List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
| Group or Formation | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Group/Balfour Formation | Permian | |
| Alphard Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Beaufort Group/Abrahamskraal formation | Permian | |
| Beaufort Group/Balfour Formation | Triassic, Permian | |
| Beaufort Group/Burgersdorp Formation | Triassic | |
| Beaufort Group/Estcourt Formation | Permian | |
| Beaufort Group/Katberg Formation | Triassic | |
| Beaufort Group/Koonap Formation | Permian | |
| Beaufort Group/Middleton Formation | Permian | |
| Beaufort Group/Normandien Formation | Triassic | |
| Beaufort Group/Teekloof Formation | Permian | |
| Bokkeveld Beds/Boplaas Formation | Devonian | |
| Bokkeveld Beds/Gamka Formation | Devonian | |
| Bokkeveld Beds/Gydo Formation | Devonian | |
| Bokkeveld Beds/Hexriver Formation | Devonian | |
| Bokkeveld Beds/Tra-Tra Formation | Devonian | |
| Bokkeveld Beds/Voorstehoek Formation | Devonian | |
| Bokkeveld Beds/Waboomberg Formation | Devonian | |
| Bosbokpoort Formation | Triassic | |
| Bredasdorp Formation | Neogene | |
| Brenton Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Burgersdorp Formation | Triassic | |
| Drakensberg Formation | Jurassic | |
| Dwyka Shale/Ganigobis Formation | Permian | |
| Ecca Group/Laingsburg Formation | Permian | |
| Ecca Group/Pietermaritzburg Formation | Permian | |
| Ecca Group/Whitehill Formation | Permian | |
| Ecca Group/Waterford Formation | Permian | |
| Ecca Group/Vryheid Formation | Permian | |
| Ecca Group/Volksrust Formation | Permian | |
| Ecca Group/Waterford Formation | Permian | |
| Elandsfontyn Formation | Neogene | |
| Emakwezini Formation | Permian | |
| Karoo Supergroup/Stormberg Group/Molteno Formation | Permian | |
| Kromdraai Formation | Neogene | |
| Lisbon Formation | Jurassic | |
| Makapansgat Formation | Neogene | |
| Makatini Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Mngazana Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Mzamba Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Mzinene Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Natal Formation | Devonian | |
| Rietputs Formation | ||
| St Lucia Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Stormberg Group/Bushveld Sandstone Formation | Jurassic | |
| Stormberg Group/Clarens Formation | Jurassic | |
| Stormberg Group/Elliot Formation | Triassic | |
| Stormberg Group/Molteno Formation | Triassic | |
| Sundays River Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Table Mountain Group/Cedarberg Formation | Ordovician | |
| Teekloof Formation | Permian | |
| Third White Ash Formation | ||
| Transvaal Group/Sterkfontein Formation | Neogene | |
| Transvaal Group/Swartkrans Formation | Neogene | |
| Uitenhage Group/Kirkwood Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Uitenhage Group/Enon Formation | Jurassic | |
| Uitenhage Group/Sundays River Formation | Cretaceous, Jurassic | |
| Umgazana Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Umzamba Formation | Cretaceous | |
| Varswater Formation | Neogene | |
| Voorstehoek Formation | Devonian | |
| Waboomberg Formation | Devonian | |
| Witteberg Group/Waaipoort Shale | Devonian | |
| Witteberg Group/Wagen Drift Formation | Devonian | |
| Witteberg Group/Weltevrede Formation | Devonian | |
| Witteburg Group/Kweekvlei Shale Formation | Devonian | |
| Witteberg Group/Blinkberg Sandstone | Devonian | |
| Witteberg Group/Driekuilen Sandstone | Devonian | |
See also
Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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