List of the prehistoric life of Florida
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 .
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Florida.
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Florida.
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of Florida
†Abra
Acanthocardia Acanthochitona Acar Accipiter Acer †Acmaturris
Acris Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus Acritohippus Acropora Acrosterigma Acteocina Acteon Actitis Aegolius †Aelurodon
Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus Heinrich Harder (1920). Aepycamelus Aequipecten Aesopus Aetobatus Agaricia Agaronia Agassizia Agatrix Agelaius Agkistrodon Agladrillia †Agnotocastor
†Agriotherium
Aix Ajaia Alaba Alabina Alca Restorative model of the Miocene deer relative Aletomeryx Aletomeryx Alligator Alnus Alosa Alveopora Amauropsis †Ambystoma
Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon Amebelodon Americardia Amia Ammodramus Amnicola †Amphicyon
Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus Amphimachairodus †Amphiroa
Amphistegina Amphiuma †Amplibuteo
†Ampullina
†Ampullinopsis
Amusium †Anabernicula
Anachis Anadara Anas Anatina Fossilized limb bones, and teeth of the Miocene three-toed horse Anchitherium Anchitherium Ancilla Angulus Anhinga Anodonta Anodontia Anolis Anomia Anona Antalis Anticlimax Antigona Antillophos Antrozous Aorotrema Apalone Aphelocoma †Aphelops
Aphera Aquila †Aramides
Aramus Arbacia Arca †Archaeohippus
Architectonica †Archosargus
Arcinella Restoration of an Arctodus Arctodus †Arctonasua
Ardea Ardeola Argobuccinum Argopecten Arius Artena Asio Aspella Assiminea Astarte Astraea Shell in multiple views of an Astralium Astralium Astrangia †Astrohippus
Astyris Athleta Atractosteus Atrina Attiliosa †Aturia
Atys Axelella Aythya †Aztlanolagus
†Babelomurex
Bactridium Bailya Baiomys Bairdiella Balaenoptera Balanus Balistes Barbatia †Barbourofelis
Bartschella Basiliscus Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus Basilosaurus Batillaria †Batrachosauroides
Bela †Benzoin
Biomphalaria Bison Bittiolum Bittium Bivetopsia Blarina †Blastomeryx
Boa Bonasa Boonea Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus camel . Jay Matternes (1964). Borophagus Bostrycapulus Botaurus †Bothriodon
Botula Brachidontes †Brachycythara
†Brana
Branta †Brasenia
Bubo Buccella Buccinum Bucephala Buchema Bufo Bulimulus Bulla Bullaria Bursa Busycon Busycotypus Buteo Buteogallus Butorides Cadulus Caecum Calidris †Calippus
Callianassa Calliostoma Callista †Callophoca
Calotrophon Calyptraea Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops Camelops Cancellaria Cancilla Canis Cantharus Capella Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx Capromeryx Capulus Caracara Caranx Carcharhinus Carcharias Carcharodon Cardinalis Cardita Carditamera Caretta †Carex
Carinodrillia †Carpella
Carphophis †Carpocyon
Carya Carychium †Casmerodius
Cassidulina Cassis Castanea Castor Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides Castoroides Cathartes Catharus Centropomus Cerastoderma †Cerion
Cerithidea Cerithioclava Cerithiopsis Two views of a Cerithium Cerithium Cerodrillia Ceryle Chaetopleura Chama Chamelea Charadrius Fossilized cranium of the Pliocene-Pleistocene hyena Chasmaporthetes Chasmaporthetes Cheilea Chelonia Chelonibia Chelydra Chemnitzia †Chesapecten
