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 Formation	Ediacaran
Millingport Formation	Ediacaran
Bear Bluff Formation	Neogene
Belgrade Formation	Paleogene
Black Creek Formation	Cretaceous
Black Creek	Cretaceous
Tar Heel Formation	Cretaceous
Castle Hayne Limestone	Paleogene
Yorktown Formation	Neogene
Chowan River Formation	Neogene
Croatan Formation	Neogene
Dan River Group/Cow Branch Formation	Triassic
Duplin Marl	Neogene
Eastover Formation	Neogene
Flanner Beach Formation	Quaternary
Horry Clay
Jackson Group	Paleogene
James City Formation	Quaternary
New Bern Formation	Paleogene
Newark Group/Cumnock Formation	Triassic
Newark Group/Pekin Formation	Triassic
Pamlico Formation	Neogene
Peedee Formation	Cretaceous
Pekin Formation	Triassic
Pollocksville Formation	Neogene
Pungo River Formation	Neogene
River Bend Formation	Paleogene
Silverdale Formation	Paleogene
Tar Heel Formation	Cretaceous
Trent Formation	Neogene
Waccamaw Formation	Quaternary

See also

• Paleontology in North Carolina
• Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the United States

References

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