Navesink Formation

Navesink Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofMonmouth Group
UnderliesSandy Hook Formation, New Egypt Formation
OverliesMount Laurel Formation
Location
Coordinates39°48′N 75°12′W / 39.8°N 75.2°W / 39.8; -75.2
Approximate paleocoordinates40°12′N 50°18′W / 40.2°N 50.3°W / 40.2; -50.3
RegionNew Jersey
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forNavesink, New Jersey

The Navesink Formation is a 66 to 70 mya greensand glauconitic marl and sand geological formation in New Jersey. It is known for its Cretaceous period fossil shell beds and dinosaur bones.

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