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Group or Formation
Period
Notes
Alston Group
/
Knipe Scar Limestone
Carboniferous
Alston Group
/
Potts Beck Limestone
Carboniferous
Ampthill Clay
Jurassic
Ancholme Group
/
Kimmeridge Clay
Jurassic
Ancholme Group
/
Oxford Clay
Jurassic
Ashfell Limestone
Carboniferous
Aymestry Limestone Formation
Silurian
Baggy Sandstones Formation
Devonian
Bala Group
/
Chatwell Flags Formation
Ordovician
Barton Formation
Palaeogene
Barton Beds
Palaeogene
Barton Clay
Palaeogene
Bee Low Limestones
Carboniferous
Belemnite Marls
Jurassic
Bembridge Limestone
Palaeogene
Bembridge Marls
Palaeogene
Bentham Grit
Carboniferous
Berkshire Oolite Formation
Jurassic
Black Rock Formation
Carboniferous
Blackdown Greensand Formation
Cretaceous
Blackheath Beds
Palaeogene
Blue Lias Formation
Jurassic
Bracklesham Formation
Palaeogene
Bracklesham Beds
Palaeogene
Bracklesham Group
/
Earnley Formation
Palaeogene
Bracklesham Group
/
Elmore Formation
Palaeogene
Bracklesham Group
/
Marsh Farm Formation
Palaeogene
Bracklesham Group
/
Selsey Formation
Palaeogene
Bracklesham Group
/
Wittering Formation
Palaeogene
Bringewood Beds
Silurian
Brockenhurst Beds
Palaeogene
Bromsgrove Sandstone
Triassic
Burwell Rock Formation
Cretaceous
Calcareous Grit
Jurassic
Carboniferous Limestone
Carboniferous
Carmarthen Formation
Ordovician
Carstone Formation
Cretaceous
Caton Shales
Carboniferous
Cauldon Low Conglomerate Formation
Carboniferous
Cauldon Low Limestone
Carboniferous
Cementstone Formation
Carboniferous
Chalk Formation
Cretaceous
Chalk Marl Formation
Cretaceous
Chalk Group
/
"Upper Chalk" Formation
Cretaceous
Chalk Group
/
Lower Chalk Formation
Cretaceous
Chalk Group
/
Lower Formation
Cretaceous
Charmouth Mudstone Formation
Jurassic
Chee Tor Limestone
Carboniferous
Cheney Longville Formation
Ordovician
Chillesford Clay
Quaternary
Claxby Ironstone Formation
Cretaceous
Clifton Down Limestone
Carboniferous
Cockhill Marine Band
Carboniferous
Colsterdale Marine Beds
Carboniferous
Coral Rag Formation
Jurassic
Corallian Oolite Formation
Jurassic
Corallian Group
/
Coral Rag Formation
Jurassic
Corallian Group
/
Kingston Formation
Jurassic
Coralline Crag Formation
Neogene
Coralline Oolite Formation
Jurassic
Cornbrash Formation
Jurassic
Cotswold Slate Formation
Jurassic
Crag Group
/
Norwich Crag Formation
Quaternary
Crag Group
/
Weybourne Crag Formation
Creechbarrow Limestone
Palaeogene
Cromer Forest Bed Formation
Cromer Knoll Formation
Cromer Knoll Group
/
Spilsby Sandstone
Cretaceous
Crossdale Shales
Carboniferous
Crugan Mudstone Formation
Ordovician
Dartmouth Beds
Devonian
Denbury Crinoidal Limestone
Devonian
Dent Group
/
Keisley Limestone
Ordovician
Ditton Formation
Devonian
Downton Castle Sandstone
Silurian
Downton Sandstone
Silurian
Downton Group
/
Downton Castle Sandstone
Silurian
Downton Group
/
Rushall Formation
Silurian
Dufton Shales
Ordovician
Durlston Formation
Cretaceous
Duyfor Mudstone
Ordovician
East Ogwell Limestone
Devonian
Eggardon Grit
Cretaceous
Elton Beds
Silurian
Eyam Limestone
Carboniferous
Eyam Limestones Formation
Carboniferous
Farne Group
/
Scremerston Formation
Carboniferous
Forest Bed Formation
Forest Hollow Beds
Carboniferous
Forest Marble Formation
Jurassic
Frome Clay
Jurassic
Fuller's Earth Formation
Jurassic
Gault Formation
Cretaceous
Glauconitic Marl Formation
Cretaceous
Great Oolite Formation
Jurassic
Great Oolite Group
/
Bath Oolite Formation
Jurassic
Great Oolite Group
/
Chipping Norton Limestone
Jurassic
Great Oolite Group
/
Cornbrash Formation
Jurassic
Great Oolite Group
/
Forest Marble Formation
Jurassic
Great Oolite Group
/
Hampen Marly Formation
Jurassic
Great Oolite Group
/
Sharp's Hill Formation
Jurassic
Great Oolite Group
/
Taynton Limestone
Jurassic
