List of the prehistoric life of Florida
This list of the prehistoric life of Florida contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Florida.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Florida.
Paleozoic
- †Actinopteria
- †Acutiramus
- †Acutiramus suwaneensis
- †Arisaigia
- †Arisaigia postornata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Butovicella
- †Butovicella migrans
- †Colpocoryphe
- †Colpocoryphe exsul
- †Conularia
- †Eoschizodus
- †Modiomorpha
- †Plectonotus
- †Pleurodapis
- †Prothyris
- †Pterinopecten
- †Pterygotus
Life restoration of the Silurian-Middle Devonian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Pterygotus- †Pterygotus floridanus
- †Tentaculites
Mesozoic
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Florida.
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Florida
- †Abra
- Acanthocardia
- Acanthochitona
- Acar
- Accipiter
- †Accipiter cooperii
- †Accipiter striatus
- Acer
- †Acmaturris
- Acris
- †Acris gryllus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Acritohippus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus- †Acritohippus isonesus
- Acropora
- †Acropora cervicornis
- †Acropora palmata
- Acrosterigma
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- Actitis
- †Actitis macularia
- Aegolius
- †Aegolius acadicus
- †Aelurodon
- †Aepycamelus
Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).- †Aepycamelus major
- Aequipecten
- Aesopus
- Aetobatus
- †Aetobatus narinari
- Agaricia
- Agaronia
- Agassizia
- Agatrix
- Agelaius
- †Agelaius phoeniceus
- Agkistrodon
- †Agkistrodon piscivorus
Close-up portrait of a living Agkistrodon piscivorus, also known as a water moccasin or cottonmouth
- Agladrillia
- †Agnotocastor
- †Agriotherium
- Aix
- †Aix sponsa
- Ajaia
- †Ajaia ajaja
- Alaba
- Alabina
- Alca – type locality for genus
- †Aletomeryx
Restorative model of the Miocene deer relative Aletomeryx - Alligator
- †Alligator mississipiensis
- †Alligator mississippiensis
- †Alligator olseni – type locality for species
- Alnus
- Alosa
- Alveopora
- Amauropsis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Ambystoma
- †Ambystoma tigrinum
- †Amebelodon
Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon. Margret Flinsch (1932). - Americardia
- Amia
- †Amia calva
- Ammodramus
- †Ammodramus maritimus
- †Ammodramus savannarum
- Amnicola
- †Amphicyon
- †Amphimachairodus
Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus - †Amphiroa
- Amphistegina
- Amphiuma
- †Amphiuma means
- †Amplibuteo
- †Amplibuteo woodwardi
- †Ampullina
- †Ampullinopsis
- Amusium
- †Anabernicula
- Anachis
- Anadara
- †Anadara floridana
Shell of an Anadara floridana, or cut-ribbed ark clam - †Anadara ovalis
- †Anadara transversa
- †Anadara trapezia
- Anas
- †Anas acuta
- †Anas americana
- †Anas carolinensis
- †Anas clypeata
- †Anas crecca
- †Anas cyanoptera – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anas discors
- †Anas fulvigula
- †Anas platyrhynchos
- †Anas rubripes
- †Anas strepera
- Anatina
- †Anchitherium
Fossilized limb bones, and teeth of the Miocene three-toed horse Anchitherium (left) - Ancilla
- Angulus
- Anhinga
- †Anhinga anhinga
- Anodonta
- Anodontia
- Anolis
- Anomia
- Anona
- Antalis
- Anticlimax
- Antigona
- Antillophos
- †Antillophos candeanus – or unidentified comparable form
- Antrozous
- Aorotrema
- Apalone
- †Apalone ferox
- Aphelocoma
- †Aphelocoma coerulescens
- †Aphelops
- Aphera
- Aquila
- †Aquila chrysaetos
- †Aramides
- †Aramides cajanea
- Aramus
- †Aramus guarauna
- Arbacia
- Arca
- †Archaeohippus
- Architectonica
- †Archosargus
- Arcinella
- †Arctodus
Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale- †Arctodus pristinus
- †Arctonasua
- Ardea
- †Ardea herodias
- Ardeola
- Argobuccinum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Argopecten
- †Argopecten gibbus
- †Argopecten irradians
A living Argopecten irradians (formerly Aequipecten irradians), or Atlantic bay scallop
- Arius
- Artena
- Asio
- †Asio flammeus
- Aspella
- †Aspella senex – type locality for species
- Assiminea
- Astarte
- Astraea
- Astralium
Shell in multiple views of an Astralium, or star sea snail- †Astralium phoebium
- Astrangia
- †Astrohippus
- Astyris
- Athleta
- Atractosteus
- †Atractosteus spatula
- Atrina
- Attiliosa
- †Aturia
- Atys
- Axelella
- Aythya
- †Aythya affinis
- †Aythya americana
- †Aythya collaris
- †Aythya marila
- †Aythya valisineria
- †Aztlanolagus
- †Babelomurex
- Bactridium
- Bailya
- Baiomys
- Bairdiella
- †Bairdiella chrysoura
- Balaenoptera
- †Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Illustration of a living Balaenoptera acutorostrata, or common minke whale
- Balanus
- †Balanus improvisus – or unidentified related form
- †Balanus trigonus
- Balistes
- Barbatia
- †Barbourofelis
- Bartschella
- Basiliscus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Basilosaurus
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus- †Basilosaurus cetoides
- Batillaria
- †Batrachosauroides
- Bela
