List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa

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

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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

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