PBDB Collection

Ellisdale Site (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Crosswicks Creek

Where: Monmouth County, New Jersey (40.3° N, 74.3° W: paleocoordinates 39.4° N, 44.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Marshalltown Formation (Matawan Group), Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: estuary or bay; unlithified, pebbly, sideritic, intraclastic sandstone

• "estuarine channel... storm deposit"

• "normally not lithified... coarser sandy layer... characterized by siderite clay pebbles"

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, sieve

Primary reference: B. S. Grandstaff, D. C. Parris, R. K. Denton, Jr. and W. B. Gallagher. 1992. Alphadon (Marsupialia) and Multituberculata (Allotheria) in the Cretaceous of eastern North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 12(2):217-222 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 14455: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 30.04.1994, edited by Matthew Carrano, Patricia Holroyd, Philip Mannion and Kaitlin Maguire

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Taxonomic list

• locality is very close to the triple junction of Monmouth, Burlington, and Mercer counties: see Gallagher et al. 1986KA date of 71.6 +/- 1.35 on glauconite is rejected by the authors because glauconite dates often are anomalously young

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Gastropoda
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	"Albula sp." = Polinices "Albula sp." = Polinices Monfort 1810 moon snail
Mammalia
Theriamorpha - Stagodontidae	cf. Didelphodon sp.¹¹ cf. Didelphodon sp.¹¹ Marsh 1889 metatherian
Theriamorpha -	"Alphadon lulli" = Protalphadon lulli "Alphadon lulli" = Protalphadon lulli Clemens 1966 metatherian
Multituberculata - Cimolodontidae	Cimolodontidae indet. Cimolodontidae indet. Marsh 1889 multituberculate
Multituberculata - Cimolomyidae	cf. Cimolomys clarki cf. Cimolomys clarki Sahni 1972 multituberculate
Reptilia
Squamata - Globauridae	? Contogenys sp.⁹ ? Contogenys sp.⁹ Estes 1969 squamates
Squamata - Chamopsiidae	Prototeius stageri⁵, Prototeius stageri n. gen. n. sp.⁵, cf. Haptosphenus sp. Prototeius stageri⁵ Denton and O'Neill 1995 squamates Prototeius stageri n. gen. n. sp.⁵ Denton and O'Neill 1995 squamates cf. Haptosphenus sp. Estes 1964 squamates
Squamata -	Lacertilia indet.⁹ Lacertilia indet.⁹ lizard NJSM 14210, 14525, 14211, 14599, 14302
Squamata - Anguidae	? Anguidae indet.⁹, cf. Odaxosaurus sp., cf. Machaerosaurus sp.⁷, Glyptosaurinae indet.⁷ ? Anguidae indet.⁹ Gray 1825 squamates NJSM 14209 cf. Odaxosaurus sp. Gilmore 1928 squamates cf. Machaerosaurus sp.⁷ Gilmore 1928 squamates Glyptosaurinae indet.⁷ Marsh 1872 squamates
Squamata - Mosasauridae	cf. Halisaurus sp. cf. Halisaurus sp. Marsh 1869 mosasaur
Testudines - Bothremydidae	"Bothremys barberi" = Chedighaii barberi "Bothremys barberi" = Chedighaii barberi Schmidt 1940 sideneck turtle NJSM 12704–12707, 12718 (Gallagher, Parris, and Spamer, 1986: 25); identification confirmed by Gaffney et al. 2006
Testudines - Trionychidae	Trionychidae indet.¹ Trionychidae indet.¹ Gray 1825 softshell turtle
Testudines - Dermochelyoidae	Corsochelys sp. Corsochelys sp. Zangerl 1960 sea turtle NJSM 14600
Testudines - Adocidae	Adocus beatus Adocus beatus Leidy 1865 turtle NJSM 12711
