List of fossil sites
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of fossil sites:
Contents |
[edit] Africa
| Africa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site | Country/State | Age |
| Afar Depression | Ethiopia | Pliocene |
| Ahl al Oughlam | Morocco | Late Pliocene |
| Awash River | Ethiopia | Pliocene |
| Baharija Formation | Egypt | Upper Cretaceous |
| Coopers Cave | South Africa | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
| Clarens Formation | South Africa | Lower Jurassic |
| Elliot Formation | South Africa | Triassic-Jurassic |
| Erlhaz Formation | Northern Africa | Lower Cretaceous |
| Fayum Formation | Egypt | Eocene |
| Gladysvale Cave | South Africa | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
| Herto Bouri | Ethiopia | Pliocene |
| Hoedjiespunt | South Africa | Pleistocene |
| Kromdraai | South Africa | Plio-Pleistocene |
| Jebel Irhoud | Morocco | Pliocene |
| Jebel Qatrani Formation, | Egypt | Oligocene |
| Karoo Supergroup | Southern Africa | Permian-Triassic |
| Klasies River Caves | South Africa | Pleistocene |
| Koobi Fora | Kenya | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
| Lothagam | Kenya | Miocene |
| Maevarano Formation | Madagascar | Upper Cretaceous |
| Motsetsi | South Africa | Pleistocene |
| Olduvai Gorge | Tanzania | Pliocene |
| Plovers Lake | South Africa | Pleistocene |
| Omo Kibush | Ethiopia | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
| Rusinga Island | Kenya | Miocene |
| Sterkfontein | South Africa | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
| Taung | South Africa | Pliocene |
| Tegana Formation | Northern Africa | Lower Cretaceous |
| Tendaguru Formation | Tanzania | Upper Jurassic |
[edit] Antarctica
| Antarctica | |
|---|---|
| Site | Age |
| López de Bertodano Formation | Cretaceous |
| Mount Kirkpatrick Formation | Triassic-Middle Jurassic |
| Santa Marta Formation | Upper Cretaceous |
| Seymour Island | Eocene |
| Vega Island | Cretaceous-Paleocene |
[edit] Asia
| Asia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Site | Country/State | Age | |
| Barun Goyot Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous | |
| Bayan Shireh Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous | |
| Bissekty Formation | Uzbekistan | Cretaceous | |
| Bugti Hills | Pakistan | Oligocene | |
| Chaomidianzi Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous | |
| Chengjiang | China | Cambrian | |
| Dabeigou Formation | China | Cretaceous | |
| 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 | |
| Huadian Formation | China | Eocene | |
| Indricotherium Formation | Kazakhstan | Oligocene | |
| Irdin Manha Formation | Mongolia | Eocene | |
| Iren Dabasu Formation | China | Upper Cretaceous | |
| Jindong Formation | Korea | Cretaceous | |
| Jiufotang Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous | |
| Khukhtek Formation | Mongolia | Lower Cretaceous | |
| Kerman | Iran | Jurassic [1][2] | |
| Kitadani Quarry | Japan | Lower Cretaceous | |
| Kota Formation | India | Lower Jurassic | |
| Lake Nojiri | Japan | Pleistocene | |
| Lameta Formation | India | Upper Cretaceous | |
| Lang Trang Caves | Vietnam | Pleistocene | |
| Lufeng Formation | China | Jurassic | |
| Maleri Formation | India | Upper Triassic | |
| Minhe Formation | China | Cretaceous | |
| Nemegt Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous | |
| Oi Formation | Japan | Miocene | |
| Qafzeh | Israel: Nazareth | Pliocene | |
| Saketi 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 | - | - | |
| Tuchengzi Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous | |
| Tugulu Group | China | Lower Cretaceous | |
| Udurchukan Formation | Russia | Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ulansuhai Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous | |
| Wucaiwan Formation | China | Middle Jurassic | |
