List of the prehistoric life of Florida

This list of the prehistoric life of Florida contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Florida.

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Florida.

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Mesozoic fossils in Florida.

Life restoration of the Silurian-Middle Devonian eurypterid ("sea scorpion") Pterygotus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene horse Acritohippus
Life restoration of the Miocene camel Aepycamelus , or the long-necked camel. Heinrich Harder (1920).
Close-up portrait of a living Agkistrodon piscivorus , also known as a water moccasin or cottonmouth
Restorative model of the Miocene deer relative Aletomeryx
Life restoration of the Miocene elephant relative Amebelodon . Margret Flinsch (1932).
Fossilized skull of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Amphimachairodus
Shell of an Anadara floridana , or cut-ribbed ark clam
Fossilized limb bones, and teeth of the Miocene three-toed horse Anchitherium (left)
Restoration of an Arctodus , or short-faced bear, with a human to scale
A living Argopecten irradians (formerly Aequipecten irradians ), or Atlantic bay scallop
Shell in multiple views of an Astralium , or star sea snail
Lesser scaup
Illustration of a living Balaenoptera acutorostrata , or common minke whale
Life restoration of the Eocene whale Basilosaurus
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons , also known as the giant bison or long-horned bison
Restoration of two of the Miocene-Pliocene bone-crushing dog genus Borophagus preying on a camel . Jay Matternes (1964).
Living male (left) and female (right) Anaxyrus quercicus , or oak toads
Shell in multiple views of a Busycon contrarium whelk
A living Butorides virescens , or green heron
A living Calidris pusilla , or semipalmated sandpiper
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene camel Camelops
Fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx
Fossilized tooth of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis , or broad-toothed mako
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides
Two views of a Cerithium cerith sea snail
Fossilized cranium of the Pliocene-Pleistocene hyena Chasmaporthetes
A living Chilomycterus , or burrfish
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Ciconia maltha , also known as the asphalt stork or La Brea stork
A living Clypeaster , or sea biscuit
A living Colinus virginianus , or northern bobwhite
Fossil of the Miocene-Pleistocene barnacle Concavus
Fossilized skeleton preserved in situ (upper left, 2) of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Cormohipparion
Shell in multiple views of a Crepidula fornicata , or common slipper shell sea snail
Life restoration of the Pliocene-Holocene elephant relative Cuvieronius
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Eocene whale Cynthiacetus
Fossilized cranium seen from above and below of the Pleistocene Dasypus bellus , or beautiful armadillo
A living Desmodus , or vampire bat
Shells of Donax variabilis , or coquina
Taxidermied male Ectopistes migratorius , or passenger pigeon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene bone-crushing dog Epicyon
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Eremotherium
Fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pliocene coyote -like canine Eucyon
A living Euphagus cyanocephalus , or Brewer's blackbird
A living Falco columbarius , or merlin
Living Favites stony coral
A living Apalone ferox , or Florida softshell turtle
Shell in multiple views of a Fulguropsis whelk
A living Galeocerdo cuvier , or tiger shark
Fossilized skull of the Miocene crocodile relative Gavialosuchus
Fossilized shells of the Oligocene-Pliocene scallop Gigantopecten
Restoration of a herd of the Pliocene-Holocene ground sloth Glossotherium
A living Gopherus polyphemus , or gopher tortoise
A living Gymnogyps californianus , or California condor
A living Halichoeres wrasse
A preserved Heliaster microbrachius sea star
Life restoration of the Eocene-Miocene mammal Herpetotherium
Life restoration of the Pleistocene armadillo relative Holmesina with a human to scale
A living Hyla gratiosa , or barking tree frog
Fossilized skull of the Miocene bear Indarctos
A living Jabiru mycteria stork
A living Jordanella floridae , or American flagfish
A living Lachnolaimus maximus , or hogfish
Illustration of a living Laterallus exilis , or grey-breasted crake
Illustration of a fossilized skull of the Oligocene-Miocene dog Leptocyon
Shell of a Linatella triton sea snail
Shell of a Lithopoma americanum turban sea snail
Pair of living Lontra canadensis , or North American river otter
Fossilized cranium of the Miocene-Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Machairodus
Shell of a Mactra marine bivalve, also known as trough shells or duck clams
Restoration of a Mammut americanum , or American mastodon
A living Marginella margin sea snail
Shells in differing orientations of the parasitic sea snail Melanella
Life restoration of the Miocene rhinoceros Menoceras
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene-Pleistocene manatee relative Metaxytherium
A living Microtus pinetorum , or woodland vole
Restoration of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Miracinonyx , or American cheetah
Shell in multiple views of a Muricanthus murex sea snail
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Holocene peccary Mylohyus
Partial fossilized mandible of the Miocene-Pliocene horse Nannippus
A living Nasua , or coati
Life restoration of a herd of Neohipparion . Robert Bruce Horsfall (1913).
Fossilized partial cranium of the Miocene saber-toothed cat Nimravides
Life restoration of the Pleistocene ground sloth Nothrotheriops
A living Nyctanassa violacea , or yellow-crowned night heron
A living Odontaspis sand shark
A living Ondatra , or muskrat
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
Fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene ground sloth Paramylodon
A living Passerella iliaca , or fox sparrow
Fossilized skull of the Eocene-Oligocene lizard Peltosaurus
Shell in multiple views of a Petaloconchus worm shell sea snail
A living Phoenicopterus ruber , or American flamingo
A living Pica pica Eurasian magpie
Fossilized skull of the Miocene baleen whale Piscobalaena
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Miocene elephant relative Platybelodon
Fossilized partial skull of the Miocene dog-like bear relative Plithocyon
Shell of a Poirieria murex snail
Living Porites stony coral
Hypothetical restoration of the Oligocene-Pliocene sea turtle Psephophorus
Fossilized shell of the Eocene-modern jewelbox marine bivalve Pseudochama
A living Puma
A living Quiscalus major , or boat-tailed grackle
Living Reteporella bryozoan ("moss animal")
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene elephant relative Rhynchotherium
Fossilized teeth of the Neogene sperm whale Scaldicetus
A living Sciurus carolinensis , or eastern gray squirrel
Shell in multiple views of a Semicassis granulata , or Scotch bonnet sea snail
Several views of the shell of a Sinum moon snail
Life restoration of the Pleistocene-Holocene saber-tooth cat Smilodon
A living Sphyrna hammerhead shark
Life restoration of the Oligocene-Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon
Fossilized teeth of the Paleocene-Miocene sandshark Striatolamia
Life restoration of the Miocene even-toed ungulate Synthetoceras
A living Tapirus , or tapir
Restoration of the Miocene-Pliocene rhinoceros Teleoceras
A living Terrapene carolina , or common box turtle
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pliocene-Pleistocene terror bird Titanis
A living Trichechus manatus , or West Indian manatee
A living Triplofusus papillosus , or Florida horse conch
Shell of a Trophon murex snail
A living Tursiops , or bottlenose dolphin
A living Ursus americanus , or American black bear
Orange-crowned warbler Quintana, Texas
Fruit and foliage of living Vitis rotundifolia , or muscadine grape vines
Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Xenosmilus
A living Zonotrichia leucophrys , or white-crowned sparrow