Merchantville Formation

Merchantville Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, late Santonian to early Campanian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesWoodbury Formation
OverliesCheesequake Formation and Magothy Formation
Location
RegionNorth America
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forMerchantville, New Jersey

The Merchantville Formation is a geological formation in the northeastern United States whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous, around the time of the Santonian and Campanian age. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

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