List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Dakota

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

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Group or Formation Period Notes
Arikaree Formation Neogene
Arikaree Group/Turtle Butte Formation Paleogene
Ash Hollow Formation Neogene
Batesland Formation Neogene
Bon Homme Gravel Quaternary
Brule Formation Paleogene
Carlile Shale Cretaceous
Chadron Formation Paleogene
Colorado Group/Greenhorn Limestone Cretaceous
Colorado Group/Niobrara Formation Cretaceous
Deadwood Formation Cambrian
Fort Randall Formation Neogene
Fort Union Formation Paleogene
Fox Hills Formation Cretaceous
Greenhorn Formation Cretaceous
Greenhorn Limestone Cretaceous
Harrison Formation Miocene
Hell Creek Formation Cretaceous
Inyan Kara Group/Lakota Formation Cretaceous
Judith River Formation Cretaceous
Lakota Formation Cretaceous
Lance Formation Cretaceous
Rosebud Beds Neogene
Lower Rosebud Beds Neogene
Minnelusa Formation Carboniferous
Monroe Creek Formation Paleogene
Montana Group/Fox Hills Formation Cretaceous
Montana Group/Hell Creek Formation Cretaceous
Montana Group/Pierre Shale Cretaceous
Morrison Formation Jurassic
Ogallala Formation Neogene
Paha Sapa Limestone Paleogene
Pierre Shale Cretaceous
Rosebud Formation Neogene, Paleogene
Sharps Formation Paleogene
Slim Buttes Formation Paleogene
Sundance Formation Jurassic
Thin Elk Formation Neogene
Turtle Butte Formation Paleogene
Valentine Formation Neogene
White River Formation Paleogene
Whitewood Limestone Ordovician

See also

References

Wikisource has original works on the topic: Paleontology in the United States#South Dakota
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.