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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

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Georgia

• 

  †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
  • †Calamites suckowi
• †Callipteridium
• †Calymene
  • †Calymene celebra
• †Calyptaulax
• †Camarotoechia
• †Cincinnetina
  • †Cincinnetina meeki
  • †Cincinnetina multisecta
• †Columnaria
• †Constellaria
• †Coosella
• †Coosia
• †Cordaites
• †Cryptophragmus

• 

  †Cyrtoceras
• †Dalmanitina
• †Dipleura
• †Elrathia
• †Elrathina – tentative report
• †Eospirifer
  • †Eospirifer radiatus
• †Favosites
  • †Favosites turbinatus
• †Flexicalymene
• †Gonioceras
• †Hallopora
• †Isotelus

• 

  †Lepidodendron
  • †Lepidodendron aculeatum
  • †Lepidodendron obovatum
• †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
• †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
• †Valcouroceras

Mesozoic

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Georgia

• Acirsa
• Acteon
• †Acteonella
• †Aenona

• 

  †Agerostrea
• †Allonia – type locality for genus
• Amauropsis
• †Ancilla
• †Anomia
• †Anomoeodus
• Appalachiosaurus
• †Arca
• Arrhoges
• Astarte

• 

  †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
• Chiton
• Chlamys
• Cliona
• Corbula
• Crassostrea
• †Crenella
  • †Crenella elegantula
  • †Crenella serica

• 

  †Cretolamna
  • †Cretolamna appendiculata
• Cucullaea
  • †Cucullaea capax
  • †Cucullaea littlei
• Cuspidaria
  • †Cuspidaria grandis
• Cylichna
  • †Cylichna diversilirata
  • †Cylichna incisa

• 

  †Deinosuchus
  • †Deinosuchus rugosus
• Dentalium
  • †Dentalium leve
• †Dolicholatirus
• Dromaeosauridae
• †Enchodus
  • †Enchodus petrosus
• †Eulima
  • †Eulima gracilistylis
  • †Eulima monmouthensis
• †Euspira

• 

  †Eutrephoceras
• †Exogyra
  • †Exogyra costata
  • †Exogyra ponderosa
  • †Exogyra upatoiensis
• Gemmula
• Ginglymostoma
• Glossus
• Glycymeris
  • †Glycymeris hamula
  • †Glycymeris rotundata

• 

  †Halisaurus
• †Hamulus
• Hadrosauroidea
• Hadrosauromorpha
• Heterodontus
• †Hybodus
• †Ischyrhiza
  • †Ischyrhiza mira
• Isognomon
• Lepisosteus
• Lima
• Limatula
• †Linearis
• †Linter
• †Lissodus
• Lithophaga
• Lopha
  • †Lopha falcata
  • †Lopha mesenterica
• Lophorhothon
• †Mathilda

• 

  †Megalocoelacanthus
  • †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei
• †Modiolus
  • †Modiolus sedesclaris
  • †Modiolus sedesclarus
• †Morea
• Nerita
• Nozeba
• Nucula
  • †Nucula camia
  • †Nucula cuneifrons
  • †Nucula percrassa
  • †Nucula severnensis
• Ostrea
• Ornithomimidae
• Panopea
• †Paralbula
• † Paranomia
• Pholadomya
• †Pinna
• †Placenticeras
  • †Placenticeras benningi

• 

  †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
  • †Squalicorax falcatus
  • †Squalicorax kaupi
• Squatina
• †Stephanodus
• Teinostoma
• Tellina
• †Tenea

• 

  †Thoracosaurus
• Trachycardium
  • †Trachycardium eufaulensis
• Turritella
  • †Turritella bilira
  • †Turritella hilgardi
  • †Turritella trilira
  • †Turritella vertebroides
• Xenophora

• 

  †Xiphactinus
  • †Xiphactinus audax

Cenozoic

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Georgia

• Abra
• Acanthocardia
• Acar

• 

  Acteocina
• Aequipecten
• Aetobatus
  • †Aetobatus narinari
• Agassizia
• Agkistrodon
  • †Agkistrodon piscivorus
• Aix
  • †Aix sponsa
• Alligator

