List of the prehistoric life of Florida facts for kids
This list of the prehistoric life of Florida contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Florida.
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Florida.
Paleozoic
- †Actinopteria
- †Acutiramus
- †Acutiramus suwaneensis
- †Arisaigia
- †Arisaigia postornata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Butovicella
- †Butovicella migrans
- †Colpocoryphe
- †Colpocoryphe exsul
- †Conularia
- †Eoschizodus
- †Modiomorpha
- †Plectonotus
- †Pleurodapis
- †Prothyris
- †Pterinopecten
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†Pterygotus
Life restoration of the Silurian-Middle Devonian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Pterygotus- †Pterygotus floridanus
- †Tentaculites
Mesozoic
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Florida.
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Florida
- †Abra
- Acanthocardia
- Acanthochitona
- Acar
- Accipiter
- Acer
- †Acmaturris
- Acris
- †Acris gryllus – or unidentified comparable form
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†Acritohippus
- †Acritohippus isonesus
- Acropora
- †Acropora cervicornis
- †Acropora palmata
- Acrosterigma
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- Actitis
- †Actitis macularia
- Aegolius
- †Aegolius acadicus
- †Aelurodon
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†Aepycamelus
- †Aepycamelus major
- Aequipecten
- Aesopus
- Aetobatus
- Agaricia
- †Agaricia agaricites
- Agaronia
- Agassizia
- Agatrix
- Agelaius
- Agkistrodon
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†Agkistrodon piscivorus
Close-up portrait of a living Agkistrodon piscivorus, also known as a water moccasin or cottonmouth
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- Agladrillia
- †Agnotocastor
- †Agriotherium
- Aix
- Ajaia
- †Ajaia ajaja
- Alaba
- Alabina
- Alca – type locality for genus
- †Aletomeryx
- Alligator
- †Alligator mississipiensis
- †Alligator mississippiensis
- †Alligator olseni – type locality for species
- Alnus
- Alosa
- Alveopora
- Amauropsis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Ambystoma
- †Amebelodon
- Americardia
- †Americardia media
- Amia
- Ammodramus
- Amnicola
- †Amphicyon
- †Amphimachairodus
- †Amphiroa
- Amphistegina
- Amphiuma
- †Amplibuteo
- †Amplibuteo woodwardi
- †Ampullina
- †Ampullinopsis
- Amusium
- †Anabernicula
- Anachis
- Anadara
- †Anadara floridana
- †Anadara ovalis
- †Anadara transversa
- †Anadara trapezia
- Anas
- †Anas acuta
- †Anas americana
- †Anas carolinensis
- †Anas clypeata
- †Anas crecca
- †Anas cyanoptera – or unidentified comparable form
- †Anas discors
- †Anas fulvigula
- †Anas platyrhynchos
- †Anas rubripes
- †Anas strepera
- Anatina
- †Anchitherium
- Ancilla
- Angulus
- Anhinga
- †Anhinga anhinga
- Anodonta
- Anodontia
- †Anodontia alba
- Anolis
- Anomia
- †Anomia simplex
- Anona
- Antalis
- Anticlimax
- Antigona
- Antillophos
- †Antillophos candeanus – or unidentified comparable form
- Antrozous
- Aorotrema
- †Aorotrema cistronium
- Apalone
- †Apalone ferox
- Aphelocoma
- †Aphelops
- Aphera
- Aquila
- †Aramides
- †Aramides cajanea
- Aramus
- †Aramus guarauna
- Arbacia
- Arca
- †Arca imbricata
- †Arca zebra
- †Archaeohippus
- Architectonica
- †Archosargus
- Arcinella
- †Arcinella arcinella
- †Arcinella cornuta
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†Arctodus
Restoration of an Arctodus, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale - †Arctonasua
- Ardea
- Ardeola
- Argobuccinum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Argopecten
- †Argopecten gibbus
- †Argopecten irradians
- Arius
- Artena
- Asio
- Aspella
- †Aspella senex – type locality for species
- Assiminea
- Astarte
- Astraea
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Astralium
- †Astralium phoebium
- Astrangia
- †Astrohippus
- Astyris
- †Astyris lunata
- Athleta
- Atractosteus
- †Atractosteus spatula
- Atrina
- Attiliosa
- †Attiliosa aldridgei
- †Aturia
- Atys
- Axelella
- Aythya
- †Aztlanolagus
- †Babelomurex
- Bactridium
- Bailya
- †Bailya intricata
- Baiomys
- Bairdiella
- Balaenoptera
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†Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Illustration of a living Balaenoptera acutorostrata, or common minke whale
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- Balanus
- †Balanus improvisus – or unidentified related form
- †Balanus trigonus
- Balistes
- Barbatia
- †Barbatia candida
- †Barbourofelis
- Bartschella
- Basiliscus – or unidentified comparable form
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†Basilosaurus
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus - Batillaria
