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The Ellisdale Fossil Site is located near Ellisdale in the valley of the Crosswicks Creek, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.The site has produced the largest and most diverse fauna of Late Cretaceous terrestrial animals from eastern North America, including the type specimens of the teiid lizard Prototeius stageri [1] and the batrachosauroidid salamander Parrisia neocesariensis. [2]
Ellisdale Fossil Site [Note 3] Marshalltown Formation: Cretaceous (Campanian) North America: US: New Jersey [Note 1] Ochillee Creek at Old Ochillee [Note 2] Eutaw Formation: Cretaceous: North America: US: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi: Dinosaur, mosasaur, and pterosaur: Falls of the Ohio [Note 3] Jefferson Limestone: Devonian: North America: US ...
It contains the most extensive Campanian-aged dinosaur fauna from New Jersey and Delaware. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The famous Ellisdale Fossil Site , a konzentrat-lagerstätten which contains one of the most diverse Cretaceous vertebrate assemblages (likely rapidly buried in a massive flood event) known from eastern North America/former Appalachia , is an ...
New Jersey was ranked 13th among states where the most fossils have been found. Here are some fun facts about our state's dinosaur history.
The turtle Bothremys also lived in New Jersey during the Cretaceous. [10] Other local marine vertebrates included plesiosaurs and mosasaurs. [7] Occasionally fossil footprints dating back to this age are found. Few plant fossils are known in New Jersey from this time. [7] Northern New Jersey, in contrast to the state's southern half, was dry land.
Ellisdale may refer to: Ellisdale, New Jersey, United States, an unincorporated community; Ellisdale Fossil Site, a fossil bed near Ellisdale
Uncle Buck is a 1989 American comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. It stars John Candy and Amy Madigan with Jean Louisa Kelly, Laurie Metcalf, Jay Underwood, Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, Elaine Bromka, and Garrett M. Brown appearing in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a bachelor who babysits his brother's rebellious ...
Continental Divide is a 1981 American romantic comedy-drama film starring John Belushi and Blair Brown. It was the first film to be credited as being produced by Steven Spielberg's production company Amblin Entertainment. It was directed by Michael Apted and written by Lawrence Kasdan.