List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Svalbard

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Group or formationPeriodNotes
Assistance Formation Permian
Dracoisen Formation Ediacaran
Frankelryggen Formation Silurian
Kirtonryggen Formation Ordovician
Tokammane Formation Cambrian
Treskelodden Beds Formation Permian
Twillingodden Formation Triassic
Upper Saurian Niveau Formation Triassic
Valhallfonna Formation Ordovician
Vardebukta Formation Triassic
Vikinghøgda Formation Triassic
Wide Bay Formation Devonian
Wide Bay Series Formation Devonian
Wilhelmøya Formation Triassic
Wood Bay Formation Devonian
Wood Bay Series Formation Devonian
Wordiekammen Limestone Carboniferous

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