- †Batrachosauroides
- Bela
- †Bela nassoides – type locality for species
- †Benzoin
- †Benzoin melissaefolium – or unidentified comparable form
- Biomphalaria
- Bison
- †Bison antiquus
- †Bison latifrons
- Bittiolum
- †Bittiolum varium
- Bittium
- Bivetopsia
- Blarina
- †Blastomeryx
- Boa
- †Boa constrictor – type locality for species
- Bonasa
- Boonea
- †Boonea seminuda
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†Borophagus
Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel. Jay Matternes (1964).- †Borophagus diversidens
- †Borophagus hilli
- †Borophagus orc
- †Borophagus pugnator
- Bostrycapulus
- †Bostrycapulus aculeatus
- Botaurus
- †Bothriodon
- Botula
- †Botula fusca
- Brachidontes
- †Brachidontes exustus
- †Brachycythara
- †Brachycythara dasa – type locality for species
- †Brana
- Branta
- †Brasenia
- Bubo
- Buccella
- Buccinum
- Bucephala
- Buchema
- Bufo
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†Bufo quercicus
Living male (left) and female (right) Anaxyrus quercicus, or oak toads - †Bufo terrestris
- †Bufo woodhousei
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- Bulimulus
- Bulla
- †Bulla striata
- Bullaria
- Bursa
- †Bursa rhodostoma
- †Bursa rugosa
- Busycon
- †Busycon carica
- †Busycon contrarium
- †Busycon perversum
- †Busycon sinistrum
- Busycotypus
- †Busycotypus canaliculatus
- Buteo
- Buteogallus
- †Buteogallus fragilis
- †Buteogallus urubitinga
- Butorides
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†Butorides virescens
A living Butorides virescens, or green heron
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- Cadulus
- Caecum
- †Caecum cinctum
- †Caecum circumvolutum
- †Caecum cooperi
- †Caecum cycloferum
- †Caecum floridanum
- †Caecum imbricatum
- †Caecum pulchellum
- †Caecum regulare
- †Caecum strigosum
- Calidris
- †Calidris canutus – or unidentified comparable form
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†Calidris pusilla – or unidentified comparable form
A living Calidris pusilla, or semipalmated sandpiper
- †Calippus
- Callianassa
- Calliostoma
- †Calliostoma euglyptum
- †Calliostoma jujubinum
- †Calliostoma pulchrum
- †Calliostoma roseolum
- †Calliostoma tampaense
- †Calliostoma yucatecanum – or unidentified comparable form
- Callista
- †Callophoca
- Calotrophon
- †Calotrophon ostrearum
- Calyptraea
- †Calyptraea centralis
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†Camelops
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops - Cancellaria
- †Cancellaria reticulata
- Cancilla
- Canis
- †Canis armbrusteri
- †Canis dirus – type locality for species
- †Canis edwardii
- †Canis familiaris
- †Canis latrans
- †Canis lepophagus
- †Canis lupus
- †Canis rufus
- Cantharus
- Capella
- †Capromeryx
- Capulus
- Caracara
- †Caracara cheriway
- †Caracara plancus
- Caranx
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carcharodon
- †Carcharodon carcharias
- †Carcharodon hastalis
- Cardinalis
- Cardita
- Carditamera
- Caretta
- †Carex
- Carinodrillia
- †Carpella
- Carphophis
- †Carpocyon
- Carya
- Carychium
- †Casmerodius
- †Casmerodius albus
- Cassidulina
- Cassis
- †Cassis madagascariensis
- Castanea
- Castor
- †Castor californicus
- †Castor canadensis
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†Castoroides
- †Castoroides leiseyorum – type locality for species
- †Castoroides ohioensis
- Cathartes
- †Cathartes aura
- Catharus
- Centropomus
- Cerastoderma
- †Cerion
- Cerithidea
- †Cerithidea pliculosa
- †Cerithidea scalariformis
- Cerithioclava
- Cerithiopsis
- †Cerithiopsis aralia
- †Cerithiopsis greenii
- †Cerithiopsis vinca
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Cerithium
- †Cerithium atratum
- †Cerithium eburneum
- †Cerithium georgianum – or unidentified related form
- †Cerithium guinaicum
- †Cerithium lutosum
- †Cerithium muscarum
- Cerodrillia
- †Cerodrillia simpsoni
- Ceryle
- Chaetopleura
- †Chaetopleura apiculata
- Chama
- †Chama congregata
- †Chama macerophylla
- Chamelea
- Charadrius
- †Chasmaporthetes
- Cheilea
- Chelonia
- Chelonibia
- †Chelonibia testudinaria
- Chelydra
- Chemnitzia
- †Chesapecten
- †Chesapecten jeffersonius
- Chicoreus
- †Chicoreus brevifrons
- †Chicoreus dilectus
- Chilomycterus
- Chione
- †Chione cancellata
- Chlamys
- Chlorostoma
- Chondestes – or unidentified comparable form
- Chrysallida
- Chrysemys
- †Chrysemys floridana
- Cibicides
- Ciconia
- †Ciconia maltha
- Cidaris
- Cinctura
- †Cinctura hunteria
- †Cinctura lilium
- Circulus
- Circus
- †Circus cyaneus – or unidentified comparable form
- Cirsotrema
- Cistothorus
- Cladocora
- Clangula
- Clathrodrillia
- Clathrus
- Clava
- Clavatula
- Clavus
- Clementia
- Closia
- Clypeaster
- Cnemidophorus