- †Bela nassoides – type locality for species
- †Benzoin
- †Benzoin melissaefolium – or unidentified comparable form
- Biomphalaria
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus
- †Bison latifrons
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Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison
- Bittiolum
- Bittium
- Bivetopsia
- Blarina
- †Blarina brevicauda
- †Blarina carolinensis
- †Blastomeryx
- Boa
- †Boa constrictor – type locality for species
- Bonasa
- †Bonasa umbellus
- Boonea
- †Borophagus
Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964). - Bostrycapulus
- Botaurus
- †Botaurus lentiginosus
- †Bothriodon
- Botula
- Brachidontes
- †Brachycythara
- †Brachycythara dasa – type locality for species
- †Brana
- Branta
- †Branta canadensis
- †Brasenia
- Bubo
- †Bubo virginianus
- Buccella
- Buccinum
- Bucephala
- †Bucephala albeola
- Buchema
- Bufo
- †Bufo quercicus
Living male (left) and female (right) Anaxyrus quercicus, or oak toads - †Bufo terrestris
- †Bufo woodhousei
- Bulimulus
- Bulla
- Bullaria
- Bursa
- Busycon
- †Busycon carica
- †Busycon contrarium
Shell in multiple views of a Busycon contrarium whelk - †Busycon perversum
- †Busycon sinistrum
- Busycotypus
- Buteo
- †Buteo jamaicensis
- †Buteo lineatus
- †Buteo platypterus
- †Buteo swainsoni
- Buteogallus
- †Buteogallus fragilis
- †Buteogallus urubitinga
- Butorides
- †Butorides virescens
A living Butorides virescens, or green heron
- Cadulus
- Caecum
- Calidris
- †Calidris canutus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Calidris pusilla – or unidentified comparable form
A living Calidris pusilla, or semipalmated sandpiper
- †Calippus
- Callianassa
- Calliostoma
- †Calliostoma euglyptum
- †Calliostoma jujubinum
- †Calliostoma pulchrum
- †Calliostoma roseolum
- †Calliostoma tampaense
- †Calliostoma yucatecanum – or unidentified comparable form
- Callista
- †Callophoca
- Calotrophon
- Calyptraea
- †Camelops
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops - Cancellaria
- †Cancellaria reticulata
- Cancilla
- Canis
- †Canis armbrusteri
- †Canis dirus – type locality for species
- †Canis edwardii
- †Canis familiaris
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis lepophagus
- †Canis lupus
- †Canis rufus
- Cantharus
- Capella
- †Capromeryx
Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx - Capulus
- Caracara
- †Caracara cheriway
- †Caracara plancus
- Caranx
- †Caranx hippos
- Carcharhinus
- †Carcharhinus brevipinna
- †Carcharhinus leucas
- †Carcharhinus limbatus
- †Carcharhinus plumbeus
- †Carcharhinus signatus
- Carcharias
- †Carcharias taurus
- Carcharodon
- †Carcharodon carcharias
- †Carcharodon hastalis
Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis, or broad-toothed mako
- Cardinalis
- †Cardinalis cardinalis
- Cardita
- Carditamera
- Caretta
- †Caretta caretta
- †Carex
- Carinodrillia
- †Carpella
- Carphophis
- †Carpocyon
- Carya
- Carychium
- †Casmerodius
- †Casmerodius albus
- Cassidulina
- Cassis
- Castanea
- Castor
- †Castor californicus
- †Castor canadensis
- †Castoroides
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides- †Castoroides leiseyorum – type locality for species
- †Castoroides ohioensis
- Cathartes
- †Cathartes aura
- Catharus
- Centropomus
- Cerastoderma
- †Cerion
- Cerithidea
- †Cerithidea pliculosa
- †Cerithidea scalariformis
- Cerithioclava
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
Two views of a Cerithium cerith sea snail- †Cerithium atratum
- †Cerithium eburneum
- †Cerithium georgianum – or unidentified related form
- †Cerithium guinaicum
- †Cerithium lutosum
- †Cerithium muscarum
- Cerodrillia
- †Cerodrillia simpsoni
- Ceryle
- Chaetopleura
- Chama
- Chamelea
- Charadrius
- †Charadrius vociferus
- †Chasmaporthetes
Fossilized cranium of the Pliocene-Pleistocene hyena Chasmaporthetes - Cheilea
- Chelonia
- †Chelonia mydas
- Chelonibia
- Chelydra
- †Chelydra serpentina
- Chemnitzia
- †Chesapecten
- Chicoreus
- †Chicoreus brevifrons
- †Chicoreus dilectus
- Chilomycterus
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A living Chilomycterus, or burrfish - Chione
- Chlamys
- Chlorostoma
- Chondestes – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chondestes grammacus
- Chrysallida
- Chrysemys
- †Chrysemys floridana
- Cibicides
- Ciconia
- †Ciconia maltha
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Ciconia maltha, also known as the asphalt stork or La Brea stork
- Cidaris
- Cinctura
- Circulus
- Circus
- †Circus cyaneus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cirsotrema
- Cistothorus
- †Cistothorus platensis
- Cladocora
- Clangula
- †Clangula hyemalis
- Clathrodrillia
- Clathrus
- Clava
- Clavatula
- Clavus
- Clementia
- Closia
- Clypeaster
A living Clypeaster, or sea biscuit - Cnemidophorus
- †Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
- Coccyzus
- †Coccyzus americanus
- Cochlespira
- Cochliolepis
- Codakia
- Colaptes
- †Colaptes auratus
- Colinus
- †Colinus virginianus
A living Colinus virginianus, or northern bobwhite
