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This list of the Mesozoic 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 252.17 and 66 million years of age. A{{Compact ToC}}- Acesta
- †Achrostichites – or unidentified comparable form
- †Achrostichites linnaeafolius
- Acirsa
- †Acutostrea
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Adocidae - Adocus punctatus.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Aetosaurus.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossilized shell of the Early Cretaceous-Oligocene turtle Adocus. Right: Illustration of the reconstructed skeleton of the Late Triassic Aetosaurus. Othniel Charles Marsh (1895).}} †Adocus - †Aetosaurus
- †Aldebarania – type locality for genus
- †Aldebarania arenitea – type locality for species
- †Alinka – type locality for genus
- †Alinka cara – type locality for species
- †Alisporites
- †Ambigostrea
- †Ambigostrea sloani
- †Ambigostrea tecticosta
- †Ampullina – tentative report
- Amuletum – tentative report
- †Anchura
- †Androvettia
- †Androvettia carolinensis
- †Androvettia statenensis
- †Anomia
- †Anomia argentaria
- †Anomia fearensis
- †Anomia fulleri
- †Anomia linifera
- †Anomia lintea
- †Anomia lintea donohuensis
- †Anomia olmstedi
- †Anomia ornata
- †Anomia penderana
- †Anomia tellinoides
- †Anomoeodus
- Anteglosia – tentative report
- †Apatopus
- †Aphrodina
- †Arca
- Architectonica
- †Architipula
- †Architipula youngi – type locality for species
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Chinle fish.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Asteracanthus ornatissimus teeth Tubingen.JPG | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restorations of various Chinle Formation fishes, including the Late Triassic lungfish Arganodus (bottom). Right: Fossilized teeth of the Devonian-Cretaceous shark Asteracanthus.}} †Arganodus - †Argyrarachne – type locality for genus
- †Argyrarachne solitus – type locality for species
- Astarte – tentative report
- †Asteracanthus
- Ataphrus
- †Atreipus
B{{Compact ToC}}- †Baena – tentative report
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 330 | image1 = Baikuris mandibularis PIN3730-5 whole.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Belemnitella mucronata.jpg | alt2 = | image3 = Borealosuchus wilsoni 1.jpg | alt3 = | footer = Left: Amber-entombed specimen of the Early-Late Cretaceous ant Baikuris. Middle: Fossilized guard of the Late Cretaceous belemnoid cephalopod Belemnitella. Right: Fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous-Eocene crocodilian Borealosuchus.}} †Baikuris – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature - Barbatia
- †Belemnitella
- †Beretra
- †Borealosuchus
- †Borealosuchus formidabilis
- †Boreogomphodon
- †Boreogomphodon jeffersoni
- †Bothremys
- Botula
- †Brachiophyllum
- †Brachychirotherium – or unidentified comparable form
- †Brachymeris
- †Brachyphyllum
- †Brachyphyllum squammosum
- †Brachyphyllum squamosum
- †Brachyrhizodus
- †Brachyrhizodus wichitaensis
- †Brachyrhizodus witchitaensis
- †Brachyrhyphus – type locality for genus
- †Brachyrhyphus distortus – type locality for species
- †Buccinopsis
C{{Compact ToC}}- Caestocorbula
- †Caestocorbula crassiplica
- †Caestocorbula williardi
- Callucina
- †Camptonectes
- †Camptonectes berryi – tentative report
- †Camptonectes bubonis
- †Camptonectes hilgardi
- Candona
- Carcharias – tentative report
- Cardium
- †Carnufex – type locality for genus
- †Carnufex carolinensis – type locality for species
- Caryocorbula
- Cerithiella
- †Cerithiella imlayi
- †Cerithiella nodoliratum
- †Cerithiella semirugatum
- †Cerithioderma
- †Chedighaii
- †Chedignaii
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Ptilodus.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Cladophlebis nebbensis - National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo - DSC07005.JPG | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the face of the Late Cretaceous multituberculate mammal Cimolomys. Right: Fossilized foliage of the Permian-Late Cretaceous fern Cladophlebis.}} †Cimolomys - †Cionichthys
