List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Carolina

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

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Group or FormationPeriodNotes
Ashley Formation Paleogene
Barnwell Sand Paleogene
Bear Bluff Formation Neogene
Black Creek Group/Donoho Creek Formation Cretaceous
Black Mingo Group/Rhems Formation Paleogene
Black Mingo Group/Williamsburg Formation Paleogene
Canepatch Formation
Chandler Bridge Formation Paleogene
Coachman Formation Cretaceous
Cooper Group/Ashley Formation Paleogene
Cooper Group/Chandler Bridge Paleogene
Cross Formation Paleogene
Duplin Formation Neogene
Elvins Group/Asbill Pond Formation Cambrian
Goose Creek Limestone Neogene
Harleyville Formation Paleogene
Hawthorn Formation Neogene
Horry Clay
Ladson Formation
McBean Formation Paleogene
Pamlico Formation
Peedee Formation Late Cretaceous
Penholloway Formation
Raysor Marl Neogene
Rhems Formation Paleogene
Santee Limestone Paleogene
Silver Bluff Formation
Socastee Formation
Socastee and Wando Formation
Ten Mile Hill Beds
Tiger Leap Formation Paleogene
Tupelo Bay Formation Paleogene
Waccamaw Formation
Wando Formation
Warley Hill Marl Paleogene
Williamsburg Formation Paleogene

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The Cooper Group is a geologic group in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Barnwell Sand is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Rhems Formation, also called the Rhems Shale, is a geologic formation in South Carolina. The Rhems Formation is considered part of the Black Mingo Group. It was named after Rhems, SC which is located five miles from the type locality at Perkins Bluff. The unit is a light gray to black shale interlaminated with thin seams of fine-grained sand and mica with some layers partially silicified. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Harleyville Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Santee Limestone is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Tiger Leap Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Tupelo Bay Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Warley Hill Marl is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.

The Duplin Formation is a geologic formation in North and South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period, Pliocene epoch.

The Goose Creek Limestone is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

The Raysor Marl is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

The Asbill Pond Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

The Ladson Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils.

The Penholloway Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils.

The Silver Bluff Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils.

The Socastee Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils.

The Wando Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils.

The Ten Mile Hill Beds is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils.

The Canepatch Formation is a geologic formation in South Carolina. It preserves fossils.

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