US And Canadian Fossil Sites -- Data for NEW JERSEY

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LocationCountyState/ProvinceDirections,NotesAgeFormationFossilsCommentsReferenceLat-Long
FarmingtonAtlanticNJEoceneShark Teeth -- LamnaNJ0001|,
Glen RockBergenNJTriassicBrunswickHypsognathusNJ0002|,
Granton QuarryBergenNJTriassicNewarkFish fossils,Reptile fossils-Eupelor,Hypuronector,Icarosaurus,Rutiodon;ichnofossils-Coelurosaurichnus,GrallatorNJ0003|,
HackensackBergenNJnear Polify Rdmastodon teethNJ0004|,
North BergenBergenNJAt Granton QuarryTriassicLockatongfish-Diplurus,Synorichthys,Turseodus?NJ0005|,
NorthvaleBergenNJalong RR tracks through townleaves,fish,shells,crinoidsNJ0006|,
BirminghamBurlingtonNJpelecypod AgerostreaNJ0007|,
BirminghamBurlingtonNJCretaceousHornerstownvertebrates-turtle-Zygoramma;Crocodile-ThoracosaurusNJ0008|,
BirminghamBurlingtonNJin GreensandsCretaceousturtles-Taphrosphys;fish-Ischyodus,sharksNJ0009Original indicates 'Neoselachian' which is not a genus,but rather a high level grouping that includes most Cretaceous sharks|,
CrosswicksBurlingtonNJCretaceousfish-PycnodusNJ0010Can't find any citations for a Green Malls formation (Green Marls?)|,
EllisdaleBurlingtonNJin bed of Crosswicks CreekCretaceousnumerous vertebrate bone fragments-turtles,crocodiles,dinosaurs,etc.--Dryptosaurus,Hadrosaurus,HypsibemaNJ0011http://www.jhu.edu/~jhumag/696web/dinosaur.html|,
Farmingdale?BurlingtonNJin GreensandsCretaceousturtles-LembonaxNJ0012|,
LumbertonBurlingtonNJCretaceousNavesinkTurtle fragments Prionochelys. Mosasaur fragments,HalisaurusNJ0013|,
LumbertonBurlingtonNJIn sand pit exposureEocene?Shark Teeth,bones,coral,invertebratesNJ0014|,
MedfordBurlingtonNJin GreensandsCretaceousfish-Edaphodon,Istiophorus;turtles-TaphrosphysNJ0015|,
MedfordBurlingtonNJin GreensandsCretaceousturtles-AdocusNJ0016|,
Mount HollyBurlingtonNJin GreensandsCretaceousfish-EnchodusNJ0017|,
PembertonBurlingtonNJin GreensandsCretaceousfish-sharks;turtles-LytolomaNJ0018|,
Rancocas Creek ValleyBurlingtonNJCretaceous UpperRancocasLingulina,Pentacrinus,Goniaster,Cidaris,Salenia,Pseudodiadema,Coptosoma,Terebratula,Gryphaea,Flabellina,Polymorphina,Trematopygus,Catopygus,Hemiaster,Teredo,Nautilus,AmmonitesNJ0019Flabellina is a nudibranch. How could it be recognized as a fossil?'|,
VincentownBurlingtonNJCephalopods; Rotularia; Bryozoa CoscinopleuraNJ0020|,
VincentownBurlingtonNJAt Alloway Pit (overgrown irrigation pond excavation) E of Newbold Corner Rd. Close to Nike missile towersPaleoceneVincentownshark teeth,coral,bonesNJ0021|,
VincentownBurlingtonNJOn N branch of Rancocas CreekPaleoceneVincentown?NJ0022|,
Willingboro?BurlingtonNJAround Graham's Brickyard near junction of NJ38 and NJ73CretaceousshellsNJ0023|,
BlackwoodCamdenNJCretaceousShark teeth -Cretolamna,Scapanorhynchus,Squalicorax (several species),coprolites. Ischyodus,fish - Pycnodus,Enchodus,trigonodonts (Stephanodus). MosasaursNJ0024|,
CamdenCamdenNJSite of Hadrosaurus discoveryCretaceousAbundant,but poorly preserved fossils:NJ0025|,
HaddonfieldCamdenNJCooper River tributary near junction of Maple and Grove StreetsCretaceousWoodburyTurtle-DollochelysNJ0224|,
HaddonfieldCamdenNJCretaceous Upper Marine mollusks from the Woodbury Formation are reportedly found in a small gully near the corner of Maple Ave and Grove St in Haddonfield.Cretaceous?NJ0027|,
HaddonfieldCamdenNJThe first dinosaur found in North America from a gully in Haddonfield,New JerseyCretaceousPotomacdinosaur bonesNJ0028|,
PennsaukenCamdenNJPleistoceneFish HousefossilsNJ0029|,
StratfordCamdenNJOn tributary of Big Timber CreekShark Teeth - OtodusNJ0030|,
