List of the prehistoric life of Mississippi

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

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

Mesozoic

 * Acesta
 * Acirsa
 * Acmaea
 * Acteon tornatilis 2.png †[[Acteon (gastropod)|Acteon]]
 * †Aenona
 * †Agerostrea
 * Alvania
 * †Ampullina
 * Anatina
 * †Ancilla
 * †Anomia
 * †Anomoeodus
 * †Arca
 * Architectonica
 * Arrhoges
 * Astarte
 * Atractosteus strausi.jpg [[Atractosteus]]
 * †Baculites
 * †Baculites arculus
 * †Baculites capensis
 * †Baculites grandis – or unidentified comparable form
 * †Baculites tippahensis
 * Barbatia
 * †Belemnitella
 * †Belemnitella americana
 * Bernaya
 * Harting 1852 - Bittium reticulatum1.jpg [[Bittium]] – tentative report
 * Botula
 * †Botula carolinensis
 * †Botula ripleyana
 * Brachidontes
 * Bulla – tentative report
 * Cadulus
 * Caestocorbula
 * †Caestocorbula crassaplica
 * †Caestocorbula crassiplica
 * †Caestocorbula suffalciata
 * †Caestocorbula terramaria
 * †Calliomphalus
 * †Calliomphalus americanus
 * †Calliomphalus nudus
 * Calyptraea
 * Cantharus
 * Capulus
 * Carcharias taurus.jpg [[Carcharias]] – tentative report
 * Caryophyllia
 * †Catopygus
 * †Caveola
 * Ceratia
 * Cerithiella
 * †Cerithiella nodoliratum
 * †Cerithiella semirugatum
 * Cerithium
 * Chlamys
 * †Chondrites
 * Cidaris
 * Clavagella
 * Cliona
 * Corbula
 * Crenella
 * †Crenella elegantula
 * †Crenella serica
 * Shark fossil.jpg †[[Cretolamna]]
 * †Cretolamna appendiculata
 * Crucibulum
 * Cucullaea
 * †Cucullaea capax
 * †Cucullaea littlei
 * Cuspidaria
 * †Cuspidaria grandis
 * †Cuspidaria jerseyensis – or unidentified comparable form
 * Cylichna
 * †Cylichna diversilirata
 * †Cylichna incisa
 * †Cymella
 * Dasmosmilia
 * †Dasmosmilia kochii
 * Dentalium octangulatum 01.JPG †[[Dentalium (genus)|Dentalium]]
 * †Dentalium leve
 * Dimya
 * †Discoscaphites
 * †Discoscaphites conradi
 * †Discoscaphites iris
 * †Dolicholatirus
 * †Ecphora
 * Enchodus petrosus cropped.png †[[Enchodus]]
 * †Enchodus petrosus
 * †Eothoracosaurus – type locality for genus
 * †Eothoracosaurus mississippiensis – type locality for species
 * †Epitonium
 * †Epitonium sillimani
 * †Eryma – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * †Eulima
 * †Eulima gracilistylis
 * †Eulima monmouthensis
 * †Euspira
 * †Eutrephoceras
 * Exogyra costata Prairie Bluff Fm Maastrichtian.JPG †[[Exogyra]]
 * †Exogyra costata
 * †Exogyra ponderosa
 * †Exogyra upatoiensis
 * Fusinus
 * †Gegania
 * Gemmula
 * †Gervillia
 * Ginglymostoma
 * Glossus
 * Glycymeris
 * †Glycymeris rotundata
 * †Gryphaea
 * †Gyrineum
 * †Hadrosaurus – tentative report
 * †Hamites
 * †Hamulus
 * †Helicoceras
 * Hemiscyllium
 * †Hoploparia
 * Hyala
 * †Hybodus
 * Inoceramus steenstrup, world's largest fossil mollusk.jpg †[[Inoceramus]]
 * †Ischyrhiza
 * †Ischyrhiza mira
 * Lepisosteus
