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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

Main article: List of the Paleozoic life of Georgia (U.S. state)

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Georgia

  • Alethopteris PAMuseum
    Fossilized fronds of the Carboniferous-Early Cretaceous seed fern Alethopteris
    †Alethopteris
    • †Alethopteris decurrens
    • †Alethopteris lonchitica
    • †Alethopteris valida
  • †Amplexus
  • †Annularia
    • †Annularia asteris
    • †Annularia radiata
  • †Archimedes
    • †Archimedes invaginatus
    • †Archimedes swallovanus
  • †Asaphiscus
  • †Atrypa
    • †Atrypa reticularis
  • †Augustoceras
  • †Bonneterrina – tentative report
    • †Brooksella alternata
  • Calamites stems
    Fossilized stems from the Carboniferous-Permian horsetail relative Calamites
    †Calamites
    • †Calamites suckowi
  • †Callipteridium
  • †Calymene
    • †Calymene celebra
  • †Calyptaulax
  • †Camarotoechia
  • †Cincinnetina
    • †Cincinnetina meeki
    • †Cincinnetina multisecta
  • †Columnaria
  • †Constellaria
  • †Coosella
  • †Coosia
  • †Cordaites
  • †Cryptophragmus
  • Cyrtoceras NT small
    Restoration of the Cambrian-Middle Devonian nautiloid cephalopod Cyrtoceras
    †Cyrtoceras
  • †Dalmanitina
  • †Dipleura
  • †Elrathia
  • †Elrathina – tentative report
  • †Eospirifer
    • †Eospirifer radiatus
  • †Favosites
    • †Favosites turbinatus
  • †Flexicalymene
  • †Gonioceras
  • †Hallopora
  • †Isotelus
  • Stigmaria Heimans
    Restoration of the Carboniferous-Late Triassic club moss relative Lepidodendron. Eli Heimans (1911).
    †Lepidodendron
  • †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
  • Pleurodictyum americanum Kashong
    Fossil of the Silurian-Carboniferous tabulate coral Pleurodictyum
    †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
  • Tricrepicephalus texanus CRF
    Fossil of the Cambrian trilobite Tricrepicephalus
    †Tricrepicephalus
  • †Valcouroceras

Mesozoic

Main article: List of the Mesozoic life of Georgia (U.S. state)

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Georgia

  • Acirsa
  • Acteon
  • †Acteonella
  • †Aenona
  • Ostreidae - Agerostrea ungulata
    Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous oyster Agerostrea
    †Agerostrea
  • †Albertosaurus
  • †Allonia – type locality for genus
  • Amauropsis
  • †Ancilla
  • †Anomia
  • †Anomoeodus
  • †Arca
  • Arrhoges
  • Astarte
  • Baculites grandis shell
    Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Baculites
    †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
  • Chiloscyllium griseum Oceanopolis
    A living Chiloscyllium longtail carpet shark
    Chiloscyllium
  • Chiton
  • Chlamys
  • Cliona
  • Corbula
  • Crassostrea
  • †Crenella
    • †Crenella elegantula
    • †Crenella serica
  • Shark fossil
    Fossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna
    †Cretolamna
    • †Cretolamna appendiculata
  • Cucullaea
    • †Cucullaea capax
    • †Cucullaea littlei
  • Cuspidaria
    • †Cuspidaria grandis
  • Cylichna
    • †Cylichna diversilirata
    • †Cylichna incisa
  • Deinosuchus hatcheri
    Restoration of the Late Cretaceous Alligator relative Deinosuchus
    †Deinosuchus
    • †Deinosuchus rugosus
  • Dentalium
    • †Dentalium leve
  • †Dolicholatirus
  • †Enchodus
    • †Enchodus petrosus
  • †Eulima
    • †Eulima gracilistylis
    • †Eulima monmouthensis
  • †Euspira
  • Eutrephoceras dekayi - Coon Creek Tennessee
    Illustration in multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Late Jurassic-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Eutrephoceras
    †Eutrephoceras
  • †Exogyra
    • †Exogyra costata
    • †Exogyra ponderosa
    • †Exogyra upatoiensis
  • Gemmula
  • Ginglymostoma
  • Glossus
  • Glycymeris
    • †Glycymeris hamula
    • †Glycymeris rotundata
  • Halisaurus arambourgi
    Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Halisaurus
    †Halisaurus
  • †Hamulus
  • Heterodontus
  • †Hybodus
  • †Ischyrhiza
    • †Ischyrhiza mira
  • Isognomon
  • Lepisosteus
  • Lima
  • Limatula
  • †Linearis
  • †Linter
  • †Lissodus
  • Lithophaga
  • Lopha
    • †Lopha falcata
    • †Lopha mesenterica
  • †Mathilda
  • Megalocoelocanthus Profile Web
    Fossilized skull of the Late Cretceous coelacanth fish Megalocoelacanthus
    †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
  • Platecarpus tympaniticus
    Restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Platecarpus
    †Platecarpus
  • Polinices
  • †Prognathodon
  • †Protocardia
  • †Pseudocorax
    • †Pseudocorax affinis
  • †Pteria
  • †Pteridophyte
  • †Pterotrigonia
    • †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
    • †Pterotrigonia cerulea
    • †Pterotrigonia eufalensis
    • †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
  • †Ptychodus
    • †Ptychodus mortoni
  • †Ptychotrygon
    • †Ptychotrygon triangularis – or unidentified comparable form
  • Pycnodonte
    • †Pycnodonte vesicularis
  • †Regnellidium
  • †Rhombodus
  • Ringicula
    • †Ringicula clarki
  • Rissoa
  • †Scapanorhynchus
    • †Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon
    • †Scapanorhynchus texanus
  • Seila
  • Serpula
  • †Sphenodiscus
  • Squalicorax falcatusDB
    Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax
    Squalicorax
    • †Squalicorax falcatus
    • †Squalicorax kaupi
  • Squatina
  • †Stephanodus
  • Teinostoma
  • Tellina
  • †Tenea
  • Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus - Maastricht
    Fossilized skull of the Late Cretaceous-Paleocene gavial relative Thoracosaurus
    †Thoracosaurus
  • Trachycardium
    • †Trachycardium eufaulensis
  • Turritella
    • †Turritella bilira
    • †Turritella hilgardi
    • †Turritella trilira
    • †Turritella vertebroides
  • Xenophora
  • XiphactinusDB cropped
    Life restoration of the Cretaceous bony fish Xiphactinus
    †Xiphactinus
    • †Xiphactinus audax

Cenozoic

Main article: List of the Cenozoic life of Georgia (U.S. state)

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Georgia

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