List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica
Pliocene
Miocene
Paleogene
Late Cretaceous
Early Cretaceous
Late Jurassic
Early Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Carboniferous
Devonian
Cambrian

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica .

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

Supergroup	Group	Formation	Period	Notes
	Sorsdal Formation	Zanclean	[1]
	Heidemann Valley Trench Formation	Pliocene	[2]
	Destruction Bay Formation	Early Miocene	[3]
Sirius Group	Meyer Desert Formation - biota	Middle Miocene	[4]
	Cape Melville Formation	Miocene	[5]
	Polonez Cove Formation	Oligocene-Pliocene	[6]
	Bay Formation	Chattian	[7]
	Fildes Formation	Eocene	[8]
	Cross Valley Formation	Late Cretaceous-Late Paleocene	[9]
Seymour Island Group	La Meseta Formation	Ypresian-Priabonian	[10]
	Lopez de Bertodano Formation	Maastrichtian-Danian	[11]
Marambio Group
	Sobral Formation	Santonian-Danian	[12]
	Snow Hill Island Formation	Campanian-Maastrichtian	[13]
	Santa Marta Formation	Santonian-Campanian	[14]
	Zamek Formation	Campanian-Maastrichtian	[15]
	Half Three Point Formation	Campanian-Maastrichtian	[16]
Gustav Group	Hidden Lake Formation	Coniacian-Santonian	[17]
	Whisky Bay Formation	Albian-Coniacian	[18]
	Kotick Point Formation	Aptian-Albian	[19]
Fossil Bluff Group	Triton Point Formation	Late Albian	[20]
	Neptune Glacier Formation	Late Albian	[21]
	Pluto Glacier Formation	Late Aptian-Albian	[22]
	Himalia Ridge Formation	Tithonian-Berriasian	[23]
	Cerro Negro Formation	Aptian	[24]
	Lagrelius Point Formation	Early Aptian	[25]
	Pedersen Formation	Early Aptian	[26]
	Spartan Glacier Formation	Valanginian-Aptian	[27]
Byers Group	Chester Cone Formation	Berriasian-Valanginian	[28]
	President Beaches Formation	Berriasian	[29]
	Devils Point Formation	Tithonian-Berriasian	[30]
	Anchorage Formation	Tithonian-Berriasian	[31]
	Ameghino Formation	Kimmeridgian-Berriasian	[32]
	Ablation Point Formation	Kimmeridgian	[33]
Latady Group	Hauberg Mountains Formation	Callovian-Tithonian	[34]
Ellsworth Land Volcanic Group	Mount Poster Formation	Toarcian	[35]
	Sweeney Formation	Toarcian	[35]
Botany Bay Group	Mount Flora Formation	Bathonian	[36]
	Camp Hill Formation	Early Jurassic	[37]
	Carapace Formation	Toarcian	[38]
	Selene Nunatak Formation	Pliensbachian-Toarcian	[39]
Victoria Group	Hanson Formation	Hettangian-Pliensbachian	[40]
	Lashly Formation	Carnian	[41]
Beacon Supergroup	Fremouw Formation	Early-Late Triassic	[42]
	Buckley Formation	Capitanian	[43]
	Takrouna Formation	Sakmarian	[44]
	Mount Glossopteris Formation	Lopingian	[45]
	Bainmedart Coal Measures	Wordian	[46]
	Polarstar Formation	Guadalupian	[47]
	Radock Formation	Kungurian	[48]
	Weller Coal Measures	Artinskian	[49]
LeMay Group	Lully Foothills Formation	Sinemurian	[50]
	Mount King Formation	Serpukhovian-Bashkirian	[51]
Crashsite Group	Mount Wyatt Earp Formation	Early Devonian	[52]
	Horlick Formation	Early Devonian	[53]
	Minaret Formation	Guzhangian-Cambrian Stage 10	[54]
	Nelson Limestone	Guzhangian	[55]
	Spurs Formation	Wuliuan-Drumian	[56]
	Taylor Formation	Wuliuan	[57]
	Schneider Hills Limestone	Cambrian Stage 3-Stage 4	[58]
	Cape Melville Formation	Cambrian Stage 3	[59]
Byrd Group	Shackleton Limestone	Cambrian Stage 3	[60]
	Mount Spann Formation	Cambrian Stage 2-Guzhangian	[61]

