List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nevada

This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Nevada, U.S.

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Group or Formation Period Notes
Al Rose FormationOrdovician
Aldrich Station FormationNeogene
Antelope Valley FormationOrdovician
Antler Peak FormationPermian
Arcturus FormationPermian
Arcturus Group/Loray FormationPermian
Augusta Mountain FormationTriassic
Badger Flat FormationOrdovician
Banner FormationCarboniferous
Barrel Springs FormationOrdovician
Bird Spring FormationPermian, Carboniferous
Bird Spring Group/Indian Springs FormationCarboniferous
Bonanza King FormationCambrian
Buckskin Mountain FormationPermian
Buffalo Canyon FormationNeogene
Caesar Canyon LimestoneOrdovician
Campito FormationCambrian
Candelaria FormationTriassic
Carlin FormationNeogene
Carrara FormationCambrian
Chainman FormationCarboniferous
Chainman ShaleCarboniferous
Chisholm ShaleCambrian
Chloropagus FormationNeogene
Coal Valley FormationNeogene
Coils Creek LimestoneDevonian
Copenhagen FormationOrdovician
Corset Spring ShaleCambrian
Davis Spring FormationCarboniferous
Deep Spring FormationCambrian
Denay LimestoneDevonian
Desert Peak FormationNeogene
Devils Gate LimestoneDevonian
Diamond Peak FormationCarboniferous
Dinwoody FormationTriassic
Dry Canyon FormationTriassic
Dun Glen FormationTriassic
Dunderberg ShaleCambrian
Dunlap FormationJurassic
Elko FormationPaleogene
Elko Shales FormationNeogene
Ely LimestoneCarboniferous
Ely Springs DolomiteOrdovician
Ely Group/Moleen FormationCarboniferous
Emigrant Springs FormationCambrian
Esmeralda FormationNeogene
Eureka QuartziteOrdovician
Excelsior FormationTriassic
Favret FormationTriassic
Ferguson Mountain FormationPermian
Fish Haven DolomiteOrdovician
Gabbs FormationJurassic, Triassic
Goodwin LimestoneOrdovician
Goughs Canyon FormationCarboniferous
Grantsville FormationTriassic
Guilmette FormationDevonian
Hales LimestoneCambrian
Hamburg FormationCambrian
Hanson Creek FormationOrdovician
Happy Creek FormationPermian
Harkless FormationCambrian
Hay Ranch FormationNeogene
Horse Spring FormationNeogene
Hosselkus FormationTriassic
Hoyt Canyon FormationTriassic
Humboldt FormationNeogene
Indian Springs FormationCarboniferous
Inskip FormationCarboniferous
Joanna LimestoneCarboniferous
Johns Wash LimestoneCambrian
Johnson Spring FormationOrdovician
Kaibab LimestonePermian
Kanosh FormationOrdovician
Kanosh FormationOrdovician
Laketown DolomiteSilurian
Lehman FormationOrdovician
Lincoln Peak FormationCambrian
Lone Mountain DolomiteSilurian
Loray FormationPermian
Nevada Group/McColley Canyon FormationDevonian
Pogonip Group/Yellow Hill LimestoneOrdovician
Luning FormationTriassic
McColley Canyon FormationDevonian
McMonnigal LimestoneDevonian
Middlegate FormationNeogene
Moenkopi FormationTriassic
Monarch Mill FormationNeogene
Muddy Creek FormationNeogene
Mule Spring LimestoneCambrian
Murdock Mountain FormationPermian
Nevada Group/Denay LimestoneDevonian
Ninemile FormationOrdovician
Ninemile ShaleOrdovician
Ninemile Group/Lower Antelope Valley FormationOrdovician
Nopah FormationCambrian
Opd Unit FormationOrdovician
Osobb FormationTriassic
Panaca FormationNeogene
Park City Group/Gerster FormationPermian
Park City Group/Plympton FormationPermian
Pequop FormationPermian
Perkins Canyon FormationOrdovician
Phosphoria FormationPermian
Pioche FormationCambrian
Pioche ShaleCambrian
Pit FormationTriassic
Piute FormationDevonian
Pogonip Group/Antelope Valley FormationOrdovician
Pogonip Group/Antelope Valley LimestoneOrdovician
Pogonip Group/Copenhagen FormationOrdovician
Pogonip Group/Goodwin FormationOrdovician
Pogonip Group/Shingle LimestoneOrdovician
Poleta FormationCambrian
Portuguese Springs FormationPermian
Preble FormationCambrian
Prida FormationTriassic
Pyramid FormationNeogene
Quinn River FormationPermian
Rabbit Hill LimestoneDevonian
Raiff LimestoneCambrian
Raine Ranch FormationNeogene
Rib Hill FormationPermian
Riepe Spring FormationPermian, Carboniferous
Riepetown FormationPermian
Roberts Mountains FormationDevonian, Silurian
Schoonover FormationPermian
Scott Canyon FormationCambrian
Secret Canyon FormationCambrian
Shafter FormationCambrian
Sheep Pass FormationPaleogene
Shingle Pass LimestoneOrdovician
Star Peak FormationTriassic
Star Peak Group/Augusta FormationTriassic
Star Peak Group/Favret FormationTriassic
Star Peak Group/Priada FormationTriassic
Star Peak Group/Prida FormationTriassic
Sterling Quartzite FormationEdiacaran
Sultan FormationDevonian
Sunflower FormationPermian
Sunrise FormationJurassic
Swan Peak FormationOrdovician
Swarbrick FormationCambrian
Telegraph Canyon FormationDevonian
Thaynes FormationTriassic
Thaynes LimestoneTriassic
Tor LimestoneDevonian
Toroweap FormationPermian
Truckee FormationNeogene
Tybo ShaleCambrian
Valmy Group/Jacks Peak FormationOrdovician
Vinini FormationOrdovician
Virgin Valley FormationNeogene
Weber FormationCretaceous
West Range LimestoneDevonian
Whipple Cave FormationCambrian
White Narrows FormationUnited States
White Pine ShaleCarboniferous
Windfall FormationOrdovician, Cambrian
Windmill LimestoneDevonian
Winnemucca FormationTriassic
Wood Canyon FormationEdiacaran
Yellow Hill FormationOrdovician

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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