USGS Loc. 26403, Graham Brick Co. pits (=Graham Brick Yards, Maple Shade): Early/Lower Campanian, New Jersey

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Lamnoidea indet.
Gallagher 1984
Demospongiae - Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona cretacica
Gallagher 1984
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Astrangia cretacea (Bölsche 1870)
Gallagher 1984
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae
Menabites (Delawarella) delawarensis (Morton 1830)
Menabites delawarensis (Morton 1830)
Gallagher 1984
Menabites (Delawarella) vanuxemi (Morton 1830)
(2 measurements)
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae
Placenticeras placenta (DeKay 1828)
Gallagher 1984
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Scaphites (Scaphites) hippocrepis (DeKay 1828)
recombined as Scaphites hippocrepis
Scaphites hippocrepis (DeKay 1828)
Gallagher 1984
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Baculites ovatus (Say 1820)
Gallagher 1984
Baculites haresi (Reeside 1927)
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Diplomoceratidae
Glyptoxoceras sp. Spath 1925
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium pilsbryi
Gallagher 1984
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella merchantvillensis
Gallagher 1984
Turritella encrinoidea
Gallagher 1984
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Arrhoges lobata (Wade 1926)
Kuehne 1999
recombined as Latiala lobata
Anchura rostrata
Gallagher 1984
Anchura sp. Conrad 1860
Kuehne 1999
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Turbinella intermedia
Gallagher 1984
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Volutoderma biplicata
Gallagher 1984
Volutomorpha conradi
Gallagher 1984
? Volutomorpha sp. Gabb 1877
Kuehne 1999
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora leprosa (Morton 1834)
Gallagher 1984
recombined as Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Lunatia halli Gabb 1860
Gallagher 1984
recombined as Euspira halli
Gyrodes petrosus
Gallagher 1984
Gyrodes supraplicatus Conrad 1858
Kuehne 1999
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon sp. Conrad 1869
Kuehne 1999
Nemodon eufaulensis
Kuehne 1999
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca sp. Conrad 1862
Kuehne 1999
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea antroea
Gallagher 1984
Cucullaea neglecta
Gallagher 1984
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Trigonarca cuneiformis
Gallagher 1984
Glycymeris mortoni
Gallagher 1984
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus proximus
Gallagher 1984
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia argentaria Morton 1833
Gallagher 1984
Paranomia scabra
Kuehne 1999
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Camptonectes bellisculptus
Kuehne 1999
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae
Pecten (Neithea) quinquecostata Sowerby 1814
Gallagher 1984
recombined as Neithea quinquecostata
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillia ensiformis Conrad 1858
Kuehne 1999
recombined as Gervilliopsis ensiformis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
? Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777
Kuehne 1999
Pteria petrosa
Kuehne 1999
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna loqueata
Gallagher 1984
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra sp. Say 1820
Gallagher 1984
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea cf. mesenterica Morton 1834
Gallagher 1984
recombined as Lopha mesenterica
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853
Gallagher 1984
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya occidentalis Morton
Gallagher 1984
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Clavagellidae
Clavagella armata Morton 1833
Kuehne 1999
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Laternulidae
Anatimya anteradiata (Conrad 1860)
Kuehne 1999
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella conradi Morton 1833
Kuehne 1999
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyprimeria sp. Conrad 1864
Kuehne 1999
Legumen concentricum
Kuehne 1999
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium tenuistriatum (Whitfield 1885)
Gallagher 1984
recombined as Granocardium tenuistriatum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Linearia metastriata
Kuehne 1999
original and current combination Linearis
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea decisa
Gallagher 1984
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella sp. Lamarck 1799
Kuehne 1999
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigoniidae
Pterotrigonia eufaulensis (Gabb 1860)
Kuehne 1999
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia mortoni
Gallagher 1984
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula slackiana
Kuehne 1999
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium subarcuatum
Kuehne 1999
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Gallagher 1984
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
Diploconcha cretacea
Gallagher 1984
Hamulus falcatus
Gallagher 1984
Hamulus squamosus
Gallagher 1984
Hamulus sp.
Kuehne 1999
Longitubus lineatus
Gallagher 1984
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callianassidae
Callianassa mortoni Rathbun 1935
Gallagher 1984
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae
Hoploparia gladiator Pilsbry 1901
Gallagher 1984
Hoploparia gabbi Pilsbry 1901
Gallagher 1984
cf. Oncopareia sp. Bosquet 1854
Robb 2004 1 specimen
with ANSP 21535
unclassified
Echinodermata indet. Klein 1754
Gallagher 1984
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster sp. Agassiz and Desor 1847
Kuehne 1999
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
Robb 2004 5 specimens
ANSP 19511, 21529
Batoidea indet. ()
Gallagher 1984
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Ischyrhiza mira Leidy 1856
Gallagher 1984 3 specimens
ASNP 21527, 21528; NJSM 20653
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis aculeatus (Cappetta and Case 1975)
Robb 2004 1 specimen
NJSM 20649
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Odontaspis cf. samhammeri Cappetta and Case 1975
Robb 2004 2 specimens
recombined as Carcharias samhammeri
ASNP 21517
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Serratolamnidae
cf. Serratolamna serrata (Agassiz 1838)
Robb 2004 1 specimen
NJSM 20651
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Squalicorax kaupi (Agassiz 1843)
Robb 2004 12 specimens
ASNP 21524-21526; NJSM 9043, 20652
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Scapanorhynchus texanus (Roemer 1852)
Gallagher 1984 16 specimens
ASNP 15147, 15148, 15429, 21518, 21519, 21521, 21523; NJSM 20650
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Cretolamna appendiculata (Agassiz 1835)
Robb 2004 1 specimen
recombined as Cretalamna appendiculata
ANSP 21522
Reptilia
Reptilia indet. Laurenti 1768
Robb 2004 6 specimens
ANSP 21538; NJSM 20658, 20659
Reptilia - Testudines
Chedighaii barberi (Schmidt 1940)
Gaffney et al. 2006 1 specimen
ANSP 15902, shell
    = Bothremydina indet. Gaffney et al. 2006
Gaffney et al. 2009
Table 3
Bothremys cooki (Leidy 1865)
Gallagher 1984 1 specimen
ANSP 15302
Reptilia - Mosasauridae
Mosasaurus sp. Parkinson 1822
Gallagher 1984 2 specimens
ANSP 15191; NJSM 20657
? Clidastes sp. Cope 1868
Gallagher 1984 1 specimen
ANSP 21539
    = Clidastes sp. Cope 1868
Gallagher 1993
ANSP 19642
    = Clidastes cf. iguanavus Cope 1868
Robb 2004
nomen dubium belonging to Mosasauridae
Reptilia
Crocodylia indet. (Owen 1842)
Gallagher 1984 2 specimens
ANSP 10217, 21537
Reptilia - Hadrosauridae
Hadrosauridae indet. Cope 1869
Gallagher 1984
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodontidae indet. (Agassiz 1833)
Robb 2004 1 specimen
ANSP 21370
Anomoeodus phaseolus (Hay 1899)
Robb 2004 2 specimens
ASNP 21531; NJSM 20654
Actinopteri
Teleostei indet. Müller 1846
Robb 2004 6 specimens
ANSP 2156; NJSM 15478, 20656
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae
Enchodus gladiolus Cope 1872
Robb 2004 12 specimens
ANSP 21532-21535; NJSM 20655
unclassified
Rostellites nasutus
Gallagher 1984
Rostellites texturatus
Kuehne 1999
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New Jersey County:Burlington
Coordinates: 40.0° North, 75.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.2° North, 44.8° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Campanian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 7
Key time interval:Early/Lower Campanian
Age range of interval:83.50000 - 70.60000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Merchantville
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Merchantville Fm, which is overlain by the Englishtown Fm. AGE: Early Campanian, on the basis of ammonoid biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Mostly from lower part of formation, 0.9-1.5 m above base.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:quartzose lithified silty sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Silty quartz sand. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, on the basis of figured specimens.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:ANSP,USNM
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Not stated in text. REPOSITORY: USNM.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Limited to ammonoids. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Metadata
Database number:88610
Authorizer:A. Hendy, M. Carrano, R. Benson, M. Uhen Enterer:A. Hendy, M. Carrano, R. Benson, M. Uhen
Modifier:R. Benson Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-04-16 13:24:59 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2009-04-16 13:24:59
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

