List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in West Virginia

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

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Group or FormationPeriodNotes
Allegheny Formation Carboniferous
Antietam Formation Cambrian
Bloomsburg Formation Silurian
Bluefield Formation Carboniferous
Bluestone Formation Carboniferous
Cassville Shales Permian
Charleston Sandstone Carboniferous
Chemung Formation Devonian
Keefer Sandstone Silurian
Rochester Shale Silurian
Rose Hill Formation Silurian
Conemaugh Group Carboniferous
Ames Limestone
Hampshire Formation Devonian
Glenshaw Formation Carboniferous
Greene Formation Permian
Waynesburg Formation Permian
Foreknobs Formation Devonian
Gilmore Formation Permian
Hampshire Formation Devonian
Hinton Formation Carboniferous
Kanawha Formation Carboniferous
Keyser Limestone Formation Silurian
Bluefield Formation Carboniferous
Lilydale Shale Carboniferous
Reynolds Limestone Carboniferous
McKenzie Formation Silurian
Pittsburgh Formation
Nineveh Formation Permian
Onondaga Formation Devonian
Oriskany Formation Devonian
Pocono Formation Carboniferous
Rockdale Run Formation Ordovician
Rockport Formation Permian
Romney Formation Devonian
Tomstown Dolomite Cambrian
Tonoloway Limestone Silurian
Washington Formation Permian
Williamsport Sandstone Silurian
Wills Creek Limestone Silurian

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Conemaugh Group

The Conemaugh Group is a geologic group in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

Monongahela Formation Geologic formation in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, United States

The Monongahela Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous and Permian periods.

The Kanawha Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

Hinton Formation

The Hinton Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. It is mainly made up of limestone, sandstone, and shale.

The Hampshire Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia, USA. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

The Keefer Sandstone is a geologic formation in West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

Rochester Shale Geologic formation

The Rochester Shale is a geologic formation exposed in New York and West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

The Rose Hill Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia, United States. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period, and is a source of iron ore for nearby foundries.

The Williamsport Sandstone is a sandstone geologic formation in West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. the formation includes the Cedar Creek Limestone member. Near Cumberland, Maryland it includes the Cedar Creek Limestone member. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

Washington Formation

The Washington Formation is a coal, sandstone, and limestone geologic formation in West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.

Black River Group

The Black River Group is a geologic group in Illinois and West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

The Little Valley Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia, United States. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

Moccasin Formation

The Moccasin Formation is a geologic formation in Virginia and Tennessee. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

Rockdale Run Formation

The Rockdale Run Formation is a geologic formation in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

The Java Formation is a geologic formation in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period. The formation comprises the Pipe Creek Shale, Wiscoy Sandstone Member in New York, and Hanover Shale Member except in Tennessee.

The Tomstown Dolomite or Tomstown Formation is a geologic formation in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating to the Cambrian Period.

The New River Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

The Princeton Sandstone is a geologic formation in West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

The Maccrady Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

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