Great Oolite Group
/
White Limestone
Jurassic
Great Scar Limestone Group
/
Ashfell Formation
Carboniferous
Great Scar Limestone Group
/
Danny Bridge Formation
Carboniferous
Greta Grit
Carboniferous
Habberley Shale
Ordovician
Hambleton Oolite Formation
Jurassic
Hampen Marly Formation
Jurassic
Hartshill Formation
Cambrian
Harwich Formation
Palaeogene
Hastings Formation
Cretaceous
Hastings Beds
Cretaceous
Hastings Beds Group
/
Wadhurst Clay
Cretaceous
Hastings Group
/
Grinstead Clay
Cretaceous
Headon Formation
Palaeogene
Headon Hill Formation
Palaeogene
Hempstead Formation
Palaeogene
Hilton Plant Beds
Permian
Holderness Formation
Hope Shale
Ordovician
Hopedale Limestones Formation
Carboniferous
Hotwells Formation
Carboniferous
Inferior Oolite Formation
Jurassic
Inferior Oolite Group
/
Chipping Norton Limestone
Jurassic
Inferior Oolite Group
/
Middle Inferior Oolite Formation
Jurassic
Inferior Oolite Group
/
Northampton Sands
Jurassic
Inferior Oolite Group
/
Upper Inferior Oolite Formation
Jurassic
Infracombe Slates Group
/
Combe Martin Slates Formation
Devonian
Insect Bed Formation
Triassic
Iron Sands
Jurassic
Junction Bed Formation
Jurassic
Keisley Formation
Ordovician
Kimmeridge Clay
Jurassic
Kimmeridge Formation
Jurassic
Kirkby Moor Flags Formation
Silurian
Ledbury Formation
Silurian
Leintwardine Formation
Silurian
Leintwardine Beds
Silurian
Lias Formation
Jurassic
,
Triassic
Lias Group
/
Beacon Limestone Formation
Jurassic
Lias Group
/
Blue Lias Formation
Jurassic
,
Triassic
Lias Group
/
Charmouth Mudstone Formation
Jurassic
Lias Group
/
Dyrham Formation
Jurassic
Lias Group
/
Marlstone Rock Formation
Jurassic
Lias Group
/
Scunthorpe Mudstone Formation
Triassic
Lias Group
/
Whitby Mudstone Formation
Jurassic
Lincolnshire Limestone
Jurassic
Llanfallteg Formation
Ordovician
London Clay
Palaeogene
Lower Borland Shales
Carboniferous
Lower Calcareous Grit
Jurassic
Lower Chalk Formation
Cretaceous
Lower Chalk Group
/
Abbott's Cliff Formation
Cretaceous
Lower Chalk Group
/
Cambridge Greensand Formation
Cretaceous
Lower Chalk Group
/
Chalk Marl Formation
Cretaceous
Lower Comley Formation
Cambrian
Lower Ditton Formation
Devonian
Lower Greensand Formation
Cretaceous
Lower Greensand Group
/
Atherfield Clay
Cretaceous
Lower Greensand Group
/
Faringdon Sand Formation
Cretaceous
Lower Greensand Group
/
Ferruginous Sands
Cretaceous
Lower Greensand Group
/
Folkestone Formation
Cretaceous
Lower Greensand Group
/
Hythe Formation
Cretaceous
Lower Greensand Group
/
Sandgate Formation
Cretaceous
Lower Greensand Group
/
Woburn Sand Formation
Cretaceous
Lower Hamstead Beds
Palaeogene
Lower Headon Beds
Palaeogene
Lower Limestone Group
/
Great Scar Limestone
Carboniferous
Lower Marl Formation
Permian
Ludlow Formation
Silurian
Lulworth Formation
Cretaceous
Lynton Slates Formation
Devonian
Magnesian Conglomerate Formation
Triassic
Malton Oolite Formation
Jurassic
Mammaliferous Crag Formation
Marl Slate Formation
Permian
Mercia Mudstone Group
/
Blue Anchor Formation
Triassic
Mercia Mudstone Group
/
Keuper Waterstones Formation
Triassic
Mercia Mudstone Group
/
Tarporley Siltstone Formation
Triassic
Merevale Shales
Ordovician
Middle Calcareous Grit
Jurassic
Middle Chalk Formation
Cretaceous
Middle Headon Beds
Palaeogene
Middle Inferior Oolite Formation
Jurassic
Middle Limestone Group
/
Five Yard Limestone VI Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Five Yard Limestone VI Cyclothem Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Five Yard Limestone VIa Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Five Yard Limestone VIa Cyclothem Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Five Yard Limestone VIb Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Gayle Limestone Cyclothem Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Gayle Limestone II Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Gayle Shale
