• Source: List of the prehistoric life of Mississippi

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




Precambrian-Paleozoic


The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian or Paleozoic fossils in Mississippi.




Mesozoic


Acesta
Acirsa
Acmaea
†Acteon
†Aenona
†Agerostrea
Alvania
†Ampullina
Anatina
†Ancilla
†Anomia
†Anomoeodus
†Arca
Architectonica
Arrhoges
Astarte
Atractosteus
†Baculites
†Baculites arculus
†Baculites capensis
†Baculites grandis – or unidentified comparable form
†Baculites tippahensis
Barbatia
†Belemnitella
†Belemnitella americana
Bernaya
Bittium – tentative report
Botula
†Botula carolinensis
†Botula ripleyana
Brachidontes
Bulla – tentative report
Cadulus
Caestocorbula
†Caestocorbula crassaplica
†Caestocorbula crassiplica
†Caestocorbula suffalciata
†Caestocorbula terramaria
†Calliomphalus
†Calliomphalus americanus
†Calliomphalus nudus
Calyptraea
Cantharus
Capulus
Carcharias – tentative report
Caryophyllia
†Catopygus
†Caveola
Ceratia
Cerithiella
†Cerithiella nodoliratum
†Cerithiella semirugatum
Cerithium
Chlamys
†Chondrites
Cidaris
Clavagella
Cliona
Corbula
Crenella
†Crenella elegantula
†Crenella serica
†Cretolamna
†Cretolamna appendiculata
Crucibulum
Cucullaea
†Cucullaea capax
†Cucullaea littlei
Cuspidaria
†Cuspidaria grandis
†Cuspidaria jerseyensis – or unidentified comparable form
Cylichna
†Cylichna diversilirata
†Cylichna incisa
†Cymella
Dasmosmilia
†Dasmosmilia kochii
†Dentalium
†Dentalium leve
Dimya
†Discoscaphites
†Discoscaphites conradi
†Discoscaphites iris
†Dolicholatirus
†Ecphora
†Enchodus
†Enchodus petrosus
†Eothoracosaurus – type locality for genus
†Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis – type locality for species
†Epitonium
†Epitonium sillimani
†Eryma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
†Eulima
†Eulima gracilistylis
†Eulima monmouthensis
†Euspira
†Eutrephoceras
†Exogyra
†Exogyra costata
†Exogyra ponderosa
†Exogyra upatoiensis
Fusinus
†Gegania
Gemmula
†Gervillia
Ginglymostoma
Glossus
Glycymeris
†Glycymeris rotundata
†Gryphaea
†Gyrineum
†Hadrosaurus – tentative report
†Hamites
†Hamulus
†Helicoceras
Hemiscyllium
†Hoploparia
Hyala
†Hybodus
†Inoceramus
†Ischyrhiza
†Ischyrhiza mira
Lepisosteus
Lima
Limatula
†Linearis
†Linthia
Linuparus
Lithophaga
Lopha
†Lopha falcata
†Lopha mesenterica
†Lucina – tentative report
†Mathilda
Meretrix – tentative report
†Micraster
Modiolus
†Modiolus sedesclaris
†Modiolus sedesclarus
†Morea
†Mosasaurus
†Mytilus – tentative report
†Neithea
†Neithea bexarensis
Nerita
Neritina
†Nostoceras
Nozeba
Nucula
†Nucula camia
†Nucula cuneifrons
†Nucula percrassa
Ostrea
†Pachydiscus
†Pachymelania – tentative report
Panopea
†Paranomia
Pecten
Pholadomya
†Pholadomya occidentalis
Pinna
†Placenticeras
†Plagiostoma
†Platecarpus – type locality for genus
†Platecarpus tympaniticus – type locality for species
†Plesiotriton
Plicatula
Polinices
†Protocardia
†Pseudocorax
†Pteria
†Pterotrigonia
†Pterotrigonia angulicostata
†Pterotrigonia eufalensis
†Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
†Pterotrigonia thoracica
†Ptychodus
†Ptychodus mortoni
†Ptychotrygon
Pycnodonte
†Pycnodonte belli
†Pycnodonte mutabilis
†Pycnodonte vesicularis
Ringicula
†Ringicula clarki
†Ringicula pulchella
†Sargana
†Sassia
†Scapanorhynchus
†Scapanorhynchus texanus
†Scaphites
†Scaphites leei
†Sclerorhynchus
Seila
Serpula
†Sphenodiscus
†Sphenodiscus beecheri
†Sphenodiscus lobatus
†Sphenodiscus pleurisepta
Spondylus
Squalicorax
†Squalicorax kaupi
Stosicia
Teinostoma
Tellina
†Tenea
Thracia
†Tornus – tentative report
Trachycardium
†Trachycardium eufaulensis
Trichotropis
†Trigonia
†Trigonostoma
†Turrilites
Turritella
†Turritella bilira
†Turritella chalybeatensis
†Turritella hilgardi
†Turritella paravertebroides
†Turritella tippana
†Turritella trilira
†Turritella vertebroides
†Tympanotonus
†Xiphactinus
†Xiphactinus audax