- Colpophyllia
- †Colpophyllia natans
- Coluber
- †Coluber constrictor
- Columba
- †Columba fasciata
- Columbella
- Columbellopsis
- †Columbellopsis nycteis – or unidentified comparable form
- Compsodrillia
- Concavus
Fossil of the Miocene-Pleistocene barnacle Concavus - †Concholepas
- Conepatus
- †Conepatus leuconotus
- Conomitra
- †Conorbis
- Conus
- †Conus anabathrum
- †Conus daucus
- †Conus delessertii
- †Conus eversoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Conus jaspideus – type locality for species
- †Conus miamiensis
- †Conus patglicksteinae
- †Conus patricius
- †Conus sennottorum
- †Conus spurius
- Coragyps
- †Coragyps atratus
- †Coragyps occidentalis
- Coralliophila
- Corbula
- †Cormocyon
- †Cormohipparion
Fossilized skeleton preserved in situ (upper left, 2) of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Cormohipparion - Corvus
- †Corvus brachyrhynchos
- †Corvus ossifragus
- †Corylus
- Coturnicops
- †Coturnicops noveboracensis
- †Crassinella lunulata
- Crassispira
- Crassostrea
- †Crassostrea virginica
- †Cremaster – type locality for genus
- †Cremaster
- Crenella
- Crepidula
- †Crepidula convexa
- †Crepidula fornicata
Shell in multiple views of a Crepidula fornicata, or common slipper shell sea snail - †Crepidula maculosa
- †Crepidula plana
- Crepipatella
- †Crommium
- Crotalus
- †Crotalus adamanteus
- †Crotalus giganteus
- Crucibulum
- Cryptotis
- †Cryptotis parva
- †Ctena orbiculata
- Cumingia
- Cupuladria
- Cupularia
- †Cuvieronius
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius- †Cuvieronius tropicus
- Cyanocitta
- †Cyanocitta cristata
- Cyclocardia
- Cygnus
- †Cygnus buccinator
- †Cygnus columbianus
- Cylichna
- †Cymakra
- Cymatium
- Cymatosyrinx
- Cymbovula
- Cymodocea
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynarctoides lemur
- †Cynelos
- Cynoscion
- †Cynthiacetus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus - Cyphoma
- †Cyphoma gibbosum
- †Cyphoma intermedium
- Cypraea
- Cypraecassis
- Cypraedia
- Cythara
- Daedalochila
- Daphnella
- †Daphoenodon
- †Daphoenus – tentative report
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
- †Dasypus bellus – type locality for species
Fossilized cranium seen from above and below of the Pleistocene Dasypus bellus, or beautiful armadillo
- Dauciconus
- Deirochelys
- †Deirochelys reticularia
- Dendraster
- Dendrocopos
- Dendrocygna
- †Dendrogyra
- †Dendrogyra cylindrus
- Dendropoma
- Dentalium
- Dentimargo
- Dermomurex
- †Desmatippus
- †Desmocyon
- Desmodus
A living Desmodus, or vampire bat- †Desmodus stocki
- Diadophis
- †Diadophis punctatus
- Diastoma
- Dicathais
- †Diceratherium – or unidentified comparable form
- Dichocoenia
- †Dichocoenia stokesi
- Didelphis
- †Didelphis marsupialis
- †Didelphis virginiana
- †Didianema
- Dinocardium
- †Dinocardium robustum
- †Dinohippus
- †Dinohyus
- Diodon
- Diodora
- †Diodora cayenensis
- †Diodora meta
- †Diodora sayi
- †Diplodonta punctata
- †Diplodonta semiaspera
- Diploria
- †Diploria labyrinthiformis
- †Dipoides
- Discinisca
- †Discohelix
- Discorbis
- Distorsio
- †Distorsio mcgintyi – type locality for species
- †Divaricella dentata
- Dolabella
- †Dolicholatirus
- Donax
- †Donax fossor
- †Donax variabilis
Shells of Donax variabilis, or coquina
- †Dorypaltus – type locality for genus
- †Dorypaltus prosphatus – type locality for species
- Dosinia
- Drymarchon
- †Drymarchon corais
- Dryocopus
- Dumetella
- †Dumetella carolinensis
- Echinocardium
- Echinometra
- †Ecphora
- †Ectopistes
- †Ectopistes migratorius
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Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius, or passenger pigeon
- Egretta
- †Egretta thula
- †Egretta tricolor – or unidentified comparable form
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe guttata
- †Elaphe obsoleta
- Eleutherodactylus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elliptoideus
- Elphidium
- Emarginula
- Enaeta
- Engina
- †Engoniophos
- †Enhydritherium terraenovae – type locality for species
- †Enhydrocyon
- Ensis
- †Ensis directus
- †Ensis minor
- †Epicyon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon- †Epicyon haydeni
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- †Eptesicus fuscus
- Equetus
- Equus
- Eratoidea
- †Eremotherium
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Eremotherium- †Eremotherium laurillardi
- Erethizon
- †Erethizon dorsatum
- Eretmochelys
- †Ereunetes
- Erolia
- Ervilia
- Erycina – tentative report
- Erycina
- Eubalaena
- Eucidaris
- †Eucyon
- †Eucyon davisi
- Eudocimus
- †Eudocimus albus
- †Eudolium
- Eugeniconus
- Euglandina
- Eulima
- Eulithidium
- Eumeces
- †Eumeces fasciatus
- †Eumeces inexpectatus
- Eumops – type locality for genus
- †Eumops glaucinus – type locality for species
- †Euoplocyon
- Euphagus
- †Euphagus cyanocephalus
A living Euphagus cyanocephalus, or Brewer's blackbird
- Eupleura
- Eusmilia
- †Eusmilia fastigiata
- Euspira
- Euvola
- Fabella
- Falco
- †Falco columbarius
