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Boonton tracksite, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.9026,-74.4071 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | New Jersey, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Morris County, New Jersey, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Boonton tracksite | Hitchcock C. H. | Agawam - Boonton | Olsen (1980) reports four track-bearing levels of similar lithology. | sandstone | 199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Eubrontes (Brontozoum) approximatus species | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Eubrontes (Brontozoum) approximatus | 199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic |
Grallator formosus species | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator formosus | 199.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic |
References
Hitchcock C. H. Recent progress in ichnology, Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 24 8, 117-127 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!