List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa.

GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Third White Ash FormationLate Pleistocene
Rietputs FormationCalabrian
Transvaal GroupSterkfontein FormationPliocene-Pleistocene
Swartkrans FormationPliocene-Pleistocene
Kromdraai FormationPliocene-Pleistocene
Makapansgat FormationPliocene
Elandsfontyn FormationMiocene-Pliocene
Bredasdorp FormationMiocene
Varswater FormationMiocene
Alphard GroupConiacian-Maastrichtian
St Lucia FormationConiacian-Maastrichtian
Mzamba FormationConiacian-Campanian
Umzamba FormationConiacian-Campanian
Mzinene FormationAlbian-Cenomanian
Makatini FormationBarremian-Albian
Brenton FormationValanginian
Mngazana FormationValanginian
Umgazana FormationValanginian
Uitenhage GroupSundays River FormationValanginian-Hauterivian
Kirkwood FormationBerriasian-Hauterivian
Enon FormationLate Jurassic-Early Cretaceous
Lisbon FormationEarly Jurassic
Drakensberg GroupDrakensberg FormationEarly Jurassic
Stormberg GroupBushveld SandstoneHettangian-Sinemurian
Clarens FormationEarly Jurassic
Elliot FormationNorian-Sinemurian
Molteno FormationCarnian
Bosbokpoort FormationLate Triassic
Beaufort Group
 Adelaide Subgroup		Balfour FormationChanghsingian
Beaufort GroupBurgersdorp FormationTriassic
Katberg FormationTriassic
Normandien FormationInduan
Estcourt FormationPermian
Teekloof FormationPermian
Middleton FormationPermian
Koonap FormationPermian
Abrahamskraal FormationCapitanian
Ecca GroupWaterford FormationPermian
Laingsburg FormationPermian
Pietermaritzburg FormationPermian
Whitehill FormationArtinskian-Kungurian
Vryheid FormationPermian
Volksrust FormationPermian
Emakwezini FormationPermian
Dwyka GroupGanigobis FormationGzhelian-Artinskian
Witteberg GroupWeltevrede FormationFrasnian
Waaipoort ShaleMid-Late Devonian
Witpoort FormationMid-Late Devonian
Kweekvlei ShaleMid-Late Devonian
Blinkberg SandstoneMid-Late Devonian
Driekuilen SandstoneMid-Late Devonian
Wagen Drift FormationGivetian
Bokkeveld GroupWaboomberg FormationMiddle Devonian
Boplaas FormationDevonian
Tra-Tra FormationDevonian
Hexriver FormationDevonian
Voorstehoek FormationDevonian
Gamka FormationDevonian
Gydo FormationEarly Devonian
Natal FormationDevonian
Table Mountain GroupCedarburg FormationHirnantian
Soom ShaleHirnantian
Major fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
Pleistocene
Pliocene
Miocene
Late Cretaceous
Early Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Devonian
Ordovician

See also

References
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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