List of the prehistoric life of Louisiana facts for kids

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

Precambrian-Paleozoic

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

Mesozoic

Fossilized tooth of the Late Cretaceous shark Squalicorax pristodontus

• †Dufrenoyia
  • †Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi – or unidentified related form
  • †Dufrenoyia texana
• †Hypacanthoplites
• †Parahoplites – tentative report
• †Pseudosaynella
• †Rhytidhoplites
  • †Rhytidhoplites robertsi
• Squalicorax
  • †Squalicorax pristodontus

Cenozoic

This list of the Cenozoic life of Louisiana contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Louisiana and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

A

• †Abderospira
  • †Abderospira leblanci
  • †Abderospira oviformis
  • †Abderospira stewarti
• †Abdounia
  • †Abdounia enniskilleni
• Abra
  • †Abra nitens
• 

  Shell of an Acanthocardia cockle
  Acanthocardia
  • †Acanthocardia tuomeyi
• †Aciculiscala
  • †Aciculiscala jacobi
• Acirsa
  • †Acirsa whitneyi
• Aclis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Aclis modesta
• Acteon
  • †Acteon annectens
  • †Acteon idoneus
  • †Acteon pomilius
• Actinocythereis
  • †Actinocythereis rosefieldensis
• †Adeorbis
  • †Adeorbis sylvaerupis – or unidentified comparable form
• Adrana
  • †Adrana aldrichiana
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus, or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).
  †Aepycamelus
• †Aesculiidites
  • †Aesculiidites circumstriatus
• Aetobatus
• Agaronia
  • †Agaronia media
  • †Agaronia mississippiensis
• †Alatocythereis – tentative report
• Albula
• †Allomorone
• †Alnipollenites
  • †Alnipollenites trina
  • †Alnipollenites verus
• 

  A living Alopias, or thresher shark
  Alopias
  • †Alopias latidens
• †Alveinus
  • †Alveinus minutus
  • †Alveinus sinutus
• Ammospermophilus – tentative report
• †Ampullina
  • †Ampullina alabamiensis
• Anadara
  • †Anadara vaughani
• Ancilla
  • †Ancilla staminea
• Angulogerina
  • †Angulogerina byramensis
• †Anisonchus
  • †Anisonchus fortunatus – type locality for species
• Anomalinoides
  • †Anomalinoides danvillensis
• Anomia
  • †Anomia hammetti
  • †Anomia lisbonensis
  • †Anomia rufa
• Antalis
  • †Antalis danvillense
  • †Antalis minutistriatum
  • †Antalis mississippiense
• Antrozous
• †Aphelops
• Aplodinotus
  • †Aplodinotus distortus
  • †Aplodinotus gemma
• Architectonica
  • †Architectonica acuta
  • †Architectonica alveatum
  • †Architectonica amoena
  • †Architectonica bellense
  • †Architectonica bellistriata
  • †Architectonica meekana
  • †Architectonica ornata
• Arcopagia
  • †Arcopagia eburneopsis
  • †Arcopagia raveneli
• Arcoscalpellum
  • †Arcoscalpellum jacksonensis
• †Arecipites
• 

  A living Ariosoma conger eel
  Ariosoma
• Arius
• Articulina
  • †Articulina byramensis
• Asterigerina
  • †Asterigerina subacuta
• Asthenotoma
  • †Asthenotoma danvitexa
  • †Asthenotoma eximia
  • †Asthenotoma strigosa
• Astrangia
  • †Astrangia expansa
  • †Astrangia ludoviciana – type locality for species
• 

  Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the volute sea snail Athleta
  Athleta
  • †Athleta clayi
  • †Athleta haleanus
  • †Athleta petrosa
  • †Athleta symmetricus
  • †Athleta wheelockensis
• Atrina
  • †Atrina gardnerae
  • †Atrina gravida
  • †Atrina jacksoniana
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Aturia
  †Aturia
  • †Aturia garretti
  • †Aturia laticlavia
• Atys
  • †Atys robustoides – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Atys salina

B

• Balanophyllia
  • †Balanophyllia caulifera
  • †Balanophyllia irrorata
• Balcis
• Barbatia
  • †Barbatia cuculloides
  • †Barbatia ludoviciana
• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus
  †Basilosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Basilosaurus cetoides – type locality for species
• †Basopollis
  • †Basopollis obscurocostatus
• Bassariscus
• Bathytoma
  • †Bathytoma nonplicata
• Bathytormus
  • †Bathytormus clarkensis
  • †Bathytormus flexurus
• †Batrachosauroides
• 

  Illustration of a living Belone needlefish
  Belone
• †Belosaepia
  • †Belosaepia uncinata
  • †Belosaepia veatchi
• †Bifarina
  • †Bifarina vicksburgensis
• Bittium
  • †Bittium koeneni
• †Bitubulogerina
  • †Bitubulogerina vicksburgensis
• Bolivina
  • †Bolivina alazanensis
  • †Bolivina beyrichi
  • †Bolivina byramensis
  • †Bolivina choctawensis
  • †Bolivina cookei
  • †Bolivina costifera
  • †Bolivina gracilis
  • †Bolivina jacksonensis
• Bolivinella
  • †Bolivinella subpectinata
  • †Bolivinella vicksburgensis
• †Bombacacidites
• †Bonellitia
  • †Bonellitia jacksonica
• †Bootherium
  • 

    Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene-Holocene bovid Bootherium bombifrons, or Harlan's musk ox.
    †Bootherium bombifrons
• Brachidontes
  • †Brachidontes alabamensis
  • †Brachidontes stubbsi
  • †Brachidontes texanus
• †Brachyerix
  • †Brachyerix incertis – or unidentified comparable form
• †Brachysporites
• Bregmaceros
  • †Bregmaceros troelli
• †Bregmoceras
• †Bristocorbula
  • †Bristocorbula fossata
• †Brychaetus
• Buccella
  • †Buccella vicksburgensis
• Bulimina
  • †Bulimina ovata
• Buliminella
  • †Buliminella nuda
• 

  Illustration of the shell of a Bullia nassa mud sea snail
  Bullia
  • †Bullia ellipticum
• †Bullinella
• Buntonia
  • †Buntonia huneri

C

• Cadulus
  • †Cadulus abruptus
  • †Cadulus jacksonensis
  • †Cadulus margarita
  • †Cadulus ouachitensis
  • †Cadulus subcoarcuatus
• Caestocorbula
  • †Caestocorbula fossata
  • †Caestocorbula wailesiana
  • †Caestocorbula wailsiana
• †Calamuspollenites
• †Calapa
• Callista
  • †Callista annexa
  • †Callista pearlensis
  • †Callista perovata
• †Calorhadia
  • †Calorhadia aldrichiana
  • †Calorhadia bella
  • †Calorhadia equalis
  • †Calorhadia opulenta
  • †Calorhadia reginajacksonis
  • †Calorhadia semen
• 

  Three modern shells of Calyptraea, or Chinese hat snails
  Calyptraea
  • †Calyptraea alta
• †Calyptraphorus
  • †Calyptraphorus aldrichi
  • †Calyptraphorus stamineus
  • †Calyptraphorus trinodiferus
  • †Calyptraphorus velatus
• Capulus
  • †Capulus americanus
• Carcharhinus
  • †Carcharhinus gibbesi
• †Carcharochles
  • †Carcharochles auriculatus
• Cardium
• 

  A living Caretta caretta, or loggerhead sea turtle
  Caretta
• †Caricella
  • †Caricella demissa
  • †Caricella howei
  • †Caricella ludoviciana
  • †Caricella polita
  • †Caricella stenzeli
  • †Caricella subangulata
  • †Caricella turneri
• †Caryapollenites
  • †Caryapollenites prodromus-imparalis type
  • †Caryapollenites simplex
• Caryocorbula
  • †Caryocorbula densata
  • †Caryocorbula deusseni
  • †Caryocorbula willistoni
• 

  A living Caryophyllia solitary coral
  Caryophyllia
  • †Caryophyllia dalli – type locality for species
• †Casurinidites
  • †Casurinidites pulcher
• †Cedripites
• Celleporaria
  • †Celleporaria granulosa
• †Centalium
• †Centroberys
• Centroberyx
• Centropristis
• †Cercidiphyllites
• 

  Illustration of a shell of a Cerithiella cerith sea snail
  Cerithiella
  • †Cerithiella jacksonensis
  • †Cerithiella ouachitensis
• Chama
• †Chenopodipollis
• †Chiloguembelina
  • †Chiloguembelina cubensis
• †Chilogumbelina
  • †Chilogumbelina cubensis
• Chiton
• Chlamys
  • †Chlamys danvillensis
  • †Chlamys nupera
  • †Chlamys wahtubbeana
• Chrysalogonium
  • †Chrysalogonium vicksburgense
• 

  Test of a Cibicides foraminiferan
  Cibicides
  • †Cibicides americanus
  • †Cibicides choctawensis
  • †Cibicides lobatulus
  • †Cibicides mississippiensis
  • †Cibicides pseudoungerianus
  • †Cibicides sassei
• †Cicatricosisporites
  • †Cicatricosisporites dorogensis
• Cirsotrema
  • †Cirsotrema danvillense
  • †Cirsotrema nassulum
  • †Cirsotrema ranellinum
• Citharichthys
• 

  Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Pliocene spindle sea snail Clavilithes
  Clavilithes
  • †Clavilithes humerosus
  • †Clavilithes kennedyanus
  • †Clavilithes penrosei
  • †Clavilithes regexus
  • †Clavilithes texanus
• Closia
  • †Closia larvata
  • †Closia semen
  • †Closia semenoides
• Cochlespira
  • †Cochlespira bella
  • †Cochlespira columbaria
  • †Cochlespira terebralis
• †Cochlespirella
  • †Cochlespirella nana
• †Cocoaia
• Columbellopsis
  • †Columbellopsis mississippiensis
• Cominella – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Cominella pachecoi
• 

  A living Conger
  Conger
  • †Conger dissimilis
  • †Conger fornicatus
• †Congeris
  • †Congeris brevior
• Conomitra
  • †Conomitra fusoides
  • †Conomitra hammakeri
  • †Conomitra jacksonensis
  • †Conomitra texana
• Conopeum
• †Conorbis
  • †Conorbis alatoideus
• 

  Fossilized shell of a Conus cone snail
  Conus
  • †Conus alleni – type locality for species
  • †Conus sauridens
• †Converrucosisporites
• †Copemys
• †Coptostoma
  • †Coptostoma ulmulum
• Coralliophila
  • †Coralliophila aldrichi
• Corbula
  • †Corbula cappa
• Cordieria
  • †Cordieria ludoviciana
• 

