List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New Jersey

This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of New Jersey, U.S.

Sites

Group or Formation Period Notes
Aquia FormationPaleogene
Beekmantown Group/Stonehenge FormationOrdovician
Boonton FormationJurassic
Cape May Formation
Chatham Group/Passaic FormationTriassic
Coeymans LimestoneDevonian
Feltville FormationJurassic
Hornerstown FormationPaleogene, Cretaceous
Hornerstown MarlsPaleogene
Kirkwood FormationNeogene
Leithsville FormationCambrian
Lower Hornerstown FormationPaleogene
Magothy FormationCretaceous
Manasquan FormationPaleogene
Manasquan Group/Vincentown FormationPaleogene
Marcellus FormationDevonian
Marshalltown FormationCretaceous
Matawan FormationCretaceous
Matawan Group/Marshalltown FormationCretaceous
Matawan Group/Wenonah FormationCretaceous
Matawan Group/Woodbury FormationCretaceous
Merchantville FormationCretaceous
Meriden Group/TowacoJurassic
Matawan FormationCretaceous
Monmouth Group/Mount Laurel FormationCretaceous
Monmouth Group/Navesink FormationCretaceous
Monmouth Group/New Egypt FormationCretaceous
Monmouth Group/Wenonah Group/Mt. Laurel FormationCretaceous
Mount Laurel FormationCretaceous
Navesink FormationCretaceous
Navesink GroupCretaceous
New Egypt FormationCretaceous
Newark Group/Lockatong FormationTriassic
Newark Group/Passaic FormationTriassic
Newark Group/Stockton FormationTriassic
Passaic FormationTriassic
Potomac Group/Raritan Group/Magothy FormationCretaceous
Rancocas Group/Hornerstown FormationPaleogene
Rancocas Group/Vincentown FormationPaleogene
Raritan FormationCretaceous
Sandy Hook FormationCretaceous
Shark River FormationPaleogene
Shark River MarlPaleogene
South Amboy Fire Clay Group/Raritan FormationCretaceous
Stockton FormationTriassic
Tinton FormationCretaceous
Vincentown FormationPaleogene
Woodbury FormationCretaceous

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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