List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Massachusetts

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

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Group or FormationPeriodNotes
Agawam Group/Portland Formation Jurassic
Agawam Group/Turners Falls Formation Jurassic
Chamberlain's Brook Formation Cambrian
Meriden Group/East Berlin Jurassic
Mount Toby Formation Jurassic
Portland Formation Jurassic
Weymouth Formation Cambrian

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