  • 

    †Alligator mississippiensis
• Alosa – or unidentified comparable form
• Alveopora
• Amauropsis
• †Ambystoma
  • †Ambystoma maculatum – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Ambystoma tigrinum
• Amnicola
• Amphiuma
• †Ampullina
• †Ampullinopsis
• Amusium
• Anadara

  • 

    †Anadara brasiliana
  • †Anadara ovalis
  • †Anadara transversa
• Anas
  • †Anas acuta
  • †Anas americana
  • †Anas crecca
  • †Anas discors
  • †Anas platyrhynchos – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Anas rubripes
  • †Anas strepera
• Anolis

  • 

    †Anolis carolinensis
• Anomia
  • †Anomia simplex
• Apalone
  • †Apalone ferox
• Arca
• Architectonica
• †Archosargus
  • †Archosargus probatocephalus
• Arius
• Asio
• Astarte – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature

• 

  Astrangia
  • †Astrangia danae
• Astreopora
• Athleta – or unidentified comparable form
• Atrina
• Aythya
  • †Aythya collaris
• Bairdiella
  • †Bairdiella chrysoura – or unidentified comparable form
• Balistes
• Barbatia
• Bartramia
  • †Bartramia longicauda

• 

  †Basilosaurus
  • †Basilosaurus cetoides
• Bison
  • †Bison bison – tentative report
• Bittium
• Blarina
  • †Blarina brevicauda
  • †Blarina carolinensis
• Bonasa
  • †Bonasa umbellus
  • †Braarudosphaera bigelowii
• Bucephala

  • 

    †Bucephala albeola
• Bufo
  • †Bufo americanus
• †Burnhamia
• Bursa
• Busycon
  • †Busycon carica
• †Calippus
• Callista
• Calyptraea
  • †Calyptraea centralis
• Campanile
• Canis
  • †Canis lupus – or unidentified comparable form
• Carcharhinus
  • †Carcharhinus leucas
  • †Carcharhinus macloti – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Carcharhinus obscurus
• Carcharias
  • †Carcharias taurus

• 

  Carcharodon
• Cardita
• Carditamera
• Carphophis
  • †Carphophis amoenus
• Carya
• Cassis
• Castor
  • †Castor canadensis
• †Castoroides
  • †Castoroides ohioensis
• Catoptrophorus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
• Cerithiopsis
• Cerithium
  • †Cerithium georgianum
• Cervus
  • †Cervus elaphus
• Chama
• Chelydra
  • †Chelydra serpentina
• Chlamys
• Chlorostoma
• Clypeaster

• 

  Coccolithus
• Colaptes
  • †Colaptes auratus
• Colinus
  • †Colinus virginianus
• Coluber
  • †Coluber constrictor
• Conepatus
  • †Conepatus leuconotus
• Conomitra
• Conus
• Coragyps
  • †Coragyps atratus
• Corbula
• Corvus
  • †Corvus brachyrhynchos

  • 

    †Corvus corax
• Crassostrea
  • †Crassostrea virginica
• Crepidula
  • †Crepidula fornicata
• Crocodylus
• Crotalus
  • †Crotalus horridus
• Crucibulum
• Cucullaea
• Cyanocitta
  • †Cyanocitta cristata
• Cygnus
  • †Cygnus columbianus
• †Cylindracanthus
• Cymatium

• 

  †Cynthiacetus
• Cypraea
• Dasyatis
• Dasypus
  • †Dasypus bellus
• Deirochelys
  • †Deirochelys reticularia
• Dentalium
• Diadophis
  • †Diadophis punctatus
• Diastoma
• Didelphis
  • †Didelphis marsupialis
  • †Didelphis virginiana
• Diodora
• Diploastrea
• †Discoaster
• Donax
  • †Donax variabilis

• 

  †Dorudon
  • †Dorudon serratus
• Dosinia
• Dryocopus
  • †Dryocopus pileatus
• †Ectopistes
  • †Ectopistes migratorius
• Edaphodon
• Elops
  • †Elops saurus
• Epitonium
• Eptesicus
  • †Eptesicus fuscus – or unidentified comparable form
• Equus
  • †Equus simplicidens

