chlamys membranosa
  • †Chlamys membranosus
• Chrysemys
• Cibicides
  • †Cibicides croatanensis
  • †Cibicides lobatulus
• Cibicidina
  • †Cibicidina blanpiedi
• Cibicidoides
  • †Cibicidoides lawi

• 

  Living Ciconia storks

  Ciconia
  • †Ciconia speciesone informal
  • †Ciconia speciestwo informal
• Cidaris
  • †Cidaris pratti
• Circulus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Circulus orbignyi
• Citharichthys
• Cladocora
• †Cladogramma
  • †Cladogramma dubium
• Clathrodrillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Clathrodrillia emmonsi
• Clathrus
  • †Clathrus antillarum
• Clavatula
  • †Clavatula cornelliana
• †Clavicula
  • †Clavicula polymorpha
• †Clavidrupa
  • †Clavidrupa anita

• 

  Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Pliocene spindle sea snail Clavilithes

  Clavilithes – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Clavilithes abruptus
• Clavus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Clavus drewi
  • †Clavus polygonalis
• †Claytonia – type locality for genus
  • †Claytonia rayi – type locality for species
• Clidiophora
  • †Clidiophora crassidens
  • †Clidiophora tuomeyi
  • †Clidiophora tuorneyi
• Cliona – tentative report
• Clithrocytheridea
  • †Clithrocytheridea garretti
• Closia
  • †Closia antiqua
• †Cnestocythere – tentative report
• †Cocaia
  • †Cocaia grigsbyi
• Cochliolepis
  • †Cochliolepis holmesi
• Cochlodesma
  • †Cochlodesma emmonsii

• 

  A Coelopleurus sea urchin

  Coelopleurus
  • †Coelopleurus carolinensis
  • †Coelopleurus infulatus
• Colubraria
  • †Colubraria aclinica
• †Colymboides – tentative report
• Compsodrillia
  • †Compsodrillia chowanensis
• Concavus
  • †Concavus crassostricola
• Conger
  • †Conger oceanicus – or unidentified comparable form
• Congeria
  • †Congeria leucopheatus
• †Conradostrea
  • †Conradostrea lawrencei
  • †Conradostrea sculpturata

• 

  Fossilized shell of a Conus cone snail

  Conus
  • †Conus mutilatus – tentative report
  • †Conus postalveatus – type locality for species
  • †Conus sauridens
• Cooperella
  • †Cooperella carpenteri
• Corbicula
  • †Corbicula densata
• †Corbisema
  • †Corbisema tracantha
• Corbula
  • †Corbula inaequalis
• Corvus
  • †Corvus ossifragus – or unidentified related form
• †Corylus

• 

  A living Coscinodiscus diatom

  †Coscinodiscus
  • †Coscinodiscus apiculatus
  • †Coscinodiscus asteromphalus
  • †Coscinodiscus curvatulus
  • †Coscinodiscus gigas
  • †Coscinodiscus lewisianus
  • †Coscinodiscus marginatus
  • †Coscinodiscus monicae
  • †Coscinodiscus nitidus
  • †Coscinodiscus nodulifer
  • †Coscinodiscus oculus
  • †Coscinodiscus perforatus
  • †Coscinodiscus plicatus
  • †Coscinodiscus praeyabei
  • †Coscinodiscus rothii
  • †Coscinodiscus stellaris
  • †Coscinodiscus vetustissimus
• †Cosmodiscus
  • †Cosmodiscus elegans
• Cosmotriphora
  • †Cosmotriphora dupliniana
• Costacallista
  • †Costacallista emmonsi
• †Costaglycymeris
  • †Costaglycymeris subovata
• Cotonopsis

  • 

    Shell of a Cotonopsis lafresnayi, or well-ribbed dove sea snail

    †Cotonopsis lafresnayi
• Crania
• †Craspedodiscus
  • †Craspedodiscus coscinodiscus
• Crassatella
  • †Crassatella alta
  • †Crassatella mississippiensis
  • †Crassatella texalta
  • †Crassatella wilcoxi
• Crassinella
  • †Crassinella dupliniana
  • †Crassinella johnsoni
  • †Crassinella lunulata
  • †Crassinella neuseana
• Crassispira
  • †Crassispira perrugata
• Crassostrea
  • †Crassostrea virginica
• †Crenatocetus – type locality for genus
  • †Crenatocetus rayi – type locality for species
• †Crenatosiren – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Crenatosiren olseni
• Crenella
  • †Crenella decussata
• Crepidula
  • †Crepidula convexa

  • 

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

    †Crepidula fornicata
  • †Crepidula lawrencei
  • †Crepidula plana
  • †Crepidula spinulosa
• Cribrilina
  • †Cribrilina punctata
• †Cribrononion
  • †Cribrononion preadvena
  • †Cribrononion preadvenum – or unidentified comparable form
• Crucibulum
  • †Crucibulum constrictum
  • †Crucibulum lawrencei
  • †Crucibulum multilineatum
• Ctena
  • †Ctena magnoliana
  • †Ctena microimbricata
  • †Ctena speciosa
• †Cubitostrea
  • †Cubitostrea sellaeformis
• Cumingia
  • †Cumingia tellinoides
  • †Cumingia tellionoides
• †Cushamidea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Cushmanidea
  • †Cushmanidea seminuda
• †Cussia
  • †Cussia paleacea
  • †Cussia praepaleacea

• 

  Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius

  †Cuvieronius
• Cyclocardia
  • †Cyclocardia granulata
  • †Cyclocardia trentensis
• †Cyclocolposa
  • †Cyclocolposa perforata
• Cyclostremiscus
  • †Cyclostremiscus obliquestriatus
• †Cyclotella
  • †Cyclotella kelloggi
• Cygnus

  • 

    A living Cygnus columbianus, or tundra swan

    †Cygnus columbianus – or unidentified related form
• Cylichna
  • †Cylichna duplinensis
• †Cylindracanthus
  • †Cylindracanthus rectus
• Cymatium
  • †Cymatium planinodum – type locality for species
• †Cymatogonia
  • †Cymatogonia amblyoceros
• †Cymatosira
  • †Cymatosira a informal
  • †Cymatosira andersoni
  • †Cymatosira immunis
• Cymatosyrinx
  • †Cymatosyrinx limatula – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Cymatosyrinx lunata
  • †Cymatosyrinx tiara
  • †Cymatosyrinx ziczac
• Cynoscion
  • †Cynoscion nebulosus – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus

  †Cynthiacetus
  • †Cynthiacetus maxwelli
• Cypraea
• Cyprideis
  • †Cyprideis b informal
• Cyrtopleura
• †Cyrtorhina
  • †Cyrtorhina fusseli
• Cytherella
  • †Cytherella a informal
  • †Cytherella b informal
• Cytherelloidea
  • †Cytherelloidea a informal
  • †Cytherelloidea colata – or unidentified comparable form
• Cytheretta
  • †Cytheretta alexanderi
• Cytheridea
  • †Cytheridea campwallacensis
  • †Cytheridea carolinensis
  • †Cytheridea virginiensis
• Cytheromorpha
  • †Cytheromorpha curta
  • †Cytheromorpha i informal
  • †Cytheromorpha incisa
  • †Cytheromorpha macroincisa
  • †Cytheromorpha suffolkensis
  • †Cytheromorpha warneri
• Cytheropteron
  • †Cytheropteron talquinensis
  • †Cytheropteron yorktownensis
• Cytherura
  • †Cytherura aa informal
  • †Cytherura bb informal
  • †Cytherura d informal
  • †Cytherura elongata
  • †Cytherura forulata
  • †Cytherura howei
  • †Cytherura l informal
  • †Cytherura m informal
  • †Cytherura n informal
  • †Cytherura reticulata
  • †Cytherura u informal
  • †Cytherura w informal
  • †Cytherura wardensis

