List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in North Carolina
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of North Carolina, U.S.
Sites
Group or Formation | Period | Notes |
---|---|---|
Cid Formation | Ediacaran | |
Millingport Formation | Ediacaran | |
Bear Bluff Formation | Neogene | |
Belgrade Formation | Paleogene | |
Black Creek Formation | Cretaceous | |
Black Creek | Cretaceous | |
Tar Heel Formation | Cretaceous | |
Castle Hayne Limestone | Paleogene | |
Yorktown Formation | Neogene | |
Chowan River Formation | Neogene | |
Croatan Formation | Neogene | |
Dan River Group/Cow Branch Formation | Triassic | |
Duplin Marl | Neogene | |
Eastover Formation | Neogene | |
Flanner Beach Formation | Quaternary | |
Horry Clay | ||
Jackson Group | Paleogene | |
James City Formation | Quaternary | |
New Bern Formation | Paleogene | |
Newark Group/Cumnock Formation | Triassic | |
Newark Group/Pekin Formation | Triassic | |
Pamlico Formation | Neogene | |
Peedee Formation | Cretaceous | |
Pekin Formation | Triassic | |
Pollocksville Formation | Neogene | |
Pungo River Formation | Neogene | |
River Bend Formation | Paleogene | |
Silverdale Formation | Paleogene | |
Tar Heel Formation | Cretaceous | |
Trent Formation | Neogene | |
Waccamaw Formation | Quaternary |
See also
References
Wikisource has original works on the topic: Paleontology in the United States#North Carolina
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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