List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in France
Group or Formation | Period | Notes |
---|---|---|
Cretaceous | ||
Agenais Limestone | Neogene | |
Ancholme Group/Oxford Clay Formation | Jurassic | |
Andouille Formation | Ordovician | |
Angouleme Formation | Cretaceous | |
Aravis Formation | Cretaceous | |
Ardengost Formation | Carboniferous | |
Argile a lignite d'Epernay | Paleogene | |
Argile de Villerville | Jurassic | |
Cretaceous | ||
Cretaceous | ||
Argiles a Lopha gregarea | Jurassic | |
Argiles d'lignite du Soissonnais | Paleogene | |
Argiles d'Octeville | Jurassic | |
Argiles de Châtillon | Jurassic | |
Argiles de Montaubert | Jurassic | |
Cretaceous | ||
Argovian Formation | Jurassic | |
Armorique Formation | Devonian | |
Assise de Kusel | Permian | |
Assise de Lebach | Permian | |
Assise de Millery | Permian | |
Assise de Muse | Permian | |
/ | Cretaceous | |
Baculites Limestone | Cretaceous | |
Jurassic | ||
Bargy Conglomerate | Cretaceous | |
Barre a Orbitolines Formation | Cretaceous | |
Bath Oolite Formation | Jurassic | |
Beaulieu Formation | Devonian | |
Beaumont et d'Herquemoulin Formation | Ordovician | |
Ben An Arreun Formation | Devonian | |
Bert Formation | Permian | |
Beulieu Formation | Devonian | |
Bissounel Formation | Devonian | |
Blacourt Formation | Devonian | |
Bois Formation | Paleogene | |
Bois Formation | Devonian | |
Bolast Formation | Devonian | |
Bourg Formation | Cretaceous | |
Braunjura Group / |
Jurassic | |
Brian de Vere Formation | Jurassic | |
Bunter Sandstone Formation | Jurassic | |
Bédat Formation | Cretaceous | |
Cala di Labra Formation | Neogene | |
Calcaire a Asteries | Paleogene | |
Calcaire a gryphees | Jurassic | |
Calcaire a oolithes ferrugineuses | Jurassic | |
Calcaire d'Ecouché | Jurassic | |
Calcaire de Blacourt | Devonian | |
Calcaire de Caen | Jurassic | |
Calcaire de Ferques | Devonian | |
Calcaire de Fontanil | Cretaceous | |
Calcaire de Hennequeville | Jurassic | |
Calcaire de Rognac | Cretaceous | |
Calcaire de Saint | Paleogene | |
Calcaire de Valognes | Jurassic | |
Calcaire de Vigny | Paleogene | |
Calcaire d’Erbray | Devonian | |
Calcaire grosse | Paleogene | |
Calcaire Grossier d'Etrechy | Paleogene | |
Calcaire marneux inferieurs | Jurassic | |
Calcaire marno | Jurassic | |
Calcaire Nankin | Cretaceous | |
Calcaire pseudo | Jurassic | |
Calcaire spathique | Jurassic | |
Calcaire à Bélemnites | Jurassic | |
Calcaire à entroques | Triassic | |
Calcaire à polypier de Frotey | Jurassic | |
Calcaire à Spatangues | Cretaceous | |
Calcaires a Asteries | Paleogene | |
Jurassic | ||
Calcaires a Gryphees | Jurassic | |
Calcaires argileux de Bonnevaux | Jurassic | |
Calcaires construits de Molinges | Jurassic | |
Calcaires de Caen | Jurassic | |
Cretaceous | ||
Calcaires de Moulin | Jurassic | |
Calcaires de Vacheres | Paleogene | |
Calcaires de Valfin | Jurassic | |
Calcaires des Fiz | Cretaceous | |
Calcaires et Argiles de Vignevielle | Cretaceous | |
Calcaires et marnes schisteuses | Ordovician | |
Calcaires ferrugineux | Jurassic | |
Calcaires Lites | Jurassic | |
Calcaires lithographiques de Vachères | Paleogene | |
Calcaires marneux inferieur | Jurassic | |
Calcaires marno | Jurassic | |
Calcaires noduleux cendres | Jurassic | |
Calcaires pseudo | Jurassic | |
Jurassic | ||
Calcaires siliceux de Dole | Jurassic | |
