West Paterson Quarry tracksite: Rhaetian, New Jersey
collected 2000
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Batrachopodidae
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Batrachopus cf. bellus
(Hitchcock 1858)
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1 individual | |||||||||
| NJSM 13801 | ||||||||||
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Batrachopus bellus
(Hitchcock 1858)
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1 individual | |||||||||
| NJSM 19315 | ||||||||||
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Batrachopus deweyi
(Hitchcock 1843)
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6 individuals | |||||||||
| NJSM 19774, 19778, 19782–19785 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Grallatoridae
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Eubrontes giganteus
(Hitchcock 1836)
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3 individuals | |||||||||
| NJSM 13797, 18756, 19777 | ||||||||||
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Anchisauripus sillimani
(Hitchcock 1843)
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| recombined as Eubrontes sillimani | ||||||||||
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Anchisauripus sp.
Lull 1904
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7 individuals | |||||||||
| NJSM 19775, 19776, 19778–19781, 19786 | ||||||||||
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Grallator sp.
Hitchcock 1858
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3 individuals | |||||||||
| NJSM 13000, 19773, 19778 | ||||||||||
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Grallator parallelus
(Hitchcock 1837)
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| synonym of Grallator cursorius | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | New Jersey | County: | Passaic |
| Coordinates: | 40.9° North, 74.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 19.8° North, 20.2° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Triassic | Epoch: | Late/Upper Triassic |
| Stage: | Rhaetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Triassic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Rhaetian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 208.50000 - 201.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | siltstone |
| Secondary lithology: | current ripples,brown sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: sandstone and siltstone | |
| Environment: | lacustrine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | cast,mold/impression,trace |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | life position |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Abundance in sediment: | abundant |
| Associated major elements: | many |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | autochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,surface (in situ),field collection,observed (not collected) |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | Collection dates: | 2000s |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Clifton Quarry, Hamilton, UBC, Dell, Woodland Park | ||
| Database number: | 194093 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2018-06-13 15:55:10 | Last modified: | 2023-07-14 13:54:24 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2018-06-13 15:55:10 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 65922. | W. B. Gallagher and P. A. Hanczaryk. 2006. The West Paterson Quarry: an Early Jurassic dinosaur track site in the Newark Basin of New Jersey. In J. D. Harris, S. G. Lucas, J. A. Spielmann, M. G. Lockley, A. R. C. Milner, J. I. Kirkland (eds.), The Triassic-Jurassic Terrestrial Transition. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 37:238-240 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/P. Wagner] |
Secondary references:
| 85283 | W. Kuehne and J. P. Scheine. 2017. What’s in a rock? A dinosaur track from New Jersey at the State Museum in Trenton. NEw Jersey Geological and Water Survey, Information Circular 1-5 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |