List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Minnesota
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Minnesota, U.S.
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Group or Formation | Period | Notes |
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Cretaceous | ||
Coleraine Formation | Cretaceous | |
Cummingsville Formation | Ordovician | |
Dakota Formation | Cretaceous | |
Decorah | Ordovician | |
Decorah Shale | Ordovician | |
Dubuque Formation | Ordovician | |
Franconia Formation | Cambrian | |
Galena Group/Cummingsville Formation | Ordovician | |
Galena Group/Decorah Shale | Ordovician | |
Glenwood Formation | Ordovician | |
Greenhorn Formation | Cretaceous | |
Guttenberg Formation | Ordovician | |
Ion Formation | Ordovician | |
Maquoketa Group/Elgin Formation | Ordovician | |
Oneota Formation | Ordovician | |
Platteville Formation | Ordovician | |
Prosser Limestone | Ordovician | |
Shakopee Formation | Ordovician | |
Spechts Ferry Formation | Ordovician | |
Spillville Formation | Devonian | |
St. Peter Sandstone | Ordovician | |
Stewartville Formation | Ordovician | |
Windrow Formation | Cretaceous |
See also[]
References[]
Wikisource has original works on the topic: Paleontology in the United States#Minnesota |
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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