Calcaires tachetés | Jurassic | |
Calcaires à Baculites | Cretaceous | |
Calcaires à chailles | Jurassic | |
Calcaires à Entroques | Jurassic | |
Cretaceous | ||
Calcaires à stipites | Jurassic | |
Calcares marins à alvéolines | Paleogene | |
Calschistes de la bande ouest du Morvan | Carboniferous | |
Cretaceous | ||
Caporalino Limestone | Jurassic | |
Carboniferous | ||
Cazals Formation | Jurassic | |
Cernay Formation | Paleogene | |
Charmouthien Formation | Jurassic | |
Chay Formation | Jurassic | |
Paleogene | ||
Cian Formation | Permian | |
Clapassous Formation | Devonian | |
Comblanchien Formation | Jurassic | |
Carboniferous | ||
Paleogene | ||
Conglomerat de Pierrefitte | Paleogene | |
Cretaceous | ||
Conglomérat de Cernay | Paleogene | |
Conglomérats de Bargy | Cretaceous | |
Coral Rag de Trouville | Jurassic | |
Couche superieur a Orbitolines | Cretaceous | |
Couche à Planulites koenigi | Jurassic | |
Couches de Balme | Cretaceous | |
Couches de Barroubio | Ordovician | |
Couches de Birmensdorf | Jurassic | |
Couches de Chailley | Jurassic | |
Couches de la Cluse de L'Orb | Ordovician | |
Couches de la Maurerie | Ordovician | |
Ordovician | ||
Couches du Chailley | Jurassic | |
Couches du Foulon | Ordovician | |
Couches du Freu | Cretaceous | |
Couches à Spérites | Jurassic | |
Coumiac Formation | Devonian | |
Craie blanche | Cretaceous | |
Craie d'Antifer | Cretaceous | |
Craie d'Eletot | Cretaceous | |
Craie de Meudon | Cretaceous | |
Craie de Rouen | Cretaceous | |
Craie de Sens | Cretaceous | |
Craie de Valognes | Cretaceous | |
Craie de Veulette | Cretaceous | |
Craie de Villedieu | Cretaceous | |
Craie du Cap Fagnet | Cretaceous | |
Craie glauconieuse | Cretaceous | |
Craie tufau | Cretaceous | |
Cretaceous | ||
Creully Limestone | Jurassic | |
Croûte ferrugineuse | Jurassic | |
d'Avezac Formation | Cretaceous | |
d'Urville Formation | Ordovician | |
Dalle nacrée Formation | Jurassic | |
Dalles à Bryozoaires Formation | Jurassic | |
Dolomie de Fiennes | Devonian | |
Falun d'Auvers | Paleogene | |
Falun d'Ormoy | Paleogene | |
Falun de Jeurs | Paleogene | |
Falun de Morigny | Paleogene | |
Falun de Pierrefitte | Paleogene | |
Fayette Formation | Paleogene | |
Cretaceous | ||
Ferques Formation | Devonian | |
Figuieres Formation | Cretaceous | |
Gahard Formation | Silurian | |
Cretaceous | ||
Goasquellou Formation | Devonian | |
Cretaceous | ||
Grand Auverne Formation | Ordovician | |
Great Oolite Formation | Jurassic | |
Great Oolite Formation | Jurassic | |
/ Gres du Mont de Besneville Formation |
Ordovician | |
Gres a Meules | Triassic | |
Gres a Orthis monnieri | Devonian | |
Gres a Voltzia | Triassic | |
Gres Armoricain | Ordovician | |
Gres Armoricain Superieur | Ordovician | |
Gres de Carriers | Devonian | |
Gres de May | Ordovician | |
Gres de Sanite Godeleine | Devonian | |
Gres du Caradocien | Ordovician | |
Gres du Glauzy | Ordovician | |
Grès verts hevétiques | Cretaceous | |
Triassic | ||
Greseuse Formation | Ordovician | |
Grès armoricain | Jurassic | |
Grès d'Alet | Cretaceous | |
Grès d'Antully | Triassic | |
Grès de Boisset | Triassic | |
Triassic | ||
Grès de la Crèche inférieurs | Jurassic | |
Grès de Labarre | Cretaceous | |
Grès des Estous | Cretaceous | |
Grès et sables piquetés | Cretaceous | |
Triassic | ||
Triassic | ||
Grès verts Dauphinois | Cretaceous | |
