Vincentown Formation, NJ: Thanetian, New Jersey

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Ctenocella rutgersensis
Gorgonella sp.
Cistella plicatilis
Cavoscala annulata
Pleurotrema solariformis
Polorthus tibialis
Rananidae indet.
informal Callianassid indet.
undetermined burrows
Odotus obliquus
Animalia indet. Linnaeus 1758
fecal pellets and coprolites
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum mortoni Vaughan 1900
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Trochocyathus sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
? Trochosmilia inauris
originally entered as "Trochosmilia? inauris"
Montlivaltia atlantica (Morton 1829)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
? Balanophyllia sp. Wood 1844
originally entered as "Balanophyllia? sp."
Anthozoa - Pennatulacea
Graphularia ambigua
unclassified
Porifera indet. Grant 1836
3 undetermined species
Demospongiae - Clavulina - Clionaidae
? Cliona sp.
originally entered as "Cliona? sp."
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
undetermined lepidost? scale in coprolite; various undetermined vertebrae
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae
Enchodus sp. Agassiz 1835
Enchodus ferox Leidy 1855
Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae
Histiophorus homalorhamphus Cope 1855
recombined as Istiophorus homalorhamphus
Actinopteri - Scombriformes
Sphyraenodus speciosus (Leidy 1856)
Reptilia
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768
undetermined chelonid shell and bone fragmentss; undetermined serpent vertebrae; undetermined alligatorine plate fragement
Reptilia - Crocodylia
? Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768
originally entered as "Crocodylus? sp."
    = Crocodylia indet. Owen 1842
Alroy 2006
Reptilia
Thoracosaurus basifissus (Owen 1849)
nomen dubium belonging to Gavialoidea
Thoracosaurus neocesariensis (De Kay 1842)
Thoracosaurus basitruncatus (Owen 1849)
nomen dubium belonging to Gavialoidea
Cheilophis huerfanoensis Gilmore 1938
Reptilia - Palaeophiidae
Palaeophis littoralis Cope 1847
originally entered as "Paleoophis littoralis"
Reptilia - Testudines
Peritresius ornatus (Leidy 1856)
Rhetechelys platyops (Cope 1870)
original and current combination Euclastes platyops
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
batoid crusher plates and spines, various undetermined teeth and vertebrae
Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae
Edaphodon sp. Buckland 1838
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Rhombodontidae
Rhombodus sp. Dames 1881
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis obesus (Leidy 1855)
synonym of Aetomylaeus dixoni
Myliobatis jugosus (Leidy 1876)
recombined as Leidybatis jugosus
Myliobatis magister (Leidy 1876)
? Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829
originally entered as "Rhinoptera? sp."
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Ischyrhiza mira Leidy 1856
Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae
Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806
Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae
Hexanchus ensis
Hexanchus primigenius
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Striatolamia sp. Glikman 1964
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus hastalis (Agassiz 1838)
recombined as Carcharodon hastalis
Isurus acuminatus
Isurus desorii (Agassiz 1843)
synonym of Isurus oxyrinchus
Lamna sp. Cuvier 1816
teeth and vertebrae
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis sp. Agassiz 1838
Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae
Acrodus humilus
Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Pentacrinitidae
Pentacrinites bryani
originally entered as "Pentacrinus bryani"
Pentacrinites sp. Blumenbach 1804
originally entered as "Pentacrinus sp."
Crinoidea - Comatulida - Bourgueticrinidae
Rhizocrinus cylindricus Weller 1907
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Stauranderasteridae
Pentaceros asperulus Weller 1907
recombined as Hadranderaster asperulus
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Goniaster mammilata (Gabb 1876)
recombined as Recurvaster mammillatus
Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae
Ophiomusium stephensoni
Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
cf. Ophiura serrata Roemer 1841
originally entered as "Ophiura? cf. O. serrata"
Echinoidea
Echinoidea indet. (Leske 1778)
various undetermined spines and plates
Echinoidea - Orthopsidae
Echinopsis diatreta (Morton 1833)
Echinoidea - Nucleolitidae
Plagiochasma crucifer
Trematopygus cruciferus (Morton 1830)
Clark and Twitchell 1915
recombined as Plagiochasma cruciferum
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida
Cassidulus aequoreus Morton 1834
recombined as Hardouinia aequorea
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Neolampadidae
Catopygus oviformis Clark and Twitchell 1915
recombined as Santeelampas oviformis
Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Holaster cinctus (Morton 1830)
Ananchytes ovalis Clark 1893
recombined as Echinocorys ovalis
Echinocorys ovalis (Clark 1893)
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster stella (Morton 1830)
Hemiaster parastatus (Morton 1833)
Hemiaster ungula (Morton 1833)
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Linthia tumidula Clark 1891
recombined as Schizaster (Linthia) tumidulus
Echinoidea - Salenioida - Saleniidae
Salenia sp. Gray 1835
Salenia tumidula Clark 1801
Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae
Gauthieria speciosa (Clark 1801)
originally entered as "Gautheria speciosa"
Coptosoma speciosum (Clark 1801)
Clark and Twitchell 1915
recombined as Gauthieria speciosa
Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Echinidae
Psammechinus cingulatus Clark 1891
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris splendens (Morton 1841)
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Psychocidaridae
Tylocidaris walcotti (Clark 1891)
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
17 undetermined species; undetermined borings in ostreid shells
Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomaria crotaloides
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799
Gastropoda - Siliquariidae
? Siliquaria sp. Bruguière 1792
synonym of Tenagodus
originally entered as "Siliquaria? sp."