Loricata -	Crocodylia indet.² Crocodylia indet.² crocodilian
Crocodylia -	cf. Deinosuchus rugosus⁴, Deinosuchus rugosus⁹ cf. Deinosuchus rugosus⁴ Emmons 1858 crocodilian NJSM 16568 Deinosuchus rugosus⁹ Emmons 1858 crocodilian
Crocodylia - Alligatoridae	aff. Allognathosuchus sp.⁹, cf. Brachychampsa sp. aff. Allognathosuchus sp.⁹ Mook 1921 crocodilian cf. Brachychampsa sp. Gilmore 1911 crocodilian numerous specimens, mostly broken teeth and scutes, NJSM
Crocodylia -	Diplocynodon sp. Diplocynodon sp. Pomel 1847 crocodilian NJSM 14597, 14363
Ornithischia -	Ornithopoda indet. Ornithopoda indet. ornithopod
Ornithischia - Hadrosauridae	Hadrosauridae indet.⁹, Hadrosaurus sp., cf. Edmontosaurus sp.⁹, Hypsibema crassicauda Hadrosauridae indet.⁹ Cope 1869 hadrosaurid NJSM 11365, 14036, 14163, 14510, 12703, 13771, 13089, 14229, 14582, 14514, 13086, 12133, 13932, 12134, 14266, 14201, 13897, 13104, 14590, 14227, 14228, 14387, 13090, 12713, 15058 Hadrosaurus sp. Leidy 1858 hadrosaurine cf. Edmontosaurus sp.⁹ Lambe 1917 hadrosaurine NJSM 12132 Hypsibema crassicauda Cope 1869 hadrosaurid NJSM 12702
Theropoda -	Theropoda indet. Theropoda indet. theropod NJSM 14434, 14504, 14236, 13096 (w/bite marks), 15319, 16623
Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae	Dromaeosauridae "indet. A"³, Dromaeosauridae "indet. B"³ Dromaeosauridae "indet. A"³ Colbert and Russell 1969 maniraptoran NJSM 14158, 16611 Dromaeosauridae "indet. B"³ Colbert and Russell 1969 maniraptoran NJSM 14404
Theropoda -	Tyrannosauroidea indet.³, cf. Dryptosaurus sp.³, cf. Dryptosaurus sp.⁹, Ornithomimosauria indet.³, Coelosaurus sp.⁶ Tyrannosauroidea indet.³ Walker 1964 coelurosaur incl. two tooth morphotypes, NJSM 14682, 16601, 14682 cf. Dryptosaurus sp.³ Marsh 1877 coelurosaur two tooth morphotypes, NJSM 12436, 13734 cf. Dryptosaurus sp.⁹ Marsh 1877 coelurosaur Ornithomimosauria indet.³ ornithomimosaur NJSM 14686 Coelosaurus sp.⁶ Leidy 1865 ornithomimosaur
Amphibia
Temnospondyli - Albanerpetontidae	Albanerpetontidae indet.¹⁰ Albanerpetontidae indet.¹⁰ Fox and Naylor 1982 tetrapod
Salientia -	Anura indet.¹⁰ Anura indet.¹⁰ Fischer von Waldheim 1813 frog
Salientia - Discoglossidae	Discoglossidae indet.⁸ Discoglossidae indet.⁸ Günther 1859 painted frog
Salientia - Pelobatidae	Pelobatidae indet.⁹ Pelobatidae indet.⁹ Lataste 1879 spadefoot toad
Salientia -	cf. Theatonius sp.¹⁰, cf. Scotiophryne sp.¹⁰ cf. Theatonius sp.¹⁰ Fox 1976 frog cf. Scotiophryne sp.¹⁰ Estes 1969 frog
Proteida - Batrachosauroididae	Parrisia neocesariensis n. gen. n. sp.⁸, Parrisia neocesariensis⁸ Parrisia neocesariensis n. gen. n. sp.⁸ Denton and O'Neill 1998 salamander Parrisia neocesariensis⁸ Denton and O'Neill 1998 salamander
Caudata - Urodela	cf. Habrosaurus sp.¹⁰, cf. Proamphiuma sp.¹⁰ cf. Habrosaurus sp.¹⁰ Gilmore 1928 siren cf. Proamphiuma sp.¹⁰ Estes 1969 salamander
Actinopteri
Amiiformes - Amiidae	Amia cf. fragosa Amia cf. fragosa Jordan 1927 bowfin
Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae	Atractosteus sp.⁹ Atractosteus sp.⁹ Rafinesque 1820 gar
Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae	Paralbula casei Paralbula casei Estes 1969
Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae	Enchodus ferox⁹ Enchodus ferox⁹ Leidy 1855
Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae	cf. Platacodon sp. cf. Platacodon sp. Marsh 1889
Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae	Xiphactinus audax Xiphactinus audax Leidy 1870
Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae	Pycnodontidae indet., Anomoeodus phaseolus⁹ Pycnodontidae indet. Agassiz 1833 Anomoeodus phaseolus⁹ Hay 1899
Osteichthyes
Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae	Acipenser sp. Acipenser sp. Linnaeus 1758 sturgeon
Chondrichthyes
Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae	"Rhombodus laevis" = Rhombodus levis "Rhombodus laevis" = Rhombodus levis Cappetta and Case 1975 stingray
Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae	Brachyrhizodus wichitaensis Brachyrhizodus wichitaensis Romer 1942 eagle ray
Squatiniformes - Squatinidae	Squatina hassei Squatina hassei Leriche 1929 angel shark
Euselachii -	Batomorphii indet. Batomorphii indet. Cappetta 1980 elasmobranch "unnamed freshwater ray"
Rajiformes - Ptychotrygonidae	"Ptychotrygon hooveri" = Texatrygon hooveri, Ptychotrygon vermiculata "Ptychotrygon hooveri" = Texatrygon hooveri McNulty and Slaughter 1972 ray Ptychotrygon vermiculata Cappetta 1975 ray
Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae	Ischyrhiza mira, ? Sclerorhynchus sp.⁹ Ischyrhiza mira Leidy 1856 ray ? Sclerorhynchus sp.⁹ Woodward 1889 ray
Rajiformes -	Pseudohypolophus sp. Pseudohypolophus sp. Cappetta and Case 1975 guitarfish
Lamniformes - Pseudocoracidae	Pseudocorax granti Pseudocorax granti Cappetta and Case 1975 mackerel shark
Lamniformes - Pseudoscapanorhynchidae	"Cretodus borodini" = Protolamna borodini, Cretodus arcuata "Cretodus borodini" = Protolamna borodini Cappetta and Case 1975 mackerel shark Cretodus arcuata mackerel shark
Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae	Scapanorhynchus texanus Scapanorhynchus texanus Roemer 1852 goblin shark
Lamniformes - Otodontidae	"Cretolamna appendiculata" = Cretalamna appendiculata "Cretolamna appendiculata" = Cretalamna appendiculata Agassiz 1835 mackerel shark "C. appendiculata lata"
Lamniformes - Carchariidae	"Synodontaspis holmdelensis" = Carcharias holmdelensis, "Odontaspis samhammeri" = Carcharias samhammeri "Synodontaspis holmdelensis" = Carcharias holmdelensis Cappetta and Case 1975 sand shark "Odontaspis samhammeri" = Carcharias samhammeri Cappetta and Case 1975 sand shark
Lamniformes - Alopiidae	Paranomotodon cf. angustidens⁹ Paranomotodon cf. angustidens⁹ Reuss 1845 thresher shark
Lamniformes - Anacoracidae	Squalicorax kaupi Squalicorax kaupi Agassiz 1843 crow shark
Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae	"Ginglymostoma globidens" = Plicatoscyllium globidens⁹ "Ginglymostoma globidens" = Plicatoscyllium globidens⁹ Cappetta and Case 1975 nurse shark
Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae	Hybodus sp. Hybodus sp. Agassiz 1834 elasmobranch
Hybodontiformes -	Lissodus (Lonchidion) sp. Lissodus (Lonchidion) sp. Brough 1935 elasmobranch
Chimaeriformes - Callorhynchidae	Ischyodus bifurcatus Ischyodus bifurcatus Case 1978 plownose chimaera

¹Alroy 2006; ²Alroy 2007; ³Brownstein 2018; ⁴Brownstein 2019; ⁵Denton and O'Neill 1995; ⁶Denton and Gallagher 1989; ⁷Denton and O'Neill 1993; ⁸Denton and O'Neill 1998; ⁹Gallagher 1993; ¹⁰Gardner and DeMar 2013; ¹¹Grandstaff et al. 2000