A living Falco columbarius, or merlin - †Falco peregrinus
- †Falco sparverius
- Farancia
- †Farancia abacura
- Fasciolaria
- Favartia
- Favia
- Favites
Living Favites stony coral - Felis
- Fenimorea
- Ferrissia
- Ficus
- †Ficus communis
- Fimbria
- Finella
- Fissurella
- Flabellum
- †Florida
A living Apalone ferox, or Florida softshell turtle- †Florida caerulea
- †Floridaceras
- †Floridachoerus
- †Floridatragulus
- Fontigens – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Fossaria
- †Fossaria cubensis
- Fossarus
- Fragum
- Fulgurofusus
- Fulguropsis
Shell in multiple views of a Fulguropsis whelk - †Fulica
- †Fulica americana
- †Fundulus
- Fusinus
- Fusiturricula
- Gadila
- †Galaxea
- Galeocerdo
- †Galeocerdo aduncus
- †Galeocerdo contortus
- †Galeocerdo cuvier
A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark
- Gallinago
- †Gallinago gallinago
- Gallinula
- †Gallinula brodkorbi – type locality for species
- †Gallinula chloropus
- †Gambusia
- †Gambusia affinis
- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- Gastrocopta
- Gastrophryne
- Gavia
- †Gavia immer
- †Gavia pacifica
- †Gavialosuchus – type locality for genus
Fossilized skull of the Miocene crocodile relative Gavialosuchus- †Gavialosuchus americanus
- Gegania
- Gemma
- †Gemma gemma
- Gemmula
- Gemophos
- Genota
- †Gentilicamelus – or unidentified comparable form
- Geochelone
- Geomys
- †Geomys pinetis
- †Geothlypis
- †Geothlypis trichas
- Geranoaetus
- Gibberula
- †Gigantopecten
Fossilized shells of the Oligocene-Pliocene scallop Gigantopecten - †Gigantostrea
- Ginglymostoma
- †Ginglymostoma cirratum
- Glans
- Glaucidium
- Glaucomys
- Globicephala
- †Globicephala macrorhynchus – type locality for species
- Globigerina
- Globularia
- Globulina
- †Glossotherium
Restoration of a herd of the Pliocene-Holocene ground sloth Glossotherium - Glycymeris
- Glyphostoma
- Glyphyalinia
- Glyptoactis
- †Glyptotherium
- †Gomphotherium
- †Goniodelphis – type locality for genus
- Goniopora
- Gopherus
- †Gopherus polyphemus
A living Gopherus polyphemus, or gopher tortoise
- †Granoturris
- Granulina
- Graptemys
- †Graptemys barbouri – or unidentified comparable form
- Gregariella
- Grus
- †Grus americana
- †Grus canadensis
- †Guara
- Guttulina
- Gymnogyps
- †Gymnogyps californianus
A living Gymnogyps californianus, or California condor
- Gyraulus
- †Hadrodelphis
- Haematopus – type locality for genus
- †Haematopus palliatus – type locality for species
- Haemulon
- Haliaeetus
- †Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- †Haliaetus
- †Halichoeres
A living Halichoeres wrasse - †Halimeda
- Halodule
- Haminoea
- Harengula
- Hastula
- Haustellum
- Hawaiia
- Heilprinia
- Heliaster
- †Heliaster microbrachius
A preserved Heliaster microbrachius sea star
- Helicina
- Helisoma
- Heloderma – tentative report
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
- Hemipristis
- Here
- †Herodias
- †Herpetotherium
Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene mammal Herpetotherium - Hespererato
- Hesperisternia
- †Hesperisternia multangulus
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon platyrhinos
- †Heterodon simus
- †Hexameryx – type locality for genus
- Hexaplex
- Hiatella
- Himantopus
- Himerometra
- Hindsia
- Hindsiclava
- †Hipparion
- Hipponix
- †Hippotherium
- †Holmesina
Life restoration of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Holmesina with a human to scale - †Homiphoca
- Homo
- †Homotherium
- †Homotherium serum
- †Humboldtiana – tentative report
- Hyalina
- Hydrobia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Hydrochoerus
- Hyla
- †Hyla cinerea
- †Hyla femoralis
- †Hyla gratiosa
A living Hyla gratiosa, or barking tree frog
- Hylocichla – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hylocichla mustelina
- Hyotissa
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- Ictalurus
- †Ictalurus catus – or unidentified comparable form
- Ilex
- Ilyanassa
- †Indarctos
Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos - †Inodrillia
- Ischnochiton
- Isognomon
- †Isognomon alatus
- †Isognomon radiatus – tentative report
- Isophyllia
- Isurus
- †Isurus oxyrinchus
- Ithycythara
- Ixobrychus
- †Ixobrychus exilis
- Jabiru
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A living Jabiru mycteria stork- †Jabiru mycteria – type locality for species
- Jacana
- †Jacana spinosa
- Japonactaeon
- Jaspidella
- †Jaspidella jaspidea – tentative report
- †Jenkinsia – or unidentified comparable form
- Jenneria
- †Jordanella
- †Jordanella floridae
A living Jordanella floridae, or American flagfish
- Julia
- Junco
- †Junco hyemalis
- Kinosternon
- †Kinosternon subrubrum
- Knefastia
- †Kogiopsis – type locality for genus
- †Kogiopsis floridana – type locality for species
- Kuphus
- Kurtziella
- †Kyptoceras
- †Lachnolaimus
- †Lachnolaimus maximus
A living Lachnolaimus maximus, or hogfish
- †Lactophrys
- Laevapex
- Laevicardium
- Lagena
- †Lagodon
- †Laguna
- Lampropeltis
- †Lampropeltis getulus
- Lanius
- †Lanius ludovicianus
- Larus
- Lasiurus
