List of plesiosaur-bearing stratigraphic units

Group or Formation Period Country Notes
Adaffa Formation[1] Cretaceous Saudi Arabia
Agardhfjellet Formation[2] Jurassic Norway
Agrio Formation[3][4] Cretaceous Argentina
Akrabou Formation[5] Cretaceous Morocco
Allaru Mudstone Formation[6][7] Cretaceous Australia
Allen Formation Cretaceous Argentina
Alum Shale Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Ampthill Clay Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Ancholme Group/Kimmeridge Clay Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Ancholme Group/Oxford Clay Formation Jurassic France
United Kingdom
Arauco Group/Quiriquina Formation Cretaceous Chile
Arcillas de Morella Formation Cretaceous Spain
Arctic Red Formation Cretaceous Canada
Argiles de Châtillon Formation Jurassic France
Argiles de Montaubert Formation Jurassic France
Argille Varicolori Formation Cretaceous Italy
Artemesia Formation Jurassic Cuba
Artoles Formation Cretaceous Spain
Ashville Formation Cretaceous Canada
Balqa Group/Phosphorite Unit Formation Cretaceous Jordan
Barrow Formation Cretaceous Australia
Barrow Group/Birdrong Sandstone Formation Cretaceous Australia
Bearpaw Formation Cretaceous Canada
United States
Bearpaw Shale Formation Cretaceous United States
Belly River Formation Cretaceous Canada
Belly River Group/Dinosaur Park Formation Cretaceous Canada
Bissekty Formation Cretaceous Uzbekistan
Blue Lias Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Braunjura Group/Braunjura alpha & Braunjura beta Formation Jurassic France
Bückeberg Formation Cretaceous Germany
Calcaire de Caen Formation Jurassic France
Calcaire à Bélemnites Formation Jurassic France
Calcaires de MoulinFormation Jurassic France
Calcaires à Spatangues Formation Cretaceous France
Calcareous Grit Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Carlile Shale Formation Cretaceous United States
Chalk Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Chalk Group/"Upper Chalk" Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Chalk Group/Lower Chalk Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Chalk Group/LowerFormation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Chalk Group/LowerFormation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Champion Bay Group/Colalura Sandstone Formation Jurassic Australia
Charmouth Mudstone Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Chico Formation Cretaceous United States
Chico Group/Moreno Formation Cretaceous United States
Clearwater Formation Cretaceous Canada
Colorado Group/Belle Fourche Formation Cretaceous Canada
United States
Colorado Group/Carlile Shale Formation Cretaceous United States
Colorado Group/Graneros Shale Formation Cretaceous United States
Colorado Group/Greenhorn Limestone Formation Cretaceous United States
Colorado Group/Niobrara Formation Cretaceous Canada
United States
Conway Formation Cretaceous New Zealand
Conway Siltstone Formation Cretaceous New Zealand
Coon Creek Formation Cretaceous United States
Coral Rag Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Corallian Oolite Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Corallian Group/Coral Rag Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Corallian Group/Kingston Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Couche III Formation Cretaceous Morocco
Cuyo Group/Los Molles Formation Jurassic Argentina
Dinosaur Park Formation Cretaceous Canada
Dorotea Formation Cretaceous Chile
Duwi Formation Cretaceous Egypt
Eagle Ford Formation Cretaceous United States
Eagle Ford Group/Britton Formation Cretaceous United States
Estratos de Quebrada Municipalidad Formation Cretaceous Chile
Eutaw Formation Cretaceous United States
Evergreen Formation Jurassic Australia
Favel Formation Cretaceous Canada
Fernie Formation Jurassic Canada
Frontier Formation Cretaceous United States
Futaba Group/Ashizawa Formation Cretaceous Japan
Futaba Group/Tamayama Formation Cretaceous Japan
Great Estuarine Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Great Estuarine Series Group/Estheria Shales Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Great Estuarine Group/Lealt Shale Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Great Oolite Formation Jurassic France
Gres de Mortinsart Formation Triassic Belgium
Grès de Infralias Formation Triassic France
Grünsandstein Formation Cretaceous Germany
Hailey Shales Formation Cretaceous United States
Hasle Formation Jurassic Denmark
Hastings Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Hastings Beds Group/Wadhurst Clay Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Hell Creek Formation Cretaceous United States
Hiccles Cove Formation Jurassic Canada
Hornerstown Formation Cretaceous United States
Isachsen Formation Cretaceous Canada
Itapecuru Formation Cretaceous Brazil
Alcântara Formation Cretaceous Brazil
Jagua Formation Jurassic Cuba
Jagüel Formation Cretaceous Argentina
Judith River Formation Cretaceous Canada
United States
Kajlâka Formation Cretaceous Bulgaria
Kangauz Formation Cretaceous Russian Federation
Kanguk Formation Cretaceous Canada
Katiki Formation Cretaceous New Zealand
Katrol Formation Jurassic India
Kimmeridge Clay Formation Jurassic France
United Kingdom
Kunrade Formation Cretaceous Netherlands
La Cabana Formation Cretaceous Spain
La Caja Formation Jurassic Mexico
La Casita Formation Jurassic Mexico
La Colonia Formation Cretaceous Argentina
La Luna Formation Cretaceous Venezuela
Lajas Formation Jurassic Argentina
Lake Waco Formation Cretaceous United States
Laramie Formation Cretaceous United States
Lias Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Lias Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Lias Group/Blue Lias Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Lias Group/Charmouth Mudstone Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Lias Group/Dyrham Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Lias Group/Marlstone Rock Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Lias Group/Scunthorpe Mudstone Formation Triassic United Kingdom