 * Lima
 * Limatula
 * †Linearis
 * †Linthia
 * Linuparus
 * Lithophaga
 * Lopha
 * †Lopha falcata
 * †Lopha mesenterica
 * †Lucina – tentative report
 * †Mathilda
 * Meretrix – tentative report
 * †Micraster
 * Modiolus
 * †Modiolus sedesclaris
 * †Modiolus sedesclarus
 * †Morea
 * Mosasaurus BW.jpg †[[Mosasaurus]]
 * †Mytilus – tentative report
 * †Neithea
 * †Neithea bexarensis
 * Nerita
 * Neritina
 * †Nostoceras
 * Nozeba
 * Nucula
 * †Nucula camia
 * †Nucula cuneifrons
 * †Nucula percrassa
 * Oyster.jpg [[Ostrea]]
 * †Pachydiscus
 * †Pachymelania – tentative report
 * Panopea
 * †Paranomia
 * Pecten
 * Pholadomya
 * †Pholadomya occidentalis
 * Pinna
 * †Placenticeras
 * †Plagiostoma
 * Platecarpus tympaniticus.jpg †[[Platecarpus]] – type locality for genus
 * †Platecarpus tympaniticus – type locality for species
 * †Plesiotriton
 * Plicatula
 * Polinices
 * †Protocardia
 * †Pseudocorax
 * †Pteria
 * †Pterotrigonia
 * †Pterotrigonia angulicostata
 * †Pterotrigonia eufalensis
 * †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
 * †Pterotrigonia thoracica
 * †Ptychodus
 * †Ptychodus mortoni
 * †Ptychotrygon
 * Pycnodonte
 * †Pycnodonte belli
 * †Pycnodonte mutabilis
 * †Pycnodonte vesicularis
 * Ringicula
 * †Ringicula clarki
 * †Ringicula pulchella
 * †Sargana
 * †Sassia
 * Scapanorhynchus raphiodon cropped.jpg †[[Scapanorhynchus]]
 * †Scapanorhynchus texanus
 * †Scaphites
 * †Scaphites leei
 * †Sclerorhynchus
 * Seila
 * Serpula
 * †Sphenodiscus
 * †Sphenodiscus beecheri
 * †Sphenodiscus lobatus
 * †Sphenodiscus pleurisepta
 * Spondylus
 * Squalicorax
 * †Squalicorax kaupi
 * Stosicia
 * Teinostoma
 * Tellina
 * †Tenea
 * Thracia
 * †Tornus – tentative report
 * Cardiidae - Trachycardium multicostatum.JPG [[Trachycardium]]
 * †Trachycardium eufaulensis
 * Trichotropis
 * †Trigonia
 * †Trigonostoma
 * †Turrilites
 * Turritella
 * †Turritella bilira
 * †Turritella chalybeatensis
 * †Turritella hilgardi
 * †Turritella paravertebroides
 * †Turritella tippana
 * †Turritella trilira
 * †Turritella vertebroides
 * †Tympanotonus
 * XiphactinusDB cropped.png †[[Xiphactinus]]
 * †Xiphactinus audax

Cenozoic

 * Abra
 * Acanthocardia aculeata 001.jpg [[Acanthocardia]]
 * Acar
 * Acirsa – tentative report
 * Aclis
 * †Acra
 * Acteocina
 * Acteon
 * Aequipecten
 * Aetobatus
 * Agaronia
 * Agatrix
 * Alaba
 * Alabina
 * Albula
 * Alligator
 * American Alligator.jpg †[[Alligator mississippiensis]]
 * †Altrix
 * Americardia
 * Ammonia
 * †Amonia
 * Anadara
 * Ancilla
 * Anodontia
 * Anomia
 * †Anomotodon
 * Antalis
 * Apiotoma
 * Aporrhais pespelecani 01.JPG [[Aporrhais]]
 * †Arbia
 * †Archaeomanta
 * Architectonica
 * Arene
 * Arius
 * Astarte
 * Asthenotoma
 * Astrangia
 * Athleta
 * Atrina
 * †Aturia
 * Atys
 * Axelella
 * Balanophyllia
 * †Baluchicardia
 * Barbatia