- Cladophlebis
- †Cladophlebis microphylla
- Cliona
- †Coahomasuchus
- †Colognathus
- †Compostrobus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Compsosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Compsosaurus priscus – type locality for species
- †Compsostrobus
- †Compsostrobus neotericus – type locality for species
- Corbula
- †Corbula carolinensis – tentative report
- †Corbula subgibbosa – tentative report
- †Costellacesta
- Crassatella
- †Crassatella hodgei
- †Crassatella neusensis
- †Crassatella vadosa
- †Crenella
- †Crenella mitchelli
- †Crenella serica
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Cretolamna.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Crosbysaurus hypothetical.png | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna. Right: Extremely hypothetical life restoration of the mysterious Late Triassic reptile Crosbysaurus.}} †Cretolamna - †Cretolamna appendiculata lata
- †Cretolamna biauriculata
- †Cretolamna serrata
- †Crosaphis
- †Crosbysaurus
- Cucullaea
- †Cyathofoma
- Cylichna
- †Cylindracanthus
- †Cymbophora
- †Cymbophora cancellosa
- †Cymbophora conradi
- †Cymbophora trigonalis
- †Cymella
- †Cyprimeria
- †Cyprimeria coonensis
- †Cyprimeria depressa
- †Cyprimeria gabbi
- Cyzicus
D{{Compact ToC}}- †Darwinula
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Deinosuchus hatcheri - Natural History Museum of Utah - DSC07251.JPG | alt1 = | image2 = Diplurus - Cleveland Museum of Natural History.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Late Cretaceous Alligator relative Deinosuchus. Right: Fossilized skeleton of the Triassic coelacanth Diplurus.}} †Deinosuchus - Dictyocephalus – type locality for genus
- †Dictyocephalus elegans – type locality for species
- †Dictyophyllum
- †Diplurus
- †Diplurus newarki – or unidentified comparable form
- †Dreissena – tentative report
- †Dromatherium – type locality for genus
- †Dromatherium sylvestre – type locality for species
- †Dromicosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Dromicosuchus grallator – type locality for species
E{{Compact ToC}}- †Egertonia
- †Elatocladus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Enchodus
- †Enchodus petrosus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Equisetum
- †Estheria
- †Etea
- †Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exogyra
- †Exogyra cancellata
- †Exogyra costata
- †Exogyra costata spinosa
- †Exogyra ponderosa erraticostata
F{{Compact ToC}}- †Flemingostrea
- †Flemingostrea blackensis
- †Flemingostrea pratti
- †Flemingostrea subspatula
- †Flemingostrea subspatulata
- †Franxinopsis
G{{Compact ToC}}- Gegania
- †Geinitzia
- Glycymeris
- †Gorgetosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Gorgetosuchus pekinensis – type locality for species
- †Gorgosaurus
- †Graciliala
- †Graciliala johnsoni – tentative report
- †Granocardium
- Gyrodes
- †Gyrotropis
H{{Compact ToC}}- †Hadrosaurus
- †Hadrosaurus minor – tentative report
- †Halisaurus
- †Hamulus
- †Hamulus onyx
- †Hamulus walkerensis
- †Harduinia
- †Harduinia kellumi
- †Harduinia moretonis
- †Harduinia mortonis
- †Himeriella – or unidentified comparable form
- †Hybodus
- †Hypolophus
- †Hypophylloceras
- †Hypsibema – type locality for genus
- †Hypsibema crassicauda – type locality for species
I{{Compact ToC}}- †Inoceramus
- †Ischyodus
- †Ischyodus bifurcatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ischyrhiza
- Isognomon
- Isurus
L{{Compact ToC}}- †Laccopteris
- †Lamellaptychus
- †Lamellaptychus beyrichodidayi
- †Laxispira
- †Leehermania – type locality for genus
- †Leehermania prorova – type locality for species
- †Legumen
- †Legumen carolinensis – tentative report
- †Legumen concentricum
- †Leidyosuchus – tentative report
- †Lepacyclotes
- †Lepidodendron
- †Leptocycas – type locality for genus
- †Leptocycas gracilis – type locality for species
- †Leptosolen
- Lima
- †Lima oxypleura
- †Lima pelagica
- Limatula
- Limopsis
- †Linearis
