# List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Peru

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Peru.

## List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

| Group | Formation | Period |
| | La Huaca Formation | Lujanian |
| | Pampa La Brea Formation | Lujanian |
| | Lomas Terrace Formation | Late Pleistocene |
| | Máncora Tablazo Formation | Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene |
| | Huacllaco Formation | Late Pliocene |
| | La Planchada Formation | Late Pliocene |
| | San Juan Terrace Formation | Late Pleistocene |
| | San Sebastián Formation | Late Pleistocene |
| | Taime Formation | Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene |
| | Pisco Formation | Early Miocene-Late Pliocene (Colloncuran-Chapadmalalan) |
| Contamana | Madre de Dios Formation | Chasicoan-Huayquerian |
| | Miramar Formation | Late Miocene (Huayquerian) |
| | Tumbes Formation | Late Miocene |
| | Ipururo Formation | Middle Miocene (Laventan-Montehermosan) |
| | Cardalitos Formation | Middle Miocene |
| | Navidad Formation | Middle Miocene |
| | Camana Formation | Late Oligocene-Middle Miocene |
| | Montera Formation | Early-Middle Miocene (Colhuehuapian) |
| | Pebas Formation | Early-Late Miocene |
| | Zorritos Formation | Early Miocene |
| | Bala Formation | Santacrucian |
| | Chilcatay Formation | Chattian-Burdigalian (Deseadan-Friasian) |
| | Chambira Formation | Late Oligocene-Early Miocene (Deseadan) |
| | Upper Moquegua Formation | Deseadan |
| | Heath Formation | Late Oligocene |
| | Caballas Formation | Early Eocene-Early Miocene |
| | El Milagro Formation | Early Oligocene (Tinguirirican) |
| | Paracas Formation | Lutetian-Priabonian (Mustersan-Divisaderan) |
| | Pozo Formation | Middle Eocene-Early Oligocene (Mustersan-Divisaderan) |
| | Máncora Formation | Late Eocene-Early Oligocene |
| | Otuma Formation | Priabonian-Rupelian (Tinguirirican) |
| | Yumaque Formation | Priabonian (Divisaderan) |
| Chira | Cone Hill Formation | Priabonian |
| Chira | Mirador Formation | Priabonian |
| | Saman Formation | Late Eocene |
| Salina | Pale Greda Formation | Lutetian |
| Salina | Salina Formation | Lutetian |
| | Yahuarango Formation | Mid-Late Eocene (Mustersan) |
| | Restin Formation | Bartonian |
| | Parinas Formation | Bartonian |
| | Talara Formation | Bartonian |
| | Terebratula Formation | Bartonian |
| | Verdun Formation | Bartonian |
| | Cajaruro Formation | Ypresian-Bartonian |
| | Negritos Formation | Ypresian |
| | Mogollón Formation | Itaboraian-Riochican |
| | Muñani Formation | Late Paleocene-Early Eocene (Itaboraian-Riochican) |
| | Chacras Formation | Early Eocene |
| | Atascadero Formation | Eocene |
| | Carnoas Shale | Eocene |
| | Lobitos Formation | Eocene |
| | Huchpayacu Formation | Paleocene |
| | Couches Rouges Formation | Paleogene |
| | Monte Grande Formation | Maastrichtian |
| | Radiolite Sandstone | Maastrichtian |
| | El Cenizo Formation | Early Maastrichtian |
| | La Tortuga Formation | Early Maastrichtian |
| Vilquechico | Upper Vilquechico Formation | Late Campanian-Maastrichtian |
| | Chota Formation | Campanian-Maastrichtian |
| | La Mesa Formation | Campanian |
| | Chonta Formation | Albian-Coniacian |
| | Vivián Formation | Santonian-Campanian |
| | Celendín Formation | Coniacian-Santonian |
| | Cajamarca Formation | Turonian |
| Quillquiñán | Coñor Formation | Turonian |
| Quillquiñán | Romirón Formation | Cenomanian |
| | Oriente Formation | Albian-Turonian |
| Pulluicana | Mujarrún Formation | Late Cenomanian |
| Pulluicana | Yumagual Formation | Late Albian-Cenomanian |
| | Raya Formation | Albian-Cenomanian |
| | Crisnejas Formation | Early-Mid Albian |
| | Chulec Formation | Albian |
| | Inca Formation | Albian |
| | Pariatambo Formation | Albian |
| | Agua Caliente Formation | Aptian-Albian |
| | Esperanza Formation | Aptian |
| Yura | Hualhuani Formation | Early Cretaceous |
| Lima | Atocongo Formation | Late Hauterivian-Early Barremian |
| | Carhuaz Formation | Valanginian-Barremian |
| | Santa Formation | Valanginian |
| Chicama | Punta Moreno Formation | Late Tithonian |
| Chicama | Sapotal Formation | Late Tithonian |
| | Chocolate Formation | Sinemurian |
| Pucara | Condorsinga Formation | Sinemurian |
| Pucara | Aramachay Formation | Hettangian |
| Pucara | Chambara Formation | Norian |
| Mitu | | Artinskian-Kungurian |
| | Copacabana Formation | Permian |
| Tarma | | Bashkirian-Moscovian |
| | Ambo Formation | Viséan |
| | Cocachacra Shale | Early Devonian |
| | Lampa Formation | Silurian-Early Devonian |
| | Calapuja Formation | Sandbian |
| | Contaya Formation | Darriwilian |
| | San José Formation | Floian |