D

• †Dallarca
  • †Dallarca elevata – or unidentified related form
  • †Dallarca subrostrata
• Dasyatis
  • †Dasyatis americana – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Dasyatis cavernosa
  • †Dasyatis centroura
  • †Dasyatis say
• †Deinosuchus
  • †Deinosuchus rugosus

• 

  A living Delphinapterus leucas, or beluga whale

  Delphinapterus
  • †Delphinapterus orcinus – type locality for species
• †Delphineis
  • †Delphineis angustata
  • †Delphineis lineata
  • †Delphineis novaecaesaraea
  • †Delphineis ovata
  • †Delphineis penelliptica
• †Delphinodon
  • †Delphinodon dividum
  • †Delphinodon mento – or unidentified comparable form
• Delphinus
• Democrinus
• Dentalium
  • †Dentalium attenuatum
  • †Dentalium opaculum – tentative report
• †Denticula
  • †Denticula hustedtii
  • †Denticula lauta
  • †Denticula nicobarica
  • †Denticula norwegica
  • †Denticula punctata
• Dentimargo
  • †Dentimargo polyspira – tentative report
  • †Dentimargo polyspria – tentative report

• 

  Shell of a Dermomurex murex sea snail

  Dermomurex
  • †Dermomurex sexangulus
• †Dicladia
  • †Dicladia pylea
• †Dictyocha
  • †Dictyocha a informal
  • †Dictyocha b informal
  • †Dictyocha fibua
  • †Dictyocha rhombica
• †Didianema
  • †Didianema carolinae
• †Dimarzipecten
  • †Dimarzipecten crocus
• Dinocardium
  • †Dinocardium robustum
  • †Dinocardium taphrium

• 

  Shells of Diodora keyhole limpets

  Diodora
  • †Diodora californis
  • †Diodora carolinensis
  • †Diodora catillifonnis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Diodora marylandica – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Diodora mississippiensis
  • †Diodora nucula
  • †Diodora penderensis – type locality for species
  • †Diodora redimicula
• Diplectrum
  • †Diplectrum formosum – or unidentified comparable form
• Diplodonta
  • †Diplodonta acclinis
  • †Diplodonta berryi
  • †Diplodonta caloosaensis
  • †Diplodonta felcinella
  • †Diplodonta heroni
  • †Diplodonta leana
  • †Diplodonta punctata
  • †Diplodonta soror
  • †Diplodonta subvexa
• †Diploneis
  • †Diploneis crabro
• †Distephanus
  • †Distephanus crux
  • †Distephanus speculum
  • †Distephanus stauracanthus

• 

  Shell of a Distorsio sea snail

  Distorsio
  • †Distorsio crassidens
• Divalinga
  • †Divalinga quadrisulcata
  • †Divalinga quadrisulcatus
• †Dixieus
  • †Dixieus dixie – or unidentified comparable form
• Donax
  • †Donax aequilibrata
  • †Donax emmonsi
  • †Donax fossor
  • †Donax idoneus
  • †Donax variabilis

• 

  Fossil shell of the Cretaceous-modern marine venus clam Dosinia

  Dosinia
  • †Dosinia acetabulum
  • †Dosinia discus
• Dosinidia
  • †Dosinidia elegans
• †Dossetia
  • †Dossetia hyalina
• †Druidia – type locality for genus
  • †Druidia wilsoni – type locality for species

E

• †Eburneopecten
  • †Eburneopecten scintillatus

• 

  Shell of an Echinocardium, or heart urchin

  Echinocardium
  • †Echinocardium kelloggi
• Echinocyamus
  • †Echinocyamus bisexus
  • †Echinocyamus parvus
• Echinocythereis
  • †Echinocythereis leecreekensis
  • †Echinocythereis planibasalis
• †Echinocytheris
• Echinolampas
  • †Echinolampas appendiculata
  • †Echinolampas appendiculatus

• 

  Illustration of a living Echinorhinus shark

  Echinorhinus
  • †Echinorhinus blakei – or unidentified comparable form
• †Ecphora
  • †Ecphora aurora
  • †Ecphora pamlico
  • †Ecphora tampaensis
  • †Ecphora tricostata
  • †Ecphora wheeleri – type locality for species
• †Ectopistes

  • 

    Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius, or passenger pigeon

    †Ectopistes migratorius – or unidentified related form
• Electra
• Elphidium
  • †Elphidium clavatum
  • †Elphidium gunteri
  • †Elphidium limatulum
  • †Elphidium neocrespinae
• Emarginula
• Encope
  • †Encope macrophora
• †Endictya
  • †Endictya robusta
• Endopachys

• 

  Interior of the shell of an Ensis leei, or Atlantic jackknife clam

  Ensis
  • †Ensis directus
  • †Ensis veritis
• Ensitellops
  • †Ensitellops elongata
  • †Ensitellops protexta
• †Eocarpilius
  • †Eocarpilius blowi – type locality for species
• †Eoepondilla
  • †Eoepondilla hemisphaericus – or unidentified comparable form
• Eontia
  • †Eontia ponderosa
• Epinephelus
• Epistominella
  • †Epistominella danvillensis

• 

  Shell of an Epitonium wentletrap sea snail

  Epitonium
  • †Epitonium aequabile – type locality for species
  • †Epitonium apiculatum
  • †Epitonium carolinae
  • †Epitonium dignitate
  • †Epitonium dignitatis – type locality for species
  • †Epitonium fasciatum
  • †Epitonium fractum
  • †Epitonium humphreysii
  • †Epitonium junceum
  • †Epitonium leai
  • †Epitonium pratti
  • †Epitonium robesonense
  • †Epitonium rupicola
  • †Epitonium sohli

• 

  A living Equetus punctatus, or spotted drum

  Equetus
  • †Equetus umbrosus – or unidentified comparable form
• Ervilia
  • †Ervilia lata
• Erycina
  • †Erycina carolinensis
• †Erycinella
  • †Erycinella ovalis
• Eucalathis
• Eucrassatella – tentative report
• †Eucymba
• Eucythere
  • †Eucythere declivus
  • †Eucythere f informal
  • †Eucythere gibba
  • †Eucythere triangulata

• 

  A living Eudocimus ibis

  Eudocimus
• Eulima
  • †Eulima juncea
• †Eupatagas
  • †Eupatagas carolinensis
• Eupatagus
  • †Eupatagus carolinensis
  • †Eupatagus lawsonae
  • †Eupatagus wilsoni
• Eupleura
  • †Eupleura caudata
• †Eurhodia
  • †Eurhodia baumi
  • †Eurhodia depressa
  • †Eurhodia holmesi
  • †Eurhodia ideali
  • †Eurhodia rugosa
• Eurytellina
  • †Eurytellina alternata
• †Euscalpellum
  • †Euscalpellum carolinensis

• 

  Shell of a Euspira moon sea snail

  Euspira
  • †Euspira heros
  • †Euspira vicksburgensis
• †Eutrephoceras
  • †Eutrephoceras berryi
  • †Eutrephoceras carolinense
  • †Eutrephoceras carolinensis
• Euvola
  • †Euvola raveneli
• †Evilia
  • †Evilia lata
• †Exanthesis
  • †Exanthesis ovatus – type locality for species

F

• Fabella
  • †Fabella calpix
• Fasciolaria
  • †Fasciolaria cronlyensis
  • †Fasciolaria elegans
  • †Fasciolaria sparrowi

  • 

    A living Fasciolaria tulipa, or true tulip sea snail

    †Fasciolaria tulipa
• Fenimorea
  • †Fenimorea polygonalis
• †Ficopsis
• Ficus
  • †Ficus affinis
  • †Ficus communis
  • †Ficus harrisi – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Ficus mississippiensis
• Flabellum
• †Florilus
  • †Florilus spissus
• Fratercula

