Cretaceous Mantua The place is Mantua Township, New Jersey. The time is 65,000,000 years ago.

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Web Name: Cretaceous Mantua The place is Mantua Township, New Jersey. The time is 65,000,000 years ago.

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Turritella vertebroides was a long snail that burrowed into the sand and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Prognathodon was a genus of mosasaur a large reptile that lived in the sea. Continue reading Cucullaea vulgaris is the most common fossil found in the quarry in fact, vulagris means common in Latin. It was a clam that burrowed into [ ] Continue reading Crassatellites vadosus was a clam that filtered its food from the water and burrowed into the sand. Continue reading Peridonella dichotoma was a sea sponge that ate microscopic organisms in the water. Continue reading Ostrea glandiformis was an oyster that lived on the seafloor and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Nuculana stephensoni was a clam that lived in the sand. Continue reading Terebratulina atlantica was a brachiopod that lived on the sea floor and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Cliona is a genus of sea sponge that grows on shells, covering them with tiny holes. It filters food particles from the water. Many species remain today, but it s unlikely [ ] Continue reading Decapoda is an order that includes shrimp, crabs and some other crustaceans. So far, we ve found at least one shrimp fossil at the quarry. Continue reading Plantae is the kingdom of life that includes all plants. We often find bits of wood at the site, which floated out from the land, [ ] Continue reading Crocodilia is the order of animals that includes crocodiles, alligators and their relatives. So far, the fossilized bones of five species have been found here, along with dozens of [ ] Continue reading Hadrosaurus minor was a plant-eating dinosaur that lived on land. We ve found bones of one individual at the quarry, which floated out to sea after it died. Continue reading Halisaurus platyspondylus was a mosasaur that hunted fish, ammonites, and other animals that swam through the sea. Continue reading Mosasaurus hoffmani was a large reptile that lived in the sea and ate fish, sharks and ammonites. Continue reading Mosasaurus was a genus of large reptiles related to monitor lizards. They swam through the ocean and ate fish, turtles and ammonites. Continue reading Tytthostonyx glauconiticus was a sea bird that probably ate fish and was related to pelicans. Continue reading Telmatornis priscus was an aquatic bird that probably nested on the shore and ate fish.  Continue reading Palaeotringa littoralis was a bird that probably waded along the beach. It ended up here after washing out to sea and sinking. Continue reading Bottosaurus harlani was a crocodile with distinctive rounded teeth for crushing prey, and thick armor plates. Continue reading Diplocynodon was a genus of crocodile that probably lived in a nearby swamp and ate fish and insects. Continue reading Hyposaurus was a genus of crocodile that lived in the sea. This fearsome marine crocodile was first described in 1849 by the noted paleontologist Richard [ ] Continue reading Adocus beatus was a turtle that probably lived inland by a lake or stream. Continue reading Dollochelys atlantica was a sea turtle that probably ate seaweed and small invertebrates. Links           Continue reading Peretresius ornatus was a sea turtle that probably ate seaweed and small invertebrates. Links           Continue reading Osteopygis emarginatus was a hidden-necked turtle that probably lived in a lake or stream inland and was washed out to sea. Continue reading Taphrosphys sulcatus was a side-necked turtle that probably lived near a lake or stream inland and washed out to sea after it died. Continue reading Bothremys was a genus of side-necked turtle that probably lived in a lake or stream inland and washed out to sea after it died. Continue reading Agomphus tardus was a turtle that probably lived in a lake or river and washed out to sea after it died. Continue reading Paleocarcharodon was a genus of shark related to great whites. Continue reading Cretolamna appendiculata was a mackerel shark that was 7 to 10 feet long. Links           Continue reading Otodus obliquus was a mackerel shark that was about 30 feet long. Links           Continue reading Squalicorax pristodonthus was a crow shark that was 6 to 16 feet long. Continue reading Edaphodon agassizi was a ratfish related to sharks that swam near the bottom of the sea and ate small animals that lived on the sea floor. Continue reading Squatina is a genus of angel shark. Teeth of an unidentified Cretaceous species have been found at the quarry. Continue reading Batomorpha was a genus of stingray that swam close to the sea floor. Continue reading Anomaeodus phaseolus was a bony fish that may have eaten clams and crustaceans. Continue reading Myliobatus leidyi was an eagle ray that swam through the open ocean and probably ate clams and crustaceans. Continue reading Ischyodus thurmanni was a shark-like animal called a ratfish that had a large spike on its top fin. Continue reading Rhombodus levis was a ray that swam through the open ocean and probably ate