List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nebraska

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

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Group or Formation Period Notes
Admire Group/Falls City Carboniferous
Admire Group/Falls City Limestone Carboniferous
Admire Group/Janesville Shale Carboniferous
Admire Group/Onaga Shale Carboniferous
Admire Group/Towle Shale Carboniferous
Arikaree Group Paleogene
Arikaree Group/Coffee Mill Butte Beds Paleogene
Arikaree Group/Reunion Creek Beds Paleogene
Arikaree Group/Wildcat Hills Beds Paleogene
Ash Hollow Formation Neogene
Barneston Formation Permian
Box Butte Formation Neogene
Bronson Group/Dennis Formation Carboniferous
Brown Siltstone Beds Cretaceous
Brule Formation Paleogene
Carlise Shale Cretaceous
Chadron Formation Paleogene
Chase Formation Carboniferous
Council Grove Group/Beattie Formation Permian
Council Grove Group/Foraker Limestone Carboniferous
Dakota Formation Cretaceous
Fall River Sandstone Cretaceous
Foraker Formation Carboniferous
Fort Riley Formation Permian
Gering Formation Paleogene
Greenhorn Formation Cretaceous
Harrison Formation Neogene
Huntsman Shale Cretaceous
J Sandstone Cretaceous
Kansas City Group/Dennis Formation Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Swope Formation Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Swope Limestone Carboniferous
Kansas City Group/Westerville Formation Carboniferous
Kanwaka Formation Carboniferous
Kereford Formation Carboniferous
Lansing Group Carboniferous
Lansing Group/Plattsburg Formation Carboniferous
Lansing Group/Stanton Formation Carboniferous
Lavaca Flats Beds Cretaceous
Long Pine Formation Neogene
Loveland Loess
Lower Harrison Beds
Marmaton Group/Altamont Limestone Carboniferous
Marsland Formation Neogene
Monroe Creek Formation Paleogene
Montana Group/Pierre Shale Cretaceous
Neva Formation Permian
Niobrara Formation Cretaceous
Ogallala Formation Neogene
Ogallala Group/Valentine Formation Neogene
Olcott Formation Neogene
Onaga Formation Carboniferous
Oread Formation Carboniferous
Oreodon Beds Paleogene
Pierre Shale Cretaceous
Runningwater Formation Neogene
Sand Canyon Formation Neogene
Sappa Formation Cretaceous
Scotch Grove Formation Silurian
Severy Shale Carboniferous
Shawnee Group Carboniferous
Shawnee Group/Deer Creek Formation Carboniferous
Shawnee Group/Kanwaka Formation Carboniferous
Shawnee Group/Lecompton Formation Carboniferous
Shawnee Group/Oread Formation Carboniferous
Sheep Creek Formation Neogene
Skull Creek Shale Cretaceous
Snake Creek Formation Neogene
Stanton Formation Carboniferous
Titanotherium Beds Paleogene
Upper Harrison Beds
Valentine Formation Neogene
Wabaunsee Group/Severy Shale Carboniferous
Wabaunsee Group/Stotler Formation Carboniferous
Wabaunsee Group/Wood Siding Formation Carboniferous
White River Group/Brule Formation Paleogene
White River Group/Chadron Formation Paleogene
Winfield Formation Permian

See also

References

Wikisource has original works on the topic: Paleontology in the United States#Nebraska
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 22 June 2014.