List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Indiana

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

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Group or Formation Period Notes
Beech Creek Formation Carboniferous
Beechwood Limestone Devonian
Big Clifty Formation Carboniferous
Block Coal Formation Carboniferous
Brassfield Formation Silurian
Brazil Formation Carboniferous
Bull Fork Formation Ordovician
Carbondale Formation Carboniferous
Carwood Formation Carboniferous
Davis Formation Cambrian
Dillsboro Formation Ordovician
Eau Claire Formation Cambrian
Edwardsville Limestone Carboniferous
Excello Shale Carboniferous
Fairview Formation Ordovician
Glen Dean Limestone Carboniferous
Golconda Formation Carboniferous
Hamilton Formation Devonian
Haney Limestone Carboniferous
Harrodsburg Limestone Carboniferous
Jeffersonville Limestone Devonian
Carbondale Formation Carboniferous
Spoon Formation Carboniferous
Kokomo Formation Silurian
Lampasas Group/Kanawha Formation Carboniferous
Laurel Limestone Silurian
Liberty Formation Ordovician
Linton Formation Carboniferous
Locust Point Formation Carboniferous
Logan Formation Carboniferous
Louisville Formation Silurian
Mansfield Formation Carboniferous
Fairview Formation Ordovician
McMillan Formation Ordovician
Shelburn Formation Carboniferous
McLeansboro Group/Shelburn Formation Carboniferous
Muldraugh Formation Carboniferous
New Albany Shale Carboniferous, Devonian
New Albany Shale/Blackiston Formation Devonian
Oregonia Formation Ordovician
Osgood Formation Silurian
Osgood Limestone Silurian
Osgood Shale Silurian
Perth Limestone Carboniferous
Petersburg Formation Carboniferous
Pottsville Formation Carboniferous
Raccoon Creek Group/Mansfield Formation Carboniferous
Ramp Creek Formation Carboniferous
Richmond Formation Ordovician
Dillsboro Formation Ordovician
Arnheim Formation Ordovician
Dillsboro Formation Ordovician
Elkhorn Formation Ordovician
Liberty Formation Ordovician
Waynesville Formation Ordovician
Whitewater Formation Ordovician
Roaring Creek Coal Carboniferous
Rockford Limestone Carboniferous
Salamonie Dolomite Silurian
Salem Limestone Carboniferous
Saluda Formation Ordovician
Sellersburg Group/Beechwood Formation Devonian
Shelburn Formation Carboniferous
Silver Creek Formation Devonian
Speeds Formation Devonian
Staunton Coals Carboniferous
Ste. Genevieve Formation Carboniferous
Tanners Creek Formation Ordovician
Tar Springs Formation Carboniferous
Traverse Group Devonian
Whitewater Formation Ordovician
Wabash Formation Silurian
Waldron Shale Silurian
Waynesville Formation Ordovician

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.