- †Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
- Coccyzus
- Cochlespira
- Cochliolepis
- Codakia
- †Codakia orbicularis
- Colaptes
- Colinus
- †Colinus virginianus
- Colpophyllia
- †Colpophyllia natans
- Coluber
- Columba
- †Columba fasciata
- Columbella
- †Columbella mercatoria
- †Columbella rusticoides
- Columbellopsis
- †Columbellopsis nycteis – or unidentified comparable form
- Compsodrillia
- Concavus
- †Concholepas
- Conepatus
- Conomitra
- †Conorbis
- Conus
- †Conus anabathrum
- †Conus daucus
- †Conus delessertii
- †Conus eversoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Conus jaspideus – type locality for species
- †Conus miamiensis
- †Conus patglicksteinae
- †Conus patricius
- †Conus sennottorum
- †Conus spurius
- Coragyps
- †Coragyps atratus
- †Coragyps occidentalis
- Coralliophila
- Corbula
- †Cormocyon
- †Cormohipparion
- Corvus
- †Corylus
- Coturnicops
- †Coturnicops noveboracensis
- †Crassinella lunulata
- Crassispira
- Crassostrea
- †Cremaster – type locality for genus
- †Cremaster
- Crenella
- Crepidula
- †Crepidula convexa
- †Crepidula fornicata
- †Crepidula maculosa
- †Crepidula plana
- Crepipatella
- †Crommium
- Crotalus
- †Crotalus adamanteus
- †Crotalus giganteus
- Crucibulum
- †Crucibulum auricula
- †Crucibulum spinosum
- †Crucibulum striatum
- Cryptotis
- †Cryptotis parva
- †Ctena orbiculata
- Cumingia
- Cupuladria
- Cupularia
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†Cuvieronius
- †Cuvieronius tropicus
- Cyanocitta
- Cyclocardia
- Cygnus
- Cylichna
- †Cymakra
- †Cymakra poncei
- Cymatium
- Cymatosyrinx
- Cymbovula
- †Cymbovula acicularis
- Cymodocea
- †Cynarctoides
- †Cynarctoides lemur
- †Cynelos
- Cynoscion
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†Cynthiacetus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus - Cyphoma
- †Cyphoma gibbosum
- †Cyphoma intermedium
- Cypraea
- Cypraecassis
- Cypraedia
- †Cyrenoida floridana
- †Cyrtopleura costata
- Cythara
- †Cythara anthera
- Daedalochila
- †Daedalochila uvulifera
- Daphnella
- †Daphnella elata
- †Daphoenodon
- †Daphoenus – tentative report
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
- †Dasypus bellus – type locality for species
- Dauciconus
- Deirochelys
- Dendraster
- Dendrocopos
- Dendrocygna
- †Dendrogyra
- †Dendrogyra cylindrus
- Dendropoma
- †Dendropoma irregulare
- Dentalium
- Dentimargo
- †Dentimargo aureocinctus
- †Dentimargo eburneolus
- Dermomurex
- †Dermomurex antecessor
- †Dermomurex elizabethae
- †Desmatippus
- †Desmocyon
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Desmodus
- †Desmodus stocki
- Diadophis
- Diastoma
- Dicathais
- †Diceratherium – or unidentified comparable form
- Dichocoenia
- †Dichocoenia stokesi
- Didelphis
- †Didianema
- †Didianema pauli
- Dinocardium
- †Dinocardium robustum
- †Dinohippus
- †Dinohyus
- Diodon
- Diodora
- †Diodora cayenensis
- †Diodora meta
- †Diodora sayi
- †Diplodonta punctata
- †Diplodonta semiaspera
- Diploria
- †Diploria labyrinthiformis
- †Dipoides
- Discinisca
- †Discohelix
- Discorbis
- Distorsio
- †Distorsio mcgintyi – type locality for species
- †Divaricella dentata
- Dolabella
- †Dolicholatirus
- Donax
- †Donax fossor
- †Donax variabilis
- †Dorypaltus – type locality for genus
- †Dorypaltus prosphatus – type locality for species
- Dosinia
- †Dosinia discus
- Drymarchon
- †Drymarchon corais
- Dryocopus
- Dumetella
- Echinocardium
- Echinometra
- †Echinometra lucunter
- †Ecphora
- †Ectopistes
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†Ectopistes migratorius
Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius, or passenger pigeon
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- Egretta
- †Egretta thula
- †Egretta tricolor – or unidentified comparable form
- Elaphe
- †Elaphe guttata
- †Elaphe obsoleta
- Eleutherodactylus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elliptoideus
- Elphidium
- Emarginula
- Enaeta
- Engina
- †Engoniophos
- †Enhydritherium terraenovae – type locality for species
- †Enhydrocyon
- Ensis
- †Ensis directus
- †Ensis minor
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†Epicyon
- †Epicyon haydeni
- Epitonium
- †Epitonium humphreysii
- †Epitonium novangliae
- Eptesicus
- Equetus
- Equus
- †Equus fraternus
- †Equus giganteus
- Eratoidea
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†Eremotherium
- †Eremotherium laurillardi
- Erethizon
- Eretmochelys
- †Ereunetes
- Erolia
- Ervilia
- Erycina – tentative report
- Erycina
- Eubalaena
- Eucidaris
- †Eucidaris tribuloides
- †Eucrassatella speciosa
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†Eucyon
- †Eucyon davisi
- Eudocimus
- †Eudolium
- Eugeniconus
- Euglandina
- Eulima
- †Eulima bifasciata
- Eulithidium