Chicoreus A living Chilomycterus Chilomycterus Chione
Chlamys Chlorostoma Chondestes Chrysallida Chrysemys Cibicides Ciconia Cidaris Cinctura Circulus Circus Cirsotrema Cistothorus Cladocora Clangula Clathrodrillia Clathrus Clava Clavatula Clavus Clementia Closia A living Clypeaster Clypeaster Cnemidophorus Coccyzus Cochlespira Cochliolepis Codakia Colaptes Colinus Colpophyllia Coluber Columba Columbella Columbellopsis Compsodrillia Fossil of the Miocene-Pleistocene barnacle Concavus Concavus †Concholepas
Conepatus Conomitra †Conorbis
Conus Coragyps Coralliophila Corbula †Cormocyon
Fossilized skeleton preserved in situ (upper left, 2) of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Cormohipparion Cormohipparion Corvus †Corylus
Coturnicops Crassispira Crassostrea †Cremaster – type locality for genus
†Cremaster
Crenella Crepidula Crepipatella †Crommium
Crotalus Crucibulum Cryptotis Cumingia Cupuladria Cupularia Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius Cuvieronius Cyanocitta Cyclocardia Cygnus Cylichna †Cymakra
Cymatium Cymatosyrinx Cymbovula Cymodocea †Cynarctoides
†Cynelos
Cynoscion Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus Cynthiacetus Cyphoma Cypraea Cypraecassis Cypraedia Cythara Daedalochila Daphnella †Daphoenodon
†Daphoenus
Dasyatis Dasypus Fossilized cranium seen from above and below of the Pleistocene Dasypus bellus Dasypus bellus Dauciconus Deirochelys Dendraster Dendrocopos Dendrocygna †Dendrogyra
Dendropoma Dentalium Dentimargo Dermomurex †Desmatippus
†Desmocyon
A living Desmodus Desmodus Diadophis Diastoma Dicathais †Diceratherium
Dichocoenia Didelphis †Didianema
Dinocardium †Dinohippus
†Dinohyus
Diodon Diodora Diploria †Dipoides
Discinisca †Discohelix
Discorbis Distorsio Dolabella †Dolicholatirus
Donax †Dorypaltus
Dosinia Drymarchon Dryocopus Dumetella Echinocardium Echinometra †Ecphora
†Ectopistes
Egretta Elaphe Eleutherodactylus †Elliptoideus
Elphidium Emarginula Enaeta Engina †Engoniophos
†Enhydrocyon
Ensis Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon Epicyon Epitonium Eptesicus Equetus Equus Eratoidea Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Eremotherium Eremotherium Erethizon Eretmochelys †Ereunetes
Erolia Ervilia Erycina – tentative reportErycina Eubalaena Eucidaris Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene coyote -like canine Eucyon Eucyon Eudocimus †Eudolium
Eugeniconus Euglandina Eulima Eulithidium Eumeces Eumops †Euoplocyon
Euphagus Eupleura Eusmilia Euspira Euvola Fabella Falco Farancia Fasciolaria Favartia Favia Living Favites Favites Felis Fenimorea Ferrissia Ficus Fimbria Finella Fissurella Flabellum A living Apalone ferox Florida †Floridaceras
†Floridachoerus
†Floridatragulus
Fontigens Fossaria Fossarus Fragum Fulgurofusus Shell in multiple views of a Fulguropsis Fulguropsis †Fulica
†Fundulus
Fusinus Fusiturricula Gadila †Galaxea
Galeocerdo Gallinago Gallinula †Gambusia
Gari Gastrochaena Gastrocopta Gastrophryne Gavia Fossilized skull of the Miocene crocodile relative Gavialosuchus Gavialosuchus Gegania Gemma Gemmula Gemophos Genota †Gentilicamelus
Geochelone Geomys †Geothlypis
Geranoaetus Gibberula Fossilized shells of the Oligocene-Pliocene scallop Gigantopecten Gigantopecten †Gigantostrea
