List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Italy

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Group or FormationPeriodNotes
Angolo Formation Triassic
Arenaria di Ponsano Formation Neogene
Argille di Viano Formation Cretaceous
Argille Varicolori Formation Cretaceous
Argilliti di Riva di Solto Formation Triassic
Auernig Formation Carboniferous
Auernig Group/Meledis Formation Carboniferous
Avella Formation Paleogene
Bari Limestone Formation Cretaceous
Baucina Formation Neogene
Bellerophon Formation Permian
Belluno Glauconitic Sandstone Formation Paleogene
Besano Formation Triassic
Biancone Formation Cretaceous
Black Limestones Formation Jurassic
Bolognano Formation Neogene
Braies Formation Triassic
Braies Group/Prags Group/Dont Formation Triassic
Breno Formation Triassic
Buchenstein Formation Triassic
Bugarone Formation Cretaceous, Jurassic
Bugarone superiore Formation Jurassic
Cabitza Limestone Formation Cambrian
Calcare di Altamura Cretaceous
Calcare del Clapsavon Triassic
Calcare di Angolo Triassic
Calcare di Bari Cretaceous
Calcare di Cellina Cretaceous
Calcare di Dosso dei Morti Triassic
Calcare di Meride Triassic
Calcare di Perledo Group/Perledo Formation Triassic
Calcare di Prezzo Triassic
Calcare di Recoaro Triassic
Calcare di Sogno Jurassic
Calcare di Zorzino Triassic
Calcare di Zu Triassic
Calcare Selcifero di Fonzaso Jurassic
Calcarenite di Gravina Neogene
Calcareniti di Castelgomberto Paleogene
Calcari Formation Triassic
Calcari ad aptici e Saccocoma Jurassic
Calcari con Selce Formation Triassic
Calcari di Melissano Cretaceous
Calcari Grigi Formation Jurassic
Calcari Grigi Group/Loppio Oolitic Limestone Formation Jurassic
Calcari Grigi Group/Monte Zugna Formation Jurassic
Calcari Grigi Group/Rotzo Formation Jurassic
Calcari nummulitici Formation Paleogene
Calcari Oolitici di S. Vigilio Formation Jurassic
Calvene Formation Paleogene
Camorelli Formation Triassic
Carlentini Formation Neogene
Carnitza Formation Triassic
Casa Poggio ai Lecci Formation Neogene
Cassiano Formation Triassic
Castelgomberto Formation Paleogene
Castell'Arquato Formation Neogene
Castro Limestone Formation Paleogene
Cave del Predil Formation Triassic
Cesarea Limestone Formation Cretaceous
Cessole Formation Neogene
Chiampo Formation Paleogene
Chiampo Marble Formation Paleogene
Cima delle Murelle Formation Cretaceous
Ciolo Limestone Formation Cretaceous
Calcare di Mendicino Neogene
Col dei Schiosi Limestone Formation Cretaceous
Conchodon Formation Triassic
Corniola Formation Jurassic
Corona Formation Carboniferous
Costabella Group/Werfen Formation Triassic
Dhahab Formation Jurassic
Dolomia di Forni Triassic
Dolomia Principale Triassic
Dolomie di Monti Fiumata Formation Triassic
Domusnovas Formation Ordovician
Dont Formation Triassic
Dosso dei Morti Formation Triassic
Dürrenstein Formation Triassic
Ellipsactinia Limestones Formation Jurassic
Erice Formation Jurassic
Esino Formation Triassic
Fanes Encrinite Formation Jurassic
Fluminimaggiore Formation Devonian, Silurian
Fonzaso Formation Jurassic
Forni Dolostone Triassic
Galatina Dolomite Formation Cretaceous
Gessoso Formation Neogene
Gonnesa Group/Gonnesa Formation Cambrian
Gonnesa Group/Planu Sartu Formation Cambrian
Gonnesa Group/Santa Barbara Formation Cambrian
Gorno Formation Triassic
Gracilis Formation Triassic
Grodner Conglomerate Formation Permian
Grodner Folge Formation Permian
Groedner Sandstein Formation Permian
Hauptdolomit Group/Quattervals Formation Triassic
Heiligkreuz Formation Triassic
Heiligkreuz Group/Dürrestein Formation Triassic
Iglesias Group/Campo Pisano Formation Cambrian
Inferior Oolite Group/Calcare di Scagliera Formation Cretaceous
Inici Formation Jurassic
Kendlbach Formation Jurassic
Kronhof Limestone Formation Carboniferous
La Valle Formation Triassic
Langhiano Formation Neogene
Latemar Limestone Formation Triassic
