List of the prehistoric life of Georgia (U.S. state)
This list of the prehistoric life of Georgia (U.S. state) contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Georgia (U.S. state).
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
Selected Paleozoic taxa of Georgia
- † AlethopterisFossilized fronds of the Carboniferous-Early Cretaceous seed fern Alethopteris
- † Alethopteris decurrens
- † Alethopteris lonchitica
- † Alethopteris valida
- † Amplexus
- † Annularia
- † Annularia asteris
- † Annularia radiata
- †Archimedes
- † Archimedes invaginatus
- † Archimedes swallovanus
- † Asaphiscus
- † Atrypa
- † Augustoceras
- † Bonneterrina – tentative report
- † CalamitesFossilized stems from the Carboniferous-Permian horsetail relative Calamites
- † Calamites suckowi
- † Callipteridium
- † Calymene
- † Calyptaulax
- † Camarotoechia
- † Cincinnetina
- † Cincinnetina meeki
- † Cincinnetina multisecta
- † Columnaria
- † Constellaria
- † Coosella
- † Coosia
- † Cordaites
- † Cryptophragmus
- † CyrtocerasRestoration of the Cambrian-Middle Devonian nautiloid cephalopod Cyrtoceras
- † Dalmanitina
- † Dipleura
- † Elrathia
- † Elrathina – tentative report
- † Eospirifer
- † Eospirifer radiatus
- † Favosites
- † Favosites turbinatus
- † Flexicalymene
- † Gonioceras
- † Hallopora
- † Isotelus
- † LepidodendronRestoration of the Carboniferous-Late Triassic club moss relative Lepidodendron. Eli Heimans (1911).
- † Lepidodendron aculeatum
- † Lepidodendron obovatum
- † Lingula
- † Lithostrotion
- † Lyginopteris
- † Michelinoceras
- † Murchisonia
- † Neuropteris
- † Neuropteris flexuosa
- † Neuropteris heterophylla – or unidentified comparable form
- † Orthoceras
- † Pecopteris
- † Pecopteris elliptica – tentative report
- † Pelagiella
- † Pentamerus
- † Pentremites
- † Peronopsis
- † Phacops
- † Phragmolites
- † Platycrinites
- † Platystrophia
- † Platystrophia acutilirata
- † PleurodictyumFossil of the Silurian-Carboniferous tabulate coral Pleurodictyum
- † Sigillaria
- † Sigillaria elegans
- † Solenopora
- † Solenopora compacta
- † Sowerbyella
- † Sphenophyllum
- † Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
- † Sphenopteris
- † Sphenopteris elegans – or unidentified comparable form
- † Sphenopteris pottsvillea
- † Spirifer
- † Spirifer grimesi
- † Stigmaria
- † Strophomena
- † Strophomena incurvata
- † Strophomena planumbona
- † Subulites
- † Tetradium
- † TricrepicephalusFossil of the Cambrian trilobite Tricrepicephalus
- † Valcouroceras
Mesozoic
Selected Mesozoic taxa of Georgia
- Acirsa
- Acteon
- † Acteonella
- † Aenona
- † AgerostreaFossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous oyster Agerostrea
- † Albertosaurus
- † Allonia – type locality for genus
- Amauropsis
- †Ancilla
- †Anomia
- † Anomoeodus
- †Arca
- Arrhoges
- Astarte
- † BaculitesFossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites
- † Bedellia – type locality for genus
- Botula
- † Botula conchafodentis
- † Botula ripleyana
- Brachidontes
- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- † Caestocorbula crassaplica
- † Caestocorbula crassiplica
- † Caestocorbula percompressa
- † Caestocorbula suffalciata
- † Caestocorbula terramaria
- † Calliomphalus
- † Calliomphalus americanus
- † Calliomphalus nudus
- † Caveola
- Cerithiella
- † Cerithiella nodoliratum – or unidentified related form
- ChiloscylliumA living Chiloscyllium longtail carpet shark
- Chiton
- Chlamys
- Cliona
- Corbula
- Crassostrea
- †Crenella
- † Crenella elegantula
- † Crenella serica
- † CretolamnaFossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna
- † Cretolamna appendiculata
- Cucullaea
- † Cucullaea capax