Grès verts hevétiques | Cretaceous | |
Grès verts hevétiques | Cretaceous | |
Grès verts hevétiques | Cretaceous | |
Grès à Reptiles | Cretaceous | |
Grès à Voltzia | Triassic | |
Guépelle Formation | Paleogene | |
Gypsum des Camoins | Paleogene | |
Hannut Formation | Paleogene | |
Haybes Formation | Devonian | |
Hontarède Formation | Cretaceous | |
Horizon a Miquelinia migueli Formation | Ordovician | |
Humeralis Mergel Formation | Jurassic | |
Humeralis Schichten Formation | Jurassic | |
Indusial Limestone | Neogene | |
Inferieur Schistes du Landeyran | Ordovician | |
Inferior Oolite Formation | Jurassic | |
Japhet Formation | Devonian | |
Kerbelec Formation | Devonian | |
Kerdreolet Formation | Devonian | |
Kerdréolet Formation | Devonian | |
Kergarvan Formation | Devonian | |
Ordovician | ||
Kermeur Sandstone | Ordovician | |
Kersadiou Formation | Devonian | |
Keuper Formation | Triassic | |
Kimmeridge Clay Formation | Jurassic | |
l'Armorique Formation | Devonian | |
L'Izarne Formation | Devonian | |
La Cadiere d'Azur Formation | Cretaceous | |
La Lande Muree Formation | Silurian | |
La Penthiève Beds | Cretaceous | |
La Tonnelle Formation | Cretaceous | |
Lacave Formation | Cretaceous | |
Landevennec Formation | Devonian | |
Lanvoy Formation | Devonian | |
Lastours Formation | Cambrian | |
Le Fret Formation | Devonian | |
Les Vignes Formation | Cretaceous | |
Lestaillats Marls | Cretaceous | |
Lias Formation | Jurassic | |
Lievin Formation | Devonian | |
Lievin Group/Noulette Formation | Devonian, Silurian | |
Lignites de Soissonais Formation | Paleogene | |
Lithographic limestones Formation | Jurassic | |
Ordovician | ||
Ordovician | ||
Lower Chalk Formation | Cretaceous | |
Lumachelle à Ostrea acuminata Formation | Jurassic | |
Carboniferous | ||
Lydiennes Formation | Carboniferous | |
Mans Sandstone | Cretaceous | |
Marl Formation | Paleogene | |
Marne de Flize Formation | Jurassic | |
Marnes a Gryphées virgules d'Issoncourt | Jurassic | |
Marnes bleues | Cretaceous | |
Marnes brunes | Jurassic | |
Marnes d'Auzas | Cretaceous | |
Marnes de Bléville | Jurassic | |
Marnes de Châlins | Triassic | |
Marnes de Dives | Jurassic | |
Marnes de Dormans | Paleogene | |
Marnes de Foncouverte | Paleogene | |
Marnes de Fontaine | Cretaceous | |
Marnes de Gan | Paleogene | |
Jurassic | ||
Marnes de la Maurine | Cretaceous | |
Marnes de Latrecey | Jurassic | |
Marnes de plage | Cretaceous | |
Marnes de Villers | Jurassic | |
Marnes du Chevain | Jurassic | |
Marnes grumeleuses | Jurassic | |
Triassic | ||
Marnes jaunes | Jurassic | |
Marnes Rouges de Roquelongue | Cretaceous | |
Marnes Rouges Inférieures | Cretaceous | |
Marnes vertes | Cretaceous | |
Marnes à Belemnopsis latesulcatus | Jurassic | |
Marnes à bryozoaires | Cretaceous | |
Marnes à Deltoideum delta | Jurassic | |
Marnes à Digonella divionensis | Jurassic | |
Marnes à Digonella marcoui | Jurassic | |
Marnos Formation | Cretaceous | |
Menat Formation | Paleogene | |
Meudon Formation | Paleogene | |
Molasse calcaire et sablo | Neogene | |
Molasse Coquilliere | Neogene | |
Mont Aime Formation | Paleogene | |
Mont Peyroux Formation | Devonian | |
Mont Ventoux Formation | Cretaceous | |
Montagne Noire Group / Lydiennes Formation |
Carboniferous | |
Monteils Formation | Paleogene | |
Moon Formation | Triassic | |
Morgiou Formation | Cretaceous | |