- †Lasiurus borealis
- †Lasiurus intermedius
- Laterallus
- †Laterallus exilis – or unidentified comparable form
Illustration of a living Laterallus exilis, or grey-breasted crake
- Latirus
- †Latirus jucundus
- †Latirus maxwelli
- Leiocephalus – tentative report
- Leiostomus
- †Leiostomus xanthurus
- †Leitneria
- †Leitneria floridana
- Leopardus
- †Leopardus pardalis
- †Leopardus wiedii
- Lepidochelys
- Lepisosteus
- Lepomis
- †Lepomis gulosus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lepomis microlophus
- †Leptocyon – tentative report
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon - Lepus
- †Lepus townsendii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leucophoyx thula
- Lima
- Limaria
- Limatula
- Limnodromus
- †Limnodromus scolopaceus
- †Limosa
- Linatella
- †Linatella caudata
Shell of a Linatella triton sea snail
- Linga
- Lioglyphostoma
- Liotia
- †Liquidamber
- Lithophaga
- †Lithophaga antillarum
- †Lithophaga aristata – tentative report
- †Lithophaga bisulcata
- †Lithophaga nigra
- Lithophyllum
- Lithopoma
- †Lithopoma americanum
Shell of a Lithopoma americanum turban sea snail
- Lithothamnion
- Litiopa
- Littoraria
- Littorina
- Lobatus
- †Lobatus costatus
- †Lobatus gigas
- †Lobatus raninus
- Longchaeus
- Lontra
- †Lontra canadensis
Pair of living Lontra canadensis, or North American river otter
- Lophelia
- †Lophelia prolifera
- †Lophocetus – or unidentified related form
- Lophodytes
- †Lophodytes cucullatus
- Lottia
- Lovenia
- Lucapina
- Lucapinella
- Lucina
- Luidia
- Luria
- †Lutjanus
- Lynx
- †Lynx rufus
- Lyria
- Lytechinus
- †Machairodus
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus - Macoma
- Macrocallista
- Macrochelys
- †Macrochelys temminckii
- Macrocypraea
- Mactra
Shell of a Mactra marine bivalve, also known as trough shells or duck clams - Madrepora
- Magilus
- Magnolia
- Malaclemys
- †Malaclemys terrapin
- Malea
- †Mammacyon
- †Mammut
- †Mammut americanum
Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon - †Mammut matthewi
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi – type locality for species
- Manicina
- Maoricrypta
- Margaretta
- †Margaritaria
- Margarites
- Marginella
A living Marginella margin sea snail - Marsupina
- Martesia
- Massyla
- Masticophis
- Meandrina
- Megabalanus
- Megaceryle
- †Megaceryle alcyon
- †Megahippus
- †Megalictis
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx jeffersonii
- †Megalonyx leptostomus
Restoration of two Megalonyx leptostomus ground sloths. Jay Matternes. - †Megalonyx wheatleyi
- Megalops
- †Megalops atlanticus
- †Megantereon
- Megaptera
- Meioceras
- Melampus
- Melanella
Shells in differing orientations of the parasitic sea snail Melanella - Melanerpes
- †Melanerpes carolinus
- †Melanerpes erythrocephalus
- Meleagris
- †Meleagris gallopavo – type locality for species
- †Mellita quinquiesperforata
- Melongena
- Melospiza
- †Melospiza georgiana
- †Melospiza melodia
- Membranipora – or unidentified comparable form
- †Menoceras
Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras - Menticirrhus
- Mephitis
- †Mephitis mephitis
- Mercenaria
- †Mercenaria mercenaria
- Meretrix
- Mergus
- †Mergus merganser
- †Mergus serrator
- †Merychippus
- †Merycoidodon
- Mesoplodon
- †Mesoreodon
- †Metatomarctus
- †Metaxytherium – type locality for genus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene manatee relative Metaxytherium - Metula
- Microdrillia
- Microhyla
- Micropogonias
- Micropora
- Micropterus
- †Micropterus salmoides
- Microtus
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Microtus pinetorum
A living Microtus pinetorum, or woodland vole
- Micrurus
- Millepora
- Milvago
- †Milvago chimachima
- †Mimus
- †Mimus polyglottos
- †Miohippus
- †Miopetaurista
- †Miracinonyx
Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah- †Miracinonyx inexpectatus
- Mitra
- †Mitra semiferruginea
- Mitrella
- Mitromorpha
- Modiolus
- Modulus
- †Modulus calusa
- †Modulus carchedonius
- †Modulus modulus
- Molothrus
- †Molothrus ater
- Monilispira
- Monoplex
- †Monostiolum
- Mormoops
- †Mormoops megalophylla
- †Moropus
Life restoration of the Miocene chalicothere mammal Moropus threatening a pair of the bear-dog Daphoenodon. Jay Matternes (1964). - Morus
- Mugil
- †Mulina
- Mulinia
- Murex
- Murexiella
- †Murexiella glypta
- †Murexiella macgintyi – type locality for species
- Murexsul
- Muricanthus
Shell in multiple views of a Muricanthus murex sea snail - Muricopsis
- Musculium
- Musculus
- Mussa
- †Mussa angulosa
- Mussismilia
- Mustela
- †Mustela frenata
- †Mya
- †Mya arenaria
- Mycetophyllia
- Mycteria
- †Mycteria americana
- †Mylagaulus
- Myliobatis
- †Mylodon
- †Mylohyus
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus- †Mylohyus elmorei
- †Mylohyus floridanus – type locality for species
- †Mylohyus fossilis – type locality for species
- Myotis
- †Myotis austroriparius
- †Myotis grisescens
- Myrica
- Mytilopsis
- Mytilus
- †Nannippus
Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus - Nannodiella
