List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Carolina

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

Sites

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Group or Formation Period Notes
Ashley Formation Paleogene
Barnwell Sand Paleogene
Bear Bluff Formation Neogene
Black Creek Group/Donoho Creek Formation Cretaceous
Black Mingo Group/Rhems Formation Paleogene
Black Mingo Group/Williamsburg Formation Paleogene
Canepatch Formation
Chandler Bridge Formation Paleogene
Coachman Formation Cretaceous
Cooper Group/Ashley Formation Paleogene
Cooper Group/Chandler Bridge Paleogene
Cross Formation Paleogene
Duplin Formation Neogene
Elvins Group/Asbill Pond Formation Cambrian
Goose Creek Limestone Neogene
Harleyville Formation Paleogene
Hawthorn Formation Neogene
Horry Clay
Ladson Formation
McBean Formation Paleogene
Pamlico Formation
Peedee Formation Late Cretaceous
Penholloway Formation
Raysor Marl Neogene
Rhems Formation Paleogene
Santee Limestone Paleogene
Silver Bluff Formation
Socastee Formation
Socastee and Wando Formation
Ten Mile Hill Beds
Tiger Leap Formation Paleogene
Tupelo Bay Formation Paleogene
Waccamaw Formation
Wando Formation
Warley Hill Marl Paleogene
Williamsburg Formation Paleogene

See also

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References

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Wikisource has original works on the topic: Paleontology in the United States#South Carolina
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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