List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ontario

This is a list of stratigraphic units in Ontario bearing fossils.

Group or formation Period Notes
Aberdeen Lake FormationOrdovician
Amherstburg FormationDevonian
Arkona FormationDevonian
Arkona ShaleDevonian
Attawapiskat FormationSilurian
Bad Cache Rapids Group/Surprise Creek FormationOrdovician
Bertie Group/Williamsville FormationSilurian
Black River Group/Bobcaygeon FormationOrdovician
Black River Group/Ottawa FormationOrdovician
Bobcaygeon FormationOrdovician
Cabot Head FormationSilurian
Cobourg FormationOrdovician
DeCew FormationSilurian
Detroit River Group/Lucas FormationDevonian
Don Beds FormationCanada
Dyer Bay FormationSilurian
Ekwan River FormationSilurian
Eramosa FormationSilurian
Farr FormationOrdovician
Fossil Hill FormationSilurian
Gasport FormationSilurian
Georgian Bay FormationOrdovician
Goat Island FormationSilurian
Guelph FormationSilurian
Gull River FormationOrdovician
Hamilton Group/Hungry Hollow FormationDevonian
Irondequoit Limestone FormationSilurian
Kettle Point black ShaleDevonian
Kwataboahegan FormationDevonian
Lockport FormationSilurian
Long Rapids FormationDevonian
Lowville FormationOrdovician
Manitoulin FormationSilurian, Ordovician
Meaford FormationOrdovician
Medina Group/Power Glen FormationSilurian
Missinabi FormationCanada
Murray Island FormationDevonian
Nottawasaga Group/Georgian Bay FormationOrdovician
Nottawasaga Group/Whitby FormationOrdovician
Ohio ShaleDevonian
Onondaga FormationDevonian
Ottawa FormationOrdovician
Ottawa Group/Lowville FormationOrdovician
Oxford FormationOrdovician
Pamelia FormationOrdovician
Power Glen FormationSilurian
Power Glen ShaleSilurian
Queenston FormationOrdovician
Rochester ShaleSilurian
Scarborough FormationCanada
Sextant FormationDevonian
Simcoe Group/Bobcaygeon FormationOrdovician
Simcoe Group/Gull River FormationOrdovician
Simcoe Group/Lindsay FormationOrdovician
Simcoe Group/Verulam FormationOrdovician
St. Edmund FormationSilurian
Stooping River FormationDevonian
Thorold FormationSilurian
Trenton Group/Cobourg limestone FormationOrdovician
Trenton Group/Sherman Fall limestone FormationOrdovician
Verulam FormationOrdovician
Williams Island FormationDevonian

References

  • Various contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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