- †Nanosiren – type locality for genus
- †Nanosiren garciae – type locality for species
- †Nanotragulus
- Narona
- Nassa – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Nassarina
- Nassarius
- †Nassarius acutus
- †Nassarius antillarum
- †Nassarius consensus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nassarius vibex
- Nasua – or unidentified comparable form
A living Nasua, or coati - Natica
- Naticarius
- Natrix
- †Natrix cyclopion
- †Natrix erythrogaster – or unidentified comparable form
- Necturus
- Negaprion
- †Negaprion brevirostris
- †Neochoerus
- Neofiber
- †Neofiber alleni
- †Neohipparion
Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion. Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). - Neomonachus
- †Neomonachus tropicalis
- Neophrontops
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma floridana
- Nerita
- Neritina
- †Neritopsis
- Nerodia
- †Nerodia fasciata
- †Nerodia sipedon
- †Nerodia taxispilota – or unidentified comparable form
- Nesovitrea
- †Nettion crecca
- Neverita
- †Nimravides
Fossilized partial cranium of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Nimravides - Niso
- Nitidella
- Niveria
- Nodipecten
- †Nothokemas
- †Nothrotheriops
Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops - Notophthalmus
- †Notophthalmus viridescens
- Notorynchus
- †Nototamias
- Nucula
- Numenius
- †Numenius americanus
- Nummulites
- Nyctanassa
- †Nyctanassa violacea – type locality for species
A living Nyctanassa violacea, or yellow-crowned night heron
- Nycticeius
- †Nycticeius humeralis
- Nycticorax
- †Nycticorax nycticorax
- †Nyssa
- Ochrotomys
- †Ochrotomys nuttalli
- Oculina
- Odocoileus
- †Odocoileus virginianus
- Odontaspis
A living Odontaspis sand shark - Odostomia
- Olar
- †Oligobunis
- Oliva
- †Oliva reticularis
- †Oliva sayana
- Olivella
- Ondatra
A living Ondatra, or muskrat- †Ondatra zibethicus
- Onoba
- †Ontocetus
- †Ontocetus emmonsi
- Onustus
- Opalia
- Opheodrys
- Ophidion
- †Ophiomorpha
Fossil of the Permian-modern crustacean burrow ichnogenus Ophiomorpha - Ophisaurus
- †Ophisaurus compressus
- †Ophisaurus ventralis
- †Opsanus
- Orbicella
- Orthogeomys
- Orthopristis
- Oryzomys
- †Oryzomys palustris
- †Osbornodon
- †Oscilla
- Ostrea
- †Otodus
- †Otodus megalodon
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
- Otus
- †Otus asio
- †Oxydactylus – tentative report
- †Oxyura
- †Oxyura jamaicensis
- †Pachyarmatherium
- †Pachyarmatherium leiseyi – type locality for species
- †Palaeogale
- †Palaeolama
- †Palaeophis
- †Palaeophoyx columbiana – type locality for species
- †Pandanaris
- Pandion
- †Pandion haliaetus
- Pandora
- Panopea
- Panthera
- †Panthera leo
- †Panthera onca
- Papyridea
- †Parahippus
- †Parahippus leonensis – type locality for species
- Parametaria
- †Paramylodon
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon- †Paramylodon harlani
- Parastarte
- †Parotodus
- Parvanachis
- Parviturbo
- Passerculus
- †Passerculus sandwichensis
- Passerella – or unidentified comparable form
A living Passerella iliaca, or fox sparrow - Passerina – or unidentified comparable form
- Patelloida
- †Patelloida pustulata
- Pecari
- Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Pediomeryx
- Pelecanus
- †Pelecanus erythrorhynchos – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pelecanus schreiberi
- †Peltosaurus
Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene lizard Peltosaurus - Peneroplis
- Periglypta
- Peristernia
- Perna
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus gossypinus
- †Peromyscus polionotus
- Peronella
- †Perplicaria
- Persicula
- Persististrombus
- Petaloconchus
Shell in multiple views of a Petaloconchus worm shell sea snail - Petricola
- †Petrolisthes
- Phalacrocorax
- †Phalacrocorax auritus
- Phalium
- †Phlaocyon
- †Phoberocyon
- †Phocanella
- Phoenicopterus
- †Phoenicopterus copei
- †Phoenicopterus ruber
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A living Phoenicopterus ruber, or American flamingo
- Pholadomya
- Phos
- Phrontis
- Phyllonotus
- Physa
- Physella
- †Physella heterostropha
- †Physeterula
- †Physogaleus
- †Physogaleus contortus
- Pica
- †Pica pica
A living Pica pica Eurasian magpie
- Picoides
- †Picoides villosus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pilsbryspira
- Pinctada
- Pinna
- Pinus
- †Pinus caribaea
- †Pinus taeda
- Pipilo
- †Pipilo erythrophthalmus
- Pipistrellus
- †Pipistrellus subflavus
- Pisania
- †Piscobalaena
Fossilized skull of the Miocene baleen whale Piscobalaena - †Pistia
- Pitar
- Pituophis
- Pitymys
- †Planorbella
- Planorbis
- †Platybelodon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene elephant relative Platybelodon - †Platygonus
- †Platylepas
- Plecotus
- †Plecotus rafinesquii
- Plegadis
- Plethodon
- †Plethodon glutinosus
- †Pleurodonte
- Pleurofusia
- Pleuromeris
- Pleuroploca
- Plicatula
- †Pliocyon
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliometanastes
- †Plionarctos
- †Plithocyon – or unidentified comparable form
