List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tennessee

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

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Group or Formation Period Notes
Arnheim FormationOrdovician
Fernvale FormationOrdovician
Benbolt FormationOrdovician
Benbolt FormationOrdovician
Bigby FormationOrdovician
Birdsong ShaleDevonian
Blackford FormationOrdovician
Borden FormationCarboniferous
Brownsport GroupSilurian
Carters LimestoneOrdovician
Catheys FormationOrdovician
Chattanooga ShaleDevonian
Chepultepec FormationOrdovician
Clairborne FormationPaleogene
Coffee SandCretaceous
Coon Creek FormationCretaceous
Cotter FormationOrdovician
Decatur LimestoneSilurian
Demopolis FormationCretaceous
Fernvale LimestoneOrdovician
Fort Payne ChertCarboniferous
Grainger FormationCarboniferous
Hendersonville ShaleOrdovician
Hermitage FormationOrdovician
Holston FormationOrdovician
Inman FormationOrdovician
Jackson FormationPaleogene
Lebanon LimestoneOrdovician
Leipers FormationOrdovician
Lenoir FormationOrdovician
Linden FormationDevonian
Longview FormationOrdovician
Lorraine Group/Reedsville FormationOrdovician
Mannie FormationOrdovician
Maryville LimestoneCambrian
Midway Group/Clayton FormationPaleogene
Porters Creek FormationPaleogene
Moccasin FormationOrdovician
Murfreesboro LimestoneOrdovician
Newman FormationCarboniferous
Nolichucky FormationCambrian
Ohio ShaleDevonian
Owl Creek FormationCretaceous
Pewee CoalCarboniferous
Pierce LimestoneOrdovician
Powell FormationOrdovician
Richmond FormationOrdovician
Ridley LimestoneOrdovician
Ripley FormationCretaceous
Rockdell FormationOrdovician
Rome FormationCambrian
Ross FormationDevonian
Sequatchie FormationOrdovician
Stones River Group/Carters LimestoneOrdovician
Warsaw LimestoneCarboniferous
Wayne FormationSilurian
Whitesburg FormationOrdovician
Wilcox FormationPaleogene

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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