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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nevada

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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

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