List of the prehistoric life of Mississippi

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian or Paleozoic fossils in Mississippi. ==Mesozoic==

• Acesta • Acirsa • Acmaea • barrel bubble sea snail †Acteon'' • †Aenona • †Agerostrea • Alvania • †Ampullina • Anatina • †Ancilla • †Anomia • †Anomoeodus • †Arca • Architectonica • Arrhoges • Astarte • Atractosteus'' • †Baculites • †Baculites arculus • †Baculites capensis • †Baculites grandis – or unidentified comparable form • †Baculites tippahensis • Barbatia • †Belemnitella • †Belemnitella americana • Bernaya • cerith sea snail Bittium'' – tentative report • Botula • †Botula carolinensis • †Botula ripleyana • Brachidontes • Bulla – tentative report • Cadulus • Caestocorbula • †Caestocorbula crassaplica • †Caestocorbula crassiplica • †Caestocorbula suffalciata • †Caestocorbula terramaria • †Calliomphalus • †Calliomphalus americanus • †Calliomphalus nudus • Calyptraea • Cantharus • Capulus • sand tiger shark Carcharias'' – tentative report • Caryophyllia • †Catopygus • †Caveola • Ceratia • Cerithiella • †Cerithiella nodoliratum • †Cerithiella semirugatum • Cerithium • Chlamys • †Chondrites • Cidaris • Clavagella • Cliona • Corbula • Crenella • †Crenella elegantula • †Crenella serica • †Cretolamna'' • †Cretolamna appendiculata • Crucibulum • Cucullaea • †Cucullaea capax • †Cucullaea littlei • Cuspidaria • †Cuspidaria grandis • †Cuspidaria jerseyensis – or unidentified comparable form • Cylichna • †Cylichna diversilirata • †Cylichna incisa • †Cymella • Dasmosmilia • †Dasmosmilia kochii • tusk shell †Dentalium'' • †Dentalium leve • Dimya • †Discoscaphites • †Discoscaphites conradi • †Discoscaphites iris • †Dolicholatirus • †Ecphora • , or the "saber-toothed herring" †Enchodus'' • †Enchodus petrosus • †Eothoracosaurus – type locality for genus • †Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis – type locality for species • †Epitonium • †Epitonium sillimani • †Eryma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • †Eulima • †Eulima gracilistylis • †Eulima monmouthensis • †Euspira • †Eutrephoceras • †Exogyra'' • †Exogyra costata • †Exogyra ponderosa • †Exogyra upatoiensis • Fusinus • †Gegania • Gemmula • †Gervillia • Ginglymostoma • Glossus • Glycymeris • †Glycymeris rotundata • †Gryphaea • †Gyrineum • †Hadrosaurus – tentative report • †Hamites • †Hamulus • †Helicoceras • Hemiscyllium • †Hoploparia • Hyala • †Hybodus • with a human indicating its size †Inoceramus'' • †Ischyrhiza • †Ischyrhiza mira • Lepisosteus • Lima • Limatula • †Linearis • †Linthia • Linuparus • Lithophaga • Lopha • †Lopha falcata • †Lopha mesenterica • †Lucina – tentative report • †Mathilda • Meretrix – tentative report • †Micraster • Modiolus • †Modiolus sedesclaris • †Modiolus sedesclarus • †Morea • †Mosasaurus'' • †Mytilus – tentative report • †Neithea • †Neithea bexarensis • Nerita • Neritina • †Nostoceras • Nozeba • Nucula • †Nucula camia • †Nucula cuneifrons • †Nucula percrassa • , or oyster Ostrea'' • †Pachydiscus • †Pachymelania – tentative report • Panopea • †Paranomia • Pecten • Pholadomya • †Pholadomya occidentalis • Pinna • †Placenticeras • †Plagiostoma • †Platecarpus'' – type locality for genus • †Platecarpus tympaniticus – type locality for species • †Plesiotriton • Plicatula • Polinices • †Protocardia • †Pseudocorax • †Pteria • †Pterotrigonia • †Pterotrigonia angulicostata • †Pterotrigonia eufalensis • †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis • †Pterotrigonia thoracica • †Ptychodus • †Ptychodus mortoni • †Ptychotrygon • Pycnodonte • †Pycnodonte belli • †Pycnodonte mutabilis • †Pycnodonte vesicularis • Ringicula • †Ringicula clarki • †Ringicula pulchella • †Sargana • †Sassia • †Scapanorhynchus'' • †Scapanorhynchus texanus • †Scaphites • †Scaphites leei • †Sclerorhynchus • Seila • Serpula • †Sphenodiscus • †Sphenodiscus beecheri • †Sphenodiscus lobatus • †Sphenodiscus pleurisepta • Spondylus • Squalicorax • †Squalicorax kaupi • Stosicia • Teinostoma • Tellina • †Tenea • Thracia • †Tornus – tentative report • cockle Trachycardium'' • †Trachycardium eufaulensis • Trichotropis • †Trigonia • †Trigonostoma • †Turrilites • Turritella • †Turritella bilira • †Turritella chalybeatensis • †Turritella hilgardi • †Turritella paravertebroides • †Turritella tippana • †Turritella trilira • †Turritella vertebroides • †Tympanotonus • †Xiphactinus'' • †Xiphactinus audax ==Cenozoic==

• Abra • cockle Acanthocardia'' • Acar • Acirsa – tentative report • Aclis • †Acra • Acteocina • Acteon • Aequipecten • Aetobatus • Agaronia • Agatrix • Alaba • Alabina • Albula • Alligator • , or American alligator †Alligator mississippiensis'' • †Altrix • Americardia • Ammonia • †Amonia • Anadara • Ancilla • Anodontia • Anomia • †Anomotodon • Antalis • Apiotoma • pelican foot sea snail Aporrhais'' • †Arbia • †Archaeomanta • Architectonica • Arene • Arius • Astarte • Asthenotoma • Astrangia • Athleta • Atrina • †Aturia • Atys • Axelella • Balanophyllia • †Baluchicardia • Barbatia • †Basilosaurus'' • †Basilosaurus cetoides • Bathytoma • †Belosaepia • Bison • Bittium • †Bonellitia • Bos • Brachidontes • Bregmaceros • †Brychaetus • Bulla • Bullia • †Burnhamia • Busycon • Cadulus • Caecum • Caestocorbula • Callianassa • Calliostoma • Callista • Calotrophon • †Calotrophon ostrearum • Calyptraea • Cantharus • Capulus • Carcharhinus • Carcharias • shark Carcharodon'' • Cassis • Cerithiella • Cervus • Chama • Chamelea • Chaoborus • Chelonibia • Chicoreus • Chione • Chiton • Chlamys • Circulus • Cirsotrema • Clathurella • Clava • Clavilithes • Clio • Closia • Clypeaster • Cochlespira • Codakia • Columbellopsis • Conger • Conomitra • †Conorbis • Conus • Coralliophila • Corbula • Cordieria • †Corvina • . Heinrich Harder (1920). †Coryphodon'' • †Coupatezia • Crassispira • Crassostrea • Crenella • Crepidula • †Cretolamna • Crisia • †Crommium • Cuna – tentative report • Cuspidaria • Cylichna • †Cylindracanthus • Cymatium • Cymatosyrinx • Cymia • †Cynthiacetus'' – type locality for genus • Cypraea • Cypraedia • Daphnella • Dasyatis • Dendrophyllia • Dentalium • Dermomurex • †Diacodexis • Dimya • Dinocardium • Diodon • Diodora • Discopsis • Distorsio • †Dolicholatirus • Donax • †Dorudon • †Ectocion'' • †Egertonia • Elphidium • Emydoidea • †Emydoidea blandingii • Enaeta • †Eosurcula • Epitonium • Equus • Ervilia • Erycina • Eulima • Eulimella • Eumetula • Eunaticina • †Eunicella • Euspira • †Exilia • †Fedora • †Ficopsis • , or fig tree Ficus'' • Flabellum • Fulgurofusus • Fusinus • Fustiaria • Galeocerdo • Galeodea • Galeorhinus • Galeus • Gari • Gastrochaena • Gegania • Gemmula • Genota • Geochelone • †Georgiacetus'' • †Georgiacetus