See Geology Trail Map for the location of these Fossils at Triassic Park.
Numbers on the trees correspond to the geologic periods listed below at Triassic Park:
0- Pre-Cambrian: Mainly microscopic life.
1- Cambrian: Quartzite with worm tube trace fossils (Martin's Limestone; Honey Brook Quarry)
2- Ordovician: Limestone from the Beekmantown Formation (Martin's Limestone; Burkholder Quarry) Most limestone is formed from the remains of marine animals
3- Silurian:
4- Devonian: Shale from Deer Lake, PA with mainly shell fossils.
5- Carboniferous: 5a: Mississippian 5b: Pennsylvanian: Coal fossils, stems, and bark of ancient trees.
6- Permian:
7- Triassic: Most of the rocks in this park are Triassic in age. French Creek Mine spoils: French Creek Mines minerals
8- Jurassic: Mud cracks in stone
9- Cretaceous: Spoils from the Inversand Pit in NJ, Inversand pit Mosasaur teeth
10- Tertiary: Microfossils from Vincentown, NJ. Along the Rancocas Creek (South branch) just North of Vincentown many very small fossils can be found in the bank of the creek.
11- Quaternary: Fossils from Aurora, NC phosphate pit. There are shark's teeth, shells, coral, bone, & skates.
