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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Texas
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This article contains a list of
fossil-bearing
stratigraphic units
in the state of
Texas, U.S.
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Group or Formation
Period
Notes
Admiral Formation
Permian
Aguja Formation
Cretaceous
Alacran Mountain Formation
Permian
Albany Group
/
Lueders Formation
Permian
Albany Group
/
Waggoner Ranch Formation
Permian
Aleman Formation
Ordovician
Altuda Formation
Permian
Anacacho Limestone
Cretaceous
Anahuac Formation
Paleogene
Annona Chalk
Cretaceous
Arcadia Park Shale
Cretaceous
Archer City Formation
Permian
Arroyo Formation
Permian
Austin Formation
Cretaceous
Austin Chalk
Cretaceous
Austin Group/
Atco Formation
Cretaceous
Austin Group/
Ector Formation
Cretaceous
Austin Group/
Ector Chalk
Cretaceous
Austin Group/
Gober Formation
Cretaceous
Austin Group/
Gober Chalk
Cretaceous
Austin Group/
Pflugerville Formation
Cretaceous
Austin Group/
Roxton Formation
Cretaceous
Banta Shut Formation
Neogene
Barnett Formation
Carboniferous
Barnett Shale
Carboniferous
Bead Mountain Formation
Permian
Beaumont Formation
Pleistocene
Bell Canyon Formation
Permian
Belle Plains Formation
Permian
Bend Group
/
Smithwick Formation
Carboniferous
Benevides Formation
Cretaceous
Bishop Cap Formation
Carboniferous
Black Peaks Formation
Paleogene
Blaine Formation
Permian
Blanco Formation
United States
Blossom Sand
Cretaceous
Bone Spring Formation
Permian
Bone Spring Limestone
Permian
Boquillas Formation
Cretaceous
Brad Formation
Carboniferous
Bridwell Formation
Neogene
Briggs Formation
Permian
Brushy Canyon Formation
Permian
Buda Limestone
Cretaceous
Caballos Novaculite
Late
Devonian
to
Carboniferous
(
Mississippian
)
Caddo Creek Formation
Carboniferous
Camp Creek Formation
Permian
Camp Rice Formation
United States
Canoe Formation
Paleogene
Canyon Group
/
Caddo Creek Formation
Carboniferous
Canyon Group
/
Graford Formation
Carboniferous
Canyon Group
/
Palo Pinto Formation
Carboniferous
Canyon Group
/
Winchell Formation
Carboniferous
Canyon Group
/
Wolf Mountain Formation
Carboniferous
Canyon Group
/
Wolf Mountain Shale
Carboniferous
Capitan Formation
Permian
Capote Mountain Tuff
Paleogene
Capps Formation
Carboniferous
Catahoula Formation
Paleogene
Cathedral Mountain Formation
Permian
Cerro Alto Limestone
Permian
Chaffin Formation
Carboniferous
Chambers Tuff
Paleogene
Chappel Limestone
Carboniferous
Cherry Canyon Formation
Permian
Chinle Group
/
Dockum Group
Triassic
Chinle Group
/
Tecovas Formation
Triassic
Chisos Formation
Paleogene
Chispa Summit Formation
Cretaceous
Cibolo Formation
Permian
Cisco Group
/
Bluff Creek Formation
Carboniferous
Cisco Group
/
Graham Formation
Carboniferous
Cisco Group
/
Pueblo Formation
Permian
Cisco Group
/
Putnam Formation
Permian
Claiborne Formation
Paleogene
Claiborne Group
/
Cook Mountain Formation
Paleogene
Claiborne Group
/
Crockett Formation
Paleogene
Claiborne Group
/
Reklaw Formation
Paleogene
Claiborne Group
/
Stone City Formation
Paleogene
Claiborne Group
/
Weches Formation
Paleogene
Clarendon Beds
Neogene
Clear Fork Formation
Permian
Clear Fork Group
/
Arroyo Formation
Permian
Clear Fork Group
/
Vale Formation
Permian
Clear Fork Group
/
Choza Formation
Permian
Clear Fork Group
/
Lueders Formation
Permian
Clear Fork Group
/
Vale Formation
Permian
Clyde Formation
Permian
Coetas Formation
Neogene
Coleman Junction Formation
Permian
Colmena Tuff
Paleogene
Comanche Formation
Cretaceous
Comanche Peak Limestone
Cretaceous
Comanche Group
/
Paw Paw Formation
Cretaceous
Concha Formation
Permian
Cook Mountain Formation
Paleogene
Corsicana Marl
Cretaceous
Cow Creek Limestone
(Cow Creek Formation)
Cretaceous
Crockett Formation
Paleogene
Cutoff Formation
Permian
Cutter Dolomite
Ordovician
Del Rio Clay
Cretaceous
Delaho Formation
Neogene
Delaware Mountain Formation
Permian
Denton Formation
Cretaceous
Devil's Graveyard Formation
Paleogene
Devils River Limestone
Cretaceous
Dockum Formation
Triassic
Dockum Group
/
Camp Springs Formation
Triassic
Dockum Group
/
Colorado City Formation
Triassic
Dockum Group
/
Cooper Canyon Formation
Triassic
Dockum Group
/
Santa Rosa Sandstone
Triassic
Dockum Group
/
Tecovas Formation
Triassic
Dockum Group
/
Trujillo Formation
Triassic
Dog Creek Formation
Permian
Eagle Ford Formation
Cretaceous
Eagle Ford Group
/
Britton Formation
Cretaceous
Eagle Ford Shale
Cretaceous
Eagle Ford Group
/
Britton Formation
Cretaceous
Eagle Ford Group
/
Lake Waco Formation
Cretaceous
Eagle Ford Group
/
Tarrant Formation
Cretaceous
East Mountain Shale
Carboniferous
Edwards Limestone
Cretaceous
Edwards Group
/
Segovia Formation
Cretaceous
El Paso Formation
Ordovician
El Paso Group
/
Florida Formation
Ordovician
El Paso Group
/
McKelligon Canyon Formation
Ordovician
El Paso Group
/
Padre Formation
Ordovician
El Paso Group
/
Scenic Drive Formation
Ordovician
El Picacho Formation
Cretaceous
Ellenburger Group
Ordovician
Ellenburger Group
/
Honeycut Formation
Ordovician
Ellenburger Group
/
Tanyard Formation
Ordovician
Escondido Formation
Cretaceous
Fayette Sandstone
Paleogene
Fleming Formation
Neogene
Fort Hancock Formation
Pleistocene
Fort Peña Formation
Ordovician
Fort Worth Limestone
Cretaceous
Fredericksburg Group
/
Comanche Peak Limestone
Cretaceous
Fredericksburg Group
/
Edwards Limestone
Cretaceous
Fredericksburg Group
/
Goodland Formation
Cretaceous
Fredericksburg Group
/
Stuart City Formation
Cretaceous
Fredericksburg Group
/
Walnut Formation
Cretaceous
Fredericksburg Group
/
Glen Rose Limestone
Cretaceous
Fredericksburg Group
/
Paluxy Formation
Cretaceous
Gaptank Formation
Carboniferous
Glen Rose Formation
Cretaceous
Goliad Formation
Neogene
Goodland Limestone
Cretaceous
Goodnight Beds
Neogene
Gorman Formation
Ordovician
Graford Formation
Carboniferous
Graham Formation
Carboniferous
Graham Group
/
Gunsight Formation
United States
Graham Group
/
Jacksboro Limestone
Carboniferous
Graham Group
/
Wayland Formation
United States
Grayson Formation
Cretaceous
Grayson Marl
Cretaceous
Gulf Group
/
Woodbine Formation
Cretaceous
Hammett Formation
Cretaceous
Hammett Shale
Cretaceous