  Fossilized skeleton preserved in situ (upper left, 2) of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Cormohipparion
  †Cormohipparion
  • †Cormohipparion goorisi – or unidentified comparable form
• †Cornulina
  • †Cornulina dalli
  • †Cornulina minax
  • †Cornulina triseralis
• Cornuspira
  • †Cornuspira byramensis
• †Coronia
  • †Coronia childreni
  • †Coronia conjuncta
  • †Coronia coraliger
  • †Coronia genitiva
  • †Coronia lerchi
  • †Coronia ludonorma
  • †Coronia margaritosa
  • †Coronia montgomeryensis
  • †Coronia nodulina
  • †Coronia nucleata
  • †Coronia obsolescens
  • †Coronia parvidens
  • †Coronia plentopsis
  • †Coronia wateletella
  • †Coronia weisbordi
• Crassatella
  • †Crassatella negreetensis
  • †Crassatella texalta
  • †Crassatella trapaquara
• Crassinella
  • †Crassinella pygmaea
• Crepidula
  • †Crepidula lirata
• 

  Fossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna
  †Cretolamna
  • †Cretolamna lerichei
• Crocodylus
• †Cubitostrea
  • †Cubitostrea divaricata
  • †Cubitostrea lisbonensis
  • †Cubitostrea sellaeformis
• †Cupanieidites
• †Cupuliferoipollenites
• Cuspidaria
  • †Cuspidaria multiornata
• †Cyathedites
• †Cybium
• 

  Electron micrograph of the shell of a Cyclammina foraminiferan
  Cyclammina
  • †Cyclammina caneriverensis
• Cylichnella
  • †Cylichnella bitruncata
• †Cylindracanthus
  • †Cylindracanthus rectus
• Cymatosyrinx
  • †Cymatosyrinx dorseyi
  • †Cymatosyrinx palmerae
• †Cynarctus
• Cypraedia
  • †Cypraedia fenestralis
• †Cypraeorbis
  • †Cypraeorbis ventripotens
• Cytherella
• Cytherelloidea
  • †Cytherelloidea byramensis
  • †Cytherelloidea chawneri
• Cytheromorpha
  • †Cytheromorpha rosefieldensis

D

• 

  A living Dasyatis stingray
  Dasyatis
• †Dasyostoma
  • †Dasyostoma rugostoma
• †Deltoidospora
• Dendrophyllia
  • †Dendrophyllia lisbonensis
  • †Dendrophyllia striata – type locality for species
• Dentalina
  • †Dentalina emaciata
  • †Dentalina filiformis
  • †Dentalina hantkeni
  • †Dentalina monroei
  • †Dentalina praecatesbyi
  • †Dentalina pseudoinvolons
• Dentalium
  • †Dentalium jacksonense
  • †Dentalium microstria
  • †Dentalium minutistriatum
  • †Dentalium mississippiense
• †Dicellaesporites
  • †Dicellaesporites popovii
• †Dicorbitura
  • †Dicorbitura dignata
• †Digmocyhere
• 

  A living Diodon, or porcupinefish
  Diodon
• Diodora
  • †Diodora alabama
  • †Diodora tenebrosa
• Diplodonta
  • †Diplodonta anterproductus
  • †Diplodonta bulla
  • †Diplodonta inflata
• †Diporicellaesporites
  • †Diporicellaesporites psilatus
  • †Diporicellaesporites reticulatus
• †Diporisporites
  • †Diporisporites type 2 informal
• †Discocyclina
  • †Discocyclina advena
• Discorbis
  • †Discorbis subaraucana
• †Discotrochus
  • †Discotrochus orbignianus
• 

  Shell of a Distorsio sea snail
  Distorsio
• †Divisisporites
  • †Divisisporites enormis
• †Dolicholatirus
  • †Dolicholatirus leaensis
• †Dontogryphaea
  • †Dontogryphaea thirsae
• Dorsanum
  • †Dorsanum scalatum
• †Dyadosporonites
  • †Dyadosporonites schwabii
• †Dyseohyus

E

• †Eburneopecten
  • †Eburneopecten corneoides
  • †Eburneopecten scintillatus
• Echinocythereis
  • †Echinocythereis mcguirti
• †Ectinochilus
  • †Ectinochilus stenzeli
• †Edaphocyon – tentative report
• †Ekokenia
• 

  Test of Elphidium, an Eocene to modern foraminiferan
  Elphidium
  • †Elphidium latispatium
• Endopachys
  • †Endopachys lonsdalei
  • †Endopachys maclurii
• Entosolenia
  • †Entosolenia orbignyana
• †Eocithara
  • †Eocithara jacksonensis
• †Eoclathurella
  • †Eoclathurella jacksonica
  • †Eoclathurella obesula
• †Eodrilla
  • †Eodrilla lonsdalei
  • †Eodrilla lonsdallii
• †Eodrillia
  • †Eodrillia texana
• Eoeponidella
  • †Eoeponidella meyerhoffi
• †Eophysema
  • †Eophysema ozarkana
• †Eopleurotoma
  • †Eopleurotoma carya
  • †Eopleurotoma gemmaria
  • †Eopleurotoma ouachitensis
  • †Eopleurotoma plumbella
  • †Eopleurotoma sabinaria
• †Eosurcula
  • †Eosurcula moorei
  • †Eosurcula sanctimauritii
• †Ephedripites
  • †Ephedripites voluta
• Epistominella
  • †Epistominella danvillensis
• 

  Shell of an Epitonium wentletrap sea snail
  Epitonium
  • †Epitonium kingae
  • †Epitonium multiliniferum
  • †Epitonium unilineata
• Eponides
  • †Eponides byramensis
• Equus
  • †Equus complicatus
  • †Equus fraternus
  • †Equus intermedius – type locality for species
• †Ericipites
• †Eucheilodon
  • †Eucheilodon crenocarinata
• 

