List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Wisconsin

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

Sites
Group or Formation Period Notes
Black River Group/Platteville FormationOrdovician
Black River Group/Platteville LimestoneOrdovician
Brandon Bridge FormationSilurian
Byron FormationSilurian
Decorah FormationOrdovician
Decorah ShaleOrdovician
Dresbach FormationCambrian
Franconia FormationCambrian
Galena FormationOrdovician
Galena DolomiteOrdovician
Galena Group/Dubuque FormationOrdovician
Galena Group/Dunleith FormationOrdovician
Galena Group/Guttenberg FormationOrdovician
Galena Group/Ion FormationOrdovician
Galena Group/Spechts Ferry FormationOrdovician
Galena Group/Wise Lake FormationOrdovician
Glenwood FormationOrdovician
Grand Detour FormationOrdovician
Guttenberg FormationOrdovician
Ion FormationOrdovician
Jordan SandstoneCambrian
Lake Church FormationDevonian
Manistique FormationSilurian
Maquoketa FormationOrdovician
Maquoketa Group/Brainard Shale FormationOrdovician
Maquoketa Group/Fort Atkinson FormationOrdovician
Maquoketa Group/Fort Atkinson LimestoneOrdovician
Maquoketa Group/Neda FormationOrdovician
Maquoketa Group/Scales Shale FormationOrdovician
Mayville FormationSilurian
Mifflin FormationOrdovician
Milwaukee FormationDevonian
Nachusa FormationOrdovician
Oneota FormationOrdovician
Pecatonica FormationOrdovician
Platteville FormationOrdovician
Platteville Group/Grand Detour FormationOrdovician
Platteville Group/McGregor FormationOrdovician
Platteville Group/Mifflin FormationOrdovician
Platteville Group/Pecatonica FormationOrdovician
Platteville Group/Quimbys Mill FormationOrdovician
Potsdam SandstoneCambrian
Prairie du Chien GroupOrdovician
Quimbys Mill FormationOrdovician
Racine FormationSilurian
Racine DolomiteSilurian
Spechts Ferry FormationOrdovician
St. Peter SandstoneOrdovician
Trempealeau FormationCambrian
Waukesha FormationSilurian
Waukesha DolomiteSilurian

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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