- †Eulithidium thalassicola
- Eumeces
- †Eumeces fasciatus
- †Eumeces inexpectatus
- Eumops – type locality for genus
- †Eumops glaucinus – type locality for species
- †Euoplocyon
- Euphagus
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†Euphagus cyanocephalus
A living Euphagus cyanocephalus, or Brewer's blackbird
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- Eupleura
- †Eupleura caudata
- †Eupleura sulcidentata
- †Eupleura tampaensis
- Eusmilia
- †Eusmilia fastigiata
- Euspira
- Euvola
- †Euvola raveneli
- †Euvola ziczac
- Fabella
- Falco
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†Falco columbarius
A living Falco columbarius, or merlin - †Falco peregrinus
- †Falco sparverius
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- Farancia
- Fasciolaria
- †Fasciolaria tulipa
- Favartia
- †Favartia cellulosa
- Favia
- †Favia fragum
- Favites
- Felis
- Fenimorea
- †Fenimorea fucata
- †Fenimorea moseri
- †Fenimorea pagodula
- Ferrissia
- Ficus
- †Ficus communis
- Fimbria
- Finella
- †Finella adamsi
- †Finella dubia
- Fissurella
- Flabellum
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†Florida
- †Florida caerulea
- †Floridaceras
- †Floridachoerus
- †Floridatragulus
- Fontigens – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Fossaria
- †Fossaria cubensis
- Fossarus
- Fragum
- Fulgurofusus
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Fulguropsis
- †Fulguropsis feldmanni
- †Fulica
- †Fundulus
- Fusinus
- Fusiturricula
- Gadila
- †Galaxea
- Galeocerdo
- †Galeocerdo aduncus
- †Galeocerdo contortus
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†Galeocerdo cuvier
A living Galeocerdo cuvier, or tiger shark
- Gallinago
- Gallinula
- †Gallinula brodkorbi – type locality for species
- †Gallinula chloropus
- †Gambusia
- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- Gastrocopta
- †Gastrocopta contracta
- †Gastrocopta pentodon
- Gastrophryne
- Gavia
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†Gavialosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Gavialosuchus americanus
- Gegania
- Gemma
- †Gemma gemma
- Gemmula
- Gemophos
- †Gemophos tinctus
- Genota
- †Gentilicamelus – or unidentified comparable form
- Geochelone
- Geomys
- †Geothlypis
- Geranoaetus
- Gibberula
- †Gigantopecten
- †Gigantostrea
- Ginglymostoma
- Glans
- Glaucidium
- Glaucomys
- Globicephala
- †Globicephala macrorhynchus – type locality for species
- Globigerina
- Globularia
- Globulina
- †Glossotherium
- Glycymeris
- †Glycymeris americana
- †Glycymeris decussata
- Glyphostoma
- Glyphyalinia
- Glyptoactis
- †Glyptotherium
- †Gomphotherium
- †Goniodelphis – type locality for genus
- Goniopora
- Gopherus
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†Gopherus polyphemus
A living Gopherus polyphemus, or gopher tortoise
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- †Granoturris
- †Granoturris padolina
- Granulina
- Graptemys
- †Graptemys barbouri – or unidentified comparable form
- Gregariella
- †Gregariella coralliophaga
- Grus
- †Guara
- Guttulina
- Gymnogyps
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†Gymnogyps californianus
A living Gymnogyps californianus, or California condor
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- Gyraulus
- †Hadrodelphis
- Haematopus – type locality for genus
- †Haematopus palliatus – type locality for species
- Haemulon
- Haliaeetus
- †Haliaetus
- †Halichoeres
- †Halimeda
- Halodule
- Haminoea
- Harengula
- Hastula
- Haustellum
- Hawaiia
- Heilprinia
- Heliaster
- †Heliaster microbrachius
- Helicina
- Helisoma
- Heloderma – tentative report
- †Hemiauchenia
- †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
- Hemipristis
- †Hemipristis serra
- Here
- †Herodias
- †Herpetotherium
- Hespererato
- †Hespererato maugeriae
- Hesperisternia
- †Hesperisternia multangulus
- †Hesperotestudo
- Heterodon
- †Heterodon platyrhinos
- †Heterodon simus
- †Hexameryx – type locality for genus
- Hexaplex
- †Hexaplex fulvescens
- Hiatella
- Himantopus
- Himerometra
- Hindsia
- Hindsiclava
- †Hipparion
- Hipponix
- †Hippotherium
- †Holmesina
- †Homiphoca
- Homo
- †Homotherium
- †Homotherium serum
- †Humboldtiana – tentative report
- Hyalina
- Hydrobia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Hydrochoerus
- Hyla
- †Hyla cinerea
- †Hyla femoralis
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†Hyla gratiosa
A living Hyla gratiosa, or barking tree frog
- Hylocichla – or unidentified comparable form
- Hyotissa
- †Hypohippus
- †Hypolagus
- Ictalurus
- †Ictalurus catus – or unidentified comparable form
- Ilex
- Ilyanassa
- †Indarctos
- †Inodrillia
- †Inodrillia aepynota
- Ischnochiton
- Isognomon
- †Isognomon alatus
- †Isognomon radiatus – tentative report
