This is a worldwide list of important and/or well-known localities where fossils have been found. Such locations may either be a geological formation or a single site.
Geological formations consist of rock that was deposited throughout a specific period of time. They usually extend for large areas, and sometimes there are different important sites in which the same formation is exposed. In such cases, the sites should be listed under the appropriate formation. On the other hand, many formations are for all practical purposes only studied at a single site, usually the type locality.
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Africa (including Madagascar)
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| Site | Country/State | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Afar Depression | Ethiopia | Pliocene |
| Ahl al Oughlam | Morocco | Upper Pliocene |
| Ameki Formation | Nigeria | Middle Eocene |
| Awash River | Ethiopia | Pliocene |
| Bahariya Formation | Egypt | Upper Cretaceous |
| Clarens Formation | South Africa | Lower Jurassic |
| Cradle of Humankind | South Africa | Pliocene – Pleistocene |
| Elliot Formation | South Africa | Triassic – Jurassic |
| Erlhaz Formation | Niger | Lower Cretaceous |
| Hadar Formation | Ethiopia | Pliocene |
| Bouri Formation | Ethiopia | Pleistocene |
| Hoedjiespunt | South Africa | Pleistocene |
| Jebel Irhoud | Morocco | Pleistocene |
| Jebel Qatrani Formation | Egypt | Eocene – Oligocene |
| Karoo Supergroup | Southern Africa | Permian – Lower Jurassic |
| Klasies River Caves | South Africa | Pleistocene |
| Koobi Fora | Kenya | Pliocene – Pleistocene |
| Laetoli | Tanzania | Pliocene – Pleistocene |
| Lothagam | Kenya | Miocene – Pliocene |
| Maevarano Formation | Madagascar | Upper Cretaceous |
| Molteno Formation | South Africa | Upper Triassic |
| Olduvai Gorge | Tanzania | Pliocene |
| Omo Kibish Formation (= Kibish Formation) | Ethiopia | Pliocene – Pleistocene |
| Orapa | Botswana | Upper Cretaceous |
| Qasr el Sagha Formation | Egypt | Eocene |
| Rusinga Island | Kenya | Miocene |
| Shungura Formation | Ethiopia | Pliocene – Lower Pleistocene |
| Taung | South Africa | Pliocene |
| Tegana Formation | Morocco | Lower Cretaceous |
| Tendaguru Formation | Tanzania | Upper Jurassic |
| Usno Formation | Ethiopia | Pliocene – Lower Pleistocene |
Antarctica
| Site | Age |
|---|---|
| Cross Valley Formation | Upper Paleocene |
| La Meseta Formation | Eocene |
| López de Bertodano Formation | Upper Cretaceous – Lower Paleocene (Maastrichtian – Danian) |
| Mount Kirkpatrick Formation | Triassic-Middle Jurassic |
| Santa Marta Formation | Upper Cretaceous |
| Sobral Formation | Lower Paleocene (Danian) |
Asia
| Site | Country/State | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Balabansai Formation | Kazakhstan | Upper Jurassic |
| Barun Goyot Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous |
| Bayan Shireh Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous |
| Baynunah Formation | United Arab Emirates | Upper Miocene |
| Bissekty Formation | Uzbekistan | Cretaceous |
| Bugti Hills | Pakistan | Oligocene |
| Chaomidianzi Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Dabeigou Formation | China | Cretaceous |
| Dainichi Formation | Japan | Upper Pliocene |
| Daohugou Beds | China | Jurassic or Cretaceous |
| Dashanpu Formation | China | Middle Jurassic |
| Dashuigou Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Djadochta Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous |
| Eijnhoro Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Es Skhul | Israel: Mount Carmel | Pliocene |
| Flaming Cliffs | Mongolia | Cretaceous |
| Hakel | Lebanon | Cretaceous |
| Huadian Formation | China | Eocene |
| Indricotherium Formation | Kazakhstan | Oligocene |
| Irdin Manha Formation | Mongolia | Eocene |
| Iren Dabasu Formation | China | Upper Cretaceous |
| Iwaki Formation | Japan | Lower Oligocene |
| Jindong Formation | Korea | Cretaceous |
| Jiufotang Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Khukhtek Formation | Mongolia | Lower Cretaceous |
