This list of the Mesozoic life of Tennessee contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Tennessee and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.
A
- †Aciculiscala
- †Aciculiscala acuta
- Acirsa
- †Acirsa americana – type locality for species
- †Acirsa cerithiformis
- †Acirsa corrugata
- †Acirsa cretacea
- †Acirsa microstriata
- †Acirsa wadei
- Acmaea
- †Acmaea galea
- †Acteon
- †Acteon conicus – type locality for species
- †Acteon ellipticus – type locality for species
- †Acteon modicellus
- †Acteon pistilliformis
- †Acteon substriatus – type locality for species
- †Acteonina
- †Acteonina orientalis – type locality for species
- †Acteonina parva – type locality for species
- †Acutostrea
- †Acutostrea plumosa
- †Aenona
- †Aenona eufalensis
- Alderina
- †Alderina nelsoni – type locality for species
- †Amaurellina
- †Amaurellina stephensoni
- Amauropsis
- †Amauropsis lirata – type locality for species
- †Ambigostrea
- †Ambigostrea tecticosta
- Ammatophora
- †Ammatophora cretacea – type locality for species
- Amphiblestrum
- †Amphiblestrum denticulatum – type locality for species
- †Ampullina
- †Ampullina lirata
- †Ampullina potens – type locality for species
- †Ampullina umbilica
- Amuletum
- †Amuletum fasciolatum
- †Amuletum macnairyensis
- †Anatimya
- †Anatimya lata
- †Anchura
- †Anchura calcaris – type locality for species
- †Anchura convexa – type locality for species
- †Anchura noakensis – tentative report
- †Anchura pergracilis
- †Anchura quadrilirata – type locality for species
- †Anchura substriata – type locality for species
- †Ancilla
- †Ancilla acutula
- †Anomalofusus
- †Anomalofusus substriatus
- †Anomia
- †Anomia argentaria
- †Anomia perlineata – type locality for species
- †Anomia tellinoides
- †Anomoeodus
- Anteglosia
- †Anteglosia subornata
- †Anteglosia tennesseensis
- †Aphrodina
- †Aphrodina tippana
- †Arca
- †Arca mcnairyensis – type locality for species
- †Arca pergracilis – type locality for species
- †Arca securiculata – type locality for species
- Arctica
- †Arctica incerta – type locality for species
- †Aspidolithus
- †Aspidolithus parcus
- †Astandes
- †Astandes densatus
- †Avitelmessus
B
- †Baculites
- Barbatia
- †Barbatia cochlearis – type locality for species
- †Barbatia fractura – type locality for species
- †Barbatia saffordi
- †Bellifusus
- †Bellifusus angulicostatus
- †Bellifusus curvicostatus
- †Bellifusus spinosus
- †Belliscala – or unidentified comparable form
- †Belliscala rockensis
- Berenicea
- †Beretra
- †Beretra gracilis
- †Beretra ripleyana
- †Beretra speciosa
- †Bizarrus
- †Bizarrus abnormalis – type locality for species
- †Boltenella
- †Boltenella excellens
- Brachidontes
- †Buccinopsis
- †Buccinopsis crassa
- †Buccinopsis crassicostata
- †Buccinopsis solida
C
- Cadulus
- †Cadulus obnutus
- Caestocorbula
- Callianassa
- †Calliomphalus
- †Calliomphalus americanus – type locality for species
- †Calliomphalus angustus
- †Calliomphalus argenteus – type locality for species
- †Calliomphalus argenteus spinosus
- †Calliomphalus conanti
- †Calliomphalus decoris
- Callopora
- †Callopora anatina – type locality for species
- †Callopora sulcata – type locality for species
- †Callopora torquata – type locality for species
- Cancellaria
- †Cancellaria acuta – type locality for species
- †Cancellaria macnairyensis
- †Caprinella
- †Caprinella coraloidea
- Capulus
- †Capulus corrugatus – type locality for species
- †Capulus monroei
- Cardium
- †Cardium kuemmeli
- †Cardium stantoni – type locality for species
- †Caveola
- †Caveola acuta
- Cerithiopsis
- †Cerithiopsis meeki – type locality for species
- †Cerithiopsis quadrilirata – type locality for species
- Cerithium
- †Cerithium nodoliratum – type locality for species
- †Cerithium percostatum – type locality for species
- †Cerithium semirugatum – type locality for species
- †Cerithium weeksi – type locality for species
- Charonia
- †Charonia univaricosum – type locality for species
- Chiton
- †Chiton cretaceous
