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Meriden - Towaco - B, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
| Group | Meriden |
|---|---|
| Formation | Towaco |
| Member | B |
| Age: | 201 - 199 Ma Early Jurassic |
| Interval | Hettangian |
| Tectonic Setting | Rift |
| Lithology | mudstone/sandstone, mudstone, siltstone/sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 4 |
| Number of Occurrences | 9 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Riker Hill Quarry | Essex County, New Jersey, USA | Meriden - Towaco - B |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meriden - Towaco - A | 201 - 199 Ma Early Jurassic | siltstone/sandstone, mudstone, siltstone | 9 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Semionotus sp.genus | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Semionotiformes : Semionotidae : Semionotus | 201.3 - 199.3 Ma Early Jurassic |
 Anomoepus scambusspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Moyenisauropodidae : Anomoepus : Anomoepus scambus | 201.3 - 199.3 Ma Early Jurassic |
 Reptiliaclass | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia | 201.3 - 199.3 Ma Early Jurassic |
 Grallator (Eubrontes) sp.subgenus | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) | 201.3 - 199.3 Ma Early Jurassic |
| Theropoda unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda | 201.3 - 199.3 Ma Early Jurassic |
 Tracheophytaphylum | Plantae : Tracheophyta | 201.3 - 199.3 Ma Early Jurassic |
References
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!
