List of the Cenozoic life of Mississippi

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

Shell of an Acanthocardia cockle
Shells of Acteocina barrel-bubble sea snails
Fossilized shell of the Triassic-modern scallop Aequipecten
A living Alligator mississippiensis , or American alligator
A shell of an Antalis tusk shell
A living Architectonica staircase shell sea snail
Electron micrograph and gross view of an Astrangia stony coral
Restoration of the Paleocene-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Aturia
Three fossilized shells of the Late Cretaceous-Eocene marine bivalve Baluchicardia
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus
A living Bison
Bos
Illustration of a living Bregmaceros , or codlet
Fossilized shell in multiple views of a Busycon sea snail
A living Calliostoma top sea snail
Three modern shells of Calyptraea , or Chinese hat snails
A living Carcharodon shark
Illustration of a shell of a Cerithiella cerith sea snail
Chaoborus
Fossillized shell of a Chlamys bivalve
Multiple views of a fossilized shell of the Paleocene-Pliocene spindle sea snail Clavilithes
A living Clypeaster , or sea biscuit
A living Conger
Shell of a Corbula basket clam
Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene pantodont mammal Coryphodon . Heinrich Harder (1920).
Shell of a Crassispira sea snail
Fossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus
A living Dasyatis stingray
Restoration of two of the Eocene even-toed ungulate Diacodexis being hunted by a primitive whale
Shells of Diodora keyhole limpets
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Dorudon
Fossilized skull of the Paleocene-Eocene mammal Ectocion
A living Emys blandingii , or Blanding's turtle
Shell of an Epitonium wentletrap sea snail
Shells in differing orientations of the parasitic sea snail Eulima
Shell of a Euspira moon sea snail
A living Fusinus sea snail
A living Galeocerdo requiem shark
Galeus
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Georgiacetus
Fossilized shell of a Glycymeris , or bittersweet clam
Fossil of the Cretaceous-Miocene crab Harpactocarcinus
Fossilized lower jaw of the Miocene-Pleistocene llama relative Hemiauchenia
A living Heterodontus , or bullhead shark
Shell of a Hipponix , or hoof sea snail
Illustration of a fossilized partial cranium of the Eocene odd-toed ungulates Hyracotherium
A modern Isurus , or mako shark
Fossilized "worm" tube, possibly of the Oligocene-modern shipworm marine bivalve genus Kuphus
Two views of a shell of a Latirus sea snail
Illustration of a living Lepisosteus , or gar
A living Limacina sea butterfly
Lophius
Living Lunularia , or crescent-cup liverwort
Restoration of a Mammut americanum , or American mastodon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx
Restoration of the Eocene-Miocene swamp rhinoceros Metamynodon . Charles R. Knight (1896).
Life restoration of the Paleocene-Eocene mammal Miacis
Restoration of the Eocene opossum relative Mimoperadectes
Shell of a Murex sea snail
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene ground sloth Mylodon with an inset depicting its excrement and a skin fragment
Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus
Multiple views of a fossilized shell belonging to a Natica moon snail
Close-up portrait of a living Nebrius nurse shark
Preserved Neverita moon sea snail
Interior of a fossilized shell of the Early Ordovician-modern marine bivalve Nucula
A living Odontaspis sand shark
Fossil of the Permian-modern crustacean burrow ichnogenus Ophiomorpha
Fossilized teeth of the Paleocene–Miocene shark Otodus
Restoration of the Cretaceous-Eocene sea snake Palaeophis
A living Panthera leo , or lion
Fossilized mandible of the Eocene-Miocene mammal Peratherium
Shell of a Phalium , or bonnet shell sea snail
Shell of a Phos nassa mud snail
Shell of a Pitar venus clam
A living Platyrhina ray
A living Pleurostoma fungus
Shell of a Poirieria murex snail
A living Pristis sawfish
Shell of a Prunum margin sea snail
Shell of a Pterynotus murex sea snail
Fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous-Eocene bony fish Pycnodus
Living Reteporella bryozoan ("moss animal")
A school of living Rhinoptera , or cownose rays
Shell of a Sassia triton sea snail
Fossil of the Paleocene-recent heart urchin Schizaster
Group of living Scyliorhinus catsharks
A living Semicassis helmet sea snail
Several views of the shell of a Sinum moon snail
Shell of the whelk sea snail Siphonalia
Shell of a Solariella top sea snail
Fossilized shells of the marine bivalve Solecurtus
A living Sphyraena , or barracuda
Shell of a Spondylus , or spiny oyster
Fossilized teeth of the Paleocene-Miocene sandshark Striatolamia
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene cow-sized rhinoceros Subhyracodon . Charles R. Knight (1890s).
Fossilized mandible of the Eocene primate Teilhardina
Shell of a Tellina , or tellin
Shell of a Terebra augur sea snail
A living Terrapene carolina , or common box turtle
Fossilized shell of a Trachycardium cockle
A living Turbonilla parasitic pyram sea snail
Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella
A living Ursus americanus , or American black bear
A living Vasum , or vase sea snail
Shell in multiple views of a Volema crown conch
Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous-modern carrier shell sea snail Xenophora
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Zygorhiza