- †Cinulia
- †Cinulia paraquensis – type locality for species
- Clavagella
- †Clavagella armata
- Cliona
- †Colombellina
- †Colombellina americana – type locality for species
- Conopeum
- †Conopeum ovatum – type locality for species
- †Conopeum parviporum – type locality for species
- †Conopeum prismaticum – type locality for species
- †Conopeum wadei – type locality for species
- †Conorbis
- †Conorbis mcnairyensis
- Corbula
- †Corbula paracrassa – type locality for species
- †Corbula suffalciata – type locality for species
- †Corbula torta
- †Corbula williardi – type locality for species
- †Crania – tentative report
- †Crania americana – type locality for species
- Crassatella
- †Crassatella linteus
- †Crassatella vadosa
- †Crenella
- †Creonella
- †Creonella secunda – type locality for species
- †Creonella subangulata
- †Creonella triplicata
- †Cryptoconus – tentative report
- †Cryptoconus macnairyensis
- †Cryptorhytis
- †Cryptorhytis nobilis – type locality for species
- †Cryptorhytis torta – type locality for species
- Cucullaea
- †Cucullaea capax
- †Cucullaea littlei
- †Cucullaea vulgaris
- Cyclina
- †Cyclina magna – type locality for species
- †Cyclina parva
- Cylichna
- †Cylichna incisa
- †Cylichna intermissia
- †Cylichna intermissia curta
- †Cylichna pessumata
- †Cylichna recta
- †Cylindrotruncatum
- †Cylindrotruncatum demersum
- †Cymbophora
- †Cymbophora gracilis
- †Cyprimeria
- †Cyprimeria alta
- †Cyprimeria depressa
D
- †Dakoticancer
- †Dakoticancer overana
- †Dentalium
- †Dentalium inornatum – type locality for species
- †Dentalium intercalatum – type locality for species
- †Dentalium ripleyanum
- †Deussenia
- †Deussenia bellalirata
- †Deussenia microstriata
- †Dircella
- †Dircella spillmani
- †Discoscaphites
- †Dolicholatirus
- †Dolicholatirus torquatus
- †Dreissensia
- †Dreissensia tippana
- †Drepanochilus
- †Drepanochilus quadriliratus
- †Drilluta
- †Drilluta communis
- †Drilluta dimurorum – type locality for species
- †Drilluta distans
- †Drilluta major
- †Dysnoetopora – type locality for genus
- †Dysnoetopora celleporoides – type locality for species
E
- †Ecphora
- †Ecphora proquadricostata
- †Ellipsoscapha
- †Ellipsoscapha cylindrica
- †Enchodus
- †Endoptygma
- †Endoptygma leprosa
- †Enoploclytia
- †Enoploclytia sculpta – type locality for species
- †Eoacteon
- †Eoacteon ellipticus
- †Eoacteon linteus
- †Eoacteon percultus
- †Eothoracosaurus
- †Eriptycha – tentative report
- †Eriptycha americana – type locality for species
- †Etea
- †Etea carolinesis
- †Eucycloscala
- †Eucycloscala tuberculata
- †Eulima
- †Eulima clara – type locality for species
- †Eulima impressa – type locality for species
- †Eulima laevigata – type locality for species
- †Eulima persimplica
- †Euspira
- †Euspira halli
- †Euspira rectilabrum
- Euthriofusus – tentative report
- †Euthriofusus convexus
- †Euthriofusus mesozoicus
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Eutrephoceras dekayi
- †Exilia
- †Exilia ripleyana – type locality for species
- †Exogyra
F
- Falsifusus
- †Falsifusus convexus – type locality for species
- †Falsifusus mesozoicus
- Fasciolaria – tentative report
- †Fasciolaria ripleyana – type locality for species
- †Frurionella – type locality for genus
- †Frurionella grandipora – type locality for species
- †Frurionella parvipora – type locality for species
- †Fulgerca
- †Fulgerca attenuata – type locality for species
- †Fusimilis
- †Fusimilis proxima
- †Fusimilis tippanus
G
- Gastrochaena
- †Gastrochaena americana
- †Gegania
- †Gegania parabella
- Gemmula
- †Gemmula cretacea
- Gephyrotes
- †Gephyrotes lamellaria – type locality for species
- †Gervilliopsis
- †Gervilliopsis ensiformis
- Glossus
- †Glossus conradi
- Glycymeris
- †Glycymeris lacertosa – type locality for species
- †Glycymeris microsulci – type locality for species
- †Glycymeris subcrenata – type locality for species
- †Goniocylichna – type locality for genus
- †Goniocylichna bisculpturata – type locality for species