/ |
Triassic | |
Nay Marls Formation | Cretaceous | |
Nehou Formation | Devonian | |
Nevremont Formation | Devonian | |
Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation | Paleogene | |
Cambrian | ||
Oolite Blanche | Jurassic | |
Oolith miliaire | Jurassic | |
Oolithe corallienne de Pagnoz | Jurassic | |
Oolithe de Trouville | Jurassic | |
Oolithe miliaire | Jurassic | |
Parnac and Saint Formation | Jurassic | |
Pen An Ero Formation | Devonian | |
Petite Formation | Carboniferous | |
Pierre Blanche de Langrune | Jurassic | |
Pierre jaune | Cretaceous | |
Pissot Formation | Ordovician | |
Plougastel Formation | Silurian | |
Podestat Formation | Cretaceous | |
Pont Formation | Ordovician | |
Porsguen Formation | Devonian | |
Portland Formation | Jurassic | |
Postolonnec Formation | Ordovician | |
Poudingue de Vihiers | Cambrian | |
Poudingue Ferrugineux | Cretaceous | |
Pradineaux Formation | Permian | |
Prapont Formation | Jurassic | |
Prioldy Formation | Devonian | |
Purbeck Formation | Cretaceous | |
Quartzites et Poudingues de Trémentines | Cambrian | |
Quelern Formation | Devonian | |
Quercy Phosphorites Formation | Paleogene | |
Neogene | ||
Redonien Formation | Neogene | |
Renggeri Formation | Jurassic | |
Reun Ar C'Hrank Formation | Devonian | |
Roc de Murviel Formation | Carboniferous | |
Rognacian Formation | Cretaceous | |
Roque Redonde Formation | Carboniferous | |
Rostiviec Formation | Devonian | |
Sable de Vauroux | Paleogene | |
Sables de Cherré | Jurassic | |
Sables de Glos | Jurassic | |
Sables de Varennes | Cretaceous | |
Sables du Lamnay | Cretaceous | |
Sables du Perche | Cretaceous | |
Sables et grès du Mans | Cretaceous | |
Sables verts de l'Aube | Cretaceous | |
Sables à Mactres | Neogene | |
Carboniferous | ||
Sains Formation | Devonian | |
Saint Céneré Formation | Devonian | |
Saint Cirac Formation | Cretaceous | |
Saint Fiacre Formation | Devonian | |
Salagou Formation | Permian | |
Salt Formation | Paleogene | |
Ordovician | ||
Ordovician | ||
Schistes d'Angers | Ordovician | |
Schistes de Beaulieu | Devonian | |
Schistes de Buxières | Permian | |
Schistes de Fiennes | Devonian | |
Schistes de Kerloc'h | Ordovician | |
Schistes de Saint | Ordovician | |
Schistes du Courijou | Ordovician | |
Shale of Chateau Saint | Neogene | |
St. Joseph Formation | Devonian | |
Sulzbach Formation | Carboniferous | |
Superieur Schistes du Landeyran | Ordovician | |
Terres Noires Formation | Jurassic | |
Tessé Sandstones | Jurassic | |
Theligny Chalk | Cretaceous | |
Tibidy Formation | Devonian | |
Devonian | ||
/ |
Ordovician | |
Troaon Group/Kersadiou Formation | Devonian | |
Troaon Group/Tibidy Formation | Devonian | |
Tuffeau de St Omer | Paleogene | |
Tuffeau jaune de Touraine | Cretaceous | |
Tufs et calcaires de Rosan | Ordovician | |
Jurassic | ||
Cretaceous | ||
Cretaceous | ||
Urgonian Limestone Formation | Cretaceous | |
Cretaceous | ||
Cretaceous | ||
Val d'Homs Formation | Cambrian | |
Vauville Formation | Ordovician | |
Verveur Formation | Devonian | |
Vions Formation | Cretaceous | |
Triassic | ||
White Chalk Formation | Cretaceous | |
Zorn Formation | Devonian |
See also[]
- Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe
References[]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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