Merchantville Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, late Santonian to early Campanian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Woodbury Formation |
Overlies | Cheesequake Formation and Magothy Formation [ citation needed ] |
Location | |
Region | North America |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Merchantville, New Jersey |
The Merchantville Formation is a geological formation in the northeastern United States whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous, around the time of the Santonian and Campanian age. [1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [2]
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