List of the Cenozoic life of South Carolina

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

Shell of an Acanthocardia cockle
Fossilized shell of the Early Cretaceous-Oligocene turtle Adocus
A living Alligator mississippiensis , or American alligator
Shell of an Anadara transversa , or transverse ark clam
A shell of an Antalis tusk shell
A living Architectonica staircase shell sea snail
Restoration of an Arctodus , or short-faced bear, with a human to scale
Shell of a modern Astarte bivalve
Restoration of the Paleocene-Miocene nautiloid cephalopod Aturia
Portrait of a living Balaenoptera baleen whale
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison antiquus , or ancient bison
Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel . Jay Matternes (1964).
Shell in multiple views of a Sinistrofulgur perversum
A living Calliostoma top sea snail
Skeletons look identical
Modern mounted skeleton of Canis lupus , the grey wolf, to scale with a fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene wolf Canis dirus , or dire wolf
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides
Life restoration of the Pleistocene Cervalces scotti , or stag-moose
A living Chelydra serpentina , or common snapping turtle
Exteriors (above) and interiors of shells of Chione cancellata venus clams
Skull
Shell and spines of a Cidaris sea urchin
Electron micrograph of a Coccolithus alga
Shell in multiple views of a Conasprella delessertii (formerly Conus delessertii ), or Sozon's cone sea snail
Fossilized shell of the Cretaceous-modern oyster Crassostrea
Fossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius
Multiple views of a shell of a Cypraea cowrie sea snail
Fossilized mandible in multiple views of the Pleistocene Dasypus bellus , or beautiful armadillo
Shells of Diodora cayenensis , or Cayenne keyhole limpet
Electron micrograph of a Discoaster alga
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Dorudon
Illustration of a fossilized shell of the Eocene-Pliocene murex sea snail Ecphora
Interior of the shell of an Ensis , or razor clam
Shell of an Epitonium wentletrap sea snail
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Eremotherium
Shell of a Eucrassatella speciosa , or Gibbs' clam
Shell of a Euspira moon sea snail
A living Fasciolaria tulipa , or true tulip sea snail
A living Galeocerdo cuvier , or tiger shark
Fossilized skull of the Miocene crocodile relative Gavialosuchus
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Georgiacetus
Fossilized shell of a Glycymeris , or bittersweet clam
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Glyptotherium
Life restoration of the Eocene-Oligocene manatee relative Halitherium
Fossilized lower jaw of the Miocene-Pleistocene llama relative Hemiauchenia
Life restoration of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Holmesina with a human to scale
Fossilized skeleton of the Middle Jurassic-Miocene Chimaera relative Ischyodus
A living Kinosternon , or mud turtle
A modern Lamna mackerel shark
Living Limaria , or file shells
Illustration of the shell of a Liotia sea snail
A living Lynx rufus , or bobcat
Shell of a Limecola balthica , or Baltic clam
Restoration of a Mammut americanum , or American mastodon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Megalonyx
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene manatee relative Metaxytherium
Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx , or American cheetah
A living Mobula
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus
A living Nassarius , or nassa mud snail
Illustration of the recently extinct Neomonachus tropicalis , or Caribbean monk seal
Interior of a fossilized shell of the Early Ordovician-modern marine bivalve Nucula
A living Odobenus rosmarus , or walrus
Fossil of the Permian-modern crustacean burrow ichnogenus Ophiomorpha
At the top of the picture is a line representing twenty meters. Below this is a gray megalodon silhouette that measures twenty meters, below is a red megalodon silhouette that measures fifteen meters, below is a violet whale shark silhouette that measures ten meters, below is a green great white shark that measures five meters. Standing next to this shark is a black human silhouette that stands two meters.
Diagram illustrating the largest (grey) and most conservative (red) size estimates of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Carcharocles megalodon (sometimes Carcharodon or Otodus megalodon ) with a whale shark (violet), great white shark (green), and anachronistic human (black) to scale
Restoration of the Cretaceous-Eocene sea snake Palaeophis
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Pleistocene false-toothed bird Pelagornis
A living Phoca earless seal
A living Physeter macrocephalus , or sperm whale
Illustration in multiple views of a shell of a Planorbis freshwater ram's horn snail
A taxidermied Prionodon , or Asiatic linsang
A living Procyon lotor , or raccoon
Hypothetical restoration of the Oligocene-Pliocene sea turtle Psephophorus
A living Puma
Shell of a Quinqueloculina foraminiferan
A living Rangifer tarandus , or reindeer
A living Rhincodon , or whale shark
A living Rhynchobatus , or wedgefish
Group of living Scyliorhinus catsharks
A living Sigmodon , or cotton rat
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
Smooth hammerhead
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon
A living Sylvilagus , or cottontail rabbit
A living Tapirus , or tapir
Shell of a Terebra augur sea snail
Fossilized skeleton of the Oligocene-Miocene gavial relative Thecachampsa
A living Tremarctos , or spectacled bear
A living Triplofusus papillosus , or Florida horse conch
Shell in multiple views of a Turris sea snail
Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella
A living Tursiops truncatus , or common bottlenose dolphin
A living Urocyon cinereoargenteus , or gray fox
Leaves and fruit of a living Vitis , or grapevine
Shell of a Xenophora conchyliophora carrier shell sea snail
Illustration of the shell of a Yoldia limatula , or file yoldia