List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tennessee

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

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Group or Formation Period Notes
Arnheim Formation Ordovician
Fernvale Formation Ordovician
Benbolt Formation Ordovician
Benbolt Formation Ordovician
Bigby Formation Ordovician
Birdsong Shale Devonian
Blackford Formation Ordovician
Borden Formation Carboniferous
Brownsport Group Silurian
Carters Limestone Ordovician
Catheys Formation Ordovician
Chattanooga Shale Devonian
Chepultepec Formation Ordovician
Clairborne Formation Paleogene
Coffee Sand Cretaceous
Coon Creek Formation Cretaceous
Cotter Formation Ordovician
Decatur Limestone Silurian
Demopolis Formation Cretaceous
Douglas Lake Member Ordovician
Fernvale Limestone Ordovician
Fort Payne Chert Carboniferous
Grainger Formation Carboniferous
Hendersonville Shale Ordovician
Hermitage Formation Ordovician
Holston Formation Ordovician
Inman Formation Ordovician
Jackson Formation Paleogene
Lebanon Limestone Ordovician
Leipers Formation Ordovician
Lenoir Formation Ordovician
Linden Formation Devonian
Longview Formation Ordovician
Lorraine Group/Reedsville Formation Ordovician
Mannie Formation Ordovician
Maryville Limestone Cambrian
Midway Group/Clayton Formation Paleogene
Porters Creek Formation Paleogene
Moccasin Formation Ordovician
Murfreesboro Limestone Ordovician
Newman Formation Carboniferous
Nolichucky Formation Cambrian
Ohio Shale Devonian
Owl Creek Formation Cretaceous
Pewee Coal Carboniferous
Pierce Limestone Ordovician
Powell Formation Ordovician
Richmond Formation Ordovician
Ridley Limestone Ordovician
Ripley Formation Cretaceous
Rockdell Formation Ordovician
Rome Formation Cambrian
Ross Formation Devonian
Sequatchie Formation Ordovician
Stones River Group/Carters Limestone Ordovician
Warsaw Limestone Carboniferous
Wayne Formation Silurian
Whitesburg Formation Ordovician
Wilcox Formation Paleogene

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References

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