  • 

    A living Fratercula arctica, or Atlantic puffin

    †Fratercula arctica – or unidentified related form
  • †Fratercula cirrhata – or unidentified related form
• †Fraxinus
• Fulgurofusus
  • †Fulgurofusus elongatus
• Fusimitra
• Fusinus
  • †Fusinus abruptus
  • †Fusinus exilis
  • †Fusinus heilprini
  • †Fusinus hoffmani

G

• Gadus
  • †Gadus morhua – or unidentified comparable form
• Galeocerdo
  • †Galeocerdo aduncas
  • †Galeocerdo contortus

  • 

    A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark

    †Galeocerdo cuvier – or unidentified comparable form
• Galeodea
  • †Galeodea britti – type locality for species
• Galeorhinus
  • †Galeorhinus affinis
  • †Galeorhinus galeus
  • †Galeorhinus latus
• Gari
  • †Gari eborea
• Gastrochaena
• Gavia
  • †Gavia concinna
  • †Gavia egeriana
  • †Gavia fortis – type locality for species
  • †Gavia howardae
• Gemma
  • †Gemma cravenensis
  • †Gemma gemma
  • †Gemma magna
• Geochelone
• Geodia
  • †Geodia harmatuki – type locality for species
• Gibbolucina
  • †Gibbolucina pandata – or unidentified comparable form
• †Gigantostrea
  • †Gigantostrea trigonalis
• Ginglymostoma
• †Glabocythara
• †Gledistia

• 

  A living Globicephala, or pilot whale

  Globicephala
• Globigerina
  • †Globigerina anguliofficinalis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Globigerina apertura
  • †Globigerina bulloides
  • †Globigerina calida
  • †Globigerina decoraperta
  • †Globigerina euapertura
  • †Globigerina falconensis
  • †Globigerina juvenilis
  • †Globigerina woodi
• Globigerinita
  • †Globigerinita altiaperturus
  • †Globigerinita glutinata
  • †Globigerinita uvula
• Globigerinoides
  • †Globigerinoides bollii
  • †Globigerinoides conglobatus
  • †Globigerinoides obiquus
  • †Globigerinoides obliquus
  • †Globigerinoides quadrilobatus
  • †Globigerinoides ruber
• Globivenus
  • †Globivenus judithae
  • †Globivenus lockei
• †Globoquadrina
  • †Globoquadrina altispira
  • †Globoquadrina venezuelana
• Globorotalia
  • †Globorotalia acostaensis
  • †Globorotalia crassula
  • †Globorotalia cultrata
  • †Globorotalia hexagona
  • †Globorotalia hirsuta
  • †Globorotalia margaritae
  • †Globorotalia menardii
  • †Globorotalia praeoscitans
  • †Globorotalia puncticulata
  • †Globorotalia scitula
  • †Globorotalia truncatulinoides – or unidentified comparable form
• Glossus
  • †Glossus fraterna

• 

  Fossilized shell of a Glycymeris, or bittersweet clam

  Glycymeris
  • †Glycymeris americana
  • †Glycymeris anteparilis – type locality for species
  • †Glycymeris cookei – or unidentified related form
  • †Glycymeris duplinensis
  • †Glycymeris duplinicus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Glycymeris hummi
  • †Glycymeris sloani
  • †Glycymeris tumulus
• Glyphostoma
  • †Glyphostoma scoptes
  • †Glyphostoma zoster
• Glyphoturris
  • †Glyphoturris eritima
• Glyptoactis
  • †Glyptoactis nasuta – tentative report

• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene elephant relative Gomphotherium

  †Gomphotherium
• †Goniothecium
  • †Goniothecium rogersii
• Gouldia
  • †Gouldia metastriata
  • †Gouldia platycostata – type locality for species
• Granulina
  • †Granulina ovuliformis
• †Gricetoides – type locality for genus
  • †Gricetoides aurorae – type locality for species
• Grus
  • †Grus americana – or unidentified related form
  • †Grus antigone – or unidentified related form
• †Gryphaeostrea
  • †Gryphaeostrea vomer
• †Gryphoca
  • †Gryphoca similis
• Gyroidinoides
  • †Gyroidinoides octocameratus

H

• †Hadrosaurus
  • †Hadrosaurus tripos – type locality for species
• Haematopus
  • †Haematopus ostralegus – or unidentified related form

  • 

    A living Haematopus palliatus, or American oystercatcher

    †Haematopus palliatus – or unidentified related form
• Halicalyptra
  • †Halicalyptra picassoi
• Hanzawaia
  • †Hanzawaia concentrica
• Haplocytheridea
  • †Haplocytheridea perarcuata – or unidentified comparable form
• Harvella
• Hastigerina
  • †Hastigerina siphonifera
• Haustator – tentative report
  • †Haustator zulloi – type locality for species
• †Haynespongia – type locality for genus
  • †Haynespongia vokesae – type locality for species
• †Hazelina – type locality for genus
  • †Hazelina bisbifurcata – type locality for species
  • †Hazelina conleycreekensis
• Heilprinia
  • †Heilprinia carolinensis
• †Heliornis
  • †Heliornis fulica – or unidentified related form

• 

  Fossilized lower jaw of the Miocene-Pleistocene llama relative Hemiauchenia

  †Hemiauchenia – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hemiaulus
  • †Hemiaulus polymorphus – or unidentified comparable form
• Hemimactra
  • †Hemimactra duplinensis
  • †Hemimactra modicella
  • †Hemimactra solidissima
• Hemipristis
  • †Hemipristis serra
  • †Hemipristis wyattdurhami
• †Hemirhabdorhynchus
• Hermanites
  • †Hermanites ascitus
• †Herpetocetus
  • †Herpetocetus sendaicus
  • †Herpetocetus transatlanticus – type locality for species
• Hesperibalanus
  • †Hesperibalanus kellumi

• 

  A living Heterodontus, or bullhead shark

  Heterodontus
  • †Heterodontus janefirdae – type locality for species
• Hexanchus
• Hiatella
  • †Hiatella arctica
• Hippoporella
  • †Hippoporella gorgonensis – or unidentified comparable form
• Hippoporina
  • †Hippoporina pertusa – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hirschmannia – tentative report
  • †Hirschmannia hespera
  • †Hirschmannia quadrata
• Histrionicus

  • 

    A living Histrionicus histrionicus, or harlequin duck

    †Histrionicus histrionicus – or unidentified related form
• †Homiphoca
  • †Homiphoca capensis
• Hulingsina
  • †Hulingsina americana
  • †Hulingsina c informal
  • †Hulingsina f informal
  • †Hulingsina glabra
  • †Hulingsina r informal
  • †Hulingsina rugipustulosa
  • †Hulingsina u informal
• Hyalina
  • †Hyalina macronuclea
• †Hyalodiscus
  • †Hyalodiscus laevis
• Hydroides – tentative report
• †Hypogaleus

I

• †Idiocythere
  • †Idiocythere washingtonensis
• Illyanassa
• Ilyanassa
  • †Ilyanassa arata
  • †Ilyanassa granifera
  • †Ilyanassa harpuloides
  • †Ilyanassa harpwoides
  • †Ilyanassa irrorata
  • †Ilyanassa irrorota
  • †Ilyanassa isogramma
  • †Ilyanassa johnsoni
  • †Ilyanassa obsoleta
  • †Ilyanassa porcina – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Ilyanassa scalaspira
  • †Ilyanassa schizapyga
  • †Ilyanassa schizopyga
  • †Ilyanassa sexdentata
  • †Ilyanassa trivitta
  • †Ilyanassa trivittata
  • †Ilyanassa wilmingtonensis
• Ischadium
  • †Ischadium recurvum
• Isistius
• Isoetes
• Isognomon
• Istiophorus

