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List of the prehistoric life of Tennessee

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Reference excerpt

This list of the prehistoric life of Tennessee contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Tennessee.

Precambrian The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.

Paleozoic

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Tennessee †Acodus †Actinoceras †Actinocrinites †Agaricocrinus †Agaricocrinus americanus †Amplexopora †Amplexus †Ampyx †Aphetoceras †Atrypa †Atrypa reticularis – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Aulopora †Bellerophon †Bembexia †Bimuria †Bumastus †Calymene †Calymene niagarensis †Calyptaulax †Camarotoechia †Cartersoceras – type locality for genus †Ceratopsis †Ceraurinus †Ceraurus †Chasmatopora †Cheirurus †Chonetes †Chonetes glenparkensis – or unidentified related form †Christiania †Cincinnetina †Cincinnetina meeki †Cladochonus †Cladochonus crassus †Cleiothyridina †Columnaria †Columnaria alveolata †Conocardium †Constellaria †Coolinia †Cornulites †Cornulites proprius Costellirostra Costellirostra Tennesseensis Crania †Craniops †Crepicephalus †Crepipora †Cruziana †Ctenostoma †Cyathocrinites †Cyclonema †Cyphaspis †Cypricardinia †Cyrtoceras †Cyrtolites †Cystodictya †Dalmanites †Dicoelosia †Dimerocrinites †Dimerocrinites carleyi †Dimerocrinites inornatus †Dimerocrinites occidentalis †Distomodus †Distomodus staurognathoides Dunkleosteus †Eatonia †Echinosphaerites †Eospirifer †Eospirifer radiatus †Eretmocrinus †Eretmocrinus magnificus ' †Eucalyptocrinites †Eucalyptocrinites caelatus †Eucalyptocrinites crassus †Favositella †Favosites †Favosites forbesi †Favosites spinigerus †Fenestella †Fletcheria †Flexicalymene †Flexicalymene meeki †Flexicalymene senaria †Foerstia †Forbesiocrinus †Gilbertsocrinus †Girvanella †Glyptocrinus †Gonioceras †Gravicalymene †Grewingkia †Grewingkia canadensis †Hallopora †Hedstroemia †Helcionopsis †Helcionopsis striata †Hibbertia †Hindia †Holopea †Hyolithes †Illaenus †Isotelus †Kockelella †Krausella †Lingulella †Lonchodomas †Marsupiocrinus †Meristella †Meristina †Monomorphichnus †Orthoceras †Ozarkodina †Ozarkodina confluens †Paciphacops †Pentremites †Phragmolites †Phycodes †Phylloporina †Plaesiomys †Planolites †Platyceras – type locality for genus †Platycrinites †Platystrophia †Platystrophia acutilirata †Platystrophia cypha †Plectoceras †Pleurodictyum †Plumulites †Proetus †Protosalvinia †Pterotheca †Quadratia †Rusophycus †Sagenocrinites †Salterella †Siphonotreta †Skenidioides †Skolithos †Solenopora †Solenopora compacta †Sowerbyella †Sphaerocodium – tentative report †Spirifer Spirorbis †Spyroceras †Stigmatella †Strophomena †Strophomena concordensis †Strophomena filitexta †Strophomena incurvata †Strophomena neglecta †Strophomena planumbona †Subulites †Taxocrinus †Tentaculites †Tetradium †Tricrepicephalus †Trimerus †Westonia †Whiteavesia †Wurmiella †Wurmiella excavata

Mesozoic

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Tennessee Acirsa Acmaea †Acteon †Aenona Amauropsis †Ampullina †Ancilla †Anomia †Anomoeodus †Arca Arctica †Avitelmessus †Avitelmessus grapsoideus †Baculites †Baculites grandis †Baculites ovatus Barbatia Brachidontes Cadulus Caestocorbula †Caestocorbula crassiplica Callianassa †Callianassa mortoni †Calliomphalus †Calliomphalus americanus – type locality for species Cancellaria Capulus †Caveola Cerithiopsis Cerithium Charonia Chiton Clavagella Cliona †Conorbis Corbula †Crania – tentative report †Crenella †Crenella elegantula †Crenella serica Cucullaea †Cucullaea capax †Cucullaea littlei Cylichna †Cylichna incisa †Dentalium †Discoscaphites †Discoscaphites iris †Dolicholatirus †Ecphora Edmontosaurus Edmontosaurus regalis - report made of unidentified related form †Enchodus †Eothoracosaurus †Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis †Eulima †Euspira †Eutrephoceras †Exilia †Exogyra †Exogyra cancellata †Exogyra costata Fasciolaria – tentative report Gastrochaena †Gegania Gemmula Glossus Glycymeris †Hamulus †Helicoceras †Helicoceras navarroense †Hoploparia †Inoceramus †Inoceramus proximus †Inoceramus sagensis †Ischyrhiza †Ischyrhiza mira Latiaxis Limatula †Linearis Lithophaga Littorina Lopha †Lopha falcata †Lucina †Mammila Martesia †Mathilda Melanatria Membranipora Meretrix †Metopaster Micropora †Morea †Mosasaurus †Neithea †Neithea quinquecostata Nucula †Nucula percrassa †Obeliscus †Odostomia †Odostomia plicata – type locality for species Opalia Ostrea Panopea † Paranomia †Pecten †Pedalion †Peneus Pholadomya †Pholadomya occidentalis †Plioplatecarpus †Plioplatecarpus depressus Polinices †Prognathodon †Protocardia †Pteria †Pterotrigonia †Pterotrigonia angulicostata †Pterotrigonia thoracica Pycnodonte Ringicula †Ringicula pulchella Rissoina Rostellaria – tentative report †Sargana †Saurodon – tentative report † Scala Scaphander †Scaphites †Schizobasis Seila †Seminola Serpula Serpulorbis †Siphonaria Teinostoma Tellina †Tenea †Teredo †Toxochelys †Toxochelys latiremis Trichotropis †Trigonia Trochus †Tuba Turbinella †Turricula Turris Turritella †Turritella bilira †Turritella paravertebroides †Turritella tippana †Turritella trilira †Turritella vertebroides Yoldia

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