- †Linearis magnoliensis
- †Linearis metastriata
- †Lingula
- †Linthia
- †Liopeplum
- †Liothyris
- †Liriodendroidea
- †Liriodendroidea carolinensis – type locality for species
- †Liriodendroidea latirapha – type locality for species
- †Lonchopteris
- †Lonchopteris virginiensis
- Lopha
- †Lowenstamia
- †Lowenstamia liratus – tentative report
- †Lucasuchus
- †Lucina
- †Lytoceras
M{{Compact ToC}}- Martesia – tentative report
- †Mecistotrachelos
- †Mecistotrachelos apeoros
- Melanatria – tentative report
- †Metarchilimonia
- †Metarchilimonia krzeminskorum
- †Metarchilimonia solita
- †Metreophyllum
- †Micrabacia
- †Microconodon – type locality for genus
- †Microconodon tenuirostris – type locality for species
- †Morea
- †Moriconia
- †Mormolucoides
- †Mormolucoides articulatus
- †Mosasaurus
N{{Compact ToC}}- †Napulus
- †Nemodon
- †Neocalamites
- †Neocalamites knowltoni
- †Neocalamites knowtonii – or unidentified comparable form
- †Neocalamites virginiensis
- Nerita
- Nucula
- Nuculana
- †Nuculana kerrensis
- †Nuculana multiconcentrica
- †Nymphalucina
O{{Compact ToC}}- Odontaspis
- †Opertochasma
- †Ornithomimus – tentative report
- †Ornopsis
- †Osteopleurus
- Ostrea
- †Otozamites
- †Otozamites hespera
- †Otozamites powelli
P{{Compact ToC}}- †Pagiophyllum
- †Pagiophyllum diffusum
- †Pagiophyllum simpsoniae
- †Paladmete – or unidentified comparable form
- †Palaeolimnadia – tentative report
- †Palinandromeda
- †Palinandromeda novaecaesareae
- †Pannaulika
- Panopea
- †Panopea decisa
- †Panopea monmouthensis
- †Paralbula
- †Paranomia
- †Pariostegus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Parmicorbula
- †Parmicorbula bisulcata – tentative report
- †Parmicorbula suffalciata
- †Pekinopteris – type locality for genus
- †Pekinopteris auriculata – type locality for species
- †Pekinosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Pekinosaurus olseni – type locality for species
- †Pelourdea
- Phacoides
- †Phlebopteris
- Pholadidea – tentative report
- Pholadomya
- †Pholadomya littlei
- †Pholadomya sublevis
- Phyllodus
- †Phyloblatta
- †Phyloblatta grimaldii – type locality for species
- †Pinna
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 330 | image1 = Placenticeras meeki.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Placerias hesternus.jpg | alt2 = | image3 = Platecarpus tympaniticus.jpg | alt3 = | footer = Left: Fossilized shell of the Late Cretaceous ammonoid cephalopod Placenticeras. Middle: Life restoration of the Late Triassic synapsid (mammal precursor) Placerias with an anachronistic human to scale. Right: Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Platecarpus.}} †Placenticeras – tentative report - †Placerias
- †Platananthus
- †Platananthus hueberi – type locality for species
- †Platanocarpus
- †Platanocarpus carolinensis – type locality for species
- †Platecarpus
- †Pleuriocardia
- †Pleuriocardia donohuense
- †Pleuriocardia donohuensis
- †Pleuriocardia penderense
- †Plicatolamna
- †Plicatolamna arcuata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Plinthogomphodon – type locality for genus
- †Plinthogomphodon herpetairus – type locality for species
- †Podozamites
- Polinices
- †Postligata
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Postosuchus kirkpatricki.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Prognathodon3.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the Late Triassic crocodile relative Postosuchus with an anachronistic human to scale. Right: Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Prognathodon preying upon an ammonoid cephalopod.}} †Postosuchus - †Postosuchus alisonae – type locality for species
- †Prognathodon
- †Prosechamyia
- †Prosechamyia dimedia
- †Prosechamyia trimedia
- †Protocardia
- †Protodonax
- †Pseudoctenis
- †Pseudolimea
- †Pseudolimea kerri
- †Pseudolimea reticulata
- †Pseudopolycentropodes – type locality for genus
- †Pseudopolycentropodes virginicus – type locality for species
- †Pteria – tentative report
- †Pterocerella
- †Pterophyllum