- †Graciliala
- †Graciliala calcaris
- †Graciliala decemlirata
- †Granocardium
- †Granocardium dumosum
- †Granocardium tenuistriatum
- †Granocardium tippananum
- †Graphidula
- †Graphidula cancellata
- †Graphidula obscura
- †Graphidula pergracilis
- †Gryphaeostrea
- †Gryphaeostrea vomer
- Gyrodes
- †Gyrodes alveata
- †Gyrodes americanus
- †Gyrodes crenata
- †Gyrodes major – type locality for species
- †Gyrodes spillmani
- †Gyrodes supraplicatus
H
- †Hamulus
- †Hamulus angulatus
- †Hamulus onyx
- †Hamulus squamosus
- †Haplovoluta
- †Haplovoluta bicarinata
- †Helicaulax
- †Helicaulax formosa
- †Helicoceras
- †Hemiacirsa
- †Hemiacirsa cretacea
- Hemiaster
- †Hemiaster lacunosus
- †Hemiaster stella
- †Hemiaster ungula
- †Hercorhyncus
- †Hercorhyncus bicarinatus
- †Hercorhyncus pagodaformis
- †Hercorhyncus tennesseensis
- Heteropora
- †Heteropora tennesseensis – type locality for species
- †Hippocampoides
- †Hippocampoides liratus – type locality for species
- †Hippocampoides serratus
- †Hoploparia
- †Hoploparia tennesseensis – type locality for species
- †Hydrotribulus
- †Hydrotribulus nodosus
I
- †Icanotia
- †Icanotia pulchra – type locality for species
- †Inoceramus
- †Inoperna
- †Inoperna carolinensis
- †Ischyrhiza
J
- Juliacorbula
- †Juliacorbula monmouthensis
L
- †Lacrimiforma
- †Lacrimiforma secunda
- †Latiala
- †Latiala lobata – type locality for species
- Latiaxis
- †Latiaxis serratus
- †Laxispira
- †Laxispira lumbricalis
- †Leda
- †Leda whitfieldi
- †Legumen
- †Legumen planulatum
- Leiostraca
- †Leiostraca cretacea
- †Lemniscolittorina
- †Lemniscolittorina berryi
- †Leptosolen
- †Leptosolen biplicata
- Limatula
- †Limatula woodsi – type locality for species
- Limopsis
- †Limopsis meeki – type locality for species
- †Limopsis perbrevis – type locality for species
- †Linearis
- †Linearis metastriata
- †Linearis ornatissima
- †Liopeplum
- †Liopeplum canalis
- †Liopeplum carinatum – type locality for species
- †Liopeplum cretaceum
- †Liopeplum leioderma
- †Liopeplum leiodermum
- †Liopeplum subjugosum
- †Liopistha
- †Liopistha inflata
- †Liopistha protexta
- †Liothyris
- †Liothyris carolinensis
- †Lirosoma
- †Lirosoma cretacea
- Lithophaga
- †Lithophaga conchafodentis
- †Lithophaga ripleyana
- Littorina
- †Littorina berryi – type locality for species
- †Lomirosa
- †Lomirosa cretacea
- †Longoconcha
- †Longoconcha tennesseensis
- Lopha
- †Lowenstamia
- †Lowenstamia liratus
- †Lucina
- †Lucina ripleyana – type locality for species
- †Lupira
- †Lupira turbinea
- †Lupira variabilis
M
- †Mammila
- †Mammila americana – type locality for species
- Martesia
- †Martesia procurva – type locality for species
- †Martesia truncata – type locality for species
- †Mataxa
- †Mataxa elegans
- †Mathilda
- †Mathilda ripleyana
- †Mathildia
- †Mathildia ripleyana – type locality for species
- Melanatria
- †Melanatria cretacea – type locality for species
- Membranipora
- †Membranipora crassimargo – type locality for species
- Membraniporella
- †Membraniporella irregularis – type locality for species
- Meretrix
- †Meretrix cretacea
- †Meretrix eufaulensis
- †Mesorhytis
- †Mesorhytis obscura – type locality for species
- †Mesostoma
- †Mesostoma americanum – type locality for species
- †Mesostoma costatum – type locality for species
- †Metopaster
- †Metopaster tennesseensis – type locality for species
- †Micrabacia
- †Micrabacia marylandica
- Micropora
- †Micropora baccata – type locality for species
- †Mitridomus
- †Mitridomus ripleyana
- †Morea
- †Morea cancellaria
- †Morea corsicanensis
- †Morea marylandica
- †Mosasaurus
- †Mystriopora – tentative report
- †Mystriopora stipata – type locality for species
N
- †Napulus
- †Napulus reesidei
- †Neithea
- †Nemodon
- †Nemodon eufaulensis
- †Nemodon grandis – type locality for species
- †Nemodon stantoni
- †Nonactaeonina
- †Nonactaeonina orientalis
- †Notopocorystes
- †Notopocorystes testacea – type locality for species
- Nucula
- †Nucula microconcentrica – type locality for species