Latimusa Formation Cretaceous
Lercara Formation Permian
Libano Sandstone Formation Neogene
Livinallongo Formation Triassic
Lombardische Kieselkalk Formation Jurassic
Maiolica Formation Cretaceous, Jurassic
Maraldi Sandstone Formation Neogene
Margon Limestone Formation Triassic
Marmolata Formation Triassic
Marna di Possagno Formation Paleogene
Marna di Priabona Formation Paleogene
Marna Euganea Formation Paleogene
Marne della Val di Centa Formation Triassic
Meledis Formation Carboniferous
Melissano Limestone Formation Cretaceous
Meride Formation Triassic
Molare Formation Paleogene
Moltrasio Formation Jurassic
Monte Alpe Cherts Formation Jurassic
Monte Cassio Flysch Formation Cretaceous
Montemarcello Formation Triassic
Monti Climiti Formation Neogene
Monticello Formation Triassic
Mt. Facito Formation Triassic
Muschelkalk Formation Triassic
Nago Limestone Formation Paleogene
Nebida Formation Cambrian
Nebida Group/Matoppa Formation Cambrian
Novaglie Formation Neogene
Ortovero Clay Formation Neogene
Palizzi Formation Paleogene
Panormide Formation Triassic
Perledo Formation Triassic
Pietra de cantoni Formation Neogene
Pietra Leccese Formation Neogene
Platydolomite Formation Cretaceous
Ponte Naja Formation Italy
Possagno Marl Formation Paleogene
Pratotondo Limestone Formation Triassic
Preplans Sandstone Formation Neogene
Prezzo Formation Triassic
Prezzo Limestone Formation Triassic
Quarziti de Monte Serra Formation Triassic
Quarziti di Monte Serra Formation Triassic
Radiolarite Formation Jurassic
Raibl Formation Triassic
Raibl Group/Chiampees Formation Triassic
Raibl Group/Conzen Formation Triassic
Raibl Group/Dolomia Principale Formation Triassic
Raibl Group/Predil Formation Triassic
Raibl Group/Rio del Lago Formation Triassic
Raibl Group/Tor Formation Triassic
Rattendorf Group/Lower Pseudoschwagerina Limestone Formation Carboniferous
Recoaro Formation Triassic
Rio del Lago Formation Triassic
Riva di Solto Formation Triassic
Riva di Solto Shale Formation Triassic
Rosignano Limestone Formation Neogene
Rosso ad Aptici Formation Jurassic
Rosso Ammonitico Formation Cretaceous, Jurassic
Rosso Ammonitico Medio Formation Jurassic
Rosso Ammonitico Veronese Formation Jurassic
Rotzo Formation Jurassic
Rugo Mizza Sandstone Formation Neogene
S. Spirito Formation Paleogene
Sabbie d'Asti Formation Neogene
Sabbie di Nugola Vecchia Formation Italy
Sabbie di S. Giusto Formation Neogene
Sabbie Gialle Formation Neogene
Salcedo Formation Paleogene
Salsomaggiore Formation Neogene
Saltrio Formation Jurassic
San Cassiano Formation Triassic
San Giorgio Formation Carboniferous
San Martino Calcarenite Formation Neogene
San Viligio Group/San Viligio Oolite Formation Jurassic
Sannicandro Formation Jurassic
Santa Maria di Ciciliano Formation Neogene
Scaglia Bianca Formation Cretaceous
Scaglia Rossa Formation Cretaceous
Scaglia Rossa Veneta Formation Cretaceous
Schlern Formation Triassic
Sciliar Dolomite Formation Triassic
Scisti a Fucoidi Formation Cretaceous
Sedrina Formation Jurassic
Sedrina Limestone Formation Jurassic
Seefeld Formation Triassic
Soccher Formation Jurassic
Terravecchia Formation Neogene
Tor Formation Triassic
Torrente Meduna Siltstone Neogene
Travenanzes Formation Triassic
Trieste Karst Limestone Cretaceous
Trogkofel Formation Permian
Uggiano La Chiesa Formation Neogene
Uggwa Formation Ordovician
Uggwa Limestone Ordovician
Val Degano Formation Triassic
Val di Centa Marls Formation Triassic
Val Gardena Formation Permian
Val Gardena Sandstone Formation Permian
Valldunga Formation Neogene
Verbicaro Unit Formation Triassic
Verruca Formation Triassic
Via Cortina d'Ampezzo Formation Italy
Villamagna Formation Neogene
Wengan Group/Cassian Formation Triassic
Wengen Formation Triassic
Werfen Formation Triassic, Permian
Zorzino Limestone Formation Triassic
Zu Limestone Formation Triassic

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