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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 See also * Paleontology in New Jersey The location of the state of New Jersey Paleontology in New Jersey refers to paleontological research in the US state of New Jersey. The state is especially rich in marine deposits. During the Precambrian, New Jersey was covered by a shallow ... References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New Jersey New Jersey Stratigraphic units Stratigraphy of New Jersey New Jersey geography-related lists United States geology-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stratigraphic Units
A stratigraphic unit is a volume of rock of identifiable origin and relative age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic features (facies) that characterize it. Units must be ''mappable'' and ''distinct'' from one another, but the contact need not be particularly distinct. For instance, a unit may be defined by terms such as "when the sandstone component exceeds 75%". Lithostratigraphic units Sequences of sedimentary and volcanic rocks are subdivided the basis of their shared or associated lithology. Formally identified lithostratigraphic units are structured in a hierarchy of lithostratigraphic rank, higher rank units generally comprising two or more units of lower rank. Going from smaller to larger in rank, the main lithostratigraphic ranks are Bed, Member, Formation, Group and Supergroup. Formal names of lithostratigraphic units are assigned by geological surveys. Units of formation or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of the entire Phanerozoic. The name is derived from the Latin ''creta'', " chalk", which is abundant in the latter half of the period. It is usually abbreviated K, for its German translation ''Kreide''. The Cretaceous was a period with a relatively warm climate, resulting in high eustatic sea levels that created numerous shallow inland seas. These oceans and seas were populated with now-extinct marine reptiles, ammonites, and rudists, while dinosaurs continued to dominate on land. The world was ice free, and forests extended to the poles. During this time, new groups of mammals and birds appeared. During the Early Cretaceous, flowering plants appeared and began to rapidly diversify, becoming the dominant group of plants across the Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matawan Formation
The Matawan Formation is a geologic formation in Maryland and New Jersey. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. A description of the formation in Maryland from the USGS ''Tolochester Folio'' (1917) follows: :The formation consists chiefly of glauconitic sand intimately mixed with dark-colored clay, but all through the material small flakes of mica are abundant. In some places the deposits consist almost entirely of black clay; in others, particularly where the upper beds are exposed, the arenaceous phase is predominant, and some beds consist entirely of sand ranging in color from white to dark greenish-black. Where the glauconite decomposes, the iron oxidizes and the materials are stained reddish-brown and in places are firmly indurated by the iron oxide. In places a small layer of gravel lies at the base of the formation. Small amounts of pyrite are occasionally seen. A prominent feature in several exposures of the Matawan formation in this quadrangle is the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshalltown Formation
The Marshalltown Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607. Dinosaurs known from the formation: * '' Hypsibema crassicauda'' * '' Hadrosaurus'' sp. * Nodosauridae indet. * '' Dryptosaurus'' sp. * Tyrannosauroidea indet. * Dromeosauridae indet. * Theropoda indet. See also * List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations ** List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera This list of stratigraphic units with few non-avian dinosaur genera includes Mesozoic stratigraphic units of formation rank or higher that have produced dinosaur body fossils A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, i ... Footnotes References * Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. . Campania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcellus Formation
The Marcellus Formation or the Marcellus Shale is a Middle Devonian age unit of sedimentary rock found in eastern North America. Named for a distinctive outcrop near the village of Marcellus, New York, in the United States, it extends throughout much of the Appalachian Basin. The unit name usage by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) includes ''Marcellus Shale'' and ''Marcellus Formation''.See unit names marked by an asterisk aGeolex/ref> The term "Marcellus Shale" is the preferred name throughout most of the Appalachian region, although the term "Marcellus Formation" is also acceptable within the State of Pennsylvania. The unit was first described and named as the "Marcellus shales" by J. Hall in 1839. Description The Marcellus consists predominantly of black shale and a few limestone beds and concentrations of iron pyrite ( Fe S2) and siderite (Fe CO3). Like most shales, it tends to split easily along the bedding plane, a property known as fissility. Lighter colore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincentown Formation
The Vincentown Formation is a geologic formation in New Jersey. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene The Paleogene ( ; British English, also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene; informally Lower Tertiary or Early Tertiary) is a geologic period, geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period million yea ... period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New Jersey * Paleontology in New Jersey References Paleogene geology of New Jersey Thanetian Stage {{NewJersey-geologic-formation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manasquan Group
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Manasquan may refer to: * Manasquan, New Jersey, a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States * Manasquan River, a waterway in central New Jersey draining to the Atlantic Ocean * Manasquan Reservoir * Manasquan (NJT station) * Manasquan Public Schools ** Manasquan High School * Manasquan Inlet * USS Manasquan (AG-36) *Manasquan Friends Meetinghouse and Burying Ground The Manasquan Friends Meetinghouse and Burying Ground, also known as the Manasquan Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, is a historic meetinghouse and cemetery on Route 35 at the Manasquan Circle in Wall Township in Monmouth C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manasquan Formation
The Manasquan Formation is a geologic formation in New Jersey. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New Jersey * Paleontology in New Jersey The location of the state of New Jersey Paleontology in New Jersey refers to paleontological research in the US state of New Jersey. The state is especially rich in marine deposits. During the Precambrian, New Jersey was covered by a shallow ... References * Paleogene geology of New Jersey {{NewJersey-geologic-formation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magothy Formation
The Magothy Formation is a geologic formation in Maryland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Turonian stage of the Cretaceous period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Maryland * Paleontology in Maryland The location of the state of Maryland Paleontology in Maryland refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Maryland. The invertebrate fossils of Maryland are similar to those of neighboring De ... References Geologic formations of Maryland Geologic formations of New Jersey Cretaceous Maryland Cretaceous geology of New Jersey Upper Cretaceous Series of North America Turonian Stage {{Maryland-geologic-formation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Hornerstown Formation
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Lower may refer to: *Lower (surname) *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Gloucestershire, England See also *Nizhny Nizhny (russian: Ни́жний; masculine), Nizhnyaya (; feminine), or Nizhneye (russian: Ни́жнее; neuter), literally meaning "lower", is the name of several Russian localities. It may refer to: * Nizhny Novgorod, a Russian city colloquial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambrian
The Cambrian Period ( ; sometimes symbolized Ꞓ) was the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, and of the Phanerozoic Eon. The Cambrian lasted 53.4 million years from the end of the preceding Ediacaran Period 538.8 million years ago (mya) to the beginning of the Ordovician Period mya. Its subdivisions, and its base, are somewhat in flux. The period was established as "Cambrian series" by Adam Sedgwick, who named it after Cambria, the Latin name for 'Cymru' (Wales), where Britain's Cambrian rocks are best exposed. Sedgwick identified the layer as part of his task, along with Roderick Murchison, to subdivide the large "Transition Series", although the two geologists disagreed for a while on the appropriate categorization. The Cambrian is unique in its unusually high proportion of sedimentary deposits, sites of exceptional preservation where "soft" parts of organisms are preserved as well as their more resistant shells. As a result, our understanding of the Cambria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leithsville Formation
The Leithsville Formation is a geologic formation in New Jersey. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New Jersey * Paleontology in New Jersey The location of the state of New Jersey Paleontology in New Jersey refers to paleontological research in the US state of New Jersey. The state is especially rich in marine deposits. During the Precambrian, New Jersey was covered by a shallow ... References * Cambrian geology of New Jersey Cambrian southern paleotemperate deposits {{NewJersey-geologic-formation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