Cenozoic


Abra
Acanthocardia
Acar
Acirsa – tentative report
Aclis
†Acra
Acteocina
Acteon
Aequipecten
Aetobatus
Agaronia
Agatrix
Alaba
Alabina
Albula
Alligator
†Alligator mississippiensis
†Altrix
Americardia
Ammonia
†Amonia
Anadara
Ancilla
Anodontia
Anomia
†Anomotodon
Antalis
Apiotoma
Aporrhais
†Arbia
†Archaeomanta
Architectonica
Arene
Arius
Astarte
Asthenotoma
Astrangia
Athleta
Atrina
†Aturia
Atys
Axelella
Balanophyllia
†Baluchicardia
Barbatia
†Basilosaurus
†Basilosaurus cetoides
Bathytoma
†Belosaepia
Bison
Bittium
†Bonellitia
Bos
Brachidontes
Bregmaceros
†Brychaetus
Bulla
Bullia
†Burnhamia
Busycon
Cadulus
Caecum
Caestocorbula
Callianassa
Calliostoma
Callista
Calotrophon
†Calotrophon ostrearum
Calyptraea
Cantharus
Capulus
Carcharhinus
Carcharias
Carcharodon
Cassis
Cerithiella
Cervus
Chama
Chamelea
Chaoborus
Chelonibia
Chicoreus
Chione
Chiton
Chlamys
Circulus
Cirsotrema
Clathurella
Clava
Clavilithes
Clio
Closia
Clypeaster
Cochlespira
Codakia
Columbellopsis
Conger
Conomitra
†Conorbis
Conus
Coralliophila
Corbula
Cordieria
†Corvina
†Coryphodon
†Coupatezia
Crassispira
Crassostrea
Crenella
Crepidula
†Cretolamna
Crisia
†Crommium
Cuna – tentative report
Cuspidaria
Cylichna
†Cylindracanthus
Cymatium
Cymatosyrinx
Cymia
†Cynthiacetus – type locality for genus
Cypraea
Cypraedia
Daphnella
Dasyatis
Dendrophyllia
Dentalium
Dermomurex
†Diacodexis
Dimya
Dinocardium
Diodon
Diodora
Discopsis
Distorsio
†Dolicholatirus
Donax
†Dorudon
†Ectocion
†Egertonia
Elphidium
Emydoidea
†Emydoidea blandingii
Enaeta
†Eosurcula
Epitonium
Equus
Ervilia
Erycina
Eulima
Eulimella
Eumetula
Eunaticina
†Eunicella
Euspira
†Exilia
†Fedora
†Ficopsis
Ficus
Flabellum
Fulgurofusus
Fusinus
Fustiaria
Galeocerdo
Galeodea
Galeorhinus
Galeus
Gari
Gastrochaena
Gegania
Gemmula
Genota
Geochelone
†Georgiacetus
†Georgiacetus vogtlensis
†Gigantostrea
Ginglymostoma
Globigerina
Globularia
Glycymeris
Glyptemys
†Glyptemys insculpta
Glyptoactis
†Gracilocyon
Graptemys
Harpa
†Harpactocarcinus
Hastula
Haustator
†Hemiauchenia
†Hemiauchenia macrocephala
Hemipristis
†Hemisurcula
†Hesperotestudo
Heterodontus
Hexaplex
Hipponix
Homo
†Hyracotherium
Isurus
†Jefitchia
Kellia
Kuphus
Laevicardium
Lamna
Latirus
Lepisosteus
Lima
Limacina
Limaria
Linga
Litiopa
Lopha
Lophius
Lucina
Lunularia
Lyria
Macrocallista
