List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in West Virginia

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

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Group or Formation Period Notes
Allegheny FormationCarboniferous
Antietam FormationCambrian
Bloomsburg FormationSilurian
Bluefield FormationCarboniferous
Bluestone FormationCarboniferous
Cassville ShalesPermian
Charleston SandstoneCarboniferous
Chemung FormationDevonian
Keefer SandstoneSilurian
Rochester ShaleSilurian
Rose Hill FormationSilurian
Conemaugh GroupCarboniferous
Ames Limestone
Hampshire FormationDevonian
Glenshaw FormationCarboniferous
Greene FormationPermian
Waynesburg FormationPermian
Foreknobs FormationDevonian
Gilmore FormationPermian
Hampshire FormationDevonian
Hinton FormationCarboniferous
Kanawha FormationCarboniferous
Keyser Limestone FormationSilurian
Bluefield FormationCarboniferous
Lilydale ShaleCarboniferous
Reynolds LimestoneCarboniferous
McKenzie FormationSilurian
Pittsburgh Formation
Nineveh FormationPermian
Onondaga FormationDevonian
Oriskany FormationDevonian
Pocono FormationCarboniferous
Rockdale Run FormationOrdovician
Rockport FormationPermian
Romney FormationDevonian
Tomstown DolomiteCambrian
Tonoloway LimestoneSilurian
Washington FormationPermian
Williamsport SandstoneSilurian
Wills Creek LimestoneSilurian

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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