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
editThe 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
editSelected 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.