Vincentown Formation

Vincentown Formation
Stratigraphic range: Thanetian
~58–55 Ma
TypeFormation
UnderliesAbsecon Inlet Formation
OverliesHornerstown Formation
Location
RegionNew Jersey
CountryUnited States

The Vincentown Formation is a late Paleocene marine formation of New Jersey and Delaware composed chiefly of glauconitic and quartz sands with locally developed fossiliferous calcareous beds. It is a shallow-shelf deposit with a close correlation to the Aquia Formation of Maryland and Virginia, making it a key stratigraphic unit for regional Paleocene correlations along the Atlantic Coastal Plain.

Th formation contains marine invertebrate fauna dominated by bryozoans, mollusks, brachiopods, and foraminifera.


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References

  1. ↑ Tow, Meredith E. (1941). "The Stratigraphy, Fauna and Correlation of the Vincentown Formation". Bulletin of the American Paleontology. 24 (83): 1–185. doi:10.7282/T3T151M8.