Ginglymostoma Glans Glaucidium Glaucomys Globicephala Globigerina Globularia Globulina Restoration of a herd of the Pliocene-Holocene ground sloth Glossotherium Glossotherium Glycymeris Glyphostoma Glyphyalinia Glyptoactis †Glyptotherium
†Gomphotherium
†Goniodelphis
Goniopora Gopherus †Granoturris
Granulina Graptemys Gregariella Grus †Guara
Guttulina Gymnogyps Gyraulus †Hadrodelphis
Haematopus Haemulon Haliaeetus †Haliaetus
A living Halichoeres Halichoeres †Halimeda
Halodule Haminoea Harengula Hastula Haustellum Hawaiia Heilprinia Heliaster Helicina Helisoma Heloderma †Hemiauchenia
Hemipristis Here †Herodias
Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene mammal Herpetotherium Herpetotherium Hespererato Hesperisternia †Hesperotestudo
Heterodon †Hexameryx
Hexaplex Hiatella Himantopus Himerometra Hindsia Hindsiclava †Hipparion
Hipponix †Hippotherium
Life restoration of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Holmesina Holmesina †Homiphoca
Homo †Homotherium
†Humboldtiana
Hyalina Hydrobia Hydrochoerus Hyla Hylocichla Hyotissa †Hypohippus
†Hypolagus
Ictalurus Ilex Ilyanassa Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos Indarctos †Inodrillia
Ischnochiton Isognomon Isophyllia Isurus Ithycythara Ixobrychus A living Jabiru mycteria Jabiru Jacana Japonactaeon Jaspidella †Jenkinsia
Jenneria †Jordanella
Julia Junco Kinosternon Knefastia †Kogiopsis
Kuphus Kurtziella †Kyptoceras
†Lachnolaimus
†Lactophrys
Laevapex Laevicardium Lagena †Lagodon
†Laguna
Lampropeltis Lanius Larus Lasiurus Laterallus Latirus Leiocephalus Leiostomus †Leitneria
Leopardus Lepidochelys Lepisosteus Lepomis Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon Leptocyon Lepus Lima Limaria Limatula Limnodromus †Limosa
Linatella Linga Lioglyphostoma Liotia †Liquidambar
Lithophaga Lithophyllum Lithopoma Lithothamnion Litiopa Littoraria Littorina Lobatus Longchaeus Lontra Lophelia †Lophocetus
Lophodytes Lottia Lovenia Lucapina Lucapinella Lucina Luidia Luria †Lutjanus
Lynx Lyria Lytechinus Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus Machairodus Macoma Macrocallista Macrochelys Macrocypraea Shell of a Mactra Mactra Madrepora Magilus Magnolia Malaclemys Malea †Mammacyon
†Mammut
†Mammuthus
Manicina Maoricrypta Margaretta †Margaritaria
Margarites A living Marginella Marginella Marsupina Martesia Massyla Masticophis Meandrina Megabalanus Megaceryle †Megahippus
†Megalictis
†Megalonyx
Megalops †Megantereon
Megaptera Meioceras Melampus Shells in differing orientations of the parasitic sea snail Melanella Melanella Melanerpes Meleagris Melongena Melospiza Membranipora Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras Menoceras Menticirrhus Mephitis Mercenaria Meretrix Mergus †Merychippus
†Merycoidodon
Mesoplodon †Mesoreodon
†Metatomarctus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene manatee relative Metaxytherium Metaxytherium Metula Microdrillia Microhyla Micropogonias Micropora Micropterus Microtus Micrurus Millepora Milvago †Mimus
†Miohippus
†Miopetaurista
Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx Miracinonyx Mitra Mitrella Mitromorpha Modiolus Modulus Molothrus Monilispira Monoplex †Monostiolum
Mormoops †Moropus
Morus Mugil †Mulina
Mulinia Murex Murexiella Murexsul Shell in multiple views of a Muricanthus Muricanthus Muricopsis Musculium Musculus Mussa Mussismilia Mustela †Mya