See also

• Geology portal
• Paleontology portal

• Geology of Antarctica
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Namibia
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Falkland Islands

References

1. Sorsdal Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Heidemann Valley Trench Formation at Fossilworks.org
3. Destruction Bay Formation at Fossilworks.org
4. Meyer Desert Formation at Fossilworks.org
5. Cape Melville Formation, Miocene at Fossilworks.org
6. Polonez Cove Formation at Fossilworks.org
7. Bay Formation at Fossilworks.org
8. Fildes Formation at Fossilworks.org
9. Cross Valley Formation at Fossilworks.org
10. La Meseta Formation at Fossilworks.org
11. Lopez de Bertodano Formation at Fossilworks.org
12. Sobral Formation at Fossilworks.org
13. Snow Hill Island Formation at Fossilworks.org
14. Santa Marta Formation at Fossilworks.org
15. Zamek Formation at Fossilworks.org
16. Half Three Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
17. Hidden Lake Formation at Fossilworks.org
18. Whisky Bay Formation at Fossilworks.org
19. Kotick Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
20. Triton Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
21. Neptune Glacier Formation at Fossilworks.org
22. Pluto Glacier Formation at Fossilworks.org
23. Himalia Ridge Formation at Fossilworks.org
24. Cerro Negro Formation at Fossilworks.org
25. Lagrelius Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
26. Pedersen Formation at Fossilworks.org
27. Spartan Glacier Formation at Fossilworks.org
28. Chester Cone Formation at Fossilworks.org
29. President Beaches Formation at Fossilworks.org
30. Devils Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
31. Anchorage Formation at Fossilworks.org
32. Ameghino Formation at Fossilworks.org
33. Ablation Point Formation at Fossilworks.org
34. Hauberg Mountains Formation at Fossilworks.org
35. HUNTER, M. A.; RILEY, T. R.; CANTRILL, D. J.; FLOWERDEW, M. J.; MILLAR, I. L. (2006-09-28). "A new stratigraphy for the Latady Basin, Antarctic Peninsula: Part 1, Ellsworth Land Volcanic Group" . Geological Magazine. 143 (6): 777–796. doi:10.1017/s0016756806002597. ISSN   0016-7568.
36. Mount Flora Formation at Fossilworks.org
37. Camp Hill Formation at Fossilworks.org
38. Carapace Formation at Fossilworks.org
39. Selene Nunatak Formation at Fossilworks.org
40. Hanson Formation at Fossilworks.org
41. Lashly Formation at Fossilworks.org
42. Fremouw Formation at Fossilworks.org
43. Buckley Formation at Fossilworks.org
44. Takrouna Formation at Fossilworks.org
45. Mount Glossopteris Formation at Fossilworks.org
46. Bainmedart Coal Measures at Fossilworks.org
47. Polarstar Formation at Fossilworks.org
48. Radock Formation at Fossilworks.org
49. Weller Coal Measures at Fossilworks.org
50. Lully Foothills Formation at Fossilworks.org
51. Mount King Formation at Fossilworks.org
52. Mount Wyatt Earp Formation at Fossilworks.org
53. Horlick Formation at Fossilworks.org
54. Minaret Formation at Fossilworks.org
55. Nelson Limestone at Fossilworks.org
56. Spurs Formation at Fossilworks.org
57. Taylor Formation at Fossilworks.org
58. Schneider Hills Limestone at Fossilworks.org
59. Cape Melville Formation, Cambrian at Fossilworks.org
60. Shackleton Limestone at Fossilworks.org
61. Mount Spann Formation at Fossilworks.org

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