Since the paper by Finch in 1824, which initiated the study of the Cretaceous and Tertiary stratigraphy of the Eastern Gulf region, about 200 papers dealing with the microfossils of Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina have appeared. Of these, at least 160 deal primarily with foraminifera, 21 with ostracodes, 11 with bryozoans, and 4 with otoliths. In these papers nearly 700 species of foraminifera, 150 species of ostracodes, 580 species of bryozoans, and 23 species of otoliths have been described as new from these states. Hundreds of other species whose type localities lie in other states or countries have been reported. The formations whose type localities have been reasonably thoroughly studied for their microfaunal content are indicate . Some suggestions of needed studies are made. The paper is accompanied by an annotated bibliogaphy which lists the species which have been described as new from this region.

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