List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Saskatchewan

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This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Group or formationPeriodNotes
Ashville Formation Cretaceous
Bearpaw Formation Cretaceous
Bearpaw Shale Formation Cretaceous
Belly River Group/Dinosaur Park Formation Cretaceous
Colorado Group/Belle Fourche Formation Cretaceous
Colorado Group/Favel Formation Cretaceous
Colorado Group/Niobrara Formation Cretaceous
Cypress Hills Formation Neogene, Paleogene
Deadwood Formation Cambrian
Edmonton Group/Whitemud Formation Cretaceous
Floral Formation Riddell
Fort Union Formation Paleogene
Frenchman Formation Paleogene, Cretaceous
Judith River Formation Cretaceous
Lance Formation Cretaceous
Ravenscrag Formation Paleogene, Cretaceous
Stony Mountain Formation Ordovician
Wood Mountain Formation Neogene

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