Cape May PointCape MayNJAt the state beachPaleozoic fossils washed up by tideNJ0031|,
HigbeeCape MayNJPaleozoic fossils washed up by tideNJ0032|,
Reeds BeachCape MayNJPaleozoic fossils washed up by tideNJ0033|,
FairtonCumberlandNJIn quartzite boulders dredged from stream through townMiocene-PlioceneCohansey?silicified bivalves and gastropodsNJ0034|,
ShilohCumberlandNJShiloh marl pitMioceneKirklandTurtle-ProcolpochelysNJ0035|,
MorristownEssexNJAt soccer fieldTriassicNewarkDinosaur TracksNJ0036|,
Riker HillEssexNJIn Rosedale,NJ. Exit 4a I280W S on Eisenhower Parkway. 1.7km. Left on Beaufort Ave. 600m to park entrance. Collecting permits sometimes available from County Park Servicedinosaur tracksNJ0037|,
Rikers HillEssexNJTriassicNewarkFish fossilsNJ0038|,
RoselandEssexNJJurassicTowaco Sandstonedinosaur tracks - AnomoepusNJ0039|,
BarnsboroGloucesterNJCretaceousHornerstownvertebrates-Turtles-Bothremys;Crocodile-HolopsNJ0040|,
BarnsboroGloucesterNJ3.2km SCretaceousNew Egyptdinosaur claw-DryptosaurusNJ0041|,
BarnsboroGloucesterNJArea exposures including W Jersey Marl Co in GreensandsCretaceousturtles-Adocus,Osteopygis,Taphrosphys;fish-Edaphodon,Ischyodus,Leptomylus,SqualicoraxNJ0042original says 'Barnesboro' which seems to be an old spelling|,
HarrisonvilleGloucesterNJCretaceousTimber Creek LimestoneTurtle-LytolomaNJ0043|,
HurffvilleGloucesterNJin GreensandsCretaceousfish-IschyodusNJ0044|,
JerichoGloucesterNJIn old overgrown marl pits about 2km N of JerichoMioceneKirkwoodEucrassatella,Melina,PlicatulaNJ0045|,
MantuaGloucesterNJJackson Road adjacent to Jackson Road at Mantua-Harrison Township lines in Gloucester County. inCretaceousNavesinkPlesiosaur bone fragmentsNJ0046|,
Mullica HillGloucesterNJFossil material reported found in 2003 or so in a working pitCretaceous?bone fragments,mollusks,petrified woodNJ0047|,
Mullica HillGloucesterNJFossiliferous Cretaceous Upper Mount Laurel and Navesink beds are reportedly exposed at Mullica Hill on the South side of US322 at the NJ45 Junction.CretaceousNavesink|Mount LaurelCretolamnaNJ0048|,
Mullica HillGloucesterNJShell bed.Pleistocene?NJ0049|,
Mullica HillGloucesterNJin GreensandsCretaceousfish-Cretolamna,Enchodus?,NeoselachianNJ0050|,
Oldman's CreekGloucesterNJIn exposures along valley of the creekCretaceousMarshalltownWorms-Serpula;Gastropods-Turritella,Gyrodes,Anchura,Lunatia,Pyropsis;Ammonites-Menuites,Placenticeras;Bivalves-Nucula,Cucullaea,Nemodon,Gryphaeostrea,Exogyra,Vulsella,Crassostrea,Agerostrea,Neithea,Trigonia,Veniella,Trachycardium,Crassatella,UmbonicardiumNJ0051|,
PitmanGloucesterNJat junction of Main and Broadway. Ceres/Mantua Park next of Pitman Golf Course in banks of Chestnut BranchPetrified Wood,shellsNJ0052|,
SewellGloucesterNJInversand Marl Pits inCretaceousNew EgyptTurtles-Peritresius;MosasaurusNJ0053|,
SewellGloucesterNJInversand marl quarryCretaceousHornerstownEdaphodonNJ0054|,
SewellGloucesterNJInversand marl quarryPaleocenespongesNJ0055|,
SewellGloucesterNJInversand pitCretaceousHornerstownvertebrates-Turtles-PeritresiusNJ0056|,
HarrisonvilleGloucester?NJin GreensandsCretaceousfish-Ischyrhiza,PristisNJ0057There is a second Harrisonville in Salem Cy39.685N. 75.266W Approximate|,
North BergenHudsonNJAt Granton quarryTriassicStocktonreptile bones:Hypuronector,Tanytrachelos;fish-Diplurus,TurseodusNJ0058|,
North BergenHudsonNJGranton Quarry In Triassic fresh water depositsTriassicBranchiopods,Cyzicus,Fish -Diplurus,Turseodus,Reptiles - Tanytrachelos,IcarosaurusNJ0059|,
PassaicHudsonNJin back of incinerator at 555 Paulson AvenueTriassicLockatongHypsognathus?NJ0060|,
WeehawkenHudsonNJBranchiopods CyzicusNJ0061|,