Lias Group/Waterloo Mudstone Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Lias Group/Whitby Mudstone Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Lopez de Bertodano Formation Cretaceous Antarctica
Los Alamitos Formation Cretaceous Argentina
Lower Chalk Group/Cambridge Greensand Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Lower Green Sand Formation Cretaceous Russian Federation
Lower Greensand Group/Faringdon Sand Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Lower Greensand Group/Hythe Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Luxembourg Sandstone Formation Jurassic Luxembourg
López de Bertodano Formation Cretaceous Antarctica
Maaree Group/Bulldog Shale Formation[6][7] Cretaceous Australia
Maastricht Formation Cretaceous Belgium
Netherlands
Malargue Group/Roca Formation Cretaceous Argentina
Malargüe Formation Cretaceous Argentina
Malargüe Group/Allen Formation Cretaceous Argentina
Malargüe Group/Loncoche Formation Cretaceous Argentina
Mannville Group/Clearwater Formation Cretaceous Canada
Marambio Group/Snow Hill Island Formation Cretaceous Antarctica
Marnes de Dives Formation Jurassic France
Marnes de Gravelotte (=La Gravclotte Marls) Formation Jurassic France
Marree Group/Bulldog Shale Formation Cretaceous Australia
Mata Amarilla Formation Cretaceous Argentina
Mata Group/Tahora Formation Cretaceous New Zealand
Melovatka Formation Cretaceous Russian Federation
Mesaverde Formation Cretaceous United States
Middle Keuper Group/Knollenmergel Formation Triassic  Switzerland
Middle Keuper Group/Trossingen Formation Triassic Germany
Middle Yezo Formation Cretaceous Japan
Middle Yezo Group/Chenaibo Formation Cretaceous Japan
Molecap Greensand Cretaceous Australia
Monmouth Group/Navesink Formation Cretaceous United States
Mont Formation Jurassic France
Montana Group/Pierre Shale Formation Cretaceous United States
Moreno Formation Cretaceous United States
Navesink Formation Cretaceous United States
Nekum Formation Cretaceous Netherlands
Neuquén Group/Anacleto Formation Cretaceous Argentina
Newcastle Formation Triassic New Zealand
Niobrara Formation Cretaceous United States
Otway Group/Eumeralla Formation Cretaceous Australia
Oxford Clay Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Paja Formation Cretaceous Colombia
Paso del Sapo Formation Cretaceous Argentina
Penarth Group/Westbury Formation Triassic United Kingdom
Penarth Group/White Lias Formation Triassic United Kingdom
Pender Formation Cretaceous Canada
Pernarth Group/Westbury Formation Triassic United Kingdom
Pierre Shale Formation Cretaceous Canada
United States
Point Lookout Formation Cretaceous United States
Portland Oolite Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Portland Group/Portland Stone Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Posidonia Shale Jurassic Germany
Purbeck Formation Cretaceous, Jurassic United Kingdom
Purbeck Group/Lulworth Formation Cretaceous, Jurassic United Kingdom
Puskwaskau Formation Cretaceous Canada
Querecual Formation Cretaceous Venezuela
Quiriquina Formation Cretaceous Chile
Raritan Formation Cretaceous United States
Razorback Beds Formation Jurassic Australia
Rio del Lago Formation Triassic Italy
Rodiles Formation Jurassic Spain
Rolling Downs Group/Griman Creek Formation[6] Cretaceous Australia
Rolling Downs Group/Toolebuc Formation[6] Cretaceous Australia
Rolling Downs Group/Wallumbilla Formation[6] Cretaceous Australia
Rolling Downs Group/Winton Formation[6] Cretaceous Australia
Rosablanca Formation Cretaceous Colombia
Rosso Ammonitico Veronese Formation Jurassic Italy
Rybushka Formation Cretaceous Russian Federation
Sables de Glos Formation Jurassic France
Saint Formation Cretaceous Belgium
Santa Marta Formation Cretaceous Antarctica
Savel'evsk oil shales Formation Jurassic Russian Federation
Scalpa Sandstone Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Selborne Group/Upper Greensand Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Selma Group/Mooreville Chalk Formation Cretaceous United States
Severn Formation Cretaceous United States
Snow Hill Island Formation Cretaceous Antarctica
Speeton Clay Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Spilsby Sandstone Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Staffin Bay Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Strzelecki Group/Wonthaggi Formation[6] Cretaceous Australia
Sundance Formation Jurassic United States
São Gião Formation Jurassic Portugal
Tadi Beds Formation Cretaceous Angola
Taylor Marl' Formation Cretaceous United States
Tessé Sandstones Formation Jurassic France
Thermopolis Shale Formation Cretaceous United States
Tioriori Group/Takatika Grit Formation Cretaceous New Zealand
Toolebuc Formation[6][7] Cretaceous Australia
Tropic Shale Formation Cretaceous United States
Trossingen Formation Triassic  Switzerland
Tugulu Group/Lianmugin Formation Cretaceous China
Uitenhage series Formation Cretaceous South Africa
Uitenhage Group/Sundays River Formation Cretaceous South Africa
Upper Chalk Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Upper Gondwana Group/Umia Formation Jurassic India
Upper Greensand Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Upper Keuper Group/Exter Formation Triassic Germany
Vaca Muerta Formation Cretaceous, Jurassic Argentina
Vermillion River Formation Cretaceous Canada
Wallumbilla Formation[6][7] Cretaceous Australia
Waterloo Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Weald Clay Group/Upper Weald Clay Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Wealden Group/Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Wealden Group/Vectis Formation Cretaceous United Kingdom
Whitby Mudstone Formation Jurassic United Kingdom
Wilczek Formation Triassic Russian Federation
Wilgunya Group/Toolebuc Formation Cretaceous Australia
Wilhelmøya Formation Triassic Norway
Xiashaximiao Formation Jurassic China
Ziliujing Formation Jurassic China

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