Title

First record of the trace fossil Protovirgularia in the Passaic Formation (Late Triassic), Newark Supergroup, near Milford, New Jersey

Authors

Robert Metz, Kean University

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