| Kerman | Iran | Jurassic [1][2] |
| Kishima Group | Japan | Upper Eocene/Lower Oligocene |
Kitadani Formation
|
Japan | Lower Cretaceous |
| Kızılırmak Formation | Evren, Ankara, Turkey | Tortonian [3] |
| Kota Formation | India | Lower Jurassic |
Lake Nojiri
|
Japan | Pleistocene |
| Lameta Formation | India | Upper Cretaceous |
| Lang Trang Caves | Vietnam | Pleistocene |
| Liang Bua Cave | Indonesia: Flores | Pleistocene |
| Lufeng Formation | China | Jurassic |
| Maotianshan Shales | China | Cambrian |
| Minatogawa Man | Japan | Neogene |
| Nagura Formation | Japan | Middle Miocene |
| Maleri Formation | India | Upper Triassic |
| Minhe Formation | China | Cretaceous |
| Nemegt Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous |
| Oi Formation | Japan | Lower Miocene |
| Qafzeh | Israel: Nazareth | Pliocene |
| Shivalik Fossil Park | India | Pleistocene |
| Sao Khua Formation | Thailand | Lower Cretaceous |
| Shishugou Formation | China | Upper Jurassic |
| Tabun | Israel | Pliocene |
| Tham Khuyen caves | Vietnam | Jurassic |
| Tiaojishan Formation | China | Middle Jurassic |
| Trinil | Indonesia: Java | Pleistocene |
| Tuchengzi Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Tugulu Group | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Udurchukan Formation | Russia | Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian?) |
| Ulansuhai Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Wucaiwan Formation | China | Middle Jurassic |
| Xiagou Formation | China | Cretaceous |
| Xinminbao Group (Chijinbao, Digou and Zhonggou Formation) | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Xiushan Formation | China: Guizhou | Lower Silurian (Llandovery) |
| Yamaga Formation | Japan | Upper Oligocene |
| Yixian Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Yuliangze Formation | China | Upper Cretaceous |
| Yushima Formation (= Tatsunokuchi Formation) | Japan | Lower Pliocene |
| Zaza Formation | Russia | Lower Cretaceous |
| Zhongming Formation | China | Devonian |
| Zhoukoudian | China | Pleistocene |
Europe
| Site | Country/State | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Aetokremnos | Cyprus | Holocene (Mesolithic) |
| Ana | Spain | Late Cretaceous |
| Atapuerca | Spain | Pleistocene |
| Aust Cliff | England | Triassic |
| Batallones | Spain | Miocene |
| Bembridge Marls | England | Oligocene |
| Borgloon Formation | Belgium | Oligocene |
| Buñol | Spain | Miocene |
| Calizas de La Huérguina Formation | Spain | Cretaceous (Barremian) |
| Crevillente | Spain | Miocene |
| Crô-Magnon | France | Pleistocene |
| Dmanisi | Georgia | Pleistocene |
| Es Pouás | Ibiza (Balearic Islands) | Pleistocene/Holocene |
| Fossil Grove | Scotland | Carboniferous (Serpukhovian) |
| Fur Formation | Denmark | Lower Eocene |
| Gilwern Hill | Wales | Ordovician |
| Grès à Reptiles | France | Jurassic |
| Guimarota | Portugal | Late Jurassic |
| Hampstead Formation | England | Oligocene |
| Hunsrück Slates | Germany: Bundenbach | Devonian |
| Jurassic Coast | England | Jurassic |
| Kattendijk Sands | Belgium | Pliocene |
| Kostolac-Viminacium | Serbia | Pleistocene |
| La Chapelle-aux-Saints | France | Pleistocene |
| La Ferrassie | France | Pleistocene |
| La Roma | Spain | Miocene |
| Las Hoyas | Spain | Cretaceous |
| Liedenas Sandstone | Spain | Upper Eocene (Priabonian) |
| Lo Hueco | Spain | Cretaceous |
| London Clay | England | Eocene |
| Löwenstein Formation | Germany | Upper Triassic |
| Lourinhã Formation - Amoreira-Porto Novo Members - Sobral Unit |
Portugal | Late Jurassic |
| Lyme Regis | England: Dorset | Jurassic |
| Maastricht Formation | Benelux | Cretaceous |
| Maltravieso Cave | Spain | Pleistocene |
| Mauer | Germany | Pleistocene |
| Messel Pit | Germany | Eocene |
| Monte Bolca | Italy | Eocene |
| Murero | Spain | Cambrian |
| Neandertal - Feldhofer grotto |
Germany | Pleistocene |
| Oxford Clay | England | Jurassic |
| Paris Basin - Argile Plastique |
France | Lower Eocene |
| Pobiti Kamani | Bulgaria | Mesozoic |