FrenchtownHunterdonNJOn Creek Rd accessible from NJ12E East of NJ29 on W bank of Nishisackawick CreekTriassicNewarkfootprints,bivalves,ostracods,fish,plantsNJ0062|,
JutlandHunterdonNJThere are several outcrops in the area. One is at the Clinton,Block and Supply Co QuarryOrdoviciangraptolites-Isograptus,Didymograptus,Pseudotrigonograptus,Tetragraptus,Xiphograptus,Pseudisograptus,Cryptograptus,Climacograptus,Glyptograptus,Pseudoclimacograptus,Hallograptus,Dicellograptus,Nemagraptus?,GlossograptusNJ0063http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/paleontology/pub/grd3_3/|,
MilfordHunterdonNJAt Clark blue stone quarryTriassicBrunswickfootprints - Apatopus,Chirotherium,GrallatorNJ0064|,
StocktonHunterdonNJIn quarry E of NJ29 500m N of NJ519TriassicNewarkfootprints-Grallator,reptile bones,scutes,phytosaur teethNJ0065|,
Carnegie LakeMercerNJOn W side of lakeTriassicStocktonreptile footprintsNJ0066|,
PrincetonMercerNJIn basement excavations at Princeton UniversityTriassicFish,Diplurus,Crustacea -Cyzicus{4}NJ0067|,
PrincetonMercerNJOn the campus of Princeton University,fish and crustacea have been found in basement excavations.Triassic-JurassicNewarkfishNJ0068|,
Princeton UniversityMercerNJFirestone Library excavationTriassicLockatongdinosaur teeth-Rutiodon;fish-DiplurusNJ0069|,
SayrevilleMiddlesexNJAmber pit -- digging not allowed in reclaimed areaCretaceousamberNJ0070|,
SayrevilleMiddlesexNJIn amber found in clay pits inCretaceousRaritaninsects in amber.NJ0071|,
SayrevilleMiddlesexNJIn clay at Sayre and Fisher's banksAmbonicardia,GnathodonNJ0072|,
WashingtonMiddlesexNJIn ash colored clays in area quarriesAstarteNJ0073|,
WoodbridgeMiddlesexNJarea clay banksCretaceous LowerCorbiculaNJ0074|,
-MonmouthNJCretaceousRed BankCrocodile-GavialisNJ0159|,
-MonmouthNJIn stream beds in Monmouth County,New Jersey in Monmouth Formation greensands. Poricy Brook,Hop Brook(Colts Neck),Holmdel CreekCretaceousworm tubes,Ray Teeth - Brachyrhizodus -- Chimeras -- Ischyodus Fish Teeth -Enchodus,Stephanodus Arthropods CallianassaNJ0160|,
-MonmouthNJManasquan River Downstream of the Conrail RR bridgeMioceneKirkwoodfossils in cliffside exposureNJ0161|,
-MonmouthNJOn Manasquan Creek at the Georgia Road BridgeCretaceousTintonTypical fossilsNJ0162|,
AllentownMonmouthNJBryozoa ClionaNJ0075|,
ArneytownMonmouthNJOn Crosswicks Creek at mouth of Shingles Run. Upstream from Mt Holly-Freehold Rd at fishing accessEoceneNew Egypt|Hornerstownabundant brachiopods-Oleneothyris,Oysters-Pycnodonte,and few other taxa. Small invertebrates of various sorts in sands above the Cretaceous glauconiteNJ0076|,
ArneytownMonmouthNJon sandbars in Crosswicks Creek. Downstream from Mt Holly-Freehold Rd at fishing accessCretaceousNew Egypt|Hornerstownsmall shark teethNJ0077|,
Atlantic HighlandsMonmouthNJCretaceousNavesinkSponges.NJ0078|,
Atlantic HighlandsMonmouthNJCretaceousNavesinksponges.NJ0079|,
Atlantic HighlandsMonmouthNJInvertebrates Shark teeth,Scapanorhynchus etc in bluffs along Sandy Hook BayCretaceousshark teethNJ0080|,
Atlantic HighlandsMonmouthNJa fairly long walk from nearest parking and largely overgrown. Accessible with permission from the marina. About 400m to cliffsCretaceousAmmonites etcNJ0081|,
Beer's HillMonmouthNJCretaceousTintonInvertebrates and crab claws in indurated rockNJ0082|,
Big BranchMonmouthNJCretaceousNavesinkTurtlesNJ0083Big Brook?|,
Big BrookMonmouthNJCretaceousNavesinkFish teeth-Brachyrhizodus,Cretolamna,Enchodus,Hybodus,Ischyodus,Ischyrhiza,Megalocoelacanthus,Myledaphus,Paranomotodon,Plicatolamna,Scapanorhynchus,Sclerorhynchus,SqualicoraxNJ0084|,
Big BrookMonmouthNJCretaceousWenonahFish-EnchodusNJ0085|,
Big BrookMonmouthNJ1.6km N of Boundary Rd on S side of stream 40d19mN 74d13mWCretaceousWenonahFish-Brachyrhizodus,Scapanorhynchus,SqualicoraxNJ0087|,
