List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Indiana

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

Sites

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

• Paleontology in Indiana

References

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