Fossilized partial skull of the Miocene dog-like bear relative Plithocyon - Pocillopora
- Podiceps
- †Podiceps auritus
- Podilymbus
- †Podilymbus podiceps
- Podomys
- †Podomys floridanus
- †Poecilia
- †Poecilia latipinna
- Pogonias
- †Pogonias cromis
- Poirieria
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Shell of a Poirieria murex snail - Polinices
- Polygireulima
- Polygonum
- Polygyra
- Polyschides
- Polystira
- Pomacea
- Pomatodelphis
- Porites
Living Porites stony coral- †Porites astreoides
- †Porites furcata
- †Porites porites
- †Porphyrula martinica
- Portunus
- Porzana
- †Porzana carolina
- †Potamides
- Prionotus
- Pristis
- †Procamelus
- †Procranioceras
- Procyon
- †Procyon lotor – type locality for species
- †Prosynthetoceras
- †Protocardia
- †Protohippus
- †Protosiren
- Prunum
- †Prunum amabile
- †Prunum apicinum
- †Prunum bellum
- †Prunum guttatum
- †Prunum roscidum
- Psammechinus
- †Psephophorus
Hypothetical restoration of the Oligocene-Pliocene sea turtle Psephophorus - Pseudacris
- †Pseudacris ornata
- Pseudemys
- †Pseudemys concinna
- †Pseudemys floridana
- †Pseudemys nelsoni
- †Pseudhipparion
- †Pseudobranchus
- Pseudochama
Fossilized shell of the Eocene-modern jewelbox marine bivalve Pseudochama - Pseudodiploria
- Pseudosuccinea
- Pseudotorinia
- Pseudozonaria
- Psilaxis
- Pteria
- Pterocarya
- Pteromeris
- Pteropurpura
- Pterorytis
- Pterotyphis
- †Pterotyphis triangularis
- Pterynotus
- †Pterynotus phyllopterus
- †Pterynotus pinnatus
- †Ptychosalpinx
- Puffinus
- †Puffinus puffinus
- Pugnus
- †Puma
A living Puma- †Puma concolor
- Pupoides
- Purpura
- Pusula
- Pycnodonte
- Pygmaepterys
- Pyramidella
- Pyrazus
- Pyrgocythara
- Pyrgospira
- †Pyruconus
- Quercus
- †Quercus brevifolia
- †Quercus laurifolia
- †Quercus virginiana
- Querquedula
- †Querquedula discors
- Quinqueloculina
- Quiscalus
- †Quiscalus major
A living Quiscalus major, or boat-tailed grackle - †Quiscalus mexicanus
- †Quiscalus quiscula
- Rallus
- †Rallus elegans
- †Rallus limicola
- †Rallus longirostris
- †Rana
- †Rana capito
- †Rana catesbeiana
- †Rana grylio
- †Rana pipiens
- Rangia
- Rapana
- Recurvirostra
- †Recurvirostra americana
- †Regina – or unidentified comparable form
- †Regina alleni
- Reithrodontomys
- †Reithrodontomys humulis
- Reteporella
Living Reteporella bryozoan ("moss animal") - Retilaskeya
- Retusa – tentative report
- Rhadinaea
- †Rhadinaea flavilata
- †Rhegminornis
- Rhineura
- †Rhineura floridana
- Rhinoclavis
- Rhinoptera
- †Rhinoptera bonasus
- Rhizoprionodon
- †Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
- †Rhynchotherium
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium - Rictaxis
- Rimella
- Rimula
- Ringicula
- Rissoa
- Rissoina
- †Rissoina floridana
- †Rissoina sagraiana
- †Rissoina striatocostata
- Rostellaria
- †Rotalia
- Ruppia – or unidentified related form
- Sabal
- †Saccharoturris
- †Saccharoturris centrodes – type locality for species
- Sardinella
- Sassia
- †Satherium
- †Scala
- †Scaldicetus
Fossilized teeth of the Neogene sperm whale Scaldicetus - Scalopus
- †Scalopus aquaticus
- Scaphander
- Scapharca
- Scaphella
- Scaphiopus
- †Scaphiopus holbrooki
- †Scaphiopus holbrookii
- Schizaster
- Schizoporella
- †Sciadopitys
- Sciurus
- †Sciurus carolinensis
A living Sciurus carolinensis, or eastern gray squirrel - †Sciurus niger
- Scolopax
- †Scolopax minor
- Scolymia
- Sconsia
- †Scutella
- Sedilia
- Seila
- Semele
- Semicassis
- †Semicassis granulata
Shell in multiple views of a Semicassis granulata, or Scotch bonnet sea snail
- †Seminoleconus
- †Seraphs
- †Serenoa
- †Serenoa serrulata
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
- †Serpulorbis decussatus
- Siderastrea
- Sigatica
- Sigmodon
- †Sigmodon hispidus
- Simnia
- Simnialena
- Sinum
Several views of the shell of a Sinum moon snail - Siphonochelus
- †Siren
- †Siren hesterna – type locality for species
- †Siren lacertina
- †Siren simpsoni – type locality for species
- Sistrurus
- Smaragdia
- †Smilodon
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon- †Smilodon fatalis
- †Smilodon gracilis
- Solariella
- Solecurtus
- Solen
- Solenosteira
- Somateria
- †Somateria spectabilis – or unidentified comparable form
- Sorex
- †Sorex longirostris
- Sorites
- Spatula
- †Speotyto cunicularia
- Spermophilus
- Sphyraena
- †Sphyraena barracuda
- Sphyrna
A living Sphyrna hammerhead shark - Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius
- †Spiraxis – tentative report
- Spirorbis
- Spisula
- Spizaetus
- Spizella
- †Spizella passerina
- †Spizella pusilla
- Splendrillia
- Spondylus
- †Squalodon – tentative report
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon - †Stellifer
- Stercorarius
- Sternotherus
- Stewartia
- Sthenictis
- Stigmaulax
- Stilosoma
- Storeria
- Stramonita
- †Striatolamia
Fossilized teeth of the Paleocene-Miocene sandshark Striatolamia - Strioterebrum
- Strix
- †Strix varia
- Strobilops
- Strombiformis
- Strombina
- Strombus
- †Strombus alatus
- †Strombus pugilis
- †Strombus raninus
