page_title: List of the prehistoric life of Florida
section_title: Selected Cenozoic taxa of Florida
hierarchical_section_title: List of the prehistoric life of Florida / Cenozoic / Selected Cenozoic taxa of Florida
caption_attribution_description: Petaloconchus intortus (Lamarck, 1818) English: Length 2.9 cm; Pliocene, Baschi, Italy; Shell of own collection, therefore not geocoded. Deutsch: Länge 2,9 cm; Pliozän; Baschi, Italien.
context_page_description: This list of the prehistoric life of Florida contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Florida.
context_section_description: †Abra
  Acanthocardia
  Acanthochitona
  Acar
  Accipiter
  †Accipiter cooperii
  †Accipiter striatus
  Acer
  †Acer rubrum
  †Acmaturris
  Acris
  †Acris gryllus – or unidentified comparable form
   †Acritohippus
  †Acritohippus isonesus
  Acropora
  †Acropora cervicornis
  †Acropora palmata
  Acrosterigma
  Acteocina
  Acteon
  Actitis
  †Actitis macularia
  Aegolius
  †Aegolius acadicus
  †Aelurodon
   †Aepycamelus
  †Aepycamelus major
  Aequipecten
  Aesopus
  Aetobatus
  †Aetobatus narinari
  Agaricia
  †Agaricia agaricites
  Agaronia
  Agassizia
  Agatrix
  Agelaius
  †Agelaius phoeniceus
  Agkistrodon
   †Agkistrodon piscivorus
  Agladrillia
  †Agnotocastor
  †Agriotherium
  Aix
  †Aix sponsa
  Ajaia
  †Ajaia ajaja
  Alaba
  Alabina
  Alca – type locality for genus
   †Aletomeryx
  Alligator
  †Alligator mississipiensis
  †Alligator mississippiensis
  †Alligator olseni – type locality for species
  Alnus
  Alosa
  Alveopora
  Amauropsis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  †Ambystoma
  †Ambystoma tigrinum
   †Amebelodon
  Americardia
  †Americardia media
  Amia
  †Amia calva
  Ammodramus
  †Ammodramus maritimus
  †Ammodramus savannarum
  Amnicola
  †Amphicyon
   †Amphimachairodus
  †Amphiroa
  Amphistegina
  Amphiuma
  †Amphiuma means
  †Amplibuteo
  †Amplibuteo woodwardi
  †Ampullina
  †Ampullinopsis
  Amusium
  †Anabernicula
  Anachis
  Anadara
   †Anadara floridana
  †Anadara ovalis
  †Anadara transversa
  †Anadara trapezia
  Anas
  †Anas acuta
  †Anas americana
  †Anas carolinensis
  †Anas clypeata
  †Anas crecca
  †Anas cyanoptera – or unidentified comparable form
  †Anas discors
  †Anas fulvigula
  †Anas platyrhynchos
  †Anas rubripes
  †Anas strepera
  Anatina
   †Anchitherium
  Ancilla
  Angulus
  Anhinga
  †Anhinga anhinga
  Anodonta
  Anodontia
  †Anodontia alba
  Anolis
  †Anolis carolinensis
  Anomia
  †Anomia simplex
  Anona
  Antalis
  Anticlimax
  Antigona
  Antillophos
  †Antillophos candeanus – or unidentified comparable form
  Antrozous
  Aorotrema
  †Aorotrema cistronium
  Apalone
  †Apalone ferox
  Aphelocoma
  †Aphelocoma coerulescens
  †Aphelops
  Aphera
  Aquila
  †Aquila chrysaetos
  †Aramides
  †Aramides cajanea
  Aramus
  †Aramus guarauna
  Arbacia
  Arca
  †Arca imbricata
  †Arca zebra
  †Archaeohippus
  Architectonica
  †Archosargus
  †Archosargus probatocephalus
  Arcinella
  †Arcinella arcinella
  †Arcinella cornuta
   †Arctodus
  †Arctodus pristinus
  †Arctonasua
  Ardea
  †Ardea herodias
  Ardeola
  Argobuccinum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  Argopecten
  †Argopecten gibbus
   †Argopecten irradians
  Arius
  Artena
  Asio
  †Asio flammeus
  Aspella
  †Aspella senex – type locality for species
  Assiminea
  Astarte
  Astraea
   Astralium
  †Astralium phoebium
  Astrangia
  †Astrohippus
  Astyris
  †Astyris lunata
  Athleta
  Atractosteus
  †Atractosteus spatula
  Atrina
  Attiliosa
  †Attiliosa aldridgei
  †Aturia
  Atys
  Axelella
  Aythya
   †Aythya affinis
  †Aythya americana
  †Aythya collaris
  †Aythya marila
  †Aythya valisineria
  †Aztlanolagus
  †Babelomurex
  Bactridium
  Bailya
  †Bailya intricata
  Baiomys
  Bairdiella
  †Bairdiella chrysoura
  Balaenoptera
   †Balaenoptera acutorostrata
  Balanus
  †Balanus improvisus – or unidentified related form
  †Balanus trigonus
  Balistes
  Barbatia
  †Barbatia candida
  †Barbourofelis
  Bartschella
  Basiliscus – or unidentified comparable form
   †Basilosaurus
  †Basilosaurus cetoides
  Batillaria
  †Batrachosauroides
  Bela
  †Bela nassoides – type locality for species
  †Benzoin
  †Benzoin melissaefolium – or unidentified comparable form
  Biomphalaria
  †Biomphalaria havanensis
  Bison
  †Bison antiquus
   †Bison latifrons
  Bittiolum
  †Bittiolum varium
  Bittium
  Bivetopsia
  Blarina
  †Blarina brevicauda
  †Blarina carolinensis
  †Blastomeryx
  Boa
  †Boa constrictor – type locality for species
  Bonasa
  †Bonasa umbellus
  Boonea
  †Boonea seminuda
   †Borophagus
  †Borophagus diversidens
  †Borophagus hilli
  †Borophagus orc
  †Borophagus pugnator
  Bostrycapulus
  †Bostrycapulus aculeatus
  Botaurus
  †Botaurus lentiginosus
  †Bothriodon
  Botula
  †Botula fusca
  Brachidontes
  †Brachidontes exustus
  †Brachycythara
  †Brachycythara dasa – type locality for species
  †Brana
  Branta
  †Branta canadensis
  †Brasenia
  Bubo
  †Bubo virginianus
  Buccella
  Buccinum
  Bucephala
  †Bucephala albeola
  Buchema
  Bufo
   †Bufo quercicus
  †Bufo terrestris
  †Bufo woodhousei
  Bulimulus
  Bulla
  †Bulla striata
  Bullaria
  Bursa
  †Bursa rhodos
caption: Shell in multiple views of a Petaloconchus worm shell sea snail
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