List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
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Major fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
Pleistocene
Pliocene
Miocene
Late Cretaceous
Early Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Devonian
OrdovicianThis is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa.
| Group | Formation | Period | Notes |
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| Late Pleistocene | |||
| Calabrian | |||
| Pliocene-Pleistocene | |||
| Pliocene-Pleistocene | |||
| Pliocene-Pleistocene | |||
| Pliocene | |||
| Miocene-Pliocene | |||
| Miocene | |||
| Miocene | |||
| Coniacian-Maastrichtian | |||
| Coniacian-Maastrichtian | |||
| Coniacian-Campanian | |||
| Coniacian-Campanian | |||
| Albian-Cenomanian | |||
| Barremian-Albian | |||
| Valanginian | |||
| Valanginian | |||
| Valanginian | |||
| Uitenhage Group | Sundays River Formation | Valanginian-Hauterivian | |
| Kirkwood Formation | Berriasian-Hauterivian | ||
| Enon Formation | Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous | ||
| Early Jurassic | |||
| Drakensberg Group | Early Jurassic | ||
| Stormberg Group | Bushveld Sandstone | Hettangian-Sinemurian | |
| Clarens Formation | Early Jurassic | ||
| Elliot Formation | Norian-Sinemurian | ||
| Molteno Formation | Carnian | ||
| Late Triassic | |||
| Beaufort Group |
Balfour Formation | Changhsingian | |
| Beaufort Group | Burgersdorp Formation | Triassic | |
| Katberg Formation | Triassic | ||
| Normandien Formation | Induan | ||
| Permian | |||
| Teekloof Formation | Permian | ||
| Middleton Formation | Permian | ||
| Permian | |||
| Abrahamskraal Formation | Capitanian | ||
| Ecca Group | Permian | ||
| Permian | |||
| Permian | |||
| Whitehill Formation | Artinskian-Kungurian | ||
| Permian | |||
| Permian | |||
| Permian | |||
| Dwyka Group | Ganigobis Formation | Gzhelian-Artinskian | |
| Frasnian | |||
| Mid-Late Devonian | |||
| Mid-Late Devonian | |||
| Mid-Late Devonian | |||
| Mid-Late Devonian | |||
| Mid-Late Devonian | |||
| Givetian | |||
| Bokkeveld Group | Middle Devonian | ||
| Devonian | |||
| Devonian | |||
| Devonian | |||
| Devonian | |||
| Devonian | |||
| Early Devonian | |||
| Devonian | |||
| Table Mountain Group | Hirnantian | ||
| Soom Shale | Hirnantian |
See also[]
- Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Botswana
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Lesotho
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Madagascar
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mozambique
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Namibia
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica
- Geology of South Africa
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 Africa
- Paleontology in South Africa
- Geologic formations of South Africa