29725. W. J. Kennedy and W. A. Cobban. 1993. Lower Campanian (Upper Cretaceous) ammonites from the Merchantville Formation of New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware. Journal of Paleontology 67(5):828-849 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

41941 E. S. Gaffney, G. E. Hooks III, and V. P. Schneider. 2009. New material of North American side-necked turtles (Pleurodira: Bothremydidae). American Museum Novitates 3655:1-26 [R. Benson/R. Benson]
27976 E. S. Gaffney, H. Tong, and P. A. Meylan. 2006. Evolution of the side-necked turtles: The families Bothremydidae, Euraxemydidae, and Araripemydidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300:1-318 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
39861 W. B. Gallagher. 1984. Paleoecology of the Delaware Valley region. Part II: Cretaceous to Quartenary. The Mosasaur 2:9-43 [M. Uhen/M. Shalap/M. Carrano]
54671 W. B. Gallagher. 1993. The Cretaceous/Tertiary mass extinction event in the North Atlantic coastal plain. The Mosasaur 5:75-154 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
61261 D. F. Kuehne. 1999. Upper Cretaceous macroinvertebrate faunas of the northern Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Mosasaur 6:29-80 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]
61315 A. J. Robb. 2004. Vertebrate fossils from the Upper Cretaceous (Merchantville Formation: Early Campanian) Graham Brick Yards locality of New Jersey. The Mosasaur 7:75-88 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]