| Pontnewydd Cave | Wales | Pleistocene |
| Quercy Phosphorites | France | Eocene/Oligocene |
| Rhynie Chert | Scotland | Devonian |
| Riodeva | Spain | Jurassic/Cretaceous |
| Sajóvölgyi Formation | Hungary | Miocene (Serravallian) |
| Sânpetru Formation | Romania | Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
| Santa Ana Cave | Spain | Pleistocene |
| Sieblos Dysodil | Germany | Oligocene |
| Solnhofen limestone | Germany | Jurassic |
| Turritellenplatte | Germany: Baden-Württemberg | Miocene (mid-Burdigalian) |
| Valkenburg Formation | Belgium | Cretaceous |
| Venta del Moro | Spain | Miocene |
| Venta Micena | Spain | Pliocene |
| Wessex Formation | England | Cretaceous |
North America
| Site | Country/State | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Agate Fossil Beds National Monument | USA: Nebraska | Miocene |
| Aquia Formation | USA: Maryland and Virginia | Paleocene |
| Ash Hollow Formation | USA: Nebraska | Miocene (Clarendonian) |
| Astoria Formation | USA: Oregon | Miocene |
| Aucilla River | USA: Florida | Pleistocene/Holocene |
| Austin Chalk | USA: Texas | Late Cretaceous |
| Bainbridge Formation | USA: Missouri | Silurian |
| Bakken Formation | USA/Canada: Montana, North Dakota and Saskatchewan | Upper Devonian – Lower Carboniferous (Early Mississippian) |
| Beecher's Trilobite Bed | USA: New York | Ordovician |
| Bighill Creek Formation | Canada | Upper Pleistocene |
| Big Sandy Formation | USA: Arizona | Miocene |
| Blanco Formation | USA: Kansas, Texas | Pliocene/Pleistocene |
| Bone Cabin Quarry | USA: Wyoming | Jurassic |
| Bone Valley Formation | USA: Florida | ?Miocene-Pliocene |
| Bridger Formation | USA: Wyoming | Eocene |
| Brule Formation | USA : South Dakota | Oligocene |
| Bullion Creek Formation | USA: North Dakota[verification needed] | Paleocene |
| Burgess Shale | Canada: British Columbia | Cambrian (Albertan) |
| Calvert Formation | USA: Maryland | Miocene |
| Cañón del Tule Formation | Mexico | Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
| Cedar Mountain Formation | USA: Colorado and Utah | Cretaceous |
| Cerro del Pueblo Formation | Mexico | Cretaceous (Campanian) |
| Cerro Grande Formation | Mexico | Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
| Cerro Huerta Formation | Mexico | Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian) |
| Chandler Bridge Formation | USA: South Carolina | Upper Oligocene (Chattian) |
| Chazy Formation | USA: Vermont | Ordovician |
| Chugwater Formation | USA | Upper Triassic |
| Chuckanut Formation | USA: Washington | Eocene |
| Cincinnatian Group | USA: Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky | Late Ordovician |
| Clarita Formation | USA: Oklahoma | Silurian |
| Clarno Formation | USA: Oregon | Eocene |
| Cloverly Formation | USA: Montana, Wyoming | Lower Cretaceous |
| Coon Creek Formation | USA: Tennessee and Mississippi | Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
| Cooper Formation | USA: South Carolina | Upper Oligocene (Chattian) |
| Dakota Formation | USA: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin | Upper Cretaceous |
| Decorah Shale | Upper Midwestern USA, especially Minnesota | Ordovician |
| Delorme Formation | Canada: Yukon | Silurian-Devonian |
| Demopolis Chalk Formation | USA: Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee | Cretaceous |
| Dinosaur Park Formation | Canada: Alberta | Cretaceous (Campanian) |
| Dinosaur State Park | USA: Connecticut | Jurassic |
| Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park | Canada: British Columbia | Eocene |
| Drumheller, Badlands | Canada: Alberta | Mesozoic |
| Dumugol Formation | USA | |
| Edson Beds | USA: Kansas | Pliocene (Blancan) |
| Eutaw Formation | USA: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi | Cretaceous |
| Falls of the Ohio | USA: Indiana | Devonian |
| Florissant Fossil Beds | USA: Colorado | Eocene (Priabonian) |
| Fossil Prairie Park | USA: Iowa | Devonian |
| Francis Creek Shale | USA: Illinois | Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