Big BrookMonmouthNJMarlboro and Colts Neck TownshipsPleistoceneshark teeth Squalicorax,Ischyrhiza,Coprolites,Pycnodont fish jaws plates - Anomaeodus,Dinosaur bones - Hadrosaurs,Pleistocene Beaver teeth -Castoroides. Sharks -Cretolamna,Scapanorhynchus,Squalicorax. Brachiopod Choristothyris. Belemnitella,OysterNJ0088|,
Big BrookMonmouthNJaccessed from Boundary Rd exposures in creek banks and sandbanksCretaceousShark Teeth. ShellsNJ008940d19m14sN,74d12m 51sW|,
Big BrookMonmouthNJaccessed from Hillsdale Rd exposures in creek banks and sandbanks downstreamCretaceousShark Teeth. ShellsNJ009040d19m14sN,74d12m 51sW|,
Big BrookMonmouthNJaccessed from the bridge on Monmouth Road in MarlboroCretaceousShark Teeth. ShellsNJ0091|,
Big Brook (Marlboro Township)MonmouthNJand Colts Neck as wellCretaceousshark teeth Squalicorax,Ischyrhiza,Coprolites,Pycnodont fish jaws plates - Anomaeodus,Dinosaur bones -Hadrosaurs,Pleistocene Beaver teeth - Castoroides. Sharks Cretolamna,Scapanorhynchus,Squalicorax. Brachiopod Choristothyris,Belemnitella,OysterNJ0092|,
Big Brook(Marlboro Township)MonmouthNJPleistoceneMegalonyx (sloth)NJ0086|,
Big Brook(Marlboro Township)MonmouthNJExposures of Cretaceous bedsCretaceousWenonah|NavesinkFossils include shark + ray fauna,chimera,belemnites,crabs,shells.NJ0093|,
CliffwoodMonmouthNJin area exposures in nodules?NJ0094|,
CliffwoodMonmouthNJin pit of Geldhaus[?] brick Co 2 km W of Cliffwood Point in nodules?NJ0095|,
CliffwoodMonmouthNJon Whale Creek 2.5 km from Cliffwood Point in pit of Cliffwood Brick Co in nodulesBreviarca,Trigonarca,Nuculana,Yoldia,Cardium,Isocardia,Veleda,Corbula,Pyrifusus,Volutomorpha,Cyrodes[?],Scalaria,TurritellaNJ0096No citations for genus 'Cyrodes',,,|,
Cliffwood BeachMonmouthNJAlong sea cliffs (but it was reported in the 1970s that the state and property owners have graded and seawalled the cliffs to prevent erosion)CretaceousfossilsNJ0097|,
Cliffwood BeachMonmouthNJFossil ants in amber.?NJ0098|,
Cliffwood PointMonmouthNJon S side in concretions in cliffside claysCretaceousOstrea,Anomia,Amusium,Mytilus,Modiola,Pteria,Inoceramus,Nucula,Lucina,Cardium,Isocardia,Dosinia,Tellina,Veleda,Corbula,Pyropsis,Pyrifusus,Volutimorpha,Scarlaria,Turritella,Placenticeras,Baculites,Tetacarcinus{4}NJ0099|,
Colts NeckMonmouthNJIn town park in Big Brook -- Sieving fossils allowed,no diggingCretaceousShark Teeth,etcNJ0100|,
Colts NeckMonmouthNJWillow Brook -- Case Site 1 - Schatzel PropertyCretaceousMount LaurelShark Teeth-Brachyrhizodus,Enchodus,Hybodus,Hypotodus,Ischyrhiza,Lonchidion,Odontapsis,Parabula,Plicatolamna,Protosphyraena,Ptychotrygon,Rhinobatus,Rhombodus,Squalicorax,Squatina,StephanodusNJ0101|,
Cream RidgeMonmouthNJPaleoceneHornerstowncoralsNJ0102|,
Cream RidgeMonmouthNJNear jct of NJ537 NJ539 on Young propertyCretaceousHornerstownvertebrates-TurtleNJ0103|,
FarmingdaleMonmouthNJarea excavationsEoceneManasquan greensandbrachiopods,mollusks,gastropods{4)NJ0104|,
FreeholdMonmouthNJ9.6km NWCretaceousMount Laurelturtle bonesNJ0105|,
FreeholdMonmouthNJin GreensandsCretaceousreptiles-Squamata,MosasaurusNJ0106|,
HolmdelMonmouthNJCretaceousNavesinksponges Crustacea - Hoploparia,Protocallianassa,Pycnodont fish jaws plates - AnomaeodusNJ0107|,
HolmdelMonmouthNJOn Big Brook in area defined by US79, NJ520 and NJ4 (Vanderburg Road) Boundary Rd (NJ4A) transects area crossing Big Brook N of Vanderburg Rd (Note - a collector was buried by a landslide in the cliff here. Fortunately,he was with friends).CretaceousNavesinkMosasaur fragments - MosasaurusNJ0108|,
HolmdelMonmouthNJOn Ramanessin Brook upstream accessible from Holmdel ParkShark teethNJ0109|,
