List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
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| Group or Formation |
Period |
Notes |
| Al Rose Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Altamira Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Altamira Shale |
Neogene |
|
| Antelope Valley Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Arvison Formation |
Triassic |
|
| Asuncion Group/Chico Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Asuncion Group/Forbes Shale |
Cretaceous |
|
| Asuncion Group/Funks Shale |
Cretaceous |
|
| Asuncion Group/Moreno Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Asuncion Group/Ragged Valley Shale |
Cretaceous |
|
| Avawatz Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Aztec Sandstone |
Jurassic |
|
| Badger Flat Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Baird Formation |
Carboniferous |
|
| Barrel Spring Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Barstow Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Barstow Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Battery Formation |
|
|
| Bautista Formation |
|
|
| Bedrock Spring Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Bird Spring Formation |
Permian, Carboniferous |
|
| Bonanza King Formation |
Cambrian |
|
| Bonanzan King Formation |
Cambrian |
|
| Bopesta Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Bragdon Formation |
Carboniferous |
|
| Branch Canyon Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Brawley Formation |
|
|
| Briones Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Brock Shale |
Triassic |
|
| Budden Canyon Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Cache Formation |
|
|
| Cajon Valley Beds Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Caliente Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Campito Formation |
Cambrian |
|
| Capay Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Capistrano Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Carrara Formation |
Cambrian |
|
| Chanac Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Chatsworth Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Chico Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Chico Group/Moreno Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Chloropagus Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Conglomerate Mesa Formation |
Permian |
|
| Copper Canyon Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Coso Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Crowder Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Darwin Canyon Formation |
Permian |
|
| Debris Dam Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Deep Spring Formation |
Cambrian |
|
| Dekkas Formation |
Permian |
|
| Delmar Formation |
|
|
| Diablo Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Diligencia Formation |
|
|
| Disaster Peak Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Domengine Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Dove Spring Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Drakes Bay Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Ely Springs Dolomite |
Ordovician |
|
| Etchegoin Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Falor Formation |
|
|
| Fernando Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Fernando Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Forbes Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Foreman Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Franciscan Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Franciscan Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Freeman Silt Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Friars Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Funks Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Gazelle Formation |
Silurian |
|
| Goler Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Goodhue Formation |
Permian |
|
| Goodwin Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Great Valley Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Great Valley Group/Antelope Shale |
Cretaceous |
|
| Great Valley Group/Budden Canyon Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Great Valley Group/Crack Canyon Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Great Valley Group/Gravelly Flat Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Great Valley Group/Lodoga Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Great Valley Group/Moreno Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Great Valley Group/Stony Creek Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Green Valley Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Gregg Ranch Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Hardgrave Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Harkless Formation |
Cambrian |
|
| Harold Formation |
|
|
| Hector Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Hidden Valley Dolomite |
Devonian |
|
| Hinchman Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Hookton Formation |
|
|
| Hornbrook Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Horned Toad Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Horseshoe Gulch Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Horseshoe Gulch unit Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Hosselkus Formation |
Triassic |
|
| Hosselkus Limestone |
Triassic |
|
| Hungry Valley Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Imperial Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Imperial Group/Deguynos Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Jalama Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Jewett Sand Formation |
Neogene, Paleogene |
|
| Joaquin Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Josephine Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Juncal Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Kangaroo Creek Formation |
Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician |
|
| Kangaroo Ranch Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Kern River Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Kern River Beds Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Kramer Beds Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Kreyenhagen Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Kreyenhagen Shale |
Paleogene |
|
| La Habra Formation |
|
|
| La Jolla Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Ladd Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Ladera Sandstone |
Neogene |
|
| Laguna Seca Formation |
Paleogene, Cretaceous |
|
| Lake Mathews Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Latham Shale |
Cambrian |
|
| Livermore Gravels Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Llajas Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Locatelli Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Lodo Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Lomita Marl Formation |
|
|
| Lompico Sandstone |
Neogene |
|
| Lower Arkose Unit Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Manix Formation |
|
|
| Martinez Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Mazourka Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| McCloud Limestone |
Permian, Carboniferous |
|
| Meganos Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Meganos C Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Mehrten Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Merced Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Merhten Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Mint Canyon Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Mission Valley Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Modello Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Modelo Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Modin Formation |