| Galena Group | USA | Ordovician |
| Ghost Ranch | USA: New Mexico | Triassic |
| Glenns Ferry Formation | USA: Idaho | Pliocene/Pleistocene |
| Glen Rose Formation | USA: Texas | Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) |
| Gower Formation | USA: Iowa | Silurian |
| Gray Fossil Site | USA: Tennessee | Miocene |
| Green River Formation | USA: Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming | Eocene |
| Gunflint Chert | Canada: western Ontario & USA: Minnesota (Gunflint Range) | Upper Archaean – Lower Proterozoic |
| Hawthorne Formation | USA: South Carolina[verification needed] to Florida | Miocene |
| Hell Creek Formation | USA: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming | Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
| Hornerstown Formation | USA: New Jersey | Cretaceous/Paleocene |
| Huerfano Formation | USA: Colorado | Eocene |
| Joggins Fossil Cliffs | Canada: Nova Scotia | Carboniferous |
| John Day Formation | USA: Oregon | Oligocene/Miocene |
| Judith River Formation | USA: Montana | Cretaceous (Campanian) |
| Kanawha Formation | USA: West Virginia | Pennsylvanian |
| Kayenta Formation | USA: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah | Jurassic |
| Keefer Formation | USA | |
| Keasey Formation | USA: Oregon | Upper Eocene/Lower Oligocene[verification needed] |
| Klondike Mountain Formation | USA: Washington | Eocene (Ypresian) |
| Krukowski Quarry | USA:Wisconsin | Cambrian |
| La Brea Tar Pits | USA: California | Pleistocene (Rancholabrean) |
| Lance Formation (= Lance Creek Formation) | USA: North Dakota and Wyoming | Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
| Las Encinas Formation | Mexico | Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
| Las Imágenes Formation | Mexico | Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
| Lennep Formation | USA: Montana | Cretaceous |
| Linton Formation | USA: Ohio | Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) |
| Lockatong Formation | USA: New Jersey | Triassic |
| Mascall Formation | USA: Oregon | Miocene |
| Mattoon Formation | USA | |
| McAbee Fossil Beds | Canada: British Columbia | Eocene |
| McKenzie Formation | USA: West Virginia | Silurian |
| Medina Formation | Silurian | |
| Melbourne Bone Bed | USA: Florida | Pleistocene |
| Miguasha National Park | Canada: Québec | Devonian (Famennian) |
| Mooreville Chalk Formation | USA: Alabama and Mississippi | Cretaceous |
| Monterey Formation | USA: California | Miocene |
| Morrison Formation | Canada/USA (Great Plains) | Upper Jurassic |
| Naco Formation | USA | |
| Nanjemoy Formation | USA: Virginia | Eocene |
| Navesink Formation | USA: New Jersey | Cretaceous |
| Niobrara Formation | USA: Kansas, Nebraska | Cretaceous |
| Nye Formation | USA: Oregon | Miocene |
| Ogalalla Formation | USA: Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico | Miocene/Pliocene |
| Oldman Formation | Canada: Alberta | Cretaceous (Campanian) |
| Pikeville Formation | USA | |
| Pipe Creek Sinkhole | USA: Indiana | Pliocene |
| Pittsburg Bluff Formation | USA: Oregon | Upper Eocene/Lower Oligocene[verification needed] |
| Platteville Limestone | USA | Ordovician |
| Pocahontas Formation | USA: West Virginia | |
| Pocono Formation | USA: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia | Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
| Price West Formation | USA: West Virginia | |
| Puget Group | USA: Washington | Upper Eocene |
| Pungo River Formation - Lee Creek Mine |
USA: North Carolina | Miocene |
| Quarry Mountain Formation | USA: Oklahoma | Silurian |
| Rancho Nuevo Formation | Mexico | Cretaceous – Paleocene (Maastrichtian-Danian) |
| Rattlesnake Formation | USA: Oregon | Miocene (Tortonian-Messinian) |
| Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite | USA: Wyoming | Middle Jurassic |
| Rexroad Formation | USA: Kansas | Pliocene |
| Rincón Colorado | Mexico: Coahuila | Cretaceous |
| Ripley Formation | USA: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee | Cretaceous |
