List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa.
Group | Formation | Period | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Third White Ash Formation | Late Pleistocene | ||
Rietputs Formation | Calabrian | ||
Transvaal Group | Sterkfontein Formation | Pliocene-Pleistocene | |
Swartkrans Formation | Pliocene-Pleistocene | ||
Kromdraai Formation | Pliocene-Pleistocene | ||
Makapansgat Formation | Pliocene | ||
Elandsfontyn Formation | Miocene-Pliocene | ||
Bredasdorp Formation | Miocene | ||
Varswater Formation | Miocene | ||
Alphard Group | Coniacian-Maastrichtian | ||
St Lucia Formation | Coniacian-Maastrichtian | ||
Mzamba Formation | Coniacian-Campanian | ||
Umzamba Formation | Coniacian-Campanian | ||
Mzinene Formation | Albian-Cenomanian | ||
Makatini Formation | Barremian-Albian | ||
Brenton Formation | Valanginian | ||
Mngazana Formation | Valanginian | ||
Umgazana Formation | Valanginian | ||
Uitenhage Group | Sundays River Formation | Valanginian-Hauterivian | |
Kirkwood Formation | Berriasian-Hauterivian | ||
Enon Formation | Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous | ||
Lisbon Formation | Early Jurassic | ||
Drakensberg Group | Drakensberg Formation | Early Jurassic | |
Stormberg Group | Bushveld Sandstone | Hettangian-Sinemurian | |
Clarens Formation | Early Jurassic | ||
Elliot Formation | Norian-Sinemurian | ||
Molteno Formation | Carnian | ||
Bosbokpoort Formation | Late Triassic | ||
Beaufort Group Adelaide Subgroup | Balfour Formation | Changhsingian | |
Beaufort Group | Burgersdorp Formation | Triassic | |
Katberg Formation | Triassic | ||
Normandien Formation | Induan | ||
Estcourt Formation | Permian | ||
Teekloof Formation | Permian | ||
Middleton Formation | Permian | ||
Koonap Formation | Permian | ||
Abrahamskraal Formation | Capitanian | ||
Ecca Group | Waterford Formation | Permian | |
Laingsburg Formation | Permian | ||
Pietermaritzburg Formation | Permian | ||
Whitehill Formation | Artinskian-Kungurian | ||
Vryheid Formation | Permian | ||
Volksrust Formation | Permian | ||
Emakwezini Formation | Permian | ||
Dwyka Group | Ganigobis Formation | Gzhelian-Artinskian | |
Witteberg Group | Weltevrede Formation | Frasnian | |
Waaipoort Shale | Mid-Late Devonian | ||
Witpoort Sandstone | Mid-Late Devonian | ||
Kweekvlei Shale | Mid-Late Devonian | ||
Blinkberg Sandstone | Mid-Late Devonian | ||
Driekuilen Sandstone | Mid-Late Devonian | ||
Wagen Drift Formation | Givetian | ||
Bokkeveld Group | Waboomberg Formation | Middle Devonian | |
Boplaas Formation | Devonian | ||
Tra-Tra Formation | Devonian | ||
Hexriver Formation | Devonian | ||
Voorstehoek Formation | Devonian | ||
Gamka Formation | Devonian | ||
Gydo Formation | Early Devonian | ||
Natal Formation | Devonian | ||
Table Mountain Group | Cedarburg Formation | Hirnantian | |
See also
- Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Botswana
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Lesotho
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Madagascar
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mozambique
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Namibia
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica
- Geology of South Africa
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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