List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Utah

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

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Group or Formation Period Notes
Arcturus FormationPermian
Blackhawk FormationCretaceous
Brazer DolomiteCarboniferous
Brian Head FormationPaleogene
Burro Canyon FormationCretaceous
Carmel FormationJurassic
Castle Gate FormationCretaceous
Castlegate FormationCretaceous
Cedar Mountain FormationCretaceous
Chainman FormationCarboniferous
Chainman ShaleCarboniferous
Chinle FormationTriassic
Chinle Group/Rock Point FormationTriassic
Chisholm FormationCambrian
Colton FormationPaleogene
Crystal Peak Dolomite FormationOrdovician
Cutler FormationPermian
Dakota FormationCretaceous
Dakota SandstoneCretaceous
Dakota Group/Cedar Mountain FormationCretaceous, Jurassic
Deseret FormationCarboniferous
Deseret LimestoneCarboniferous
Deseret LimestoneCarboniferous
Dinwoody FormationTriassic
Duchesne River FormationPaleogene
Dunderberg ShaleCambrian
Elephant Canyon FormationPermian, Carboniferous
Ely FormationCarboniferous
Ely LimestoneCarboniferous
Ely Springs Dolomite FormationOrdovician
Engelmann FormationDevonian
Entrada FormationJurassic
Evacuation Creek FormationPaleogene
Ferron FormationCretaceous
Fillmore FormationOrdovician
Fillmore LimestoneOrdovician
Fish Haven Dolomite FormationOrdovician
Fitchville FormationCarboniferous
Flagstaff FormationPaleogene
Fort Union FormationPaleogene
Frontier FormationCretaceous
Garden City FormationOrdovician
Glen Canyon Group/Kayenta FormationJurassic
Glen Canyon Group/Moenave FormationJurassic, Triassic
Glen Canyon Group/Navajo SandstoneJurassic
Glen Canyon Group/Navajo Sandstone Group/Nugget FormationJurassic
Glen Canyon Group/Wingate FormationTriassic
Glen Canyon Group/Wingate SandstoneTriassic
Great Blue LimestoneCarboniferous
Green River FormationPaleogene
Henefer FormationCretaceous
Hermosa FormationCarboniferous
Honaker Trail FormationCarboniferous
House LimestoneOrdovician
Humbug FormationCarboniferous
Illipah FormationCarboniferous
Iron Springs FormationCretaceous
Juab FormationOrdovician
Juab LimestoneOrdovician
Kaibab LimestonePermian
Kaiparowits FormationCretaceous
Kanosh FormationOrdovician
Kanosh ShaleOrdovician
Kayenta FormationJurassic
Kelvin FormationCretaceous
Laketown Dolomite FormationSilurian, Ordovician
Lance FormationCretaceous
Langston FormationCambrian
Laramie FormationCretaceous
Lead Bell ShaleCambrian
Lehman FormationOrdovician
Lodgepole LimestoneCarboniferous
Lone Mountain FormationSilurian
Lower Wheeler ShaleCambrian
Madison FormationCarboniferous
Mancos ShaleCretaceous
Mancos Group/Frontier FormationCretaceous
Manning Canyon FormationCarboniferous
Manning Canyon ShaleCarboniferous
Marjum FormationCambrian
Marjum LimestoneCambrian
Mesa Verde FormationCretaceous
Mesaverde FormationCretaceous
Mesaverde Group/Castlegate FormationCretaceous
Mesaverde Group/Nelsen FormationCretaceous
Moenkopi FormationTriassic
Moroni FormationNeogene
Morrison FormationJurassic
Nelsen FormationCretaceous
Nopah FormationCambrian
North Horn FormationPaleogene, Cretaceous
Norwood Tuff FormationPaleogene
Notch Peak FormationCambrian
Opohonga FormationOrdovician
Oquirrh FormationCarboniferous
Oquirrh Group/Bingham Mine FormationCarboniferous
Oquirrh Group/Butterfield FormationCarboniferous
Oquirrh Group/Oquirrh FormationCarboniferous
Orr FormationCambrian
Park City FormationPermian
Park City Group/Gerster FormationPermian
Park City Group/Plympton FormationPermian
Phosphoria FormationPermian
Pioche FormationCambrian
Pogonip Group/Fillmore FormationOrdovician
Pogonip Group/Wah Wah FormationOrdovician
Pogonip Group/Wahwah FormationOrdovician
Price River FormationCretaceous
Round Valley FormationCarboniferous
Salt Lake FormationNeogene
San Rafael Group/Carmel FormationJurassic
San Rafael Group/Curtis FormationJurassic
San Rafael Group/Entrada SandstoneJurassic
San Rafael Group/Page SandstoneJurassic
Sappington FormationCarboniferous
Sevier FormationNeogene
Sinbad FormationTriassic
Soapstone FormationCarboniferous
St. Charles FormationOrdovician
Straight Cliffs FormationCretaceous
Stump FormationJurassic
Summerville FormationJurassic
Swan Peak FormationOrdovician
Swasey LimestoneCambrian
Thaynes FormationTriassic
Thaynes FormationTriassic
Thaynes FormationTriassic
Thaynes FormationTriassic
Toroweap FormationPermian
Tropic ShaleCretaceous
Uintah FormationPaleogene
Upper Weeks LimestoneCambrian
Upper Wheeler ShaleCambrian
Ute LimestoneCambrian
Virgin FormationTriassic
Wahwah FormationOrdovician
Wahwah LimestoneOrdovician
Wahweap FormationCretaceous
Wasatch FormationPaleogene
Watson Ranch Quartzite FormationOrdovician
Weeks FormationCambrian
Wheeler ShaleCambrian
White Pine ShaleCarboniferous

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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