  A living Eumeces skink
  Eumeces
• Eurytellina
  • †Eurytellina linifera
• †Euscalpellum
  • †Euscalpellum eocenense
• Euspira
  • †Euspira jacksonensis
• †Expressipollis
• †Extratriporopollenites

F

• Falsifusus
  • †Falsifusus bastropensis
  • †Falsifusus harrisi
  • †Falsifusus ludlovicianus
• †Favitricolporites
  • †Favitricolporites baculoferous
• †Ficopsis
  • †Ficopsis penita
  • †Ficopsis texana
• 

  A living Ficus, or fig tree
  Ficus
  • †Ficus filia
  • †Ficus merita
• Fissurella
  • †Fissurella alabama
• Flabellum
  • †Flabellum cuneifome
  • †Flabellum cuneiforme
  • †Flabellum lerchi – type locality for species
  • †Flabellum wailesii
• †Frizzellithus
  • †Frizzellithus gemma
• Fursenkoina
  • †Fursenkoina punctata
• †Fusiformisporites
  • †Fusiformisporites crabbii
• Fusimitra
  • †Fusimitra millingtoni
• 

  A living Fusinus sea snail
  Fusinus
  • †Fusinus insectoides
• †Fusitoma
  • †Fusitoma sipha
• Fustiaria
  • †Fustiaria danai

G

• 

  A living Galeocerdo requiem shark
  Galeocerdo
  • †Galeocerdo alabamensis
  • †Galeocerdo clarkensis
  • †Galeocerdo contortus
• Galeodea
  • †Galeodea koureos
  • †Galeodea planotecta
• Galeorhinus
  • †Galeorhinus huberensis
• Gari
  • †Gari jacksonensis
• Gegania
  • †Gegania antiquata
• Genota
  • †Genota heilprini
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Eocene-Miocene foam oyster Gigantostrea
  †Gigantostrea
  • †Gigantostrea trigonalis
• Ginglymostoma
  • †Ginglymostoma serra
• †Gleicheniidites
• Globigerina
  • †Globigerina ouachitaensis
• Globobulimina
  • †Globobulimina pyrula
• Globorotalia
  • †Globorotalia centralis
  • †Globorotalia cerroazulensis
• Globulina
  • †Globulina gibba
• Glycymeris
  • †Glycymeris filosa
  • †Glycymeris idonea
  • †Glycymeris trigonella
• Glyptoactis
  • †Glyptoactis alticostata – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Glyptoactis complexicosta
  • †Glyptoactis trapaquara
• 

  Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Glyptotherium
  †Glyptotherium
  • †Glyptotherium floridanum – or unidentified comparable form
• †Glyptotoma
  • †Glyptotoma crassiplicata
  • †Glyptotoma fisherana
• Gnathophis
  • †Gnathophis dissimilis
• †Gomphotherium
• Guttulina
  • †Guttulina austriaca
  • †Guttulina byramensis
• Gyroidina
  • †Gyroidina danvillensis
  • †Gyroidina vicksburgensis
• Gyroidinoides
  • †Gyroidinoides danvillensis

H

• †Haimesiastraea
  • †Haimesiastraea conferta
• †Hamulatisporites
  • †Hamulatisporites amplus
• Hanzawaia
  • †Hanzawaia mauricensis
• 

  Shells in differing orientations of Hastula augur sea snails
  Hastula
  • †Hastula houstonia
• Haustator
  • †Haustator carinata
  • †Haustator perdita
  • †Haustator rina
• Hemipristis
  • †Hemipristis curvatus
  • †Hemipristis wyattdurhami
• Hemisinus
  • †Hemisinus jacksonius
• †Hemisurcula
  • †Hemisurcula silicata
• 

  A living Heterodontus, or bullhead shark
  Heterodontus
  • †Heterodontus pineti
• Heterostegina
• Hexaplex
  • †Hexaplex katherinae
  • †Hexaplex marksi
  • †Hexaplex silvaticus
  • †Hexaplex supernus
• †Hilgardia
  • †Hilgardia multilineata
• Hipponix
  • †Hipponix pygmaea
  • †Hipponix pygmaeus
• †Homomya
  • †Homomya hamatoides
• Hoplopteron
  • †Hoplopteron elegans
• †Hypolagus – or unidentified comparable form
• †Hypoxylon

I

• †Ilexpollenites
• †Inapertisporites
• †Inaperturopollenites
• †Infracoronia
  • †Infracoronia ludoviciana
• †Involutisporites
• †Involutisporonites
• 

  A modern Isurus, or mako shark
  Isurus
  • †Isurus praecursor

J

• †Jefitchia
  • †Jefitchia claybornensis
• †Jonus
  • †Jonus tortilis
• Jugosocythereis

K

• †Kapalmerella
  • †Kapalmerella alveata
  • †Kapalmerella arenicola
  • †Kapalmerella mortoni
  • †Kapalmerella pleboides
• Kelliella
  • †Kelliella boettgeri
• †Kyandopollenites
  • †Kyandopollenites anneratus

L

• †Lacrimasporonites
  • †Lacrimasporonites basidii
• Lactarius
• †Laevigatosporites
• Lagena
  • †Lagena hexagona
• Lamarckina
  • †Lamarckina byramensis
  • †Lamarckina claibornse
• 

