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 FormationEdiacaran
Millingport FormationEdiacaran
Bear Bluff FormationNeogene
Belgrade FormationPaleogene
Black Creek FormationCretaceous
Black CreekCretaceous
Tar Heel FormationCretaceous
Castle Hayne LimestonePaleogene
Yorktown FormationNeogene
Chowan RIver FormationNeogene
Croatan FormationNeogene
Dan River Group/Cow Branch FormationTriassic
Duplin MarlNeogene
Eastover FormationNeogene
Flanner Beach Formation
Horry Clay
Jackson GroupPaleogene
James City Formation
New Bern FormationPaleogene
Newark Group/Cumnock FormationTriassic
Newark Group/Pekin FormationTriassic
Pamlico FormationNeogene
Peedee FormationCretaceous
Pekin FormationTriassic
Pollocksville FormationNeogene
Pungo River FormationNeogene
River Bend FormationPaleogene
Silverdale FormationPaleogene
Tar Heel FormationCretaceous
Trent FormationNeogene
Waccamaw Formation

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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