List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa

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Major fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
White pog.svg Pleistocene
Yellow ffff80 pog.svg Pliocene
Yellow pog.svg Miocene
Lightgreen pog.svg Late Cretaceous
Green pog.svg Early Cretaceous
Blue pog.svg Jurassic
Pink ff0080 pog.svg Triassic
Red pog.svg Permian
Gold pog.svg Devonian
Dark Green 004040 pog.svg Ordovician

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa .

GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Third White Ash Formation Late Pleistocene
Rietputs Formation Calabrian
Transvaal Group Sterkfontein Formation Pliocene-Pleistocene
Swartkrans Formation Pliocene-Pleistocene
Kromdraai Formation Pliocene-Pleistocene
Makapansgat Formation Pliocene
Elandsfontyn Formation Miocene-Pliocene
Bredasdorp Formation Miocene
Varswater Formation Miocene
Alphard Group Coniacian-Maastrichtian
St Lucia Formation Coniacian-Maastrichtian
Mzamba Formation Coniacian-Campanian
Umzamba Formation Coniacian-Campanian
Mzinene Formation Albian-Cenomanian
Makatini Formation Barremian-Albian
Brenton Formation Valanginian
Mngazana Formation Valanginian
Umgazana Formation Valanginian
Uitenhage Group Sundays River Formation Valanginian-Hauterivian
Kirkwood Formation Berriasian-Hauterivian
Enon Formation Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous
Lisbon Formation Early Jurassic
Drakensberg Group Drakensberg Formation Early Jurassic
Stormberg Group Bushveld Sandstone Hettangian-Sinemurian
Clarens Formation Early Jurassic
Elliot Formation Norian-Sinemurian
Molteno Formation Carnian
Bosbokpoort Formation Late Triassic
Beaufort Group
  Adelaide Subgroup 		Balfour Formation Changhsingian
Beaufort Group Burgersdorp Formation Triassic
Katberg Formation Triassic
Normandien Formation Induan
Estcourt Formation Permian
Teekloof Formation Permian
Middleton Formation Permian
Koonap Formation Permian
Abrahamskraal Formation Capitanian
Ecca Group Waterford Formation Permian
Laingsburg Formation Permian
Pietermaritzburg Formation Permian
Whitehill Formation Artinskian-Kungurian
Vryheid Formation Permian
Volksrust Formation Permian
Emakwezini Formation Permian
Dwyka Group Ganigobis Formation Gzhelian-Artinskian
Witteberg Group Weltevrede Formation Frasnian
Waaipoort Shale Mid-Late Devonian
Witpoort Formation Mid-Late Devonian
Kweekvlei Shale Mid-Late Devonian
Blinkberg Sandstone Mid-Late Devonian
Driekuilen Sandstone Mid-Late Devonian
Wagen Drift Formation Givetian
Bokkeveld Group Waboomberg Formation Middle Devonian
Boplaas Formation Devonian
Tra-Tra Formation Devonian
Hexriver Formation Devonian
Voorstehoek Formation Devonian
Gamka Formation Devonian
Gydo Formation Early Devonian
Natal Formation Devonian
Table Mountain Group Cedarburg Formation Hirnantian
Soom Shale Hirnantian

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