List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in West Virginia

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

Sites Group or Formation Period Notes Allegheny Formation Carboniferous Antietam Formation Cambrian Bloomsburg Formation Silurian Bluefield Formation Carboniferous Bluestone Formation Carboniferous Cassville Shales Permian Charleston Sandstone Carboniferous Chemung Formation Devonian Greenland Gap Group Carboniferous Keefer Sandstone Silurian Price Formation Carboniferous Rochester Shale Silurian Rose Hill Formation Silurian Conemaugh Group Carboniferous Ames Limestone Hampshire Formation Devonian Glenshaw Formation Carboniferous Greene Formation Permian Waynesburg Formation Permian Foreknobs Formation Devonian Gilmore Formation Permian Hampshire Formation Devonian Hinton Formation Carboniferous Kanawha Formation Carboniferous Keyser Limestone Formation Silurian Bluefield Formation Carboniferous Lilydale Shale Carboniferous Reynolds Limestone Carboniferous McKenzie Formation Silurian Pittsburgh Formation Nineveh Formation Permian Onondaga Formation Devonian Oriskany Formation Devonian Pocono Formation Carboniferous Rockdale Run Formation Ordovician Rockport Formation Permian Romney Formation Devonian Tomstown Dolomite Cambrian Tonoloway Limestone Silurian Washington Formation Permian Williamsport Sandstone Silurian Wills Creek Limestone Silurian

See also

Paleontology in West Virginia

References