| Xiagou Formation | China | Cretaceous | |
| Xinminbao Group | China | Lower Cretaceous | |
| Xiushan Formation | China: Guizhou | Lower Silurian: Llandovery | |
| Yixian Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous | |
| Yuliangze Formation | China | Upper Cretaceous | |
| Zhongming Formation | China | Devonian | |
| Zhoukoudian | China | Pleistocene |
[edit] Australia
| Australia [3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site | State/Territory | Age |
| Alcoota | Northern Territory | Miocene |
| Apex chert, Pilbara Craton | Western Australia: Marble Bar | Archaean eon |
| Bluff Downs | Pliocene | |
| Bullock Creek | Northern Territory | Miocene |
| Cape Range | Western Australia | Miocene |
| Cuddie Springs | New South Wales | Pleistocene |
| Dinosaur Cove | Victoria | Cretaceous |
| Dinosaur Dreaming | Victoria | Cretaceous |
| Ediacara Hills | South Australia: Flinders Ranges | Ediacaran |
| Emu Bay shale | South Australia: Kangaroo Island | Early Cambrian |
| Etadunna Formation | Oligocene/Miocene | |
| Georgina Basin | Queensland, Northern Territory | Neoproterozoic to the late Paleozoic |
| Gogo Formation | Western Australia | Devonian |
| Great Otway National Park | Victoria | Cretaceous |
| Knocklofty Formation | Tasmania | Early Triassic |
| Lake Callabonna | South Australia | Pleistocene |
| Lake Mungo | New South Wales | Pleistocene |
| Lake Palankarinna Fossil Reserve | South Australia: Tirari Desert | Pliocene |
| Lancefield Swamp | Victoria | Pleistocene |
| Lightning Ridge | New South Wales | Cretaceous |
| Mammoth Cave | Western Australia | Pleistocene? |
| Mampuwordu Sands Formation | South Australia | Pliocene |
| Murgon | Queensland | Eocene |
| Naracoorte Caves | South Australia | Pleistocene |
| Quanbun | Western Australia | Pliocene/Miocene |
| Riversleigh | Queensland | Oligocene/Miocene |
| Wianamatta Series | New South Wales: Sydney | Late Triassic |
[edit] Europe
| Europe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site | Country/State | Age |
| Aetokremnos | Cyprus | Holocene: Mesolithic |
| Atapuerca | Spain | Pleistocene |
| Batallones | Spain | Miocene |
| Bembridge Marls | England | Oligocene |
| Borgloon Formation | Belgium | Oligocene |
| Buñol | Spain | Miocene |
| Calizas de La Huérguina Formation | Spain | Cretaceous: Barremian |
| Crevillente | Spain | Miocene |
| Fur Formation | Denmark | Early Eocene |
| Grès à Reptiles | France | Jurassic |
| Guimarota | Portugal | Late Jurassic |
| Hampstead Formation | England | Oligocene |
| Hunsrück Slates | Germany: Bundenbach | Devonian |
| Jurassic coast | England | Jurassic |
| Las Hoyas | Spain | Cretaceous |
| London Clay | England | Eocene |
| Lourinhã Formation | Portugal | Late Jurassic |
| Lyme Regis | England: Dorset | Jurassic |
| Maastricht Formation | Benelux | Cretaceous |
| Messel Pit | Germany | Eocene |
| Monte Bolca | Italy | Eocene |
| Murero | Spain | Cambrian |
| Oxford Clay | England | Jurassic |
| Paris Basin | France | Eocene |
| Pobiti Kamani | Bulgaria | Mesozoic |
| Quercy Phosphorites | France | Eocene/Oligocene |
| Riodeva | Spain | Tithonian/Berriasian |
| Roma, La | Spain | Miocene |
| Sajóvölgyi Formation | Hungary | Miocene: Late Badenian |
| Sânpetru Formation | Romania | Cretaceous: Maastrichtian |
| Sieblos Dysodil | Germany | Oligocene |
| Solnhofen limestone | Germany | Jurassic |
| Valkenburg Formation | Belgium | Cretaceous |
| Venta del Moro | Spain | Miocene |
| Venta Micena | Spain | Pliocene |
| Wessex Formation | England | Cretaceous |
[edit] New Zealand
| New Zealand | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site | State/region | Age |
| Horseshoe Bay Limestone downs | Waikato | Cretaceous |
[edit] North America
| North America | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site | Country/State | Age |
| Agate Fossil Beds National Monument | USA: Nebraska | Miocene |
| Aquia Formation | USA: Maryland and Virginia | Paleocene |
| Ashfall Fossil Beds | USA: Nebraska | Miocene: Clarendonian |
| Ash Hollow Formation | USA: Nebraska | Miocene?/Pliocene |
| Aucilla River | USA: Florida | Pleistocene/Holocene |
| Big Sandy Formation | USA: Arizona | Miocene |
| Blanco Formation | USA: Kansas, Texas | Pliocene/Pleistocene |
| Bone Cabin Quarry | USA: Wyoming | Jurassic |
| Bone Valley Formation | USA: Florida | Pliocene |
| Bridger Formation | USA: Wyoming | Eocene |
| Brule Formation | USA : South Dakota | Oligocene |
| Burgess Shale | Canada: British Columbia | Cambrian: Albertan |
| Calvert Formation | USA: Maryland | Miocene |
| Cedar Mountain Formation | USA: Colorado and Utah | Cretaceous |
| Chuckanut Formation | USA: Washington | Eocene |
| Clarno Formation | USA: Oregon | Eocene |
| Como Bluff | USA: Wyoming | Mesozoic |
| Coon Creek Formation | USA: Tennessee and Mississippi | Cretaceous: Maastrichtian |
| Dinosaur Park Formation | Canada: Alberta | Cretaceous: Campanian |
| Dinosaur State Park | USA: Connecticut | Jurassic |
| Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park | Canada: British Columbia | Eocene |
| Drumheller, Badlands | Canada: Alberta | Mesozoic |
| Edson Beds | USA: Kansas | Pliocene: Blancan |
| Falls of the Ohio | USA: Indiana | Devonian |
| Florissant Fossil Beds | USA: Colorado | Eocene: Priabonian |
| Fossil Prairie Park | USA: Iowa | Devonian |
| Ghost Ranch | USA: New Mexico | Triassic |
| Glenns Ferry Formation | USA: Idaho | Pliocene/Pleistocene |
| Glen Rose Formation | USA: Texas | Cretaceous: Aptian-Albian |
| Gray Fossil Site | USA: Tennessee | Miocene |
| Green River Formation | USA: Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming | Eocene |
| Gunflint chert in Gunflint Range | Canada: western Ontario & USA: Minnesota | late Archaean to early Proterozoic |
| Hawthorne Formation | USA: South Carolina | Miocene |
| Hell Creek Formation | USA: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming | Cretaceous: Maastrichtian |
| Hornerstown Formation | USA: New Jersey | Cretaceous/Paleocene |
| Huerfano Formation | USA: Colorado | Eocene |
| Joggins | Canada: Nova Scotia | Carboniferous |
| John Day Formation | USA: Oregon | Oligocene/Miocene |
| Judith River Formation | USA: Montana | Cretaceous: Campanian |
| Kayenta Formation | USA: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah | Jurassic |
| Klondike Mountain Formation | USA: Washington | Eocene: Ypresian |
| La Brea Tar Pits | USA: California | Pleistocene: Rancholabrean |
| Lance Creek Formation | USA: North Dakota and Wyoming | Cretaceous: Maastrichtian |
| Lennep Formation | USA: Montana | - |
| Linton Formation | USA: Ohio | Pennsylvanian |
| Lockatong Formation | USA: New Jersey | Triassic |
| Mascall Formation | USA: Oregon | Miocene |
| Mazon Creek | USA: Illinois | Carboniferous: Pennsylvanian |
| McAbee Fossil Beds | Canada: British Columbia | Eocene |
| Melbourne Bone Bed | USA: Florida | Pleistocene |
| Miguasha National Park | Canada: Québec | Devonian: Famennian |
| Mooreville Chalk | USA: Alabama | Cretaceous |
| Monterey Formation | USA: California | Miocene |
| Morrison Formation | Canada/USA: Great Plains | Upper Jurassic |
| Nanjemoy Formation | USA: Virginia | Eocene |
| Navesink Formation | USA: New Jersey | Cretaceous |
| Niobrara Formation | USA: Colorado | Cretaceous |
| Ogalalla Formation | USA: Texas and New Mexico | Miocene/Pliocene |
| Oldman Formation | Canada: Alberta | Cretaceous: Campanian |
| Page-Ladson prehistory site | USA: Florida | Pleistocene/Holocene |
| Pipe Creek Sinkhole | USA: Indiana | Pliocene |
| Rattlesnake Formation | USA: Oregon | Miocene: Tortonian-Messinian |
| Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite | USA: Wyoming | Middle Jurassic |
| Rexroad Formation | USA: Kansas | Pliocene |
| Krukowski Quarry | USA:Wisconsin | Cambrian |
