List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Louisiana

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

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Group or FormationPeriodNotes
Citronelle Formation Neogene
Claiborne Group/Cook Mountain Formation Paleogene
Claiborne Group/Lisbon Formation Paleogene
Cockfield Formation Paleogene
Cook Mountain Formation Paleogene
Danville Landing Formation Paleogene
Fleming Formation Neogene
Jackson Group/Moodys Branch Formation Paleogene
Jackson Group/Yazoo Clay Paleogene
Michoud Formation
Midway Group/Logansport Formation Paleogene
Moodys Branch Formation Paleogene
New Orleans Barrier Trend
Pine Island Shale Cretaceous
St. Maurice Formation Paleogene
Vicksburg Group/Byram Marl Paleogene
Vicksburg Group/Mosley Hill Formation Paleogene
Weches Formation Paleogene
Wilcox Formation Paleogene
Yazoo Clay Paleogene

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Midway Group

The Midway Group is a geologic group in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Alabama. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Fleming Formation is a geologic formation in East Texas and Louisiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

The Danville Landing Formation is a geologic formation in Louisiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Logansport Formation is a geologic formation in Louisiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The St. Maurice Formation is a geologic formation in Louisiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Mosley Hill Formation is a geologic formation in Louisiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Weches Formation is a greensand, slay, and shale geologic formation in Louisiana and Eastern Texas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period, specifically the Eocene.

The Marlbrook Marl is a geologic formation in Arkansas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

The Louisiana Limestone is a geologic formation in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

The Catahoula Formation is a geologic formation in Texas and Louisiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

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