List of the prehistoric life of Georgia (U.S. state)

This list of the prehistoric life of Georgia (U.S. state) contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Georgia (U.S. state).

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

Selected Paleozoic taxa of Georgia

 * Alethopteris PAMuseum.jpg †[[Alethopteris]]
 * †Alethopteris decurrens
 * †Alethopteris lonchitica
 * †Alethopteris valida
 * †Amplexus
 * †Annularia
 * †Annularia asteris
 * †Annularia radiata
 * †Archimedes
 * †Archimedes invaginatus
 * †Archimedes swallovanus
 * †Asaphiscus
 * †Atrypa
 * †Atrypa reticularis
 * †Augustoceras
 * †Bonneterrina – tentative report
 * †Brooksella alternata
 * Calamites stems.JPG †[[Calamites]]
 * †Calamites suckowi
 * †Callipteridium
 * †Calymene
 * †Calymene celebra
 * †Calyptaulax
 * †Camarotoechia
 * †Cincinnetina
 * †Cincinnetina meeki
 * †Cincinnetina multisecta
 * †Columnaria
 * †Constellaria
 * †Coosella
 * †Coosia
 * †Cordaites
 * †Cryptophragmus
 * Cyrtoceras NT small.jpg †[[Cyrtoceras]]
 * †Dalmanitina
 * †Dipleura
 * †Elrathia
 * †Elrathina – tentative report
 * †Eospirifer
 * †Eospirifer radiatus
 * †Favosites
 * †Favosites turbinatus
 * †Flexicalymene
 * †Gonioceras
 * †Hallopora
 * †Isotelus
 * Stigmaria Heimans.jpg †[[Lepidodendron]]
 * †Lepidodendron aculeatum
 * †Lepidodendron obovatum
 * †Lingula
 * †Lithostrotion
 * †Lyginopteris
 * †Michelinoceras
 * †Murchisonia
 * †Neuropteris
 * †Neuropteris flexuosa
 * †Neuropteris heterophylla – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Orthoceras
 * †Pecopteris
 * †Pecopteris elliptica – tentative report
 * †Pelagiella
 * †Pentamerus
 * †Pentremites
 * †Peronopsis
 * †Phacops
 * †Phragmolites
 * †Platycrinites
 * †Platystrophia
 * †Platystrophia acutilirata
 * Pleurodictyum americanum Kashong.jpg †[[Pleurodictyum]]
 * †Sigillaria
 * †Sigillaria elegans
 * †Solenopora
 * †Solenopora compacta
 * †Sowerbyella
 * †Sphenophyllum
 * †Sphenophyllum cuneifolium
 * †Sphenopteris
 * †Sphenopteris elegans – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Sphenopteris pottsvillea
 * †Spirifer
 * †Spirifer grimesi
 * †Stigmaria
 * †Strophomena
 * †Strophomena incurvata
 * †Strophomena planumbona
 * †Subulites
 * †Tetradium
 * Tricrepicephalus texanus CRF.jpg †[[Tricrepicephalus]]
 * †Valcouroceras

Selected Mesozoic taxa of Georgia

 * Acirsa
 * Acteon
 * †Acteonella
 * †Aenona
 * Ostreidae - Agerostrea ungulata.JPG †[[Agerostrea]]
 * †Albertosaurus
 * †Allonia – type locality for genus
 * Amauropsis
 * †Ancilla
 * †Anomia
 * †Anomoeodus
 * †Arca
 * Arrhoges
 * Astarte
 * Baculites grandis shell.JPG †[[Baculites]]
 * †Bedellia – type locality for genus
 * Botula
 * †Botula conchafodentis
 * †Botula ripleyana
 * Brachidontes
 * Cadulus
 * Caestocorbula
 * †Caestocorbula crassaplica
 * †Caestocorbula crassiplica
 * †Caestocorbula percompressa
 * †Caestocorbula suffalciata
 * †Caestocorbula terramaria
 * †Calliomphalus
 * †Calliomphalus americanus
 * †Calliomphalus nudus
 * †Caveola
 * Cerithiella
 * †Cerithiella nodoliratum – or unidentified related form
 * Chiloscyllium griseum Oceanopolis.jpg [[Chiloscyllium]]
 * Chiton
 * Chlamys
 * Cliona
 * Corbula
 * Crassostrea
 * †Crenella
 * †Crenella elegantula
 * †Crenella serica
 * Shark fossil.jpg †[[Cretolamna]]
 * †Cretolamna appendiculata
 * Cucullaea
 * †Cucullaea capax
