page_title: List of the prehistoric life of North Carolina
section_title: Selected Cenozoic taxa of North Carolina
hierarchical_section_title: List of the prehistoric life of North Carolina / Cenozoic / Selected Cenozoic taxa of North Carolina
context_page_description: This list of the prehistoric life of North Carolina contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of North Carolina.
context_section_description: Abies
  †Abies
  †Abra
  Acanthocybium
   †Acanthocybium solandri
  †Acantholambrus
  †Acantholambrus baumi
  †Acarinina
  Acipenser
  Acrosterigma
  Acteocina
  †Actinocyclus
  Aequipecten
  Aesopus
  †Aesopus stearnsii
   Aetobatus
  Agaronia
  Agassizia
  †Agassizia scrobiculata
  Agatrix
  †Albertocetus – type locality for genus
  Alca
  †Alca torda – or unidentified related form
  Alnus
  Alopias
  †Alopias superciliosus
  †Alopias vulpinus
  Alosa
  †Alosa sapidissima – or unidentified comparable form
   Aluterus
  †Ambrosia
  Americardia
  †Americardia media
  Ammodytes
  Amusium
  †Anabernicula
  Anachis
  Anadara
  †Anadara brasiliana
  †Anadara floridana
  †Anadara ovalis
  †Anadara transversa
  Anas
  †Anas acuta
  †Anas americana
   †Anas clypeata
  †Anas discors
  †Anas platyrhynchos
  Angulus
  Anisotremus
  Anodontia
  †Anodontia alba
  Anomia
  †Anomia simplex
  †Anomotodon
  Anser
   Apalone – or unidentified comparable form
  †Araeodelphis
  Arbacia
  Arca
  Architectonica
  †Archosargus
  †Archosargus probatocephalus – or unidentified comparable form
  Arcinella
  †Arcinella cornuta
  Ardea
  †Ardea cinerea – or unidentified related form
  Argopecten
  †Argopecten gibbus
  †Argopecten irradians
  Argyrotheca
  †Artemisia
  Artena
  Astarte
  Astyris
  †Astyris lunata
  Athleta
   †Atocetus – or unidentified related form
  Atrina
  †Aturia
  †Auroracetus – type locality for genus
  Auxis
  Axelella
  Aythya
  †Aythya affinis – or unidentified related form
  Bagre
  Balaena
  Balaenoptera
  †Balaenoptera acutorostrata
   †Balaenula
  Balanophyllia
  Balanus
  Balearica – tentative report
  Barbatia
  Barnea
  †Basilotritus
  †Belosaepia
  Betula
  Bittium
  †Bohaskaia
  †Bohaskaia monodontoides
  Boonea
  †Boonea impressa
  †Boonea seminuda
  †Bootherium
  †Bootherium bombifrons
  Boreotrophon – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
   †Borophagus
  †Borophagus dudleyi – or unidentified comparable form
  †Borophagus orc – or unidentified comparable form
  Bostrycapulus
  †Bostrycapulus aculeatus
  Botrychium
  †Botrychium dissectum – or unidentified comparable form
  †Botryococcus
  Brachidontes
  Branta
  †Branta bernicla – or unidentified related form
  †Brasenia
  Brotula
  Buccella
  Bucephala
  †Bucephala albeola – or unidentified related form
  †Bucephala clangula – or unidentified related form
  Bulweria – tentative report
  †Burnhamia
  Busycon
  †Busycon carica
   †Busycon contrarium
  †Busycon perversum
  Busycotypus
  †Busycotypus canaliculatus
  Buteo
  †Buteo jamaicensis
  Cadulus
  Caecum
  †Caecum imbricatum
  †Caecum pulchellum
  †Caecum regulare
   †Calappilia
  Calidris
  †Calidris melanotos – or unidentified related form
  Callinectes
  †Callinectes sapidus
  Calliostoma
  Callista
  †Callophoca
  Calonectris
  †Calonectris borealis – or unidentified related form
  †Calonectris diomedea – or unidentified related form
  Calotrophon
  †Calotrophon ostrearum
  Calyptraea
  †Calyptraea centralis
   Cancellaria
  Capella
  †Capella media – or unidentified related form
  Carcharhinus
  †Carcharhinus brachyurus
  †Carcharhinus falciformis
  †Carcharhinus leucas
  †Carcharhinus macloti
  †Carcharhinus obscurus
  †Carcharhinus perezi
  †Carcharhinus plumbeus
  Carcharias
  †Carcharias taurus
  Carcharodon
  †Carcharodon carcharias
   †Carcharodon hastalis
  Carditamera
  Caretta
  Carya
  Cassidulina
  †Cassigerinella
  †Cassigerinella chipolensis
  Cassis
  Castanea
  Catharacta
  †Caulolatilus
  †Caulolatilus cyanops – or unidentified comparable form
  †Cavilucina
  Centropristis
  †Centropristis striata – or unidentified comparable form
  Cerastoderma
   Ceratoscopelus
  Cerithiopsis
  †Cerithiopsis vinca
  Cerithium
  †Cerithium eburneum
  Cerodrillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  †Cerodrillia simpsoni
  †Cerorhinca
  Cetorhinus
   †Cetotherium
  Chaetopleura
  Chama
  †Chama congregata
  †Chama macerophylla
  Chamelea
  Chelonia – tentative report
  Chelonibia
  Chemnitzia
  †Chesapecten
  †Chesapecten jeffersonius
  Chilomycterus
   †Chilomycterus schoepfi
  †Chilomycterus schoepfii
  Chione
  †Chione cancellata
  Chlamys
  Chrysemys
  Cibicides
  Ciconia
  Cidaris
  Circulus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
   Citharichthys
  Cladocora
  †Cladogramma
  Clathrodrillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  Clathrus
  Clavat
caption: Illustration of a living Ceratoscopelus lanternfish
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