Olsson, R. K. (1960). Foraminifera of latest Cretaceous and earliest Tertiary age in the New Jersey Coastal Plain. Journal of Paleontology. 34: 1-58.
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Olsson, R. K.
1960
Foraminifera of latest Cretaceous and earliest Tertiary age in the New Jersey Coastal Plain
Journal of Paleontology
34: 1-58
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The Redbank, New Egypt, and Hornerstown formations have yielded a total of 184 species of Foraminifera, 44 of which are new. Benthonic and planktonic Foraminifera from the Redbank sand and the lower part of the New Egypt sand suggest a post Navarroan-pre Tertiary age. The occurrence of Tertiary species, especially species of Globorotalia, in these faunas emphasizes the very late Cretaceous age. The Hornerstown greensand and the upper part of the subsurface New Egypt sand contain several planktonic faunas. These represent the Early Paleocene Globorotalia compressa-Globigerinoides daubjergensis zone, the Late Paleocene Globorotalia pseudobulloides subzone of the Globorotalia angulata zone, and the oldest part of the subzone of Globorotalia velascoensis-Globorotalia acuta-Globigerina spiralis. The latter is believed to be Early Eocene in age. A benthonic fauna from the upper part of the Hornerstown greensand is inconclusive as to either Paleocene or Eocene age.