List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in France

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Group or FormationPeriodNotes
A2 Group Cretaceous
Agenais Limestone Neogene
Ancholme Group/Oxford Clay Formation Jurassic
Andouille Formation Ordovician
Angouleme Formation Cretaceous
Aravis Formation Cretaceous
Ardengost Formation Carboniferous
Argile a lignite d'Epernay Paleogene
Argile de Villerville Jurassic
Argile Ostréenne Cretaceous
Argile à Plicatules Cretaceous
Argiles a Lopha gregarea Jurassic
Argiles d'lignite du Soissonnais Paleogene
Argiles d'Octeville Jurassic
Argiles de Châtillon Jurassic
Argiles de Montaubert Jurassic
Argiles et Grés à Reptiles Cretaceous
Argovian Formation Jurassic
Armorique Formation Devonian
Assise de Kusel Permian
Assise de Lebach Permian
Assise de Millery Permian
Assise de Muse Permian
B3 Group/C1 Formation Cretaceous
Baculites Limestone Cretaceous
banc roux Formation Jurassic
Bargy Conglomerate Cretaceous
Barre a Orbitolines Formation Cretaceous
Bath Oolite Formation Jurassic
Beaulieu Formation Devonian
Beaumont et d'Herquemoulin Formation Ordovician
Ben An Arreun Formation Devonian
Bert Formation Permian
Beulieu Formation Devonian
Bissounel Formation Devonian
Blacourt Formation Devonian
Bois Formation Paleogene
Bois Formation Devonian
Bolast Formation Devonian
Bourg Formation Cretaceous
Braunjura Group /
  Braunjura alpha & Braunjura beta Formation
Jurassic
Brian de Vere Formation Jurassic
Bunter Sandstone Formation Jurassic
Bédat Formation Cretaceous
Cala di Labra Formation Neogene
Calcaire a Asteries Paleogene
Calcaire a gryphees Jurassic
Calcaire a oolithes ferrugineuses Jurassic
Calcaire d'Ecouché Jurassic
Calcaire de Blacourt Devonian
Calcaire de Caen Jurassic
Calcaire de Ferques Devonian
Calcaire de Fontanil Cretaceous
Calcaire de Hennequeville Jurassic
Calcaire de Rognac Cretaceous
Calcaire de Saint Paleogene
Calcaire de Valognes Jurassic
Calcaire de Vigny Paleogene
Calcaire d’Erbray Devonian
Calcaire grosse Paleogene
Calcaire Grossier d'Etrechy Paleogene
Calcaire marneux inferieurs Jurassic
Calcaire marno Jurassic
Calcaire Nankin Cretaceous
Calcaire pseudo Jurassic
Calcaire spathique Jurassic
Calcaire à Bélemnites Jurassic
Calcaire à entroques Triassic
Calcaire à polypier de Frotey Jurassic
Calcaire à Spatangues Cretaceous
Calcaires a Asteries Paleogene
Calcaires a gryphees Jurassic
Calcaires a Gryphees Jurassic
Calcaires argileux de Bonnevaux Jurassic
Calcaires construits de Molinges Jurassic
Calcaires de Caen Jurassic
Calcaires de Fiz Cretaceous
Calcaires de Moulin Jurassic
Calcaires de Vacheres Paleogene
Calcaires de Valfin Jurassic
Calcaires des Fiz Cretaceous
Calcaires et Argiles de Vignevielle Cretaceous
Calcaires et marnes schisteuses Ordovician
Calcaires ferrugineux Jurassic
Calcaires Lites Jurassic
Calcaires lithographiques de Vachères Paleogene
Calcaires marneux inferieur Jurassic
Calcaires marno Jurassic
Calcaires noduleux cendres Jurassic
Calcaires pseudo Jurassic
Calcaires roux Jurassic
Calcaires siliceux de Dole Jurassic
Calcaires tachetés Jurassic
Calcaires à Baculites Cretaceous
Calcaires à chailles Jurassic
Calcaires à Entroques Jurassic
Calcaires à Spatangues Cretaceous
Calcaires à stipites Jurassic
Calcares marins à alvéolines Paleogene
Calschistes de la bande ouest du Morvan Carboniferous
Campanien 1 Cretaceous
Caporalino Limestone Jurassic
Carboniferous Limestone Formation Carboniferous
Cazals Formation Jurassic
Cernay Formation Paleogene
Charmouthien Formation Jurassic
Chay Formation Jurassic
Châlons Formation Paleogene
Cian Formation Permian
Clapassous Formation Devonian
Comblanchien Formation Jurassic
Commentry Shales Formation Carboniferous
Conglomerat a Pierrefitte Paleogene
Conglomerat de Pierrefitte Paleogene
Conglomérat de Bargy Cretaceous
Conglomérat de Cernay Paleogene
Conglomérats de Bargy Cretaceous
Coral Rag de Trouville Jurassic
Couche superieur a Orbitolines Cretaceous
Couche à Planulites koenigi Jurassic
Couches de Balme Cretaceous
Couches de Barroubio Ordovician
Couches de Birmensdorf Jurassic
