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This list of the prehistoric life of New Jersey contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of New Jersey. Precambrian [ edit ]
A massive jawbone found by a father-daughter fossil-collecting duo on a beach in Somerset along the English coast belonged to a newfound species that’s likely the largest known marine reptile to ...
The William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest is a 500-acre (200 ha) natural preserve at 2150 Amwell Rd. about 3/4 of a mile east of East Millstone in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. It is known for its untouched stand of old growth forest. The Forest was declared a National Natural Landmark in December 1976. [1]
This list of the Cenozoic life of New Jersey contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of New Jersey and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
A lot of that early research can be found on the pages of The Cretaceous Fossils of New Jersey, first printed in 1958, and reprinted in 1991. Dinosaurs, reptiles, microbes and more: Check out NJ's ...
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In 1967 a pair of fossil ants were described from a fossil found at a New Jersey beach exposure. The ants were described as the extinct species Sphecomyrma freyi, and were the first conclusive ants identified from the Cretaceous. [2] Since that time a series of other ant genera have been identified in the New Jersey amber. [3]
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.