  • 

    A living Istiophorus platypterus, or Indo-Pacific sailfish

    †Istiophorus platypterus
• Isurus
  • †Isurus americanus
  • †Isurus oxyrinchus
• Ithycythara
  • †Ithycythara psila

J

• Juliacorbula
  • †Juliacorbula scutata
• Juniperus

  • 

    A living Juniperus virginiana, also known as red cedar or eastern juniper

    †Juniperus virginiana – or unidentified comparable form

K

• Kalolophus
  • †Kalolophus antillarum
• †Kathetostoma
• †Kellum

• 

  Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene dolphin Kentriodon

  †Kentriodon
  • †Kentriodon schneideri – type locality for species
• †Kleidionella
  • †Kleidionella grandis
• Kogia – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Kogia breviceps
• †Kogiopsis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Kogiopsis floridana
• Kuphus
  • †Kuphus calamus
• Kurtziella
  • †Kurtziella cerina
  • †Kurtziella cerinella
  • †Kurtziella magnoliana
• †Kyptoceras
  • †Kyptoceras amatorum

L

• Laevicardium
  • †Laevicardium mortoni
  • †Laevicardium serratum
  • †Laevicardium sublineatum
• †Laevicardum
  • †Laevicardum sublineatum
• Lagena
  • †Lagena substriata

• 

  Living Lagenorhynchus dolphins

  Lagenorhynchus
  • †Lagenorhynchus harmatuki – type locality for species
• †Lagodon
  • †Lagodon rhomboides – or unidentified comparable form
• Lamna
• †Laocoetis
  • †Laocoetis crassipes – or unidentified comparable form
• Larus
  • †Larus argentatus – or unidentified related form
  • †Larus atricilla – or unidentified related form
  • †Larus delawarensis – or unidentified related form
  • †Larus minutus – or unidentified related form
  • †Larus ribibundus
• †Leguminocythereis
  • †Leguminocythereis scarabaeus – or unidentified related form
• Leiostomus
• Lemintina
  • †Lemintina granifera

• 

  A living Lepidochelys, or ridley sea turtle

  Lepidochelys
• †Lepophridium
  • †Lepophridium cervinum – or unidentified comparable form
• Leptocythere
  • †Leptocythere e informal
  • †Leptocythere f informal
  • †Leptocythere nikravshae
• Leptopecten
  • †Leptopecten auroraensis
• †Levifusus
  • †Levifusus spiniger
• Limaria
• Linga
  • †Linga waccamawensis
• †Linthia
  • †Linthia hanoverensis – type locality for species
  • †Linthia harmatuki
  • †Linthia wilmingtonensis

• 

  The autumn foliage of a living Liquidambar, or sweetgum tree

  Liquidambar
• †Liradiscus
  • †Liradiscus asperulus
  • †Liradiscus bipolaris
  • †Liradiscus ovalis
• Lirophora
  • †Lirophora latilirata
• †Lithodesmium
  • †Lithodesmium minisculum
• Littoraria
  • †Littoraria irrorata
• Littorina
• †Lobonotus
  • †Lobonotus sturgeoni – type locality for species
• †Lonicera
• Lophius

  • 

    Mounted skeleton of a Lophius americanus, or American anglerfish

    †Lophius americanus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Lophocetus – or unidentified related form
  • †Lophocetus pappus
• Lopholatilus
  • †Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
  • †Lopholatilus rayus
• †Lophoranina
  • †Lophoranina raynorae
• Loxoconcha
  • †Loxoconcha c informal
  • †Loxoconcha creolensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Loxoconcha edentonensis
  • †Loxoconcha h informal
  • †Loxoconcha m informal
  • †Loxoconcha matagordensis
  • †Loxoconcha purisubrhomboidea
  • †Loxoconcha reticularis
  • †Loxoconcha s informal
  • †Loxoconcha t informal
• Lucina
  • †Lucina micraulax – type locality for species
  • †Lucina pensylvanica
• Lucinisca
  • †Lucinisca cribrarius
  • †Lucinisca nassula
• Lucinoma
  • †Lucinoma contracta
• Lyria
  • †Lyria carolinensis – type locality for species
  • †Lyria concinna – type locality for species
• †Lyropecten
  • †Lyropecten ernestsmithi

M

• 

  Interior and exterior of a shell of a Macoma tellin

  Macoma
  • †Macoma carolinensis
• Macrocallista
  • †Macrocallista acuminata
  • †Macrocallista greeni
  • †Macrocallista minuscula – type locality for species
  • †Macrocallista neusensis
  • †Macrocallista nimbosa
  • †Macrocallista perovata
  • †Macrocallista reposta
  • †Macrocallista tia – type locality for species
• Macrocyprina
  • †Macrocyprina gibsonensis
• †Macromphalina
  • †Macromphalina hanseni
  • †Macromphalina pierrot
• Macropneustes
  • †Macropneustes carolinensis
• †Macrora
  • †Macrora stella
• Mactrotoma
  • †Mactrotoma fragilis
• Makaira
  • †Makaira indica
  • †Makaira nigricans
  • †Makaira purdyi – type locality for species
• Malzella
  • †Malzella conradi
  • †Malzella evexa
• †Mammut

  • 

    Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon

    †Mammut americanum
• Manta
  • †Manta melanyae – type locality for species
• Maretia
  • †Maretia subostrata
  • †Maretia subrostrata
  • †Maretia subrostratus
• Marevalvata
  • †Marevalvata tricarinata
• Marginella
  • †Marginella denticulata
• †Marvacrassatella
  • †Marvacrassatella kauffmani
  • †Marvacrassatella turgidula – tentative report
  • †Marvacrassatella undulatus
• †Matutites
  • †Matutites miltonorum – type locality for species
• †Mclelannia
  • †Mclelannia aenigma
• †Mediaria
  • †Mediaria splendida

• 

  A taxidermied Megachasma pelagios, or megamouth shark

  Megachasma
• Megalops
  • †Megalops atlanticus – or unidentified comparable form
• Megaptera
• †Megascyliorhinus
  • †Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus
• †Meherrinia – type locality for genus
  • †Meherrinia isoni – type locality for species
• Meiocardia
  • †Meiocardia carolinae
• Melanella
  • †Melanella conoidea
  • †Melanella eborea
  • †Melanella jamaicensis
• Melanitta
  • †Melanitta nigra – or unidentified related form
  • †Melanitta perspicillata – or unidentified related form
• Melanogrammus

  • 

    Illustration of a living Melanogrammus aeglefinus, or haddock

    †Melanogrammus aeglefinus – or unidentified comparable form
• Meleagris
• Mellita
  • †Mellita aclinensis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Melosira
  • †Melosira westii
• Menippe – tentative report
• Mercenaria
  • †Mercenaria campechiensis
  • †Mercenaria capax
  • †Mercenaria carolinensis
  • †Mercenaria corrugata
  • †Mercenaria druidi
  • †Mercenaria erecta – type locality for species
  • †Mercenaria gardnerae – type locality for species

  • 

    Collection of Mercenaria mercenaria, also known as hard clams or quahogs

    †Mercenaria mercenaria
  • †Mercenaria permagna
• Meretrix
  • †Meretrix securiformis – tentative report
• Mergus
  • †Mergus serrator – or unidentified related form
• †Merlangiogadus
  • †Merlangiogadus congatus
• Merluccius
  • †Merluccius albidus
  • †Merluccius bilinearis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Mesocena
  • †Mesocena elliptica – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  Illustration on a stamp of a living Mesoplodon, or mesoplodont whale

