List of the prehistoric life of South Carolina
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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 edit
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic edit
- †Agraulos
- †Hypagnostus
- †Paradoxides
- †Paradoxides polonicus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Peronopsis
- †Ptychagnostus
- †Skreiaspis
Mesozoic edit
- †Acteon
- †Acutostrea
- †Aenona
- †Amaurellina
- †Ambigostrea
- †Anomia
- †Anomoeodus
- †Aphrodina
- †Arca
- †Archaeolamna
- Ataphrus
- †Baculites
- †Bellifusus
- †Borodinopristis
- Botula
- †Brachyrhizodus
- Caestocorbula
- †Calliomphalus
- Calyptraea
- †Camptonectes
- †Cantioscyllium
- Carcharias
- Chiloscyllium
- Cliona
- †Clisocolus
- Corbula
- Crassatella
- †Crenella
- †Cretalamna
- †Cretodus
- Cucullaea
- †Cuna
- †Cuspidaria
- †Cyclorisma
- Cylichna
- †Cymbophora
- †Cyprimeria
- †Dentalium
- †Deussenia
- †Dhondtichlamys
- †Drilluta
- †Ellipsoscapha
- †Enchodus
- †Etea
- †Eulima
- †Euspira
- †Exogyra
- †Flemingostrea
- †Gegania
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Graciliala
- †Granocardium
- †Granocardium bowenae
- †Granocardium kuemmeli
- †Granocardium kummeli
- †Granocardium lowei
- †Granocardium trilineatum – or unidentified comparable form
- Gyrodes
- †Hamulus
- †Hamulus huntensis – tentative report
- †Hamulus onyx
- †Hamulus squamosus
- †Harduinia
- †Helicaulax
- †Hercorhynchus
- Heterodontus
- †Heterodontus granti – or unidentified related form
- †Holkopollenites
- †Homomya
- †Homomya thrusheri – tentative report
- †Hybodus
- †Hypolophus
- †Inoceramus
- †Ischyrhiza
- Juliacorbula
- Laternula
- †Latiala
- †Latiala lobata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Laxispira
- †Leptosolen
- Lima
- Limatula
- Limopsis
- †Linearis
- †Liopeplum
- †Liopistha
- †Liothyris – tentative report
- †Lissodus
- Lithophaga
- Lopha
- †Lycettia
- †Margaritella
- †Margaritella pumila – or unidentified comparable form
- †Mathilda
- †Medionapus
- †Micrabacia
- †Modiolus
- †Morea
- †Mosasaurus
- Myrtea
- †Nemodon
- †Nonactaeonina
- Nucula
- Nuculana
- †Nymphalucina
- †Ornopsis – tentative report
- Ostrea
- †Pachyrhizodus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Paladmete
- †Paralbula
- †Pararhincodon
- †Parmicorbula
- †Periplomya
- †Pleuriocardia
- Polinices
- †Postligata
- †Protocardia
- †Pseudolimea
- Pseudomalaxis
- †Pteria
- †Pterocerella
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Ptychotrygon
- Pycnodonte
- †Pyrifusus
- †Remera
- Rhinobatos
- †Rhombodus
- Ringicula
- †Sargana
- †Schizorhiza
- Serpula
- Solemya
- †Solyma
- †Solyma elliptica – or unidentified related form
- †Sphenodiscus
- Squalicorax
- Squatina
- †Stantonella
- †Stephanodus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Striarca
- †Syncyclonema
- Tellina
- †Tellinimera
- †Trachybaculites
- Trachycardium
- Turritella
- †Uddenia
- †Unicardium
- †Veniella
- †Vetericardiella
Cenozoic edit
Selected Cenozoic taxa of South Carolina edit
- †Abra
- Acanthocardia
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- †Adeorbis
- †Adocus
- Aequipecten
- Agaronia
- Agassizia
- †Aglyptorhynchus
- †Agorophius
- Alligator
- Alopias
- †Alopias vulpinus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Altrix
- †Amalthea
- Ammonia
- Amphistegina
- Amusium
- Anachis
- Anadara
- Anatina
- Ancilla
- Angaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Angulus
- Anomia
- Antalis
- Antigona
- Arbacia
- Arca
- Architectonica
- Arcinella
