First record of the trace fossil Protovirgularia in the Passaic Formation (Late Triassic), Newark Supergroup, near Milford, New Jersey
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Abstract
Fine-grained siltstones of the Late Triassic Passaic Formation, near Milford, New Jersey, has yielded the first evidence of the trace fossil Protovirgularia in the Newark Supergroup of New Jersey. Associated trace fossils include Helminthoidichnites, Lockeia, Scoyenia, Spongeliomorpha, and the reptile footprint Rhynchosauroides, representing the Scoyenia ichnofacies. Associated sedimentary structures include desiccation cracks, raindrop impressions, tool marks, and cross-bedding. The Passaic sediments were deposited under shallow water lacustrine shoreline conditions subject to periodic subaerial exposure.
Publication Title
Ichnos:an International Journal of Plant and Animal
First Page Number
428
Last Page Number
432
DOI
10.1080/10420940.2020.1835660
Recommended Citation
Metz, Robert, "First record of the trace fossil Protovirgularia in the Passaic Formation (Late Triassic), Newark Supergroup, near Milford, New Jersey" (2020). Kean Publications. 1272.
https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/keanpublications/1272