 * †Cucullaea littlei
 * Cuspidaria
 * †Cuspidaria grandis
 * Cylichna
 * †Cylichna diversilirata
 * †Cylichna incisa
 * Deinosuchus hatcheri.JPG †[[Deinosuchus]]
 * †Deinosuchus rugosus
 * Dentalium
 * †Dentalium leve
 * †Dolicholatirus
 * †Enchodus
 * †Enchodus petrosus
 * †Eulima
 * †Eulima gracilistylis
 * †Eulima monmouthensis
 * †Euspira
 * Eutrephoceras dekayi - Coon Creek Tennessee.jpg †[[Eutrephoceras]]
 * †Exogyra
 * †Exogyra costata
 * †Exogyra ponderosa
 * †Exogyra upatoiensis
 * Gemmula
 * Ginglymostoma
 * Glossus
 * Glycymeris
 * †Glycymeris hamula
 * †Glycymeris rotundata
 * Halisaurus arambourgi.jpg †[[Halisaurus]]
 * †Hamulus
 * Heterodontus
 * †Hybodus
 * †Ischyrhiza
 * †Ischyrhiza mira
 * Isognomon
 * Lepisosteus
 * Lima
 * Limatula
 * †Linearis
 * †Linter
 * †Lissodus
 * Lithophaga
 * Lopha
 * †Lopha falcata
 * †Lopha mesenterica
 * †Mathilda
 * Megalocoelocanthus Profile Web.png †[[Megalocoelacanthus]]
 * †Megalocoelacanthus dobiei
 * †Modiolus
 * †Modiolus sedesclaris
 * †Modiolus sedesclarus
 * †Morea
 * Nerita
 * Nozeba
 * Nucula
 * †Nucula camia
 * †Nucula cuneifrons
 * †Nucula percrassa
 * †Nucula severnensis
 * Ostrea
 * Panopea
 * †Paralbula
 * † Paranomia
 * Pholadomya
 * †Pinna
 * †Placenticeras
 * †Placenticeras benningi
 * Platecarpus tympaniticus.jpg †[[Platecarpus]]
 * Polinices
 * †Prognathodon
 * †Protocardia
 * †Pseudocorax
 * †Pseudocorax affinis
 * †Pteria
 * †Pteridophyte
 * †Pterotrigonia
 * †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
 * †Pterotrigonia cerulea
 * †Pterotrigonia eufalensis
 * †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
 * †Ptychodus
 * †Ptychodus mortoni
 * †Ptychotrygon
 * †Ptychotrygon triangularis – or unidentified comparable form
 * Pycnodonte
 * †Pycnodonte vesicularis
 * †Regnellidium
 * †Rhombodus
 * Ringicula
 * †Ringicula clarki
 * Rissoa
 * †Scapanorhynchus
 * †Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon
 * †Scapanorhynchus texanus
 * Seila
 * Serpula
 * †Sphenodiscus
 * Squalicorax falcatusDB.jpg [[Squalicorax]]
 * †Squalicorax falcatus
 * †Squalicorax kaupi
 * Squatina
 * †Stephanodus
 * Teinostoma
 * Tellina
 * †Tenea
 * Thoracosaurus macrorhynchus - Maastricht.jpg †[[Thoracosaurus]]
 * Trachycardium
 * †Trachycardium eufaulensis
 * Turritella
 * †Turritella bilira
 * †Turritella hilgardi
 * †Turritella trilira
 * †Turritella vertebroides
 * Xenophora
 * XiphactinusDB cropped.png †[[Xiphactinus]]
 * †Xiphactinus audax

Selected Cenozoic taxa of Georgia

 * Abra
 * Acanthocardia
 * Acar
 * Acteocina cropped.png [[Acteocina]]
 * Aequipecten
 * Aetobatus
 * †Aetobatus narinari
 * Agassizia
 * Agkistrodon
 * †Agkistrodon piscivorus
 * Aix
 * †Aix sponsa
 * Alligator
 * American Alligator.jpg †[[Alligator mississippiensis]]
 * Alosa – or unidentified comparable form
 * Alveopora
 * Amauropsis
 * †Ambystoma
 * †Ambystoma maculatum – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Ambystoma tigrinum
 * Amnicola
 * Amphiuma
 * †Ampullina
 * †Ampullinopsis
 * Amusium
 * Anadara
 * Anadara brasiliana.jpg †[[Anadara brasiliana]]
 * †Anadara ovalis
 * †Anadara transversa
 * Anas
 * †Anas acuta
 * †Anas americana
 * †Anas crecca
 * †Anas discors
 * †Anas platyrhynchos – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Anas rubripes
 * †Anas strepera
 * Anolis
