List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Northern Ireland

Group or Formation Period Notes
Bardahessiagh Formation Ordovician
Blackstokes Limestone Formation Carboniferous
Blackwater Limestone Formation Carboniferous
Carrickaness Sandstone Formation Carboniferous
Chalk Marl Formation Cretaceous
Glauconitic Chalk Formation Cretaceous
Glencar Formation Carboniferous
Killey Bridge Formation Ordovician
Lias Formation Jurassic
Lias Group/Waterloo Mudstone Formation Jurassic
Limehill Beds Formation Silurian
Maydown Limestone Formation Carboniferous
Pernarth Group/Westbury Formation Triassic
Tirnaskea Formation Ordovician
Waterloo Formation Jurassic
White Limestone Formation Cretaceous

See also

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References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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1 Can also be considered as being in Asia.