- Isophyllia
- †Isophyllia sinuosa
- Isurus
- Ithycythara
- †Ithycythara lanceolata
- †Ithycythara psila
- Ixobrychus
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Jabiru
A living Jabiru mycteria stork- †Jabiru mycteria – type locality for species
- Jacana
- Japonactaeon
- †Japonactaeon punctostriatus
- Jaspidella
- †Jaspidella jaspidea – tentative report
- †Jenkinsia – or unidentified comparable form
- Jenneria
- †Jordanella
- †Jordanella floridae
- Julia
- Junco
- Kinosternon
- Knefastia
- †Kogiopsis – type locality for genus
- †Kogiopsis floridana – type locality for species
- Kuphus
- Kurtziella
- †Kurtziella cerina
- †Kurtziella limonitella
- †Kurtziella serta
- †Kyptoceras
- †Lachnolaimus
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†Lachnolaimus maximus
A living Lachnolaimus maximus, or hogfish
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- †Lactophrys
- Laevapex
- Laevicardium
- †Laevicardium mortoni
- Lagena
- †Lagodon
- †Laguna
- Lampropeltis
- Lanius
- Larus
- Lasiurus
- Laterallus
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†Laterallus exilis – or unidentified comparable form
Illustration of a living Laterallus exilis, or grey-breasted crake
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- Latirus
- †Latirus jucundus
- †Latirus maxwelli
- Leiocephalus – tentative report
- Leiostomus
- †Leitneria
- †Leitneria floridana
- Leopardus
- Lepidochelys
- Lepisosteus
- Lepomis
- †Lepomis gulosus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Lepomis microlophus
- †Leptocyon – tentative report
- Lepus
- †Lepus townsendii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Leucophoyx thula
- Lima
- Limaria
- Limatula
- †Limatula subauriculata
- Limnodromus
- †Limosa
- Linatella
- †Linatella caudata
- Linga
- Lioglyphostoma
- Liotia
- †Liquidambar
- Lithophaga
- †Lithophaga antillarum
- †Lithophaga aristata – tentative report
- †Lithophaga bisulcata
- †Lithophaga nigra
- Lithophyllum
- Lithopoma
- †Lithopoma americanum
- Lithothamnion
- Litiopa
- Littoraria
- †Littoraria angulifera
- †Littoraria irrorata
- Littorina
- Lobatus
- †Lobatus costatus
- †Lobatus gigas
- †Lobatus raninus
- Longchaeus
- †Longchaeus suturalis
- Lontra
-
†Lontra canadensis
Pair of living Lontra canadensis, or North American river otter
-
- Lophelia
- †Lophelia prolifera
- †Lophocetus – or unidentified related form
- Lophodytes
- Lottia
- Lovenia
- Lucapina
- †Lucapina sowerbii
- †Lucapina suffusa
- Lucapinella
- †Lucapinella limatula
- Lucina
- †Lucina pensylvanica
- Luidia
- Luria
- †Lutjanus
- Lynx
- Lyria
- Lytechinus
- †Lytechinus variegatus
- †Machairodus
- Macoma
- †Macoma tenta
- Macrocallista
- †Macrocallista maculata
- †Macrocallista nimbosa
- Macrochelys
- Macrocypraea
- †Macrocypraea cervus
- Mactra
- Madrepora
- †Madrepora oculata
- Magilus
- Magnolia
- Malaclemys
- Malea
- †Mammacyon
- †Mammut
-
†Mammut americanum
Restoration of a Mammut americanum, or American mastodon - †Mammut matthewi
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- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi – type locality for species
- Manicina
- †Manicina areolata
- Maoricrypta
- Margaretta
- †Margaritaria
- Margarites
- Marginella
- Marsupina
- †Marsupina bufo
- Martesia
- Massyla
- Masticophis
- Meandrina
- †Meandrina meandrites
- Megabalanus
- †Megabalanus tintinnabulum
- Megaceryle
- †Megahippus
- †Megalictis
- †Megalonyx
- †Megalonyx jeffersonii
- †Megalonyx leptostomus
- †Megalonyx wheatleyi
- Megalops
- †Megantereon
- Megaptera
- Meioceras
- †Meioceras nitidum
- Melampus
- †Melampus bidentatus
- †Melampus coffea
-
Melanella
- †Melanella conoidea
- Melanerpes
- Meleagris
- †Meleagris gallopavo – type locality for species
- †Mellita quinquiesperforata
- Melongena
- †Melongena bispinosa
- †Melongena corona
- †Melongena melongena
- Melospiza
- Membranipora – or unidentified comparable form
- †Menoceras
- Menticirrhus
- Mephitis
- Mercenaria
- Meretrix
- Mergus
- †Merychippus
- †Merycoidodon
- Mesoplodon
- †Mesoreodon
- †Metatomarctus
- †Metaxytherium – type locality for genus
- Metula
- Microdrillia
- Microhyla
- Micropogonias
- Micropora
- Micropterus
- Microtus
- †Microtus pennsylvanicus
-
†Microtus pinetorum
A living Microtus pinetorum, or woodland vole
- Micrurus
- Millepora
- †Millepora alcicornis
- Milvago
- †Mimus
- †Miohippus
- †Miopetaurista
-
†Miracinonyx
- †Miracinonyx inexpectatus
- Mitra
- †Mitra semiferruginea
- Mitrella
- Mitromorpha
- †Mitromorpha dormitor
- Modiolus
- †Modiolus americanus
- Modulus
- †Modulus calusa
- †Modulus carchedonius
- †Modulus modulus
- Molothrus
- Monilispira
- Monoplex
- †Monoplex krebsii
- †Monoplex parthenopeus
- †Monostiolum
