List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany
| Group or Formation | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ahbach Formation | Devonian | |
| Ahlen Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Ahrdorf Formation | Devonian | |
| Alzey Formation | Paleogene | |
| Amaltheenton Formation | Jurassic | |
| Jurassic | ||
| Jurassic | ||
| Amden Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Angertal Formation | Devonian | |
| Angulatensandstein Formation | Jurassic | |
| Jurassic | ||
| Arietenkalk Formation | Jurassic | |
| Jurassic | ||
| Carboniferous | ||
| Bausandstein Formation | Triassic | |
| Permian | ||
| Beckum Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Jurassic | ||
| Berching Formation | Jurassic | |
| Bergisch Gladbach Formation | Devonian | |
| Berthelsdorf Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Betakalkbank Formation | Jurassic | |
| Beyrichienkalk Formation | Silurian | |
| Jurassic | ||
| Bochum Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Bohlen Formation | Paleogene | |
| Brandenberg Schichten Formation | Devonian | |
| Branderfleck Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Braunjura Group/ | Jurassic | |
| Braunjura Group/ | Jurassic | |
| Brilon Massenkalk Formation | Devonian | |
| Devonian | ||
| Brongniarti-Pläner Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Buechel Formation | Devonian | |
| Buntsandstein | Triassic | |
| /Bernburg Formation | Permian | |
| /Buntsandstein Formation | Permian | |
| /Calvoerde Formation | Permian | |
| /Röt Formation | Triassic | |
| /Solling Formation | Permian | |
| /Volpriehausen Formation | Permian | |
| /Wechsel Formation | Permian | |
| Bücheler Formation | Devonian | |
| Bückeberg Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Carboniferous | ||
| Cuvieri-Pläner Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Carboniferous | ||
| Cürten Formation | Devonian | |
| Dachhornstein Formation | Jurassic | |
| Doberg Formation | Paleogene | |
| Dreimühlen Formation | Devonian | |
| Dölzschen Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Eckfeld Formation | Devonian | |
| Eichstätt Formation | Jurassic | |
| Eifel Formation | Paleogene | |
| Elbingerode Reef Formation | Devonian | |
| Elligserbrink Shale Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Devonian | ||
| Erbslochgrauwacke Formation | Devonian | |
| Carboniferous | ||
| Erfurt Formation | Triassic | |
| Essen Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Etroeungt Formation | Devonian | |
| Exter Formation | Triassic | |
| Falkenberg Group/Zwethau Formation | Cambrian | |
| Finnentrop Formation | Devonian | |
| Flammkohlenpartie Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Flinz Limestone Formation | Devonian | |
| Flöz Dreibänke Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Flöz Mittel Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Flöz Zweibänke Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Folkeslunda Limestone | Ordovician | |
| Freilingen Formation | Devonian | |
| Friiesenrather Schichten Formation | Devonian | |
| Fürstenau Formation | Paleogene | |
| Galgenberg Formation | Cambrian | |
| Gefell Formation | Devonian | |
| Gehlberg Formation | Paleogene | |
| Gehrener Formation | Permian | |
| Gehrener Schichten Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Geisental Formation | Jurassic | |
| Geisheck Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Gerhartsreiter Schichten Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Gildehausen Sandstone Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Glimmerton Formation | Neogene | |
| Gogoliner Schichten Formation | Triassic | |
| Goldlauter Formation | Permian | |
| Permian | ||
| Permian | ||
| Gosau Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Grafenberg Formation | Paleogene | |
| Green Series Formation | Jurassic | |
| Grensdolomite Formation | Triassic | |
| Grevenstein Formation | Devonian | |
| Grundflötz Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Grünsandstein Formation | Cretaceous | |
| /Lercheck Limestone Formation | Triassic | |
| Hallstätterkalk Formation | Triassic | |
| Halstatt Formation | Triassic | |
| Hangenberg Kalk Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Hardegsen Formation | Triassic | |
| Hartmannshof Formation | Jurassic | |
| Hassberge Formation | Triassic | |
| Hauptmuschelkalk Formation | Triassic | |
| Hauptrogenstein Formation | Jurassic | |
| Heersum Formation | Jurassic | |
| Heilgenwalder Schichten Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Carboniferous | ||
| Carboniferous | ||
| Heimburg Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Heusweiler Schichten Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Hils Conglomerate Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Hobräcke Formation | Devonian | |
| Hohenhöfer Formation | Devonian | |
| Honsel Formation | Devonian | |
| Honseler Schichten Formation | Devonian | |