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Pterotrigonia bartrami – tentative report
- †Pterotrigonia cerulea
- †Pterotrigonia eufalensis
- †Pterotrigonia eufaulensis
- †Pugnellus
- Pycnodonte
- †Pycnodonte belli
- †Pycnodonte vesicularis
- †Pyrgulifera – tentative report
- †Pyropsis
R{{Compact ToC}}- †Radiopecten
- †Radiopecten mississippiensis
- †Radiopecten quinquinarius
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Revueltosaurus-Skull.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Rutiodon BW.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossilized skull of the Late Triassic crocodile relative Revueltosaurus. Right: Life restoration of the Late Triassic phytosaur Rutiodon.}} †Revueltosaurus - †Rhombodus
- †Rhombodus binkhorsti – or unidentified comparable form
- †Rhombodus laevis
- †Rostellites
- †Rutiodon – type locality for genus
- †Rutiodon carolinensis – type locality for species
S{{Compact ToC}} | total_width = 330 | image1 = Saurodon leanusDB15.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Scapanorhynchus raphiodon.jpg | alt2 = | image3 = Semionotus bergeri.jpg | alt3 = | footer = Left: Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous bony fish Saurodon. Middle: Life restoration of several of the Early Cretaceous-Miocene shark Scapanorhynchus. Right: Fossilized skeleton of the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic bony fish Semionotus.}} †Saurodon - †Scapanorhynchus
- †Schizoneura
- †Schizoneura virginiensis
- †Scoyenia – tentative report
- †Semionotus
- Serpula
- †Solyma
- †Solyma elliptica
- †Solyma levis
- †Sphaenobaeria
- †Sphenodiscus
- †Sphenozamites
- †Spirematospermum
- †Spirematospermum chandlerae
- Squalicorax
- †Squalicorax kaupi
- †Squalicorax pristodontus
- Squatina
- †Stegomus
- †Stephanodus
- †Stephanophyllia
- †Stephanophyllia cribraria – type locality for species
- Striarca
- †Striaticostatum
- †Syncyclonema
- †Synodontaspis
- †Synodontaspis holmdelensis
- †Synorichthys
T{{Compact ToC}}- †Tanytrachelos – type locality for genus
- †Tanytrachelos ahynis – type locality for species
- †Taphrosphys
- †Taphrosphys dares – type locality for species
- †Tellinimera
- †Tellinimera gabbi
- †Tellinimera stephensoni
- Trachycardium
- †Trachycardium carolinensis
- †Trachycardium longstreeti
- †Trachycardium vaughani
- †Trachytriton – tentative report
- †Triassopsychoda
- †Triassothrips – type locality for genus
- †Triassothrips virginicus – type locality for species
- Trichotropis
- †Trigonarca
- †Trigonarca elongata
- †Trigonarca maconensis
- †Trigonarca triquetra
- †Trigonia – tentative report
- Trionyx
- {{multiple image
| total_width = 248 | image1 = Turritellatricarinata.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Tylosaurus prorDB15.jpg | alt2 = | footer = Left: Fossilized shells of the Late Jurassic-modern tower snail Turritella. Right: Life restoration of the Late Cretaceous mosasaur Tylosaurus.}}Turritella - †Turritella kerrensis
- †Turritella quadrilira
- †Turritella trilira
U{{Compact ToC}}- †Uatchitodon
- †Uatchitodon schneideri – type locality for species
- †Uddenia
- †Unicardium
V{{Compact ToC}}- †Variseila – or unidentified comparable form
- †Veniella
- †Veniella conradi
- †Veniella mullinensis
- †Veriplecia
- †Vetericardiella
- †Virginiptera
- †Virginiptera certa
- †Virginiptera lativentra – type locality for species
- †Virginiptera similis
- †Voltzia
- †Voltzia andrewsii – type locality for species
W{{Compact ToC}}X{{Compact ToC}}- †Xiphactinus
- †Xiphactinus audax
- †Xiphactinus vetus
Y{{Compact ToC}}- †Yalea – type locality for genus
- †Yalea argentata – type locality for species
- †Yalea rectimedia
Z{{Compact ToC}}- †Zamiostrobus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Zamiostrobus lissocardus
- †Zamites
References- {{cite web |title=Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database |author=Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database |url=http://fossilworks.org/ |accessdate=7 August 2017}}
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