- † Cucullaea littlei
- Cuspidaria
- † Cuspidaria grandis
- Cylichna
- † Cylichna diversilirata
- † Cylichna incisa
- † DeinosuchusRestoration of the Late Cretaceous Alligator relative Deinosuchus
- † Deinosuchus rugosus
- Dentalium
- † Dentalium leve
- † Dolicholatirus
- † Enchodus
- † Enchodus petrosus
- † Eulima
- † Eulima gracilistylis
- † Eulima monmouthensis
- † Euspira
- † EutrephocerasIllustration in multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Late Jurassic-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Eutrephoceras
- † Exogyra
- † Exogyra costata
- † Exogyra ponderosa
- † Exogyra upatoiensis
- Gemmula
- Ginglymostoma
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- † Glycymeris hamula
- † Glycymeris rotundata
- † HalisaurusLife restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Halisaurus
- † Hamulus
- Heterodontus
- † Hybodus
- † Ischyrhiza
- † Ischyrhiza mira
- Isognomon
- Lepisosteus
- Lima
- Limatula
- † Linearis
- † Linter
- † Lissodus
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
- † Lopha falcata
- † Lopha mesenterica
- † Mathilda
- † MegalocoelacanthusFossilized skull of the Late Cretceous coelacanth fish Megalocoelacanthus
- † Megalocoelacanthus dobiei
- †Modiolus
- † Modiolus sedesclaris
- † Modiolus sedesclarus
- † Morea
- Nerita
- Nozeba
- Nucula
- † Nucula camia
- † Nucula cuneifrons
- † Nucula percrassa
- † Nucula severnensis
- Ostrea
- Panopea
- † Paralbula
- † Paranomia
- Pholadomya
- †Pinna
- † Placenticeras
- † Placenticeras benningi
- † PlatecarpusRestoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Platecarpus
- Polinices
- † Prognathodon
- † Protocardia
- † Pseudocorax
- † Pseudocorax affinis
- †Pteria
- † Pteridophyte
- † Pterotrigonia
- † Pterotrigonia angulicostata
- † Pterotrigonia cerulea
- † Pterotrigonia eufalensis
- † Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
- † PtychodusRestoration of the Late Cretaceous shell-crushing shark Ptychodus with an anachronistic human to scale
- † Ptychotrygon
- † Ptychotrygon triangularis – or unidentified comparable form
- Pycnodonte
- † Pycnodonte vesicularis
- † Regnellidium
- † Rhombodus
- Ringicula
- † Ringicula clarki
- Rissoa
- † Scapanorhynchus
- † Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon
- † Scapanorhynchus texanus
- Seila
- Serpula
- † Sphenodiscus
- SqualicoraxLife restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax
- † Squalicorax falcatus
- † Squalicorax kaupi
- Squatina
- † Stephanodus
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- † Tenea
- † ThoracosaurusFossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous-Paleocene gavial relative Thoracosaurus
- Trachycardium
- † Trachycardium eufaulensis
- Turritella
- † Turritella bilira
- † Turritella hilgardi
- † Turritella trilira
- † Turritella vertebroides
- Xenophora
- † XiphactinusLife restoration of the Cretaceous bony fish Xiphactinus
- † Xiphactinus audax
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Georgia
- Abra
- Acanthocardia
- Acar
- ActeocinaShells of Acteocina barrel-bubble sea snails
- Aequipecten
- Aetobatus
- †Aetobatus narinari
- Agassizia
- Agkistrodon
- Aix
- †Aix sponsa
- Alligator
- †Alligator mississippiensisA living Alligator mississippiensis, or American alligator
- Alosa – or unidentified comparable form
- Alveopora
- Amauropsis
- †Ambystoma
- †Ambystoma maculatum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ambystoma tigrinum
- Amnicola
- Amphiuma
- †Ampullina
- †Ampullinopsis
- Amusium
- Anadara
- †Anadara brasilianaShell in multiple views of an Anadara brasiliana, or incongruous ark clam
- †Anadara ovalis