 * Basilosaurus cropped.png †[[Basilosaurus]]
 * †Basilosaurus cetoides
 * Bathytoma
 * †Belosaepia
 * Bison
 * Bittium
 * †Bonellitia
 * Bos
 * Brachidontes
 * Bregmaceros
 * †Brychaetus
 * Bulla
 * Bullia
 * †Burnhamia
 * Busycon
 * Cadulus
 * Caecum
 * Caestocorbula
 * Callianassa
 * Calliostoma
 * Callista
 * Calotrophon
 * †Calotrophon ostrearum
 * Calyptraea
 * Cantharus
 * Capulus
 * Carcharhinus
 * Carcharias
 * Carcharodon carcharias.jpg [[Carcharodon]]
 * Cassis
 * Cerithiella
 * Cervus
 * Chama
 * Chamelea
 * Chaoborus
 * Chelonibia
 * Chicoreus
 * Chione
 * Chiton
 * Chlamys
 * Circulus
 * Cirsotrema
 * Clathurella
 * Clava
 * Clavilithes
 * Clio
 * Closia
 * Clypeaster
 * Cochlespira
 * Codakia
 * Columbellopsis
 * Conger
 * Conomitra
 * †Conorbis
 * Conus
 * Coralliophila
 * Corbula
 * Cordieria
 * †Corvina
 * Coryphodon.jpg †[[Coryphodon]]
 * †Coupatezia
 * Crassispira
 * Crassostrea
 * Crenella
 * Crepidula
 * †Cretolamna
 * Crisia
 * †Crommium
 * Cuna – tentative report
 * Cuspidaria
 * Cylichna
 * †Cylindracanthus
 * Cymatium
 * Cymatosyrinx
 * Cymia
 * Museum of Natural History Cynthiacetus.jpg †[[Cynthiacetus]] – type locality for genus
 * Cypraea
 * Cypraedia
 * Daphnella
 * Dasyatis
 * Dendrophyllia
 * Dentalium
 * Dermomurex
 * †Diacodexis
 * Dimya
 * Dinocardium
 * Diodon
 * Diodora
 * Discopsis
 * Distorsio
 * †Dolicholatirus
 * Donax
 * †Dorudon
 * Ectocion Ralstonensis.jpg †[[Ectocion]]
 * †Egertonia
 * Elphidium
 * Emydoidea
 * †Emydoidea blandingii
 * Enaeta
 * †Eosurcula
 * Epitonium
 * Equus
 * Ervilia
 * Erycina
 * Eulima
 * Eulimella
 * Eumetula
 * Eunaticina
 * †Eunicella
 * Euspira
 * †Exilia
 * †Fedora
 * †Ficopsis
 * Sycomoros old.jpg [[Ficus]]
 * Flabellum
 * Fulgurofusus
 * Fusinus
 * Fustiaria
 * Galeocerdo
 * Galeodea
 * Galeorhinus
 * Galeus
 * Gari
 * Gastrochaena
 * Gegania
 * Gemmula
 * Genota
 * Geochelone
 * Georgiacetus BW.jpg †[[Georgiacetus]]
 * †Georgiacetus vogtlensis
 * †Gigantostrea
 * Ginglymostoma
 * Globigerina
 * Globularia
 * Glycymeris
 * Glyptemys
 * †Glyptemys insculpta
 * Glyptoactis
 * †Gracilocyon
 * Graptemys
 * Harpa
 * †Harpactocarcinus
 * Hastula
 * Haustator
 * †Hemiauchenia
 * †Hemiauchenia macrocephala
 * Hemipristis
 * †Hemisurcula
 * †Hesperotestudo
 * Heterodontus
 * Hexaplex
 * Hipponix
 * Homo
 * Hyracotherium leporinum.jpg †[[Hyracotherium]]
 * Isurus
 * †Jefitchia
 * Kellia
 * Kuphus
 * Laevicardium
 * Lamna
 * Latirus
 * Lepisosteus
 * Lima
 * Limacina
 * Flame shells cropped.jpg [[Limaria]]
 * Linga
 * Litiopa
 * Lopha
 * Lophius
 * Lucina
 * Lunularia
 * Lyria
 * Macrocallista
 * Mactra
 * †Mammut
 * Mammut americanum Sergiodlarosa.jpg †[[Mammut americanum]]
 * Maretia
 * Margaretta
 * Marginella
 * †Mastigophora
 * Mathilda – tentative report
 * Mathilda
 * †Megalonyx
 * †Megalonyx jeffersonii
 * Melanella
 * Mesalia