HolmdelMonmouthNJOn Ramanessin Brook upstream accessible via a trail across from Holmdel High School at Middletown Road and Main St,Ramanessin Brook is the second bridge on the pathShark teethNJ0110|,
HolmdelMonmouthNJOn Ramanessin Brook upstream from Roberts Rd -- limited parkingCretaceousMount Laurel?NJ0111|,
HolmdelMonmouthNJOn Ramanessin Brook upstream from intersection of E. Main/ Newman Springs Rd and Middletown RdCretaceous??NJ0112|,
HolmdelMonmouthNJRamanessin BrookCretaceousshark teeth - Scapanorhynchus,Squalicorax,Odontapsis,Brachyrhizodus,Cretolamna,Plicatolamna,Plesiosaur fragments - CimoliasaurusNJ0113|,
HolmdelMonmouthNJTributary Brook fish mouth platesCretaceousParabulaNJ0114|,
HolmdelMonmouthNJin Hop Brook on Harding FarmCretaceousMount LaurelShark Teeth-Cretolamna,Ischyrhiza,Plicatolamna,Ptychotrygon,Rhinobatus,SqualicoraxNJ0115|,
Holmdel?MonmouthNJOn tributary accessible from soccer field near Boundary RoadCretaceousTypical fossilsNJ0116|,
Hop BrookMonmouthNJCretaceousNavesinkfish teeth-Hybodus,IschyodusNJ0117|,
Hop Brook(Marlboro Township)MonmouthNJExposures of Cretaceous bedsCretaceousWenonah|NavesinkFossils include shark + ray fauna,chimera,belemnites,crabs,shells.NJ0118|,
HornerstownMonmouthNJCretaceousNavesinksponges - Cliona,mollusks - Crassatella,Cucullaea (Internal molds),mollusks - Gryphaea,TurritellaNJ0119|,
HornerstownMonmouthNJPaleoceneHornerstowncoralsNJ0120|,
HornerstownMonmouthNJAt Brewer's ditchCephalopods,BelemnitellaNJ0121|,
HornerstownMonmouthNJAt type locality - Hornerstown PitCretaceousHornerstownvertebrates-turtle;Crocodile-HyposaurusNJ0122|,
HornerstownMonmouthNJCretaceous brachiopods in Crosswicks CreekCretaceousBrachiopods - Choristothyris,mollusks - Cucullaea,Inoceramus,Exogyra,Dianchora,Ostrea,Pecten,Spondylus,Pycnodonte,Lunatia,Turritella Cephalopods -BelemnitesNJ0123|,
HornerstownMonmouthNJin GreensandsCretaceousturtles-OsteopygisNJ0124|,
Hornerstown?MonmouthNJin GreensandsCretaceousfish,Cretolamna,Diphrissa,Edaphodon,Ischyrhiza,Ischyodus,Isotaenia,Istiophorus,Lamna,Leptomylus,SphagepoeaNJ0125May be from Birmingham,NJ|,
HowellMonmouthNJSmall (10 meters) streambank exposure in downtown Howell as well as gravel bars downstreamEoceneManasquanShark teeth,coral-Flabellum,mollusksNJ0126|,
MalboroMonmouthNJIn sand pitsCretaceous LowergreensandPecten(4)NJ0127|,
Manasquan RiverMonmouthNJAt Foreman's PitEocenefish teeth-SphyraenaNJ0128|,
Manasquan RiverMonmouthNJalong the River between West Farms Rd and Preventorium Rd. Older outcrops to the WestEoceneVincentown|Manasquanmiscellaneous fossilsNJ0129|,
MarlboroMonmouthNJCretaceousNavesinkCrustacea - HoplopariaNJ0130|,
MarlboroMonmouthNJAt Schenk FarmCretaceousNavesinkdinosaur bonesNJ0131|,
MarlboroMonmouthNJOn South RiverCretaceousEnglishtownfossilsNJ0132|,
MatawanMonmouthNJE of Garden State Parkway along Poricy Brook from Middletown Rd to Shadow LakeCretaceousshellsNJ0133|,
MatawanMonmouthNJN along W bank of Matawan Creek inCretaceousMerchantvilleBelemnitella,Choristothyris,ExogyraNJ0134|,
Matawan CreekMonmouthNJCretaceousMatawanOstrea,Gryphaea,Exogyra,Anomia,Camptonectes,Spondylus,Plicatula,Dianchora,Gervilliopsis,Inoceramus,Pinna,Arca,Nucula,Trigonia,Crassatella,Lucina,Cardium,Linearia,Panopaea.{4}NJ0135|,
MedfordMonmouthNJCretaceousNavesinkTurtles-AgomphusNJ0136|,
MiddletownMonmouthNJIn Poricy Brook at base of hill on Middletown-Lincroft Road (Church Street) near Jr HighCretaceousShark TeethNJ0137|,
Middletown MallMonmouthNJOn Rt-33CretaceousNavesinkfish teeth-HybodusNJ0138|,
Monmouth BeachMonmouthNJCretaceousHornerstownvertebrates-TurtleNJ0139|,
NeptuneMonmouthNJEoceneShark Riverfish teeth-XenodolamiaNJ0140|,