| Rosebud Formation | USA: South Dakota | Miocene |
| Sheep Creek Formation | USA: Nebraska | Miocene: Upper Hemingfordian? |
| Smoky Hill Chalk | USA: Nebraska | Cretaceous |
| Temblor Formation | USA: California | Miocene |
| Texas Red Beds | USA: Texas | Permian |
| Thomas Farm | USA: Florida | Miocene |
| Two Medicine Formation | USA: Montana | Cretaceous: Campanian |
| Wannagan Creek Fossil Site | USA: North Dakota | Paleocene |
| Washakie Formation | USA: Wyoming | Eocene |
| White River Formation | USA: Colorado | Upper Eocene to mid-Oligocene |
| Willwood Formation | USA: Wyoming | Paleocene/Eocene |
| Zion National Park | USA: Arizona | Miocene |
| Zuni Basin | USA: New Mexico | Cretaceous |
[edit] South America
| South America | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site | Country/State | Age |
| Allen Formation | Argentina | Cretaceous |
| Anacleto Formation | Argentina | Cretaceous |
| Andalgala Formation | Argentina | Miocene/Pliocene |
| Auca Mahuevo | Argentina | Cretaceous |
| Bajo de la Carpa Formation | Argentina | Cretaceous |
| Camacho Formation | Uruguay | Miocene |
| Cerro Bandera Formation | Argentina | Miocene |
| Deseado Formation | Argentina | Oligocene |
| Ensenada Formation | Argentina | Pleistocene |
| Ishigualasto Formation | Argentina | Triassic |
| La Venta | Colombia | Miocene |
| Leticia Formation | Argentina | Eocene: Bartonian |
| Lecho Formation | Argentina | Cretaceous: Maastrichtian |
| Mylodon Cave | Chile | Pleistocene |
| Quinriquina Formation | Chile | Cretaceous |
| Patagonia Molasses | Argentina | Miocene |
| Pinturas Formation | Argentina | Miocene: Burdigalian/Langhian[verification needed] |
| Rio Colorado Formation | Argentina | Cretaceous |
| San Julian Formation | Argentina | Eocene/Oligocene |
| Santa Cruz Formation | Argentina | Miocene |
| Santana Formation | Brazil | Cretaceous |
| Paleorrota | Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul | Triassic |
| Tinguiririca | Chile | Cenozoic |
| Toca de Boa Vista Caves | Brazil | Pleistocene |
| Urumaco | Venezuela | Miocene |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.payvand.com/news/05/jan/1067.html
- ^ http://irandaily.ir/1383/2185/html/art.htm
- ^ Patricia Vickers-Rich and Thomas Hewett Rich 1993,Wildlife of Gondwana, ISBN 0-7301-0315-3 Reed.
[edit] See also
- Australopithecus afarensis, also known as "Lucy" (East Africa)
- Biology
- Cradle of Humankind, archaeological site in South Africa
- "Cro-Magnon Man" -- 1st prehistoric Homo sapiens identified (in France)
- Dinosaurs
- Elvis taxon
- Fossils
- Fossil fuels
- Fossil parks
- Fossil parks in India
- Fossils and the geological timescale
- Fossil collecting
- Geology
- History of paleontology
- Homo floresiensis, the "Hobbit" of Flores, Indonesia
- "Java Man" -- 1st discovery of an "ape man" now called Homo erectus (Indonesia)
- Laetoli footprints of Australopithecus
- Lazarus taxon
- List of fossil parks around the world
- List of human time periods
- List of important publications in paleontology/biology
- List of human fossils
- List of notable fossils of prehistoric life, from Precambrian to Neogene period
- List of transitional fossils
- "Lucy" skeleton -- 1st complete Australopithecus skeleton (found in South Africa)
- Mary Anning -- a 19th-century paleontologist
- "Neanderthal Man" (a.k.a. Homo neanderthalensis) -- 1st identification of a prehistoric "cave man" (in Germany)
- Paleobiology
- "Peking Man" -- 2nd major discovery of an "ape man" now known as Homo erectus (China)
- Prehistoric life
- Paleontology (the study of fossils)
- Rockhounding
- Synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy
- "Taung child" (a.k.a. Australopithecus africanus) -- 1st Australopithecine discovered
- Timeline of paleontology
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
es:Anexo:Yacimientos paleontológicos del mundo
sv:Lista över fossila fyndplatser