| Rosebud Formation | USA: South Dakota | Miocene |
| Rose Hill Formation | USA | |
| Round Mountain Silt | USA: California | Middle Miocene (Barstovian) |
| Rust Formation | USA: New York | Upper Ordovician[verification needed] |
| San Diego Formation | USA: California | Middle-Upper Pliocene[verification needed] |
| Sentinel Butte Formation | USA: North Dakota[verification needed] | Paleocene[verification needed] |
| Sheep Creek Formation | USA: Nebraska | Miocene (Upper Hemingfordian?) |
| St. Clair Limestone | USA: Arkansas | Silurian |
| St. Peter Sandstone | USA | Ordovician |
| Syracuse Formation | USA: New York | Silurian |
| Sundance Formation | USA | Upper Jurassic |
| Temblor Formation | USA: California | Miocene |
| Tepetate Formation | Mexico | Cretaceous – Middle Eocene |
| Texas Red Beds | USA: Texas | Permian |
| Thomas Farm | USA: Florida | Miocene |
| Traverse Group (Petoskey) | USA: Michigan | Devonian |
| Tuscacora Formation | USA: | Silurian |
| Two Medicine Formation | USA: Montana | Cretaceous (Campanian) |
| Washakie Formation | USA: Wyoming | Eocene |
| Wheeler Shale | USA: Utah | Cambrian |
| White River Formation | USA: Colorado | Upper Eocene – mid-Oligocene |
| Willwood Formation | USA: Wyoming | Paleocene/Eocene |
| Woodbine Formation | USA: Texas | Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
| Zion National Park | USA: Utah | Triassic – Jurassic |
| Zuni Basin | USA: New Mexico | Cretaceous |
Oceania
| Site [4] | State/Territory/region | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Alcoota | Australia: Northern Territory | Miocene |
| Apex Chert | Australia: Western Australia (Marble Bar) | Archaean eon |
| Bathans Formation | New Zealand: Otago | Miocene |
| Bluff Downs | Australia: Queensland | Pliocene |
| Bullock Creek | Australia: Northern Territory | Miocene |
| Canowindra-Gooloogong | Australia: New South Wales | Devonian |
| Cape Range | Australia: Western Australia | Miocene |
| Cuddie Springs | Australia: New South Wales | Pleistocene |
| Curio Bay | New Zealand: Southland | Jurassic |
| Dinosaur Cove | Australia: Victoria | Cretaceous |
| Dinosaur Dreaming | Australia: Victoria | Cretaceous |
| Ediacara Hills | Australia: South Australia (Flinders Ranges) | Ediacaran |
| Emu Bay Shale | Australia: South Australia (Kangaroo Island) | Lower Cambrian |
| Etadunna Formation | Australia: South Australia | Oligocene/Miocene |
| Georgina Basin | Australia: Northern Territory, Queensland | Neoproterozoic – late Paleozoic |
| Gogo Formation | Australia: Western Australia | Devonian |
| Great Otway National Park | Australia: Victoria | Cretaceous |
| Greta Siltstone Formation | New Zealand | Upper Pliocene |
| Horseshoe Bay Limestone Downs | New Zealand: Waikato | Cretaceous |
| Knocklofty Formation | Australia: Tasmania | Lower Triassic |
| Lake Callabonna | Australia: South Australia | Pleistocene |
| Lake Mungo | Australia: New South Wales | Pleistocene |
| Lake Palankarinna Fossil Reserve | Australia: South Australia (Tirari Desert) | Pliocene |
| Lancefield Swamp | Australia: Victoria | Pleistocene |
| Lightning Ridge | Australia: New South Wales | Cretaceous |
| Mammoth Cave | Australia: Western Australia | Pleistocene? |
| Mampuwordu Sands Formation | Australia: South Australia | Pliocene |
| Murgon | Australia: Queensland | Eocene |
| Naracoorte Caves | Australia: South Australia | Pleistocene |
| Quanbun | Australia: Western Australia | Pliocene/Miocene |
| Riversleigh | Australia: Queensland | Oligocene/Miocene |
| Tangahoe Mudstone Formation | New Zealand | Upper Pliocene |
| Waipara Formation | New Zealand: Canterbury | Paleogene |
| Wianamatta Series | Australia: New South Wales (Sydney) | Upper Triassic |
South America
| Site | Country/State | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Abanico Formation | Chile | Oligocene (Rupelian) |
| Acre Conglomerate | Brazil | Upper Miocene (Huayquerian) |
| Allen Formation | Argentina | Upper Cretaceous (Campanian – Maastrichtian) |
| Anacleto Formation | Argentina | Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) |
