Navesink Formation
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.
| Navesink Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Red Bank Formation |
| Overlies | Mount Laurel Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | New Jersey |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Navesink, New Jersey |
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