 * Anolis carolinensis (male&female) by Robert Michniewicz.jpg †[[Anolis carolinensis]]
 * Anomia
 * †Anomia simplex
 * Apalone
 * †Apalone ferox
 * Arca
 * Architectonica
 * †Archosargus
 * †Archosargus probatocephalus
 * Arius
 * Asio
 * Astarte – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * Astrangia gross view.png [[Astrangia]]
 * †Astrangia danae
 * Astreopora
 * Athleta – or unidentified comparable form
 * Atrina
 * Aythya
 * †Aythya collaris
 * Bairdiella
 * †Bairdiella chrysoura – or unidentified comparable form
 * Balistes
 * Barbatia
 * Bartramia
 * †Bartramia longicauda
 * Basilosaurus cropped.png †[[Basilosaurus]]
 * †Basilosaurus cetoides
 * Bison
 * †Bison bison – tentative report
 * Bittium
 * Blarina
 * †Blarina brevicauda
 * †Blarina carolinensis
 * Bonasa
 * †Bonasa umbellus
 * †Braarudosphaera bigelowii
 * Bucephala
 * Bucephala-albeola-007.jpg †[[Bucephala albeola]]
 * Bufo
 * †Bufo americanus
 * †Burnhamia
 * Bursa
 * Busycon
 * †Busycon carica
 * †Calippus
 * Callista
 * Calyptraea
 * †Calyptraea centralis
 * Campanile
 * Canis
 * †Canis lupus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Carcharhinus
 * †Carcharhinus leucas
 * †Carcharhinus macloti – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Carcharhinus obscurus
 * Carcharias
 * †Carcharias taurus
 * Carcharodon carcharias.jpg [[Carcharodon]]
 * Cardita
 * Carditamera
 * Carphophis
 * †Carphophis amoenus
 * Carya
 * Cassis
 * Castor
 * †Castor canadensis
 * †Castoroides
 * †Castoroides ohioensis
 * Catoptrophorus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
 * Cerithiopsis
 * Cerithium
 * †Cerithium georgianum
 * Cervus
 * †Cervus elaphus
 * Chama
 * Chelydra
 * †Chelydra serpentina
 * Chlamys
 * Chlorostoma
 * Clypeaster
 * Coccolithus-pelagicus hg.jpg [[Coccolithus]]
 * Colaptes
 * †Colaptes auratus
 * Colinus
 * †Colinus virginianus
 * Coluber
 * †Coluber constrictor
 * Conepatus
 * †Conepatus leuconotus
 * Conomitra
 * Conus
 * Coragyps
 * †Coragyps atratus
 * Corbula
 * Corvus
 * †Corvus brachyrhynchos
 * Corvus corax ad berlin 090516.jpg †[[Corvus corax]]
 * Crassostrea
 * †Crassostrea virginica
 * Crepidula
 * †Crepidula fornicata
 * Crocodylus
 * Crotalus
 * †Crotalus horridus
 * Crucibulum
 * Cucullaea
 * Cyanocitta
 * †Cyanocitta cristata
 * Cygnus
 * †Cygnus columbianus
 * †Cylindracanthus
 * Cymatium
 * Museum of Natural History Cynthiacetus.jpg †[[Cynthiacetus]]
 * Cypraea
 * Dasyatis
 * Dasypus
 * †Dasypus bellus
 * Deirochelys
 * †Deirochelys reticularia
 * Dentalium
 * Diadophis
 * †Diadophis punctatus
 * Diastoma
 * Didelphis
 * †Didelphis marsupialis
 * †Didelphis virginiana
 * Diodora
 * Diploastrea
 * †Discoaster
 * Donax
 * †Donax variabilis
 * Dorudon atrox2.jpg †Dorudon
 * †Dorudon serratus
 * Dosinia
 * Dryocopus
 * †Dryocopus pileatus
 * †Ectopistes
 * †Ectopistes migratorius
 * Edaphodon
 * Elops
 * †Elops saurus
 * Epitonium
 * Eptesicus
 * †Eptesicus fuscus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Equus
 * †Equus simplicidens
 * WLA hmns Giant ground sloth 2.jpg †[[Eremotherium]]
 * †Eremotherium laurillardi
 * Eschrichtius
 * †Eschrichtius robustus
 * †Eucastor
 * Eupleura
 * †Eupleura caudata
 * Falco
 * †Falco sparverius
 * Favites
 * Felis
 * †Fundulus
 * Fusinus
 * Galeocerdo
 * †Galeocerdo cuvier
 * Galeorhinus
 * †Galeorhinus galeus
 * Gari
 * Gastrochaena
 * Gemma
 * †Gemma purpurea
