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Matawan - Woodbury, New Jersey, USA

Group	Matawan
Formation	Woodbury
Age:	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Interval	Campanian
Lithology	claystone/marl, marl, claystone
Number of Collections	5
Number of Occurrences	55

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Union Beach	Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA	Matawan - Woodbury
Hopkins farm	Camden County, New Jersey, USA	Matawan - Woodbury
Pennsylvania RR core	Camden County, New Jersey, USA	Matawan - Woodbury
Lorillard clay pits	Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA	Matawan - Woodbury
Cooper Creek	Camden County, New Jersey, USA	Matawan - Woodbury

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Arca (Barbatia) saffordi species	7	*Arca (Barbatia) saffordi*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pecten (Syncyclonema) simplicius species	7	*Pecten (Syncyclonema) simplicius*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Enchodus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae : *Enchodus*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scapanorhynchus texanus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Mitsukurinidae : Scapanorhynchus : *Scapanorhynchus texanus*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosaurus foulkii species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae : Hadrosaurus : *Hadrosaurus foulkii*	83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Catapleura repanda species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Catapleura : *Catapleura repanda*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trochocyathus balanophylloides species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus : *Trochocyathus balanophylloides*	83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Astrangia cretacea species	7	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Astrangia : *Astrangia cretacea*	83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hemiaster sp. genus	6	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : *Hemiaster*	83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Arca sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : *Arca*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cardium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : *Cardium*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trachycardium multiradiatum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Trachycardium : *Trachycardium multiradiatum*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Linearis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Linearis*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tellina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Tellina*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Astarte sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : *Astarte*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cardita sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : *Cardita*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crassatella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : *Crassatella*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Volviceramus involutus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Volviceramus : *Volviceramus involutus*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Modiolus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : *Modiolus*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nuculana sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : *Nuculana*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nucula sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : *Nucula*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Agerostrea ungulatus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Flemingostreidae : Agerostrea : *Agerostrea ungulatus*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cubitostrea tecticosta species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ambigostrea : *Cubitostrea tecticosta*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea plumosa species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Acutostrea : *Ostrea plumosa*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Exogyra (Exogyra) costata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : *Exogyra (Exogyra) costata*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : *Ostrea*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pinna laqueata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna : *Pinna laqueata*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anomia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : *Anomia*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anomia argentaria species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia : *Anomia argentaria*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ctenoides sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : *Ctenoides*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Corbula sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : *Corbula*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Corbula crassiplica species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Caestocorbula : *Corbula crassiplica*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : *Trigonia*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dosinia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Dosinia*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Legumen sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Legumen*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Placenticeras placenta species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Placenticeratidae : Placenticeras : *Placenticeras placenta*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Scaphitidae : *Scaphites*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Euspira sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : *Euspira*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turbonilla sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pyramidellidae : *Turbonilla*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tenagodus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Siliquariidae : *Tenagodus*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turritella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : *Turritella*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turritella vertebroides species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : *Turritella vertebroides*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dentalium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : *Dentalium*	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coniferophyta phylum	2	Plantae : Coniferophyta	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Leidy J. [On the bones of a huge herbivorous saurian near Haddonfield], Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 10, 215-218

Leidy J. Cretaceous reptiles of the United States, Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 192, 1-135

Woolman L. Bone of a dinosaur, an immense reptile, associated with ammonites and other molluscan fossils in Cretaceous (Matawan) clay marls, at Merchantville, N.J., New Jersey Survey Annual Report for 1896, 248-250

Cope E. D. On some reptilian remains, The American Journal of Science, series 2 48, 278

Clark W. B., Twitchell M. W. (1915) The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Echinodermata of the United States, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 54, 1-341

Squires D. F. (1958) Some Upper Cretaceous corals from New Jersey, American Museum Novitates 1911, 1-7

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

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

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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