 * Knight Metamynodon.jpg †[[Metamynodon]]
 * †Metamynodon planifrons
 * Metula
 * †Miacis
 * †Michela
 * Microdrillia
 * †Mimoperadectes
 * Mitra
 * Mitrella
 * Modiolus – tentative report
 * Mulinia
 * †Mulinia lateralis
 * Murex
 * Murexiella
 * Mustelus
 * Myliobatis
 * Mylodon darwini cropped.png †[[Mylodon]]
 * †Nannippus
 * Nassarius
 * †Natchitochia
 * Natica
 * Naticarius
 * Nebrius
 * Neverita
 * Niso
 * Norrisia
 * †Notiotitanops – type locality for genus
 * Nucula
 * Oculina
 * Odontaspis
 * Odostomia
 * Oliva
 * †Ophiomorpha
 * Ostrea
 * †Otodus
 * †Oxyrhina
 * †Pachecoa
 * Palaeophis maghrebianus life restoration cropped.jpg †[[Palaeophis]]
 * †Palaeosinopa
 * Panopea
 * Panthera
 * †Panthera leo
 * †Paramys
 * Pecten
 * Penion
 * †Peratherium
 * Petaloconchus
 * Phalium
 * Philine
 * Pholadomya
 * Pholas
 * Phos
 * Phyllodus
 * Phyllonotus
 * †Physogaleus
 * Pitar
 * Platyrhina sinensis.jpg [[Platyrhina]]
 * Pleurofusia
 * †Pleurofusia fluctuosa
 * †Pleurofusia longirostropsis
 * Pleuromeris
 * †Pleurostoma
 * Plicatula
 * Poirieria
 * Polinices
 * Polyschides
 * Porella
 * †Potamides
 * Pristis pristis - Georgia Aquarium Jan 2006.jpg [[Pristis]]
 * Prunum
 * †Pseudolatirus
 * Pseudoliva
 * Pteria
 * †Pterochelus
 * Pterynotus
 * Puncturella
 * Pycnodonte
 * Pycnodus platessus.jpg [[Pycnodus]]
 * Pyramidella
 * Rangia
 * Raphitoma
 * Reteporella
 * Retusa
 * Rhinobatos
 * Rhinoptera
 * Rhynchoconger
 * Rictaxis
 * Ringicula
 * Rissoina
 * Sassia
 * Scaphander
 * Scapharca
 * Scaphella – or unidentified comparable form
 * Schizaster
 * Sconsia
 * Scyliorhinus
 * Seila
 * Semele
 * Semicassis granulata.jpg [[Semicassis]]
 * †Seraphs
 * Serpulorbis
 * Sigatica
 * †Sinistrella
 * Sinum
 * Siphonalia
 * Siphonochelus
 * Skena
 * Solariella
 * Solecurtus
 * Sphyraena – tentative report
 * Spisula
 * Spondylus
 * †Striatolamia
 * Strioterebrum
 * Strombiformis
 * Knight Caenopus.jpg †[[Subhyracodon]]
 * Sveltella
 * Syntomodrillia
 * †Syntomodrillia tantula
 * †Teilhardina
 * †Teilhardina magnoliana
 * Teinostoma
 * Tellina
 * Tenagodus
 * Terebra
 * Teredo
 * Terrapene
 * †Terrapene carolina
 * Thracia
 * Tornus
 * Cardiidae - Trachycardium multicostatum.JPG [[Trachycardium]]
 * Trigonostoma
 * †Trinacria
 * Triphora
 * Trochita
 * †Trygon
 * Turbonilla
 * †Turbonilla major
 * Turricula
 * Turris – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * Turritella
 * Typhina
 * Typhis
 * †Uintacyon
 * Umbraculum
 * †Unitas
 * Urosalpinx
 * Ursus
 * 01 Schwarzbär cropped.jpg †[[Ursus americanus]]
 * †Vassacyon
 * Vasum
 * Venericardia
 * Venus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
 * Verticordia
 * Vexillum
 * Vitrinella
 * †Viverravus
 * Volema
 * Xenophora
 * †Xiphiorhynchus
 * Xylophaga – tentative report
 * Yoldia
 * Zygorhiza.jpg †[[Zygorhiza]]
 * †Zygorhiza kochii