Mactra
†Mammut
†Mammut americanum
Maretia
Margaretta
Marginella
†Mastigophora
Mathilda – tentative report
Mathilda
†Megalonyx
†Megalonyx jeffersonii
Melanella
Mesalia
†Metamynodon
†Metamynodon planifrons
Metula
†Miacis
†Michela
Microdrillia
†Mimoperadectes
Mitra
Mitrella
Modiolus – tentative report
Mulinia
†Mulinia lateralis
Murex
Murexiella
Mustelus
Myliobatis
†Mylodon
†Nannippus
Nassarius
†Natchitochia
Natica
Naticarius
Nebrius
Neverita
Niso
Norrisia
†Notiotitanops – type locality for genus
Nucula
Oculina
Odontaspis
Odostomia
Oliva
†Ophiomorpha
Ostrea
†Otodus
†Oxyrhina
†Pachecoa
†Palaeophis
†Palaeosinopa
Panopea
Panthera
†Panthera leo
†Paramys
Pecten
Penion
†Peratherium
Petaloconchus
Phalium
Philine
Pholadomya
Pholas
Phos
Phyllodus
Phyllonotus
†Physogaleus
Pitar
Platyrhina
Pleurofusia
†Pleurofusia fluctuosa
†Pleurofusia longirostropsis
Pleuromeris
†Pleurostoma
Plicatula
Poirieria
Polinices
Polyschides
Porella
†Potamides
Pristis
Prunum
†Pseudolatirus
Pseudoliva
Pteria
†Pterochelus
Pterynotus
Puncturella
Pycnodonte
Pycnodus
Pyramidella
Rangia
Raphitoma
Reteporella
Retusa
Rhinobatos
Rhinoptera
Rhynchoconger
Rictaxis
Ringicula
Rissoina
Sassia
Scaphander
Scapharca
Scaphella – or unidentified comparable form
Schizaster
Sconsia
Scyliorhinus
Seila
Semele
Semicassis
†Seraphs
Serpulorbis
Sigatica
†Sinistrella
Sinum
Siphonalia
Siphonochelus
Skena
Solariella
Solecurtus
Sphyraena – tentative report
Spisula
Spondylus
†Striatolamia
Strioterebrum
Strombiformis
†Subhyracodon
Sveltella
Syntomodrillia
†Syntomodrillia tantula
†Teilhardina
†Teilhardina magnoliana
Teinostoma
Tellina
Tenagodus
Terebra
Teredo
Terrapene
†Terrapene carolina
Thracia
Tornus
Trachycardium
Trigonostoma
†Trinacria
Triphora
Trochita
†Trygon
Turbonilla
†Turbonilla major
Turricula
Turris – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
Turritella
Typhina
Typhis
†Uintacyon
Umbraculum
†Unitas
Urosalpinx
Ursus
†Ursus americanus
†Vassacyon
Vasum
Venericardia
Venus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
Verticordia
Vexillum
Vitrinella
†Viverravus
Volema
Xenophora
†Xiphiorhynchus
Xylophaga – tentative report
Yoldia
†Zygorhiza
†Zygorhiza kochii




References


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

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