 * Georgiacetus BW.jpg †[[Georgiacetus]] – type locality for genus
 * †Georgiacetus vogtlensis – type locality for species
 * Ginglymostoma
 * †Ginglymostoma cirratum
 * Glycymeris
 * Glyptemys
 * †Glyptemys insculpta
 * Goniopora
 * Gopherus
 * †Gopherus polyphemus
 * Haustator
 * Hemipristis elongata csiro-nfc.jpg [[Hemipristis]]
 * †Hemipristis curvatus
 * Hesperisternia
 * †Hesperotestudo
 * Heterodon
 * †Heterodon platyrhinos
 * Heterodontus
 * Hexaplex
 * †Hexaplex fulvescens
 * †Hippotherium
 * Holmesina floridanus life reconstruction.jpg †[[Holmesina]]
 * Hyla
 * †Hyla crucifer
 * Isurus
 * †Isurus oxyrinchus
 * Kinosternon
 * †Lactophrys
 * Laevicardium
 * †Lagodon
 * †Lagodon rhomboides
 * Lamna
 * Lampropeltis
 * †Lampropeltis getulus
 * †Lampropeltis triangulum
 * Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)-8.jpg [[Leopardus]]
 * Lepisosteus
 * †Leptotragulus
 * Lima
 * †Linthia
 * Liotia
 * Liquidambar
 * Lithophaga
 * Littoraria
 * †Littoraria irrorata
 * Lontra
 * †Lontra canadensis
 * Lopha
 * Lophelia
 * Lophodytes
 * Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) (1).JPG †[[Lophodytes cucullatus]]
 * Lucina
 * Lynx
 * †Lynx rufus
 * Lyria
 * Macrocallista
 * Mactra
 * Malaclemys
 * †Malaclemys terrapin
 * †Mammut
 * Mammut americanum Sergiodlarosa.jpg †[[Mammut americanum]]
 * †Mammuthus
 * †Mammuthus columbi
 * Margarites
 * Marginella
 * Marmota
 * †Marmota monax
 * †Megalonyx
 * †Megatherium
 * †Megatherium americanum
 * Melanerpes
 * Meleagris
 * †Meleagris gallopavo
 * Melongena
 * †Melongena corona
 * Mephitis
 * †Mephitis mephitis
 * Mercenaria
 * †Mercenaria mercenaria
 * Meretrix
 * Mesalia
 * Microtus
 * †Microtus pennsylvanicus
 * †Microtus pinetorum
 * Miracinonyx inexpectatus.jpg †[[Miracinonyx]]
 * †Miracinonyx inexpectatus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Mitra
 * Modiolus
 * †Monosaulax – or unidentified comparable form
 * Mugil
 * Mulinia
 * †Mulinia lateralis
 * Mustela
 * †Mustela frenata – or unidentified comparable form
 * Myliobatis
 * Mylohyus nasutus.jpg †[[Mylohyus]]
 * †Mylohyus fossilis
 * Myotis
 * †Myotis grisescens – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Myotis lucifugus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Nassarius
 * †Nassarius acutus
 * Natica
 * Nebrius
 * Negaprion
 * †Negaprion brevirostris
 * †Negaprion eurybathrodon
 * †Neochoerus
 * †Neochoerus aesopi
 * †Neochoerus pinckneyi – or unidentified comparable form
 * Neofiber
 * †Neofiber alleni
 * Neomonachus
 * Monachus tropicalis.jpg †[[Neomonachus tropicalis]]
 * Neotoma
 * †Neotoma floridana
 * Nerita
 * Neritina
 * Nerodia
 * †Nerodia fasciata
 * †Nerodia sipedon
 * Neverita
 * Notophthalmus
 * †Notophthalmus viridescens
 * Nucula
 * †Nucula proxima
 * Nummulites
 * Odocoileus
 * †Odocoileus virginianus
 * Odontaspididae - Odontaspis winkleri.JPG (Morocco), 55-45 mya]] Odontaspis
 * Oliva
 * †Oliva sayana
 * Ondatra
 * †Ondatra zibethicus
 * †Ontocetus
 * †Ontocetus emmonsi
 * †Opsanus
 * Oryzomys
 * †Oryzomys palustris
 * Ostrea
 * †Otodus
 * Otus
 * †Otus asio
 * †Palaeolama
 * †Palaeophis
 * Panopea
 * Panthera
 * †Panthera onca
 * San Diego Paramylodon.jpg Paramylodon]] †Paramylodon
 * †Paramylodon harlani
 * Pecten
 * Pekania
 * †Pekania pennanti
 * Periglypta
 * Peromyscus