  Mesoplodon
  • †Mesoplodon longirostris
• †Mesoteras – type locality for genus
  • †Mesoteras kerrianus – type locality for species
• Metulella
  • †Metulella styliola
• Microcytherura
  • †Microcytherura choctawhatcheensis
  • †Microcytherura d informal
  • †Microcytherura expanda
  • †Microcytherura h informal
  • †Microcytherura m informal
  • †Microcytherura minuta
  • †Microcytherura p informal
  • †Microcytherura r informal
  • †Microcytherura similis
• Microgadus

  • 

    Illustration of a living Microgadus tomcod

    †Microgadus tomcod – or unidentified comparable form
• Micropogonias
• Miltha
  • †Miltha pandata
  • †Miltha pandatus – tentative report
• †Miocepphus
  • †Miocepphus mcclungi
  • †Miocepphus mergulellus – type locality for species
  • †Miocepphus undescribedspecies informal
• Mitra
  • †Mitra carolinensis
• Mitrella
  • †Mitrella gardnerae
  • †Mitrella waccamawensis
• Mobula
• Modiolus
  • †Modiolus ducatellii
  • †Modiolus modiolus
• Mola
  • †Mola chelonopsis

• 

  A living Monodon monoceros, or narwhal

  Monodon – or unidentified comparable form
• Morum
  • †Morum harpula
• Morus
  • †Morus atlanticus
  • †Morus avitus
  • †Morus loxostylus
  • †Morus peninsularis
  • †Morus undescribedspeciesone informal
  • †Morus undescribedspeciestwo informal
• Muellerina
  • †Muellerina bassiounii
  • †Muellerina blowi
  • †Muellerina ohmerti
  • †Muellerina p informal
  • †Muellerina petersburgensis
  • †Muellerina wardi
• Mulinia
  • †Mulinia congesta
  • †Mulinia lateralis
• †Murrayina
  • †Murrayina barclayi
• Musculus
  • †Musculus lateralis
• Mustelus
• †Mya
  • †Mya arenaria
  • †Mya wilsoni
• Mycteroperca

• 

  Two living Myliobatis eagle rays

  Myliobatis
• Myochama
• Myriophyllum
  • †Myriophyllum heterophyllum
  • †Myriophyllum scabratum
• Mysella
  • †Mysella beaufortensis
  • †Mysella bladenensis
  • †Mysella majorina
  • †Mysella planulata
  • †Mysella stantoni
  • †Mysella velaini
• Mytilus
  • †Mytilus conradinus

N

• 

  Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus

  †Nannippus
  • †Nannippus lenticularis
• †Nannolithax
• †Nanogyra
  • †Nanogyra virgula
• †Nanosiren – tentative report

• 

  A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail

  Nassarius
  • †Nassarius acutus
  • †Nassarius antillarum
  • †Nassarius bidentata
  • †Nassarius caloosaensis
  • †Nassarius chowanensis
  • †Nassarius consensoides
  • †Nassarius cornelliana
  • †Nassarius lapenotierei
  • †Nassarius neogenensis
  • †Nassarius schizopyga – tentative report
  • †Nassarius smithiana
  • †Nassarius suffolkensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Nassarius vibex
  • †Nassarius zeta
• Naticarius
• †Navicula
  • †Navicula directa
  • †Navicula hennedyii
  • †Navicula pennata
• Negaprion
  • †Negaprion brevirostris
  • †Negaprion furimskyi – type locality for species
• Nemocardium
  • †Nemocardium diversum
• Neocaudites
  • †Neocaudites angulatus
  • †Neocaudites subimpressus
  • †Neocaudites variabilus

• 

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

  †Neohipparion
  • †Neohipparion eurystyle – or unidentified comparable form
• Neophrontops – tentative report
• Neverita
  • †Neverita duplicatus
• †Ninoziphius
  • †Ninoziphius platyrostris
• Niso
  • †Niso dalli
• †Nitzschia
  • †Nitzschia b informal
• Niveria
  • †Niveria suffusa
• Noetia
  • †Noetia carolinensis
  • †Noetia limula
• Nonion
  • †Nonion mauricensis
  • †Nonion pizarrense
• Nonionella
  • †Nonionella auris
• Notidanus
  • †Notidanus serratissimus
• Notorynchus
  • †Notorynchus cepidanus
• Nucleolites
  • †Nucleolites berryi – type locality for species
  • †Nucleolites carolinensis
  • †Nucleolites raveneli
• Nucula
  • †Nucula magnifica
  • †Nucula ovula
  • †Nucula proxima
  • †Nucula sphenopsis
  • †Nucula taphria
• Nuculana
  • †Nuculana acuta
  • †Nuculana magna
  • †Nuculana plana
• Numenius
  • †Numenius borealis – or unidentified related form
• †Nuphar

• 

  Flower of a living Nymphaea

  Nymphaea
• †Nyssa

O

• Odontaspis
  • †Odontaspis acutissima

  • 

    A living Odontaspis ferox, or smalltooth sand tiger

    †Odontaspis ferox
  • †Odontaspis koerti – tentative report
• †Odontogryphaea
  • †Odontogryphaea thirsae
• Odostomia
  • †Odostomia acutidens
  • †Odostomia simplex
• Oliva
  • †Oliva carolinensis
  • †Oliva posti
  • †Oliva robesonensis

  • 

    Shell in multiple views of an Oliva sayana, or lettered olive sea snail

    †Oliva sayana
• Olivella
  • †Olivella carolinae
  • †Olivella minuta
  • †Olivella mutica
• Onoba
  • †Onoba geraea
• †Ontocetus – type locality for genus
  • †Ontocetus emmonsi – type locality for species
• Oocorys
  • †Oocorys vadosus – type locality for species
• Ophidion
  • †Ophidion grayi
• †Ophiraphidites
  • †Ophiraphidites hadros – type locality for species
• †Opimocythere
  • †Opimocythere martini
• †Opsanus
  • †Opsanus tau
• Orbulina
  • †Orbulina suturalis
  • †Orbulina uiversa
• Orionina
  • †Orionina vaughani
• Ortalis – tentative report
• †Orthosurcula
  • †Orthosurcula aequa – type locality for species

• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene sperm whale Orycterocetus

  †Orycterocetus
  • †Orycterocetus cornutidens – type locality for species
  • †Orycterocetus quadratidens
• †Osmunda
  • †Osmunda regalis
• Ostrea
  • †Ostrea compressirostra
  • †Ostrea compressirostris
  • †Ostrea disparilis
  • †Ostrea falco
  • †Ostrea mauricensis
• Ostrya
• †Otodus
  • †Otodus angustidens

  • 

    Diagram illustrating the largest (grey) and most conservative (red) size estimates of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Carcharocles megalodon (sometimes Carcharodon or Otodus megalodon) with a whale shark (violet), great white shark (green), and anachronistic human (black) to scale

    †Otodus megalodon

P

• Pachyptila

• 

  A living Pagrus sea bream

  Pagrus
  • †Pagrus hyneus
• †Palaciosa
  • †Palaciosa minuta
• †Paleophoca
  • †Paleophoca nystii
• Pandion
• Pandora
  • †Pandora arenosa
  • †Pandora naviculoides
  • †Pandora trilineata
  • †Pandora tuomeyi
• Panopea
  • †Panopea goldfussii
  • †Panopea reflexa
• Paraconcavus
  • †Paraconcavus prebrevicalcar
• Paracyprideis
  • †Paracyprideis c informal
• Paracypris
  • †Paracypris b informal
• Paracytheridea
  • †Paracytheridea altida
  • †Paracytheridea cronini
  • †Paracytheridea f informal
  • †Paracytheridea mucra
  • †Paracytheridea rugosa
  • †Paracytheridea toleri
• †Paracytheroma
  • †Paracytheroma stephensoni
• Paradoxostoma
  • †Paradoxostoma delicata
  • †Paradoxostoma e informal
• Paragaleus
• †Paralia
  • †Paralia complexa
  • †Paralia sulcata
• Paralichthys
• †Paramya
  • †Paramya subovata
• Paranesidea – tentative report
  • †Paranesidea laevicula