Couches de Chailley Jurassic
Couches de la Cluse de L'Orb Ordovician
Couches de la Maurerie Ordovician
Couches de la Maurerie, Schistes de Setso Ordovician
Couches du Chailley Jurassic
Couches du Foulon Ordovician
Couches du Freu Cretaceous
Couches à Spérites Jurassic
Coumiac Formation Devonian
Craie blanche Cretaceous
Craie d'Antifer Cretaceous
Craie d'Eletot Cretaceous
Craie de Meudon Cretaceous
Craie de Rouen Cretaceous
Craie de Sens Cretaceous
Craie de Valognes Cretaceous
Craie de Veulette Cretaceous
Craie de Villedieu Cretaceous
Craie du Cap Fagnet Cretaceous
Craie glauconieuse Cretaceous
Craie tufau Cretaceous
Craie à I. labiatus Cretaceous
Creully Limestone Jurassic
Croûte ferrugineuse Jurassic
d'Avezac Formation Cretaceous
d'Urville Formation Ordovician
Dalle nacrée Formation Jurassic
Dalles à Bryozoaires Formation Jurassic
Dolomie de Fiennes Devonian
Falun d'Auvers Paleogene
Falun d'Ormoy Paleogene
Falun de Jeurs Paleogene
Falun de Morigny Paleogene
Falun de Pierrefitte Paleogene
Fayette Formation Paleogene
Fc Formation Cretaceous
Ferques Formation Devonian
Figuieres Formation Cretaceous
Gahard Formation Silurian
Gault Clay Formation Cretaceous
Goasquellou Formation Devonian
Gour Formation Cretaceous
Grand Auverne Formation Ordovician
Great Oolite Formation Jurassic
Great Oolite Formation Jurassic
Gres a Homalonotus bonnisenti Group /
  Gres du Mont de Besneville Formation
Ordovician
Gres a Meules Triassic
Gres a Orthis monnieri Devonian
Gres a Voltzia Triassic
Gres Armoricain Ordovician
Gres Armoricain Superieur Ordovician
Gres de Carriers Devonian
Gres de May Ordovician
Gres de Sanite Godeleine Devonian
Gres du Caradocien Ordovician
Gres du Glauzy Ordovician
Grès verts hevétiques Cretaceous
Gres à Avicula contorta Triassic
Greseuse Formation Ordovician
Grès armoricain Jurassic
Grès d'Alet Cretaceous
Grès d'Antully Triassic
Grès de Boisset Triassic
Grès de Infralias Triassic
Grès de la Crèche inférieurs Jurassic
Grès de Labarre Cretaceous
Grès des Estous Cretaceous
Grès et sables piquetés Cretaceous
Grès inférieurs Triassic
Grès supérieurs et Argiles associés Triassic
Grès verts Dauphinois Cretaceous
Grès verts hevétiques Cretaceous
Grès verts hevétiques Cretaceous
Grès verts hevétiques Cretaceous
Grès à Reptiles Cretaceous
Grès à Voltzia Triassic
Guépelle Formation Paleogene
Gypsum des Camoins Paleogene
Hannut Formation Paleogene
Haybes Formation Devonian
Hontarède Formation Cretaceous
Horizon a Miquelinia migueli Formation Ordovician
Humeralis Mergel Formation Jurassic
Humeralis Schichten Formation Jurassic
Indusial Limestone Neogene
Inferieur Schistes du Landeyran Ordovician
Inferior Oolite Formation Jurassic
Japhet Formation Devonian
Kerbelec Formation Devonian
Kerdreolet Formation Devonian
Kerdréolet Formation Devonian
Kergarvan Formation Devonian
Kermeur Formation Ordovician
Kermeur Sandstone Ordovician
Kersadiou Formation Devonian
Keuper Formation Triassic
Kimmeridge Clay Formation Jurassic
l'Armorique Formation Devonian
L'Izarne Formation Devonian
La Cadiere d'Azur Formation Cretaceous
La Lande Muree Formation Silurian
La Penthiève Beds Cretaceous
La Tonnelle Formation Cretaceous
Lacave Formation Cretaceous
Landevennec Formation Devonian
Lanvoy Formation Devonian
Lastours Formation Cambrian
Le Fret Formation Devonian
Les Vignes Formation Cretaceous
Lestaillats Marls Cretaceous
Lias Formation Jurassic
Lievin Formation Devonian
Lievin Group/Noulette Formation Devonian, Silurian
Lignites de Soissonais Formation Paleogene
Lithographic limestones Formation Jurassic
Llandeilan (Morgat?) schistes Formation Ordovician
Llandeilan? Formation Ordovician
Lower Chalk Formation Cretaceous
Lumachelle à Ostrea acuminata Formation Jurassic
Lydienne Formation Carboniferous
Lydiennes Formation Carboniferous
Mans Sandstone Cretaceous
Marl Formation Paleogene
Marne de Flize Formation Jurassic
Marnes a Gryphées virgules d'Issoncourt Jurassic
Marnes bleues Cretaceous
Marnes brunes Jurassic
Marnes d'Auzas Cretaceous
Marnes de Bléville Jurassic
Marnes de Châlins Triassic
Marnes de Dives Jurassic