- †Arctodus
- Argopecten
- Argyrotheca
- Artena
- Astarte
- Astyris
- Athleta
- Atrina
- †Aturia
- Aulacomya
- Balaenoptera
- Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- Barbatia
- Barnea
- †Basilosaurus
- Bison
- †Bonellitia
- Boonea
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus hilli – or unidentified comparable form
- Borsonia
- Bostrycapulus
- †Bottosaurus
- Brachidontes
- Buccella
- Bullia
- Busycon
- Busycotypus
- †Bythaelurus
- Cadulus
- Caecum
- Caestocorbula
- Calliostoma
- Callista
- Calotrophon
- Calyptraea
- Cancellaria
- Canis
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carcharodon
- Cardita
- Carditamera
- †Carolinacetus – type locality for genus
- Cassidulina
- Castor
- †Castoroides
- †Castoroides leiseyorum
- †Castoroides ohioensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Cerithiella – tentative report
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium – tentative report
- †Cervalces
- Cervus
- Chama
- Cheilea
- Chelydra
- †Chesapecten
- Chicoreus
- Chione
- Chlamys
- †Choneziphius
- Chrysemys
- †Chrysocetus – type locality for genus
- Cibicides
- Cidaris
- Cinctura
- Cirsotrema
- Cladocora
- Clavilithes
- Clavus
- Cliona
- Closia
- Coccolithus
- Cochlespira
- Cochliolepis
- Coelopleurus
- Coluber – or unidentified comparable form
- Columbellopsis
- Concavus
- Conomitra
- Conus
- Coralliophila
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- †Coronodon – type locality for genus
- †Cotylocara – type locality for genus
- †Coupatezia
- Crassostrea
- Crepidula
- †Cretolamna
- Crucibulum
- Cryptonatica
- Cucullaea
- Cumingia
- †Cuvieronius
- Cyclocardia
- Cylichna
- Cymbovula
- Cypraea
- Cythara
- Cytherea
- Daphnella
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
- Dendraster
- Dentalium
- Dentimargo
- Dinocardium
- Diodon
- Diodora
- Discinisca
- †Discoaster
- Discorbis
- Donax
- †Dorudon – type locality for genus
- †Dorudon serratus – type locality for species
- Dosinia
- Echinocardium
- †Echovenator – type locality for genus
- †Ecphora
- Elaphe – or unidentified comparable form
- Elphidium
- Ensis
- †Eomysticetus – type locality for genus
- †Eosurcula
- Epitonium
- Equus
- †Eremotherium
- Erethizon
- Erignathus
- Ervilia
- Erycina
- Eupleura
- Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- Evalea
- Fasciolaria
- †Ficopsis
- Ficus
- Finella
- Flabellum
- Fusinus
- Galeocerdo
- Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- †Gavialosuchus
- Gegania
- Gemma
- Gemophos
- Geochelone
- †Georgiacetus
- †Georgiacetus vogtlensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Gigantostrea
- Ginglymostoma
- Globigerina
- Globulina
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- Glyptoactis
- †Glyptotherium
- Gopherus
- Gymnura
- Halichoerus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Halitherium
- †Halitherium alleni – type locality for species
- Hastula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Haustator
- †Hemiauchenia
- Hemipristis
- Here
- Hexaplex
- Hiatella
- †Holmesina
- Horologica
- Hyotissa
- †Hyposaurus
- Ilyanassa
- Infundibulum
- †Ischyodus
- †Isocrania
- Isognomon
- Kinosternon
- Kurtziella
- Laevicardium
- Lamna
- Latirus – tentative report
- Lima
- Limaria
- Limatula
- Linga
- †Linthia
- Liotia
- Lithophaga
- Littoraria
- Lucina
- Lunularia
- Lynx
- Lyria
- Macoma
- Macrocallista
- Mactra
- Malaclemys
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi – or unidentified comparable form
- Manta
- Maretia
- Marginella
