Selected Cenozoic taxa of South Carolina • †
Abra •
Acanthocardia •
barrel-bubble sea snails Acteocina'' •
Acteon • †
Adeorbis • †
Adocus •
Aequipecten •
Agaronia •
Agassizia • †
Aglyptorhynchus • †
Agorophius •
Alligator •
, or American alligator †Alligator mississippiensis'' •
Alopias • †
Alopias vulpinus – or unidentified comparable form • †
Anotodus • †
Anotodus agassizii • †
Altrix • †
Amalthea •
Ammonia •
Amphistegina •
Amusium •
Anachis •
Anadara • †
Anadara brasiliana • †
Anadara ovalis • †
Anadara transversa •
Anatina •
sea snail Ancilla'' •
Angaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature •
Angulus •
Anomia • †
Anomia simplex •
Antalis •
Antigona •
Arbacia •
Arca • †
Arca imbricata •
Architectonica •
Arcinella • †
Arcinella arcinella • †
Arcinella cornuta •
, or short-faced bear, with a human to scale †Arctodus'' • †
Arctodus pristinus •
Argopecten • †
Argopecten gibbus • †
Argopecten irradians •
Argyrotheca •
Artena •
Astarte •
Astyris • †
Astyris lunata •
Athleta •
pen shell Atrina'' • †
Atrina rigida • †
Atrina seminuda • †
Atrina serrata • †
Aturia •
Aulacomya •
Balaenoptera •
Balanophyllia •
Balanus •
Barbatia •
Barnea •
†Basilosaurus'' •
Bison • †
Bison antiquus • †
Bonellitia •
Boonea • †
Boonea seminuda • †
Borophagus • †
Borophagus hilli – or unidentified comparable form •
Borsonia •
Bostrycapulus • †
Bostrycapulus aculeatus • †
Bottosaurus • †
Braarudosphaera bigelowii •
Brachidontes • †
Brachidontes exustus •
Buccella •
Bullia •
sea snail Busycon'' • †
Busycon carica • †
Busycon contrarium • †
Busycon perversum •
Busycotypus • †
Busycotypus canaliculatus • †
Bythaelurus •
Cadulus •
Caecum • †
Caecum cooperi • †
Caecum imbricatum •
Caestocorbula •
Calliostoma •
Callista •
Calotrophon • †
Calotrophon ostrearum •
Calyptraea • †
Calyptraea centralis •
Cancellaria • †
Cancellaria reticulata •
Canis • †
Canis armbrusteri •
, the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus, or dire wolf †Canis dirus'' •
Carcharhinus •
Carcharias •
Carcharodon • †
Carcharodon hastalis •
Cardita •
Carditamera • †
Carolinacetus – type locality for genus •
Cassidulina •
Castor • †
Castor canadensis •
†Castoroides'' • †
Castoroides leiseyorum • †
Castoroides ohioensis – or unidentified comparable form •
Cerithiella – tentative report •
Cerithiopsis • †
Cerithiopsis emersonii •
Cerithium – tentative report • †
Cervalces • †
Cervalces scotti •
Cervus • †
Cervus elaphus •
Chama • †
Chama congregata •
Cheilea •
Chelydra • †
Chelydra serpentina • †
Chesapecten • †
Chesapecten jeffersonius •
Chicoreus •
Chione • †
Chione cancellata •
Chlamys • †
Choneziphius •
Chrysemys • †
Chrysemys floridana • †
Chrysocetus – type locality for genus •
Cibicides •
Cidaris •
Cinctura • †
Cinctura lilium •
Cirsotrema •
stony coral Cladocora'' •
Clavilithes •
Clavus •
Cliona •
Closia •
Coccolithus •
Cochlespira •
Cochliolepis •
Coelopleurus •
Coluber – or unidentified comparable form •
Columbellopsis •
Concavus •
Conomitra •
Conus • †
Conus delessertii • †
Conus jaspideus •
Coralliophila •
Corbicula •
basket clam Corbula'' • †
Coronodon – type locality for genus • †
Cotylocara – type locality for genus • †
Coupatezia • †
Crassinella lunulata •
Crassostrea • †
Crassostrea virginica •
Crepidula • †
Crepidula convexa • †
Crepidula fornicata • †
Crepidula plana • †
Cretolamna • †
Cretolamna appendiculata •
Crucibulum •
Cryptonatica •
Cucullaea •
Cumingia •
†Cuvieronius'' •
Cyclocardia •
Cylichna •
Cymbovula • †
Cymbovula acicularis •
Cypraea •
Cythara •
Cytherea •
Daphnella •
Dasyatis •
Dasypus •
