List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Louisiana

This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of Louisiana, U.S.

Sites
Group or Formation Period Notes
Citronelle FormationNeogene
Claiborne Group/Cook Mountain FormationPaleogene
Claiborne Group/Lisbon FormationPaleogene
Cockfield FormationPaleogene
Cook Mountain FormationPaleogene
Danville Landing FormationPaleogene
Fleming FormationNeogene
Jackson Group/Moodys Branch FormationPaleogene
Jackson Group/Yazoo ClayPaleogene
Michoud Formation
Midway Group/Logansport FormationPaleogene
Moodys Branch FormationPaleogene
New Orleans Barrier Trend
Pine Island ShaleCretaceous
St. Maurice FormationPaleogene
Vicksburg Group/Byram MarlPaleogene
Vicksburg Group/Mosley Hill FormationPaleogene
Weches FormationPaleogene
Wilcox FormationPaleogene
Yazoo ClayPaleogene

See also

References
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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