This list of the Cenozoic life of North Carolina contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of North Carolina and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.

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Abies †Abra †Abra aequalis †Abra subreflexa Acanthocybium †Acanthocybium solandri †Acantholambrus †Acantholambrus baumi †Acarinina †Acarinina perclara †Achrochordiella – type locality for genus †Achrochordiella vokesi – type locality for species Acipenser †Acipenser oxyrhynchus – or unidentified comparable form Acrosterigma Acteocina †Acteocina canaliculata †Acteocina candei †Actinocyclus †Actinocyclus elipticus †Actinocyclus ingens †Actinocyclus octonarius †Actinocyclus tenellus Actinocythereis †Actinocythereis captionis †Actinocythereis dawsoni †Actinocythereis gosportensis †Actinocythereis marylandica †Actinocythereis mundorffi †Actinoptychus †Actinoptychus marylandicus †Actinoptychus senarius †Actinoptychus virginicus †Acuticythereis †Acuticythereis lavissima Aequipecten †Aequipecten eboerus †Aequipecten eboreus Aesopus †Aesopus gardnerae †Aesopus stearnsii Aetobatus Agaronia Agassizia †Agassizia scrobiculata †Agassizia wilmingtonensis †Agassizia wilmingtonica Agatrix †Agatrix mississippiensis †Akleistostoma †Akleistostoma carolinensis †Akleistostoma pilsbryi – type locality for species Alabamina †Alabamina wilcoxensis †Albertella †Albertella aberta †Albertocetus – type locality for genus †Albertocetus meffordorum – type locality for species Alca †Alca ausonia †Alca carolinensis – type locality for species †Alca grandis – type locality for species †Alca minor – type locality for species †Alca olsoni – type locality for species †Alca torda – or unidentified related form Aligena †Aligena rhomboidea †Aligena striata Alnus Alopias †Alopias superciliosus †Alopias vulpinus Alosa †Alosa sapidissima – or unidentified comparable form Aluterus †Ambrosia Americardia †Americardia media Ammodytes †Ammodytes hexapterus Amusium †Amusium mortoni †Anabernicula †Anabernicula minuscula – or unidentified comparable form Anachis †Anachis aurora †Anachis avara †Anachis milleri †Anachis styliola Anadara †Anadara aequicostata †Anadara brasiliana †Anadara callicestosa †Anadara floridana †Anadara lienosa †Anadara magnoliana †Anadara ovalis †Anadara rustica †Anadara scalaris †Anadara silverdalensis – type locality for species †Anadara transversa Anas †Anas acuta †Anas americana †Anas clypeata †Anas discors †Anas platyrhynchos †Anaulus †Anaulus mediterraneus Anchistrocheles †Anchistrocheles c informal Angulogerina †Angulogerina occidentalis Angulus †Angulus agilis †Angulus texanus Anisotremus †Annellus †Annellus californicus Anodontia †Anodontia alba Anomia †Anomia filamentosa †Anomia ruffini †Anomia simplex †Anomotodon †Anomotodon cravenensis – type locality for species †Anomotodon nova †Anoplonassa Anser †Anser arizonae – or unidentified comparable form Apalone – or unidentified comparable form †Apiocyphraea Aprionodon †Aprionodon acuaris †Aprixokogia – type locality for genus †Aprixokogia kelloggi – type locality for species †Araeodelphis †Araeodelphis natator – or unidentified comparable form †Araloselachus †Araloselachus cuspidata Arbacia †Arbacia improcera †Arbacia sloani – or unidentified comparable form Arca †Arca cancellata – tentative report †Archimediella †Archimediella duplinensis Architectonica †Architectonica fungina †Archosargus †Archosargus probatocephalus – or unidentified comparable form Arcinella †Arcinella cornuta Arcopsis †Arcopsis adamsi Ardea †Ardea cinerea – or unidentified related form Argopecten †Argopecten erboreus †Argopecten gibbus †Argopecten irradians Argyrotheca †Argyrotheca quadrata – type locality for species Arossia †Arossia aurae †Arossia glyptopoma †Artemisia Artena †Artena lamellacea – type locality