List of fossil sites
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This is a worldwide list of important and/or well-known localities where fossils have been found. Such locations may either be a geological formation or a single site.
Geological formations consist of rock that was deposited throughout a specific period of time. They usually extend for large areas, and sometimes there are different important sites in which the same formation is exposed. In such cases, the sites should be listed under the appropriate formation. On the other hand, many formations are for all practical purposes only studied at a single site, usually the type locality.
Africa (including Madagascar)
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AntarcticaEdit
| Site | Age |
|---|---|
| Cross Valley Formation | Upper Paleocene |
| La Meseta Formation | Eocene |
| López de Bertodano Formation | Upper Cretaceous – Lower Paleocene (Maastrichtian – Danian) |
| Mount Kirkpatrick Formation | Triassic-Middle Jurassic |
| Santa Marta Formation | Upper Cretaceous |
| Sobral Formation | Lower Paleocene (Danian) |
AsiaEdit
| Site | Country/State | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Balabansai Formation | Kazakhstan | Upper Jurassic |
| Barun Goyot Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous |
| Bayan Shireh Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous |
| Baynunah Formation | United Arab Emirates | Upper Miocene |
| Bissekty Formation | Uzbekistan | Cretaceous |
| Bugti Hills | Pakistan | Oligocene |
| Chaomidianzi Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Dabeigou Formation | China | Cretaceous |
| Dainichi Formation | Japan | Upper Pliocene |
| Daohugou Beds | China | Jurassic or Cretaceous |
| Dashanpu Formation | China | Middle Jurassic |
| Dashuigou Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Djadochta Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous |
| Eijnhoro Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Es Skhul | Israel: Mount Carmel | Pliocene |
| Flaming Cliffs | Mongolia | Cretaceous |
| Hakel | Lebanon | Cretaceous |
| Huadian Formation | China | Eocene |
| Indricotherium Formation | Kazakhstan | Oligocene |
| Irdin Manha Formation | Mongolia | Eocene |
| Iren Dabasu Formation | China | Upper Cretaceous |
| Iwaki Formation | Japan | Lower Oligocene |
| Jindong Formation | Korea | Cretaceous |
| Jiufotang Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Khukhtek Formation | Mongolia | Lower Cretaceous |
| Kerman | Iran | Jurassic [1][2] |
| Kishima Group | Japan | Upper Eocene/Lower Oligocene |
Kitadani Formation
| Japan | Lower Cretaceous |
| Kota Formation | India | Lower Jurassic |
Lake Nojiri
| Japan | Pleistocene |
| Lameta Formation | India | Upper Cretaceous |
| Lang Trang Caves | Vietnam | Pleistocene |
| Liang Bua Cave | Indonesia: Flores | Pleistocene |
| Lufeng Formation | China | Jurassic |
| Maotianshan Shales | China | Cambrian |
| Minatogawa Man | Japan | Neogene |
| Nagura Formation | Japan | Middle Miocene |
| Maleri Formation | India | Upper Triassic |
| Minhe Formation | China | Cretaceous |
| Nemegt Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous |
| Oi Formation | Japan | Lower Miocene |
| Qafzeh | Israel: Nazareth | Pliocene |
| Shivalik Fossil Park | India | Pleistocene |
| Sao Khua Formation | Thailand | Lower Cretaceous |
| Shishugou Formation | China | Upper Jurassic |
| Tabun | Israel | Pliocene |
| Tham Khuyen caves | Vietnam | Jurassic |
| Tiaojishan Formation | China | Middle Jurassic |
| Trinil | Indonesia: Java | Pleistocene |
| Tuchengzi Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Tugulu Group | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Udurchukan Formation | Russia | Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian?) |
| Ulansuhai Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Wucaiwan Formation | China | Middle Jurassic |
| Xiagou Formation | China | Cretaceous |
| Xinminbao Group (Chijinbao, Digou and Zhonggou Formation) | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Xiushan Formation | China: Guizhou | Lower Silurian (Llandovery) |
| Yamaga Formation | Japan | Upper Oligocene |
| Yixian Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Yuliangze Formation | China | Upper Cretaceous |
| Yushima Formation (= Tatsunokuchi Formation) | Japan | Lower Pliocene |
| Zaza Formation | Russia | Lower Cretaceous |
| Zhongming Formation | China | Devonian |
| Zhoukoudian | China | Pleistocene |
EuropeEdit
North America (including Mexico)Edit
OceaniaEdit
South AmericaEdit
See alsoEdit
- Fossil parks
- Fossil collecting
- List of fossil parks around the world
- List of fossil parks in India
- List of dinosaur bearing rock formations
- List of human fossils
- List of notable fossils
- Mary Anning
- Paleobiology
- Paleontology
- Rockhounding
- List of places on the Jurassic coast
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Dinosaur Footprints Moulded In Kerman
- ^ Iran Daily
- ^ Australian locations after Vickers-Rich & Rich (1993)
- Vickers-Rich, Patricia & Rich, Thomas Hewett (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed. ISBN 0-7301-0315-3