  A modern Lamna mackerel shark
  Lamna
  • †Lamna lerichi
• †Lapparia
  • †Lapparia cancellata
  • †Lapparia dumosa
  • †Lapparia mooreana
• Latirus
  • †Latirus humilior
  • †Latirus moorei
  • †Latirus tortillis
• †Leiotriletes
• Lenticulina
  • †Lenticulina catahoulaensis
  • †Lenticulina cultrata
  • †Lenticulina danvillensis
  • †Lenticulina rotulata
  • †Lenticulina vicksburgensis
• †Lepidocyclina
  • †Lepidocyclina supera
• †Levifusus
  • †Levifusus branneri
  • †Levifusus fulguriparens
  • †Levifusus identus
  • †Levifusus mortoniopsis
  • †Levifusus pagodiformis
  • †Levifusus prepagoda
  • †Levifusus supraplanus
  • †Levifusus trabeatus
• †Liliacidites
• Lima
• †Limnoecus
  • †Limnoecus niobrarensis
• Limopsis
  • †Limopsis aviculoides
  • †Limopsis radiata
• †Linthia
  • †Linthia hollandi – type locality for species
• †Liquidambarpollenites
• †Lirodiscus
  • †Lirodiscus jacksonensis
  • †Lirodiscus pretriangulata
  • †Lirodiscus smithvillensis
• †Lirofusus
  • †Lirofusus thoracicus
• †Lithophysema
  • †Lithophysema grande
• †Litorhadia
  • †Litorhadia albirupina – tentative report
  • †Litorhadia compsa
  • †Litorhadia mater
• Loxoconcha
  • †Loxoconcha woodwordensis
• Lucina
  • †Lucina atoma
  • †Lucina perminuta
• Lunulites
  • †Lunulites bassleri
• †Lusatisporites
• †Lycopodiumsporites
• †Lyrosurcula
  • †Lyrosurcula acuta
  • †Lyrosurcula columbiana
  • †Lyrosurcula dalli
  • †Lyrosurcula elegans
  • †Lyrosurcula obsoleta
  • †Lyrosurcula shaleri

M

• Macrocallista
• Madracis
  • †Madracis ganei – type locality for species
  • †Madracis gregorioi
• Madrepora
  • †Madrepora natchitochensis – type locality for species
• 

  Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon
  †Mammut
• †Margaritaria
  • †Margaritaria inexpectens
• Marginella
  • †Marginella constrictoides
• Marginulina
  • †Marginulina variata
• Marginulinopsis
  • †Marginulinopsis fragaria
• †Margocolporites
  • †Margocolporites kruschii
• Martesia
• Massilina
  • †Massilina pratti
• †Mauricia
  • †Mauricia houstonia
• †Mazzalina
  • †Mazzalina plena
• Melanella
  • †Melanella jacksonensis
  • †Melanella wheeleri
• Melonis
  • †Melonis planatum
• Meretrix
  • †Meretrix nuttalliopsis
  • †Meretrix nuttelliopsis
• 

  Life restoration of the Miocene three-toed horse Merychippus
  †Merychippus
  • †Merychippus gunteri
• †Merychyus
• Mesalia
  • †Mesalia claibornensis
  • †Mesalia vetusta
• Metula
  • †Metula johnsoni
  • †Metula subgracilis
• †Michela
  • †Michela trabeatoides
• Microdrillia
  • †Microdrillia minutissima
  • †Microdrillia ouachitae
  • †Microdrillia robustula
• †Microfoveolatosporis
  • †Microfoveolatosporis pseudodentatus
• †Microfoveolatosporites
• †Microreticulatisporites
• Miltha
  • †Miltha gaufia
• †Miomustela
• Mitrella
  • †Mitrella alabamensis
  • †Mitrella casteri
  • †Mitrella parva
• Mnestia
  • †Mnestia dekayi
  • †Mnestia meyeri
• Modiolus
• †Momipites
• †Monoporisporites
• †Monoptygma
  • †Monoptygma crassiplicum
• †Morozovella
  • †Morozovella aragonensis
• †Multicellaesporites
• Myliobatis
• 

  Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene ground sloth Mylodon with an inset depicting its excrement and a skin fragment
  †Mylodon
  • †Mylodon harlanii
• †Myripistis
• Myripristis
• Myrtea
  • †Myrtea curta

N

• †Nannipus
• 

  A living Nassarius, or nassa mud snail
  Nassarius
  • †Nassarius albirupina
  • †Nassarius exilis
  • †Nassarius hilli
  • †Nassarius jacksonensis
  • †Nassarius magnocostata
• †Natchitochia – type locality for genus
  • †Natchitochia jonesi – type locality for species
• Natica
  • †Natica aperta
  • †Natica permunda
• 

  A living Naticarius moon sea snail
  Naticarius – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Naticarius semilunata
• Nemocardium
  • †Nemocardium gambrinum
  • †Nemocardium nicoletti
  • †Nemocardium nicolletti
  • †Nemocardium salrivale
• †Neobythitinarum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Neobythitinarum meyeri
• †Neobythitinorum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Neobythitinorum meyeri
• †Neoepenoides
  • †Neoepenoides antillarum
• †Neozanthopsis
  • †Neozanthopsis americana
• Neverita
  • †Neverita limula
• 

  Shell of a Niso sea snail
  Niso
• Nodosaria
  • †Nodosaria pyrula
  • †Nodosaria vertebralis
• Nonion
  • †Nonion advenum
  • †Nonion alabamense
  • †Nonion decoratum
• Nonionella
  • †Nonionella hantkeni
  • †Nonionella jacksonensis
  • †Nonionella tatumi
• †Nototamias
• 

  Interior of a fossilized shell of the Early Ordovician-modern marine bivalve Nucula
  Nucula
  • †Nucula magnifica
  • †Nucula mauricensis
  • †Nucula ovula
  • †Nucula smithvillensis – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Nucula sphenopsis
  • †Nucula yazooensis
• Nuculana
  • †Nuculana corpulentoidea
  • †Nuculana fiski – type locality for species
  • †Nuculana magna
  • †Nuculana ovula
  • †Nuculana wautubbeana
• †Nudopollis
  • †Nudopollis terminalis
  • †Nudopollis theirgartii – or unidentified related form

O

• 

  A living Odontaspis sand shark
  Odontaspis
  • †Odontaspis hopei
• †Odontogryphaea
  • †Odontogryphaea thirsae
• †Odontopolys
  • †Odontopolys compsorhytis
• Odostomia
  • †Odostomia trapaquara
• Operculina
• †Ophichthyidarum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Ophichthyidarum brevior
• Orthopristis
• †Orthosurcula
  • †Orthosurcula adeona – or unidentified related form
  • †Orthosurcula indenta
  • †Orthosurcula longipersa
  • †Orthosurcula persa
• Orthoyoldia
  • †Orthoyoldia kindlei
  • †Orthoyoldia psammotaea
• †Osmundacidites
• 

  A living Ostracion boxfish
  †Ostracion
  • †Ostracion meretrix
• Ostrea
  • †Ostrea compressirostra – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Ostrea crenulimarginata
  • †Ostrea falco
  • †Ostrea multilirata
  • †Ostrea sylvaerupis
• Otionella
• †Ovoidites

P

• †Pachecoa
  • †Pachecoa decisa
  • †Pachecoa ellipsis
  • †Pachecoa pulchra
• 

  Petrified trunk segment of the Late Cretaceous-Miocene palm wood Palmoxylon
  †Palmoxylon
  • †Palmoxylon cellulosum
  • †Palmoxylon quenstedi
• †Papillina
  • †Papillina dumosa
• Paraconger
• Paracyathus
  • †Paracyathus alternatus – type locality for species
  • †Paracyathus bellus
• Paracypris
  • †Paracypris rosefieldensis
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
  †Paramylodon
  • †Paramylodon harlani – type locality for species
• Parasmilia
  • †Parasmilia ludoviciana – type locality for species
• †Parcypris
• Parvilucina
  • †Parvilucina sabelli
• †Patulaxis
  • †Patulaxis scrobiculata
• Pecten
  • †Pecten perplanus
• †Pediastrum
• 

  An apetural view of a shell of Penion maximus.
  Penion
  • †Penion penrosei
• Periploma
  • †Periploma claibornense
  • †Periploma collardi
  • †Periploma howei – type locality for species
• †Perotriletes
• †Pesavis
  • †Pesavis tagulensis
• †Petauristodon
• Petrophyllia
  • †Petrophyllia vernonensis – type locality for species
  • †Petrophyllia vicksburgensis
• 

  Shell of a Phalium, or bonnet shell sea snail
  Phalium
  • †Phalium brevicostatum
  • †Phalium taitii
• Pholadomya
  • †Pholadomya harrisi
• Phos
  • †Phos sagenum
  • †Phos texanum
• Picea
  • †Picea critchfieldii
• †Piceapollenites
• †Pilicatula
  • †Pilicatula filamentosa
• Pinna
  • †Pinna gardnerae
• †Pinuspollenites
• †Pistillipollenites
  • †Pistillipollenites mcgregorii
• 

  Shell of a Pitar venus clam
  Pitar
  • †Pitar securiformis
  • †Pitar trigoniata
• †Plagiarca
  • †Plagiarca rhomboidella
  • †Plagiarca vaughani
• Plagiocardium
• Planorbulina
  • †Planorbulina mediterranensis
• Planularia
• Planulina
  • †Planulina ouachitaensis
• †Platycaryapollenites
  • †Platycaryapollenites platycaryoides
• †Platyoptera
  • †Platyoptera extenta
• Platytrochus – type locality for genus
  • †Platytrochus elegans – type locality for species
• †Pleuricellaesporites
• Pleurofusia
  • †Pleurofusia danvicola
  • †Pleurofusia evanescens
  • †Pleurofusia fluctuosa
  • †Pleurofusia huppertzi
  • †Pleurofusia subservata
• †Pleuroliria
  • †Pleuroliria crenulosa
  • †Pleuroliria jacksonella
  • †Pleuroliria simplex
• Pleuromeris
  • †Pleuromeris inflatior
  • †Pleuromeris inflator
• Pleurotomella
  • †Pleurotomella veatchi
• Plicatula
  • †Plicatula filamentosa
  • †Plicatula louisiana
• Podocarpus
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Paleocene-modern moon snail Polinices
  Polinices
  • †Polinices aratus
  • †Polinices harrisii
  • †Polinices julianna
  • †Polinices weisbordi
• †Pollinices
  • †Pollinices harrisii
• †Polycolporopollenites
• Polymorphina
  • †Polymorphina advena
• †Polypodium
• Polyschides
  • †Polyschides margarita
• Pontocythere
• †Pontogeneus – type locality for genus
  • †Pontogeneus priscus – type locality for species
• †Porocolpopollenites
• Poromya
  • †Poromya mississippiensis
• †Porticulasphaera
  • †Porticulasphaera index
• †Preophidion
  • †Preophidion meyeri
• †Priscoficus
  • †Priscoficus juvenis
• 