• 

  †Eremotherium
  • †Eremotherium laurillardi
• Eschrichtius
  • †Eschrichtius robustus
• †Eucastor
• Eupleura
  • †Eupleura caudata
• Falco
  • †Falco sparverius
• Favites
• Felis
• †Fundulus
• Fusinus
• Galeocerdo
  • †Galeocerdo cuvier
• Galeorhinus
  • †Galeorhinus galeus
• Gari
• Gastrochaena
• Gemma
  • †Gemma purpurea

• 

  †Georgiacetus – type locality for genus
  • †Georgiacetus vogtlensis – type locality for species
• Ginglymostoma
  • †Ginglymostoma cirratum
• Glycymeris
• Glyptemys
  • †Glyptemys insculpta
• Goniopora
• Gopherus
  • †Gopherus polyphemus
• Haustator

• 

  Hemipristis
  • †Hemipristis curvatus
• Hesperisternia
• †Hesperotestudo
• Heterodon
  • †Heterodon platyrhinos
• Heterodontus
• Hexaplex
  • †Hexaplex fulvescens
• †Hippotherium

• 

  †Holmesina
• Hyla
  • †Hyla crucifer
• Isurus
  • †Isurus oxyrinchus
• Kinosternon
• †Lactophrys
• Laevicardium
• †Lagodon
  • †Lagodon rhomboides
• Lamna
• Lampropeltis
  • †Lampropeltis getulus
  • †Lampropeltis triangulum

• 

  Leopardus
• Lepisosteus
• †Leptotragulus
• Lima
• †Linthia
• Liotia
• Liquidambar
• Lithophaga
• Littoraria
  • †Littoraria irrorata
• Lontra
  • †Lontra canadensis
• Lopha
• Lophelia
• Lophodytes

  • 

    †Lophodytes cucullatus
• Lucina
• Lynx
  • †Lynx rufus
• Lyria
• Macrocallista
• Mactra
• Malaclemys
  • †Malaclemys terrapin
• †Mammut

  • 

    †Mammut americanum
• †Mammuthus
  • †Mammuthus columbi
• Margarites
• Marginella
• Marmota
  • †Marmota monax
• †Megalonyx
• †Megatherium
  • †Megatherium americanum
• Melanerpes
• Meleagris
  • †Meleagris gallopavo
• Melongena
  • †Melongena corona
• Mephitis
  • †Mephitis mephitis
• Mercenaria
  • †Mercenaria mercenaria
• Meretrix
• Mesalia
• Microtus
  • †Microtus pennsylvanicus
  • †Microtus pinetorum

• 

  †Miracinonyx
  • †Miracinonyx inexpectatus – or unidentified comparable form
• Mitra
• Modiolus
• †Monosaulax – or unidentified comparable form
• Mugil
• Mulinia
  • †Mulinia lateralis
• Mustela
  • †Mustela frenata – or unidentified comparable form
• Myliobatis

• 

  †Mylohyus
  • †Mylohyus fossilis
• Myotis
  • †Myotis grisescens – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Myotis lucifugus – or unidentified comparable form
• Nassarius
  • †Nassarius acutus
• Natica
• Nebrius
• Negaprion
  • †Negaprion brevirostris
  • †Negaprion eurybathrodon
• †Neochoerus
  • †Neochoerus aesopi
  • †Neochoerus pinckneyi – or unidentified comparable form
• Neofiber
  • †Neofiber alleni
• Neomonachus

  • 

    †Neomonachus tropicalis
• Neotoma
  • †Neotoma floridana
• Nerita
• Neritina
• Nerodia
  • †Nerodia fasciata
  • †Nerodia sipedon
• Neverita
• Notophthalmus
  • †Notophthalmus viridescens
• Nucula
  • †Nucula proxima
• Nummulites
• Odocoileus
  • †Odocoileus virginianus

• 

  Odontaspis
• Oliva
  • †Oliva sayana
• Ondatra
  • †Ondatra zibethicus
• †Ontocetus
  • †Ontocetus emmonsi
• †Opsanus
• Oryzomys
  • †Oryzomys palustris
• Ostrea
• †Otodus
• Otus
  • †Otus asio
• †Palaeolama
• †Palaeophis
• Panopea
• Panthera
  • †Panthera onca