- †Nucula percrassa
- Nuculana
- †Nuculana australis – type locality for species
- †Nudivagus
- †Nudivagus simplicus
O
- †Obeliscus
- †Obeliscus conellus
- †Odontobasis
- †Odontobasis australis – type locality for species
- †Odontofusus
- †Odontofusus curvicostata – type locality for species
- †Odostomia
- †Odostomia impressa – type locality for species
- †Odostomia plicata – type locality for species
- †Oligoptycha
- †Oligoptycha americana
- Opalia
- †Opalia fistulosa
- †Opalia wadei
- †Ornopsis
- †Ornopsis digressa – type locality for species
- †Ornopsis elevata
- †Ornopsis glenni
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea bryani
- †Ostrea mcnairyensis – type locality for species
- †Ostrea monmouthensis
- †Ostrea penegemmea – type locality for species
P
- †Paladmete
- †Paladmete cancellaria
- †Paladmete densata – type locality for species
- †Paladmete gardnerae – type locality for species
- †Paleopsephaea – type locality for genus
- †Paleopsephaea mutabilis – type locality for species
- †Paleopsephaea pergracilis – type locality for species
- Panopea
- †Panopea desica
- †Parafusus
- †Parafusus callilateris
- †Parafusus coloratus
- †Parafusus saffordi
- †Paramorea
- †Paramorea lirata
- † Paranomia
- †Paranomia scabra
- †Parietiplicatum
- †Parietiplicatum conicum
- †Parvivoluta – type locality for genus
- †Parvivoluta concinna – type locality for species
- †Pecten
- †Pecten argillensis
- †Pecten burlingtonensis
- †Pecten quinquenarius
- †Pecten simplicius
- †Pedalion
- †Pedalion periridescens – type locality for species
- †Peneus
- †Peneus wenasogensis – type locality for species
- Periploma
- †Periploma applicata
- †Perissolax
- †Perissolax whitfieldi
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya conradi
- †Pholadomya occidentalis
- †Piestochilus
- †Piestochilus cancellatus – type locality for species
- †Piestochilus pergracilis – type locality for species
- †Plioplatecarpus
- †Podocratus
- †Podocratus canadensis
- Polinices
- †Polinices kummeli
- †Polinices stephensoni – type locality for species
- †Polinices umbilica – type locality for species
- †Polyascosoecia
- †Polyascosoecia tripora – type locality for species
- †Postligata
- †Postligata crenata – type locality for species
- †Postligata wordeni
- †Praeleda
- †Praeleda compar
- †Prognathodon
- †Promathildia
- †Promathildia cretacea – type locality for species
- †Protobusycon
- †Protobusycon cretaceum
- †Protocardia
- †Protocardia parahillana – type locality for species
- †Pseudocardia
- †Pseudocardia gregaria
- †Pseudocardia subangulata – type locality for species
- †Pseudocardia subcircula – type locality for species
- †Pseudolimea
- †Pseudolimea reticulata
- Pseudomalaxis
- †Pseudomalaxis amplificata – type locality for species
- †Pseudomalaxis pilsbryi
- †Pseudomalaxis ripleyana – type locality for species
- †Pteria
- †Pteria percompressa – type locality for species
- †Pteria petrosa
- †Pterocerella
- †Pterocerella poinsettiformis
- †Pterocerella tippana
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Ptychosyca
- †Ptychosyca inornata
- †Pugnellus
- †Pugnellus densatus
- †Pugnellus goldmani
- Pulvinites
- †Pulvinites argentea
- Pycnodonte
- †Pycnodonte vesiculare
- †Pyrifusus
- †Pyrifusus ejundicus
- †Pyrifusus subdensatus
- †Pyrifusus subliratus – type locality for species
- †Pyropsis
- †Pyropsis interstriatus
- †Pyropsis perornatus
- †Pyropsis proxima – type locality for species
- †Pyropsis spinosus
R
- †Reinhardites
- †Reinhardites anthophorus
- †Remera
- †Remera stephensoni
- †Remnita
- †Remnita anomalocostata
- †Remnita biacuminata
- †Rhombopsis
- †Rhombopsis microstriatus – type locality for species
- †Rhombopsis orientalis – type locality for species
- Ringicula
- Rissoina
- †Rissoina fragilis – type locality for species
- †Rissoina subornata – type locality for species
- †Rissoina tennesseensis – type locality for species
- Rostellaria – tentative report
- †Rostellaria mcnairyensis – type locality for species
