Mount Laurel Formation

Mount Laurel Formation
Stratigraphic range: late Campanian to early Maastrichtian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesNavesink Formation
OverliesWenonah Formation
Location
RegionNew Jersey, Delaware
CountryUnited States

The Mount Laurel Formation is a Mesozoic geologic formation located in New Jersey and Delaware. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. Dinosaur teeth recovered from this formation include tyrannosauroid teeth similar to those of Dryptosaurus, as well as teeth from a ~3-4m saurornitholestine dromaeosaurid. Other fossils include: Belemnites in the genus Belemnitella, Oysters such as Exogyra and Pycnodonte, and rare mosasaur, turtle, and plesiosaur remains.

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