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Potomac - Raritan - Woodbridge Clay, New Jersey, USA

Group	Potomac
Formation	Raritan
Member	Woodbridge Clay
Age:	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Interval	Cenomanian
Lithology	claystone, amber/claystone
Number of Collections	22
Number of Occurrences	132

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
F - OPC 989	Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA	Potomac - Raritan - Woodbridge Clay
D - OPC 988 - Pit #4	Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA	Potomac - Raritan - Woodbridge Clay
Woodbridge Clay	Ocean County, New Jersey, USA	Potomac - Raritan - Woodbridge Clay
Woodbridge	Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA	Potomac - Raritan - Woodbridge Clay
White Oaks Pit	Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA	Potomac - Raritan - Woodbridge Clay

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Manasquan	55.8 - 47.8 Ma Eocene	limestone, sandstone	35
Raritan	99.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	limestone	20
Potomac - Raritan	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	amber/lignite, amber	21
Potomac - Raritan - South Amboy Fire Clay	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	amber/lignite, claystone	151

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Monosulcites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Angiospermae : *Monosulcites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sabalpollenites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Angiospermae : *Sabalpollenites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hystrichosphaeridium sp. genus	6	Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Goniodomaceae : *Hystrichosphaeridium*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gonyaulax sp. genus	6	Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : *Gonyaulax*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Oodnadattia sp. genus	6	Dinophyceae : *Oodnadattia*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inaperturopollenites sp. genus	6	Cupressales : *Inaperturopollenites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inaperturopollenites atlanticus species	7	Cupressales : Inaperturopollenites : *Inaperturopollenites atlanticus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Abietineaepollenites sp. genus	6	*Abietineaepollenites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Alisporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : *Alisporites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rugubivesiculites sp. genus	6	*Rugubivesiculites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Araucariacites australis species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Araucariacites : *Araucariacites australis*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Balmeisporites glenelgensis species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Balmeisporites : *Balmeisporites glenelgensis*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Balmeisporites holodictyus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Balmeisporites : *Balmeisporites holodictyus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Callialasporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : *Callialasporites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pinuspollenites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : *Pinuspollenites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dacrycarpites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : *Dacrycarpites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Parvisaccites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : *Parvisaccites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Platysaccus sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : *Platysaccus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Podocarpidites ellipticus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Podocarpidites : *Podocarpidites ellipticus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Clavatipollenites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Chloranthales : Chloranthaceae : *Clavatipollenites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Clavatipollenites hughesii species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Chloranthales : Chloranthaceae : Clavatipollenites : *Clavatipollenites hughesii*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tricolpites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : *Tricolpites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tricolpites reticulatus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Tricolpites : *Tricolpites reticulatus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Proteacidites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : *Proteacidites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Culicoides casei species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Culicoides : *Culicoides casei*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauridae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Taphrosaurus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : *Taphrosaurus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carnosauria unranked clade	99	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Carnosauria	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aequitriradites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Marchantiophyta : Marchantiopsida : Sphaerocarpales : *Aequitriradites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aequitriradites spinulosus species	7	Plantae : Marchantiophyta : Marchantiopsida : Sphaerocarpales : Aequitriradites : *Aequitriradites spinulosus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rouseisporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Bryophyta : *Rouseisporites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sphagnumsporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Bryophyta : Sphagnopsida : Sphagnales : Sphagnaceae : *Sphagnumsporites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Schizosporis parvus species	7	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Schizosporis : *Schizosporis parvus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Schizosporis reticulatus species	7	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Schizosporis : *Schizosporis reticulatus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cycadopites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : *Cycadopites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Camarozonosporites rudis species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lycopodiales : Camarozonosporites : *Camarozonosporites rudis*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lycopodiumsporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lycopodiales : Lycopodiaceae : *Lycopodiumsporites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lycopodiumsporites clavatoides species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lycopodiales : Lycopodiaceae : Lycopodiumsporites : *Lycopodiumsporites clavatoides*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Densoisporites perinatus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Selaginellales : Selaginellaceae : Densoisporites : *Densoisporites perinatus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Concavisporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Pteridophyta : *Concavisporites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pilosisporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Pteridophyta : *Pilosisporites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : *Gleicheniidites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites senonicus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleicheniidites : *Gleicheniidites senonicus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dictyophyllidites harrisii species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Matoniaceae : Dictyophyllidites : *Dictyophyllidites harrisii*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Arcellites sp. genus	6	Plantae : *Arcellites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cingulatisporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : *Cingulatisporites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cingulatisporites problematicus species	7	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Cingulatisporites : *Cingulatisporites problematicus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cyathidites australis species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cyathidites : *Cyathidites australis*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cyathidites minor species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cyathidites : *Cyathidites minor*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Deltoidospora sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : *Deltoidospora*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Matonisporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : *Matonisporites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Osmundacidites wellmanii species	7	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Osmundacidites : *Osmundacidites wellmanii*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Todisporites major species	7	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Todisporites : *Todisporites major*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Todisporites minor species	7	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Todisporites : *Todisporites minor*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Triletes sp. genus	6	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : *Triletes*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lycopodiacidites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Ophioglossales : Ophioglossaceae : *Lycopodiacidites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Appendicisporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : *Appendicisporites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Appendicisporites ethmos species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Appendicisporites : *Appendicisporites ethmos*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Appendicisporites tricornitatus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Appendicisporites : *Appendicisporites tricornitatus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cicatricosisporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : *Cicatricosisporites*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Klukisporites variegatus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Klukisporites : *Klukisporites variegatus*	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Kimyai A. (1966) New plant microfossils from the Raritan Formation (Cretaceous) in New Jersey, micropaleontology 12 4, 461-476

Horner J. R. (1979) Upper Cretaceous dinosaurs from the Bearpaw Shale (marine) of south-central Montana with a checklist of Upper Cretaceous dinosaur remains from marine sediments in North America, Journal of Paleontology 53 3, 566-577

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

Grogan W. L., Szadziewski R. (1988) A new biting midge from Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) amber of New Jersey (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Journal of Paleontology 62 5, 808-812

Baird D. (1989) Medial Cretaceous carnivorous dinosaur and footprints from New Jersey, The Mosasaur 4, 53-63

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!