page_title: List of the prehistoric life of Mississippi
section_title: Cenozoic
hierarchical_section_title: List of the prehistoric life of Mississippi / Cenozoic
caption_attribution_description: English: My reconstruction of the late en:Eocene en:whale en:Zygorhiza kochii (C) Stanton F. Fink
context_page_description: This list of the prehistoric life of Mississippi contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Mississippi.
context_section_description: Abra
   Acanthocardia
  Acar
  Acirsa – tentative report
  Aclis
  †Acra
  Acteocina
  Acteon
  Aequipecten
  Aetobatus
  Agaronia
  Agatrix
  Alaba
  Alabina
  Albula
  Alligator
   †Alligator mississippiensis
  †Altrix
  Americardia
  Ammonia
  †Amonia
  Anadara
  Ancilla
  Anodontia
  Anomia
  †Anomotodon
  Antalis
  Apiotoma
   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
   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
   †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
   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
   Limaria
  Linga
  Litiopa
  Lopha
  Lophius
  Lucina
  Lunularia
  Lyria
  Macrocallista
  Mactra
  †Mammut
   †Mammut americanum
  Maretia
  Margaretta
  Marginella
  †Mastigophora
  Mathilda – tentative report
  Mathilda
  †Megalonyx
  †Megalonyx jeffersonii
  Melanella
  Mesalia
   †Metamynodon
  †Metamynodon planifrons
  Metula
  †Miacis
  †Michela
  Microdrillia
  †Mimoperadectes
  Mitra
  Mitrella
  Modiolus – tentative report
  Mulinia
  †Mulinia lateralis
  Murex
  Murexiella
  Mustelus
  Myliobatis
   †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
   Platyrhina
  Pleurofusia
  †Pleurofusia fluctuosa
  †Pleurofusia longirostropsis
  Pleuromeris
  †Pleurostoma
  Plicatula
  Poirieria
  Polinices
  Polyschides
  Porella
  †Potamides
   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
   Semicassis
  †Seraphs
  Serpulorbis
  Sigatica
  †Sinistrella
  Sinum
  Siphonalia
  Siphonochelus
  Skena
  Solariella
  Solecurtus
  Sphyraena – tentative report
  Spisula
  Spondylus
  †Striatolamia
  Strioterebrum
  Strombiformis
   †Subhyracodon
  Sveltella
  Syntomodrillia
  †Syntomodrillia tantula
  †Teilhardina
  †Teilhardina magnoliana
  Teinostoma
  Tellina
  Tenagodus
  Terebra
  Teredo
  Terrapene
  †Terrapene carolina
  Thracia
  Tornus
   Trachycardium
  Trigonostoma
  †Trinacria
  Triphora
  Trochita
  †Trygon
  Turbonilla
  †Turbonilla major
  Turricula
  Turris – report made of unidentified related form o
caption: Life restoration of the Eocene whale Zygorhiza
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