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella mortoni Conrad 1830
recombined as Kapalmerella mortoni
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Pyropsis sp. (Conrad 1860)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Caricella plicata
Volutoderma sp. Gabb 1877
Volutomorpha conradi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
cf. Odontofusus sp. Whitfield 1892
originally entered as "cf. Odontofusus sp."
Piestochilus kanei
Piestochilus sp. Meek 1864
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
? Cythara sp. Schumacher 1817
originally entered as "Cithara? sp."
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Perissolax trivolva
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Rostellaria sp. Lamarck 1799
synonym of Tibia
Gastropoda - Rostellariidae
Calyptraphorus jacksoni Clark 1895
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Lunatia sp. Gray 1847
Gyrodes sp. Conrad 1860
cf. Lunatia halli Gabb 1860
recombined as Euspira halli
originally entered as "Lunatia cf. L. halli"
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Tornatellaea bella Conrad 1860
Bivalvia
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758
1 undetermined species
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana informal formerly Leda sp.
originally entered as "Leda sp."
cf. Nuculana cultelliformis
originally entered as "Nuculana cf. N. cultelliformis"
Nuculana informal sp. B Link 1807
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella compressirostrea
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834
? Crassatellites sp. Krueger 1823
synonym of Crassatella
originally entered as "Crassatellites? sp."
Crassatella alaeformis Conrad 1830
recombined as Bathytormus alaeformis
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita intermedia Brocchi 1814
recombined as Glans (Glans) intermedia
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Laternulidae
Periplomya sp. Conrad 1870
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea sp. (Menard 1807)
Panopea elliptica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
? Veniella decisa
originally entered as "Veniella? decisa"
? Veniella rhomboidea
originally entered as "Veniella? rhomboidea"
Etea delawarensis
Tenea pinguis
? Tenea sp. Conrad 1870
originally entered as "Tenea? sp."
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Caryatis veta
synonym of Pitar
Meretrix ovata (Rogers and Rogers 1837)
recombined as Pitar (Pitar) ovatus
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Isocardia conradi
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium knappi
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Kummelia americana
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus ovata
originally entered as "Modiola ovata"
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon brevifrons Conrad 1875
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Axinea subaustralis
synonym of Glycymeris
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea antrosa
Cucullaea sp. Lamarck 1801
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca quindecemradiata
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna rostriformis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Gryphaeostrea vomer (Morton 1828)
originally entered as "Gryphaetostrea vomer"
Pycnodonte convexa
"convexa var. vesicularis" - originally entered as "Pycnodonte convexa var. vesicularis"
Pycnodonte dissimilaris
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea bryani
Ostrea compressirostrea
Ostrea panda
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten sp. Müller 1776
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida
Oleneothyris harlani (Morton 1829)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Platidiidae
Platidia cretacea
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Cistella beecheri Clark 1895
recombined as Argyrotheca beecheri
Articulata - Articulata
Articulata indet. Huxley 1869
invalid subgroup of Brachiopoda
2 undetermined species - originally entered as "Articulata sp."
Polychaeta
Polychaeta indet. Grube 1850
various undetermined tubes
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
Longitubus sp.
originally entered as "Longitubis sp."
cf. Hamulus falcatus
originally entered as "Hamulus cf. H. falcatus"
Paliurus triangularis
Hydroides primitiva
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Sabellidae
Glomerula vincentownensis
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula habrogamma
Serpula howelli
Serpula jerseyensis
Serpula tristiata
Rotularia rotula
Protula vincentownensis
Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae
Scalpellum conradi
Malacostraca
Malacostraca indet. (Latreille 1802)
tubes similar Halyminites major; chelae of 2 undetermined species
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Ctenochelidae
Ischnodactylus cultellus Rathbun 1935
recombined as Ctenocheles cultellus
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callianassidae
? Callianassa sp. Leach 1814
originally entered as "Callianassa? sp."
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Panopeidae
aff. Panopeus estellensis Rathbun 1935
originally entered as "Panopeus aff. P. estellensis"
Panopeus jerseyensis Roberts 1986
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae
Calappilia sp. Milne Edwards 1873
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Zanthopsidae
Zanthopsis milleri Roberts 1955
Malacostraca - Decapoda
Dromiopsis americana Rathbun 1935
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New Jersey
Coordinates: 40.0° North, 74.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.1° North, 55.4° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Paleocene
Stage:Thanetian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 1
*Period:Tertiary
Key time interval:Thanetian
Age range of interval:59.20000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Vincentown
Local section:New Jersey
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:glauconitic sandy,calcareous sandstone
Geology comments: lithology described as a calcareous "lime sand" interbedded with a quartz or "yellow sand"
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:this is the most updated faunal list for the Vincentown Fm
Metadata
Database number:3113
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky, J. Alroy, M. Uhen Enterer:K. Layou, M. Uhen, J. Alroy
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-07-26 12:10:15 Last modified:2007-08-27 15:37:36
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:18
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
140. J. J. Cook and R. C. Ramsdell. 1991. Macrofossils from the Vincentown Formation (Paleocene) of New Jersey. Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Science 36(1):11-15 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

18120 J. Alroy. 2006. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil vertebrates. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]
16640 W. B. Clark and M. W. Twitchell. 1915. The Mesozoic and Cenozoic Echinodermata of the United States. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 54:1-341 [L. Villier/J. Millet/M. Uhen]
83571 R. Guardado, R. Lockwood, L. Wingard and P. Wagner. 2021. Phylogenetics of Crassattella. [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]