List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Virginia

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

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Group or Formation	Period	Notes
Acredale Formation	Neogene
Allegheny Formation	Carboniferous
Aquia Formation	Paleogene
Athens Formation	Ordovician
Bays Formation	Ordovician
Benbolt Formation	Ordovician
Big Stone Gap Shale	Carboniferous
Bloomsburg Formation	Silurian
Bluefield Shale	Carboniferous
Bluestone Formation	Carboniferous
Bowen Formation	Ordovician
Brallier Formation	Devonian
Bull Run Formation	Triassic
Calvert Formation	Neogene
Cassville Shales	Permian
Chambersburg Formation	Ordovician
Charleston Sandstone	Carboniferous
Chemung Formation	Devonian
Chepultepec Formation	Ordovician
Choptank Formation	Neogene
Eastover Formation	Neogene
Old Church Formation	Neogene, Paleogene
Chickahominy Formation	Paleogene
Cliffield Formation	Ordovician
Keefer Sandstone	Silurian
Rochester Shale	Silurian
Rose Hill Formation	Silurian
Price Formation	Carboniferous
Conemaugh Group/Ames	Carboniferous
Ames Limestone	Carboniferous
Glenshaw Formation	Carboniferous
Conococheague Formation	Cambrian
Cotter Formation	Ordovician
Cove Creek Limestone	Carboniferous
Cow Branch Formation	Triassic
Doswell Formation	Triassic
Eastover Formation	Neogene
Edinburgh Formation	Ordovician
Eggleston Formation	Ordovician
Fido Sandstone	Carboniferous
Foreknobs Formation	Devonian
Frederick Limestone	Cambrian
Gasper Limestone	Carboniferous
Gilmore Formation	Permian
Gratton Limestone	Ordovician
Greene Formation	Permian
Hampshire Formation	Devonian
Hillsdale Limestone	Carboniferous
Hinton Formation	Carboniferous
Huntersville Formation	Devonian
Kanawha Formation	Carboniferous
Kempsville Formation	Neogene
Keyser Limestone	Silurian
Lantz Mills Formation	Ordovician
Lenoir Limestone and Mosheim Limestone	Ordovician
Liberty Hall Formation	Ordovician
Lilydale Shale	Carboniferous
Lincolnshire Limestone	Ordovician
Little Valley Formation	Carboniferous
Longview Formation	Ordovician
Manassas Sandstone	Triassic
Martinsburg Formation	Ordovician
Mauch Chunk Formation/Reynolds Limestone	Carboniferous
McKenzie Formation	Silurian
Midland Formation	Jurassic
Millboro Shale	Devonian
Moccasin Formation	Ordovician
Monongahela Formation	Carboniferous
Nanjemoy Formation	Paleogene
Nineveh Formation	Permian
Nolichucky Formation	Cambrian
Norfolk Formation	Neogene
Ohio Shale	Devonian
Old Church Formation	Neogene, Paleogene
Onondaga Formation	Devonian
Oranda Formation	Ordovician
Oriskany Formation	Devonian
Otterdale Formation	Triassic
Patapsco Formation	Cretaceous
Patuxent Formation	Cretaceous
Piney Point Formation	Paleogene
Pennington Formation	Carboniferous
Pocono Formation	Carboniferous
Pocono Mountain Formation	Carboniferous
Powell Formation	Ordovician
Price Sandstone	Carboniferous
Rockdale Run Formation	Ordovician
Rockport Formation	Permian
Romney Formation	Devonian
Roubidoux Formation	Ordovician
Shady Dolomite	Cambrian
St. Louis Limestone	Carboniferous
St. Marys Formation	Neogene
Ste. Genevieve Limestone	Carboniferous
Tonoloway Limestone	Silurian
Trenton Formation	Ordovician
Wardell Formation	Ordovician
Washington Formation	Permian, Carboniferous
Waynesburg Formation	Permian
Whitesburg Formation	Ordovician
Williamsport Sandstone	Silurian
Wills Creek Formation	Silurian
Witten Limestone	Ordovician
Yorktown Formation	Neogene

See also

• Paleontology in Virginia

References

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