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

Sites

Group or Formation Period Notes
Alvy Creek FormationCarboniferous
Arnheim FormationOrdovician
Ashlock FormationOrdovician
Bardstown FormationOrdovician
Beechwood LimestoneDevonian
Bellevue FormationOrdovician
Benbolt FormationOrdovician
Borden FormationCarboniferous
Brassfield FormationSilurian
Breathitt FormationPennsylvanian
Bull Fork FormationOrdovician
Calloway Creek FormationOrdovician
Caseyville FormationCarboniferous
Chattanooga ShaleDevonian
Claiborne FormationPaleogene
Clays Ferry FormationOrdovician
Copland CoalCarboniferous
Corniferous FormationDevonian
Corryville FormationOrdovician
Drakes FormationOrdovician
Elkhorn FormationOrdovician
Elwren FormationCarboniferous
Fairview FormationOrdovician
Fort Payne ChertCarboniferous
Four Corners FormationCarboniferous
Fraileys ShaleCarboniferous
Gilbert FormationOrdovician
Glen Dean LimestoneCarboniferous
Glenshaw FormationCarboniferous
Golconda FormationCarboniferous
Grant Lake FormationOrdovician
Hance FormationCarboniferous
Haney LimestoneCarboniferous
Harrodsburg LimestoneCarboniferous
Jeffersonville LimestoneDevonian
Kope FormationOrdovician
Leipers LimestoneOrdovician
Lexington LimestoneOrdovician
Liberty FormationOrdovician
Louisville LimestoneSilurian
Lower WhitewaterOrdovician
McMillan FormationOrdovician
Miamitown FormationOrdovician
Mount Auburn FormationOrdovician
New Albany ShaleDevonian
New Providence FormationCarboniferous
Ohio ShaleDevonian
Oregonia FormationOrdovician
Ramp Creek FormationCarboniferous
Reba FormationOrdovician
Salem LimestoneCarboniferous
Sanderson FormationCarboniferous
Ste. Genevieve FormationCarboniferous
Stingy Creek FormationOrdovician
Sunset FormationOrdovician
Tar Springs FormationCarboniferous
Tate FormationOrdovician
Tradewater FormationCarboniferous
Tyrone LimestoneOrdovician
Waynesville FormationOrdovician
Whitewater FormationOrdovician

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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