for species Astarte †Astarte berryi †Astarte claytonrayi †Astarte concentrica †Astarte crenata †Astarte onslowensis – type locality for species †Astarte rappahannockensis †Astarte symmetrica †Astarte thisphila – tentative report †Astarte undulata †Asteromphalus †Asteromphalus robustus †Astroscopus Astyris †Astyris lunata Athleta †Atocetus – or unidentified related form Atrina †Aturia †Aturia alabamensis Aurila †Aurila laevicula †Auroracetus – type locality for genus †Auroracetus bakerae – type locality for species Auxis Axelella †Axelella vokesae – type locality for species Aythya †Aythya affinis – or unidentified related form

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†Bactronella †Bactronella incrustans – type locality for species †Bactronella womblei – type locality for species Bagre Bairdia Bairdoppilata †Bairdoppilata triangulata Balaena Balaenoptera †Balaenoptera acutorostrata †Balaenoptera borealina †Balaenula Balanophyllia Balanus †Balanus halosydne Balcis †Balcis beufortensis †Balcis biconica Balearica – tentative report Barbatia †Barbatia carolinensis †Barbatia cuculloides – or unidentified comparable form Barnea †Barnea arcuata †Barnea costata †Basilotritus †Basilotritus wardii – type locality for species Basterotia †Basterotia carolina †Basterotia elliptica Bathytormus †Bathytormus flexurus – or unidentified comparable form †Bathytormus protexta Bellucina †Bellucina waccamawensis †Belosaepia Bensonocythere †Bensonocythere blackwelderi †Bensonocythere bradyi †Bensonocythere calverti †Bensonocythere gouldensis †Bensonocythere m informal †Bensonocythere oo informal †Bensonocythere pp informal †Bensonocythere qq informal †Bensonocythere ricespitensis †Bensonocythere rr informal †Bensonocythere rugosa †Bensonocythere trapezoidalis †Bensonocythere whitei Betula Bicorbula †Bicorbula idonea †Biddulphia †Biddulphia aurita †Biddulphia tuomeyii Bittium †Bittium podagrinum †Bohaskaia †Bohaskaia monodontoides Bolivina †Bolivina calvertensis †Bolivina floridana †Bolivina paula †Bolivina plicatella †Bolivina pungoensis †Bolivinopsis †Bolivinopsis fairhavenensis Boonea †Boonea impressa †Boonea seminuda †Bootherium †Bootherium bombifrons Boreotrophon – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Boreotrophon tetricus Bornia †Bornia bladenensis †Bornia longipes †Bornia triangula †Borophagus †Borophagus dudleyi – or unidentified comparable form †Borophagus orc – or unidentified comparable form Bostrycapulus †Bostrycapulus aculeatus Botrychium †Botrychium dissectum – or unidentified comparable form †Botryococcus Brachidontes Branta †Branta bernicla – or unidentified related form †Brasenia Brizalina Brotula †Brotula barbata Buccella †Buccella frigida †Bucella †Bucella mansfieldi – or unidentified comparable form Bucephala †Bucephala albeola – or unidentified related form †Bucephala clangula – or unidentified related form Bulimina †Bulimina elongata Buliminella †Buliminella elegantissima †Bulliminella †Bulliminella elegantissima Bulweria – tentative report †Burnhamia †Burnhamia daviesi Busycon †Busycon adversarius †Busycon amoenum †Busycon aruanum †Busycon bladenense †Busycon carica †Busycon chowanense †Busycon contrarium †Busycon perversum †Busycon spiniger †Busycon willcoxi †Busycon willcoxiana Busycotypus †Busycotypus canaliculatus †Busycotypus concinnum †Busycotypus spiratus Buteo †Buteo jamaicensis Bythocythere †Bythocythere b informal

