This list of the prehistoric life of South Carolina contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of South Carolina .
Precambrian
The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Alabama.
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Selected Cenozoic taxa of South Carolina
†Abra
Acanthocardia Shells of Acteocina Acteocina Acteon †Adeorbis
†Adocus
Aequipecten Agaronia Agassizia †Aglyptorhynchus
†Agorophius
Alligator Alopias †Altrix
†Amalthea
Ammonia Amphistegina Amusium Anachis Anadara Anatina Shell of an Ancilla Ancilla Angaria Angulus Anomia Antalis Antigona Arbacia Arca Architectonica Arcinella Restoration of an Arctodus Arctodus Argopecten Argyrotheca Artena Astarte Astyris Athleta Shell of an Atrina Atrina †Aturia
Aulacomya Balaenoptera Balanophyllia Balanus Barbatia Barnea Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus Basilosaurus Bison †Bonellitia
Boonea †Borophagus
Borsonia Bostrycapulus †Bottosaurus
Brachidontes Buccella Bullia Fossilized shell in multiple views of a Busycon Busycon Busycotypus †Bythaelurus
Cadulus Caecum Caestocorbula Calliostoma Callista Calotrophon Calyptraea Cancellaria Canis Carcharhinus Carcharias Carcharodon Cardita Carditamera †Carolinacetus
Cassidulina Castor Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides Castoroides Cerithiella Cerithiopsis Cerithium †Cervalces
Cervus Chama Cheilea Chelydra †Chesapecten
Chicoreus Chione Chlamys Skull Choneziphius Chrysemys †Chrysocetus
Cibicides Cidaris Cinctura Cirsotrema Fossilized Cladocora Cladocora Clavilithes Clavus Cliona Closia Coccolithus Cochlespira Cochliolepis Coelopleurus Coluber Columbellopsis Concavus Conomitra Conus Coralliophila Corbicula Shell of a Corbula Corbula †Coronodon
†Cotylocara
†Coupatezia
Crassostrea Crepidula †Cretolamna
Crucibulum Cryptonatica Cucullaea Cumingia Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius Cuvieronius Cyclocardia Cylichna Cymbovula Cypraea Cythara Cytherea Daphnella Dasyatis Dasypus Dendraster Dentalium Dentimargo Dinocardium Diodon Diodora Discinisca †Discoaster
Discorbis Donax Life restoration of the Eocene whaleDorudon Dorudon Dosinia Echinocardium †Echovenator
†Ecphora
Elaphe Elphidium Ensis †Eomysticetus
†Eosurcula
Epitonium Equus Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Eremotherium Eremotherium Erethizon Erignathus Ervilia Erycina Eupleura Euspira †Eutrephoceras
Evalea Fasciolaria †Ficopsis
A living Ficus Ficus Finella Flabellum Fusinus Galeocerdo Galeodea Galeorhinus Gari Gastrochaena Fossilized skull of the Miocene crocodile relative Gavialosuchus Gavialosuchus Gegania Gemma Gemophos Geochelone †Georgiacetus
†Gigantostrea
Ginglymostoma Globigerina Globulina Glossus Glycymeris Glyptoactis Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Glyptotherium Glyptotherium Gopherus Gymnura Halichoerus †Halitherium
Hastula Haustator †Hemiauchenia
Hemipristis Here Hexaplex Hiatella Life restoration of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Holmesina Holmesina Horologica Hyotissa †Hyposaurus
Ilyanassa Infundibulum †Ischyodus
†Isocrania
Isognomon Kinosternon Kurtziella Laevicardium A modern Lamna Lamna Latirus Lima Limaria Limatula Linga †Linthia
Liotia Lithophaga Littoraria Fossilized shell of the Devonian-modern marine bivalve Lucina Lucina Lunularia Lynx Lyria Macoma Macrocallista Mactra Malaclemys †Mammut
†Mammuthus
Manta Maretia Marginella Martesia †Mathilda
†Mauricia
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx Megalonyx Meiocardia Melampus Melanella Menippe Mercenaria Mesalia Mesodesma †Metaxytherium
Metis Microdrillia Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx Miracinonyx Mitrella Mobula Modiolus Mulinia Murex Murexiella †Mya
Myliobatis Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus Mylohyus Mytilus †Nanosiren
Nassarius Natica Naticarius Nebrius †Neochoerus
A living Neofiber Neofiber Neomonachus Neverita Nodipecten Nucula Oculina Odobenus Odocoileus Odostomia Oliva Olivella †Ontocetus
†Ophiomorpha
†Osteopygis
Ostrea †Otodus
†Oxyrhina
†Pachecoa
†Pachyarmatherium
†Palaeochenoides
†Palaeolama
†Palaeophis
Pandora Panopea Panthera †Paramylodon
Parvanachis Pecten Life restoration of the Oligocene-Pleistocene false-toothed bird Pelagornis Pelagornis Penion Petaloconchus Petricola Phalium Phoca Pholadomya Pholas Phos Phyllonotus Physa A living Physeter macrocephalus Physeter †Physogaleus
Pinna Pitar Placopecten Planorbis Pleuromeris Pleurotomaria Plicatula Polinices Polymesoda †Prionodon
A living Pristis Pristis †Procolpochelys
Procyon †Protosiren
Prunum Psammechinus Hypothetical restoration of the Oligocene-Pliocene sea turtle Psephophorus Psephophorus Pseudochama Pseudoliva Pseudorca Pteria Pteromeris A living Puma Puma Puncturella Pusula Pycnodonte Pyramidella Pyrgo †Quadrans
Quinqueloculina Raja Rangia Rangifer Ranina Raphitoma Retusa A living Rhincodon Rhincodon Rhinobatos Rhinoptera Rhizoprionodon Rhynchobatus Rosalina Rostellaria Sassia Sayella Scapharca Scaphella Schizoporella Sconsia Scyliorhinus Seila Semele Serpulorbis Sigatica Sigmodon Sinum Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon Smilodon Solariella Solemya Solen Solenosteira †Spatangus
Sphyrna Spisula Spondylus Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon Squalodon Squatina Stewartia Strioterebrum Strombus Subcancilla Sveltella Sveltia †Syllomus
Sylvilagus Tagelus A living Tapirus Tapirus Tectonatica Teinostoma Tellina Tenagodus Terebra †Teredina
Teredo Terrapene Textularia Fossilized skeleton of the Oligocene-Miocene gavial relative Thecachampsa Thecachampsa †Thoracosaurus
Thracia Timoclea Trachycardium Tremarctos Triakis A living Trichechus Trichechus Trigonostoma †Trinacria
Triplofusus Trivia Trochita Trochus †Tuba
Tucetona Turbo Turbonilla Turricula Turris Turritella Tursiops †Tusciziphius
†Tympanonesiotes
Typhis Urocyon Urosalpinx Venericardia Vermicularia Verticordia Vexillum Leaves and fruit of a living Vitis Vitis Voluta Volutifusus Xenophora †Xenorophus
†Xiphiorhynchus
†Xylotrypa
Yoldia
References
Lists of the prehistoric life of the United States by state
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