page_title: List of the Mesozoic life of Texas
section_title: C
hierarchical_section_title: List of the Mesozoic life of Texas / C
caption_attribution_description: Portrait of a Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus). Green Island, South West Rocks, NSW
context_page_description: This list of the Mesozoic life of Texas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Texas and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.
context_section_description: Cadulus
  †Cadulus coonensis
  †Cadulus obnutus
  †Cadulus praetenuis
  Caestocorbula
  †Caestocorbula crassaplica
  †Caestocorbula crassiplica
  †Caestocorbula suffalciata
  †Caestocorbula terramaria
  †Caestocorbula torta
  †Caestocorbula williardi
  Callianassa
  †Calliomphalus
  †Calliomphalus americanus
  †Calliomphalus bellulus
  †Calliomphalus microcancelli
  Callistina
  †Callistina alta
  †Callistina lamarensis
  †Callistina munda
  †Callistina taffi
  †Callodus – type locality for genus
  †Callodus coronatus – type locality for species
  Callucina
  †Callucina chatfieldana
  †Callucina oleodorsum
  †Callucina seminalis
  †Calyptosuchus – type locality for genus
  †Calyptosuchus wellesi – type locality for species
   Calyptraea
  †Camptonectes
  †Camptonectes bellisculptus
  †Camptonectes bubonis
  †Camptonectes burlingtonensis
  †Camptonectes cavanus
  †Camptonectes ellsworthensis
  †Camptonectes kaufmanensis
  †Camptonectes martinsensis
  Cancellaria
  †Cancellaria matroni – tentative report
  †Cantabrigites
  †Cantabrigites spinosum
  †Cantabrigites subsimplex – or unidentified related form
  Cantharus – tentative report
  †Cantioscyllium
  †Cantioscyllium meyeri – type locality for species
  †Capellia – type locality for genus
  †Capellia mauricei – type locality for species
   †Caprina
  †Caprina coraloidea
  †Caprina douvillei
  †Caprinuloidea
  †Caprinuloidea multitubifera
  †Caprinuloidea perfecta
  Capulus
  †Capulus cuthandensis
  †Capulus erectus
  †Capulus microstriatus – tentative report
  †Capulus spangleri
   Carcharias
  †Carcharias heathi – type locality for species
  †Carcharias holmdelensis
  †Carcharias samhammeri – or unidentified comparable form
  †Cardiaster
  †Cardiaster leonensis
  Cardium
  †Cardium wadei
  †Caririchnium
  †Caririchnium protohadrosaurichnos – type locality for species
  Carota
  †Carota biplicata
  †Carota pendula
  †Carota robusta
  †Carycorbula
  †Carycorbula martinae
  Caryocorbula
  †Caryocorbula ovisana
  †Caryocorbula tradingensis
  †Caryocorbula varia
   Caryophyllia
  †Caryophyllia comanchei – type locality for species
  †Caryophyllia dentonensis – type locality for species
  †Caryophyllia konincki – type locality for species
  †Caseosaurus – type locality for genus
  †Caseosaurus crosbyensis – type locality for species
  †Casierius
  †Casierius heckeli
  †Casierius heckelii
  †Catactegenys – type locality for genus
  †Catactegenys solaster – type locality for species
  †Catastomocystis
  †Catastomocystis spinosa
   †Caturus
  †Caveola
  †Caveola acuta – tentative report
  †Caveola bellsana
  †Caveola producta
  †Cedarosaurus
  †Cedarosaurus weiskopfae
  †Cenomanocarcinus
  †Cenomanocarcinus refroae
  †Cenomanocarcinus renfroae
  †Cenomanocarcinus vanstraeleni
   †Ceratodus
  †Ceratodus americanus – or unidentified comparable form
  Ceratotrochus – tentative report
  †Ceriopora
  Cerithiella
  †Cerithiella nodoliratum – or unidentified related form
  †Cerithiella semirugatum
  Cerithium
  †Cerithium simpsonensis
  †Chamops
  †Champsosaurus
  †Chartecytis
  †Cheloniceras
  †Cheloniceras adkinsi
  †Cheloniceras cornuelianum
   †Chindesaurus
  †Chindesaurus bryansmalli
  †Chinlea
  †Chinlea sorenseni
  †Chirostenotes
  †Chondrodonta
  †Chondrodonta glabra
  †Chondrodonta munsoni
  †Chondrodonta youngi – type locality for species
  †Chupacabrachelys – type locality for genus
  †Chupacabrachelys complexus – type locality for species
  Cidaris
  †Cidaris hemigranosus
  †Cidaris texanus
  †Cimexomys
  †Cimoliasaurus
   †Cimoliopterus
  †Cimoliopterus dunni – type locality for species
  †Cimolodon
  †Cimolodon electus – or unidentified comparable form
  †Cimolomys
  †Cimolomys clarki
  †Cinulia
  †Cinulia tarrantensis – or unidentified related form
  †Cionichthys
  †Cionichthys greeni – type locality for species
  †Citharina
  †Citharina kochii
  †Cladoceramus
  †Cladoceramus undulatoplicatus
  †Cladophyllia
  †Cladophyllia furcifera
  †Clavipholas
  †Clavipholas pectorosa
  †Clavipholas whitfieldi
  †Clevosaurus – or unidentified comparable form
  †Clevosaurus latidens
   †Clidastes
  †Clidastes liodontus
  Cliona
  †Cliona microtuberum
  †Cliona retiformis
  †Clisocolus
  †Clisocolus concentricum
  †Coahomasuchus – type locality for genus
  †Coahomasuchus kahleorum – type locality for species
  †Coahuilites – tentative report
  †Coalcomana
  †Coalcomana ramosa
  †Codiopsis
  †Codiopsis stephensoni
caption: A living Carcharias sand tiger shark
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