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Cadulus †Cadulus quadridentatus Caecum †Caecum beaufortensis †Caecum flemingi †Caecum imbricatum †Caecum pulchellum †Caecum regulare †Caecum stevensoni †Calappilia †Calappilia sitzi Calidris †Calidris melanotos – or unidentified related form Callinectes †Callinectes sapidus Calliostoma †Calliostoma bella – or unidentified comparable form †Calliostoma philanthropum †Calliostoma virginicum †Calliostoma willcoxianum Callista †Callista neusensis Callocardia †Callocardia castoriana †Callocardia chioneformis †Callophoca †Callophoca ambigua †Callophoca obscura Callucina †Callucina keenae Calonectris †Calonectris borealis – or unidentified related form †Calonectris diomedea – or unidentified related form †Calonectris krantzi – type locality for species Calotrophon †Calotrophon ostrearum Calyptraea †Calyptraea centralis Campylocythere †Campylocythere laeva Cancellaria †Cancellaria rotunda †Cannopilus †Cannopilus a informal †Cannopilus b informal †Cannopilus binoculus †Cannopilus haeckelii †Cannopilus hemisphaericus †Cannopilus sphaericus †Cannopilus triommata Capella †Capella media – or unidentified related form Carcharhinus †Carcharhinus brachyurus †Carcharhinus falciformis †Carcharhinus gibbesi †Carcharhinus leucas †Carcharhinus macloti †Carcharhinus obscurus †Carcharhinus perezi †Carcharhinus plumbeus †Carcharhinus priscus Carcharias †Carcharias taurus Carcharodon †Carcharodon auriculatus †Carcharodon carcharias †Carcharodon hastalis †Carcharodon subauriculatus Cardiolucina †Cardiolucina postalveata Carditamera †Carditamera arata †Carditamera columbiana †Carditamera floridana

†Cardium belgradensis Caretta †Caretta patriciae †Caricella †Carolinapecten †Carolinapecten eboreus Carya Caryocorbula †Caryocorbula auroraensis †Caryocorbula caribaea †Caryocorbula conradi †Caryocorbula contracta Cassidulina †Cassidulina laevigata †Cassigerinella †Cassigerinella chipolensis Cassis Castanea Catharacta Caudites †Caudites paraasymmetricus †Caulolatilus †Caulolatilus cyanops – or unidentified comparable form Cavilinga †Cavilinga trisulcata †Cavilinga trisulcatus †Cavilucina Celleporaria †Celleporaria albirostris – or unidentified comparable form Centropristis †Centropristis striata – or unidentified comparable form Cerastoderma †Cerastoderma acutilaqueatum Ceratoscopelus †Ceratoscopelus maderensis †Cerberorhaphidites – type locality for genus †Cerberorhaphidites auriformis – type locality for species Cerithiopsis †Cerithiopsis vinca Cerithium †Cerithium eburneum Cerodrillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Cerodrillia simpsoni †Ceronnectes †Ceronnectes granulosa – type locality for species †Cerorhinca Cetorhinus †Cetotherium †Cetotherium polyporum – type locality for species Chaetopleura Chama †Chama congregata †Chama gardnerae †Chama macerophylla †Chama richardsi Chamelea †Chamelea spada Champsodelphis – or unidentified comparable form Chelonia – tentative report Chelonibia †Chelonibia melleni Chemnitzia †Chesacardium †Chesacardium acutilacqueatum †Chesacardium acutilaqueatum †Chesaconcavus †Chesaconcavus proteus †Chesapecten †Chesapecten coccymelus †Chesapecten jeffersonius †Chesapecten madisonius †Chesapecten middlesexensis †Chesapecten nefrens – tentative report Chilomycterus †Chilomycterus schoepfi †Chilomycterus schoepfii Chione †Chione cancellata †Chione cortinaria †Chione cribraria †Chione imitabilis Chlamys †Chlamys biddleana – type locality for species †Chlamys cawcawensis †Chlamys cookei – type locality for species †Chlamys cushmani – type locality for species †Chlamys decemnaria †Chlamys deshayesii †Chlamys membranosa †Chlamys membranosus Chrysemys Cibicides †Cibicides croatanensis †Cibicides lobatulus Cibicidina †Cibicidina blanpiedi Cibicidoides †Cibicidoides lawi Ciconia †Ciconia speciesone informal †Ciconia speciestwo informal Cidaris †Cidaris pratti Circulus – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Circulus orbignyi Citharichthys Cladocora †Cladogramma †Cladogramma dubium Clathrodrillia – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Clathrodrillia emmonsi Clathrus †Clathrus antillarum Clavatula †Clavatula cornelliana †Clavicula †Clavicula polymorpha