List of the prehistoric life of South Carolina

This list of the prehistoric life of South Carolina contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of South Carolina.

Precambrian

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.

Paleozoic

Mesozoic
  • A living Acteon barrel bubble sea snail
    †Acteon
  • † Acutostrea
    • † Acutostrea plumosa
  • † Aenona
    • † Aenona eufaulensis
  • † Amaurellina
    • † Amaurellina stephensoni
  • † Ambigostrea
    • † Ambigostrea sloani
    • † Ambigostrea tecticosta
  • Interior and exterior of a shell of an Anomia, or jingle shell
    † Anomia
    • † Anomia argentaria
    • † Anomia ornata
  • † Anomoeodus
    • † Anomoeodus phaseolus
  • † Aphrodina
    • † Aphrodina tippana
  • † Arca
  • † Archaeolamna
    • † Archaeolamna kopingensis
  • Ataphrus
  • Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites
    † Baculites
  • † Bellifusus
    • † Bellifusus crassicostatus
    • † Bellifusus curvicostatus
  • † Borodinopristis
    • † Borodinopristis schwimmeri
  • Botula
    • † Botula carolinensis
  • † Brachyrhizodus
    • † Brachyrhizodus wichitaensis
  • Caestocorbula
    • † Caestocorbula crassaplica
    • † Caestocorbula crassiplica
    • † Caestocorbula terramaria
  • † Calliomphalus
    • † Calliomphalus americanus
    • † Calliomphalus nudus
  • Calyptraea
  • † Camptonectes
    • † Camptonectes argillensis
    • † Camptonectes bubonis
  • † Cantioscyllium
    • † Cantioscyllium meyeri
  • A living Carcharias sand tiger shark
    Carcharias
    • † Carcharias holmdelensis
    • † Carcharias samhammeri
  • Chiloscyllium
  • Cliona
  • † Clisocolus
    • † Clisocolus concentricum
  • Corbula
  • Crassatella
    • † Crassatella carolinana
    • † Crassatella vadosa
  • † Crenella
    • † Crenella elegantula
    • † Crenella serica
  • Fossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna
    † Cretalamna
    • † Cretalamna appendiculata
  • † Cretodus
    • † Cretodus borodini
  • Cucullaea
    • † Cucullaea capax
    • † Cucullaea littlei
    • † Cucullaea powersi
  • † Cuna
    • † Cuna texana
  • †Cuspidaria
    • † Cuspidaria ampulla
  • † Cyclorisma
    • † Cyclorisma parva
  • Cylichna
  • † Cymbophora
    • † Cymbophora appressa
    • † Cymbophora berryi
    • † Cymbophora trigonalis
  • † Cyprimeria
    • † Cyprimeria alta
    • † Cyprimeria depressa
    • † Cyprimeria major
  • Shell of a Dentalium tusk shell
    †Dentalium
    • † Dentalium leve
    • † Dentalium navarroi
  • † Deussenia
    • † Deussenia bellalirata
  • † Dhondtichlamys
    • † Dhondtichlamys venustus
  • † Drilluta
    • † Drilluta buboanus
  • † Ellipsoscapha
  • Restoration of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene bony fish Enchodus, or the "saber-toothed herring"
    † Enchodus
    • † Enchodus petrosus
  • † Etea
  • † Eulima
  • † Euspira
    • † Euspira rectilabrum
  • † Exogyra
    • † Exogyra costata
  • † Flemingostrea
  • †Gegania
  • Glossus
  • Fossilized shell of a Glycymeris, or bittersweet clam
    Glycymeris
    • † Glycymeris rotundata
  • † Graciliala
  • † Granocardium
    • † Granocardium bowenae
    • † Granocardium kuemmeli
    • † Granocardium kummeli
    • † Granocardium lowei
    • † Granocardium trilineatum – or unidentified comparable form
  • Gyrodes
    • † Gyrodes spillmani
    • † Gyrodes supraplicatus
  • † Hamulus
    • † Hamulus huntensis – tentative report
    • † Hamulus onyx
    • † Hamulus squamosus
  • † Harduinia
    • † Harduinia mortonis
  • † Helicaulax
    • † Helicaulax formosa
  • † Hercorhynchus
  • A living Heterodontus, or bullhead shark
    Heterodontus
    • † Heterodontus granti – or unidentified related form
  • † Holkopollenites
    • † Holkopollenites forix
  • † Homomya
    • † Homomya thrusheri – tentative report
  • † Hybodus
  • † Hypolophus
    • † Hypolophus mcnultyi
  • Fossilized shell of the Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous marine bivalve Inoceramus with a human indicating its size
    † Inoceramus
  • † Ischyrhiza
    • † Ischyrhiza avonicola
    • † Ischyrhiza mira
