Shark Coprolites

Remarks

• Collector:    We would like to thank Tony Fabian for providing the stool samples : )
• Formation:  Monmouth Group, Navesink Formation
• Location:     Monmouth County, New Jersey

General Info

Here are just a few reports in the literature:

Stratigraphic Occurrence

• Upper Cretaceous (no formation specified) of Texas
• Lower Tertiary (Paleocene) of Texas (probably Midway Group)
• Wichita Group (Lower Permian) of Texas
• Upper Monmouth Group, Navesink Formation of New Jersey
• Lower Tertiary (Upper Eocene) of Georgia (probably Ocala Group)
• Rancocas Group, Hornerstown Formation (Paleocene) of New Jersey
• Eagle Ford Group, Tarrant Formation (Cenomanian) of Texas

Geographic Occurrence (by no means an all-inclusive list)

• Dallas County, TX
• Gloucester County, NJ
• Monmouth County, NJ
• Twiggs County, GA
• And many more which we will not report here

Remarks

        For more information, see:

• Case, G. R. 1992. A Pictorial Guide to Fossils. Malabar: Krieger Publishing, 258.
• Finsley, C. 1989. A Field Guide to Fossils of Texas. Austin: Texas Monthly Press, Plate 95.
• Kent, B. W.  1994.  Fossil Sharks of the Chesapeake Bay Region.  Columbia:  Egan Rees and Boyer, 11-12.

• Welton, B. J; Farish, R. F. 1993. The Collector’s Guide to Fossil Sharks and Rays from the Cretaceous of Texas. Lewisville: Before Time, 35.