Emil Novak Farm: Maastrichtian, New Jersey
collected by G.R. Case

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Testudines
Prionochelys nauta Zangerl 1953
1 specimen
Reptilia - Mosasauridae
Halisaurus platyspondylus (Marsh 1869)
1 specimen
PU 18818 (now at YPM)
Mosasaurus conodon (Cope 1881)
1 specimen
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae
Enchodus sp. Agassiz 1835
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae
Stephanodus sp. Zittel 1883
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Anomoeodus sp. Forir 1887
Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae
Squatina hassei Leriche 1929
Cappetta and Case 1975
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Cretolamna appendiculata (Agassiz 1835)
Cappetta and Case 1975
recombined as Cretalamna appendiculata
ssp. lata
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Squalicorax kaupi (Agassiz 1843)
Cappetta and Case 1975
Squalicorax pristodontus (Agassiz 1835)
Cappetta and Case 1975
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Archaeolamnidae
Plicatolamna arcuata (Woodward 1894)
Cappetta and Case 1975
synonym of Archaeolamna kopingensis
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Ischyrhiza mira Leidy 1856
Cappetta and Case 1975
Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae
Edaphodon sp. Buckland 1838
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:New Jersey County:Burlington
Coordinates: 40.0° North, 74.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.3° North, 49.9° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
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
Geological group:Monmouth Formation:Navesink
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:glauconitic,green marl
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Fragmentation:frequent
Spatial resolution:parautochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:salvage,field collection,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collectors:G.R. Case
Collection method comments: fossils found "in spoil heaps piled up by a bulldozer excavating for an irrigation pond"
Metadata
Also known as:Lumberton
Database number:99138
Authorizer:M. Carrano, M. Clapham Enterer:H. Street, M. Clapham
Modifier:P. Mannion Research group:vertebrate
Created:2010-10-28 13:06:30 Last modified:2021-02-19 10:54:15
Access level:the public Released:2010-10-28 13:06:30
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

34093. D. Baird and G. R. Case. 1966. Rare marine reptiles from the Cretaceous of New Jersey. Journal of Paleontology 40(5):1211-1215 [M. Carrano/H. Street]

Secondary references:

73814 H. Cappetta and G. R. Case. 1975. Contribution a l'étude des sélaciens du Groupe Monmouth (Campanien-Maestrichtian) du New Jersey. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 151:1-46 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]