List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alaska

Group or Formation Period Notes
Adams Argillite FormationCambrian
Alapah FormationCarboniferous
Baird FormationDevonian, Silurian
Bear Lake FormationNeogene
Beaver Bay Group/Stepovak FormationPaleogene
Beaver Bay Group/Tolstoi FormationPaleogene
Bowser FormationJurassic
Buchia Ridge FormationCretaceous
Cantwell FormationCretaceous
Cape Deceit Formation
Cascaden Ridge FormationDevonian
Chapin Peak FormationTriassic
Cheeneetnuk FormationDevonian
Chickaloon FormationPaleogene
Chignik FormationCretaceous
Chinitna FormationJurassic
Chisana FormationCretaceous
Chitistone FormationTriassic
Colville Group/Prince Creek FormationPaleogene, Cretaceous
Cornwallis LimestoneTriassic
Coronados Volcanics FormationDevonian
Corwin FormationCretaceous
Cynthia Falls SandstoneJurassic
Dd FormationOrdovician
Descon FormationSilurian
Eagle Creek FormationPermian
Eek Mountain FormationCretaceous
Eli FormationDevonian
Etivluk Group/Otuk FormationTriassic
Etivluk Group/Siksikpuk FormationPermian, Carboniferous
Fitz Creek SiltstoneJurassic
Fossil Creek Volcanics FormationOrdovician
Glenn ShaleTriassic
Grubstake FormationNeogene
Gubik Formation
Halleck FormationPermian
Hasen Creek FormationPermian
Heceta LimestoneSilurian
Hillard LimestoneCambrian
Holitna FormationTriassic, Silurian
Hoodoo FormationCretaceous
Hound Island Volcanics FormationTriassic
Ignek FormationCretaceous
Imuruk Volcanics FormationNeogene
Jones Ridge LimestoneCambrian
Kamishak FormationJurassic, Triassic
Kanayut FormationDevonian
Karheen FormationDevonian, Silurian, Ordovician
Kashevarof FormationSilurian
Kennel Creek FormationSilurian
Kennicott FormationCretaceous
Kialagvik FormationJurassic
Kingak ShaleJurassic
Kongakut FormationCretaceous
Kugururok FormationDevonian
Kukpowruk FormationCretaceous
Kuna FormationCarboniferous
Kupowruk FormationCretaceous
Ladrones FormationCarboniferous
Limestone Mountain FormationDevonian
Lisburne Group/Alapah LimestoneCarboniferous
Lisburne Group/Kogruk FormationCarboniferous
Lisburne Group/Upper FormationCarboniferous
Lone Mountain FormationOrdovician
Lower Cantwell FormationCretaceous
Matanuska FormationCretaceous
McCann Hill FormationDevonian
McCann Hill Chert FormationDevonian
McCarthy FormationTriassic
Mount Dall FormationPermian
Mount Oratia FormationCretaceous
Naknek FormationJurassic
Nanook FormationDevonian, Ordovician
Nanushuk FormationCretaceous
Nanushuk FormationCretaceous
Nanushuk Group/Chandler FormationCretaceous
Nanushuk Group/Prince Creek FormationCretaceous
Narrow Cape FormationNeogene
Nation River FormationDevonian
Nehenta FormationTriassic
Nuka FormationCarboniferous
Ogilvie FormationDevonian
Okipruak FormationCretaceous
Okpikruak FormationCretaceous
Orca FormationPaleogene
Otuk FormationTriassic
Peratrovich FormationCarboniferous
Phelan Creek FormationPermian
Port Clarence LimestoneOrdovician
Port Refugio FormationDevonian
Poul Creek FormationPaleogene
Prince Creek FormationCretaceous
Pybus FormationPermian
Road River FormationSilurian, Ordovician
Sadlerochit FormationPermian
Sadlerochit Group/Ivishak FormationTriassic
Sagavanirktok FormationNeogene
Salmontrout LimestoneDevonian
Schrader Bluff FormationCretaceous
Shelikof FormationJurassic
Shublik FormationTriassic
Siksikpuk FormationPermian
Skajit FormationDevonian
Slana Spur FormationPermian
Soda Creek FormationDevonian
South Bight II Formation
Split Creek FormationPaleogene
Staniukovich FormationCretaceous, Jurassic
Stepovak FormationPaleogene
Tachilni FormationNeogene
Takhandit FormationPermian
Talkeetna FormationJurassic
Telsitina FormationOrdovician
Telsitna FormationOrdovician
Tetelna FormationPermian
Tiglukpuk FormationJurassic
Tolovana FormationDevonian
Tolstoi FormationPaleogene
Topsy FormationNeogene
Torok FormationCretaceous
Tuxedni Group/Bowser FormationJurassic
Tuxedni Group/Cynthia Falls SandstoneJurassic
Tuxedni Group/Gaikema FormationJurassic
Tuxedni Group/Red Glacier FormationJurassic
Tyonek FormationNeogene
Ulungarat FormationDevonian
Unalaska FormationNeogene, Paleogene
Ungalikthluk Belt FormationCretaceous
Upper Naknek FormationJurassic
Wachsmuth FormationCarboniferous
Wadleigh FormationDevonian
Wadleigh LimestoneDevonian
Whirlwind Creek Group/Upper FormationDevonian
Willoughby FormationSilurian
Willoughby LimestoneSilurian
Yakataga FormationNeogene

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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