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Hardrow Scar Limestone III Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Hardrow Scar Limestone III Cyclothem Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Hardrow Scar Limestone IIIa Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Hardrow Scar Limestone IIIb Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Hardrow Scar Limestone IIIc Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Hawes Limestone I Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Middle Limestone V Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Middle Limestone V Cyclothem Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Middle Limestone Va Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Middle Limestone Va Cyclothem Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Simonstone Limestone IV Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Simonstone Limestone IV Cyclothem Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Simonstone Limestone IVa Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Simonstone Limestone IVa Cyclothem Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Simonstone Limestone IVb Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Simonstone Limestone IVb Cyclothem Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Simonstone Limestone IVc Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Simonstone Limestone IVc Cyclothem Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Three Yard Limestone VII Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Three Yard Limestone VII Cyclothem Formation
Carboniferous
Middle Limestone Group
/
Underset Limestone VIII Formation
Carboniferous
Milldale Limestone
Carboniferous
Monsal Dale Limestones Formation
Carboniferous
Much Wenlock Formation
Silurian
Mytton Flag Formation
Ordovician
Mytton Flags and Tankerville Formation
Ordovician
Namurian Series Formation
Carboniferous
Norwich Crag Formation
Quaternary
Nothe Grits Formation
Jurassic
Ogof Hen Formation
Ordovician
Oldhaven Formation
Palaeogene
Oldhaven Beds
Palaeogene
Osborne Beds
Palaeogene
Osgodby Formation
Jurassic
Osmington Oolite Formation
Jurassic
Overton Formation
Silurian
Oxford Clay
Jurassic
Parrot Coal Formation
Carboniferous
Passage Beds
Jurassic
Penarth Group
/
Lilstock Formation
Triassic
Penarth Group
/
Westbury Formation
Triassic
Penarth Group
/
White Lias Formation
Jurassic
,
Triassic
Pendle Grit
Carboniferous
Penarth Group
/
Cotham Formation
Triassic
Penarth Group
/
Westbury Formation
Triassic
Petherwin Group
/
Baggy Formation
Devonian
Pilton Formation
Devonian
Pilton Shales
Carboniferous
,
Devonian
Pontyfenni Formation
Ordovician
Portland Formation
Jurassic
Portland Oolite Formation
Jurassic
Portland Group
/
Portland Stone Formation
Jurassic
Purbeck Formation
Cretaceous
,
Jurassic
Purbeck Group
/
Durlston Formation
Cretaceous
Purbeck Group
/
Lulworth Formation
Cretaceous
,
Jurassic
Ravenscar Formation
Jurassic
Ravenscar Group
/
Cloughton Formation
Jurassic
Ravenscar Group
/
Eller Beck Formation
Jurassic
Ravenscar Group
/
Lower Saltwick Formation
Jurassic
Ravenscar Group
/
Saltwick Formation
Jurassic
Ravenscar Group
/
Scalby Formation
Jurassic
Ravenscar Group
/
Scarborough Formation
Jurassic
Reading Beds
Palaeogene
Red Crag Formation
Neogene
Ringstead Coral Bed Formation
Jurassic
Roeburndale Formation
Carboniferous
Rutland Formation
Jurassic
Sabden Shale
Carboniferous
Saltwick Formation
Jurassic
Sandringham Sands
Jurassic
Sandringham Sandstone
Cretaceous
Sandsfoot Grit
Jurassic
Selborne Group
/
Gault Formation
Cretaceous
Selborne Group
/
Upper Greensand Formation