• 

  Fossilized teeth of the Eocene-Pleistocene shark Parotodus, or the false-toothed mako

  †Parotodus
  • †Parotodus benedenii
• Parvanachis
  • †Parvanachis obesa
• Parvilucina
  • †Parvilucina costata
  • †Parvilucina crenella
  • †Parvilucina crenulata
  • †Parvilucina multilineatus
  • †Parvilucina multistriata
• †Pecchiola
  • †Pecchiola dalliana
• †Pecchiolia
  • †Pecchiolia dalliana
• Pecten
  • †Pecten biddeleana – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pecten chickaria
  • †Pecten elixatus
  • †Pecten humphreysii
  • †Pecten mclellani – type locality for species
  • †Pecten membranosus
  • †Pecten perplanus
• †Pediastrum
  • †Pediastrum boryanum
• †Pediomeryx

• 

  Life restoration of the Oligocene-Pleistocene false-toothed bird Pelagornis

  †Pelagornis
  • †Pelagornis speciesone informal
  • †Pelagornis speciestwo informal
• Pelecanus
  • †Pelecanus schreiberi – type locality for species
• Peratocytheridea
  • †Peratocytheridea bradyi
  • †Peratocytheridea j informal
  • †Peratocytheridea sandbergi
  • †Peratocytheridea setipunctata
• †Periarchus
  • †Periarchus lyelli
• †Periptera
  • †Periptera tetracladia

• 

  Shell of a Perotrochus slit sea snail

  Perotrochus
  • †Perotrochus hanoverensis – type locality for species
• Petaloconchus
  • †Petaloconchus graniferus
  • †Petaloconchus virginica
• Petricola
  • †Petricola carolinensis
  • †Petricola grinnelli
  • †Petricola pectorosa
  • †Petricola pholadiformis
• Phalacrocorax
  • †Phalacrocorax largespecies informal
  • †Phalacrocorax wetmorei
• Phalium
  • †Phalium newbernensis – type locality for species
• †Phocageneus – or unidentified related form
  • †Phocageneus venustus
• †Phocanella
  • †Phocanella pumila
• †Phoebastria
  • †Phoebastria albatrus – or unidentified related form
  • †Phoebastria anglica
  • †Phoebastria immutabilis – or unidentified related form
  • †Phoebastria nigripes – or unidentified related form
  • †Phoebastria rexularum

• 

  Two Phoenicopterus, or flamingos

  Phoenicopterus
  • †Phoenicopterus floridanus – or unidentified comparable form
• Pholadomya
  • †Pholadomya claibornensis
• Phyllacanthus
  • †Phyllacanthus carolinensis
  • †Phyllacanthus mitchellii
• Phyllonotus
  • †Phyllonotus davisi
  • †Phyllonotus pomum
• Physeter – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Physeter macrocephalus
• †Physeterula – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Physeterula dubusi
• Picea

• 

  Restoration of Pinguinus alfrednewtoni

  †Pinguinus
  • †Pinguinus alfrednewtoni – type locality for species
• Pinna – tentative report
  • †Pinna harnetti
• Pinus
  • †Pinus palustris – or unidentified comparable form
• Pisania
  • †Pisania nux
• Pitar
  • †Pitar castoriana
  • †Pitar chioneformis
  • †Pitar morrhuanus
  • †Pitar ovatus
• Placopecten
  • †Placopecten clintonius
  • †Placopecten magellanicus – or unidentified related form
  • †Placopecten princepoides
• †Plagiarca
  • †Plagiarca rhomboidella
• Plagiobrissus
• †Platyphoca
  • †Platyphoca vulgaris
• †Plectroninia
  • †Plectroninia pertusa – type locality for species
• †Plejona
  • †Plejona conoides – tentative report
  • †Plejona petrosa

• 

  Fossilized vertebra of the Miocene-Pleistocene baleen whale Plesiocetus

  †Plesiocetus – or unidentified comparable form
• Pleurofusia
  • †Pleurofusia menthafons
• Pleuromeris
  • †Pleuromeris auroraensis
  • †Pleuromeris decemcostata
  • †Pleuromeris quadrata
  • †Pleuromeris tridentata
• †Pleurosigma
  • †Pleurosigma affine
• Pleurotomaria
  • †Pleurotomaria nixa
• †Plicatoria
  • †Plicatoria ventricosa
  • †Plicatoria wilmingtonensis
• Plicatula
  • †Plicatula densata
  • †Plicatula filamentosa
  • †Plicatula gibbosa
• †Plinthicus
  • †Plinthicus stenodon
• †Pliopontos
  • †Pliopontos littoralis
• Pluvialis
  • †Pluvialis squatarola – or unidentified related form
• Podiceps

  • 

    A living Podiceps auritus, or horned grebe

    †Podiceps auritus
• Pododesmus
  • †Pododesmus waccamawensis
• Pogonias
  • †Pogonias cromis – or unidentified comparable form
• Polinices
• Polydora
• Polygireulima
  • †Polygireulima spatulata
• Polygonum
• Polymesoda
  • †Polymesoda caroliniana
• Pomatomus
  • †Pomatomus salatrix

• 

  Living Pontederia pickerel weeds

  †Pontederia
• Pontocythere – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Pontocythere d informal
  • †Pontocythere g informal
  • †Pontocythere i informal
  • †Pontocythere j informal
• Pontoporia – or unidentified comparable form
• Populus
• †Potamogeton
• Prionotus
  • †Prionotus evolans – or unidentified comparable form
• Pristiophorus

• 

  A living Pristis sawfish

  Pristis
  • †Pristis curvidens
  • †Pristis pectinatus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Probolarina
  • †Probolarina breviostris – type locality for species
  • †Probolarina holmesi
  • †Probolarina holmesii
  • †Probolarina salpinx
• Procellaria

  • 

    A living Procellaria aequinoctialis, or white-chinned petrel

    †Procellaria aequinoctialis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Procellaria parkinsoni – or unidentified comparable form
• †Procolpochelys
• Propontocypris
  • †Propontocypris d
• Proteoconcha
  • †Proteoconcha gigantica
  • †Proteoconcha jamesensis
  • †Proteoconcha mimica
  • †Proteoconcha multipunctata
  • †Proteoconcha tuberculata
  • †Proteoconcha z informal
• †Protoscutella
  • †Protoscutella conradi
  • †Protoscutella plana
  • †Protoscutella rosehillensis
• †Protosiren
• Prunum
  • †Prunum bellum
  • †Prunum limatulum
  • †Prunum roscidum
• Psammacoma
• Psammechinus
  • †Psammechinus philanthropus
• †Psephophorus

• 

  Replica of a fossilized cranium of the Miocene horse Pseudhipparion

  †Pseudhipparion
  • †Pseudhipparion simpsoni
• Pseudochama
  • †Pseudochama corticosa
• Pseudocytheretta
  • †Pseudocytheretta burnsi
• †Pseudodimerogramma
  • †Pseudodimerogramma eliptica
• Pseudomiltha
  • †Pseudomiltha nocariensis – type locality for species
• †Pseudopyxilla
  • †Pseudopyxilla americana

• 

  A living Pseudorca crassidens, or false killer whale

  Pseudorca
• Pseudotorinia
  • †Pseudotorinia nupera
• Pteria
• Pterodroma
  • †Pterodroma lessonii
• †Pterodromoides
  • †Pterodromoides minoricensis
• Pteromeris
  • †Pteromeris abbreviata
  • †Pteromeris perplana
• Pteromylaeus

