List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nevada

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

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Group or Formation	Period	Notes
Al Rose Formation	Ordovician
Aldrich Station Formation	Neogene
Antelope Valley Formation	Ordovician
Antler Peak Formation	Permian
Arcturus Formation	Permian
Arcturus Group/Loray Formation	Permian
Augusta Mountain Formation	Triassic
Badger Flat Formation	Ordovician
Banner Formation	Carboniferous
Barrel Springs Formation	Ordovician
Bird Spring Formation	Permian, Carboniferous
Bird Spring Group/Indian Springs Formation	Carboniferous
Bonanza King Formation	Cambrian
Buckskin Mountain Formation	Permian
Buffalo Canyon Formation	Neogene
Caesar Canyon Limestone	Ordovician
Campito Formation	Cambrian
Candelaria Formation	Triassic
Carlin Formation	Neogene
Carrara Formation	Cambrian
Chainman Formation	Carboniferous
Chainman Shale	Carboniferous
Chisholm Shale	Cambrian
Chloropagus Formation	Neogene
Coal Valley Formation	Neogene
Coils Creek Limestone	Devonian
Copenhagen Formation	Ordovician
Corset Spring Shale	Cambrian
Davis Spring Formation	Carboniferous
Deep Spring Formation	Cambrian
Denay Limestone	Devonian
Desert Peak Formation	Neogene
Devils Gate Limestone	Devonian
Diamond Peak Formation	Carboniferous
Dinwoody Formation	Triassic
Dry Canyon Formation	Triassic
Dun Glen Formation	Triassic
Dunderberg Shale	Cambrian
Dunlap Formation	Jurassic
Elko Formation	Paleogene
Elko Shales Formation	Neogene
Ely Limestone	Carboniferous
Ely Springs Dolomite	Ordovician
Ely Group/Moleen Formation	Carboniferous
Emigrant Springs Formation	Cambrian
Esmeralda Formation	Neogene
Eureka Quartzite	Ordovician
Excelsior Formation	Triassic
Favret Formation	Triassic
Ferguson Mountain Formation	Permian
Fish Haven Dolomite	Ordovician
Gabbs Formation	Jurassic, Triassic
Goodwin Limestone	Ordovician
Goughs Canyon Formation	Carboniferous
Grantsville Formation	Triassic
Guilmette Formation	Devonian
Hales Limestone	Cambrian
Hamburg Formation	Cambrian
Hanson Creek Formation	Ordovician
Happy Creek Formation	Permian
Harkless Formation	Cambrian
Hay Ranch Formation	Neogene
Horse Spring Formation	Neogene
Hosselkus Formation	Triassic
Hoyt Canyon Formation	Triassic
Humboldt Formation	Neogene
Indian Springs Formation	Carboniferous
Inskip Formation	Carboniferous
Joana Limestone	Carboniferous
Johns Wash Limestone	Cambrian
Johnson Spring Formation	Ordovician
Kaibab Limestone	Permian
Kanosh Formation	Ordovician
Kanosh Formation	Ordovician
Laketown Dolomite	Silurian
Lehman Formation	Ordovician
Lincoln Peak Formation	Cambrian
Lone Mountain Dolomite	Silurian
Loray Formation	Permian
Nevada Group/McColley Canyon Formation	Devonian
Pogonip Group/Yellow Hill Limestone	Ordovician
Luning Formation	Triassic
McColley Canyon Formation	Devonian
McMonnigal Limestone	Devonian
Middlegate Formation	Neogene
Moenkopi Formation	Triassic
Monarch Mill Formation	Neogene
Muddy Creek Formation	Neogene
Mule Spring Limestone	Cambrian
Murdock Mountain Formation	Permian
Nevada Group/Denay Limestone	Devonian
Ninemile Formation	Ordovician
Ninemile Shale	Ordovician
Ninemile Group/Lower Antelope Valley Formation	Ordovician
Nopah Formation	Cambrian
Opd Unit Formation	Ordovician
Osobb Formation	Triassic
Panaca Formation	Neogene
Park City Group/Gerster Formation	Permian
Park City Group/Plympton Formation	Permian
Pequop Formation	Permian
Perkins Canyon Formation	Ordovician
Phosphoria Formation	Permian
Pioche Formation	Cambrian
Pioche Shale	Cambrian
Pit Formation	Triassic
Piute Formation	Devonian
Pogonip Group/Antelope Valley Formation	Ordovician
Pogonip Group/Antelope Valley Limestone	Ordovician
Pogonip Group/Copenhagen Formation	Ordovician
Pogonip Group/Goodwin Formation	Ordovician
Pogonip Group/Shingle Limestone	Ordovician
Poleta Formation	Cambrian
Portuguese Springs Formation	Permian
Preble Formation	Cambrian
Prida Formation	Triassic
Pyramid Formation	Neogene
Quinn River Formation	Permian
Rabbit Hill Limestone	Devonian
Raiff Limestone	Cambrian
Raine Ranch Formation	Neogene
Rib Hill Formation	Permian
Riepe Spring Formation	Permian, Carboniferous
Riepetown Formation	Permian
Roberts Mountains Formation	Devonian, Silurian
Schoonover Formation	Permian
Scott Canyon Formation	Cambrian
Secret Canyon Formation	Cambrian
Shafter Formation	Cambrian
Sheep Pass Formation	Paleogene
Shingle Pass Limestone	Ordovician
Star Peak Formation	Triassic
Star Peak Group/Augusta Formation	Triassic
Star Peak Group/Favret Formation	Triassic
Star Peak Group/Priada Formation	Triassic
Star Peak Group/Prida Formation	Triassic
Sterling Quartzite Formation	Ediacaran
Sultan Formation	Devonian
Sunflower Formation	Permian
Sunrise Formation	Jurassic
Swan Peak Formation	Ordovician
Swarbrick Formation	Cambrian
Telegraph Canyon Formation	Devonian
Thaynes Formation	Triassic
Thaynes Limestone	Triassic
Tor Limestone	Devonian
Toroweap Formation	Permian
Truckee Formation	Neogene
Tybo Shale	Cambrian
Valmy Group/Jacks Peak Formation	Ordovician
Vinini Formation	Ordovician
Virgin Valley Formation	Neogene
Weber Formation	Cretaceous
West Range Limestone	Devonian
Whipple Cave Formation	Cambrian
White Narrows Formation	United States
White Pine Shale	Carboniferous
Windfall Formation	Ordovician, Cambrian
Windmill Limestone	Devonian
Winnemucca Formation	Triassic
Wood Canyon Formation	Ediacaran
Yellow Hill Formation	Ordovician

See also

• Paleontology in Nevada

References

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