- †Anadara transversa
- Anas
- †Anas acuta
- †Anas americana
- †Anas crecca
- †Anas discors
- †Anas platyrhynchos – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anas rubripes
- †Anas strepera
- Anolis
- †Anolis carolinensisLiving male (on top) and female (bottom, with white stripe down her back) Anolis carolinensis, or Carolina anoles
- Anomia
- Apalone
- †Apalone ferox
- Arca
- Architectonica
- †Archosargus
- Arius
- Asio
- Astarte – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- AstrangiaAn Astrangia stony coral
- †Astrangia danae
- Astreopora
- Athleta – or unidentified comparable form
- Atrina
- Aythya
- †Aythya collaris
- Bairdiella
- †Bairdiella chrysoura – or unidentified comparable form
- Balistes
- Barbatia
- Bartramia
- †Bartramia longicauda
- †BasilosaurusLife restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus
- †Basilosaurus cetoides
- Bison
- †Bison bison – tentative report
- Bittium
- Blarina
- †Blarina brevicauda
- †Blarina carolinensis
- Bonasa
- †Bonasa umbellus
- †Braarudosphaera bigelowii
- Bucephala
- †Bucephala albeolaA living Bucephala albeola, or bufflehead
- Bufo
- †Bufo americanus
- †Burnhamia
- Bursa
- Busycon
- †Busycon carica
- †Calippus
- Callista
- Calyptraea
- Campanile
- Canis
- †Canis lupus – or unidentified comparable form
- Carcharhinus
- †Carcharhinus leucas
- †Carcharhinus macloti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Carcharhinus obscurus
- Carcharias
- †Carcharias taurus
- CarcharodonA living Carcharodon shark
- Cardita
- Carditamera
- Carphophis
- Carya
- Cassis
- Castor
- †Castor canadensis
- †Castoroides
- †Castoroides ohioensis
- Catoptrophorus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium
- Cervus
- †Cervus elaphus
- Chama
- Chelydra
- †Chelydra serpentina
- Chlamys
- Chlorostoma
- Clypeaster
- CoccolithusElectron micrograph of a Coccolithus alga
- Colaptes
- †Colaptes auratus
- Colinus
- †Colinus virginianus
- Coluber
- †Coluber constrictor
- Conepatus
- †Conepatus leuconotus
- Conomitra
- Conus
- Coragyps
- †Coragyps atratus
- Corbula
- Corvus
- †Corvus brachyrhynchos
- †Corvus coraxA living Corvus corax, or common raven
- Crassostrea
- †Crassostrea virginica
- Crepidula
- †Crepidula fornicata
- Crocodylus
- Crotalus
- †Crotalus horridus
- Crucibulum
- Cucullaea
- Cyanocitta
- †Cyanocitta cristata
- Cygnus
- †Cygnus columbianus
- †Cylindracanthus
- Cymatium
- †CynthiacetusMounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus
- Cypraea
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
- Deirochelys
- †Deirochelys reticularia
- Dentalium
- Diadophis
- †Diadophis punctatus
- Diastoma
- Didelphis
- †Didelphis marsupialis
- †Didelphis virginiana
- Diodora
- Diploastrea
- †Discoaster
- Donax
- †DorudonDorsal and right lateral views of reconstructed skeleton of Dorudon atrox
- †Dorudon serratus
- Dosinia
- Dryocopus
- †Dryocopus pileatus
- †Ectopistes
- †Ectopistes migratorius
- Edaphodon
- Elops
- Epitonium
- Eptesicus
- †Eptesicus fuscus – or unidentified comparable form
- Equus
- †Equus simplicidens
- †EremotheriumMounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Eremotherium
- †Eremotherium laurillardi
- Eschrichtius
- †Eschrichtius robustus
- †Eucastor
- Eupleura
- Falco
- †Falco sparverius
- Favites
- Felis
- †Fundulus
- Fusinus
- Galeocerdo
- †Galeocerdo cuvier
- Galeorhinus
- †Galeorhinus galeus
- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- Gemma
- †Gemma purpurea
- †Georgiacetus – type locality for genusLife restoration of the Eocene whale Georgiacetus
- †Georgiacetus vogtlensis – type locality for species
- Ginglymostoma
- †Ginglymostoma cirratum
- Glycymeris