• 

  †Paramylodon
  • †Paramylodon harlani
• Pecten
• Pekania
  • †Pekania pennanti
• Periglypta
• Peromyscus
  • †Peromyscus leucopus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Peromyscus maniculatus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Peromyscus polionotus – or unidentified comparable form
• Persicula
• Persististrombus
• Petricola
  • †Petricola pholadiformis
• Phyllodus

• 

  Physeter
• †Physeterula
• †Physogaleus
• Pica
  • †Pica pica
• Picoides
  • †Picoides villosus
• Pipistrellus
  • †Pipistrellus subflavus – or unidentified comparable form
• Pitar
• Pituophis
• Placopecten
  • †Placopecten magellanicus
• Planorbis

• 

  †Platygonus
  • †Platygonus compressus – or unidentified comparable form
• Plethodon
  • †Plethodon glutinosus – or unidentified comparable form
• Pleuromeris
  • †Pleuromeris tridentata
• Plicatula
• Podilymbus
  • †Podilymbus podiceps
• Pogonias
  • †Pogonias cromis
• †Potamides
• Prionotus
• Pristis
• Procyon
  • †Procyon lotor
• Pseudacris
  • †Pseudacris ornata
• Pseudemys
  • †Pseudemys concinna – or unidentified comparable form

• 

  †Pseudhipparion
• Pseudotriton
  • †Pseudotriton ruber
• Pteria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
• Pterynotus
• Puma
  • †Puma concolor
• Quercus
• Raja
• †Raja
• †Rana
  • †Rana catesbeiana
  • †Rana pipiens
• Rangia
• Rangifer

  • 

    †Rangifer tarandus
• Rapana
• †Regina
• Rhinobatos
• Rhinoptera
• Rhizoprionodon
  • †Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
• Sayornis
  • †Sayornis phoebe
• Scalopus
  • †Scalopus aquaticus
• Sceloporus
  • †Sceloporus undulatus
• Schizaster
• Schizoporella
• Sciurus
  • †Sciurus carolinensis
• †Scoliodon
• Scolopax
  • †Scolopax minor

• 

  Scyliorhinus
• Semele – tentative report
• Siderastrea
• Sigmodon
  • †Sigmodon hispidus
• Sinum
• Siren
  • †Siren intermedia – or unidentified comparable form
• Solemya
• Sorex
  • †Sorex cinereus
  • †Sorex fumeus
• Sphyraena
• Sphyrna

  • 

    †Sphyrna tiburo
  • †Sphyrna zygaena
• Spilogale
  • †Spilogale putorius
• Spisula
• Spizella
  • †Spizella passerina
• Spondylus
• Squatina
• Sternotherus

• 

  †Striatolamia
• Strioterebrum
• Strombus
• Stylophora
• Sylvilagus
  • †Sylvilagus floridanus
  • †Sylvilagus palustris
  • †Sylvilagus transitionalis
• Synaptomys
  • †Synaptomys cooperi
• Synodus
• Tamias – type locality for genus
  • †Tamias aristus – type locality for species
• Tapirus
  • †Tapirus veroensis
• Taxodium
• Teinostoma

• 

  †Teleoceras
• Tellina
• Teredo
• Terrapene
  • †Terrapene carolina
• Thamnophis
  • †Thamnophis sirtalis
• Trachemys
  • †Trachemys scripta
• Trachycardium
• Trachyphyllia – tentative report

• 

  Tremarctos
  • †Tremarctos floridanus
• †Triaenodon
• Trichiurus
• Trochita
• Turris
• Turritella
• Tympanuchus
  • †Tympanuchus cupido
• Ulmus
• Urocyon
  • †Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• Ursus
  • †Ursus americanus
• Venericardia
• Xenophora
  • †Xenophora conchyliophora
• Yoldia
• Zapus

  • 

    †Zapus hudsonius

References

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

• Paleontology in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Lists of prehistoric life in the United States
• Georgia (U.S. state)-related lists