Meirs Farm: Maastrichtian, New Jersey
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Mosasauridae
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Mosasaurus dekayi
Bronn 1838
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | New Jersey | County: | Monmouth |
| Coordinates: | 40.1° North, 74.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.4° North, 49.5° West |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 127108 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Shalap |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | ||
| Created: | 2012-04-25 06:15:11 | Last modified: | 2014-12-04 10:15:31 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-04-25 06:15:11 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 39857. | W. B. Gallagher. 2005. Recent mosasaur discoveries from New Jersey and Delaware, USA: stratigraphy, taphonomy and implications for mosasaur extinction. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 84(3):241-245 [M. Uhen/M. Shalap/M. Shalap] |