Woodbury Formation
Geological formation in New Jersey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Woodbury Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation in New Jersey, United States. It primarily consists of massive dark gray clays and silts with carbonized wood fragments and pyrite, deposited in a marine setting.
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Woodbury Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Campanian, 80.5–78.5 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Englishtown Formation |
Overlies | Merchantville Formation |
Thickness | 15 m |
Lithology | |
Primary | Clay, Silt |
Other | Sand |
Location | |
Region | New Jersey |
Country | United States |
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The remains of the dinosaur Hadrosaurus have been recovered from this formation.[1]
Using radio isotope dating of bivalve shells, the formation has been dated to between 80.5 and 78.5 million years ago.[2]