- Mormoops
- †Moropus
- †Morum oniscus
- Morus
- Mugil
- †Mulina
- Mulinia
- †Mulinia lateralis
- Murex
- Murexiella
- †Murexiella glypta
- †Murexiella macgintyi – type locality for species
- Murexsul
- Muricanthus
- Muricopsis
- Musculium
- Musculus
- †Musculus lateralis
- Mussa
- †Mussa angulosa
- Mussismilia
- Mustela
- †Mya
- Mycetophyllia
- Mycteria
- †Mylagaulus
- Myliobatis
- †Mylodon
-
†Mylohyus
- †Mylohyus elmorei
- †Mylohyus floridanus – type locality for species
- †Mylohyus fossilis – type locality for species
- Myotis
- Myrica
- Mytilopsis
- †Mytilopsis leucophaeata
- Mytilus
- †Nannippus
- Nannodiella
- †Nanosiren – type locality for genus
- †Nanosiren garciae – type locality for species
- †Nanotragulus
- Narona
- Nassa – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Nassarina
- †Nassarina glypta
- Nassarius
- †Nassarius acutus
- †Nassarius antillarum
- †Nassarius consensus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Nassarius vibex
- Nasua – or unidentified comparable form
- Natica
- Naticarius
- †Naticarius canrena
- Natrix
- †Natrix cyclopion
- †Natrix erythrogaster – or unidentified comparable form
- Necturus
- Negaprion
- †Neochoerus
- †Neochoerus aesopi
- †Neochoerus pinckneyi
- Neofiber
- †Neohipparion
- Neomonachus
- †Neomonachus tropicalis
- Neophrontops
- Neotoma
- Nerita
- Neritina
- †Neritina usnea
- †Neritina virginea
- †Neritopsis
- Nerodia
- †Nerodia fasciata
- †Nerodia sipedon
- †Nerodia taxispilota – or unidentified comparable form
- Nesovitrea
- †Nettion crecca
- Neverita
-
†Nimravides
Fossilized partial cranium of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Nimravides - Niso
- Nitidella
- †Nitidella nitida
- Niveria
- †Niveria quadripunctata
- †Niveria suffusa
- Nodipecten
- †Nodipecten nodosus
- †Nothokemas
- †Nothrotheriops
- Notophthalmus
- Notorynchus
- †Nototamias
- Nucula
- †Nucula proxima
- †Nuculana acuta
- Numenius
- Nummulites
- Nyctanassa
-
†Nyctanassa violacea – type locality for species
A living Nyctanassa violacea, or yellow-crowned night heron
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- Nycticeius
- Nycticorax
- †Nyssa
- Ochrotomys
- Oculina
- †Oculina diffusa
- Odocoileus
- Odontaspis
- Odostomia
- †Odostomia acutidens
- †Odostomia laevigata
- Olar
- †Oligobunis
- Oliva
- †Oliva reticularis
- †Oliva sayana
- Olivella
- †Olivella dealbata
- †Olivella floralia
- †Olivella mutica
- †Olivella pusilla
-
Ondatra
A living Ondatra, or muskrat - Onoba
- †Ontocetus
- †Ontocetus emmonsi
- Onustus
- Opalia
- Opheodrys
- Ophidion
- †Ophiomorpha
- Ophisaurus
- †Ophisaurus compressus
- †Ophisaurus ventralis
- †Opsanus
- Orbicella
- †Orbicella annularis
- Orthogeomys
- Orthopristis
- Oryzomys
- †Osbornodon
- †Osbornodon iamonensis
- †Oscilla
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea compressirostra
- †Ostrea equestris
- †Otodus
-
†Otodus megalodon
Diagram illustrating the largest (grey) and most conservative (red) size estimates of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Carcharocles megalodon (sometimes Carcharodon or Otodus megalodon) with a whale shark (violet), great white shark (green), and anachronistic human (black) to scale
-
- Otus
- †Otus asio
- †Oxydactylus – tentative report
- †Oxyura
- †Pachyarmatherium
- †Pachyarmatherium leiseyi – type locality for species
- †Palaeogale
- †Palaeolama
- †Palaeophis
- †Palaeophoyx columbiana – type locality for species
- †Pandanaris
- Pandion
- Pandora
- Panopea
- Panthera
- Papyridea
- †Papyridea soleniformis
- †Parahippus
- †Parahippus leonensis – type locality for species
- Parametaria
-
†Paramylodon
- Parastarte
- †Parastarte triquetra
- †Parotodus
- Parvanachis
- †Parvanachis obesa
- Parviturbo
- Passerculus
-
Passerella – or unidentified comparable form
A living Passerella iliaca, or fox sparrow - Passerina – or unidentified comparable form
- Patelloida
- †Patelloida pustulata
- Pecari
- Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Pediomeryx
- Pelecanus
- †Pelecanus erythrorhynchos – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pelecanus schreiberi
- †Peltosaurus
- Peneroplis
- Periglypta
- Peristernia
- Perna
- Perognathus
- Peromyscus
- Peronella
- †Perplicaria
- Persicula
- Persististrombus
-
Petaloconchus
- †Petaloconchus floridanus
- †Petaloconchus varians
- Petricola
- †Petrolisthes
- Phalacrocorax
- Phalium
- †Phlaocyon
- †Phlaocyon achoros
- †Phoberocyon
- †Phocanella
- Phoenicopterus
- †Phoenicopterus copei
-
†Phoenicopterus ruber
A living Phoenicopterus ruber, or American flamingo
- Pholadomya
- Phos
- Phrontis
- †Phrontis vibex
- Phyllonotus
- †Phyllonotus globosus
- †Phyllonotus pomum
- Physa
- Physella
- †Physella heterostropha
- †Physeterula
