List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica.

Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica
Pliocene
Miocene
Paleogene
Late Cretaceous
Early Cretaceous
Late Jurassic
Early Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Carboniferous
Devonian
Cambrian

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units
GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Sorsdal FormationZanclean[1]
Heidemann Valley Trench FormationPliocene[2]
Destruction Bay FormationEarly Miocene[3]
Sirius GroupMeyer Desert Formation - biotaMiddle Miocene[4]
Cape Melville FormationMiocene[5]
Polonez Cove FormationOligocene-Pliocene[6]
Bay FormationChattian[7]
Fildes FormationEocene[8]
Cross Valley FormationLate Cretaceous-Late Paleocene[9]
Seymour Island GroupLa Meseta FormationYpresian-Priabonian[10]
Lopez de Bertodano FormationMaastrichtian-Danian[11]
Marambio Group
Sobral FormationSantonian-Danian[12]
Snow Hill Island FormationCampanian-Maastrichtian[13]
Santa Marta FormationSantonian-Campanian[14]
Zamek FormationCampanian-Maastrichtian[15]
Half Three Point FormationCampanian-Maastrichtian[16]
Gustav GroupHidden Lake FormationConiacian-Santonian[17]
Whisky Bay FormationAlbian-Coniacian[18]
Kotick Point FormationAptian-Albian[19]
Fossil Bluff GroupTriton Point FormationLate Albian[20]
Neptune Glacier FormationLate Albian[21]
Pluto Glacier FormationLate Aptian-Albian[22]
Himalia Ridge FormationTithonian-Berriasian[23]
Cerro Negro FormationAptian[24]
Lagrelius Point FormationEarly Aptian[25]
Pedersen FormationEarly Aptian[26]
Spartan Glacier FormationValanginian-Aptian[27]
Byers GroupChester Cone FormationBerriasian-Valanginian[28]
President Beaches FormationBerriasian[29]
Devils Point FormationTithonian-Berriasian[30]
Anchorage FormationTithonian-Berriasian[31]
Ameghino FormationKimmeridgian-Berriasian[32]
Ablation Point FormationKimmeridgian[33]
Latady GroupHauberg Mountains FormationCallovian-Tithonian[34]
Botany Bay GroupMount Flora FormationBathonian[35]
Camp Hill FormationEarly Jurassic[36]
Carapace FormationToarcian[37]
Selene Nunatak FormationPliensbachian-Toarcian[38]
Victoria GroupHanson FormationHettangian-Pliensbachian[39]
Lashly FormationCarnian[40]
Beacon SupergroupFremouw FormationEarly-Late Triassic[41]
Buckley FormationCapitanian[42]
Takrouna FormationSakmarian[43]
Mount Glossopteris FormationLopingian[44]
Bainmedart Coal MeasuresWordian[45]
Polarstar FormationGuadalupian[46]
Radock FormationKungurian[47]
Weller Coal MeasuresArtinskian[48]
LeMay GroupLully Foothills FormationSinemurian[49]
Mount King FormationSerpukhovian-Bashkirian[50]
Crashsite GroupMount Wyatt Earp FormationEarly Devonian[51]
Horlick FormationEarly Devonian[52]
Minaret FormationGuzhangian-Cambrian Stage 10[53]
Nelson LimestoneGuzhangian[54]
Spurs FormationWuliuan-Drumian[55]
Taylor FormationWuliuan[56]
Schneider Hills LimestoneCambrian Stage 3-Stage 4[57]
Cape Melville FormationCambrian Stage 3[58]
Byrd GroupShackleton LimestoneCambrian Stage 3[59]
Mount Spann FormationCambrian Stage 2-Guzhangian[60]

See also

References
  1. Sorsdal Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Heidemann Valley Trench Formation at Fossilworks.org
  3. Destruction Bay Formation at Fossilworks.org
  4. Meyer Desert Formation at Fossilworks.org
  5. Cape Melville Formation, Miocene at Fossilworks.org
  6. Polonez Cove Formation at Fossilworks.org
  7. Bay Formation at Fossilworks.org
  8. Fildes Formation at Fossilworks.org
  9. Cross Valley Formation at Fossilworks.org
  10. La Meseta Formation at Fossilworks.org
  11. Lopez de Bertodano Formation at Fossilworks.org
  12. Sobral Formation at Fossilworks.org
  13. Snow Hill Island Formation at Fossilworks.org
  14. Santa Marta Formation at Fossilworks.org
  15. Zamek Formation at Fossilworks.org
  16. Half Three Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
  17. Hidden Lake Formation at Fossilworks.org
  18. Whisky Bay Formation at Fossilworks.org
  19. Kotick Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
  20. Triton Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
  21. Neptune Glacier Formation at Fossilworks.org
  22. Pluto Glacier Formation at Fossilworks.org
  23. Himalia Ridge Formation at Fossilworks.org
  24. Cerro Negro Formation at Fossilworks.org
  25. Lagrelius Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
  26. Pedersen Formation at Fossilworks.org
  27. Spartan Glacier Formation at Fossilworks.org
  28. Chester Cone Formation at Fossilworks.org
  29. President Beaches Formation at Fossilworks.org
  30. Devils Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
  31. Anchorage Formation at Fossilworks.org
  32. Ameghino Formation at Fossilworks.org
  33. Ablation Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
  34. Hauberg Mountains Formation at Fossilworks.org
  35. Mount Flora Formation at Fossilworks.org
  36. Camp Hill Formation at Fossilworks.org
  37. Carapace Formation at Fossilworks.org
  38. Selene Nunatak Formation at Fossilworks.org
  39. Hanson Formation at Fossilworks.org
  40. Lashly Formation at Fossilworks.org
  41. Fremouw Formation at Fossilworks.org
  42. Buckley Formation at Fossilworks.org
  43. Takrouna Formation at Fossilworks.org
  44. Mount Glossopteris Formation at Fossilworks.org
  45. Bainmedart Coal Measures at Fossilworks.org
  46. Polarstar Formation at Fossilworks.org
  47. Radock Formation at Fossilworks.org
  48. Weller Coal Measures at Fossilworks.org
  49. Lully Foothills Formation at Fossilworks.org
  50. Mount King Formation at Fossilworks.org
  51. Mount Wyatt Earp Formation at Fossilworks.org
  52. Horlick Formation at Fossilworks.org
  53. Minaret Formation at Fossilworks.org
  54. Nelson Limestone at Fossilworks.org
  55. Spurs Formation at Fossilworks.org
  56. Taylor Formation at Fossilworks.org
  57. Schneider Hills Limestone at Fossilworks.org
  58. Cape Melville Formation, Cambrian at Fossilworks.org
  59. Shackleton Limestone at Fossilworks.org
  60. Mount Spann Formation at Fossilworks.org

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