| Horster Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Jurassic | ||
| Hunsrück Slate | Devonian | |
| Hydrobienkalk Formation | Neogene | |
| Ibbenbüren Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Iberg Reef Formation | Devonian | |
| Ihmert Formation | Devonian | |
| Ilfelder Schichten Formation | Permian | |
| Ilmenau Formation | Permian | |
| Ilsenburg Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Impressamergel Formation | Jurassic | |
| Jeckenbach Formation | Permian | |
| Jena Formation | Triassic | |
| Junkerberg Formation | Devonian | |
| Jurensismergel Formation | Jurassic | |
| Kahlberg Formation | Devonian | |
| Kalchreuth Formation | Jurassic | |
| Kalkgrauwacke Formation | Devonian | |
| Kalmarsund Sandstone | Cambrian | |
| Kasseler Meeressand Formation | Paleogene | |
| Kaub Formation | Devonian | |
| Kerpen Formation | Devonian | |
| Keuper Formation | Triassic | |
| /Benkersandstein Formation | Triassic | |
| /Burgsandstein Formation | Triassic | |
| /Erfurt Formation | Triassic | |
| /Feuerletten Formation | Triassic | |
| /Gipskeuper Formation | Triassic | |
| /Lettenkeuper Formation | Triassic | |
| /Lettenkohle Formation | Triassic | |
| / | Triassic | |
| /Schilfsandstein Formation | Triassic | |
| Kirchstein Formation | Jurassic | |
| Klerf Formation | Devonian | |
| Kohlschneider Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Triassic | ||
| Korallenkalk Formation | Jurassic | |
| Korallenoolith Formation | Jurassic | |
| Kössen Formation | Triassic | |
| Kupferschiefer | Permian | |
| Kurrenberg Formation | Devonian | |
| Kürten Formation | Devonian | |
| Lagerdorf Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Langenfelde Formation | Neogene | |
| Latdorf Formation | Paleogene | |
| Lauch Formation | Devonian | |
| Carboniferous | ||
| Lebacher Schichten Formation | Permian | |
| Leukersdorf Formation | Permian | |
| Liegende Bankkalk Formation | Jurassic | |
| Loogh Formation | Devonian | |
| Carboniferous | ||
| Devonian | ||
| /Bernburg Formation | Triassic | |
| Devonian | ||
| Carboniferous | ||
| Triassic | ||
| /Erfurt Formation | Triassic | |
| Jurassic | ||
| Triassic | ||
| Carboniferous | ||
| Carboniferous | ||
| / | Carboniferous | |
| Carboniferous | ||
| Löwenstein Formation | Triassic | |
| Jurassic | ||
| /Münder Marl Formation | Jurassic | |
| Manebacher Formation | Permian | |
| Massenkalk Formation | Devonian | |
| Meeressande Formation | Paleogene | |
| Permian, Carboniferous | ||
| Meissen Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Mergelstätten Formation | Jurassic | |
| Triassic | ||
| Messel Formation | Paleogene | |
| Triassic | ||
| / | Triassic | |
| /Hardegsen Formation | Triassic | |
| / | Triassic | |
| /Solling Formation | Triassic | |
| /Volpriehausen Formation | Triassic | |
| Triassic | ||
| Triassic | ||
| / | Triassic | |
| /Hassberge Formation | Triassic | |
| /Löwenstein Formation | Triassic | |
| /Stuttgart Formation | Triassic | |
| /Trossingen Formation | Triassic | |
| / | Triassic | |
| Jurassic | ||
| Jurassic | ||
| Devonian | ||
| Molasse Group/ | Neogene | |
| Molasse Group/Lower Freshwater Molasse | Neogene, Paleogene | |
| Molasse Group/ | Neogene | |
| / | Triassic | |
| /Hauptmuschelkalk Formation | Triassic | |
| /Jena Formation | Triassic | |
| / | Triassic | |
| /Meissner Formation | Triassic | |
| /Meißner Formation | Triassic | |
| /Schaumkalk Formation | Triassic | |
| /Trochitenkalk Formation | Triassic | |
| /Wellenkalk Formation | Triassic | |
| Mörnsheim Formation | Jurassic | |
| Jurassic | ||
| Mühlenberg Formation | Devonian | |
| Neckars Formation | Germany | |
| Neichnerberg Formation | Devonian | |
| Nellenköpfchen Formation | Devonian | |
| Netzkater Formation | Permian | |
| Neuburg Formation | Jurassic | |
| Neuburger Weiß Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Paleogene | ||
| Paleogene | ||
| Paleogene | ||
| Paleogene | ||
| Paleogene | ||
| Paleogene | ||
| Paleogene | ||
| Paleogene | ||
| Paleogene | ||
| Paleogene | ||
| Newberria Formation | Devonian | |
| Nohn Formation | Devonian | |
| Nusplingen Limestone Formation | Jurassic | |
| Jurassic | ||
| Triassic | ||
| Germany | ||
| Germany | ||
| Germany | ||
| Oberhäslich Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Oberhofer Formation | Permian | |
| Oberhonsel Formation | Devonian | |
| Odernheim Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Odershausen Formation | Devonian | |
| Oerlinghausen Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Ohlsbach Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Jurassic | ||
| Jurassic | ||
| Ornatenton Formation | Jurassic | |
| Devonian | ||
| Ottweiler Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Carboniferous | ||
| Carboniferous | ||
| Carboniferous | ||
| Painten Formation | Jurassic | |
| Papierschiefer Formation | Jurassic | |
| Jurassic | ||
| Petite Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Devonian | ||
| / | Devonian | |
| Posidonia Shale | Jurassic | |