| Andalgala Formation | Argentina | Miocene/Pliocene |
| Bajo de la Carpa Formation | Argentina | Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) |
| Bahía Inglesa Formation | Chile | Middle Miocene-Upper Pliocene |
| Bauru Basin | Brazil | Cretaceous |
| Beauvoir Formation | Argentina | Upper Jurassic – Lower Cretaceous |
| Camacho Formation | Uruguay | Miocene |
| Candeleros Formation | Argentina | Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
| Capadare Formation | Venezuela | Middle Miocene |
| Caturrita Formation | Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul | Upper Triassic (Carnian – Norian) |
| Cerro Bandera Formation | Argentina | Miocene |
| Deseado Formation | Argentina | Oligocene |
| Ensenada Formation | Argentina | Pleistocene |
| Huincul Formation | Argentina | Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
| Ishigualasto Formation | Argentina | Triassic |
| Ituzaingó Formation | Argentina | Upper Miocene (Huayquerian) |
| Jaguel Formation | Argentina | Upper Cretaceous/Lower Paleocene (Maastrichtian – Danian) |
| Lemaire Formation | Argentina | Upper Jurassic |
| Leticia Formation | Argentina | Eocene (Bartonian) |
| Lecho Formation | Argentina | Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
| Lisandro Formation (= Cerro Lisandro Formation) | Argentina | Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian – Turonian) |
| Lohan Cura Formation | Argentina | Lower Cretaceous (Aptian – Albian) |
| Mylodon Cave | Chile | Pleistocene |
| Olmedo Formation | Argentina | Paleocene |
| Quinriquina Formation | Chile | Cretaceous |
Panguipulli Formation
|
Chile | Triassic |
| Patagonia Molasses | Argentina | Miocene |
| Pilauco Bajo | Chile | Pleistocene |
| Pinturas Formation | Argentina | Miocene (Burdigalian – Langhian)[verification needed] |
| Pisco Formation | Peru | Upper[verification needed] Miocene/Lower Pliocene |
| Plottier Formation | Argentina | Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian – ?Santonian) |
| Portezuelo Formation | Argentina | Upper Cretaceous (Turonian – Coniacian) |
| Punta Cactus Formation | Argentina | Eocene |
| Rio Colorado Formation | Argentina | Cretaceous |
| Roca Formation | Argentina | Paleocene |
| San Julian Formation | Argentina | Eocene/Oligocene |
| Santa Cruz Formation | Argentina | Miocene |
Santana Formation
|
Brazil | Cretaceous |
| Santa Maria Formation | Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul | Middle – Upper Triassic (Ladinian-Carnian) |
Santo Domingo Formation
|
Chile | Miocene |
| Sloggett Formation (= Bahía Sloggett Formation) | Argentina | Upper Eocene/Lower Oligocene |
| Solimões Formation | Brazil | Upper Miocene/Lower Pliocene[verification needed] |
| Toca de Boa Vista Caves | Brazil | Pleistocene |
| Touro Passo Formation | Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul | Upper Pleistocene – Holocene |
| Tralcán Formation | Chile | Triassic |
| Tunal Formation | Argentina | Paleocene |
| Urumaco Formation | Venezuela | Miocene |
| Villavieja Formation | Colombia | Miocene |
| Yacoraite Formation | Argentina | Upper Cretaceous/Lower Paleocene (Maastrichtian – Danian) |
| Yahgan Formation | Argentina | Lower Cretaceous |
See also
- Fossil parks
- Fossil collecting
- List of fossil parks around the world
- List of fossil parks in India
- List of dinosaur bearing rock formations
- List of human fossils
- List of notable fossils
- Mary Anning
- Paleobiology
- Paleontology
- Rockhounding
- List of places on the Jurassic coast
Footnotes
- ^ Dinosaur Footprints Moulded In Kerman
- ^ Iran Daily
- ^ "10 milyon yıllık hayvan fosilleri bulundu". ntvmsnbc.com. 2009-10-07. http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25007679/. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ Australian locations after Vickers-Rich & Rich (1993)
References
- Vickers-Rich, Patricia & Rich, Thomas Hewett (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed. ISBN 0-7301-0315-3
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