List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama

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

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Group or FormationPeriodNotes
Bangor Formation Carboniferous
Bangor Limestone Carboniferous
Bashi Formation Paleogene
Blufftown Formation Cretaceous
Bucatunna Formation Paleogene
Byram Formation
Chattanooga Shale Devonian
Chickamauga Formation Ordovician
Chickasaw Group/Nanafalia Formation Paleogene
Citronelle Formation
Claiborne Group/Claiborne Sand Paleogene
Claiborne Group/Gosport Sand Paleogene
Claiborne Group/Lisbon Formation
Claiborne Group/Tallahatta Formation
Clayton Formation
Conesauga Formation Cambrian
Cook Mountain Formation Paleogene
Copper Ridge Dolomite Cambrian
Crystal River Limestone Paleogene
Demopolis Formation Cretaceous
Eutaw Formation
Floyd Shale Carboniferous
Fort Payne Chert Carboniferous
Gosport Sand Paleogene
Hartselle Sandstone Carboniferous
Hatchetigbee Formation
Hatchetigbee Bluff Formation
Jackson Group/Moodys Branch Formation Paleogene
Jackson Group/Ocala Paleogene
Jackson Group/Yazoo Clay
Knox Group Cambrian
Leipers Limestone Ordovician
Lisbon Formation
Little Oak Formation Ordovician
Longview Formation Ordovician
Marianna Limestone Paleogene
Mary Lee Formation Carboniferous
Midway Group/Clayton Formation
Midway Group/Fort Gaines Formation Paleogene
Midway Group/Naheola Formation
Midway Group/Nanafalia Formation
Midway Group/Porters Creek Formation
Midway Group/Sucarnochee Clay Paleogene
Monteagle Limestone Carboniferous
Moodys Branch Formation Paleogene
Mooreville Chalk
Naheola Formation
Nanafalia Formation
Nawala Formation Ordovician
Newala Formation Ordovician
Ocala Formation Paleogene
Odenville Formation Ordovician
Pachuta Marl Paleogene
Parkwood Formation Carboniferous
Pennington Formation Carboniferous
Porters Creek Formation
Pottsville Formation
Prairie Bluff Chalk Cretaceous
Pratt Formation Carboniferous
Providence Sand Cretaceous
Red Bluff Clay Paleogene
Red Mountain Formation Silurian
Ripley Formation
Rome Formation Cambrian
Salt Mountain Limestone Paleogene
Selma Group/Demopolis Chalk Cretaceous
Selma Group/Mooreville Chalk
Selma Group/Prairie Bluff Formation Cretaceous
Selma Group/Ripley Formation Cretaceous
Sequatchie Formation Ordovician
Tallahatta Formation Paleogene
Tuscahoma Sand
Tuscaloosa Formation Cretaceous
Vicksburg Group/Red Bluff Formation Paleogene
Waldron Shale Silurian
Wilcox Group/Hatchetigbee Bluff
Wilcox Group/Nanafalia Formation
Wilcox Group/Tuscahoma Formation
Yazoo Clay

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The Rome Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

The Sequatchie Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

The Chickasaw Group is a geologic group in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Newala Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

The Fort Gaines Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Pachuta Marl is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Red Bluff Clay is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Red Bluff Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Chickamauga Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tuscaloosa Formation</span> Geologic formation in Alabama, United States

The Tuscaloosa Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bangor Formation</span> Carboniferous period geologic formation in Alabama

The Bangor Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

The Hartselle Sandstone is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

The Monteagle Limestone is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

The Parkwood Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

The Pratt Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

The Conesauga Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

The Tuscahoma Sand is a geologic formation in Alabama, United States. It preserves fossils.

The Naheola Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama, United States. It preserves fossils.

The Byram Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils.

The Nanafalia Formation is a geologic formation in Alabama. It preserves fossils.

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