NeptuneMonmouthNJShark River Park,in stream gravels at Shark River Park near Asbury ParkMioceneKirkwoodOdontapsisNJ0141|,
Poricy BrookMonmouthNJCretaceousMollusks OstreaNJ0142|,
Poricy BrookMonmouthNJat Poricy Brook Country ParkCretaceousShark TeethNJ0143|,
Ramanessin BrookMonmouthNJCretaceousNavesinkTurtlesNJ0144|,
Ramanessin BrookMonmouthNJCretaceousWenonahTurtle fragmentsNJ0145|,
Ramanessin Brook(Marlboro Township)MonmouthNJExposures of Cretaceous bedsCretaceousWenonah|NavesinkFossils include shark + ray fauna,chimera,belemnites,crabs,shells.NJ0146|,
Sea Girt BeachMonmouthNJfossilsNJ0147|,
Shark RiverMonmouthNJEoceneshark teeth-Carcharodon,ScapanorhynchusNJ0148|,
Shark RiverMonmouthNJIn Stream gravels at Shark River County ParkMiocene-PlioceneMarine vertebrate fossils -- mostly shark teethNJ0149See www.njfossils.net|,
Shark RiverMonmouthNJShark teeth in river banks and spoil banksshark teethNJ0150|,
Shark RiverMonmouthNJWest of Garden State Parkway on S side of river in a bank exposure reached via a sandy trail and access path beyond the first ravineEocene-MioceneShark River|KirkwoodShark Teeth -- some largeNJ0151Danger of bank collapse,solitary collecting said to be inadvisable|,
Shark River ValleyMonmouthNJUpper area in dark green sandsCretaceousShark RiverOstrea,Gryphaea,Pecten,Nucula,Axinea,Fusus,Fasciolaria,Caricella,Voluta,Nautilus,Astarte,Cardita,Protocardium,Veleda,Corbula,Pleurotoma,Conus,Xenophora,Mesalia.{4}NJ0152|,
ShrewsburyMonmouthNJEoceneOstrea{4}NJ0153|,
Tinton FallsMonmouthNJIn marl pitCretaceousHornerstownvertebrates-Turtles-Adocus,Agomphus,Taphrosphys;Crocodile-GoniopholisNJ0154|,
Tinton FallsMonmouthNJNJ18N from Garden State Parkway Exit 105. Exit on Wayside Rd and proceed straight through lights onto Tinton Ave / NJ537. Cross Sycamore Ave/Water Street and park on Rt. near Colt's Neck lineCretaceousTintonInvertebrates and crab claws in indurated rockNJ0155|,
Upper FreeholdMonmouthNJCretaceous LowerDiploschiza,Paranomia,Spondylus,Radula{4}NJ0156|,
VincentownMonmouthNJin GreensandsEocenefish-Carcharodon,Istiophorus,Lamna,Odontapsis,ScapanorhynchusNJ0157|,
Wall TownshipMonmouthNJOn tributary of Shark River just W of Garden State Parkway Turnpike Interchange 100. Park at Shark River County Park on Schoolhouse RdEocene-MioceneShark River|KirkwoodInvertebrates,Shark teeth-Carcharhinus,Cretolamna,Striatolamna,Xiphodolamia,Acipenser,Isurus,Hemipristis,Galeocerdo,Negaprion,MyliobatisNJ0158|,
BoontonMorrisNJJurassicBoontonfish-SemionotusNJ0163|,
BoontonMorrisNJTriassicNewarkFish fossilsNJ0164|,
BoontonMorrisNJMany genera of fish as well as other vertebrates in area quarries. Much or all of this locality was flooded by a reservoir.Triassic-JurassicNewark?NJ0165|,
BoontonMorrisNJarea exposuresTriassicNewarkwell preserved fish - Protospondyli,Catopterus,Dictyopyge,Paleoniscoids,Diplurus,Ptycholepis{4}NJ0166|,
Boonton ReservoirMorrisNJIn Triassic Sandstone above Hook Mt Basalt,fishTriassicSemionotusNJ0167|,
Green Pond MountainMorrisNJCambrian LowerOlenellusNJ0168|,
Greenwood LakeMorrisNJW side of lakeZaphrentis,Stropheodonta,Schizophoria,Amphigenia,Spirifer,Cyrtina,Pterinea,Chonetes,Orthothetes,Anoplotheca Amphigenia{4}NJ0169|,
NewfoundlandMorrisNJ2 km S of Green Pond Mountain in shaley Limestone along road S of Newfoundland and in fieldsSilurianDecker FerryFavosites,Monotrypa,Chonetes,Orthis,Rynchonella,Atrypa,Dalmanites{4}NJ0170|,
NewfoundlandMorrisNJ3.5 km N in gray slaty shalesSilurianMonroeFenestella,Chonetes,Rhynchonella,Homalonotus,Tropidoleptus,Actinopteria,Orthothetes,Dalmanites,Phacops {4}NJ0171|,