Hannold Hill Formation
Paleogene
Harpersville Formation
Carboniferous
Helms Formation
Carboniferous
Hess Formation
Permian
Hogeye Tuff
Paleogene
Honeycut Formation
Ordovician
Houy Formation
Devonian
to
Carboniferous
(
Mississippian
)
Hueco Formation
Permian
Hueco Canyon Formation
Permian
Jackson Formation
Paleogene
Jackson Group
/
Wellborn Formation
Paleogene
Javelina Formation
Cretaceous
Kamp Ranch Limestone
Cretaceous
Kemp Clay
Cretaceous
Keys Valley Marl
Member
Cretaceous
Kiamichi Shale
(Kiamichi Formation)
Cretaceous
Kincaid Formation
Paleogene
Lake Waco Formation
Cretaceous
Laredo Formation
Paleogene
Lazy Bend Formation
Carboniferous
Lenox Hills Formation
Permian
Lone Camp Group
/
East Mountain Formation
Carboniferous
Love Formation
United States
Lueders Formation
Permian
Magdalen Limestone
Carboniferous
Magdalena Formation
Carboniferous
to
Permian
(?)
Main Street Limestone
Cretaceous
Malone Formation
Late
Jurassic
Mancos Shale
Cretaceous
Marathon Formation
Ordovician
Marble Falls Formation
Carboniferous
Midway Formation
Paleogene
Midway Group
/
Anacacho Limestone
Cretaceous
Midway Group
/
Kincaid Formation
Paleogene
Midway Group
/
Shark River Formation
Paleogene
Midway Group
/
Wills Point Formation
Paleogene
Millsap Lake Group
/
Lazy Bend Formation
Carboniferous
Mineral Wells Formation
Carboniferous
Mingus Formation
Carboniferous
Montoya Group
Ordovician
Montoya Group
/
Aleman Formation
Ordovician
Montoya Group
/
Cutter Formation
Ordovician
Montoya Group
/
Second Value Formation
Ordovician
Moore Hollow Group
/
Wilberns Formation
Cambrian
Moran Formation
Permian
Nacatoch Sand
Cretaceous
Navarro Formation
Cretaceous
Navarro Group
/
Kemp Clay
Cretaceous
Navarro Group
/
Neylandville Marl
Cretaceous
Neal Ranch Formation
Early
Permian
Neylandville Marl
Cretaceous
Oakville Formation
Neogene
Obregon Formation
Carboniferous
Ogallala Formation
Neogene
Ojinaga Formation
Cretaceous
Ozan Formation
Cretaceous
Paluxy Formation
Cretaceous
Pease River Group
/
San Angelo Formation
Permian
Pease River Group
/
San Angelo Group
/
Blaine Formation
Permian
Pecan Gap Chalk
Cretaceous
Pen Formation
Cretaceous
Pepper Shale
Cretaceous
Pillar Bluff Limestone
Devonian
Pruett Formation
Paleogene
Pueblo Formation
Carboniferous
Putnam Formation
Permian
Quartermaster Formation
Permian
Rawls Formation
Neogene
Reklaw Formation
Paleogene
Riley Formation
Cambrian
Rita Blanca Formation
Pleistocene
Road Canyon Formation
Permian
Ross Mine Formation
Permian
Rustler Formation
Permian
Sabinetown Bluff Formation
Paleogene
Salesville Formation
Carboniferous
San Andres Formation
Permian
San Carlos Formation
Cretaceous
Second Value Dolomite
Ordovician
Sedwick Formation
Permian
Seguin Formation
Paleogene
Selman Formation
Paleogene
Seymour Formation
Pleistocene
Shuler Formation
Late
Jurassic
Skinner Mountain Formation
Permian
Skinner Ranch Formation
Permian
Sligo Formation
Cretaceous
Smithwick Formation
Carboniferous
Starcke Limestone
Silurian
Stone City Formation
Paleogene
Strawn Formation
Carboniferous
Strawn Group
/
Grindstone Formation
Carboniferous
Strawn Group
/
