List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in West Virginia

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

Sites

Group or Formation	Period	Notes
Allegheny Formation	Carboniferous
Antietam Formation	Cambrian
Bloomsburg Formation	Silurian
Bluefield Formation	Carboniferous
Bluestone Formation	Carboniferous
Cassville Shales	Permian
Charleston Sandstone	Carboniferous
Chemung Formation	Devonian
Keefer Sandstone	Silurian
Rochester Shale	Silurian
Rose Hill Formation	Silurian
Conemaugh Group	Carboniferous
Ames Limestone
Hampshire Formation	Devonian
Glenshaw Formation	Carboniferous
Greene Formation	Permian
Waynesburg Formation	Permian
Foreknobs Formation	Devonian
Gilmore Formation	Permian
Hampshire Formation	Devonian
Hinton Formation	Carboniferous
Kanawha Formation	Carboniferous
Keyser Limestone Formation	Silurian
Bluefield Formation	Carboniferous
Lilydale Shale	Carboniferous
Reynolds Limestone	Carboniferous
McKenzie Formation	Silurian
Pittsburgh Formation
Nineveh Formation	Permian
Onondaga Formation	Devonian
Oriskany Formation	Devonian
Pocono Formation	Carboniferous
Rockdale Run Formation	Ordovician
Rockport Formation	Permian
Romney Formation	Devonian
Tomstown Dolomite	Cambrian
Tonoloway Limestone	Silurian
Washington Formation	Permian
Williamsport Sandstone	Silurian
Wills Creek Limestone	Silurian

See also

• Paleontology in West Virginia

References

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