- †Physogaleus
- †Physogaleus contortus
- Pica
- Picoides
- †Picoides villosus – or unidentified comparable form
- Pilsbryspira
- †Pilsbryspira leucocyma
- Pinctada
- Pinna
- Pinus
- †Pinus caribaea
- †Pinus taeda
- Pipilo
- Pipistrellus
- Pisania
- †Piscobalaena
- †Pistia
- Pitar
- †Pitar cordatus
- †Pitar morrhuanus
- Pituophis
- Pitymys
- †Planorbella
- †Planorbella duryi
- Planorbis
-
†Platybelodon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene elephant relative Platybelodon - †Platygonus
- †Platygonus compressus
- †Platylepas
- Plecotus
- †Plecotus rafinesquii
- Plegadis
- Plethodon
- †Pleurodonte
- Pleurofusia
- †Pleurofusia dowlingi
- Pleuromeris
- †Pleuromeris tridentata
- Pleuroploca
- Plicatula
- †Plicatula gibbosa
- †Pliocyon
- †Pliohippus
- †Pliometanastes
- †Plionarctos
- †Plithocyon – or unidentified comparable form
- Pocillopora
- Podiceps
- Podilymbus
- Podomys
- †Poecilia
- Pogonias
- Poirieria
- Polinices
- †Polinices hepaticus
- †Polinices lacteus
- Polygireulima
- Polygonum
- Polygyra
- †Polygyra cereolus
- †Polygyra septemvolva
- Polyschides
- Polystira
- †Polystira albida
- Pomacea
- Pomatodelphis
-
Porites
- †Porites astreoides
- †Porites furcata
- †Porites porites
- †Porphyrula martinica
- Portunus
- Porzana
- †Potamides
- Prionotus
- Pristis
- †Procamelus
- †Procranioceras
- Procyon
- †Procyon lotor – type locality for species
- †Prosynthetoceras
- †Protocardia
- †Protohippus
- †Protosiren
- Prunum
- †Prunum amabile
- †Prunum apicinum
- †Prunum bellum
- †Prunum guttatum
- †Prunum roscidum
- Psammechinus
- †Psephophorus
- Pseudacris
- Pseudemys
- †Pseudemys concinna
- †Pseudemys floridana
- †Pseudemys nelsoni
- †Pseudhipparion
- †Pseudobranchus
- Pseudochama
- Pseudodiploria
- Pseudosuccinea
- Pseudotorinia
- Pseudozonaria
- Psilaxis
- Pteria
- †Pteria colymbus
- Pterocarya
- Pteromeris
- †Pteromeris perplana
- Pteropurpura
- Pterorytis
- Pterotyphis
- †Pterotyphis triangularis
- Pterynotus
- †Pterynotus phyllopterus
- †Pterynotus pinnatus
- †Ptychosalpinx
- Puffinus
- Pugnus
- †Puma
- Pupoides
- Purpura
- Pusula
- †Pusula pediculus
- Pycnodonte
- Pygmaepterys
- Pyramidella
- Pyrazus
- Pyrgocythara
- †Pyrgocythara plicosa
- Pyrgospira
- †Pyrgospira ostrearum
- †Pyrgospira tampaensis
- †Pyruconus
- Quercus
- †Quercus brevifolia
- †Quercus laurifolia
- †Quercus virginiana
- Querquedula
- †Querquedula discors
- Quinqueloculina
- Quiscalus
-
†Quiscalus major
A living Quiscalus major, or boat-tailed grackle - †Quiscalus mexicanus
- †Quiscalus quiscula
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- Rallus
- †Rana
- †Rana capito
- †Rana catesbeiana
- †Rana grylio
- †Rana pipiens
- Rangia
- Rapana
- Recurvirostra
- †Regina – or unidentified comparable form
- †Regina alleni
- Reithrodontomys
- Reteporella
- Retilaskeya
- †Retilaskeya bicolor
- Retusa – tentative report
- Rhadinaea
- †Rhegminornis
- Rhineura
- Rhinoclavis
- Rhinoptera
- Rhizoprionodon
- †Rhynchotherium
- Rictaxis
- Rimella
- Rimula
- Ringicula
- Rissoa
- Rissoina
- †Rissoina floridana
- †Rissoina sagraiana
- †Rissoina striatocostata
- Rostellaria
- †Rotalia
- Ruppia – or unidentified related form
- Sabal
- †Saccharoturris
- †Saccharoturris centrodes – type locality for species
- Sardinella
- Sassia
- †Satherium
- †Satherium piscinarium
- †Scala
- †Scaldicetus
- Scalopus
- Scaphander
- Scapharca
- Scaphella
- †Scaphella junonia
- Scaphiopus
- †Scaphiopus holbrooki
- †Scaphiopus holbrookii
- Schizaster
- Schizoporella
- †Sciadopitys
- Sciurus
-
†Sciurus carolinensis
A living Sciurus carolinensis, or eastern gray squirrel - †Sciurus niger
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- Scolopax
- Scolymia
- †Scolymia lacera
- Sconsia
- †Scutella
- Sedilia
- †Sedilia aphanitoma
- Seila
- †Seila adamsii
- Semele
- Semicassis
- †Semicassis granulata
- †Seminoleconus
- †Seraphs
- †Serenoa
- †Serenoa serrulata
- Serpula
- Serpulorbis
- †Serpulorbis decussatus
- Siderastrea
- †Siderastrea radians
- †Siderastrea siderea
- Sigatica
- †Sigatica semisulcata
- Sigmodon
- Simnia
- Simnialena
-
Sinum
- †Sinum perspectivum
- Siphonochelus
- †Siren
- †Siren hesterna – type locality for species
- †Siren lacertina
- †Siren simpsoni – type locality for species
- Sistrurus
- Smaragdia
- †Smaragdia viridis
-
†Smilodon
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon- †Smilodon fatalis
- †Smilodon gracilis
- Solariella
- Solecurtus
- Solen
- Solenosteira
- †Solenosteira cancellaria
- Somateria
- †Somateria spectabilis – or unidentified comparable form
- Sorex
- Sorites
- Spatula
- †Speotyto cunicularia
- Spermophilus
- Sphyraena
-
Sphyrna
A living Sphyrna hammerhead shark - Spilogale
- †Spiraxis – tentative report
- Spirorbis