• 

  Illustration of a living Pterothrissus gissu, or Japanese gissu

  Pterothrissus
• Pterygocythereis
  • †Pterygocythereis inexpectata
• †Ptychosalpinx
  • †Ptychosalpinx multirugata
  • †Ptychosalpinx tuomeyi
• Puffinus
  • †Puffinus gravis – or unidentified related form
  • †Puffinus lherminieri
  • †Puffinus pacificoides – or unidentified related form
  • †Puffinus puffinus – or unidentified comparable form

  • 

    A living Ardenna tenuirostris (formerly Puffinus tenuirostris), or short-tailed shearwater

    †Puffinus tenuirostris – or unidentified related form
• Pugnus
  • †Pugnus lachrimula
• Puncturella
• Puriana
  • †Puriana carolinensis
  • †Puriana convoluta
  • †Puriana mesacostalis
  • †Puriana rugipunctata
• Purpura
  • †Purpura cellulosa
• Purpurellus
  • †Purpurellus repetiti – type locality for species
• Pusula
  • †Pusula pediculus
• †Pycnodone
• Pycnodonte
  • †Pycnodonte leeana
  • †Pycnodonte paroxis
  • †Pycnodonte trigonalis
• †Pynonodonte
  • †Pynonodonte trigonalis

• 

  Illustration in multiple views of the shell of a Pyramidella pyram sea snail

  Pyramidella
  • †Pyramidella crenuata
• †Pyxilla
  • †Pyxilla johnsoniana

Q

• †Quadrans
  • †Quadrans lintea

• 

  A living Quercus, or oak tree

  Quercus

R

• Radimella
  • †Radimella confragros
• Radiolucina
  • †Radiolucina amianta
• Raeta
  • †Raeta plicatella
• Raja
• Rangia
  • †Rangia cuneata

• 

  Fossilized carapace of the Paleogene-modern crab Ranina

  Ranina – type locality for genus
• Ranunculus
• †Raphidodiscus
  • †Raphidodiscus marylandica
• †Rebeccapecten
  • †Rebeccapecten berryae
  • †Rebeccapecten trentensis
• †Recurvaster
• Retilaskeya
  • †Retilaskeya bicolor
• †Rhaphoneis
  • †Rhaphoneis affinis
  • †Rhaphoneis biseriata
  • †Rhaphoneis elegans
  • †Rhaphoneis gemmifera
  • †Rhaphoneis paralis
  • †Rhaphoneis rhombica

• 

  A living Rhincodon, or whale shark

  Rhincodon
• Rhinobatos
• Rhinoptera
• Rhizoprionodon – tentative report
• †Rhizosolenia
  • †Rhizosolenia bergonii
  • †Rhizosolenia miocenica
• Rhynchobatus
  • †Rhynchobatus pristinus
• Rhyncholampas
  • †Rhyncholampas carolinensis

• 

  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium

  †Rhynchotherium
  • †Rhynchotherium euhypodon – or unidentified comparable form
• Ringicula
• Rissoina
  • †Rissoina harpa
• †Robinia – type locality for genus
  • †Robinia striatopunctata – type locality for species
• Rosalina
  • †Rosalina floridana
• †Rouxia
  • †Rouxia californica
  • †Rouxia diploneides
  • †Rouxia naviculoides
  • †Rouxia yabei

S

• Saccella
• Sagittaria
• †Sanguisorba
  • †Sanguisorba canadensis
• †Santeelampas
  • †Santeelampas oviformis
• †Sarda
  • †Sarda sarda – or unidentified related form

• 

  Fossilized teeth of the Neogene sperm whale Scaldicetus

  †Scaldicetus – or unidentified comparable form
• Scalina
  • †Scalina menthafontis – or unidentified related form
• Scaphella
  • †Scaphella ocalana – tentative report
  • †Scaphella pecursor
  • †Scaphella saintjeani – type locality for species
  • †Scaphella stromboidella – type locality for species
  • †Scaphella trenholmii
• †Sceptroneis
  • †Sceptroneis grandis
• Schizaster
• Sciaenops
  • †Sciaenops ocellata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Sciaenops ocellatus
• Sclerochilus
  • †Sclerochilus b informal

• 

  A living Scoliodon, or spadenose shark

  †Scoliodon
  • †Scoliodon terraenovae
• Sconsia
  • †Sconsia hodgii
• †Scutella
• Scyliorhinus
  • †Scyliorhinus distans
• †Secticarca
  • †Secticarca lienosa
• Seila
  • †Seila adamsii
• Semele
  • †Semele bellastriata
  • †Semele carinata
  • †Semele nuculoides
  • †Semele proficua
  • †Semele subovata

• 

  A living Semicassis helmet sea snail

  Semicassis
  • †Semicassis caelatura
• †Septastrea
  • †Septastrea crassa
• Seriola
• Serpulorbis
  • †Serpulorbis ganifera
  • †Serpulorbis granifera
• †Sheldonia – type locality for genus
  • †Sheldonia trabecula – type locality for species
• Siliqua
  • †Siliqua costata
• Sincola
  • †Sincola anomala
• Sinum
  • †Sinum imperforatum
  • †Sinum maculata
  • †Sinum perspectivum
• Siphocypraea
  • †Siphocypraea carolinensis
• Siphogenerina
  • †Siphogenerina lamellata

• 

  Shell of the whelk sea snail Siphonalia

  Siphonalia
  • †Siphonalia devexus – or unidentified comparable form
• Siphonochelus
  • †Siphonochelus siphonifera
• Solariella
  • †Solariella gemma
• Solen
  • †Solen viridis
• Solena
• Solenosteira
  • †Solenosteira cancellaria
• Somateria

  • 

    A living Somateria mollissima, or common eider

    †Somateria mollissima – or unidentified related form
• †Spathiopora
• Spathipora
• †Sphaeroidinellopsis
  • †Sphaeroidinellopsis seminulina
  • †Sphaeroidinellopsis subdehiscens
• Sphagnum
• Sphenia
  • †Sphenia dubia
• †Sphoeroides
  • †Sphoeroides hyperostosus
• Sphyraena
  • †Sphyraena barracuda – or unidentified comparable form
• Sphyrna

  • 

    A living Sphyrna lewini, or scalloped hammerhead

    †Sphyrna lewini
  • †Sphyrna media – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Sphyrna zygaena
• Spiroplectammina
  • †Spiroplectammina mississippiensis
• Spisula
  • †Spisula modicella
• Spondylus
  • †Spondylus lamellacea – type locality for species
• Sportella
  • †Sportella calpix
  • †Sportella compressa
  • †Sportella constricta
  • †Sportella gibberosa
  • †Sportella waccamawensis

• 

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

  †Squalodon
  • †Squalodon calvertensis
  • †Squalodon tiedemani
  • †Squalodon whitmorei – or unidentified comparable form
• Squalus
• Squatina
  • †Squatina subserrata
• Stellatoma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Stellatoma stellata
• †Stelletta
  • †Stelletta silvigera – type locality for species
• Stenella
  • †Stenella rayi – type locality for species
• †Stenotomus

  • 

    Illustration of a living Stenotomus chrysops, or scup

    †Stenotomus chrysops – or unidentified comparable form
• †Stephanogonia
  • †Stephanogonia actinoptychus
• †Stephanopyxis
  • †Stephanopyxis corona
  • †Stephanopyxis grunowii
  • †Stephanopyxis lineata
  • †Stephanopyxis turris
• Stercorarius
  • †Stercorarius longicaudus – or unidentified related form
  • †Stercorarius parasiticus – or unidentified related form
  • †Stercorarius pomarinus – or unidentified related form
• Sterna

