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Blackwood Terrace , Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	39.805,-75.0858
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Given Location	New Jersey, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Blackwood Terrace (Hornerstown Fm.)	Gallagher W. B. (1984)	Rancocas - Hornerstown		sandstone	72.1 - 61.6 Ma Phanerozoic
Blackwood Terrace (New Egypt Fm.)	Gallagher W. B. (1984)	Monmouth - New Egypt		sandstone	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Polychaeta class	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choristothyris sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratellidae : *Choristothyris*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anomoeodus phaseolus species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pycnodontiformes : Pycnodontidae : Anomoeodus : *Anomoeodus phaseolus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Batoidea unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Batoidea	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ischyodus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Chimaeriformes : Callorhynchidae : *Ischyodus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Squalicorax pristodontus species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Anacoracidae : Squalicorax : *Squalicorax pristodontus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scapanorhynchus texanus species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Mitsukurinidae : Scapanorhynchus : *Scapanorhynchus texanus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ischyrhiza mira species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Sclerorhynchiformes : Sclerorhynchidae : Ischyrhiza : *Ischyrhiza mira*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thoracosaurus neocesariensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Thoracosaurus : *Thoracosaurus neocesariensis*	72.1 - 61.6 Ma Phanerozoic
Mosasauridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Testudines order	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines	72.1 - 61.6 Ma Phanerozoic
Flabellum mortoni species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : *Flabellum mortoni*	72.1 - 61.6 Ma Phanerozoic
Catopygus (Oolopygus) williamsi species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Nucleolitidae : Oolopygus : *Catopygus (Oolopygus) williamsi*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cucullaea sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : *Cucullaea*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Agerostrea sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : *Agerostrea*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Exogyra (Exogyra) costata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : *Exogyra (Exogyra) costata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gryphaeostrea vomer species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaeostrea : *Gryphaeostrea vomer*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonia sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : *Trigonia*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites ovatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : *Baculites ovatus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Belemnitella sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnitellidae : *Belemnitella*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pyropsis sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Perissityidae : *Pyropsis*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anchura sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : *Anchura*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Euspira halli species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Euspira : *Euspira halli*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gyrodes sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : *Gyrodes*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turritella vertebroides species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : *Turritella vertebroides*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Peronidella sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Stellispongiida : Stellispongiidae : *Peronidella*	72.1 - 61.6 Ma Phanerozoic
Cliona sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Clionaida : Clionaidae : *Cliona*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Gallagher W. B. (1984) Paleoecology of the Delaware Valley region. Part II: Cretaceous to Quartenary, The Mosasaur 2, 9-43

Gallagher W. B. (1993) The Cretaceous/Tertiary mass extinction event in the North Atlantic coastal plain, The Mosasaur 5, 75-154

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