# List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa.
| Group | Formation | Period |
| | Third White Ash Formation | Late Pleistocene |
| | Rietputs Formation | Calabrian |
| Transvaal Group | Sterkfontein Formation | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
| Transvaal Group | Swartkrans Formation | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
| | Kromdraai Formation | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
| | Makapansgat Formation | Pliocene |
| | Elandsfontyn Formation | Miocene-Pliocene |
| | Bredasdorp Formation | Miocene |
| | Varswater Formation | Miocene |
| Alphard Group | | Coniacian-Maastrichtian |
| | St Lucia Formation | Coniacian-Maastrichtian |
| | Mzamba Formation | Coniacian-Campanian |
| | Umzamba Formation | Coniacian-Campanian |
| | Mzinene Formation | Albian-Cenomanian |
| | Makatini Formation | Barremian-Albian |
| | Brenton Formation | Valanginian |
| | Mngazana Formation | Valanginian |
| | Umgazana Formation | Valanginian |
| Uitenhage Group | Sundays River Formation | Valanginian-Hauterivian |
| Uitenhage Group | Kirkwood Formation | Berriasian-Hauterivian |
| Uitenhage Group | Enon Formation | Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous |
| | Lisbon Formation | Early Jurassic |
| Drakensberg Group | Drakensberg Formation | Early Jurassic |
| Stormberg Group | Bushveld Sandstone | Hettangian-Sinemurian |
| Stormberg Group | Clarens Formation | Early Jurassic |
| Stormberg Group | Elliot Formation | Norian-Sinemurian |
| Stormberg Group | Molteno Formation | Carnian |
| | Bosbokpoort Formation | Late Triassic |
| Beaufort Group Adelaide Subgroup | Balfour Formation | Changhsingian |
| Beaufort Group | Burgersdorp Formation | Triassic |
| Beaufort Group | Katberg Formation | Triassic |
| Beaufort Group | Normandien Formation | Induan |
| Beaufort Group | Estcourt Formation | Permian |
| Beaufort Group | Teekloof Formation | Permian |
| Beaufort Group | Middleton Formation | Permian |
| Beaufort Group | Koonap Formation | Permian |
| Beaufort Group | Abrahamskraal Formation | Capitanian |
| Ecca Group | Waterford Formation | Permian |
| Ecca Group | Laingsburg Formation | Permian |
| Ecca Group | Pietermaritzburg Formation | Permian |
| Ecca Group | Whitehill Formation | Artinskian-Kungurian |
| Ecca Group | Vryheid Formation | Permian |
| Ecca Group | Volksrust Formation | Permian |
| | Emakwezini Formation | Permian |
| Dwyka Group | Ganigobis Formation | Gzhelian-Artinskian |
| Witteberg Group | Weltevrede Formation | Frasnian |
| Witteberg Group | Waaipoort Shale | Mid-Late Devonian |
| Witteberg Group | Witpoort Formation | Mid-Late Devonian |
| Witteberg Group | Kweekvlei Shale | Mid-Late Devonian |
| Witteberg Group | Blinkberg Sandstone | Mid-Late Devonian |
| Witteberg Group | Driekuilen Sandstone | Mid-Late Devonian |
| Witteberg Group | Wagen Drift Formation | Givetian |
| Bokkeveld Group | Waboomberg Formation | Middle Devonian |
| Bokkeveld Group | Boplaas Formation | Devonian |
| Bokkeveld Group | Tra-Tra Formation | Devonian |
| Bokkeveld Group | Hexriver Formation | Devonian |
| Bokkeveld Group | Voorstehoek Formation | Devonian |
| Bokkeveld Group | Gamka Formation | Devonian |
| Bokkeveld Group | Gydo Formation | Early Devonian |
| | Natal Formation | Devonian |
| Table Mountain Group | Cedarburg Formation | Hirnantian |
| Table Mountain Group | Soom Shale | Hirnantian |