  • 

    A living Thalasseus maximus, or royal tern

    †Sterna maxima – or unidentified related form
  • †Sterna nilotica – or unidentified related form
• Stewartia
  • †Stewartia anodonta
• †Stictodiscus
  • †Stictodiscus kittonianus
• †Streptochetus
  • †Streptochetus indistinctus
• †Striatolamia
  • †Striatolamia macrota
• Strigilla
• †Striostrea
  • †Striostrea gigantissima

• 

  Shell of a Strioterebrum augur sea snail

  Strioterebrum
  • †Strioterebrum carolinae
  • †Strioterebrum carolinensis
  • †Strioterebrum concava
  • †Strioterebrum dislocata
  • †Strioterebrum dislocatum
  • †Strioterebrum neglecta
  • †Strioterebrum protocta
  • †Strioterebrum robesonensis
• Strombiformis
  • †Strombiformis bartschi
  • †Strombiformis dalli
  • †Strombiformis lina
• Strombina
• Strombus
• †Svratkina
  • †Svratkina croatanensis
• †Syllomus
  • †Syllomus aegyptiacus

• 

  A living Symphurus tonguefish

  Symphurus
• †Synedra
  • †Synedra jouseana
• Syntomodrillia
  • †Syntomodrillia lissotropis

T

• Tagelus
  • †Tagelus carolinus
  • †Tagelus divisus
  • †Tagelus plebeius

• 

  A living Tapirus, or tapir

  Tapirus
  • †Tapirus veroensis
• Tautoga
  • †Tautoga onitis – or unidentified comparable form
• Taxodium
  • †Taxodium distichum
• Tectonatica
  • †Tectonatica pusilla
• Teinostoma
  • †Teinostoma beaufortensis
  • †Teinostoma gonigyrus
  • †Teinostoma smikron
  • †Teinostoma smirkon
  • †Teinostoma tectispira
• Tellidora
  • †Tellidora cristata
• Tellina
  • †Tellina dupliniana
  • †Tellina macilenta

• 

  Shell in multiple views of a Tenagodus sea snail

  Tenagodus
  • †Tenagodus vitis
  • †Tenagodus vitus – or unidentified comparable form
• Terebra
  • †Terebra divisura
  • †Terebra protexta
  • †Terebra unilineata
• Terebratula
  • †Terebratula crassa – type locality for species
• Terebratulina
  • †Terebratulina capillata – type locality for species
  • †Terebratulina lachryma
  • †Terebratulina wilmingtonensis
• Terebripora
• †Tetraedron
• †Tetrapturus

  • 

    A living Kajikia albida, or white marlin

    †Tetrapturus albidus
• Thaerocythere
  • †Thaerocythere carolinensis
  • †Thaerocythere schmidtae
• Thais
• †Thalassinoides
• †Thalassionema
  • †Thalassionema nitzschiodes
• †Thalassiosira
  • †Thalassiosira a informal
  • †Thalassiosira b informal
• †Thalassiothix
  • †Thalassiothix longissima
• †Thalictrum

• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Oligocene-Miocene gavial relative Thecachampsa

  †Thecachampsa
  • †Thecachampsa antiqua
• Thracia
  • †Thracia brioni
  • †Thracia conradi
  • †Thracia transversa
• Thunnus
  • †Thunnus thynnus
• Timoclea
  • †Timoclea grus
• Titanocarcinus
  • †Titanocarcinus euglyphos
• Torcula
• †Tornatellaea
• †Tortifusus
  • †Tortifusus curvirostrus
• Trachycardium
  • †Trachycardium emmonsi

  • 

    Exterior and interior of the shell of a Trachycardium isocardia, or West Indian prickly cockle

    †Trachycardium isocardia
  • †Trachycardium muricatum
• Trajana
  • †Trajana pyta – type locality for species
• Transennella
  • †Transennella carolinensis
  • †Transennella stimpsoni
• †Tretosphys
• †Triaenodon
  • †Triaenodon obesus
• †Triceratium
  • †Triceratium condecorum
  • †Triceratium subrotundatum
  • †Triceratium tessellatum
• †Triginglymus
• Trigoniocardia

• 

  Shell of a Trigonostoma nutmeg sea snail

  Trigonostoma
• Trigonulina
  • †Trigonulina emmonsii
• †Trinacria
  • †Trinacria excavata
• Tringa
  • †Tringa ochropus – or unidentified related form
• Trionyx
  • †Trionyx buiei – type locality for species
• Triphora
• †Tritonopsis
  • †Tritonopsis biconica
  • †Tritonopsis gilletti
• Trochita
  • †Trochita aperta
  • †Trochita crenata – or unidentified comparable form
• †Trochosira
  • †Trochosira concava

• 

  Shell of a Tucetona bittersweet clam

  Tucetona
  • †Tucetona arata
• Turbo
  • †Turbo castanea
• Turbonilla
  • †Turbonilla abrupta
  • †Turbonilla daedaleum
  • †Turbonilla interrupta
  • †Turbonilla nivea
• †Turborotalia
  • †Turborotalia acostaensis
  • †Turborotalia birnageae
  • †Turborotalia humilis
  • †Turborotalia inflata
  • †Turborotalia quinqueloba

• 

  Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella

  Turritella
  • †Turritella aequistriata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Turritella beaufortensis
  • †Turritella caelatura
  • †Turritella cumberlandia – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Turritella fuerta – type locality for species
  • †Turritella indenta – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Turritella neusensis – type locality for species
  • †Turritella perexilis
  • †Turritella plebea
  • †Turritella prexellis
  • †Turritella subanulata
  • †Turritella subtilis – type locality for species
  • †Turritella tampae

• 

  A living Tursiops, or bottlenose dolphin

  Tursiops
• Typha
• Typhis
  • †Typhis harrisi

U

• †Unifascia
  • †Unifascia carolinensis
• Uromitra
• Urophycis
  • †Urophycis tenuis
• Urosalpinx

  • 

    A living Urosalpinx sea snail, or oyster drill

    †Urosalpinx cinerea
  • †Urosalpinx perrugata
  • †Urosalpinx phrikna
  • †Urosalpinx stimpsoni
  • †Urosalpinx suffolkensis
  • †Urosalpinx trossula

V

• Vasum
  • †Vasum wilmingtonense
• Venericardia
  • †Venericardia nodifera – type locality for species
• Vermicularia
  • †Vermicularia knorrii – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Vermicularia spirata
• †Verrucocoeloidea
  • †Verrucocoeloidea corallina – type locality for species
• Verticordia
  • †Verticordia emmonsii
• Vexillum
  • †Vexillum wandoense

• 

  Leaves and fruit of a living Viburnum.

  †Viburnum
• †Virgulina
  • †Virgulina fusiformis
• Viviparus – tentative report
  • †Viviparus lyelli
• Volutifusus
  • †Volutifusus obtusa
  • †Volutifusus typhis
• Volvarina
  • †Volvarina avena

W

• †Wilsonimaia
  • †Wilsonimaia ethelae

X

• †Xanthiopyxis
• Xenophora
• Xestoleberis
  • †Xestoleberis e informal
  • †Xestoleberis ventrostriata

• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene whale Xiphiacetus

  †Xiphiacetus
• Xiphias
  • †Xiphias gladius
• †Xiphiorhynchus
  • †Xiphiorhynchus antiquus

Y

• Yoldia
  • †Yoldia laevis

  • 

    Illustration of the shell of a Yoldia limatula, or file yoldia

    †Yoldia limatula
  • †Yoldia limulata
  • †Yoldia serica

Z

• Ziphius

  • 

    Illustration of a living Ziphius cavirostris, or Cuvier's beaked whale

    †Ziphius cavirostris – or unidentified comparable form

References

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