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 FormationQuaternary
Horry Clay
Jackson GroupPaleogene
James City FormationQuaternary
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 FormationQuaternary

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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