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Big Brook , Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	40.3131,-74.2225
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Given Location	New Jersey, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Big Brook (Navesink)	Gallagher W. B. (1984)	Monmouth - Navesink		claystone	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Serpula sp. genus	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : *Serpula*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Serpula pervermiformis species	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Serpula : *Serpula pervermiformis*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Longitubus sp. genus	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : *Protula*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Callianassa mortoni species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Callianassidae : Callianassa : *Callianassa mortoni*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protocallianassa mortoni species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Callianassidae : Protocallianassa : *Protocallianassa mortoni*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choristothyris sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratellidae : *Choristothyris*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bryozoa phylum	Animalia : Bryozoa	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Squalicorax kaupi species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Anacoracidae : Squalicorax : *Squalicorax kaupi*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scapanorhynchus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Mitsukurinidae : *Scapanorhynchus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ischyrhiza mira species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Sclerorhynchiformes : Sclerorhynchidae : Ischyrhiza : *Ischyrhiza mira*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Megalocoelacanthus dobiei species	Animalia : Chordata : Coelacanthimorpha : Coelacanthiformes : Latimeriidae : Megalocoelacanthus : *Megalocoelacanthus dobiei*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosaurus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae : *Hadrosaurus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ankylosauria unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ankylosauria	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cimoliasaurus magnus species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Cimoliasauridae : Cimoliasaurus : *Cimoliasaurus magnus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Halisaurus platyspondylus species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Halisaurus : *Macrosaurus platyspondylus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mosasauridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mosasaurus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : *Mosasaurus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Peritresius ornatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Peritresius : *Peritresius ornatus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dryptosaurus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : *Dryptosaurus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cidaridae family	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Cidaridae	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Agerostrea sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : *Agerostrea*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Agerostrea mesenterica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Flemingostreidae : Agerostrea : *Agerostrea mesenterica*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cubitostrea tecticosta species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ambigostrea : *Cubitostrea tecticosta*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Exogyra (Exogyra) costata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : *Exogyra (Exogyra) costata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pycnodonte sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : *Pycnodonte*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lima (Lima) pelagica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Lima : *Lima (Lima) pelagica*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Meleagrinella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : *Meleagrinella*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pecten sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Pecten*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Radiopecten sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Radiopecten*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : *Plicatula*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spondylus sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : *Spondylus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Belemnitella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnitellidae : *Belemnitella*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gyrodes sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : *Gyrodes*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turritella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : *Turritella*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cliona sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Clionaida : Clionaidae : *Cliona*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Bukowski F. (1980) Cretaceous fossils from New Jersey and Delaware, Earth Science 33 2, 55-60

Gallagher W. B. (1984) Paleoecology of the Delaware Valley region. Part II: Cretaceous to Quartenary, The Mosasaur 2, 9-43

Gallagher W. B., Parris D. C., et al (1986) Paleontology, biostratigraphy, and depositional environments of the Cretaceous-Tertiary transition in the New Jersey coastal plain, The Mosasaur 3, 1-35

Gallagher W. B. (1993) The Cretaceous/Tertiary mass extinction event in the North Atlantic coastal plain, The Mosasaur 5, 75-154

Schwimmer D. R., Steward J. D., et al (1994) Giant fossil coelacanths of the Late Cretaceous in the eastern United States, Geology 22, 503-506

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!

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