List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kentucky

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 Formation	Carboniferous
Arnheim Formation	Ordovician
Ashlock Formation	Ordovician
Bardstown Formation	Ordovician
Beechwood Limestone	Devonian
Bellevue Formation	Ordovician
Benbolt Formation	Ordovician
Borden Formation	Carboniferous
Brassfield Formation	Silurian
Breathitt Formation	Pennsylvanian
Bull Fork Formation	Ordovician
Calloway Creek Formation	Ordovician
Caseyville Formation	Carboniferous
Chattanooga Shale	Devonian
Claiborne Formation	Paleogene
Clays Ferry Formation	Ordovician
Copland Coal	Carboniferous
Corniferous Formation	Devonian
Corryville Formation	Ordovician
Drakes Formation	Ordovician
Elkhorn Formation	Ordovician
Elwren Formation	Carboniferous
Fairview Formation	Ordovician
Fort Payne Chert	Carboniferous
Four Corners Formation	Carboniferous
Fraileys Shale	Carboniferous
Gilbert Formation	Ordovician
Glen Dean Limestone	Carboniferous
Glenshaw Formation	Carboniferous
Golconda Formation	Carboniferous
Grant Lake Formation	Ordovician
Hance Formation	Carboniferous
Haney Limestone	Carboniferous
Harrodsburg Limestone	Carboniferous
Jeffersonville Limestone	Devonian
Kope Formation	Ordovician
Leipers Limestone	Ordovician
Lexington Limestone	Ordovician
Liberty Formation	Ordovician
Louisville Limestone	Silurian
Lower Whitewater	Ordovician
McMillan Formation	Ordovician
Miamitown Formation	Ordovician
Mount Auburn Formation	Ordovician
New Albany Shale	Devonian
New Providence Formation	Carboniferous
Ohio Shale	Devonian
Oregonia Formation	Ordovician
Ramp Creek Formation	Carboniferous
Reba Formation	Ordovician
Salem Limestone	Carboniferous
Sanderson Formation	Carboniferous
Ste. Genevieve Formation	Carboniferous
Stingy Creek Formation	Ordovician
Sunset Formation	Ordovician
Tar Springs Formation	Carboniferous
Tate Formation	Ordovician
Tradewater Formation	Carboniferous
Tyrone Limestone	Ordovician
Waynesville Formation	Ordovician
Whitewater Formation	Ordovician

See also

• Paleontology in Kentucky

References

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