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This list of fossil sites is a worldwide list of localities known well for the presence of fossils.Some entries in this list are notable for a single, unique find, while others are notable for the large number of fossils found there.
Fossils that are millions of years old can be found in New Jersey, if you know where to look.
Though named after New Jersey, the fossil-bearing strata of the Raritan and overlying Magothy formations are also exposed in several neighboring U.S. states, including Maryland through south and central New Jersey, across Staten Island and Long Island (coastal areas of New York state), to a northern exposure at Martha's Vineyard, an island of Massachusetts.
Acanthionella † Acanthionella simplex Acanthodesia † Acanthodesia savarti Fossilized teeth of the Permian-Paleocene cartilaginous fish Acrodus † Acrodus † Acrodus humilus Actaeonema † Actaeonema priscum Acteocina † Acteocina canaliculata † Acteocina kirkwoodiana – type locality for species Aetobatus † Aetobatus irregularis † Agabelus – type locality for genus † Agabelus ...
The scientists behind the startling discovery were Irish
Fossil Legends of the First Americans. Princeton University Press. 2005. ISBN 0-691-11345-9. Murray, Marian (1974). Hunting for Fossils: A Guide to Finding and Collecting Fossils in All 50 States. Collier Books. p. 348. ISBN 9780020935506. Weishampel, D.B. & L. Young. 1996. Dinosaurs of the East Coast. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
The next set of archeological discoveries to uncover on your island is...dinosaurs! While they may not be alive, these creatures from the Island Paradise Archeology Week kicks off with dino fossils
Fossil of the Late Ordovician-Permian tabulate coral Favosites †Favosites †Leiorhynchus †Leiorhynchus limitare †Leptodesma †Leptodesma laevis †Ophileta – type locality for genus †Ophileta polygyratus – type locality for species †Styliolina †Styliolina fissurella