Mycetophyllia Mycteria †Mylagaulus
Myliobatis †Mylodon
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus Mylohyus Myotis Myrica Mytilopsis Mytilus Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus Nannippus Nannodiella †Nanosiren
†Nanotragulus
Narona Nassa Nassarina Nassarius A living Nasua Nasua Natica Naticarius Natrix Necturus Negaprion †Neochoerus
Neofiber Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913). Neohipparion Neomonachus Neophrontops Neotoma Nerita Neritina †Neritopsis
Nerodia Nesovitrea Neverita Fossilized partial cranium of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Nimravides Nimravides Niso Nitidella Niveria Nodipecten †Nothokemas
Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops Nothrotheriops Notophthalmus Notorynchus †Nototamias
Nucula Numenius Nummulites Nyctanassa Nycticeius Nycticorax †Nyssa
Ochrotomys Oculina Odocoileus A living Odontaspis Odontaspis Odostomia Olar †Oligobunis
Oliva Olivella A living Ondatra Ondatra Onoba †Ontocetus
Onustus Opalia Opheodrys Ophidion Fossil of the Permian-modern crustacean burrow ichnogenus Ophiomorpha Ophiomorpha Ophisaurus †Opsanus
Orbicella Orthogeomys Orthopristis Oryzomys †Osbornodon
†Oscilla
Ostrea †Otodus
Otus †Oxydactylus
†Oxyura
†Pachyarmatherium
†Palaeogale
†Palaeolama
†Palaeophis
†Pandanaris
Pandion Pandora Panopea Panthera Papyridea †Parahippus
Parametaria Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon Paramylodon Parastarte †Parotodus
Parvanachis Parviturbo Passerculus A living Passerella iliaca Passerella Passerina Patelloida Pecari Pecten †Pedalion
†Pediomeryx
Pelecanus Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene lizard Peltosaurus Peltosaurus Peneroplis Periglypta Peristernia Perna Perognathus Peromyscus Peronella †Perplicaria
Persicula Persististrombus Shell in multiple views of a Petaloconchus Petaloconchus Petricola †Petrolisthes
Phalacrocorax Phalium †Phlaocyon
†Phoberocyon
†Phocanella
Phoenicopterus Pholadomya Phos Phrontis Phyllonotus Physa Physella †Physeterula
†Physogaleus
Pica Picoides Pilsbryspira Pinctada Pinna Pinus Pipilo Pipistrellus Pisania Fossilized skull of the Miocene baleen whale Piscobalaena Piscobalaena †Pistia
Pitar Pituophis Pitymys †Planorbella
Planorbis Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene elephant relative Platybelodon Platybelodon †Platygonus
†Platylepas
Plecotus Plegadis Plethodon †Pleurodonte
Pleurofusia Pleuromeris Pleuroploca Plicatula †Pliocyon
†Pliohippus
†Pliometanastes
†Plionarctos
Fossilized partial skull of the Miocene dog-like bear relative Plithocyon Plithocyon Pocillopora Podiceps Podilymbus Podomys †Poecilia
Pogonias Shell of a Poirieria Poirieria Polinices Polygireulima Polygonum Polygyra Polyschides Polystira Pomacea Pomatodelphis Living Porites Porites Portunus Porzana †Potamides
Prionotus Pristis †Procamelus
†Procranioceras
Procyon †Prosynthetoceras
†Protocardia
†Protohippus
†Protosiren
Prunum Psammechinus Hypothetical restoration of the Oligocene-Pliocene sea turtle Psephophorus Psephophorus Pseudacris Pseudemys †Pseudhipparion
†Pseudobranchus
Fossilized shell of the Eocene-modern jewelbox marine bivalve Pseudochama Pseudochama Pseudodiploria Pseudosuccinea Pseudotorinia Pseudozonaria Psilaxis Pteria Pterocarya Pteromeris Pteropurpura Pterorytis Pterotyphis Pterynotus †Ptychosalpinx