- Sturnella
- †Sturnella magna
- Stylophora
- Subcancilla
- Sula
- †Syllomus – or unidentified comparable form
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus floridanus
- †Sylvilagus palustris
- Synaptomys
- Synodus
- †Synodus foetens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Synthetoceras
Life restoration of the Miocene even-toed ungulate Synthetoceras- †Synthetoceras tricornatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Syntomodrillia
- Syrnola
- Tachybaptus
- †Tachybaptus dominicus
- Tachycineta
- Tadarida
- †Tadarida brasiliensis
- Tagelus
- Talparia
- Tamias
- Tantilla
- †Tantilla coronata
- Tapirus
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A living Tapirus, or tapir- †Tapirus lundeliusi – type locality for species
- †Tapirus polkensis
- †Tapirus veroensis
- †Tapirus webbi – type locality for species
- Taras
- Taxodium
- Tectonatica
- Tegula
- Teinostoma
- †Teleoceras
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras- †Teleoceras proterum
- Telescopium
- Tellina
- Tenagodus
- †Tephrocyon
- †Teratornis
- †Teratornis merriami
- Terebellum
- Terebra
- †Terebra dislocata
- †Terebra protexta
- Teredo
- Terrapene
- †Terrapene carolina
A living Terrapene carolina, or common box turtle
- Testudo
- Textularia
- Thalassia
- Thalassodendron
- Thamnophis
- †Thamnophis sirtalis
- †Thelecythara
- †Theriodictis
- †Thinobadistes
- Thomomys
- Thracia
- Thyasira
- †Ticholeptus
- Timoclea
- †Titanis – type locality for genus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene terror bird Titanis- †Titanis walleri – type locality for species
- Tocobaga
- Tonna
- Totanus
- Toxostoma
- †Toxostoma rufum
- Trachemys
- †Trachemys scripta
- Trachycardium
- Trachyphyllia
- Trachypollia
- Tremarctos
- Trichechus
- †Trichechus manatus
A living Trichechus manatus, or West Indian manatee
- Tricolia
- †Tricolia umbilicata
- †Trigonictis macrodon
- Trigonostoma
- Triloculina
- †Trinacria
- Tringa
- †Tringa melanoleuca
- †Tringa solitaria
- Triphora
- Triplofusus
A living Triplofusus papillosus, or Florida horse conch- †Triplofusus giganteus
- Tritonoharpa
- Trivia
- Trochita
- Troglodytes
- †Troglodytes aedon
- Trona
- Trophon
Shell of a Trophon murex snail - †Tropidophis – or unidentified comparable form
- Tucetona
- Turbinella
- Turbo
- Turbonilla
- †Turbonilla hemphilli
- †Turbonilla levis – or unidentified comparable form
- Turdus
- Turritella
- Tursiops – or unidentified comparable form
A living Tursiops, or bottlenose dolphin - Tutufa
- Tympanuchus
- †Tympanuchus cupido
- Typhina
- Typhinellus
- Typhis
- Typhlops – tentative report
- Tyrannus
- †Tyrannus tyrannus
- Tyronia
- Tyto
- †Tyto alba
- Ulmus
- †Urocoptis
- Urocyon
- †Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Urosalpinx
- Ursus
- †Ursus americanus
A living Ursus americanus, or American black bear
- Vasum
- †Vasum horridum
- †Vasum muricatum
- †Velates
- Venericardia
- Ventricolaria
- Venus
- Vermicularia
- Vermivora
- †Vermivora celata – or unidentified comparable form
Orange-crowned warbler Quintana, Texas
- Verticordia
- Vertigo
- Vexillum
- †Viburnum
- †Viburnum dentatum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Viburnum nudum
- †Vireo
- †Vireo griseus
- Vitis
- †Vitis rotundifolia – or unidentified comparable form
Fruit and foliage of living Vitis rotundifolia, or muscadine grape vines
- †Vitricythara
- Vitrinella
- Vitularia
- Viviparus
- Vokesimurex
- Volsella
- Volutifusus
- Volvarina
- Vulpes
- †Vulpes vulpes – type locality for species
- †Xanthium
- Xenophora
- †Xenosmilus – type locality for genus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Xenosmilus- †Xenosmilus hodsonae – type locality for species
- Yoldia
- †Yumaceras
- Zapus
- Zebina
- †Zebina browniana
- †Zebina laevigata
- Zenaida
- †Zenaida macroura
- †Zenaidura
- †Zenaidura macroura
- Zizyphus
- †Zodiolestes
- Zonaria
- Zonitoides
- Zonotrichia
- †Zonotrichia albicollis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Zonotrichia leucophrys – or unidentified comparable form
A living Zonotrichia leucophrys, or white-crowned sparrow
- Zonulispira
gollark: It has 68513 hours of power on time, 1986 power on/off cycles out of a rated 10000, and 4 "elements in grown defect list".
gollark: Ah, according to the data I got off it, my drive was manufactured in 2012. Which is something like threeish years after the server came into existence, as far as I know.
gollark: Also, there was some admittedly small-scale testing by some computer review company and SSDs could mostly go significantly beyond their endurance ratings and manage hundreds of terabytes written. But also did tend to fail suddenly and inexplicably instead of having a graceful failure.
gollark: Store the hashes of things, expect more computing power later.
gollark: I mean that most of these things (HDDs *and* SSDs) will either fail quickly or probably run for quite a while.
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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