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List of the prehistoric life of North Carolina

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Reference excerpt

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.

Precambrian-Paleozoic The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian or Paleozoic fossils in North Carolina.

Mesozoic

Selected Mesozoic taxa of North Carolina Acesta Acirsa †Adocus †Aetosaurus †Ampullina – tentative report †Anomia †Anomoeodus †Apatopus †Arca Architectonica †Arganodus Astarte – tentative report †Asteracanthus †Atreipus †Baena – tentative report †Baikuris – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature Barbatia †Belemnitella †Belemnitella americana †Borealosuchus †Borealosuchus formidabilis †Boreogomphodon †Boreogomphodon jeffersoni Botula †Botula carolinensis †Brachymeris †Brachyphyllum Caestocorbula †Caestocorbula crassiplica Candona Carcharias – tentative report †Carnufex – type locality for genus †Carnufex carolinensis – type locality for species Cerithiella †Cerithiella nodoliratum †Cerithiella semirugatum †Cimolomys Cladophlebis Cliona †Coahomasuchus †Colognathus Corbula †Crenella †Crenella serica †Cretolamna †Crosbysaurus Cucullaea †Cucullaea capax Cylichna †Cylindracanthus †Cymella Cyzicus †Deinosuchus †Deinosuchus rugosus Dictyocephalus – type locality for genus †Diplurus †Dreissena – tentative report †Dromicosuchus – type locality for genus †Dromicosuchus grallator – type locality for species †Egertonia †Enchodus †Enchodus petrosus – or unidentified comparable form †Equisetum †Estheria †Euspira †Eutrephoceras †Exogyra †Exogyra cancellata †Exogyra costata Gegania Glycymeris †Gorgetosuchus – type locality for genus †Gorgosaurus †Hadrosaurus †Hadrosaurus minor – tentative report †Halisaurus †Hamulus †Hybodus †Hybodus montanensis †Hypophylloceras †Hypsibema – type locality for genus †Hypsibema crassicauda – type locality for species †Inoceramus †Ischyodus †Ischyodus bifurcatus – or unidentified comparable form †Ischyrhiza †Ischyrhiza mira Isognomon Isurus †Leidyosuchus – tentative report †Lepidodendron Lima Limatula †Linearis †Lingula †Linthia Lopha †Lopha falcata †Lucasuchus †Lucasuchus hunti †Lucina †Lytoceras Martesia – tentative report †Mecistotrachelos †Mecistotrachelos apeoros Melanatria – tentative report †Morea †Mosasaurus †Neocalamites Nerita Nucula Odontaspis †Ornithomimus – tentative report Ostrea †Pagiophyllum †Pannaulika Panopea †Paralbula †Paranomia †Pekinosaurus – type locality for genus †Pekinosaurus olseni – type locality for species Pholadidea – tentative report Pholadomya Phyllodus †Pinna †Placenticeras – tentative report †Placerias †Placerias hesternus †Platecarpus †Plinthogomphodon – type locality for genus †Plinthogomphodon herpetairus – type locality for species Polinices †Postosuchus †Postosuchus alisonae – type locality for species †Prognathodon †Protocardia †Pteria – tentative report †Pterophyllum †Pterotrigonia †Pterotrigonia cerulea †Pterotrigonia eufalensis †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis Pycnodonte †Pycnodonte belli †Pycnodonte vesicularis †Revueltosaurus †Revueltosaurus olseni †Rhombodus †Rutiodon – type locality for genus †Rutiodon carolinensis – type locality for species †Saurodon †Scapanorhynchus †Scapanorhynchus texanus †Scoyenia – tentative report †Semionotus Serpula †Sphenodiscus Squalicorax †Squalicorax kaupi †Squalicorax pristodontus Squatina †Stegomus †Stephanodus †Tanytrachelos – type locality for genus †Tanytrachelos ahynis – type locality for species Trachycardium Trichotropis †Trigonia – tentative report Trionyx Turritella †Turritella trilira †Tylosaurus †Uatchitodon †Uatchitodon schneideri – type locality for species †Williamsonia †Xiphactinus †Xiphactinus audax †Zamites †Zamites powelli

Cenozoic

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Illustrations

List of the prehistoric life of North Carolina: Fossilized guard of the Late Cretaceous belemnoid cephalopod Belemnitella — Fossilized guard of the Late Cretaceous belemnoid cephalopod Belemnitella

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In the classroom: List of the prehistoric life of North Carolina is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lists of prehistoric life in the United States, North Carolina-related lists, Paleontology in North Carolina, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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