Puffinus Pugnus A living Puma Puma Pupoides Purpura Pusula Pycnodonte Pygmaepterys Pyramidella Pyrazus Pyrgocythara Pyrgospira †Pyruconus
Quercus Querquedula Quinqueloculina Quiscalus Rallus †Rana
Rangia Rapana Recurvirostra †Regina
Reithrodontomys Living Reteporella Reteporella Retilaskeya Retusa Rhadinaea †Rhegminornis
Rhineura Rhinoclavis Rhinoptera Rhizoprionodon Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium Rhynchotherium Rictaxis Rimella Rimula Ringicula Rissoa Rissoina Rostellaria †Rotalia
Ruppia Sabal †Saccharoturris
Sardinella Sassia †Satherium
†Scala
Fossilized teeth of the Neogene sperm whale Scaldicetus Scaldicetus Scalopus Scaphander Scapharca Scaphella Scaphiopus Schizaster Schizoporella †Sciadopitys
Sciurus Scolopax Scolymia Sconsia †Scutella
Sedilia Seila Semele Semicassis †Seminoleconus
†Seraphs
†Serenoa
Serpula Serpulorbis Siderastrea Sigatica Sigmodon Simnia Simnialena Several views of the shell of a Sinum Sinum Siphonochelus †Siren
Sistrurus Smaragdia Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon Smilodon Solariella Solecurtus Solen Solenosteira Somateria Sorex Sorites Spatula Spermophilus Sphyraena A living Sphyrna Sphyrna Spilogale †Spiraxis
Spirorbis Spisula Spizaetus Spizella Splendrillia Spondylus Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon Squalodon †Stellifer
Stercorarius Sternotherus Stewartia Sthenictis Stigmaulax Stilosoma Storeria Stramonita Fossilized teeth of the Paleocene-Miocene sandshark Striatolamia Striatolamia Strioterebrum Strix Strobilops Strombiformis Strombina Strombus Sturnella Stylophora Subcancilla Sula †Syllomus
Sylvilagus Synaptomys Synodus Life restoration of the Miocene even-toed ungulate Synthetoceras Synthetoceras Syntomodrillia Syrnola Tachybaptus Tachycineta Tadarida Tagelus Talparia Tamias Tantilla A living Tapirus Tapirus Taras Taxodium Tectonatica Tegula Teinostoma Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras Teleoceras Telescopium Tellina Tenagodus †Tephrocyon
†Teratornis
Terebellum Terebra Teredo Terrapene Testudo Textularia Thalassia Thalassodendron Thamnophis †Thelecythara
†Theriodictis
†Thinobadistes
Thomomys Thracia Thyasira †Ticholeptus
Timoclea Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene terror bird Titanis Titanis Tocobaga Tonna Totanus Toxostoma Trachemys Trachycardium Trachyphyllia Trachypollia Tremarctos Trichechus Tricolia Trigonostoma Triloculina †Trinacria
Tringa Triphora A living Triplofusus papillosus Triplofusus Tritonoharpa Trivia Trochita Troglodytes Trona Shell of a Trophon Trophon †Tropidophis
Tucetona Turbinella Turbo Turbonilla Turdus Turritella A living Tursiops Tursiops Tutufa Tympanuchus Typhina Typhinellus Typhis Typhlops Tyrannus Tyronia Tyto Ulmus †Urocoptis
Urocyon Urosalpinx Ursus Vasum †Velates
Venericardia Ventricolaria Venus Vermicularia Vermivora Verticordia Vertigo Vexillum †Viburnum
†Vireo
Vitis †Vitricythara
Vitrinella Vitularia Viviparus Vokesimurex Volsella Volutifusus Volvarina Vulpes †Xanthium
Xenophora Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Xenosmilus Xenosmilus Yoldia †Yumaceras
Zapus Zebina Zenaida †Zenaidura
Zizyphus †Zodiolestes
Zonaria Zonitoides Zonotrichia Zonulispira
References
Lists of the prehistoric life of the United States by state
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