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First record of an arthropod from the Passaic Formation (Late Triassic), near Milford, New Jersey

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Mudstones of the Triassic Passaic Formation, near Milford, New Jersey, have yielded the first evidence of an arthropod impression in that formation. Associated trace fossils include Helminthoidichnites, Lockeia, Scoyenia, Spongeliomorpha, and the reptile footprint Rhynchosauroides, representing the Scoyenia ichnofacies. Associated sedimentary structures include desiccation cracks and raindrop impressions. The Passaic sediments were deposited under shallow water lacustrine shoreline conditions subject to periodic subaerial exposure.

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Metz, R. First record of an arthropod from the Passaic Formation (Late Triassic), near Milford, New Jersey. cent.eur.j.geo. 4, 3–8 (2012). https://doi.org/10.2478/s13533-011-0058-7

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