clams and oysters. Continue reading Polorthus tibialis was a clam that lived in clusters and built calcareous tubes. Continue reading Caryatis veta was a venus clam that lived in the sand and filtered food particles from the water. Continue reading Xylophagella was a genus of piddock or angelwing clam that lived on the sea floor and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Pycnodonte dissimilaris was a honeycomb oyster that lived on the sea floor and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Veniella conradi was a clam that lived on the sea floor. Continue reading Panopea decisa was a geoduck clam that buried itself deep in the sand and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Gervilliopsis ensiformis was a clam that lived on the sea floor and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Cardium tenuistriatum was a cockle clam that lived in the sand and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Cucullaea neglecta was a false ark shell clam that lived in the sand and filtered food particles from the water. Continue reading Cucullaea antrosa was a false ark shell clam that lived in the sand and filtered food particles from the water. Continue reading Cucullaea macrodonta was a false ark shell clam that lived in the sand and filtered food particles from the water. Continue reading Glycimeris is a genus of bittersweet clam that lives in the sand and filters food particles from the water. Some species are still alive today. Continue reading Etea delawarensis was a clam that burrowed in the sand and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Lithophaga ripleyana was a mussel that bored into rocks and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Solyma lineolatus was a clam that burrowed into the sea floor and filtered food particles from the water. Continue reading Pachycardium spillmani was a cockle clam that burrowed into the sea floor and filtered tiny pieces of food from the water. Continue reading Spondylus echinata was a thorny oyster that lived on the sea floor and filtered tiny food particles from the water. Continue reading Trigonia mortoni was a clam that attached itself to the seafloor and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Gryphaeostrea vomer was an oyster that attached itself to the seafloor and filtered tiny food particles from the water. Continue reading Agerostrea was a genus of oyster that attached itself to the seafloor and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Leiopistha protexta was a clam that lived on the seafloor. Continue reading Pycnodonte convexa was a honeycomb oyster that attached itself to the seafloor and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Exogyra costata was a honeycomb oyster that attached itself to the seafloor and filtered particles of food from the water. Continue reading Aturia was a genus of nautilus that swam through the ocean and probably ate fish. Continue reading Eutrephoceras dekayi was a nautilus that swam through the open ocean, near the seafloor. Continue reading Discoscaphites conradi was an ammonite that swam through the ocean and probably ate fish. Continue reading Sphenodiscus lobatus was an ammonite that swam through the open ocean and probably ate fish. Continue reading Baculites ovatus was an ammonite that swam through the ocean and probably ate fish. Continue reading Baculites was a genus of ammonite. It swam through the open ocean and probably ate fish. Continue reading Volutomorpha ponderosa was a sea snail that crawled along the ocean floor. Continue reading Anchura pennata was a snail that burrowed into the ocean floor. Continue reading Turbinopsis curta was a sea snail that crawled along the ocean floor. Continue reading Gyrodes petrosus was a sea snail that lived on the ocean floor. Continue reading Acteon cretacea was a sea snail that crawled along the ocean floor and probably ate worms. Continue reading Turbinella parva was a sea snail that crawled along the ocean floor and ate clams. Continue reading Anchura abrupta was a sea snail that buried itself in the sand and filtered tiny particles of food from the water. Continue reading Gyrodes is a living genus of moon snail. Some ancient species lived here, crawling on the sea floor and eating clams. Continue reading Pyrifusus macfarlandi was a  snail that crawled along the seafloor and ate clams. Continue reading Turbinella subconica was a snail that crawled along the seafloor and ate clams. Continue reading Volutoderma ovata was a sea snail that crawled across the ocean floor and ate clams. Continue reading Lunatia halli was a sea snail that crawled along the ocean floor and ate clams. Continue reading Choristothyris plicata was a brachiopod that attached itself to the seafloor and filtered tiny food particles from the water. Continue reading Oleneothyris harlani was a brachiopod, or lamp shell, that attached itself to the sea floor and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Hemiaster was a genus of sea urchin that lived on the seafloor. Continue reading Flabellum mortoni was a stony coral that grew on the sea floor and filtered its food from the water. Continue reading Hoploparia was a lobster that crawled along the seafloor. Continue reading

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