  • Juliacorbula
    • † Juliacorbula monmouthensis
  • Laternula
  • † Latiala
    • † Latiala lobata – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Laxispira
    • † Laxispira monilifera
  • † Leptosolen
    • † Leptosolen biplicata
  • Lima
    • † Lima pelagica
  • Limatula
    • † Limatula acutilineata
  • Limopsis
  • † Linearis
    • † Linearis magnoliensis
    • † Linearis metastriata
  • † Liopeplum
    • † Liopeplum cretaceum
    • † Liopeplum leinodosum
  • † Liopistha
    • † Liopistha protexta
  • † Liothyris – tentative report
  • Electron micrograph of fossilized teeth from the Early Jurassic-Early Cretaceous freshwater shark Lissodus
    † Lissodus
    • † Lissodus babulskii
  • Lithophaga
  • Lopha
    • † Lopha falcata
  • † Lycettia
    • † Lycettia tippana
    • † Lycettia tippanus
  • † Margaritella
    • † Margaritella pumila – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Mathilda
  • † Medionapus
  • † Micrabacia
  • † Modiolus
    • † Modiolus sedesclaris
    • † Modiolus sedesclarus
    • † Modiolus trigonus
  • † Morea
    • † Morea cancellaria
  • Life restoration of two of the Late Cretaceous Mosasaurus
    † Mosasaurus
  • Myrtea
    • † Myrtea stephensoni
  • † Nemodon
    • † Nemodon eufalensis
    • † Nemodon eufaulensis
  • † Nonactaeonina
  • Nucula
    • † Nucula cuneifrons
    • † Nucula percrassa
  • Nuculana
    • † Nuculana whitfieldi
  • † Nymphalucina
    • † Nymphalucina linearia
  • † Ornopsis – tentative report
  • Ostrea
  • Fossilized skeletons of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Pachyrhizodus
    † Pachyrhizodus – or unidentified comparable form
  • † Paladmete
    • † Paladmete cancellaria
  • † Paralbula
    • † Paralbula casei
  • † Pararhincodon
  • † Parmicorbula
    • † Parmicorbula terramaria
  • † Periplomya
  • † Pleuriocardia
    • † Pleuriocardia eufaulense
  • Fossilized shell of the Paleocene-modern moon snail Polinices
    Polinices
  • † Postligata
    • † Postligata wordeni
  • † Protocardia
    • † Protocardia spillmani
  • † Pseudolimea
    • † Pseudolimea reticulata
  • Pseudomalaxis
    • † Pseudomalaxis pilsbryi
  • †Pteria
  • † Pterocerella
  • † Pterotrigonia
    • † Pterotrigonia cerulea
    • † Pterotrigonia eufalensis
    • † Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
  • † Ptychotrygon
    • † Ptychotrygon vermiculata
  • Pycnodonte
    • † Pycnodonte vesicularis
  • † Pyrifusus
  • † Remera
  • Rhinobatos
    • † Rhinobatos casieri
  • Restoration of the Late Cretaceous-Paleocene ray Rhombodus
    † Rhombodus
    • † Rhombodus binkhorsti
    • † Rhombodus laevis
  • Ringicula
    • † Ringicula clarki
  • † Sargana
    • † Sargana stantoni
  • † Schizorhiza
    • † Schizorhiza stromeri
  • Serpula
  • Solemya
  • † Solyma
    • † Solyma elliptica – or unidentified related form
  • † Sphenodiscus
  • Fossilized tooth of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax
    Squalicorax
    • † Squalicorax kaupi
    • † Squalicorax pristodontus
  • Squatina
    • † Squatina hassei
  • † Stantonella
  • † Stephanodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • Striarca
    • † Striarca saffordi
  • † Syncyclonema
    • † Syncyclonema simplicius
  • Tellina
  • † Tellinimera
    • † Tellinimera buboana
    • † Tellinimera gabbi
  • † Trachybaculites
    • † Trachybaculites columna
  • Trachycardium
    • † Trachycardium eufaulensis
  • Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella
    Turritella
    • † Turritella bilira
    • † Turritella penderensis
    • † Turritella pointensis
    • † Turritella tippana
    • † Turritella trilira
    • † Turritella vertebroides
  • † Uddenia
  • † Unicardium
    • † Unicardium concentricum
  • † Veniella
    • † Veniella conradi
  • † Vetericardiella
    • † Vetericardiella crenalirata

Cenozoic
Main article: List of the Cenozoic life of South Carolina

Selected Cenozoic taxa of South Carolina
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References
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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