vogtlensis • †Gigantostrea • Ginglymostoma • Globigerina • Globularia • Glycymeris • Glyptemys • †Glyptemys insculpta • Glyptoactis • †Gracilocyon • Graptemys • Harpa • †Harpactocarcinus • Hastula • Haustator • †Hemiauchenia • †Hemiauchenia macrocephala • Hemipristis • †Hemisurcula • †Hesperotestudo • Heterodontus • Hexaplex • Hipponix • Homo • †Hyracotherium'' • Isurus • †Jefitchia • Kellia • Kuphus • Laevicardium • Lamna • Latirus • Lepisosteus • Lima • Limacina • , or file shells Limaria'' • Linga • Litiopa • Lopha • Lophius • Lucina • Lunularia • Lyria • Macrocallista • Mactra • †Mammut • , or American mastodon †Mammut americanum'' • Maretia • Margaretta • Marginella • †Mastigophora • Mathilda – tentative report • Mathilda • †Megalonyx • †Megalonyx jeffersonii • Melanella • Mesalia • . Charles R. Knight (1896). †Metamynodon'' • †Metamynodon planifrons • Metula • †Miacis • †Michela • Microdrillia • †Mimoperadectes • Mitra • Mitrella • Modiolus – tentative report • Mulinia • †Mulinia lateralis • Murex • Murexiella • Mustelus • Myliobatis • with an inset depicting its excrement and a skin fragment †Mylodon'' • †Nannippus • Nassarius • †Natchitochia • Natica • Naticarius • Nebrius • Neverita • Niso • Norrisia • †Notiotitanops – type locality for genus • Nucula • Oculina • Odontaspis • Odostomia • Oliva • †Ophiomorpha • Ostrea • †Otodus • †Oxyrhina • †Pachecoa • †Palaeophis'' • †Palaeosinopa • Panopea • Panthera • †Panthera leo • †Paramys • Pecten • Penion • †Peratherium • Petaloconchus • Phalium • Philine • Pholadomya • Pholas • Phos • Phyllodus • Phyllonotus • †Physogaleus • Pitar • ray Platyrhina'' • Pleurofusia • †Pleurofusia fluctuosa • †Pleurofusia longirostropsis • Pleuromeris • †Pleurostoma • Plicatula • Poirieria • Polinices • Polyschides • Porella • †Potamides • sawfish Pristis'' • Prunum • †Pseudolatirus • Pseudoliva • Pteria • †Pterochelus • Pterynotus • Puncturella • Pycnodonte • Pycnodus'' • Pyramidella • Rangia • Raphitoma • Reteporella • Retusa • Rhinobatos • Rhinoptera • Rhynchoconger • Rictaxis • Ringicula • Rissoina • Sassia • Scaphander • Scapharca • Scaphella – or unidentified comparable form • Schizaster • Sconsia • Scyliorhinus • Seila • Semele • helmet sea snail Semicassis'' • †Seraphs • Serpulorbis • Sigatica • †Sinistrella • Sinum • Siphonalia • Siphonochelus • Skena • Solariella • Solecurtus • Sphyraena – tentative report • Spisula • Spondylus • †Striatolamia • Strioterebrum • Strombiformis • . Charles R. Knight (1890s). †Subhyracodon'' • Sveltella • Syntomodrillia • †Syntomodrillia tantula • †Teilhardina • †Teilhardina magnoliana • Teinostoma • Tellina • Tenagodus • Terebra • Teredo • Terrapene • †Terrapene carolina • Thracia • Tornus • cockle Trachycardium'' • Trigonostoma • †Trinacria • Triphora • Trochita • †Trygon • Turbonilla • †Turbonilla major • Turricula • Turris – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Turritella • Typhina • Typhis • †Uintacyon • Umbraculum • †Unitas • Urosalpinx • Ursus • , or American black bear †Ursus americanus'' • †Vassacyon • Vasum • Venericardia • Venus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature • Verticordia • Vexillum • Vitrinella • †Viverravus • Volema • Xenophora • †Xiphiorhynchus • Xylophaga – tentative report • Yoldia • †Zygorhiza'' • †Zygorhiza kochii ==References==