S
- †Sargana
- †Sargana stantoni
- †Saurodon – tentative report
- †Scala
- †Scala sillimani
- Scalpellum
- †Scambula
- †Scambula perplana
- Scaphander
- †Scaphander rarus – type locality for species
- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites reesidei – type locality for species
- †Schizobasis
- †Schizobasis depressa
- †Schizobasis immersa – type locality for species
- Seila
- †Seila quadrilirata
- †Seminola
- †Seminola crassa
- †Seminola solida
- Serpula
- †Serpula adnata – type locality for species
- †Serpula pervermiformis – type locality for species
- Serpulorbis
- †Serpulorbis marylandica
- †Serpulorbis tennesseensis – type locality for species
- †Serrifusus
- †Serrifusus tennesseensis – type locality for species
- †Siphonaria
- †Siphonaria wieseri – type locality for species
- †Solariorbis
- †Solariorbis clara
- †Solyma
- †Solyma elliptica
- †Stantonella – type locality for genus
- †Stantonella subnodosa – type locality for species
- †Stephanophyllia
- †Stephanophyllia cribraria
- Striarca
- †Striaticostatum
- †Striaticostatum pondi
- †Syncyclonema
- †Syncyclonema simplicius
T
- †Tectaplica
- †Tectaplica simplica
- Teinostoma
- †Teinostoma prenanum – type locality for species
- Tellina
- †Tellina multiconcentrica – type locality for species
- †Tellinimera
- †Tellinimera eborea
- †Tenea
- †Tenea parilis
- †Teredo
- †Teredo rectus – type locality for species
- †Thylacus
- †Thylacus cretaceus
- †Tintorium
- †Tintorium pagodiforme
- †Tornatellaea
- †Tornatellaea cretacea – type locality for species
- †Tornatellaea globulosa – type locality for species
- †Toxochelys
- Trichotropis
- †Trichotropis imperfecta – type locality for species
- †Trigonia
- †Trigonia eufalensis
- †Trochifusus
- †Trochifusus interstriatus – type locality for species
- †Trochifusus perornatus – type locality for species
- †Trochifusus spinosus – type locality for species
- Trochus
- †Trochus ripleyanus – type locality for species
- †Troostella – type locality for genus
- †Troostella perimpressa – type locality for species
- †Troostella substriatus
- †Tuba
- †Tuba parabella – type locality for species
- Turbinella
- †Turbinella major – type locality for species
- †Turbinella variabilis – type locality for species
- Turboella
- †Turboella costata
- †Turricula
- †Turricula amica
- †Turricula anomalocostata – type locality for species
- †Turricula biacuminata – type locality for species
- †Turricula fasciolata – type locality for species
- †Turricula gracilis – type locality for species
- †Turricula mcnairyensis – type locality for species
- †Turricula ripleyana
- Turris
- †Turris constricta – type locality for species
- †Turris proxima – type locality for species
- Turritella
- †Turritella bilira
- †Turritella encrinoides
- †Turritella macnairyensis
- †Turritella mcnairyensis – type locality for species
- †Turritella paravertebroides
- †Turritella tippana
- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
U
- †Unicardium
- †Unicardium concentricum – type locality for species
- †Urceolabrum
- †Urceolabrum tuberculatum
V
- †Variseila
- †Variseila meeki
- †Veniella
- †Veniella conradi
- †Vetericardia
- †Vetericardia crenalirata
- †Volutoderma
- †Volutoderma appressa – type locality for species
- †Volutoderma protracta
- †Volutoderma tennesseensis – type locality for species
- †Volutomorpha
- †Volutomorpha aspera
- †Volutomorpha gigantea – type locality for species
- †Volutomorpha mutabilis – type locality for species
- †Volutomorpha retifera – or unidentified comparable form
W
- †Wadeopsammia
- †Wadeopsammia nodosa – type locality for species
- †Weeksia
- †Weeksia amplificata
- †Woodsella – type locality for genus
- †Woodsella typica – type locality for species
- †Wormaldia
- †Wormaldia praemissa – type locality for species
Y
- Yoldia
- †Yoldia longifrons
- †Yoldia multiconcentrica – type locality for species
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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