- Spisula
- Spizaetus
- Spizella
- Splendrillia
- Spondylus
- †Spondylus americanus
- †Squalodon – tentative report
- †Stellifer
- Stercorarius
- Sternotherus
- Stewartia
- †Stewartia floridana
- Sthenictis
- Stigmaulax
- Stilosoma
- Storeria
- Stramonita
-
†Striatolamia
Fossilized teeth of the Paleocene-Miocene sandshark Striatolamia - Strioterebrum
- Strix
- Strobilops
- Strombiformis
- Strombina
- Strombus
- †Strombus alatus
- †Strombus pugilis
- †Strombus raninus
- Sturnella
- †Sturnella magna
- Stylophora
- Subcancilla
- Sula
- †Syllomus – or unidentified comparable form
- Sylvilagus
- Synaptomys
- Synodus
- †Synodus foetens – or unidentified comparable form
-
†Synthetoceras
- †Synthetoceras tricornatus – or unidentified comparable form
- Syntomodrillia
- Syrnola
- Tachybaptus
- Tachycineta
- Tadarida
- Tagelus
- Talparia
- Tamias
- †Tamias aristus
- Tantilla
-
Tapirus
A living Tapirus, or tapir- †Tapirus lundeliusi – type locality for species
- †Tapirus polkensis
- †Tapirus veroensis
- †Tapirus webbi – type locality for species
- Taras
- Taxodium
- Tectonatica
- †Tectonatica pusilla
- Tegula
- †Tegula fasciata
- Teinostoma
-
†Teleoceras
- †Teleoceras proterum
- Telescopium
- Tellina
- Tenagodus
- †Tephrocyon
- †Teratornis
- †Teratornis merriami
- Terebellum
- Terebra
- †Terebra dislocata
- †Terebra protexta
- Teredo
- Terrapene
-
†Terrapene carolina
A living Terrapene carolina, or common box turtle
-
- Testudo
- Textularia
- Thalassia
- †Thalassia testudinum
- Thalassodendron
- Thamnophis
- †Thelecythara
- †Thelecythara floridana
- †Theriodictis
- †Thinobadistes
- Thomomys
- Thracia
- Thyasira
- †Thyasira trisinuata
- †Ticholeptus
- Timoclea
-
†Titanis – type locality for genus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene terror bird Titanis- †Titanis walleri – type locality for species
- Tocobaga
- Tonna
- †Tonna galea
- Totanus
- Toxostoma
- Trachemys
- Trachycardium
- †Trachycardium egmontianum
- †Trachycardium isocardia
- †Trachycardium muricatum
- Trachyphyllia
- Trachypollia
- Tremarctos
- †Tremarctos floridanus
- Trichechus
-
†Trichechus manatus
A living Trichechus manatus, or West Indian manatee
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- Tricolia
- †Tricolia umbilicata
- †Trigonictis macrodon
- Trigonostoma
- Triloculina
- †Trinacria
- Tringa
- Triphora
-
Triplofusus
- †Triplofusus giganteus
- Tritonoharpa
- †Tritonoharpa lanceolata
- Trivia
- Trochita
- Troglodytes
- Trona
- Trophon
- †Tropidophis – or unidentified comparable form
- Tucetona
- Turbinella
- Turbo
- †Turbo castanea
- Turbonilla
- †Turbonilla hemphilli
- †Turbonilla levis – or unidentified comparable form
- Turdus
- Turritella
- †Turritella apicalis
-
Tursiops – or unidentified comparable form
A living Tursiops, or bottlenose dolphin - Tutufa
- Tympanuchus
- Typhina
- Typhinellus
- Typhis
- Typhlops – tentative report
- Tyrannus
- Tyronia
- Tyto
- Ulmus
- †Urocoptis
- Urocyon
- Urosalpinx
- †Urosalpinx cinerea
- †Urosalpinx perrugata
- Ursus
-
†Ursus americanus
A living Ursus americanus, or American black bear
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- Vasum
- †Vasum horridum
- †Vasum muricatum
- †Velates
- Venericardia
- Ventricolaria
- Venus
- Vermicularia
- †Vermicularia fargoi
- †Vermicularia spirata
- Vermivora
-
†Vermivora celata – or unidentified comparable form
Orange-crowned warbler Quintana, Texas
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- Verticordia
- Vertigo
- †Vertigo milium
- †Vertigo ovata
- Vexillum
- †Vexillum wandoense
- †Viburnum
- †Viburnum dentatum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Viburnum nudum
- †Vireo
- Vitis
-
†Vitis rotundifolia – or unidentified comparable form
Fruit and foliage of living Vitis rotundifolia, or muscadine grape vines
-
- †Vitricythara
- Vitrinella
- Vitularia
- Viviparus
- †Viviparus georgianus
- Vokesimurex
- †Vokesimurex anniae
- †Vokesimurex bellegladeensis
- †Vokesimurex rubidus
- Volsella
- Volutifusus
- Volvarina
- †Volvarina albolineata
- †Volvarina avena
- Vulpes
- †Vulpes vulpes – type locality for species
- †Xanthium
- Xenophora
- †Xenophora conchyliophora
-
†Xenosmilus – type locality for genus
- †Xenosmilus hodsonae – type locality for species
- Yoldia
- †Yumaceras
- Zapus
- Zebina
- †Zebina browniana
- †Zebina laevigata
- Zenaida
- †Zenaidura
- †Zenaidura macroura
- Zizyphus
- †Zodiolestes
- Zonaria
- Zonitoides
- †Zonitoides arboreus
- Zonotrichia
- †Zonotrichia albicollis – or unidentified comparable form
-
†Zonotrichia leucophrys – or unidentified comparable form
A living Zonotrichia leucophrys, or white-crowned sparrow
- Zonulispira
- †Zonulispira crocata
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