New Jersey Shark Teeth and Associated Marine Fossils |
A great many exposures are present in NJ, to name most of them:
Kirkwood (Miocene),
Shark River (Eocene),
Manasquan (Eocene),
Vincentown (Paleocene),
Hornerstown (Cretaceous to Paleocene),
Navesink/Mount Laurel (Late Cretaceous),
Marshalltown/Wenonah (Late Cretaceous).
Shark teeth (as well as other marine fossils) can be found in the river/creeks cutting into these exposures.
Below are the fossils found in these exposures: Click here to see fossils from the Tinton Fm Click here to see shark teeth from the Kirkwood Fm Click here to see shark teeth from the Shark River Fm Click here to see shark teeth from the Manasquan Fm Click here to see shark teeth from the Vincentown Fm Click here to see shark teeth from the Hornerstown Fm Click here to see shark teeth from the Navesink Fm and the Mount Laurel Fm Click here to see shark teeth from the Marshalltown Fm and the Wenonah Fm |
Below are the other types of fossils from New Jersey:
Click here to see dinosaur footprints and tracks from New Jersey
Click here to see amber from New Jersey
Special thanks to E. Manning (Geology Dept., Tulane Univ. New Orleans) for the valuable input and assistance in correcting my webpage.