- Glyptemys
- †Glyptemys insculpta
- Goniopora
- Gopherus
- †Gopherus polyphemus
- Haustator
- HemipristisA living Hemipristis weasel shark
- Hesperisternia
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon platyrhinos
- Heterodontus
- Hexaplex
- †Hippotherium
- †HolmesinaLife restoration of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Holmesina with a human to scale
- Hyla
- †Hyla crucifer
- Isurus
- †Isurus oxyrinchus
- Kinosternon
- †Lactophrys
- Laevicardium
- †Lagodon
- Lamna
- Lampropeltis
- †Lampropeltis getulus
- †Lampropeltis triangulum
- LeopardusA living Leopardus
- Lepisosteus
- †Leptotragulus
- Lima
- †Linthia
- Liotia
- Liquidambar
- Lithophaga
- Littoraria
- Lontra
- †Lontra canadensis
- Lopha
- Lophelia
- Lophodytes
- †Lophodytes cucullatusA living Lophodytes cucullatus, or hooded merganser
- Lucina
- Lynx
- †Lynx rufus
- Lyria
- Macrocallista
- Mactra
- Malaclemys
- †Malaclemys terrapin
- †Mammut
- †Mammut americanumRestoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi
- Margarites
- Marginella
- Marmota
- †Marmota monax
- †Megalonyx
- †Megatherium
- †Megatherium americanum
- Melanerpes
- Meleagris
- †Meleagris gallopavo
- Melongena
- Mephitis
- †Mephitis mephitis
- Mercenaria
- †Mercenaria mercenaria
- Meretrix
- Mesalia
- Microtus
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
- †Microtus pinetorum
- †MiracinonyxRestoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx, or American cheetah
- †Miracinonyx inexpectatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Mitra
- Modiolus
- †Monosaulax – or unidentified comparable form
- Mugil
- Mulinia
- Mustela
- †Mustela frenata – or unidentified comparable form
- Myliobatis
- †MylohyusFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus
- †Mylohyus fossilis
- Myotis
- †Myotis grisescens – or unidentified comparable form
- †Myotis lucifugus – or unidentified comparable form
- Nassarius
- Natica
- Nebrius
- Negaprion
- †Negaprion brevirostris
- †Negaprion eurybathrodon
- †Neochoerus
- †Neochoerus aesopi
- †Neochoerus pinckneyi – or unidentified comparable form
- Neofiber
- †Neofiber alleni
- Neomonachus
- †Neomonachus tropicalisIllustration of the recently extinct Neomonachus tropicalis, or Caribbean monk seal
- Neotoma
- †Neotoma floridana
- Nerita
- Neritina
- Nerodia
- †Nerodia fasciata
- †Nerodia sipedon
- Neverita
- Notophthalmus
- †Notophthalmus viridescens
- Nucula
- Nummulites
- Odocoileus
- †Odocoileus virginianus
- OdontaspisFossil teeth of Odontaspis winkleri from Khouribga (Morocco), 55-45 mya
- Oliva
- †Oliva sayana
- Ondatra
- †Ondatra zibethicus
- †Ontocetus
- †Ontocetus emmonsi
- †Opsanus
- Oryzomys
- †Oryzomys palustris
- Ostrea
- †Otodus
- Otus
- †Otus asio
- †Palaeolama
- †Palaeophis
- Panopea
- Panthera
- †Panthera onca
- †ParamylodonFossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
- †Paramylodon harlani
- Pecten
- Pekania
- †Pekania pennanti
- Periglypta
- Peromyscus
- †Peromyscus leucopus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Peromyscus maniculatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Peromyscus polionotus – or unidentified comparable form
- Persicula
- Persististrombus
- Petricola
- †Petricola pholadiformis
- Phyllodus
- PhyseterA living Physeter macrocephalus, or sperm whale
- †Physeterula
- †Physogaleus
- Pica
- †Pica pica
- Picoides
- †Picoides villosus
- Pipistrellus
- †Pipistrellus subflavus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pitar
- Pituophis
- Placopecten
- Planorbis
- †PlatygonusRestoration of a herd of alarmed Miocene-Pleistocene peccaries of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).
- †Platygonus compressus – or unidentified comparable form
- Plethodon
- †Plethodon glutinosus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pleuromeris
- Plicatula
- Podilymbus
- †Podilymbus podiceps
- Pogonias
- †Pogonias cromis
- †Potamides
- Prionotus
- Pristis
- Procyon
- †Procyon lotor
- Pseudacris
- †Pseudacris ornata
- Pseudemys
- †Pseudemys concinna – or unidentified comparable form
- †PseudhipparionReplica of a fossilized cranium of the Miocene horse Pseudhipparion
- Pseudotriton
- †Pseudotriton ruber
- Pteria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Pterynotus
- Puma
- †Puma concolor
- Quercus
- Raja
- †Raja
- †Rana
- †Rana catesbeiana
- †Rana pipiens
- Rangia
- Rangifer
- †Rangifer tarandusA living Rangifer tarandus, or reindeer
- Rapana
- †Regina
- Rhinobatos
- Rhinoptera
- Rhizoprionodon
- †Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
- Sayornis
- †Sayornis phoebe
- Scalopus
- †Scalopus aquaticus
- Sceloporus
- †Sceloporus undulatus
- Schizaster
- Schizoporella
- Sciurus
- †Sciurus carolinensis
- †Scoliodon
- Scolopax
- †Scolopax minor
- ScyliorhinusGroup of living Scyliorhinus catsharks
- Semele – tentative report
- Siderastrea
- Sigmodon
- †Sigmodon hispidus
- Sinum
- Siren
- †Siren intermedia – or unidentified comparable form
- Solemya
- Sorex
- †Sorex cinereus
- †Sorex fumeus
- Sphyraena
- Sphyrna
- †Sphyrna tiburoA living Sphyrna tiburo, or bonnethead shark
- †Sphyrna zygaena
- Spilogale
- †Spilogale putorius
- Spisula
- Spizella
- †Spizella passerina
- Spondylus
- Squatina
- Sternotherus
- †StriatolamiaFossilized teeth of the Paleocene-Miocene sandshark Striatolamia
- Strioterebrum
- Strombus
- Stylophora
- Sylvilagus
- †Sylvilagus floridanus
- †Sylvilagus palustris
- †Sylvilagus transitionalis
- Synaptomys
- †Synaptomys cooperi
- Synodus
- Tamias – type locality for genus
- †Tamias aristus – type locality for species
- Tapirus
- Taxodium
- Teinostoma
- †TeleocerasMounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
- Tellina
- Teredo
- Terrapene
- †Terrapene carolina
- Thamnophis
- †Thamnophis sirtalis
- Trachemys
- †Trachemys scripta
- Trachycardium
- Trachyphyllia – tentative report
- TremarctosA living Tremarctos, or spectacled bear
- †Triaenodon
- Trichiurus
- Trochita
- Turris
- Turritella
- Tympanuchus
- †Tympanuchus cupido
- Ulmus
- Urocyon
- †Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Ursus
- †Ursus americanus
- Venericardia
- Xenophora
- Yoldia
- Zapus
- †Zapus hudsoniusA living Zapus hudsonius, or meadow jumping mouse
gollark: Please pay attention.
gollark: As I said, I lost *ironically* with knowledge of what would happen.
gollark: Anyway, your arguments are unconvincing. I will now explain briefly why politics is unimportant.
gollark: Only ironically, such that I was not wrong while doing so.
gollark: Yes.
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.