, or beautiful armadillo †Dasypus bellus'' •
Dendraster •
Dentalium •
Dentimargo • †
Dentimargo aureocinctus •
Dinocardium • †
Dinocardium robustum •
Diodon •
Diodora • †
Diodora cayenensis • †
Diplodonta punctata • †
Diplodonta semiaspera •
Discinisca • †
Discoaster •
Discorbis •
Donax • †
Donax fossor • †
Donax variabilis •
†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 • †
Ensis directus • †
Ensis minor • †
Eomysticetus – type locality for genus • †
Eosurcula •
Epitonium • †
Epitonium humphreysii •
Equus •
†Eremotherium'' • †
Eremotherium laurillardi •
Erethizon • †
Erethizon dorsatum •
Erignathus • †
Erignathus barbatus •
Ervilia •
Erycina • †
Eucrassatella speciosa •
Eupleura • †
Eupleura caudata •
Euspira • †
Euspira heros • †
Eutrephoceras •
Evalea •
Fasciolaria • †
Fasciolaria tulipa • †
Ficopsis •
, or fig tree Ficus'' •
Finella • †
Finella dubia •
Flabellum •
Fusinus •
Galeocerdo • †
Galeocerdo aduncus • †
Galeocerdo cuvier •
Galeodea •
Galeorhinus •
Gari •
Gastrochaena •
†Gavialosuchus'' • †
Gavialosuchus americanus •
Gegania •
Gemma •
Gemophos • †
Gemophos tinctus •
Geochelone • †
Georgiacetus • †
Georgiacetus vogtlensis – or unidentified comparable form • †
Gigantostrea •
Ginglymostoma •
Globigerina •
Globulina •
Glossus •
Glycymeris • †
Glycymeris americana • †
Glycymeris decussata •
Glyptoactis •
†Glyptotherium'' •
Gopherus •
Gymnura •
Halichoerus – or unidentified comparable form • †
Halichoerus grypus • †
Halitherium • †
Halitherium alleni – type locality for species •
Hastula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature •
Haustator • †
Hemiauchenia • †
Hemiauchenia macrocephala •
Hemipristis • †
Hemipristis serra •
Here •
Hexaplex •
Hiatella •
with a human to scale †Holmesina'' •
Horologica •
Hyotissa • †
Hyposaurus •
Ilyanassa • †
Ilyanassa obsoleta • †
Ilyanassa trivittata •
Infundibulum • †
Ischyodus • †
Isocrania •
Isognomon •
Kinosternon •
Kurtziella • †
Kurtziella cerina •
Laevicardium • †
Laevicardium mortoni •
mackerel shark Lamna'' •
Latirus – tentative report •
Lima •
Limaria •
Limatula •
Linga • †
Linthia •
Liotia •
Lithophaga •
Littoraria • †
Littoraria irrorata •
Lucina'' • †
Lucina pensylvanica •
Lunularia •
Lynx • †
Lynx rufus •
Lyria •
Macoma • †
Macoma balthica • †
Macoma tenta •
Macrocallista • †
Macrocallista maculata • †
Macrocallista nimbosa •
Mactra •
Malaclemys • †
Malaclemys terrapin • †
Mammut •
, or American mastodon †Mammut americanum'' • †
Mammuthus • †
Mammuthus columbi – or unidentified comparable form •
Manta • †
Manta fragilis •
Maretia •
Marginella •
Martesia • †
Mathilda • †
Mauricia •
†Megalonyx'' • †
Megalonyx jeffersonii •
Meiocardia •
Melampus • †
Melampus bidentatus •
Melanella • †
Melanella conoidea •
Menippe – tentative report •
Mercenaria • †
Mercenaria mercenaria •
Mesalia •
Mesodesma • †
Metaxytherium •
Metis – tentative report •
Microdrillia •
, or American cheetah †Miracinonyx'' • †
Miracinonyx inexpectatus •
Mitrella •
Mobula •
Modiolus •
Mulinia • †
Mulinia lateralis •
Murex •
Murexiella • †
Murexiella glypta • †
Murexiella macgintyi • †
Mya • †
Mya arenaria •
Myliobatis •
†Mylohyus'' • †
Mylohyus fossilis – or unidentified comparable form •
Mytilus • †
Nanosiren – tentative report •
Nassarius • †
Nassarius acutus • †
Nassarius vibex •
Natica •
Naticarius •
Nebrius • †
Neochoerus • †
Neochoerus aesopi • †
Neochoerus pinckneyi •
, or round-tailed muskrat Neofiber'' • †
Neofiber alleni •
Neomonachus • †
Neomonachus tropicalis •
Neverita •
Nodipecten •
Nucula • †
Nucula proxima • †
Nuculana acuta •
Oculina •
Odobenus •
