Paulison Avenue, Clifton/Passaic boundary: Norian - Rhaetian, New Jersey
collected by B. Brown, G. G. Simpson
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Procolophonidae
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Hypsognathus fenneri
Gilmore 1928
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3 individuals | |||||||||
| AMNH1676, partial skull and postcranial skeleton; AMNH 1677, partial skull; AMNH 1678, premaxilla/maxilla; bone fragments | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | New Jersey | County: | Passaic |
| Coordinates: | 40.9° North, 74.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 16.5° North, 19.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Chatham | Formation: | Passaic | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "upper" part of the formation; late Norian-Rhaetian (Sues et al. 2000); Newark Supergroup
Originally enterd group name >>Newark<< is replaced by >>Chatham<< since all Upper Triassic formations of the Newark Supergroup are assigned to the Chatham Group, according to Weems & Olsen (1997, GSA Bulletin 109(2)) (TL). | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Secondary lithology: | "shale" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: "Heavy, block-like sandstones, with intercalated lenses of shale. The beds dip gently to the west, and a number of faults are apparent, even within the small area of the quarry" | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Associated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated minor elements: | some |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | salvage,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | AMNH |
| Collectors: | B. Brown, G. G. Simpson |
Metadata
| Also known as: | WPA quarry | ||
| Database number: | 89137 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Butler | Enterer: | R. Butler |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-05-06 06:08:23 | Last modified: | 2018-03-19 15:40:34 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-05-06 06:08:23 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 28983. | E. H. Colbert. 1946. Hypsognathus, a Triassic Reptile from New Jersey. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 86:229-274 [J. Mueller/T. Liebrecht] |
Secondary references:
| 65034 | E. H. Colbert. 1964. The fossils of New Jersey. New Jersey Nature News 19(1):17-27 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 62822 | P. E. Olsen. 1980. Fossil great lakes of the Newark Supergroup of New Jersey. In W. Manspeizer (ed.), Field Studies in New Jersey Geology and Guide to Field Trips. 52nd Annual Meeting, New York State Geological Association 352-398 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |