List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa

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Major fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
Pleistocene
Pliocene
Miocene
Late Cretaceous
Early Cretaceous
Jurassic
Triassic
Permian
Devonian
Ordovician

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa.

Group	Formation	Period	Notes
	Third White Ash Formation	Late Pleistocene
	Rietputs Formation	Calabrian
Transvaal Group	Sterkfontein Formation	Pliocene-Pleistocene
	Swartkrans Formation	Pliocene-Pleistocene
	Kromdraai Formation	Pliocene-Pleistocene
	Makapansgat Formation	Pliocene
	Elandsfontyn Formation	Miocene-Pliocene
	Bredasdorp Formation	Miocene
	Varswater Formation	Miocene
Alphard Group		Coniacian-Maastrichtian
	St Lucia Formation	Coniacian-Maastrichtian
	Mzamba Formation	Coniacian-Campanian
	Umzamba Formation	Coniacian-Campanian
	Mzinene Formation	Albian-Cenomanian
	Makatini Formation	Barremian-Albian
	Brenton Formation	Valanginian
	Mngazana Formation	Valanginian
	Umgazana Formation	Valanginian
Uitenhage Group	Sundays River Formation	Valanginian-Hauterivian
	Kirkwood Formation	Berriasian-Hauterivian
	Enon Formation	Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous
	Lisbon Formation	Early Jurassic
Drakensberg Group	Drakensberg Formation	Early Jurassic
Stormberg Group	Bushveld Sandstone	Hettangian-Sinemurian
	Clarens Formation	Early Jurassic
	Elliot Formation	Norian-Sinemurian
	Molteno Formation	Carnian
	Bosbokpoort Formation	Late Triassic
Beaufort Group  Adelaide Subgroup	Balfour Formation	Changhsingian
Beaufort Group	Burgersdorp Formation	Triassic
	Katberg Formation	Triassic
	Normandien Formation	Induan
	Estcourt Formation	Permian
	Teekloof Formation	Permian
	Middleton Formation	Permian
	Koonap Formation	Permian
	Abrahamskraal Formation	Capitanian
Ecca Group	Waterford Formation	Permian
	Laingsburg Formation	Permian
	Pietermaritzburg Formation	Permian
	Whitehill Formation	Artinskian-Kungurian
	Vryheid Formation	Permian
	Volksrust Formation	Permian
	Emakwezini Formation	Permian
Dwyka Group	Ganigobis Formation	Gzhelian-Artinskian
Witteberg Group	Weltevrede Formation	Frasnian
	Waaipoort Shale	Mid-Late Devonian
	Witpoort Formation	Mid-Late Devonian
	Kweekvlei Shale	Mid-Late Devonian
	Blinkberg Sandstone	Mid-Late Devonian
	Driekuilen Sandstone	Mid-Late Devonian
	Wagen Drift Formation	Givetian
Bokkeveld Group	Waboomberg Formation	Middle Devonian
	Boplaas Formation	Devonian
	Tra-Tra Formation	Devonian
	Hexriver Formation	Devonian
	Voorstehoek Formation	Devonian
	Gamka Formation	Devonian
	Gydo Formation	Early Devonian
	Natal Formation	Devonian
Table Mountain Group	Cedarburg Formation	Hirnantian
	Soom Shale	Hirnantian

See also

• Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Botswana
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Lesotho
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Madagascar
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mozambique
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Namibia
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica
• Geology of South Africa

References

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