 * †Peromyscus leucopus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Peromyscus maniculatus – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Peromyscus polionotus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Persicula
 * Persististrombus
 * Petricola
 * †Petricola pholadiformis
 * Phyllodus
 * Mother and baby sperm whale.jpg, or sperm whale]] Physeter''
 * †Physeterula
 * †Physogaleus
 * Pica
 * †Pica pica
 * Picoides
 * †Picoides villosus
 * Pipistrellus
 * †Pipistrellus subflavus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Pitar
 * Pituophis
 * Placopecten
 * †Placopecten magellanicus
 * Planorbis
 * Platygonus leptorhinus cropped.png of the genus Platygonus. Charles R. Knight (1922).]] †Platygonus
 * †Platygonus compressus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Plethodon
 * †Plethodon glutinosus – or unidentified comparable form
 * Pleuromeris
 * †Pleuromeris tridentata
 * Plicatula
 * Podilymbus
 * †Podilymbus podiceps
 * Pogonias
 * †Pogonias cromis
 * †Potamides
 * Prionotus
 * Pristis
 * Procyon
 * †Procyon lotor
 * Pseudacris
 * †Pseudacris ornata
 * Pseudemys
 * †Pseudemys concinna – or unidentified comparable form
 * Pseudohipparion retrusus.JPG †[[Pseudhipparion]]
 * Pseudotriton
 * †Pseudotriton ruber
 * Pteria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * Pterynotus
 * Puma
 * †Puma concolor
 * Quercus
 * Raja
 * †Raja
 * †Rana
 * †Rana catesbeiana
 * †Rana pipiens
 * Rangia
 * Rangifer
 * Reinbukken på frisk grønt beite. - panoramio cropped.jpg †[[Rangifer tarandus]]
 * Rapana
 * †Regina
 * Rhinobatos
 * Rhinoptera
 * Rhizoprionodon
 * †Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
 * Sayornis
 * †Sayornis phoebe
 * Scalopus
 * †Scalopus aquaticus
 * Sceloporus
 * †Sceloporus undulatus
 * Schizaster
 * Schizoporella
 * Sciurus
 * †Sciurus carolinensis
 * †Scoliodon
 * Scolopax
 * †Scolopax minor
 * Acuario Sevilla crias alitan.JPG [[Scyliorhinus]]
 * Semele – tentative report
 * Siderastrea
 * Sigmodon
 * †Sigmodon hispidus
 * Sinum
 * Siren
 * †Siren intermedia – or unidentified comparable form
 * Solemya
 * Sorex
 * †Sorex cinereus
 * †Sorex fumeus
 * Sphyraena
 * Sphyrna
 * Sphyrna tiburo SI2.jpg †[[Sphyrna tiburo]]
 * †Sphyrna zygaena
 * Spilogale
 * †Spilogale putorius
 * Spisula
 * Spizella
 * †Spizella passerina
 * Spondylus
 * Squatina
 * Sternotherus
 * Odontaspididae - Striatolamia whitei.JPG †[[Striatolamia]]
 * Strioterebrum
 * Strombus
 * Stylophora
 * Sylvilagus
 * †Sylvilagus floridanus
 * †Sylvilagus palustris
 * †Sylvilagus transitionalis
 * Synaptomys
 * †Synaptomys cooperi
 * Synodus
 * Tamias – type locality for genus
 * †Tamias aristus – type locality for species
 * Tapirus
 * †Tapirus veroensis
 * Taxodium
 * Teinostoma
 * Natural History Museum of LA Teleoceras.jpg †[[Teleoceras]]
 * Tellina
 * Teredo
 * Terrapene
 * †Terrapene carolina
 * Thamnophis
 * †Thamnophis sirtalis
 * Trachemys
 * †Trachemys scripta
 * Trachycardium
 * Trachyphyllia – tentative report
 * Spectacled Bear - Houston Zoo.jpg [[Tremarctos]]
 * †Tremarctos floridanus
 * †Triaenodon
 * Trichiurus
 * Trochita
 * Turris
 * Turritella
 * Tympanuchus
 * †Tympanuchus cupido
 * Ulmus
 * Urocyon
 * †Urocyon cinereoargenteus
 * Ursus
 * †Ursus americanus
 * Venericardia
 * Xenophora
 * †Xenophora conchyliophora
 * Yoldia
 * Zapus
 * Zapus hudsonius.jpg †[[Zapus hudsonius]]