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From the album: Fossildude's Late Triassic Lockatong Formation Fossils
Diplurus newarki - partial coelacanth Late Triassic, Newark Supergroup, Newark Basin, Lockatong Formation, North Bergen, NJ, old Granton Quarry G-3 layer.- 8 comments
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Last month my dad and I ventured to the site of the former Granton Quarry in hopes of adding some nice Late Triassic fossils to my collection. We only stayed for an hour and a half because there isn't much there anymore. Much of the fossiliferous layer has been carved out by collectors. One spot looked as if someone just scooped out all of the rock. We were quite fortunate to find a spot that had been missed or had only recently been exposed. We came close on two occasions to finding a complete Diplurus newarki, but no luck this time around. That will just have to wait until our next trip! Here are some of my favorite finds: Some conchostracans (Estheria ovata) Several plates just covered in assorted bones and scales - I love the white/blue hue to these! First of the shamers. This fish is potentially complete, but when I tried to remove the last chip to see how well preserved the head is, the rock began to separate, so I just left it as is. For what it is worth, it is two-thirds of a Diplurus newarki, and two-thirds of a coelacanth is better than none! Here is the other one. This piece split off unevenly from a larger block - as often happens at Granton Quarry - exposing two heads of Diplurus newarki. One of the heads is incredibly well preserved and was likely part of a complete fish that was broken in half when the rock split. It is still a pretty cool find!
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From the album: Fossildude's Late Triassic Lockatong Formation Fossils
Another partial coelacanth, Diplurus newarki. Front half of fish including complete skull and first dorsal on bottom, with partial lower skull in the upper right. Late Triassic, Newark Supergroup, Newark Basin, Lockatong Formation, North Bergen, New Jersey. Old Granton Quarry. Scale is in CM.© 2019 T. Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Late Triassic Lockatong Formation Fossils
2 skulls of the Late Triassic coelacanth, Diplurus newarki. The larger of the two shows the front half of the fish, overlapping the body of a smaller coelacanth's body. from the Late Triassic, Lockatong Formation. Newark Basin, Newark Supergroup. Old Granton Quarry, North Bergen, NJ. The two fishes outlined in red:-
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From the album: Fossildude's Late Triassic Lockatong Formation Fossils
Skull of Diplurus newarki coelacanth. Late Triassic, Newark Supergroup, Newark Basin, Lockatong Formation North Bergen, NJ. "Granton Quarry"© 2017 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Late Triassic Lockatong Formation Fossils
Caudal fin of Diplurus newarki coelacanth. Late Triassic, Newark Supergroup, Newark Basin, Lockatong Formation North Bergen, NJ. "Granton Quarry"© 2017 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Late Triassic Lockatong Formation Fossils
Another skull and dorsal of a Diplurus newarki. This one is not quite as well preserved as some of my other examples. Late Triassic, Lockatong Formation, Newark Supergroup, North Bergen, New Jersey, Granton Quarry.© © 2016 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Late Triassic Lockatong Formation Fossils
Diplurus newarki coelacanth, The skull is present, if poorly preserved, as is the 1st dorsal fin. Late Triassic, Lockatong formation, Newark Supergroup North Bergen, New Jersey.© © 2015 Tim Jones
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