Cretaceous
Selsey Formation
Palaeogene
Sharp's Hill Formation
Jurassic
Sherwood Sandstone Group
/
Bromsgrove Sandstone
Triassic
Sherwood Sandstone Group
/
Otter Sandstone Formation
Triassic
Shunner Fell Formation
Carboniferous
Skegness Clay
Cretaceous
Solenopora Beds
Carboniferous
Solent Group
/
Bouldnor Formation
Palaeogene
Speeton Clay
Cretaceous
Spilsby Sandstone
Cretaceous
,
Jurassic
Stanford Formation
Jurassic
Stockdale Shales
Silurian
Suffolk Pebble Beds
Palaeogene
Tamar Group
/
Torquay Formation
Devonian
Tankerville Formation
Ordovician
Tarnbrook Wyre Marine Beds
Carboniferous
Temeside Shale
Silurian
Thanet Formation
Palaeogene
Blue Lias Formation
Jurassic
Torquay Limestone
Devonian
Trigonia clavellata Formation
Jurassic
Upnor Formation
Palaeogene
Upper Border Formation
Carboniferous
Upper Bowland Shales
Carboniferous
Upper Calcareous Grit
Jurassic
Upper Chalk Formation
Cretaceous
Upper Coal Measures Formation
Carboniferous
Upper Comley Formation
Cambrian
Upper Greensand Formation
Cretaceous
Upper Headon Beds
Palaeogene
Upper Limestone Group
/
Main Limestone IX Formation
Carboniferous
Upper Ludlow Formation
Silurian
Urswick Limestone
Carboniferous
Warwickshire Group
/
Kenilworth Sandstone
Permian
Waterhouses Limestone
Carboniferous
Weald Clay
Cretaceous
Weald Clay Group
/
Lower Weald Clay
Cretaceous
Weald Clay Group
/
Upper Weald Clay
Cretaceous
Wealden Formation
Cretaceous
Wealden Group
/
Ashdown Formation
Cretaceous
Wealden Group
/
Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation
Cretaceous
Wealden Group
/
Vectis Formation
Cretaceous
Wealden Group
/
Wadhurst Clay
Cretaceous
Wealden Group
/
Weald Formation
Cretaceous
Wealden Group
/
Weald Clay
Cretaceous
Wealden Group
/
Wessex Formation
Cretaceous
Weaver Beds
Carboniferous
Wenlock Formation
Silurian
Wenlock Shale
Silurian
Wessex Formation
Cretaceous
Westbury Formation
Triassic
Westbury Shales
Triassic
Weston Flags Formation
Ordovician
Weybourne Crag Formation
Whitby Mudstone Formation
Jurassic
Whitcliffe Formation
Silurian
Whitcliffe Beds
Silurian
White Chalk Formation
Cretaceous
White Limestone
Jurassic
Wittering Formation
Palaeogene
Woolwich & Reading Beds
Palaeogene
Woolwich and Reading Formation
Palaeogene
Wych Beds
Silurian
Yeovil Sands
Jurassic
Yoredale Group
/
Alston Formation
Carboniferous
Zechstein Group
/
Marl Slate Formation
Permian
See also
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References
Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database.
"Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database"
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2021
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Fossiliferous
stratigraphic units
of the countries and dependencies of Europe
Sovereign states
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
1
Austria
Azerbaijan
1
Belarus
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1
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1
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1
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Portugal
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Russia
1
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1
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recognition
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1
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1
Northern Cyprus
1
South Ossetia
1
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Dependencies
and
other territories
Faroe Islands
Denmark
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Finland
Svalbard
Norway
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
1
/
Gibraltar
/
Guernsey
/
Isle of Man
/
Jersey
United Kingdom
1
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