Marnes de Dormans Paleogene
Marnes de Foncouverte Paleogene
Marnes de Fontaine Cretaceous
Marnes de Gan Paleogene
Marnes de Gravelotte (=La Gravclotte Marls) Jurassic
Marnes de la Maurine Cretaceous
Marnes de Latrecey Jurassic
Marnes de plage Cretaceous
Marnes de Villers Jurassic
Marnes du Chevain Jurassic
Marnes grumeleuses Jurassic
Marnes irisées supérieures Triassic
Marnes jaunes Jurassic
Marnes Rouges de Roquelongue Cretaceous
Marnes Rouges Inférieures Cretaceous
Marnes vertes Cretaceous
Marnes à Belemnopsis latesulcatus Jurassic
Marnes à bryozoaires Cretaceous
Marnes à Deltoideum delta Jurassic
Marnes à Digonella divionensis Jurassic
Marnes à Digonella marcoui Jurassic
Marnos Formation Cretaceous
Menat Formation Paleogene
Meudon Formation Paleogene
Molasse calcaire et sablo Neogene
Molasse Coquilliere Neogene
Mont Aime Formation Paleogene
Mont Peyroux Formation Devonian
Mont Ventoux Formation Cretaceous
Montagne Noire Group /
  Lydiennes Formation
Carboniferous
Monteils Formation Paleogene
Moon-Airel Formation Triassic
Morgiou Formation Cretaceous
Muschelkalk Group /
  Muschelkalk Formation
Triassic
Nay Marls Formation Cretaceous
Nehou Formation Devonian
Nevremont Formation Devonian
Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation Paleogene
Nivel E Formation Cambrian
Oolite Blanche Jurassic
Oolith miliaire Jurassic
Oolithe corallienne de Pagnoz Jurassic
Oolithe de Trouville Jurassic
Oolithe miliaire Jurassic
Parnac and Saint Formation Jurassic
Pen An Ero Formation Devonian
Petite Formation Carboniferous
Pierre Blanche de Langrune Jurassic
Pierre jaune Cretaceous
Pissot Formation Ordovician
Plougastel Formation Silurian
Podestat Formation Cretaceous
Pont Formation Ordovician
Porsguen Formation Devonian
Portland Formation Jurassic
Postolonnec Formation Ordovician
Poudingue de Vihiers Cambrian
Poudingue Ferrugineux Cretaceous
Pradineaux Formation Permian
Prapont Formation Jurassic
Prioldy Formation Devonian
Purbeck Formation Cretaceous
Quartzites et Poudingues de Trémentines Cambrian
Quelern Formation Devonian
Quercy Phosphorites Formation Paleogene
Ravin de Ratavoux Formation Neogene
Redonien Formation Neogene
Renggeri Formation Jurassic
Reun Ar C'Hrank Formation Devonian
Roc de Murviel Formation Carboniferous
Rognacian Formation Cretaceous
Roque Redonde Formation Carboniferous
Rostiviec Formation Devonian
Sable de Vauroux Paleogene
Sables de Cherré Jurassic
Sables de Glos Jurassic
Sables de Varennes Cretaceous
Sables du Lamnay Cretaceous
Sables du Perche Cretaceous
Sables et grès du Mans Cretaceous
Sables verts de l'Aube Cretaceous
Sables à Mactres Neogene
Sablé Formation Carboniferous
Sains Formation Devonian
Saint Céneré Formation Devonian
Saint Cirac Formation Cretaceous
Saint Fiacre Formation Devonian
Salagou Formation Permian
Salt Formation Paleogene
Schistes a nodules Ordovician
Schistes a nodules d'Angers Ordovician
Schistes d'Angers Ordovician
Schistes de Beaulieu Devonian
Schistes de Buxières Permian
Schistes de Fiennes Devonian
Schistes de Kerloc'h Ordovician
Schistes de Saint Ordovician
Schistes du Courijou Ordovician
Shale of Chateau Saint Neogene
St. Joseph Formation Devonian
Sulzbach Formation Carboniferous
Superieur Schistes du Landeyran Ordovician
Terres Noires Formation Jurassic
Tessé Sandstones Jurassic
Theligny Chalk Cretaceous
Tibidy Formation Devonian
Traonliors Formation Devonian
Traveusot Group /
  Schistes a nodules (Calymenes) Formation
Ordovician
Troaon Group/Kersadiou Formation Devonian
Troaon Group/Tibidy Formation Devonian
Tuffeau de St Omer Paleogene
Tuffeau jaune de Touraine Cretaceous
Tufs et calcaires de Rosan Ordovician
Great oolite Formation Jurassic
Marnes blue Formation Cretaceous
Urgonian Formation Cretaceous
Urgonian Limestone Formation Cretaceous
Urgonien blanc Cretaceous
Urgonien jaune Cretaceous
Val d'Homs Formation Cambrian
Vauville Formation Ordovician
Verveur Formation Devonian
Vions Formation Cretaceous
Voltzia Sandstone Triassic
White Chalk Formation Cretaceous
Zorn Formation Devonian

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