| Navesink Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Red Bank Formation |
| Overlies | Mount Laurel Formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 39°48′N 75°12′W / 39.8°N 75.2°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 40°12′N 50°18′W / 40.2°N 50.3°W |
| Region |  New Jersey |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Navesink, 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.[1]
- ^ Gallagher, William B. (1997). When dinosaurs roamed New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. pp. 122. ISBN 978-0-8135-2349-1.
navesink formation.