, or walrus †Odobenus rosmarus'' •
Odocoileus • †
Odocoileus virginianus •
Odostomia • †
Odostomia pedroana – or unidentified comparable form •
Oliva • †
Oliva sayana •
Olivella • †
Olivella mutica • †
Ontocetus • †
Ontocetus emmonsi • †
Ophiomorpha • †
Osteopygis •
Ostrea • †
Otodus •
(sometimes Carcharodon or Otodus megalodon
) with a whale shark (violet), great white shark (green), and anachronistic human (black) to scale †Otodus megalodon'' • †
Oxyrhina • †
Pachecoa • †
Pachyarmatherium • †
Pachyarmatherium leiseyi • †
Palaeochenoides – tentative report • †
Palaeochenoides mioceanus • †
Palaeolama • †
Palaeophis •
Pandora •
Panopea •
Panthera • †
Panthera leo • †
Panthera onca • †
Paramylodon • †
Paramylodon harlani – or unidentified comparable form •
Parvanachis • †
Parvanachis obesa •
Pecten •
†Pelagornis'' • †
Pelagornis sandersi – type locality for species •
Penion •
Petaloconchus •
Petricola • †
Petricola pholadiformis •
Phalium •
Phoca •
Pholadomya •
Pholas •
Phos •
Phyllonotus • †
Phyllonotus pomum •
Physa •
, or sperm whale Physeter'' • †
Physogaleus •
Pinna •
Pitar • †
Pitar morrhuanus •
Placopecten •
Planorbis •
Pleuromeris • †
Pleuromeris tridentata •
Pleurotomaria •
Plicatula • †
Plicatula gibbosa •
Polinices •
Polymesoda • †
Polymesoda caroliniana • †
Prionodon •
sawfish Pristis'' • †
Procolpochelys •
Procyon • †
Procyon lotor • †
Protosiren •
Prunum • †
Prunum roscidum •
Psammechinus •
†Psephophorus'' •
Pseudochama •
Pseudoliva •
Pseudorca • †
Pseudorca crassidens •
Pteria • †
Pteria colymbus •
Pteromeris • †
Pteromeris perplana •
†Puma'' • †
Puma concolor •
Puncturella •
Pusula • †
Pusula pediculus •
Pycnodonte •
Pyramidella •
Pyrgo • †
Quadrans •
Quinqueloculina •
Raja •
Rangia •
Rangifer • †
Rangifer tarandus – or unidentified comparable form •
Ranina •
Raphitoma •
Retusa •
, or whale shark 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 • †
Sayella fusca •
Scapharca •
Scaphella •
Schizoporella • †
Schizoporella unicornis •
Sconsia •
Scyliorhinus – tentative report •
Seila • †
Seila adamsii •
Semele •
Serpulorbis •
Sigatica • †
Sigatica carolinensis •
Sigmodon •
Sinum • †
Sinum perspectivum •
†Smilodon'' • †
Smilodon fatalis •
Solariella •
Solemya •
Solen • †
Solen ensis •
Solenosteira • †
Solenosteira cancellaria • †
Spatangus •
Sphyrna • †
Sphyrna media – or unidentified comparable form • †
Sphyrna zygaena •
Spisula •
Spondylus •
†Squalodon'' •
Squatina •
Stewartia •
Strioterebrum •
Strombus • †
Strombus pugilis •
Subcancilla •
Sveltella •
Sveltia • †
Syllomus •
Sylvilagus •
Tagelus •
, or tapir Tapirus'' • †
Tapirus veroensis •
Tectonatica • †
Tectonatica pusilla •
Teinostoma •
Tellina •
Tenagodus •
Terebra • †
Terebra protexta • †
Teredina •
Teredo •
Terrapene • †
Terrapene carolina •
Textularia •
†Thecachampsa'' • †
Thoracosaurus •
Thracia •
Timoclea •
Trachycardium • †
Trachycardium egmontianum • †
Trachycardium muricatum •
Tremarctos • †
Tremarctos floridanus •
Triakis – tentative report •
, or manatee Trichechus'' •
Trigonostoma • †
Trinacria •
Triplofusus • †
Triplofusus giganteus •
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 •
, or common bottlenose dolphin †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 • †
Urosalpinx cinerea •
Venericardia •
Vermicularia • †
Vermicularia fargoi • †
Vermicularia spirata •
Verticordia •
Vexillum • †
Vexillum wandoense •
, or grapevine Vitis'' •
Voluta •
Volutifusus •
Xenophora • †
Xenophora conchyliophora • †
Xenorophus – type locality for genus • †
Xiphiorhynchus • †
Xylotrypa •
Yoldia • †
Yoldia limatula ==References==