NewfoundlandMorrisNJ300 meters E of Chamberlin's HotelFenestella,Chonetes,Rhynchonella,Homalonotus,Tropidoleptus,Actinopteria,Orthothetes,Dalmanites,Phacops {4}NJ0172|,
NewfoundlandMorrisNJnear Passaic County Line in Upper Longwood QuarryMonotrypa,Chonetes,Stropheodonta,Orthis,Rhynchonella,Atrypa{4}NJ0173|,
Oak Ridge ReservoirMorrisNJon dumpscrinoid columnals,Chonetes,Spirifer,Grammysia,Palaeoneilo,Paracyclas,Bellerophon,Strophostylus{4}NJ0174|,
PetersburgMorrisNJN and SEFenestella,Chonetes,Rhynchonella,Homalonotus,Tropidoleptus,Actinopteria,Orthothetes,Dalmanites,Phacops {4}NJ0175|,
PetersburgMorrisNJtoward Upper LongwoodFenestella,Chonetes,Rhynchonella,Homalonotus,Tropidoleptus,Actinopteria,Orthothetes,Dalmanites,Phacops {4}NJ0176|,
TowacoMorrisNJJurassicTowaco Sandstonedinosaur tracks - Anchisauripus,GrallatorNJ0177|,
West MilfordMorrisNJSW on prominent knoll W of roadFenestella,Chonetes,Rhynchonella,Homalonotus,Tropidoleptus,Actinopteria,Orthothetes,Dalmanites,Phacops {4}NJ0178|,
Crosswicks CreekOceanNJW bank inCretaceousNavesink MarlBelemnitella,Exogyra,Inoceramus,Cucullaea,LunatiaNJ0179|,
New EgyptOceanNJBrachiopods OleneothyrisNJ0180|,
New EgyptOceanNJEoceneHornerstownbrachiopods: OleneothyrisNJ0181|,
New EgyptOceanNJfossils are reported from a small stream north of the New Egypt Railroad Station.PaleoceneBrightseat?mollusks,echinoids and brachiopodsNJ0182|,
Little FallsPassaicNJW of junction of NJ23 and NJ46 along Horsehead Rd N of I80dinosaur tracksNJ0183|,
Port JervisPassaicNJSE Along Clover Rd near junction with NJ23SilurianTrilobitesNJ0184Strictly speaking,Port Jervis is in New York a few km of this locality|,
SalemSalemNJin Marl PitsMioceneKirkwoodA few mollusks are reportedNJ0185|,
Neshanic StationSomersetNJ2km STriassicBrunswickdinosaur-StegomusNJ018640.51,74.73T|,
PeapackSomersetNJOn left side of Willow Rd on path behind farm gate and up a dirt road in abandoned quarryOccasional trilobites in limestoneNJ0187|,
Delaware Water GapSussexNJAt a water treatment plant -- permission required. Might equally well be on the PA sideSilurianEurypteridsNJ0188|,
Delaware Water GapSussexNJMight equally well be on the PA side -- within the National Recreation Area -- no digging but surface collecting permittedSilurianFossil fish to 15cmNJ0189|,
Delaware Water GapSussexNJOn old Dutch Mine RdDevonianarthrodire plates and spinesNJ0190|,
FlatbrookvilleSussexNJDevonianCoeymansfossilsNJ0191|,
FlatbrookvilleSussexNJSilurianDecker FerryFavosites,Monotrypa,etc OstracodsNJ0192|,
HainesvilleSussexNJNDevonianCoeymanscorals,brachiopodsNJ0193|,
HainesvilleSussexNJS in sandstonesSilurianDecker Ferry LimestoneMonotrypa,Orthoceras,Chonetes,Camarotoechia,Atrypa,Reticularia,DalmanitesNJ0194|,
HardistonSussexNJIn hard bluish calcareous-siliceous material through and S of Franklin FurnaceCambrian Lowerabundant Olenellus{4}NJ0195|,
MontagueSussexNJ11km N of Montague,W of Clove Rd. Along 'Trilobite Ridge/Trilobite Mountain'-- An E-W trending structure S of the Neversink River with several Devonian formations exposedDevonian LowerOriskanyTrilobites-Dalmanites,Bivalves-Actinopteria,Gastropods -Loxonema,Cephalopods- Michelinoceras,Brachiopods- Rensselaeria,LeptostrophiaNJ0196http://www.columbia.edu/dlc/nysmb/mb80/mb80c173/b80p173t.html|,
MontagueSussexNJReuben HillDevonianHelderbergbrachiopods -- Rensselaeria,PlatycerasNJ0197|,
NewtonSussexNJCambrian UpperTrilobites PseudosalteriaNJ0198|,
NewtonSussexNJCambrian Uppertrilobites -PseudosalteriaNJ0199|,
Peter ValleySussexNJ2 km below in bluffSilurianDecker FerryStropheodonta,Camarotoechia,Rhynchonella,Whitfieldella,Phaenopora,Diphyphyllum,Zaphrentis,Orthothetes{4}NJ0200|,
Wallpack RidgeSussexNJDevonian LowerHelderbergfossilsNJ0201|,