| Purbek Kalk Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Ramsau Dolomite Formation | Triassic | |
| Randeck Maar Formation | Neogene | |
| Refrath Formation | Devonian | |
| Regensburger Grünsandstein Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Rennertshofen Formation | Jurassic | |
| Reudelstrerz Formation | Devonian | |
| Rhaet Hauptton Formation | Triassic | |
| Devonian | ||
| Rodert Formation | Devonian | |
| Devonian | ||
| Rothaeuser Grauwacke Formation | Devonian | |
| Rotliegend Group/Döhlen Formation | Permian | |
| Rotliegend Group/Lauterecken Formation | Permian | |
| Rotliegend Group/Niederhäslich Formation | Permian | |
| Rotliegend Group/Tambach Formation | Permian | |
| Rott Formation | Paleogene | |
| Rügen Chalk | Cretaceous | |
| Rupel Formation | Paleogene | |
| Rußkohlenflötz Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Rögling Formation | Jurassic | |
| Röt Formation | Triassic | |
| Rüssingen Formation | Neogene | |
| Saarbrücken Group/Luisenthal Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Carboniferous | ||
| Carboniferous | ||
| Sandersdorf Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Saxler Formation | Devonian | |
| Scaphiten-Pläner Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Schrambach Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Schrattenkalk Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Schreyeralm Formation | Triassic | |
| Devonian | ||
| Schwelm Limestone Formation | Devonian | |
| Selscheid Formation | Devonian | |
| Selztal Group/Alzey Formation | Paleogene | |
| Sengenthal Formation | Jurassic | |
| Septarienton Formation | Paleogene | |
| Siegen Formation | Devonian | |
| Siegener Schichten Formation | Devonian | |
| Cretaceous | ||
| Solling Formation | Triassic | |
| Solnhofen Formation | Jurassic | |
| Sprockhoeveler Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Stadtfeld Formation | Devonian | |
| Sternberg Formation | Paleogene | |
| Stockletten Formation | Paleogene | |
| Strehlen Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Devonian | ||
| Strohgelbe Kalke Formation | Triassic | |
| Stromberg Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Strubberg Formation | Jurassic | |
| Stuttgart Formation | Triassic | |
| Stöppel Shale Formation | Devonian | |
| Subway Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Söhlde Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Tambacher Formation | Permian | |
| Thermalsinterkalk Formation | Neogene | |
| Torleite Formation | Jurassic | |
| Torringen Formation | Devonian | |
| Trochitenkalk Formation | Triassic | |
| Trossingen Formation | Triassic | |
| Carboniferous | ||
| Carboniferous | ||
| Jurassic | ||
| Germany | ||
| Unterhonsel Formation | Devonian | |
| Triassic | ||
| / / Rötton Formation |
Triassic | |
| /Röt Formation | Triassic | |
| /Röttone Formation | Triassic | |
| Devonian | ||
| Neogene | ||
| Carboniferous | ||
| Triassic | ||
| Triassic | ||
| /Exter Formation | Triassic | |
| /Feuerletten Formation | Triassic | |
| /Rhätkeuper Formation | Triassic | |
| Jurassic | ||
| Permian | ||
| Devonian | ||
| Triassic | ||
| Triassic | ||
| Triassic | ||
| Carboniferous | ||
| Carboniferous | ||
| Usseltal Formation | Jurassic | |
| Varians Oolith Formation | Jurassic | |
| Velbert Formation | Devonian | |
| Ville Formation | Neogene | |
| Vogtendorf Formation | Ordovician | |
| Waderner Schichten Formation | Permian | |
| Wallen Slate Formation | Devonian | |
| Wallersheim Formation | Devonian | |
| Weißjura Formation | Jurassic | |
| Wellenkalk Formation | Triassic | |
| Wellheim Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Werder Formation | Neogene | |
| Werkkalk Formation | Jurassic | |
| Permian | ||
| Werra Group/Copper Shale Formation | Permian | |
| Werra Group/Copper Shale Formation | Permian | |
| Werra Group / |
Permian | |
| Werrakarbonat Formation | Permian | |
| Werra Group/Zechstein Limestone Formation | Permian | |
| Wetterstein Formation | Triassic | |
| Wettin Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Carboniferous | ||
| Carboniferous | ||
| White Chalk Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Wiedenest Formation | Devonian | |
| Wilder Schiefer Formation | Jurassic | |
| Wohlgeschichtete Kalk Formation | Jurassic | |
| Wullen Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Permian | ||
| Zechstein Limestone Formation | Permian | |
| Permian | ||
| Zechstein Group/Aller Formation | Permian | |
| Zechstein Group/Leine Formation | Permian | |
| Zechstein Group/Stassfurt Formation | Permian | |
| Zechstein Group/Werra Formation | Permian | |
| Ziegelschiefer Formation | Carboniferous | |
| Zwetau Formation | Cambrian | |
| Zwickau Formation | Carboniferous |
See also[]
- Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe
- Geology of Germany
References[]
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of the countries and dependencies of Europe | ||
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