  Fossilized skeleton of the Eocene bony fish Pristigenys
  Pristigenys
  • †Pristigenys obliquus
• Pristipomoides
• Pristis
  • †Pristis lathami
• †Projenneria
  • †Projenneria ludoviciana – type locality for species
• Propeamussium
  • †Propeamussium squamulum – or unidentified comparable form
• †Propristis
  • †Propristis schweinfurthi
• †Prosynthetoceras
  • †Prosynthetoceras francisi
• †Proteacidites
• †Protosurcula
  • †Protosurcula gabbii
• †Pseudohastigerina
  • †Pseudohastigerina micra
• 

  Shell in multiple views of a Pseudolatirus spindle sea snail
  †Pseudolatirus
  • †Pseudolatirus tortilis
• Pseudoliva
  • †Pseudoliva santander
  • †Pseudoliva vetusta
• Pseudoneptunea – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Pseudoneptunea harrisi
• Pseudononion
  • †Pseudononion spissus
• †Pseudoparablastomeryx
• Pseudophichthys
• †Pseudoplicapollis
• Pteria
  • †Pteria limula
• †Pterocaryapollenites
• †Pteropsella
  • †Pteropsella lapidosa
• †Pterosphenus
  • †Pterosphenus schucherti
• Pterynotus
  • †Pterynotus sabinola
  • †Pterynotus weisbordi – type locality for species
• 

  Assemblage of fossilized shells of the Cretaceous-Pleistocene oyster Pycnodonte
  Pycnodonte
  • †Pycnodonte ludoviciana
  • †Pycnodonte sylvaerupis
  • †Pycnodonte trigonalis
  • †Pycnodonte vicksburgensis
• Pyramidella
  • †Pyramidella lapinaria
  • †Pyramidella meyeri
  • †Pyramidella perexilis
• †Pyramimitra
  • †Pyramimitra terebraeformis
• Pythonichthys – or unidentified comparable form

Q

• †Quadrapollenites
• †Quercoidites
• 

  Shell of a Quinqueloculina foraminiferan
  Quinqueloculina
  • †Quinqueloculina cookei
  • †Quinqueloculina vicksburgensis

R

• Raphitoma
  • †Raphitoma nucleola
• 

  A living Retusa barrel bubble sea snail
  Retusa
  • †Retusa adamsi
  • †Retusa galba
  • †Retusa jacksonensis
  • †Retusa kellogii
• Reussella
  • †Reussella byramensis
  • †Reussella oligocenica
• †Rhabdopitaria
  • †Rhabdopitaria winnensis
• 

  A school of living Rhinoptera, or cownose rays
  Rhinoptera
• Rhizoprionodon
• Rhizorus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Rhizorus minutissimus
  • †Rhizorus wellsi
• Rhynchoconger
• Rimella
  • †Rimella texanum
• †Ringicardium
  • †Ringicardium harrisi
• Ringicula
  • †Ringicula butleriana
  • †Ringicula trapaquara
• †Rotalia
  • †Rotalia byramensis
• †Rudiscala
  • †Rudiscala harrisi

S

• Saracenaria
  • †Saracenaria moresiana
• Sassia
  • †Sassia jacksonensis
  • †Sassia septemdentata
• Scaphella – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Scaphella newcombiana
• Schizaster
  • †Schizaster armiger
• †Schizosporis
  • †Schizosporis paleocenicus
• Sciaena
  • †Sciaena psuedoradians
  • 

    A living Sciaena umbra, or brown meagre
    †Sciaena umbra
• †Sciaenidarium
  • †Sciaenidarium claybornensis
• Scobinella
  • †Scobinella famelica
  • †Scobinella hammettensis
  • †Scobinella louisianae
  • †Scobinella newtonensis
  • †Scobinella transitionalis
• †Sequoidendron
• Serpulorbis
  • †Serpulorbis chavani
• Sigmomorphina
  • †Sigmomorphina jacksonensis
  • †Sigmomorphina pulchra
  • †Sigmomorphina semitecta
• †Sigmopollis
• Simnia
  • †Simnia subtruncata
• †Sinistrella
  • †Sinistrella americana
• 

  Several views of the shell of a Sinum moon snail
  Sinum
  • †Sinum danvillense
  • †Sinum fiski – type locality for species
  • †Sinum jacksonense
• Siphonalia
  • †Siphonalia sullivani
• Siphonina
  • †Siphonina advena
  • †Siphonina jacksonensis
• Sirembo – or unidentified related form
• †Skenae
  • †Skenae pignus
• Solariella
  • †Solariella tricostata
• Solariorbis
  • †Solariorbis subangulatus
• Solen
  • †Solen pendletonensis – type locality for species
• †Sparidarum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• †Sphaerocypraea
  • †Sphaerocypraea jacksonensis
• 

  A living Sphyraena, or barracuda
  Sphyraena
  • †Sphyraena major
• †Spinaepollis
  • †Spinaepollis spinosus
• Spirillina
  • †Spirillina vicksburgensis
• Spiroloculina
• Spiroplectammina
  • †Spiroplectammina howei
  • †Spiroplectammina mississippiensis
• †Spirotextularia
  • †Spirotextularia mississippiensis
• Spisula
  • †Spisula jacksonensis
  • †Spisula parilis
  • †Spisula praetenuis – or unidentified comparable form
• 

  Shell of a Spondylus, or spiny oyster
  Spondylus
• †Sterisporites
  • †Sterisporites bimammatus
  • †Sterisporites buchenauensis
  • †Sterisporites bujargensis
  • †Sterisporites steroides
• †Sulcocypraea
  • †Sulcocypraea healeyi
  • †Sulcocypraea vaughani
• †Sullivania
  • †Sullivania fisherensis
• †Surculoma
  • †Surculoma falsabenes
  • †Surculoma kellogii
  • †Surculoma sabinicola
  • †Surculoma stantoni
• Sveltella
  • †Sveltella parva

T

• Taxodium
• Teinostoma
  • †Teinostoma barryi
• 

  Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
  †Teleoceras
• Tellina
  • †Tellina bellsiana
  • †Tellina estellensis
  • †Tellina vicksburgensis
• Tenagodus
  • †Tenagodus vitis
• Terebra
  • †Terebra abditiva
  • †Terebra jacksonensis
  • †Terebra texagyra
• †Terebrifusus – tentative report
• Teredo
  • †Teredo mississippiensis
• †Tetraporina
• †Texomys
  • †Texomys ritchiei
• †Textualaria
  • †Textualaria tumidula
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Carboniferous-modern foraminiferan Textularia
  Textularia
  • †Textularia dibollensis
• †Thompsonipollis
  • †Thompsonipollis magnificus
• †Tiburnus
  • †Tiburnus eboreus
• †Tiliaepollenites
• Trachycardium
  • †Trachycardium ouachitense
• †Triagnulocypris
  • †Triagnulocypris gibsonensis – tentative report
• 

  Illustration of a living Trichiurus cutlassfish
  Trichiurus
  • †Trichiurus sagittidens
• †Tricolpites
  • †Tricolpites hians
• †Tricolpopollenites
  • †Tricolpopollenites geranoides
• †Tricolporopollenites
• Trigonostoma
  • †Trigonostoma babylonicum
  • †Trigonostoma panones
  • †Trigonostoma selectum
• Trigonulina
  • †Trigonulina satex
• Triloculina
  • †Triloculina byramensis
  • †Triloculina sculptura
• †Trinacria
  • †Trinacria microcancellata – or unidentified comparable form
• †Triplanosporites
• †Triporopollenites
  • †Triporopollenites bituitus
• †Tritonatractus
  • †Tritonatractus pearlensis
• †Tritonidea
  • †Tritonidea pachecoi
• Trochita
  • †Trochita aperta
• Trochocyathus
  • †Trochocyathus montgomeriensis
• †Tropisurcula
  • †Tropisurcula crenula
• †Trudopollis
• †Truncorotaloides
  • †Truncorotaloides danvillensis
• †Trypanotoma
  • †Trypanotoma obtusa
  • †Trypanotoma terebriformis
• †Turbinolia
  • †Turbinolia pharetra
  • †Turbinolia subtercisa
  • †Turbinolia tenuis
  • †Turbinolia vicksburgensis
• 

  A living Turbonilla parasitic pyram sea snail
  Turbonilla
  • †Turbonilla major – tentative report
• Turricula
  • †Turricula nasuto
  • †Turricula plenta
  • †Turricula plutonica
• †Turrilina
  • †Turrilina robertsi
• Turris
  • †Turris capax
  • †Turris kerenensis
  • †Turris rockscreekensis
  • †Turris siphus
• 

  Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella
  Turritella
  • †Turritella aldrichi
  • †Turritella bellifera
  • †Turritella bunkerhillensis
  • †Turritella clevelandia
  • †Turritella creola
  • †Turritella dutexata
  • †Turritella eurynome
  • †Turritella gardnerae – type locality for species
  • †Turritella multilira
  • †Turritella nasuta
  • †Turritella praecincta
• †Tythonichthys – or unidentified comparable form

U

• †Ulmipollenites
• Umbraculum
  • †Umbraculum planulatum
• Umbrina
  • †Umbrina gemma – or unidentified related form
• †Undulatisporites
• Uroconger
• Uromitra
  • †Uromitra grantensis
• Ursus
  • 

    A living Ursus americanus, or American black bear
    †Ursus americanus
• Uvigerina
  • †Uvigerina gardnerae
  • †Uvigerina jacksonensis
  • †Uvigerina vicksburgensis

V

• Vaginulina
• 

  A living Vasum, or vase sea snail
  Vasum
  • †Vasum humerosum
• Venericardia
  • †Venericardia apodensata
  • †Venericardia bashiplata
  • †Venericardia carsonensis
  • †Venericardia densata
  • †Venericardia diversidentata
  • †Venericardia gardnerae – type locality for species
  • †Venericardia klimacodes
  • †Venericardia natchitoches
  • †Venericardia rotunda
  • †Venericardia sabinensis – type locality for species
• †Verrucatosporites
  • †Verrucatosporites prosecundus
  • †Verrucatosporites spp,
• Verticordia
  • †Verticordia cossmanni
  • †Verticordia sotoensis
• †Virgulina
  • †Virgulina vicksburgensis
• †Vokesula
  • †Vokesula aldrichi
• 

  A living Voluta sea snail
  Voluta
  • †Voluta newcombiana
• †Volvaria
  • †Volvaria reticulata

X

• Xenistius – or unidentified related form
• 

  Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous-modern carrier shell sea snail Xenophora
  Xenophora
  • †Xenophora reclusa
• †Xiphiorhynchus

Y

• Yoldia
  • †Yoldia hammetti
  • †Yoldia kindlei

Z

• 

  Life restoration of the Eocene whale Zygorhiza
  †Zygorhiza
  • †Zygorhiza kochii