List of the prehistoric life of Georgia (U.S. state)

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).

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.

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  †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

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

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

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  †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

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  †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

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  †Tricrepicephalus
• †Valcouroceras

• Acirsa
• Acteon
• †Acteonella
• †Aenona

• 

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

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  †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

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

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

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

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

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

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  †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

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  †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

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

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

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  †Xiphactinus
  • †Xiphactinus audax

• Abra
• Acanthocardia
• Acar

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

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

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    †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

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    †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

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  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

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

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    †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

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  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

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

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

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  †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

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  †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

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  †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

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

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

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

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  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

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    †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

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  †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

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  †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

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

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  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

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  †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

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

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  †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

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  †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

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    †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

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  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

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  †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

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

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    †Zapus hudsonius

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