Millsap Lake Formation
Carboniferous
Sullivan Peak Formation
Permian
Tahoka Formation
Pleistocene
Talpa Formation
Permian
Tanyard Formation
Ordovician
Taylor Marl
Cretaceous
Taylor Group
/
Sprinkle Formation
Cretaceous
Taylor Group
/
Wolfe City Formation
Cretaceous
Taylor Group
/
Wolfe City Group
/
Sprinkle Formation
Cretaceous
Tecovas Formation
Triassic
Tesnus Formation
Carboniferous
Thrifty Formation
Carboniferous
Torcer Formation
Cretaceous
Tornillo Formation
Paleogene
,
Cretaceous
Tornillo Group
/
Javelina Formation
Cretaceous
Travis Peak Formation
Cretaceous
Trinity Formation
Cretaceous
Trinity Group
/
Antlers Formation
Cretaceous
Trinity Group
/
Bluff Mesa Formation
Cretaceous
Trinity Group
/
Cuchillo Formation
Cretaceous
Trinity Group
/
Glen Rose Formation
Cretaceous
Trinity Group
/
Glen Rose Group
/
Paluxy Formation
Cretaceous
Trinity Group
/
Hensel Sand
Cretaceous
Trinity Group
/
Paluxy Formation
Cretaceous
Trinity Group
/
Twin Mountains Formation
Cretaceous
Tule Formation
Pleistocene
Twin Mountains Formation
Cretaceous
Vale Formation
Permian
Valera Shale
Permian
Vidrio Formation
Permian
Vieja Formation
Paleogene
Waggoner Ranch Formation
Permian
Waldrip Formation
Carboniferous
Walnut Formation
Cretaceous
Washita Formation
Cretaceous
Washita Group
/
Del Rio Formation
Cretaceous
Washita Group
/
Denison Formation
Cretaceous
Washita Group
/
Denton Formation
Cretaceous
Washita Group
/
Duck Creek Formation
Cretaceous
Washita Group
/
Fort Worth Formation
Cretaceous
Washita Group
/
Grayson Marl
Cretaceous
Washita Group
/
Main Street Limestone
Cretaceous
Washita Group
/
Pawpaw Formation
Cretaceous
Washita Group
/
Weno Limestone
Cretaceous
Weches Formation
Paleogene
Weno Formation
Cretaceous
Whitehorse Formation
Permian
Wichita Formation
Permian
Wichita Group
/
Admiral Formation
Permian
Wichita Group
/
Archer City Formation
Permian
Wichita Group
/
Belle Plains Formation
Permian
Wichita Group
/
Clyde Formation
Permian
Wichita Group
/
Lueders Formation
Permian
Wichita Group
/
Moran Formation
Permian
Wichita Group
/
Nocona Formation
Permian
Wichita Group
/
Petrolia Formation
Permian
Wichita Group
/
Waggoner Ranch Formation
Permian
Wichita Group
/
Putnam Formation
Permian
Wichita Group
/
Waggoner Ranch Formation
Permian
Wilberns Formation
Cambrian
Wilcox Group
/
Rockdale Formation
Paleogene
Wills Point Formation
Paleogene
Winchell Formation
Carboniferous
Wolf Mountain Formation
Carboniferous
Wolfe City Formation
Cretaceous
Woodbine Formation
Cretaceous
Woods Hollow Formation
Middle
Ordovician
Word Formation
Permian
Yegua Formation
Paleogene
Yucca Formation
Cretaceous
See also
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References
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Wikisource has original works on the topic:
Paleontology in the United States#Texas
Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database.
"Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database"
. Retrieved
17 December
2021
.
USGS.
"U.S. Geologic Names Lexicon ("Geolex")"
. Retrieved
8 November
2017
.
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