Triassic |
|
| Moenkopi Formation |
Triassic |
|
| Monola Formation |
Cambrian |
|
| Monterey Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Monterey Shale |
Neogene |
|
| Monterey Group/Claremont Shale |
Neogene |
|
| Montezuma Formation |
|
|
| Montgomery Creek Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Montgomery Limestone |
Ordovician |
|
| Moraga Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Moreno Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Moreno Grande Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Mormon Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| MR Caliente Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Mt. Eden Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Mule Spring Limestone |
Cambrian |
|
| Mulholland Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Neroly Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Niguel Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Nosoni Formation |
Permian |
|
| NS Caliente Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Oclese Sand Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Ocotillo Formation |
|
|
| Ono Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Orinda Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Oro Loma Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Osbourne Canyon Formation |
Permian |
|
| Otay Formation |
|
|
| Owens Valley Formation |
Permian |
|
| Owens Valley Group/Santa Rosa Flat Formation |
Permian |
|
| Pacheco Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Palm Spring Formation |
|
|
| Palos Verdes Formation |
|
|
| Panoche Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Paskenta Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Paso Robles Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Pauba Formation |
|
|
| Payton Ranch Limestone |
Silurian |
|
| Peace Valley Beds Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Petaluma Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Pico Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Pigeon Point Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Pinole Tuff Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Pismo Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Pit Formation |
Triassic |
|
| Pleasants Sandstone |
Cretaceous |
|
| Plush Ranch Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Point Loma Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Poleta Formation |
Cambrian |
|
| Pomerado Conglomerate Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Potem Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Poway Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Puente Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Puente Shale |
Neogene |
|
| Punchbowl Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Purisima Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Purisimo Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Redding Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Rincon Formation |
Neogene, Paleogene |
|
| Rio Dell Formation |
|
|
| Riverbank Formation |
|
|
| Robinson Formation |
Permian |
|
| Rosario Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Rosario Group/Cabrillo Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Rosario Group/Point Loma Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Round Mountain Silt Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Saline Valley Formation |
Cambrian |
|
| San Antonio Formation |
|
|
| San Benito Gravels Formation |
|
|
| San Diego Formation |
Neogene |
|
| San Emigdio Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| San Francisquito Formation |
Paleogene, Cretaceous |
|
| San Joaquin Formation |
Neogene |
|
| San Lorenzo Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| San Lorenzo Group/Pleito Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| San Lorenzo Group/San Emigdio Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| San Margarita Sandstone |
Neogene |
|
| San Mateo Formation |
Neogene |
|
| San Pablo Formation |
Neogene |
|
| San Pedro Formation |
|
|
| San Pedro Sand Formation |
|
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| San Timoteo Formation |
|
|
| Santa Clara Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Santa Cruz Mudstone Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Santa Margarita Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Santa Rosa Flat Formation |
Permian |
|
| Santa Rosa Island Formation |
|
|
| Santa Susana Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Santiago Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Scripps Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Sespe Formation |
Neogene, Paleogene |
|
| Shasta Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Sierra Blanca Limestone |
Paleogene |
|
| Siesta Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Silverado Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Sisquoc Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Skooner Gulch Formation |
Neogene |
|
| St. George Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Stadium Conglomerate Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Sweetwater Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Tassajara Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Tecopa Lake Beds Formation |
|
|
| Tecuya Formation |
|
|
| Tejon Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Temblor Formation |
Neogene, Paleogene |
|
| Temecula Arkose Formation |
|
|
| Thompson Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Tick Canyon Formation |
|
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| Timm's Point Formation |
|
|
| Titus Canyon Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Topanga Canyon Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Towsley Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Tulare Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Tuna Canyon Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Turlock Lake Formation |
|
|
| UDC Caliente Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Union Wash Formation |
Triassic |
|
| Unnamed Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Upper Caliente Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Upper Etchegoin Formation |
|
|
| Upper Fernando Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Upper Mehrten Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Valmonte Diatomite Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Vaquero Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Vaqueros Formation |
Neogene, Paleogene |
|
| Vedder Sand |
Paleogene |
|
| Volcanopelagic Succession Group/Unit 1 Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Volcanopelagic Succession Group/Unit 2 Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Volcanopelagic Succession Group/Unit 3 Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Waltham Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Wildcat Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Wildcat Group/Rio Dell Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Williams Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Wood Canyon Formation |
Cambrian, Ediacaran |
|
| Zabriskie Quartzite Formation |
Cambrian |
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See also
References
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