- Martesia
- †Mathilda
- †Mauricia
- †Megalonyx
- Meiocardia
- Melampus
- Melanella
- Menippe – tentative report
- Mercenaria
- Mesalia
- Mesodesma
- †Metaxytherium
- Metis – tentative report
- Microdrillia
- †Miracinonyx
- Mitrella
- Mobula
- Modiolus
- Mulinia
- Murex
- Murexiella
- †Mya
- Myliobatis
- †Mylohyus
- †Mylohyus fossilis – or unidentified comparable form
- Mytilus
- †Nanosiren – tentative report
- Nassarius
- Natica
- Naticarius
- Nebrius
- †Neochoerus
- Neofiber
- Neomonachus
- Neverita
- Nodipecten
- Nucula
- Oculina
- Odobenus
- Odocoileus
- Odostomia
- †Odostomia pedroana – or unidentified comparable form
- Oliva
- Olivella
- †Ontocetus
- †Ophiomorpha
- †Osteopygis
- Ostrea
- †Otodus
- †Oxyrhina
- †Pachecoa
- †Pachyarmatherium
- †Palaeochenoides – tentative report
- †Palaeolama
- †Palaeophis
- Pandora
- Panopea
- Panthera
- †Paramylodon
- †Paramylodon harlani – or unidentified comparable form
- Parvanachis
- Pecten
- †Pelagornis
- †Pelagornis sandersi – type locality for species
- Penion
- Petaloconchus
- Petricola
- Phalium
- Phoca
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- Phos
- Phyllonotus
- Physa
- Physeter
- †Physogaleus
- Pinna
- Pitar
- Placopecten
- Planorbis
- Pleuromeris
- Pleurotomaria
- Plicatula
- Polinices
- Polymesoda
- †Prionodon
- Pristis
- †Procolpochelys
- Procyon
- †Protosiren
- Prunum
- Psammechinus
- †Psephophorus
- Pseudochama
- Pseudoliva
- Pseudorca
- Pteria
- Pteromeris
- †Puma
- Puncturella
- Pusula
- Pycnodonte
- Pyramidella
- Pyrgo
- †Quadrans
- Quinqueloculina
- Raja
- Rangia
- Rangifer
- †Rangifer tarandus – or unidentified comparable form
- Ranina
- Raphitoma
- Retusa
- Rhincodon
- †Rhincodon typus – or unidentified comparable form
- Rhinobatos
- Rhinoptera
- †Rhinoptera bonasus – or unidentified comparable form
- Rhizoprionodon
- Rhynchobatus
- Rosalina
- Rostellaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Sassia
- Sayella
- Scapharca
- Scaphella
- Schizoporella
- Sconsia
- Scyliorhinus – tentative report
- Seila
- Semele
- Serpulorbis
- Sigatica
- Sigmodon
- Sinum
- †Smilodon
- Solariella
- Solemya
- Solen
- Solenosteira
- †Spatangus
- Sphyrna
- †Sphyrna media – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphyrna zygaena
- Spisula
- Spondylus
- †Squalodon
- Squatina
- Stewartia
- Strioterebrum
- Strombus
- Subcancilla
- Sveltella
- Sveltia
- †Syllomus
- Sylvilagus
- Tagelus
- Tapirus
- Tectonatica
- Teinostoma
- Tellina
- Tenagodus
- Terebra
- †Teredina
- Teredo
- Terrapene
- Textularia
- †Thecachampsa
- †Thoracosaurus
- Thracia
- Timoclea
- Trachycardium
- Tremarctos
- Triakis – tentative report
- Trichechus
- Trigonostoma
- †Trinacria
- Triplofusus
- Trivia
- Trochita
- Trochus
- †Tuba
- Tucetona
- Turbo – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Turbonilla
- †Turbonilla aragoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turbonilla interrupta
- Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- Tursiops
- †Tursiops truncatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tusciziphius
- †Tympanonesiotes – type locality for genus
- †Tympanonesiotes wetmorei – type locality for species
- Typhis
- Urocyon
- †Urocyon cinereoargenteus – or unidentified comparable form
- Urosalpinx
- Venericardia
- Vermicularia
- Verticordia
- Vexillum
- Vitis
- Voluta
- Volutifusus
- Xenophora
- †Xenorophus – type locality for genus
- †Xiphiorhynchus
- †Xylotrypa
- Yoldia
References edit
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.