New vertebrate microfossils expand the diversity of the chondrichthyan and actinopterygian fauna of the Maastrichtian--Danian Hornerstown Formation in New Jersey

• Published in: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 173 - 198
• Main Authors: Boles, Zachary M, Ullmann, Paul V, Putnam, Ian, Ford, Mariele, Deckhut, Joseph T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Paleobiologii 01.06.2024; Institute of Paleobiology PAS
• Subjects: Actinopterygii; Biological diversity; Biological research; Biology, Experimental; Chondrichthyes; edelman fossil park; hornerstown formation; Identification and classification; k/pg; Microfossils; new jersey; usa; United States

The abundance of shark and actinopterygian fossils in the Cretaceous and Paleogene strata of the Atlantic Coastal Plain is well documented; but much remains unknown about the survivorship patterns of these major components of shallow marine faunas in the western Atlantic through the K/Pg mass extinc...