List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kentucky

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

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Group or FormationPeriodNotes
Alvy Creek Formation Carboniferous
Arnheim Formation Ordovician
Ashlock Formation Ordovician
Bardstown Formation Ordovician
Beechwood Limestone Devonian
Bellevue Formation Ordovician
Benbolt Formation Ordovician
Borden Formation Carboniferous
Brassfield Formation Silurian
Breathitt Formation Pennsylvanian
Bull Fork Formation Ordovician
Calloway Creek Formation Ordovician
Caseyville Formation Carboniferous
Chattanooga Shale Devonian
Claiborne Formation Paleogene
Clays Ferry Formation Ordovician
Copland Coal Carboniferous
Corniferous Formation Devonian
Corryville Formation Ordovician
Drakes Formation Ordovician
Elkhorn Formation Ordovician
Elwren Formation Carboniferous
Fairview Formation Ordovician
Fort Payne Chert Carboniferous
Four Corners Formation Carboniferous
Fraileys Shale Carboniferous
Gilbert Formation Ordovician
Glen Dean Limestone Carboniferous
Glenshaw Formation Carboniferous
Golconda Formation Carboniferous
Grant Lake Formation Ordovician
Hance Formation Carboniferous
Haney Limestone Carboniferous
Harrodsburg Limestone Carboniferous
Jeffersonville Limestone Devonian
Kope Formation Ordovician
Leipers Limestone Ordovician
Lexington Limestone Ordovician
Liberty Formation Ordovician
Louisville Limestone Silurian
Lower Whitewater Ordovician
McMillan Formation Ordovician
Miamitown Formation Ordovician
Mount Auburn Formation Ordovician
New Albany Shale Devonian
New Providence Formation Carboniferous
Ohio Shale Devonian
Oregonia Formation Ordovician
Ramp Creek Formation Carboniferous
Reba Formation Ordovician
Salem Limestone Carboniferous
Sanderson Formation Carboniferous
Ste. Genevieve Formation Carboniferous
Stingy Creek Formation Ordovician
Sunset Formation Ordovician
Tar Springs Formation Carboniferous
Tate Formation Ordovician
Tradewater Formation Carboniferous
Tyrone Limestone Ordovician
Waynesville Formation Ordovician
Whitewater Formation Ordovician

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