List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nova Scotia

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Group or Formation	Period	Notes
Abenaki Formation	Cretaceous, Jurassic
Arbuckle Brook Formation	Cambrian
Arisaig Group/Doctors Brook Formation	Silurian
Beechhill Cove Formation	Silurian
Brigus Formation	Cambrian
Canso Formation	Carboniferous
Champlain Clay Formation	Canada
Chapel Island Formation	Cambrian
Cumberland Formation	Carboniferous
Cumberland Group/Joggins Formation	Carboniferous
Cumberland Group/Port Hood Formation	Carboniferous
Cuslett Formation	Cambrian
Doctors Brook Formation	Silurian
Fosters Point Formation	Cambrian
French River Formation	Silurian
Fundy Group/Blomidon Formation	Triassic
Fundy Group/McCoy Brook Formation	Jurassic
Fundy Group/Wolfville Formation	Triassic
Horton Formation	Carboniferous
Horton Group/Cheverie Formation	Carboniferous
Horton Group/Horton Bluff Formation	Carboniferous
Horton Group/Horton Bluff Formation	Carboniferous
Knoydart Formation	Devonian
Mabou Formation	Carboniferous
Mabou Group/Parrsboro Formation	Carboniferous
Morien Formation	Carboniferous
Moydart Formation	Silurian
Pictou Formation	Carboniferous
Pictou Formation	Carboniferous
Riversdale Formation	Carboniferous
Riversdale Group/Joggins Formation	Carboniferous
Ross Brook Formation	Silurian
Ross Point Formation	Silurian
Stellarton Formation	Carboniferous
Stonehouse Formation	Silurian
Windsor Formation	Carboniferous

References

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