Wallpack RidgeSussexNJIn Nearpass quarry and on farm to SSilurianDecker FerryZaphrentis,Monotrypa,Pholidops,Stropheodonta,Orthothetes,Dalmanella,Chonetes,Atrypa,Reticularia,pelecypods,Loxonema,Orthoceras,Favosites,Cyrtina,etc.{4}NJ0202|,
Wallpack RidgeSussexNJIn quarryDevonianManliusfossils{4}NJ0203|,
Wallpack RidgeSussexNJregional exposuresfossils{4}NJ0204|,
BlairstownWarrenNJ0.8km North of Blairstown,NJCambrian UpperTrilobitesNJ0205|,
BlairstownWarrenNJ2km 'Up' from Yards Creek Pumping Station on Old Mine Rd off Walnut Valley Rd. In road cutSilurianShawangunkfish fragmentsNJ0206|,
BlairstownWarrenNJ2km W along cliffs on West bank of Jacksonburg Creekcrinoid segments,horn corals,Stereolasma,trilobites=Proetus-othersNJ0207|,
BlairstownWarrenNJAt picnic area at Yards Creek Pumping Station off Walnut Valley Rd in construction rubbleSilurian?Martinsburg?EurypteridsNJ0208|,
ColumbiaWarrenNJOrdovician LowerKittatinny Limestonebrachiopods,Trilobites (Olenellus)NJ0209|,
North BlairstownWarrenNJ1 km NCambrian UpperTrilobites PlethopeltisNJ0210|,
-[?]NJTriassicPassaicReptile - Stegomus fragmentsNJ0214|,
-[?]NJAlong Atlantic shorelinepetrified woodNJ0215|,
-[?]NJFrom Raritan Bay to Potomac River in belt 10-20 km WCretaceousMatawanOstrea,Gryphaea,Exogyra,Anomia,Camptonectes,Spondylus,Plicatula,Dianchora,Gervilliopsis,Inoceramus,Pinna,Arca,Nucula,Trigonia,Crassatella,Lucina,Cardium,Linearia,Panopaea.{4}NJ0216|,
-[?]NJOn NJ23 in 10m high road cut in folded rocks near Jct with NJ513Silurian-DevonianGreen PondPossibly fossilsNJ0218|,
-[?]NJOn Shingles Run,a small branch of Crosswicks CreekPaleoceneVincentownbroad microfauna -- forams,bryozoa,shark teethNJ0219|,
-[?]NJOutcrops to E of Monmouth Formation from Raritan Bay to Severn River Valley in MDCretaceous UpperRancocasLingulina,Pentacrinus,Goniaster,Cidaris,Salenia,Pseudodiadema,Coptosoma,Terebratula,Gryphaea,Flabellina,Polymorphina,Trematopygus,Catopygus,Hemiaster,Teredo,Nautilus,AmmonitesNJ0220|,
-[?]NJPer the January 97 Scientific American,the Amber site in New Jersey was found by Jerry Case and is in the dry bed of a large river about 90 minutes (i.e. 100-150 km?) from New York City. Lignite is found in the bed of the river and also in the banks.CretaceousPotomac GroupLignite,AmberNJ0221|,
-[?]NJin a narrow belt E of the Matawan Formation from Raritan Bay to Patuxent River. very fossiliferous shellbedsCretaceous UpperMonmouthNautilus,Baculites,Belemnitella,Ostrea,Gryphaea,Exogyra,Anomia,Camptonectes,Neithea,Spondylus,Plicatula,Radula,Lithodomus,Trigonarca,Cibota,Idonearca,Axinea,Trigonia,Crassatella,Dioceras[?],Cardium,Veniella,Callista,Turritella,etc.NJ0222No citations for 'Dioceras' 050607. Might be a misspelling of 'Didymoceras' which has been reported from the New Jersey Cretaceous|,
Highland[?]NJNew Jersey - In the cliffs along Raritan Bay between Highland and Cliffwood there are outcrops of Cretaceous marine formations. Reported to be closed off with seawalls to prevent erosionCretaceous?NJ0211There does not seem to be a town of Highland. Possibly Atlantic Highlands or Highland Park|,
Squankums[?][?]NJin GreensandsEocenefish-Aetobatis,Carcharodon,Galeocerdo,Hemipristis,Lamna,Myliobatis,Odontapsis,Pristis,ScapanorhynchusNJ0212Can't locate a Squankums,NJ|,
Watertown[?][?]NJCephalopods-OnococerasNJ0213There does not seem to be a Watertown in NJ|,
[?][?]NJIn 1990 or so,well preserved Cretaceous insect fossils were reported from amber in an unspecified location in New Jersey. Reported to be at the end of White Oak Road at a depth of a meter or more below the ground surfaceCretaceousPotomac GroupPotomacNJ0217|,
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